Ain't nothing wrong to crush on

Yves Saint Laurent S/S '09 boots, Martin Margiela phyton blazer, Pamela Love birdskull necklace, Martin Margiela nail ring, Sigerson Morrison studded gladiators, Balmain studded leather jacket

I'd hand over a limb for ANY of those above (esp: YSL boots, Margiela blazer) because I am 83% convinced that we belong together. Or atleast, in an alternate continuum. I missed Mogwai live in Kuala Lumpur last night because of school priorities (heh!) and is down with fever. Nonsense stuff. Current status: saving for the Miu Miu leather stamp clutch (of dreams), tickets to Rihanna (fangirl moment) and for Radiohead to come down to Kuala Lumpur. Please, God?

Listening to Incubus' "11AM" (live) and Sigur Ros Hoppipolla & Mea Bloanasir.

[source, Google]

Shine on!

Happy New Year!
I'd like to drop countless thanks to those who follow The Electric, and let's wish for a merrier '09!

Martin Margiela faux python blazer, Preen bandage dress, Nicholas Kirkwood boots, Rag and Bone clutch, Yves Saint Laurent ring

[source, NicholasKirkwood/Polyvore]

Confused

Alexander Wang pocket t-shirt, Topshop plaid shirt, vintage Gucci crocodile bag, Alexander McQueen jazz shoes, Maison Martin Margiela (for men) barbed wire ring, Topshop acid wash shorts

I am collecting oversized plaid shirts at the moment (collecting, pssh-- more like silently borrowing from my sibling) as cover-ups over loose t-shirts, paired with vintage slings and manly shoes. I am evolving into a man! Sadly, the Maison Martin Margiela ring (discovered via Lulu) is made for men, and men only. Damn. I need bitchin' jewellery in my life!

PS! Going for a costume party tomorrow and thinking I should be going as Lil Wayne/pre-famous rapper who might or might not be directly involved in a recent drive-by shooting/Kanye West. Decisions, decisions..

[source, Polyvore/Topshop/e-Luxury]

Margiela & menswear love

i-D magazine, March 2008. Maison Martin Margiela Fall/Winter '08 collection.


Maison Martin Margiela Artisanal Fall/Winter '07.

The best thing about MMM is that it is hardly for everyone. You may like it or you may find it repulsive/spit at it (whichever pleases you, cross where appropriate) but to me, it is somewhat otherworldly and new (albeit not for daily parade). And crazy. For now, I've been igniting love for Helena Hörstedt (click here for her A/W 08 collection) and her crafted, black-on-black trademark collections along with Damir Doma (click for his F/W '08 collection), drape-loving Boris Bidjan Saberi & old Raf Simons/Dior Homme. Exciting stuff.

[source, tFS]

Martin "the Invisible Man" Margiela

This is what he looks like. [cough] In 1998. Does anyone know the face who brings awe, envy and lust in every single collection of his? Beats me. But damn, a mysterious man is always sexy!

"Many people have seen him, and in fact longtime store buyers and editors often recognize him sitting in the audience at his shows. Tall and classically handsome, he wears his own version of a uniform, often a tight black sweater in the winter or a T-shirt in summer, with Levi’s and a dark cap pulled down low over his eyes."

[source, NY Times]

Paris FW: Maison Martin Margiela

It was a bit of everything, wasn't it-- at Margiela? Perhaps we're all fidgeting on our chairs on the circling rumor that he's retiring, after 20 faithful years in the fashion industry as the Invisible Man, inventing shapes and silhouettes of envy for every a man. It was reminiscent of what he was throughout the years-- the wig, the circular-cut leather, exaggerated shoulders.. ever the futurist. At the end of the show, a silk white cake on two legs was sent out, instead of Margiela himself. No surprise. But will it be his last show? (insert Psycho scream)

(And who's going to replace him? Raf Simons inked his contract extension at Jil Sander!)

WWD quote:
"...on the hit parade: plastic bags, disco balls, catsuits, Barbie clothes, AIDS T-shirts and the house obsession with anonymity — all of the models were faceless. Instead of exact replicas, Margiela rewrote his own language, and the crowd ate it up with ample applause."

Enough said, non?

[source, WWD]