MOD Monday - Missoni For Target Collection

The Italian fashion house Missoni, famous for it's colorful patterns and unique knitwear is reaching out to us 'common folk' and creating a collection exclusively for Target.  Missoni has been around since 1953 and was most definitely trend worthy in the 60's with it's flair for geometric chevron & striped prints, as well as bold florals.  These pricey designs that hail from Varese, are going mainstream and quite affordable as we will be seeing pieces ranging from $19.99 to $54.99 at the popular retail store, that are all set to go for this Fall 2011. 

Their clothing styles are definitely staying true to the vintage MOD vibe that captured the essence of the 1960's proving that everything in regards to fashion revolves back around decades after they were once popular.  My question is... "Will today's youth opt for this overtly edgy fashion fare?"  I'm thinking probably not and that this will be more revered by the late 30's to 40 something crowd, because these pieces are definitely in the same form as they were over forty years ago as pictured here in this vintage Missoni swimwear ad...  

The dish is that there has been a limited supply since they hit the stores on September 13th and once they're gone, they're gone so you can either purchase them direct or online until October 13th.  

I love all things MOD however, I'm not quite sure that I would personally go to this extreme with the pairings shown above.  In my opinion, I would worry that someone would mistake me as dressing up for Halloween as a hippie or a character from the Austin Powers flick ya know? Maybe one or two Missoni accessories would suffice, but as a whole, these styles are just too busy for my taste!   


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Spotlight Saturday - Fashions Night Out

Just this past Thursday, on September 8th, the third annual 'Fashions Night Out'  took place globally.  Since 2009, Vogue and the CFDA has sponsored the event in an effort to encourage consumers to continue to support the fashion industry in spite of the poor economy we're currently dealing with.  From Manhattan to Milan, Atlanta to Australia, stores in over 250 cities participated in the 8 day, all night shopping event.  Fashions Night Out is host to the biggest fashion show ever to occur in New York, with over 200 models attending!

     
pics: trendfashions.net, refinestyle.com

Spotlight Saturday - Kristen Stewart Goes Glam!

Twilight babe Kristen Stewart has been known for being a feminine tomboy with the most quirky vibe of awkwardness when speaking in public at award shows or talk shows, but on screen she has the innate ability to transform herself into any character she portrays.  Usually seen in grunge attire, the 21 year old actress says her boy'ish nature stems from being the only girl having all male siblings.  This September, Stewart's going to be kicking the femme side of herself up a notch as she will be appearing on the cover of 'W' magazine in full on glam.

pics: thehollywoodgossip.com


  

Meat Dress Mayhem

Last week, California taxidermist Sergio Vigilato was given a rare request to preserve Lady Gaga's controversial dress made of meat that she wore to the MTV Video Music Awards last September.  The 35 lb. garment made from a dozen thin cut flank steaks had been kept frozen for close to a year before making it's way to Vigilato's shop.  It was stated that as it began to defrost it was discovered that it had initially begun to decompose but since the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame had paid him $6,000.00 up front to complete the job,  he went ahead with the process.  The dress was originally created by Los Angeles artist & designer Franc Fernandez & stylist Nicola Formichetti.

The message behind the meat was said to be symbolic of equal rights for everyone primarily regarding the double standard for men vs. women and how we can observe each other as 'pieces of meat'.  I think Gaga's artistic expression was hypocritical in the sense that she puts herself out their as a humanitarian so much so, that you'd think she would consider it a travesty to wear the animals flesh on her body.  I guess this wasn't the first time that Gaga chose meat as her fashion medium since prior to the MTV Awards, she was seen on the cover of Vogue Hommes Japan wearing a meat bikini.

Of course I was curious to find out what P.E.T.A. had to say about Gaga's meat haute' couture and this was the commentary...


"No matter how it's presented, flesh from a tortured animal, is flesh from a tortured animal and there's no way around the fact that it represents pain & suffering"


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