The two Rodarte sisters, Kate and Laura Mulleavy admitted openly to be inspired by horror movies like The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Dawn of the Dead. They’re also in talks for their own movie. No word about the genre, yet. Expecting more trashed fabric and dechiré outfits for their upcoming collection. Any horror movie matching [...]
September 1st, 2009 by kpriss — Designers, Photoshop Courtesy
I don’t know how to take this piece of precious news! I’m tempted to jump up and down the room with joy and enchantment but then again, I just want to nag my head in sadness: all good things come to an end. Thus, Rodarte goes high street fashion with a 55 pieces collection for [...]
August 6th, 2009 by kpriss — Designers
Miley Cyrus wants to be taken seriously. So much that she’s willing to put herself in the line of fire by showing (too much of) herself in a women fashion magazine: Miley Cyrus covers Elle August 2009. Miley, widely known as Hannah Montana sprung some serious controversy when doing her last “serious” magazine spread (remember [...]
July 7th, 2009 by kpriss — Celebrities, Magazines
Photography, like every other artsy thing out there falls pray to the trends machine. If not long ago there was something about movement that imposed fuzzy pictures for trends following photographers, now it seems granulated black and white set the pictures tone. (I don’t know the exact specific name for this effect, but those of [...]
July 2nd, 2009 by kpriss — Magazines
Dechiré and bandage chic set the fashion tone! Rodarte’s Kate and Laura Mulleavy were honored with the CFDA Award for Womenswear Designer of the Year. The Council of Fashion Designers of America also decided that the most notable emerging designer is Alexander Wang (womenswear and Tim Hamilton for Menswear). Anna Sui received the Geoffrey Beene [...]
June 15th, 2009 by kpriss — Celebrities, Designers, Events, Featured, Trends
Only a step away from stealing all the magazines spotlight, Kristen Stewart’s first (?) fashion editorial comes with Allure Magazine. And don’t even think about a boring one! Think Rodarte, black and goth, imagine Kristen’s got that Twilight under her very skin. And wait for Allure’s final photos (hope they don’t come out in November [...]
June 11th, 2009 by kpriss — Celebrities, Magazines
Last night it was all about the Model as Muse. Embodying Fashion but the trick is that even if some played the sure value with Marc Jacobs, Louis Vuitton, Versace and so on, there weren’t many pointing in the good fashion direction. Of course, the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute Gala started on a [...]
May 5th, 2009 by kpriss — Celebrities, Designers, Dresses, Events, Fashion Disaster, Featured, Issues
Rodarte’s Ad Campaign was first seen in the latest V Magazine, the Glow issue (V58) and it’s as inside-out, ripping your heart right out of your chest as their catwalk collections. Alexander McQueen’s socks on the face and Margiela’s anonymous models were close to nothing next to this gloved model facing the wall, exposing her [...]
March 17th, 2009 by kpriss — Ad Break, Designers
