Modern Wedding Gown Concepts

I like

high-neck

long-sleeved

sheer/cutout gowns

w/ shift or A-Line skirt.

A bit modern.

Not super feminine.

Christian Dior - spring 2018 couture

sheer skirt

Vionnet - spring 2015

sheer skirt

Vera Wang - Bridal spring 2018

Beaded sheer

Alessandra Rich - spring 2018

(with a slip obviously)

Alessandra Rich - fall 2013

Ruffles at neck, cuffs & hem

Chanel - spring 2018 couture

(for the high neck)

Alessandra Rich - spring 2016

Pleats + Bell sleeves

Love the belted waist

Alessandra Rich - spring 2014

Shoulder-showing

Straight shift skirt

Alessandra Rich - spring 2014

Looser fit bodice

Bell sleeves

Love the long cuffs 

& short skirt w/ long sheer overskirt

Same top w/ pale pink Flared skirt

w/ feather hem (more housecoat-like)

More costumey style w/

Panniers or side hoops-looking skirt

(worn in the 17th and 18th centuries to extend the width of the skirts 

at the side while leaving the front and back relatively flat.)

Arty-Xmas Party Wear

Vionnet - resort 2017

A little different, A little oddball

A little mature, graphic artiste at a NYC Christmas party

Love the striped sheer slacks

Alessandra Rich - fall 2016

Cinq a Sept - pf 2017

J. Mendel - fall 2016 couture

Trina Turk - fall 2016

M Missoni - pf 2017

- worn with black, knit tights & black shoes

M Missoni - fall 2016

This collection is so cool & unusual

Emporio Armani - spring 2017

A Magical collection - getting it's own post.

Fit for a Deity

Jean Paul Gaultier - spring 2007

Gaultier - spring 2007

Christian Lacroix - 2005

Dita Von Teese wearing Lacroix in Harper's Bazaar, Russia, Dec 2009

Gaultier - 2007

Vivienne Westwood - fall 2013

Valentino - spring 2010 makeup

John Galliano - spring 2007

Vionnet - fall 2015

Galliano - fall 2009

Galliano - fall 2010

Reem Acra - fall 2015 

May Seem Alien to You

Haider Ackermann - spring 2015

I recommend listening to:

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while you read on...

Yolandi Vi$$er 

Sexy Weirdos -- What IS weird Now?

We all think we're so open-minded, but the truth is in reality we still gawk at that which isn't even all that wild --& coo over famous peoples' more extreme choices. 

When is 'weird' really going to break into civilians' everyday reality??

Haider Ackermann - spring 2015

(Please don't tell me it all has to do w/ work controlling how we look..

that makes me so sad.)

Missoni - fall 2014

-Gramma Handyman Weird-

Missoni - pf 2013

Can you imagine this on the rush hour subway? Or in the next cubicle? Wouldn't that make the daily routine much more interesting?

Vionnet - fall 2015

-Angelic Bondage Ice Queen-

-grecian muslim babushka artist-

model Erika Linder at Louis Vuitton - fall 2015

-I like the thin black liner not on the wet line-

Blumarine - pf 2015

-Stiff seaweedy gown-

-Almost normal? but not-

Versace - pf 2015

-Oh the diagonally cut fur+fabric coat, how you've been missed-

Rachael from Blade Runner (1982)

Givenchy - resort 2014

-Don't quite know what it is, maybe a belt?-

Louis Vuitton by Nicolas Ghesquière  - resort 2015
In November 2013 Ghesquière replaced Marc Jacobs as creative director of womenswear at Louis Vuitton after fifteen years at Balenciaga, during which he brought critical acclaim back to the house. 

Ghesquière is a self-taught designer as Cristobal Balenciaga was, & apprenticed to Gaultier (who was ALSO not formally trained!)

Versace - pf 2015

Balenciaga, also by Ghesquiere - pf 2012

(One of my favourite collections ---& the subject of one of my first ever blog posts!!)

This is model Milou Van Groesen of the Netherlands, if you were interested.

Balenciaga - spring 2012