SPOT: Fall

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Feb 5, 2015

Christophe Lemaire, Pre-Fall 2015

I love the lighting in this shoot. It has a strength to it that I can't quite describe. The cold and salty wet feeling from the sea helps put me right into these big jackets. Given that I live in a landscape much like the one depicted here, I really appreciate the juxtaposition of these clothes and the elements. This entire collection is wonderful - here are my favorites:

*The photographer and model are currently unknown to me.
I will update as soon as I find out.

Jan 27, 2015

Blue and Yellow

↑ Private

I took this picture in the fall. I was sitting on my bed thinking about how blue the gloaming was and how yellow the light melting in from the kitchen felt. I think this photo captures that moment perfectly. The nights were starting to frost around this time - a chill that I love, when the sharpest colds are still distant enough to feel romantic.

Oct 30, 2014

Some Woodstacks

Fall is here, and you know what that means... Big bonfires started with gasoline and leafblowers! Time for outings with friends! Frosts in the night, insulating the house, the neighbor's woodpile, and HOCKEY SEASON!

Apr 15, 2014

Fall 2014

It's SPRING, but that certainly hasn't kept me from admiring all the Pre-Fall / Fall 2014 collections this year! Springtime where I live is notoriously long and brown and I find these outfits highly applicable to 'mud-season'. For me, spring un-earths gigantic new impulses and and points-of-reference so quickly, I can scarcely keep up. This year, I am definitely riffing on some sort of medieval druid meets cyber-warrior thing. I'm not sure where it's going yet... If you need me, I'll be out in the peat bog wearing a pair of platform sneakers.

↑ Tibi, Pre-Fall 2014

↑ Elizabeth and James, Pre-Fall 2014

↑ Acne Studios, Pre-Fall 2014

↑ Creatures of Comfort, Fall RTW 2014

↑ A Détacher, Fall RTW 2014

↑ Calvin Klein, Pre-Fall 2014

↑ The Row, Pre-Fall 2014

Sep 23, 2013

Vika Gazinskaya

I love weird silhouettes. I believe that however outrageous, clothing as abstractions are fascinating. Where so many cerebral frocks fall into a state of arrested development, the truly wonderful not only fit, but tell stories on a body.

There is something really special about designer Vika Gazinskaya. I don't know that much about her; I've only recently discovered her through her 2013 Fall/Winter Collection [below]. Instantly, her work strikes me hard - her designs are so clever and inspired.

She's really hit on some awesome things with this collection. Her thick overcoats remind me of the backs of beetles and Akaky Akakievich. Her hidden-pants are so smart. I especially love her representation of old-ladies' large costume jewelry in the fashion of old folksy hooked rugs! I can't tell if her use of faux-fur is a commentary on 'fur in fashion' or an object of whimsy. Either way, Spot approves!

Sep 13, 2013

GRN HERR

Got some emerald green hair going on this fall! OO-DE-LALLY. I can't take any credit for this coif - my stylist is an amazing colorist and a very intuitive person who is expert at taking vague cues like: emeralds and jewels stuck to a sleeping dragon's belly and turning them into something like this.

Aveda Pure tone color GREEN and BLUE, bleached and then dyed to a deep green-blue lustre. Ashy green hair, blue-green hair, silver-green hair, Aveda colored hair, jewel-tone hair, Emerald green, dusty green hair, deep green

↑ Private

Are you considering wearing jewel-toned hair? Go for it, friends and pals! Because, why not? I think you'd look lovely in Lapis Lazuli. It's like Queen Ru Paul says:

"When you become the image of your own imagination, it's the most powerful thing you could ever do."

Color achieved in two steps using the Aveda color system: first, bleached out to a very pale yellow and then dyed back to a deep luster with Pure Tone green with a touch of blue.

Oct 28, 2012

Frosts and Branches

Time to turn up the collar on that overcoat and break out the Robert Frost poems, kiddies! Sit 'round the smouldering fire in an old-timey New England fashion and think about the holes in your stockings, everyone!! Seriously though, I have such a soft spot for fall but I can't say just why because I'm not entirely sure myself. It's just so cold and damp and everything sinks down into hollows and it smells so secretive and... fall has the best NIGHTTIME AND GLOAMING!