The Return of the Swan

I’m pretty sure Lady Gaga has made her return to your iPods recently due to the rushed release of her incredible new single, Applause – which was originally to be released on Monday, 19^th of August along with her very “artsy” music video, directed by non-other than Inez & Vinoodh. Like any other Little Monster, I was waiting two years for new Gaga material, but a fashion eater that I am; I was looking forward to the new style Gaga would great us with. Might I add, she had her ups & her downs. 

Firstly, Lady Gaga was spotted wearing this incredible Alexander Wang for Balenciaga Resort 2013/2014 Dress along with what seems to be a telephone wire earrings & bracelet & a pair of Tom Ford Sunglasses. From this look along, we know that Gaga is taking a more mature turn with ARTPOP, and the clothes she wears. But as a personal opinion, I love this look. It's so simple, yet accessorizing the garment with telephone wires keeps it looking well, Gaga! Although, there is a slight dilemma with this dress as a piece - it doesn't photograph well from the side. With the type of fabric used, it doesn't show off Gaga's figure in the best light.

I give this look: 9/10

Later that day, Lady Gaga was spotted wearing another Alexander Wang creation for Balenciaga Autumn/Winter 2013. As I'm basing this entire post on my own personal opinion - I wasn't feeling this look all too much. On the runway, both the cracked sweater & the peplum trousers were quite smaller. The sleeves were an inch or so above the wrist & the leg of the trousers were a few inches above the ankle. On the runway, I adored this look; it was one of my favorites from the collection. If Gaga wore the entire look from the runway I think she would have looked wonderful. But this just looks frumpy. Oh, and I'm not a fan of the miss-matched shoes. Although, the hair & make-up for this look looks incredibly flawless. Fresh faced.

I give this look: 7/10

On Monday, Gaga joined the hosts of 'Good Morning America' for the premiere of Applause wearing this avant garde, Mathieu Mirano, created entirely from paper, yes paper. Although it seems very Gaga - but it feels like something she'd wear from the Born This Way Era, don't you agree? In the first look (above) the grandma hair looks chic, but in this picture, it just screams Cynthia Germanotta (Gaga's mother). The silhouette in itself doesn't float my boat.  It just looks like gluing the dress pattern together - and just looks like something Timothy Westbrook would create. 

I give this look: 4/10

As Lady Gaga continues her promotional tour for both Applause & ARTPOP, I'll be sure to keep you all up-to-day on her latest fashions. But, enough of my opinions - I want to know what you think and who should I follow next?

Eamonn Collins, x.

Versus Debut, JW Anderson

My Favourite Look from
Anderson-Versus Collaboration.

Jonathan Anderson, the Irish born fashion designer, made his Versus debut yesterday, with a star studded front row featuring Lady Gaga and Heidi Klum. Anderson is known for his strange eye for futuristic clothing, yet wearable for day-to-day use. The Versus-Anderson collection has been highly anticipated in the fashion world for many months now, and excitement grew ever since the brand officially confirmed the collaboration. But has the wait been worth it?

The collection featured a very minimal approach with most of the collection featuring black & white with little sparks of bold colours of pink to blue and a few geometric prints. 

Collection Pros; Throughout the collection, a black ‘VERSUS’ sticker which featured in almost every look, I thought was quite unique and could possibly be sold individually for customers to customise their chosen Versus merchandise. One of the most important thing about this collection was the constant flow of the techniques of Anderson, the brand & Donatella herself– by examining each look, we can clearly see that the two collaborated successfully. Another wonderful thing about the collaboration is the shapes of the dresses. I’m in love with the simple shapes of the collection; The shapes were very summery with pretty cut-outs around the stomach area which gives a youthful spirit to the collection. & Finally, the bold block colours are what, I thought made the collection. 

My Least Favourite Look from
Anderson-Versus Collaboration.

Collection Cons; Normally I’m a huge fan of Versace [Versus] leather, but honestly, I'm not feeling the leather from this collection. Personally, I find the leather used quite cheap; the items did not look expensive, they looked extremely cheap, and tacky, which I was pretty upset about. Another con about this collection was the men’s wear, honestly? As a ready-to-wear collection, it should be wearable for anyone in the outside world, and I don't feel as though they could be worn without getting looks from everyone, in a horrible way. Over the past few seasons, I found the use of lace quite boring – we've seen it, now bring us something new. Jason Wu uses a lot of lace which, I find comes across cheaply, although, the lace used didn’t have the same effect. It came across expensive. I found it really elegant, but I felt as though it didn't quite fit in along with the rest of the collection. And you know lace & leather equals to street hooker. 

In the coming seasons, let’s hope JW Anderson & Versus collaborate again, and bring us something a lot more original & hopefully wearable to the public. In total, I give this collection 7/10.

Jesus is the New Black!

**I am Mugler Woman, Don't f*ck with me! **

** I am Mugler, I am quiet, I am strong. **

** Do not anger Mugler Woman, **

** She'll eat you! **

Here's another Fashion Video that I love, starring GaGa for Mugler.

And for TTT, I decided to remind you some information about GaGa and Mugler:

Nicolas Formichetti is the GaGa's personal stylist since 2009. Since one year, Nicolas has been hired to be the Creative Director of MUGLER House, and so he asked GaGa to be the Music Director of it... Then, at the F/W 2011-2012 Fashion Week, GaGa was there, walking on the runway while Born This Way and Government Hooker were the songs of the night. For the last Fashion Week (S/S 2012), GaGa wasn't there but she left a video...

So, what do you think of it?

If you have a video that you'd like to share, give me the link in the comment section of this post, and I'll put in my next post. :)

-AL

Don't let anyone tell you that you can't do it...

Being inspired by both Kimberly's latest post and all the things about MSW...

I just wanted to share this video with you... it's old, but no matter... I only showed it to Linus before, but I feel the message so powerful, that it can all cheer you up! :)

On a scale of 1 to 10... 

How strong you find the message?