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William and Catherine Royal Wedding: The Royal Family Red Carpet!


La Reina
y everybody else...and THAT FABULOUS Hat Princess Beatrice wore!!!

Continuing with my "Royal Wedding Red Carpet Report", I couldn't leave out the Royal Family of course...Let's begin with Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. I expected her to be in a soft pastel but no, kids, she went ALL OUT COLOR, wearing a primrose wool crepe coat and dress from Royal Dresser Angela Kelly. Kelly has been The Queen's personal designer/stylist/wardrobe coordinator for about 17 years and in 2006 was recognized with the honor of becoming a Member of the Royal Victorian Order.

Primrose Queen: Queen Elizabeth II

The color was outstanding in that it made her presence known. And surely, NO ONE could miss her--even the kids watching from the farthest of bleachers! She has stated that she wears bright colors to these events with large audiences, so that everyone can spot her. She accessorized it with the stunning Queen Mary's True Lovers Knot brooch (how appropriate!) and also wore a matching hat, her ever-present pearls and of course, her handbag.

The Fashion Girls Have Arrived: Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice of York

The Younger Royals were well represented in terms of fashion with Princess Eugenie and Princess Beatrice of York, daughters of Prince Andrew and Sarah, Duchess of York. Both girls have become quite the Fashionistas and were expected to be "giving" fashion with a Capital "F". Eugenie (the younger of the two, on the left) wore a Vivienne Westwood fitted multi-colored jacket and poufy silk taffeta skirt and Jimmy Choo shoes. Beatrice, on the right, surprised a lot of fashion insiders by not wearing a British brand and in fact, choosing to wear...

Valentino Haute Couture Spring 2011
. How a 23 year old university student can afford to buy Couture (that hand-made custom ordered coat-dress probably costs in the vicinity of $25,000. Not kidding) is questioned but then again, she is a Princess so I'm sure she's got a "Princess Checking Account". Incidentally, Beatrice is FIFTH in line of succession for the Royal Throne of SIXTEEN independent states: Hello!

Chapeau Divas: Princess Eugenie and Beatrice of York, in Philip Treacy

I thought Beatrice's Valentino Haute Couture coat-dress was elegant, timeless and appropriate for a Royal Wedding. And--more importantly--made a perfect canvas for THAT over-the-top Philip Treacy hat! I LOVED it! I'm sure there are "haters" who just "didn't get it" but huney, you've got me in your corner darling! Kudos to Philip Treacy and Kudos to her for having the inner-drag Queen Fabulousness, to wear it! Oh yeah, I liked Princess Eugenie's chapeau as well...

Their father, Prince Andrew, Duke of York looked great in uniform...

As well as their Uncle--and Father of the Groom--HRH Charles Prince of Wales and heir apparent.

Who Looked Best? Carole Middleton or HRH, the Duchess of Cornwall

Mother of the Bride, Carole Middleton was quietly elegant (maybe too quiet for my taste) in a pearly blue wool crepe coat and silk shantung day dress by Catherine Walker, a favorite designer of the late Princess Diana. The coat featured matching satin piping and braiding at the waist and sleeve hems. Her hat was created by milliner Jane Corbett. It was the perfect "Mother of The Bride", simple, serene. But part of me wanted just "a little more". Next to her, is HRH Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, who looked slightly more fabulous in a champagne-colored silk box-pleated coat and duck egg blue-and-champagne silk dress designed by Anna Valentine. Her hat was by Philip Treacy.

Princely Chic: Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex with his wife Sophie, Countess of Wessex

Sophie, the Countess of Wessex had her ensemble custom made by British Designer Bruce Oldfield, and supposedly paid full price for it (estimated at approximately 6,000 pounds according to some sources), according to the UK tabloids--and good for her! (and Oldfield--no freebies darling!!). LOVED the sleeve embroidered detail and the horizontal seaming in the jacket at the torso-bust.

And last but not least, we have Princess Anne, only daughter of Queen Elizabeth II and aunt to the groom, Prince William. Bless her heart--she wore a flower-printed lilac and lime green coat with large cuffs and a purple silk taffeta dress underneath. It was kinda too EIGHTIES/early NINETIES for my taste (those fold-up cuffs! Hello!). The hat and swooped-up hairstyle, dated--as well as aged-- her. On a positive note: Her figure under all that looks GREAT!

Project Runway Season 10 Recaps: "Hasta La Vista Baby!"



Bye Bye Cowards, Quitters and Miss Tacky-licious:






Double Quitters: Andrea Katz (left) and Kooan Kosuke (right) decide to leave Season 10 Project Runway



This week's episode of Season 10 Project Runway was the "Bye Bye I'm OUTTA Here" Episode. At the conclusion of last week's episode, Andrea Katz--the "I have a BA, MA, and MFA Fashion Instructor" decided to skip town and get up and leave. At the beginning of this episode, Tim Gunn informs the designers that yes, she is gone and OUTTA HERE. Gunn had barely finished his announcement when Kooan Kosuke, famous for his "JapFro" and "kooky" fashions, then makes an announcement and tells everyone HE also is quitting the show. Alrighty then. See ya! Now, can I get back to working on my look for this week. Or at least this is what I would have been thinking if I was one of the remaining designers.





Now, back to this week's challenge, to design and create a look for the woman on the go. It's dubbed the Michael Kors Challenge (I'm sure it's in his contract to have one of these and honestly I would too if I was him!). Kors explained that the look the designers create should be one that can go from office to cocktails. But still be glamorous.





Judges Nina Garcia, Michael Kors, Miss Heidi (in a very Wilma Flintstone one shoulder animal print dress), actress Hayden Panettiere and Fashion Designer Rachel Roy took a look at the creations.



The Top were Christopher and Sonjia:






LOVED both of these designs--I'm sure if I was asked to do this challenge, I would have probably done something along the same drape-y, jersey, cocktail-y look. But maybe in a color. For sure. With that being said, I just didn't think these were actually realistic fashion visions for a real woman "on the go". These were DEFINITELY cocktails at the Dream Downtown Meatpacking NY Hotel...and certainly NOT, I'm working 8 hrs at my Google Office Job and then I'm picking up my kids at Daycare and then finally, I'm meeting my girlfriends for some Dirty Martinis.







To me they were more the Marie Claire Magazine Editorial version of what they would "envision" a "Woman On The Go" to dress like, not necessarily the real thing.





I did like Melissa Fleis' layered look (for a woman on the go in say, San Francisco or Seattle) (left photo) and Elena Slivnyak's gray coat and super skinny pants ensemble (right) looked very chic and also maybe, just maybe a little more "Woman On the Go", at least for me.





I also thought Dmitry Sholokhov's (one of my favorite Project Runway Season 10 designers) look (photo above) was very good. It was Day and yes, could be Evening too.



The Worst:





Nathan Paul's drab pea-green dress and cardigan look was BAAAD (left). Rule #215 in Fashion: Do NOT--under any circumstances--put pea green on a blond. And this look aged the model so much. And not to mention how rather uncreative it was. Judges don't reward Kooky Creative more than boring uncreative. She looked like a School Principal. And then , poor Fabio Costa. All the judges agreed that he styled himself better than his model (right photo). His own look should have been on TOP and his actual design belonged in the bottom. PS: I just love how these Project Runway designers--post Season 2--now are all UBER self-styled, especially for the judging day. They are much too TV savvy. Almost to a fault. Certainly for Fabio.



But then there was Raul "I'm Back Bit****" Osorio and this:





Raul was brought back because of the fact that two designers had left. Congrats mija. He boasted about how fabulous and talented he was and therefore, deserved to be there. Humble NOT. But then he makes this mess of an outfit above. And in addition, he FAILED in the "I Can Make Pants" competition:








 Thanks to tomandlorenzo.com for these MARVELOUS photos



I have had first semester students of mine at FIDM make BETTER pants in my pattern/draping class. I get that pants are one of the most difficult things to fit and it takes years to perfect a great fitting pant. So, maybe he shouldn't have "gone there". If I was his pattern/draping instructor, I would have given him a "D". Sorry Raul.





But the worst was Buffi "I am FAB in Dubai" Jashanmal. Huney. What. Were. You. Thinking. Cheetah print dress and a coral apron. No. Not here and not ever. Look at the model's face: She's like "I cannot believe I am standing here and getting payed next to nothing in this God Awful outfit". Can I run out of here and go have a drink with my girlfriends and call my booker to tell him what a bad decision I made in doing this show? Please".





I did think it was great though, that Buffi said her "Good Bye's" with a "I'm going to continue to do Tacky!" At-a-Girl! At least she OWNED it! Hasta La Vista Buffi!



To Read my Recap of this week's episode and what I really thought of it all, keep reading kids...




 


Hasta La Vista Baby!













It seems like every season of "Project
Runway" — or at least the last eight seasons of which I have had the
honor of blogging — there always comes an episode in which I need to Get
Things Off My Hairy Chest. Usually, these "nuggets" of recap-wisdom
come later in the season, however for Season 10, this desire to vent
came early. If you’ll allow me kiddies, let me begin:


1) Cowards, Cop-Outs and Quitters

Well, well, well. At the end of last week, we find out Andrea BA MA
MFA Fashion Instructor who likes Hoop Skirts and Victorian Gallery Owner
fashions ... is OUTTA HERE. Her roommates wake up and they're like
"Where's Andrea?" She gone, as they say. Then, as this week's episode is
still on its "Act One," we find out JapFro Kooan also wants to leave.
Alrighty then. Either something is rotten in the Atlas Apartments water
or we've got (in case you're counting) TWO Cowards, Cop-Outs and yes,
Quitters.




2) Quitters Make Me Angry

Let me get on my "Uncle Nicky" soapbox if you’ll allow me: I get SO
mad when this happens on "Project Runway" (and it doesn't happen very
often). First off, I am so proud of being an alumnus of the show and all
the wonderful things that have come forth as a result. I have worked my
little butt off for 95% of them, but ... it is undeniable that being on
the show has been a trampoline. I am honored to be an "ambassador" of
sorts for "Project Runway." THOUSANDS of people apply for just SIXTEEN
spots. I have seen many of these designers, since I have been a casting
judge for the last eight seasons of the show. In fact, there were
several I saw in Los Angeles THIS season, that did not make it onto the
show — who were more talented than both Kooan and Andrea, yet by the
luck of the Casting Fairy, did not make it. And if you remember way back
to my season, I had a moment of weakness myself and considered calling
it quits, but truly deep in my heart I could never imagine walking away
from such a great opportunity. So, when I see not one, but TWO
contestants quit, I am both dumbfounded and angry.




3) Kids, Get Back To Work!

When Tim Gunn comes into the Parsons workroom and informs the
(remaining) designers that Andrea has left and then Kooan says his "I
think I should go" announcement, the designers are all verklempt about
it. Nathan is actually CRYING (seriously huney, get a grip!). Cutie (but
has become quickly annoying) Christopher, is self-blaming (PS: it's not
all about YOU, huney). The designers spend all this time huddling
together and commiserating over the loss of the two designers. GET OVER
IT. I don't even care if this sounds insensitive but, I would have been
cuttin', drapin' and starting my sewin' as all that mess was going on. I
would have also been mad and thinking, "Ummm, we only have A DAY to
make this week's challenge look and now we've wasted an hour of it ...
can we move on?!"




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Night Life @ Ripponlea - A 1920s & 30s Fashion Exhibition

Thursday 11th May
A morning tea at Ripponlea followed with a chance to explore the exhibition and gardens on a Thursday morning in mid-ish May. Ripponlea has been on the list to explore for years! Though by the time we get around to making a tour booking it's winter and there's an exhibition on. And so only the kitchens downstairs are open.



An exhibition featuring Victorian (as in the state, not era) fashion over 20 years from the early 1920s to the Moderne style of the 30s. "A time where stars, sophistication and city lights influenced the fashion worn by the well-dressed." Nowadays it's about wonder how short you can wear it without being arrested for incident exposure XD Also going out in your underclothes like tights as pants and slips as dresses... look away.



Entering the exhibition you could play dress up and borrow a dress to wear around the mansion, there's adult and kid's sizes. Nothing in my size (12-14) though, when it comes to one size fits all the reference is to sz8-10. *sigh* Also I'm vertically challenged for the women's sizing.




Black is in! Though it's anything but plain with all those details!


Downstairs is all about the 20s Night Life, our favourite time of the day! For all the wonderful things happen at night, trips to the theatre, parties (assuming we were invited). Isn't everything just lovely?! It's often made locally or sent over from England too, nothing here was made with the intention of being worn a few times to end up in the trash after a couple wears, nor was anything made in bulk. It was the relatively good old days. When things were made with love and to last. 



Upstairs featured in the 1930s. There was a most definitely shift in style from 20s beading, sequins and jazz (for evening wear only) to the more embroidery and lace trends with waists of the 30s.




My favorite pieces? A camilla and marc-esque cape and the dark beaded dresses. 



After the exhibition we went for a stroll around the gardens, and climbing stone steps which may have been a mistake in city shoes. It's always a good idea to wear boots when going exploring!




You could hire these row boats for events I believe.





The trek back to the front gates, boots are a very good idea as the drive way isn't paved.



There's tea rooms at the gate house! Though as we just had morning tea, and are on our way to afternoon tea we'll have to return later on! The exhibition runs till the end of July, and we shall return to share a house tour with you all!



Have you been to Ripponlea? Which era is your favourite?

Jigsaw x William Morris



After taking a look at the Jigsaw x William Morris collaboration, I've decided that it is beautiful and useful and welcome at That's Not My Age Mansions. As well as, on my back. To celebrate the William Morris: Anarchy & Beauty exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery, Jigsaw has taken the Great Interior Design Challenge and teamed up with the William Morris Gallery to create an exclusive collection using archive prints. This fashion-meets-art collaboration has been available for a couple of weeks now, but I like to see things properly before I give them the That's Not My Age seal of approval. My favourite piece is the jaquard jacket (below), perfect with black trousers or jeans, or over a simple dress. The traditional Victorian pattern is brought up-to-date with a modern-day silhouette; cotton blend jacket, £179, available HERE.




As navy is the grown-up alternative to black, the cotton-blend jacquard coat is a useful piece too; £198, available HERE. And there's a close-up of the modal scarf with decorative pom-poms, £69, available HERE. All three items come in the Brother Rabbit William Morris design:





Now I just need to find the time to visit the William Morris: Anarchy & Beauty exhibition (on until 11 January 2015).


NEW YORK FASHION WEEK / PODSUMOWANIE / THE BEST OF







 
 Alexander Wang
Kolekcja, jak na tego projektanta przystało, inspirowana street stylem. Pokuszę się o określenie młodzieżowa. Mamy bluzki oraz czapki z szalonymi napisami. Sukienki, płaszcze na których wycięto wzór...liścia marihuany. Przeważają kuse spódniczki zestawione z  zabudowaną górą.
Collection, as before, inspired by street style. Kinda youth. We have blouses and caps with funny inscriptions. Dresses and coats with… marihuana pattern. What prevail? Sexy skirts with classy jackets.







 
Marc Jacobs
Mroczne królowe, a wśród nich sama Lady Gaga. Brzmi nieźle, prawda? Projektant postawił na wiktoriańskie klimaty. Długie czarne suknie i buty na niebotycznie wysokich  platformach. Do tego koronki, popartowe printy, patchwork. No i oczywiście nieśmiertelne grochy, z których znany jest Jacobs. 
Dark queens and Lady Gaga between them. Sounds good, doesn’t it? The designer created a Victorian atmosphere. Black, maxi dresess and foot-high platforms. Lace, popart prints, patchwork. Oh and polka dots, of course. It’s Marc Jacobs fall 2016 collection mix.
 



Calvin Klein
Prostota sama w sobie. Niekiedy pojawiała się kratka. Dużo było rozmytych wzorów na kształt panterki. Królowały piżamowe garnitury. Pojawiło się też wiele luźnych fasonów. Projektant po raz kolejny postawił na minimalizm. Kolekcja na jesień/zimę może wydawać się ascetyczna w porównaniu do poprzedniej.
Just simple. Sometimes we could see a grill. There was a lot of fuzzy patterns which looked like panther. But it wasn’t totally panther. Pajama suits rocked the runway. Many loose cuts showed up. Designer once again put on minimalism. New collection is a bit ascetic.


Michael Kors
Uwielbiam! Stylowy miszmasz. Wszystkiego po trochu, czyli srebro, futra, krata, beże. Muszę przyznać, że do tej pory do pokazów Michaela Korsa podchodziłam z dystansem. Wizja kobiety lansowanej przez tą markę, czyli zabieganej podróżniczki noszącej wygodne ubrania w stonowanej kolorystyce, niezbyt mi odpowiadała. Jakież było moje zaskoczenie kiedy na wybiegu pojawiały się kreacje w moim stylu, kobiece, ale zestawione kontrastowo. 
One of my favourits. Stylish mishmash. A bit of everything like: silver, fur, grill, beige. I must admit that till now I had a distance to Michael Kors. I didn’t like the vision of women traveling around the world in a comfortable clothes. I was shocked when I saw firsts looks. “It’s totally me”, I thought. Feminine and contrast.
 
 



Oscar de la Renta
Kobieca elegancja. Peter Copping doskonale rozumie dna domu mody. Oglądając pokaz można odnieść wrażenie, że sam wielki pan de la Renta czuwał nad wszystkimi kreacjami. Pastelowe sukienki oraz ciemniejsze suknie zdominowały najnowszą kolekcje. Delikatnie i królewsko. Ubrania godne samej Grace Kelly.
Feminine elegance. Peter Copping knows exactly how to show the Oscar de la Renta dna. Watching a fashion show was for me like get back to mrs. de la Renta times. Pastel and dark dresses dominated the new collection. Gently and royal. I can picture Grace Kelly wearing this clothes.
 


DKNY
Przerysowane formy ubierające bardziej duszę niż ciało. Kolekcja w typowo nowojorskim stylu. Trochę jak u Wanga, ale nie tak bardzo prowokacyjnie. Mamy tu również zalążki trendu na bluzki z wiązaniem na dekolcie. Co ciekawe na finał modelki ubrano w obszerne bluzy z napisem „Dazed kids New York”, „Designers know nothing yet”.
Exaggerated cuts dressing our souls. Clothes in a typical, New York style. A bit like Wangs collection but less provocatively. We can find here some pieces of new trends. What’s interesting in the final models were wearing  blouses with inscriptions like „Dazed kids New York”, „Designers know nothing yet”.
 



Jeremy Scott
 Kicz, o którym wszyscy marzymy. Kolekcja która nawiązuje do odbywających się w Ameryce wyborów. Jeremy po raz kolejny sięgnął pomocne kolory i szalone printy. Modelki przechadzały się po wybiegu ubrane w kuse spódnice, obcisłe sukienki oraz… kalosze.
We are all dreaming about this daub. Collection is a reference to the election in America. Jeremy once again used very strong colors and crazy prints. Models on a runway were wearing scanty skirts, tight-fitting dresses and… wellies.
 



 
 

Ralph Lauren
Konsekwencja się opłaca. Ralph Lauren kojarzy nam się z nieco biurowym szykiem, okraszonym odrobiną dzikiego zachodu. Projektant  postawił na to i w tym sezonie. Kolory i fasony ubrań idealne dla miejskich IndianekJ  Trochę wzorów i blink blink na koniec. Jednak to wciąż pozostaje w obrębie estetyki Ralpha Laurena.
 Consequence is worthy. We All know Ralph Lauren for Office chic mixed with a bit of western climats. This time it was no different. Colors and clothing styles are perfect for Indians leaving in a cityJ A bit of patterns and blink blink at the end. But it’s still Ralph Lauren.
 



Marchesa
Większość dziewczynek marzy o byciu księżniczką chociaż przez jeden dzień. Są na to dwa sposoby: poślubić księcia lub nabyć suknię Marchesa. Ok, ok do tego też potrzeba księcia. A przynajmniej klucza do jego skarbca. Jeśli chodzi o kolekcję na nowy sezon, to standardowo pojawiły się kwiatowe motywy, błysk i glamour w pelnej krasie. Nic dziwnego, że wiele sław wybrało ubrania tego domu mody na czerwony dywan.
Most of Little girls is dreaming of being a princess. There are to ways to do this: you can marry prince or buy Marchesa dress. Ok, ok to buy this you still need prince or… his money. About new collection. As usual: flower motives, sparkle and glamour. There is nothing weird about stars picking Marchesa dresses on the red carpet.
 
 
 
 

BONUS
Fenty x Puma
Tak to jest z tymi współpracami gwiazd i z tym ich „projektowaniem”. Nikt do końca nie wie na jakiej zasadzie się to odbywa. Skoro Rihanna oddała tzw. ukłon na końcu pokazu, to zakładam, że miała znaczny wpływ na proces powstawania kolekcji. Wolałabym jednak się mylić. Ubrania zaprezentowane na wybiegu są po prostu nudne i nieprzemyślane. Gdzieś mamy cięcie, potem nagle pojawia się zwyczajna bluza. Tym, co było dobre, a właściwie najlepsze są detale które odwracają uwagę od ubrań. Make up jest rewelacyjny. Fryzury kreatywne. Akcesoria bardzo w stylu Rihanny.
This is how it is with this collaborations. No one knows how is this actually happening. What is going on with this “design” by famous people. If Rihanna took her bow at the end of the show, I think she had an impact on her collection. But I’m still hoping that not… This clothes are just boring and chaotic. There are cut clothes and normal blouse from nowhere. Lets focus on a good stuffs. Thera are some really good details. Like make up or hairstyles. This what I expected from Rihanna.
 
Photo credit: vogue.com

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