tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8816469959412140243.post8030272205827669048..comments2023-05-28T08:29:04.327-04:00Comments on Style Snatcher: Where Angels Cheer to TreadSuzanna Marshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14608476858881481560noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8816469959412140243.post-16975199420344237432008-02-04T01:29:00.000-05:002008-02-04T01:29:00.000-05:00SM, certain of our blogging community is leading t...SM, certain of our blogging community is leading the way with the remix, particularly because of their wonderful improvisational skills. I will permit myself the obvious mention of Susie Bubble, but also Flying Saucer (an ethereal beauty, she), the very original and darling Curella...there are too many to list and the ones I find most original in their narrative I have listed in my blogroll. I'm sure I will find more.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for stopping by!<BR/><BR/>P. S. I will check out Acne Paper, even though nursing a zit.Suzanna Marshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14608476858881481560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8816469959412140243.post-64845691760490979612008-02-04T01:15:00.000-05:002008-02-04T01:15:00.000-05:00Hi Suzanna,A pleasure to meet you! I was just in L...Hi Suzanna,<BR/><BR/>A pleasure to meet you! I was just in LA a couple weekends ago and was blown away by the shopping! I got lost in Fred Segal, and then went nuts at Mango (the Mango in Vancouver is located in the international departure gate of the airport, so it requires I buy a plane ticket to Japan in order to visit it. Your city of LA is much more convenient!).<BR/><BR/>This post reminded me of one of my favourite magazines: the Spring 2007 issue of Acne Paper. The issue's theme was playfulness, and featured all sorts of jaunty editorial and fashionably adventurous rebels. You should take a look if you can get your hands on it. There are some clippings on the Acne Paper website. <BR/><BR/>I find it exciting that blogging and all these street style sets are setting the bar higher up in terms of dressing outside of the box. It's great to see Wardrobe Remix sets on flickr just bursting with great original style.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872744958444734047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8816469959412140243.post-42228211250959476742008-02-03T01:58:00.000-05:002008-02-03T01:58:00.000-05:00Riz, that's what my mother does. It just dawned on...Riz, that's what my mother does. It just dawned on her that I wasn't writing them especially for her.Suzanna Marshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14608476858881481560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8816469959412140243.post-49626174392141472842008-02-03T01:05:00.000-05:002008-02-03T01:05:00.000-05:00Claire - That's a brilliant idea - I should start ...Claire - That's a brilliant idea - I should start doing that myself.rizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09889071198159171775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8816469959412140243.post-71823731013065647372008-02-02T21:01:00.000-05:002008-02-02T21:01:00.000-05:00Claire, I like the idea that my words are travelin...Claire, I like the idea that my words are traveling to places beyond cyberspace. Enjoy!<BR/><BR/>I hope you post some type of travelogue on your own blog; I like to live vicariously.Suzanna Marshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14608476858881481560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8816469959412140243.post-79218271527415291112008-02-02T19:25:00.000-05:002008-02-02T19:25:00.000-05:00Suzanna, I haven't had time to sit down and have a...Suzanna, I haven't had time to sit down and have a proper read of your blog since mid January. So, I just had the bright idea to copy and paste your last two weeks of posts into a word document, to read during my long plane ride home on Monday. I copied it at 9 point font size and still, there is 24 word document pages to read. <BR/><BR/>So Prolific, you need to channel these lessons into some sort of book!Clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08170441636768018917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8816469959412140243.post-30045059046192257202008-02-02T13:30:00.000-05:002008-02-02T13:30:00.000-05:00Riz, Stella Dallas immediately came to mind when s...Riz, Stella Dallas immediately came to mind when speaking of vulgarity (although as portrayed the character was well aware of it)--better reference for me than to pick on some celeb living or dead...<BR/><BR/>Have not got into the Vogue yet. I get sidetracked very easily.<BR/><BR/>Vogueite, nice to see you again! I'm not a professor. I am the eternal student.Suzanna Marshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14608476858881481560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8816469959412140243.post-21289580245827618722008-02-02T13:01:00.000-05:002008-02-02T13:01:00.000-05:00what a beautifully written piece. are u like a fas...what a beautifully written piece. are u like a fashion professor or something?!<BR/><BR/>at first sight i was taken aback with this collection, but i grew to love it.Vogueitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07518054595216887212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8816469959412140243.post-31582952992206580442008-02-02T12:05:00.000-05:002008-02-02T12:05:00.000-05:00I have always said that Lacroix is underrated as a...I have always said that Lacroix is underrated as a coutourier. I quite liked this collection. It exhibited his signature frillery (not a word) without being flippant. <BR/><BR/>Incidentally, did you read A. Wintour's suggestiong for Hilary Clinton in teh latest Vogue, Letter from teh Editor? It's hilarious. Quite hilarious...!<BR/><BR/>PS - We just had to watch Stella Dallas for our film feminism course. So that's an interesting connection...rizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09889071198159171775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8816469959412140243.post-2934244984409559972008-02-02T00:54:00.000-05:002008-02-02T00:54:00.000-05:00It seems like more and more people are feeling som...It seems like more and more people are feeling something akin to "I'll wear what I want!" I'm all for that. Let it be frilly, practical, beautiful, hideous, stylish, wearable, unwearable, trendy, classic, or naff. <BR/><BR/>As for Lacroix, I love his work: not because it's my taste, but because it's his taste. I don't like to flog the word "unapologetic," but in his case, I will. He's doing what he wants, and he's unapologetic about it. <BR/><BR/>If he simpered around making excuses for his vision and frivolity, then I'd lose respect for him. There's so much staid usefulness and accessibility already available in fashion. Why not something completely otherwordly and alien? Or, cut it down to brass tacks, and ask: why can't we enjoy his work strictly for the craftsmanship? Or the entertainment value?<BR/> <BR/>The world needs Lacroix.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03406942482508439839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8816469959412140243.post-321001145308745692008-02-01T22:22:00.000-05:002008-02-01T22:22:00.000-05:00I adore Lacroix for his use of volume and patterns...I adore Lacroix for his use of volume and patterns- I think there is something deliciously fun about turning up at a party wearing a an amazingly poufy dress in a million colours and patterns amongst a sea of black. It's frivolous, yes, but it also fun, which is, I think, something sadly lacking from a lot of fashion.Laura McLaws Helmshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18138268808553963548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8816469959412140243.post-4729295887078133582008-02-01T18:47:00.000-05:002008-02-01T18:47:00.000-05:00Jennine, there is a good deal of icing going on th...Jennine, there is a good deal of icing going on there. What I like is that there seems to be an evolution towards more restrained confections. And yet still OTT for the average mortal. <BR/><BR/>Will be interesting to see if these turn up in the society/celeb columns and how they will be modified.Suzanna Marshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14608476858881481560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8816469959412140243.post-83796691182098144232008-02-01T18:35:00.000-05:002008-02-01T18:35:00.000-05:00oh my what an eloquent post... i myself thought of...oh my what an eloquent post... i myself thought of marie antoinette and cake.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8816469959412140243.post-82784660323844062932008-02-01T15:21:00.000-05:002008-02-01T15:21:00.000-05:00gosh i love Lacriox. his designs are so unique and...gosh i love Lacriox. his designs are so unique and different- how is it that he manages to add so many details in the most unusual colors and ends up with the most brillant pieces ever? when ever i look at his collections i'm just awestruck by the beauty.alluretonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15229445858929658253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8816469959412140243.post-53243012763176528622008-02-01T05:14:00.000-05:002008-02-01T05:14:00.000-05:00what i love about Lacroix, is that he's extremely ...what i love about Lacroix, is that he's extremely decorative and he's absolutely comfortable with it. he doesn't make much of a statement, nor exploits all this references-metaphors-justifications stuff. his clothes are just what you see - the hurricane of laces, beadings, embroidery and ribbons. he doesn't torture woman's body, he celebrates it while decorating, wrapping it as a precious porcelain doll. maybe that is not the most daring way to do it, yet he makes the woman look romantic and ethereal. i believe every woman has it inside of her - the will to be treated like a precious thing. maybe it sounds a bit sexist, but that's what it is. Lacroix creates a shelter for this vulnerable and fragile side of woman's soul. something other designers try (more or less successfully) to ignore.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8816469959412140243.post-11894241875809263012008-02-01T02:21:00.000-05:002008-02-01T02:21:00.000-05:00Imelda, I fear that in this day and age the atelie...Imelda, I fear that in this day and age the ateliers thank the heavens above that they have legitimate employment.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the love!Suzanna Marshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14608476858881481560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8816469959412140243.post-2833784884670899792008-02-01T02:12:00.000-05:002008-02-01T02:12:00.000-05:00I’ve always pondered the mindset of Lacroix, his a...I’ve always pondered the mindset of Lacroix, his ateliers and stylists when preparing for a show. Is it a case of throw the models in a pit of couture and force them to duke it out for a dress and as much accoutrement they can snatch?<BR/><BR/>What of when Madame visits the studio for her final fitting, do the ateliers snigger quietly behind their pin cushions like playground monkeys “Can believe she added another rosette”?<BR/><BR/>As always per brilliance...you, not crazy Lacroix. <BR/><BR/>Not a fan!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8816469959412140243.post-87345091368547496292008-02-01T00:16:00.000-05:002008-02-01T00:16:00.000-05:00WB, I think you're rubbing off on me!WB, I think you're rubbing off on me!Suzanna Marshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14608476858881481560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8816469959412140243.post-45197311679660925162008-02-01T00:07:00.000-05:002008-02-01T00:07:00.000-05:00I love this: "It is time for a celebrity to wear s...I love this: "It is time for a celebrity to wear something gauche and to feel beautiful while doing so. It is time to set aside the fear of public humiliation and to assume one's mantle of excess as the angel assumes her wings."WendyBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00985099019783464580noreply@blogger.com