Richard Avedon
Richard Avedon, Marilyn Monroe, New York City, May 6, 1957
From Marilyn Monroe to Katherine Hepburn to the murderer Dick Hickock, Richard Avedon shot them all. His work is varied in both subject and emotion. With his black and white pictures, the beauty and the emotion are extremely powerful.
The SF MOMA is having an exhibit displaying Avedon’s work. The exhibit is both moving and shocking. The wide range of subject sends the viewer on an emotional roller coaster ride. Awe and shock, pity and wonder, these are just a few emotions that await just around the corner. There are rooms full of celebrities and rooms full of nobodies. Richard Avedon’s photographs are individually moving pieces, but as a whole, they are masterpieces that flow well together as an extremely powerful experience.
Add a comment July 17, 2009
Tags: Marilyn Monroe, Richard Avedon, SF MOMA
DSQUARED – Woman Spring – Summer 2009
This is not the most recent fashion show. I really like it and thought all the designs were great and the models where really powerful. This show was aired on Fashion TV. I hope you like it.
Add a comment July 17, 2009
Tags: Dsquared, fashion show, spring/summer 2009
Platforms, Hot or Not?
Platform shoes, not just a trend from the 70’s while disco was popular, but a hot new trend when part of a super high heel. As heels are getting higher, platforms start appearing. They aren’t your mother’s dance shoes any more. No matter the shape or thickness of the heel, platforms are showing up to the party. In a world where flats were the hottest thing a few seasons back, now the ultra high; extremely classy; highest of the high heels is back.
These new types of platform shoes are appearing in a wide variety of styles. They’re appearing in super high stilettos and in the thickest chunky heels alike. In the trend of ultra high heels, hidden platforms make the heels look higher without all the pain of a ten inch shoe. These platforms are a way to make mile high shoes more comfortable and are popping up all over the place.
With this hot trend of high heels with platforms, it doesn’t matter what kind of high heel it is. Square, pointed, or round toe, ankle boots or above the knee, ultra thin or super chunky heels, buckles or zippers, even tapered heels, it doesn’t matter, as long as the shoe is super high with a platform. It is more of a super high version of what people wear that matters and not what the shape of the shoe is. This trend is in the opposite end of the shoe spectrum than the trends of years past.
Looking at the fall ’09 fashion shows, it is easy to see that the hottest shoe trend is ultra high heels with platforms. Designers; such as Donna Karan, Balenciaga, Louis Vuitton, and Marc Jacobs to name a few, have all put their models in a variety of styles of ultra high heels with platforms. Just to cement the idea that platform shoes is a hot trend, other designers that have put models in this style of high heel are Dsquared², Doo.Ri, and Christian Dior. With so many well known designers using them on the runway, there’s no question that this will be one of the hottest trend in fall ’09.
So when looking for the hottest trend in shoes, the ultra high platform heel is the way to go. They can be so versatile and classy. No matter what style you have, you always can find one that you will love. They look fabulous in every shape and color. They can make a statement or just look great with whatever you’re wearing. These shoes are hot for fall and seem like they won’t go out of style soon because they are a classic look with a more modern twist. Because the classics always come back, these platformed high heels are a great investment for women who don’t buy shoes that often.
Add a comment July 11, 2009
Tags: fall trends, platform shoes, shoe trends
