The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo

 

Yep, finally got around to seeing this one. I loved it. Because...

A: Interesting story line, that even though it rambles on for 2 hours, 38 minutes, still keeps my, at times very short, attention span.

B: Rooney Mara's performance is amazing and the black hair, piercings and baggy clothes never looked so cool on anyone (believe me, I've tried).

C: Yeah there are some tough scenes to watch, but overall, I think Lisbeth Sander can be seen as one badass feminist who doesn't take crap from nobody. And yes, girls can work with computers (although the film did feel a bit like an Apple product placement, tsk tsk, but what can you do?).

Bottom line: If you haven't seen The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, I recommend you do. Plain and simple.

Images via theholllywoodgossip.com, beamesonfilm.com, collider.com filmofilia.com, who2.com

Cemetery / Machine Directed By Grant Singer

Claire Courtin-Clarins

Image via altamiranyc

Visionaries: Tom Ford

 

Amazing. I love this man.

So, If you love someone, let them be free. I know I don't want no one suffocating me.

Rooney Mara

 

I think I just became a bit more obsessed with seeing The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. 

Mara's transformation is pretty insane.

Zola Jesus Vessel

 

The end bit reminds me a bit of Madonna's Frozen. 

Really want bleached blonde hair and sheer, floaty, black fabrics in my wardrobe asap.

Banks Violette

Banks Violette: Vinyl Aestheticsfrom Matt Black on Nowness.com.

Can I just say that NY installation scultpure artist has some of the sickest tattoos ever.

Of course that's not all to take away from the video clip below (his work is pretty sweet as well), but hey it's reason enough for me.

Miharayasuhiro x Paolo Roversi

 

Video via dazedigital.com

The Slouch

Take the Flashdance working city girl look, but forget the sweatshirt.

 

Jeremy Laing S/S 12

All images via style.com

Exhibitions, Exhibitions, Exhibitions

Jean Paul Gaultier in Montreal, Hussein Chalayan in Paris and Alexander McQueen in New York. 

Amazing fashion exhibits en masse, unfortunately none in London. 

At least I can satisfy my Savage Beauty urges with the following tour of the exhibit; been avoiding the purchase of the coffee table book in order to curb my extreme magazine/book spending habits, although then again, is there ever such a thing as too much fashion literature?

Markus Lupfer Resort 2012 Film

Love the old school nostalgia in this humourous fashion short film with a cameo by Florence Welch.

It doesn't all have to be serious pouting you know...

Perfume On BBC4

Everyone who knows me knows that I am obsessed with perfume.

Hence, I will be gobbling up the Perfume series on BBC iPlayer like caramel shortcake.

Enjoy.

Daphne Guinness x SHOWstudio

I LOVE THIS WOMAN. WATCH THE INTERVIEW HERE.

My Little Princess by Eva Ionesco

I don't really understand what is going on in this film as my French is a little rusty, but the costumes look amazing.

Daphne Guinness: Undressed

There is something so wonderfully unapologetic about Daphne Guinness and how she embraces fashion.

Daphne Guinness: Undressed on Nowness.com.

Givenchy Without Tisci?

With Twitterverse and our little friend WWW abuzz with the news that Tisci will officially be taking over the helms at Dior (I know I have been dying, for better use of generic fashion word, to know who will be replacing Galliano), I can't help but wonder how my significant other Givenchy will fare without Riccardo.

 

That aside, I think Tisci's romantic gothicism could be translated well into the Dior brand, although I still think Galliano's flamboyant self was a nearly perfect fit. Tisci has proved his hand at couture many times over as well, so taking the reins at such a huge empire should not be a problem, and considering the fact that Dior is big on the accessories, I'm sure he can come up with a Nightingale equivalent for the house.

If rumours are the thing to go by, Haider Ackermann will probably replace Tisci at Givenchy. Ackermann has been on my 'Designers I Love' list for quite a while now, so no worries there. 

 

Still, my heart weeps over what will be the end of a glorious era at Givenchy. Now excuse me while I go through all those past beauties on style.com and drown my Macbook Pro in tears.

Ksubi Kolors

There is something so soothing about slow motion videos and soprano voices.

Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty

Everyone and anyone in New York between May 4 and July 31 should go to The Costume Institute to see the retrospective Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty.

There is an accompanying book to the exhibition as well, which I think might be a good alternative in case this exhibition doesn't come to our side of the pond.

 All images via dazeddigital.com

Craig Lawrence

A CSM grad and originally from Suffolk, Craig Lawrence started out creating knitwear for Gareth Pugh. His most recent collection caught my eye at LFW and the pictures below definitely do not do Lawrence's craftsmanship justice.

The figure-hugging silhouettes  remind me a bit of Azzedine Alaia, but not as sexy, rather an ethereal vision of femininity, but still just as beautiful.

All images via londonfashionweek.co.uk