Your recent purchases

[sbw4224]

we have an entire thread dedicated to fashion books. here you go:

http://stylezeitgeist.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2550

[Faust]

yeah i see what you mean, but i quite like them, even tho they are pretty much just picture books.
i dont know much about other 'themed' books. can you recommend any faust? particularly, that reflect the "SZ" aesthetic?

Yea, check out the thread sbw posted - lots of good stuff (some out of print though). Latest one I am thoroughly enjoying is Gothic: Dark Glamour. Valerie Steel knows how to make a book - brilliant stuff. Another one that's not out of print is Fashion at the Edge by Caroline Evans. These are mostly womenswear.

I guess these are good books for coffee tables and they are pretty, so I understand your purchase.

Pip, which designers did you have in mind with existing books? (Doma comment is funny)

[xadam]

i have this, never wore it, plan to deconstruct it... t-neck ain't my thang, unless you want it for full retail

deconstruction is a good idea, it would work better as a ls tee.

[Faust]

I vote no! The tneck best reflects the glued seams. I must say, I did take the scissors to a Gaultier tneck and made it into a ls tee.

[Brother Stasi]

To be honest, I find these little encyclopedias rather tiring. So they have a blurb and a picture - is it really something you didn't know/see before? I really prefer thematic books or books that reflect oeuvre of a particular designer/group.

Yea... but "Young European Fashion Designers" has Annhagen on the cover! Can you get any better than that? Well... perhaps an entire book of Annhagen, but you can't have EVERYTHING...

and as much as I hate to say it "100 New Fashion Designers" is one of the better Fashion books I've seen as of late (it really does a good job of amassing lots of young designers and some really good quality photos of their work...) I too bought it with gift certificates! haha

[baizilla]

yeah, Annhagen..

[Brother Stasi]

yeah, Annhagen..

wait! Is that a suicide of love or of hate? Or are you just trying to say it turns you into a puddle of goo... Cause if that's the case I can completely relate! LONG LIVE ANNHAGEN (unless the new designer sucks.... then let it burn, but they should definitely give me all their old stock first... )

[Magician]

G&G wingtip pictures:

On most wingtips I've seen, each row of brogueing separates one layer of leather from another. On this one, that first row of brogueing is embedded into the leather - it's one piece of leather from the front of the shoe up to the laces - a nice way of making the shoe a little lighter:

The bevelled waist -

Very Sexy.

If I ever make it in to the real world of commerce, a pair of G&G's will be my first "necessary" purchase. I understand the craftsmanship is comparable to the traditional English makers, but the styling is much more compelling for me. I remember being very underwhelmed the first time I handled and tried on a pair of Lobbs.

I especially love the waist! Haha, I would put off wearing them just to preserve the beautiful soles.

[ssisip]

I bought NN pants. Thats nice..

[ahlefeldt]

yeah, Annhagen..

couldn't agree more.

[rn28]

bought some stuff yesterday:

-iPhone 3g
-Ann Demeulemeester waistcoat
-Ann Demeulemeester belt
-Martin Margiela trousers
-Mulberry bag

[Faust]

Sounds like a nice little haul, rn28

[BECOMING-INTENSE]

I vote no! The tneck best reflects the glued seams. I must say, I did take the scissors to a Gaultier tneck and made it into a ls tee.

Yes, Tiger, listen to the man here. By the way, if I'm not mistaken,
didn't Poell also make a tee(ls) version of the glue seamed this ss08?

Ps. Faust I'm not ready yet for the switch over from DVD,
and I needed a quick replacement, my old one broke down ...

[ironman]

December purchases: Rick Owens SS07 silk/wool pants + Raf Simons SS06 wide linen high waist pants

[Faust]

Yes, Tiger, listen to the man here. By the way, if I'm not mistaken,
didn't Poell also make a tee(ls) version of the glue seamed this ss08?

Ps. Faust I'm not ready yet for the switch over from DVD,
and I needed a quick replacement, my old one broke down ...

Any Blu-Ray plays regular DVD and upconverts the signal if you have a high definition TV, but it's all good - regular DVD players are ridiculously cheap.