jBlog Does Dudes

Hey gang.  Sorry for the lull in posts.  I have been battling with the cold-blooded villain more commonly known as Fashion GPS.  While this innovative technology is supposed to simplify the fashion-show invitation/seating process, for some reason I am finding it incredibly daunting.  One wrong move and Meredith Melling Burke is on the receiving end of an e-vite intended for the good folks at Meniscus magazine.  That’s a lose-lose situation, any way you slice it.

Tonight, I want to shift gears from the world of female fashion and try to wrap my head around Men’s RTW for once.  I know at least a few men read this blog (there are dozens of you) and I wanted to give my boy babes a preview of what is coming their way this Fall.

For some reason creativity in men’s clothing design does not bode well for this jBlogger.  While I am totally cool with a Viktor and Rolf tulle masterpiece that looks like its been nibbled by mice, the simplest deviation from the trouser/shirt combo for a dude leaves me thinking “what the what?” 

Case in point, the following absurd creations that graced the runway in Paris:  Shorts with weener holes at Commes de Garconnes, leather ponchos befit for JP from “Grandma’s Boy” at Dior and crushed-velvet mock turtlenecks from Rick Owens.  I feel like I’m taking crazy pills here!

So not fetch.

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Fashion Victims or just Ensembly Challenged? Fall’s Schoolgirl Trend.

I love inspiration boards more than anyone.  I get a kick out of seeing the images that get designers and editors going.  My refrigerator has become somewhat of a defacto inspiration board at chez jBlog.  Images of James Dean, pulls from French Vogue’s infamous dog spread and vintage photographs of my Mom are among things that keep me excited about fashion and really life in general.  So my question is:  How many designers do you think had this picture of Cher Horowitz’s closet as their one main decorative statement?

Undoubtedly a totally important designer...

Babel school girl at Givenchy.

Harry Potter school girl at Proenza.

Flying Monkey school girl at LV.