Freaky Friday - Blood Red in Fashion

I'm obsessed with red for the fall, so it's no surprise that for Freaky Friday, I'm showing bloody fashion inspirations! I even wore blood red pants today in honor of the occasion! Gosh, I'm festive!

Rodarte FW08

Rodarte FW08

Lanvin FW12

Ann Demeulemeester - FW12

Christian Dior - FW12

Genny - FW12

Genny - FW12

Whether it's runway, editorials, or just beauty, blood red looks freakishly gorgeous on the body and I can't get enough of it!

This trend made me also think of one of my favorite blood red fashion moments of Lady Gaga! While I already shared the bloody good time that was her VMA Paparazzi performance - here's a full blood red outfit fit for a Queen ::: I'm Speechless over it! :::

Be creepily inspired today!

@Anthony_Carmen

[ Images and video courtesy of Favim, STYLE, Sylviaji, YouTube ]

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Freaky Friday- Edgy Editorial Inspiration by Greg Kadel

Fashion editorial photography is a unique art form, and perhaps one of the most difficult forms of art to master.  Although fashion editorial photographers have a great deal of artistic freedom, their ultimate goal is to sell clothing to a particular audience. If the clothing doesn't look good in the photograph, the pictures are not useable.  The audience can't just be interested in the pictures, the audience must want to buy the clothing featured in them.

Greg Kadel has mastered the editorial.  His pictures are inspirational and interesting, but still sell the clothing.  The images are moody and even a little scary, but you can't take your eyes away from them. He aims for shock, and ends up engaging us and pulling us in.

Some of these pictures are downright creepy. But even when incorporating the creep-factor, we still don't lose sight of the beauty.  Although his style is avaunt-Gard, Kadel focuses on making the clothing (and the girl wearing the clothing) look desirable.

This photographer manages to pull emotions out of models in a way that I've never seen before. I can feel the angst, feel the passion. The clothes are accented by the emotion emoted through the model and captured by the photographer.

Many of Kadel's photographs are in black and white.  When he uses color he does it very subtly and very deliberately.  These touches of color add to the mood of the piece, shifting the mood at times from totally edgy to slightly feminine.

These photographs belong to Greg Kadel Studios and associated magazines.

Which photograph is your favorite, and how does it speak to you?

xoxo
Elle Michele
@ellemichele88

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Freaky Friday-Virtual Mood Board

I am really inspired by designers' mood boards and the idea of a mood board in general.  Combining images into a collage to create a certain mood for inspiration is such an interesting idea.  I think I might make one to hang on my wall for each season to inspire my fashion choices!  But since today is Freaky Friday, I've made a Freaky Friday virtual mood board. If my designer collection was to be called "Freaky Friday", this is what my mood board would look like. Some pictures are fashion-related and some are just spooky. Each picture is freaky in a different way, but together they create a dark, moody atmosphere.

Don't Cover Your Eyes!

All but two of these photographs do not belong to me

Are you in a different mood now? Thinking about grunge, black, and goth? I hope so! Although I won't be creating a collection of clothing inspired by my mood board-I'M still inspired! I'm not naturally moody and dark, but maybe I can add touches of that to my fashion sometimes.

xoxo
Elle Michele
@ellemichele88

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Magazine Monday-Street Style (Inspiration)

 This Magazine Monday I'm inspired by Street-Style. Many (if not all) of the top magazines have a section dedicated to street-style on their websites.  These girls aren't dressing-to-impress on a red carpet or at a party, they're just looking gorgeous in their everyday lives! I think that we can all learn from these ladies, and use our stylish instincts every day when putting together an outfit-not just when we're going out at night. You never know who's looking!

My favorites:

Photos courtesy of Glamour Magazine's Tumblr:

I love that printed maxi dress! So fun and flirty.

That brown leather skirt is cool and laid-back, but still looks put-together.

I adore prints-on-prints! These colors look amazing together!

A fancy statement necklace glamorizes a basic t-shirt beautifully.

Pink-on-pink looks pretty, but not little-girlish here. The bright skirt is right on trend.

Photos courtesy of Elle Magazine Online-"Street chic" Section:

The little tube top doesn't look slutty when paired with a high-waisted long skirt, and the coral color is beautiful for summer.

This look is warm-weather perfection.  The crochet top paired with a polka-dot skirt is cute but practical.

Finally, this look is reminiscent of grunge, but the draping makes it modern. I especially like the cut-out tank.

I'm in love with these fashionable outfits worn by real girls! I can't wait to use some of their ideas when putting together my outfits this summer. Which look is your favorite?

xoxo

Elle Michele

@ellemichele88

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Sunday Funday - Couture 2012 Inspiration

For Sunday Funday, I thought I’d just put up pictures of my favorite looks from Couture Fashion Week!

Be inspired!

Christian Dior

Plain and structured dresses, but cut so right!

Elie Saab

Pretty dresses filled this collection, ending with this gorgeous wedding gown!

Maison Martin Margiela

While I didn’t love the collection, my love for ridiculous couldn’t pass up these jeweled masks that were on every model’s face!

Ulyana Sergeenko

So Russian/Eastern European/Elder chic! That is all.

My Favorite Collections:

Giambattista Valli

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Jean Paul Gaultier

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Versace

Which shows did you like best from Paris??

A.Carmen

[ Images courtesy of STYLE.COM ]

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