October 09, 2008
The Countess never barefoot
IT'S MY BIRTHDAY!!! I'm so happy, I love my birthday. And it's not just any birthday, I'm turning 30. How about that? And to top it all off, El Vestidor has surpassed 1,000 visits. We have to celebrate this!!
So I've decided to dedicate a post to myself with my latest sacred acquisitions for the closet and in one of my usual and favorite poses of alarming naturalness. Now you'll understand why I prefer not to appear on the blog and instead photograph others; I can't stand in front of a camera without making a fool of myself, it's impossible. I get carried away by the urge to be silly and laugh, and that's not ideal if we want the clothes to be the protagonist.
So, speaking of clothes. Here is my Comme des Garcons dress that I bought this summer in San Francisco for next to nothing. I promise you I still have the original tag and it cost $1,400, I bought it for less than $200. Long live American outlets (specifically Saks Fifth Avenue's) and my sister's trained hawk eye because on the hanger I thought it was a ruined pillowcase.
And it has no cuts, almost no seams (just a few stitches here and there), it's like 2 meters double width of printed transparent chiffon, which twists and pleats and gathers to then separate again until it forms the dress. It's a work of art, I imagine Rei Kawakubo saying "Let's do an impossible exercise, a dress without cutting the fabric at any point, come on." And now I'm going to endure the shame of turning 40 and having spent an entire decade going to every wedding in that damn dress. Because I'm happy with it and I'd wear it even to work, if it weren't transparent. The shoes (they are another of my treasures but that's for another day), the hat, and the face of seeing the virgin are part of the "floating with happiness" effect from the day I bought it. I hope you like it.
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It's my birthday!!! My 30th birthday!!! I'm sooo happy, love my birthday. And this blog has overcome its first 1.000 visits! Time to celebrate. So I've decided to bravely appear on one of my posts which will hopefuly make you understand why I rather take pictures of anyone else. I can't stand in front of a camera without looking or doing something ridiculous. I guess it's really a sign of shyness, but here I am, looking like I'm being inspired by the Holy Spirit.
Anyway, the dress is one of my favourite pieces. A Comme des Garcons dress which was marked down from 1.400$ to less than 200$. Can you believe it? I couldn't. Thanks to Saks Fifth Avenue's outlet and my sister's keen eye, now I have a masterpiece I simply adore. It's made out of an entire piece of fabric, sew in certain parts to make the shape of the dress, but it has no cuts. Beautiful. I feel like wearing it forever. Surely at least to every weding until I'll become 40 and will be known by all my friends as "the wired dress girl".
So I've decided to dedicate a post to myself with my latest sacred acquisitions for the closet and in one of my usual and favorite poses of alarming naturalness. Now you'll understand why I prefer not to appear on the blog and instead photograph others; I can't stand in front of a camera without making a fool of myself, it's impossible. I get carried away by the urge to be silly and laugh, and that's not ideal if we want the clothes to be the protagonist.
So, speaking of clothes. Here is my Comme des Garcons dress that I bought this summer in San Francisco for next to nothing. I promise you I still have the original tag and it cost $1,400, I bought it for less than $200. Long live American outlets (specifically Saks Fifth Avenue's) and my sister's trained hawk eye because on the hanger I thought it was a ruined pillowcase.
And it has no cuts, almost no seams (just a few stitches here and there), it's like 2 meters double width of printed transparent chiffon, which twists and pleats and gathers to then separate again until it forms the dress. It's a work of art, I imagine Rei Kawakubo saying "Let's do an impossible exercise, a dress without cutting the fabric at any point, come on." And now I'm going to endure the shame of turning 40 and having spent an entire decade going to every wedding in that damn dress. Because I'm happy with it and I'd wear it even to work, if it weren't transparent. The shoes (they are another of my treasures but that's for another day), the hat, and the face of seeing the virgin are part of the "floating with happiness" effect from the day I bought it. I hope you like it.
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It's my birthday!!! My 30th birthday!!! I'm sooo happy, love my birthday. And this blog has overcome its first 1.000 visits! Time to celebrate. So I've decided to bravely appear on one of my posts which will hopefuly make you understand why I rather take pictures of anyone else. I can't stand in front of a camera without looking or doing something ridiculous. I guess it's really a sign of shyness, but here I am, looking like I'm being inspired by the Holy Spirit.
Anyway, the dress is one of my favourite pieces. A Comme des Garcons dress which was marked down from 1.400$ to less than 200$. Can you believe it? I couldn't. Thanks to Saks Fifth Avenue's outlet and my sister's keen eye, now I have a masterpiece I simply adore. It's made out of an entire piece of fabric, sew in certain parts to make the shape of the dress, but it has no cuts. Beautiful. I feel like wearing it forever. Surely at least to every weding until I'll become 40 and will be known by all my friends as "the wired dress girl".