Craving more box water, we return to Fashion Week

Well, we went back for more (Brook REALLY liked that tetrapack water). The passport office’s baffling queue system meant I was too late to get into Katrina Tuttle’s show (sorry Brook!), but we watched it on the screen outside. Lots of pretty frocks covered in pleats and flowers, worn by models who could not walk [...]

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Brooky’s Quickie – Paris FW SS10 – Chanel

There’s nothing more french than Chanel, is there?
I always envisioned that if you are born Parisian, they wrap you in Chanel tweed at the hospital.
Chanel shows always have these GIGANTIC set productions which probably cost more than my house, and this year they took it to the farm, literally. Models strutted around a quaint country [...]

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Brooky’s Quicky – Paris FW – SS10 – Christian Dior

Oh la la, j’adore Dior
Well it looks like Mr Galliano got deep into the Film Noir this time. When this guy gets a theme – he runs with it and sticks to it. Trench coats; short and long, wide and skinny – you will wear trench coats next summer. Galliano has declared.
Every model had Veronica [...]

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Brooky’s Quicky LFW SS10 – Matthew Williamson

I have spent just over 24 hours in England, it was a bit of a blur. And that’s probably how I’ll treat London Fashion Week.
First up – Matthew Williamson, whom frankly, I don’t know much about – I totally missed out on his H&M collection dammit. What I DO know is that his prints are [...]

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Brooky’s Quicky – NYFWSS10 – Thakoon

Ok, I’m going to admit something, i only know this name because Michelle Obama wears his stuff all the time. Which truly shows that whatever she wears = success.
A few quickies back I said Diane Von Furstenburg was Queen of Print and Colour. We have a King. Who do I have to murder to get [...]

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Brooky’s Quicky – NYFW SS10 – Marc Jacobs

Marc, Marc, Marc…
I enjoy you, I ADORE Louis Vuitton very highly…. there’s something about your own label in New York that’s just…
OK, let me put it this way – thanks to this collection, look forward to hipsters in New York covered in ruffles next spring and summer. This brings me a kind of sick glee. [...]

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Dinner for 5 – Fashion Fantasy Edition

Hey out there
My most recent youtube obsession is a show called “Dinner for 5″ with Jon Favreau on the IFC channel. It’s pretty much Jon gets 4 random people from all levels of  Hollywood, and they eat a big meal and drink alot and shoot the shit. Pure. Awesome.
My favourite – Jon, Rob Zombie, Bruce [...]

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Back from vacation…and lessons have been learned.

Summer adventure in the bag – nothing like 2 weeks in the Portuguese islands to get a perspective on things
5 things I learned from Portugal
1) Stop hiding your flesh — this is a stereotype that I think should be taken with a grain of salt…or a HUGE margarita. Hanging out at the beach and by the [...]

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Brook’s Summer Fashion Goals

Sunday was was the first day of summer I hear, and a nice humid slap in the face hit me Sunday morning. Summer is here, la di da, whoop di do.
I am a much higher fan of spring and fall – don’t know what it is, perhaps, I’m not a huge fan of extremes of [...]

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CNTM: No sleeping, no cry

It’s only week three, and I already feel like I’m watching this boring trainwreck so you don’t have. SO I HOPE YOU APPRECIATE IT. Remember how last week I was disappointed that the the drama levels were low because sleep deprivation hadn’t yet kicked in? Well, this week starts off with (minor boring) drama about [...]

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