Paris Menswear Spotlight: Balenciaga

My first Wordless Wednesday was hard!  Who knew when you plan not to write, you end up with a bunch of stuff to say?  I had tons of post ideas all day! The smart thing to do would have been to take notes but that would have been "too much like right" as my mom used to love saying!

Balenciaga showed their fall menswear line a few days ago.  The collection showed a colorful take on the classic suit.  There were also some interesting interpretations with length and mixture of textiles. Balaenciaga also got creative with shoes using white (white after Labor Day?  *insert old school gasp*) and silver for shoe color selection.  Below are my 3 favorite looks.

 Photos courtesy of style.com 

Wordless Wednesday

 "Lavender Mist" Jackson Polluck

Two couture pieces I Need in My Closet!

Apparently, you could take photos at the Gaultier Exhibit when it was in Montreal.  I finally found photos of these two dresses that I would like to own. The camo gown took over 300 hours to create!  I found that fact to be quite amazing - there was one dress in the exhibit that took over 1000 hours! That is dedication to, and love for your craft!  Here's hoping Monsieur Gaultier will see and send an original to a cute small time (for now) fashion enthusiast who has been daydreaming about his beautiful pieces...
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The Fashion World of John Paul Gaultier

I finally made it to the Gaultier Exhibit. All I can say is breathtaking and stunning!  I have to go back a couple of more times to fully absorb it.  I so wish we could have taken pictures! The one below is a shot of the first room you enter and the 3rd mannequin from the left is Gaultier speaking about his life and the exhibit.

<---JPG welcoming his guests!




My favorite room in the exhibit was a re-creation of a city street with a runway in the middle and a fashion show happening. In that room was one of my favorite pieces - it is a ball gown worn by SJP at the MTV Awards in 2000 when she hosted - I would totally wear that dress!  There was another faded denim ball gown that I would not mind owning! I have NO idea where I could wear either without creating quite a stir...

Men's Collections in Paris Next Week

The fashionistas have packed their Goyard trunks to leave sophisticated Milan for beautiful Paris.  Since I hope to be one of them one day, I will, of course, be stalking all of the coverage that I can find.


So! How does a girl in Dallas kick of the Parisian Fashion Week? Well, by going to her local museum who happens to have a Jean Paul Gaultier exhibit in town!  That is not a bad compromise to jet setting across the globe (for now...)


The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier: From the Sidewalk to the Catwalk