Always Finding

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I've been meaning to post this since Sarah linked to it in her comment on my post about the V&A's Yohji retrospective:

Trailer for Yohji Yamamoto: This Is My Dream, a forthcoming documentary on the Japanese clothing designer. Not much info is available on the film but we will keep you posted.

I often think that the people who are the best in their chosen field are in a way only incidentally practicing in that field, and that it's their interest in everything surrounding it, everything that influences their creative thinking, that somehow adds up and pushes them toward that field and the results they bring to it. Or that to achieve the highest level of knowing something, you have to transcend it – you have to get outside of it and take in other information, and ultimately not even care about the thing...and then the greatness of the thing will reveal itself to you.

(This has been: Deep Thoughts...)

Image of the Day

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Yohji Yamamoto: Sleeveless white felt dress with large collar, Autumn/Winter 1996-7 (Juste des Vêtements exhibition, Musée de la Mode et du Textile, Paris, 2005 © Courtesy of Gael Amzalag), on view as part of a Yohji retrospective at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London through July 10. Click here for info.

Highly recommended viewing:

Yohji Yamamoto: The Poet of Black

Need vs. Want

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A little coveting to start off the week, courtesy of 1st Dibs.

1980s Gucci leather bomber jacket

Hermès Black Crocodile Birkin Bag – a steal at $74,750.

No comment on how ridiculous this is.

1970s Yves Saint Laurent blouse and skirt

1980s Yves Saint Laurent gilt and crystal cuff

Yohji Yamamoto pleated skirt

Thea Porter caftan, ca. 1960s-70s.

Cartier ring, ca. 1970s-80s.

1970s Ted Lapidus gown

1990s Rifat Ozbek black gloved dress with feathers.
Insanity.

1970s Halston trench

Gucci suede logo bag

Jean Paul Gaultier tiered wrap skirt

1990s Christian Lacroix jacket

1960s orange crepe fringed dress

1970s gilt eagle cuff with blue glass cabachon

1920s silk lamé cocktail chemise

1980s Christian Dior taffeta ruffled opera wrap.
(I have a special weakness for any piece that
can be styled multiple ways.)

1970s Courreges jacket and skirt

Comme des Garçons skirt

Comme des Garçons asymmetric belted wool coat

1980s Chanel oversized chain link cuff bracelets

Chanel trench, ca. 1980s-90s.

1998 Chanel dress and belt
(although I wish the belt had a little less logo)

(Pair with:

Valentino studded sandals, at Saks.)

1990s Comme des Garçons asymmetrical dress

1970s Gucci black suede skirt

1990s Azzedine Alaïa pale mint seamed knit dress

1974 Hermès Constance bag

...and, for the girl who has everything:

1980s Chloé silk chiffon dress,
formerly owned by Lauren Bacall

All Wants, needless to say. But it's good inspiration and it makes me happy just to know these pieces are out there.

More at 1st Dibs.