OMG! Shoes!

So I was lusting over these shoes by Miu Miu and I was trying to find them online, but failed. I did however, come across these beauties under the Alexander McQueen line.

Heart-shaped peep toe shoes? Whoa! Though they look a little more like apples.

Well. My idea - because I don't have $700 at the moment - What if you were to get a pair of the hooker shoes at one of those cheap shoe stores and exacto knife 'em? I see so many DIY-ers out there doing stuff like this, so now it's my turn. Well, as soon as I get a pair of shoes to cut up.

The Start...

By the end of this month, the website WILL BE done! I had such a great talent create it and I'm in the process of finishing it out. Yay!

So it's also off to work on the current collection. It will be late winter/early spring. I'm hoping to create collections for the season and also between seasons. Yea, I'm so creative, haha.

But I'm also going to create pretties for you to wear that are easier and more comfy to throw on than let's say a spandex bodysuit. So get ready!

To start it off - here's what I'm inspired by. I had been going in one direction, but this one dress snuck into my head and then I had this lightbulb go off in my head.

Here's the ultimate inspiration for what I'm doing now. I could only DREAM about creating something as big, intricate and amazing as Alexander McQueen or John Galliano (for Dior), but I don't have the fund nor the space in my work studio!

Alexander McQueen

So I felt I needed to take part in the endless tributes/commentaries on the loss of one of the greatest designers we have in the fashion world.

I don't think I need to say much on who he is or the impact that he had on the fashion world during his time here - if you're reading this, you're probably familiar with his legacy.

It just really touches home a little on how his end came to be. I can only imagine what family and friends of his are going through. Thoughts are out to them.

For me, as a designer, it was heartbreaking and I'm still in shock. I've been obsessed for a few years now and with all the recent press he's been getting with Gaga wearing all his craziness...it's like 'no, he can't be gone! He was just right here.'

Many other designers and models I talk to or have read thier tributes all make mention of the collections that blew me away, but I haven't heard anyone bring up what about him inspires me the most.

Yes, you could say his perfect combination of punk, goth and girly (mind you of the crazy tulleness).



Or maybe it's the way he put on a show...I always think storyline and what kind of theatrics can be pulled off (John Galliano also shares that ability with McQueen).

But it was his menswear and borderline costume/period detailing that he gave to his mens' pieces that blew me away and drove me to attempt dressing men. The cut, fit, shape, pattern, quirky details...MASTERFUL!

There are also feminine qualities that are somewhat hidden in his work and I'm finding designs of Ann Demeulemeester to be doing the same.

I mean, look how EXACT the patterns line up...different views of the garment...the softness and strength.

I could go on forever - I feel I'm writing a research paper.

What could have come is part of the pain that designers who looked up to him are feeling...

(I live on NyMag.com, looking at all the past collections)