shorts!

summer is, hopefully, right around the corner and so i'm looking forward to storing my jeans, chinos and leggings in favor of skirts, dresses and my personal favorite - SHORTS! over the past few years, the shorts has come a long way - gone are the days of the walking short, the bermuda or the cargo short. shorts are short (duh!), fun, bright, distressed, flowy, belted, high-waisted, printed, striped... 


here are some of my fave short outfit inspirations;

xo

alexander mcqueen; savage beauty

"Clothes and jewellery should be startling, individual. When you see a woman in my clothes, you want to know more about them. To me, that is what distinguishes good designers from bad designers." - Alexander McQueen

I’ve been a fan of Alexander McQueen’s work for a while now and my love and admiration for McQueen was only intensified when I bought my first skull scarf in 2007 – a white chiffon with black skulls. when I found out that the Metropolitan Museum of Art would be holding an exhibit on his work for a short 3 months, I knew it was time for a long overdue trip to NYC.

The exhibit was everything I could have ever imagined and more. To see his pieces in print or on television is one thing, but to be up close with such works of art is completely different. The exhibit is a mixture of all of his work from his 1992 post-graduate collection from Central St. Martin, his early days at Givenchy up until his last, unfinished, collection - Fall/Winter 2010. It includes 100 creations and about 70 accessories; including the famed alien shoes and armadillo pumps, box clutch and various headpieces. The exhibit is divided by "themes" - The Romantic Mind, Romantic Gothic & Cabinet of Curiosities, Romantic Nationalism, Romantic Exoticism, Romantic Primitivism & Romantic Naturalism.

Cameras are not allowed in the exhibit, but these are some of my favourite pieces, with pictures from The Daily Telegraph, Harper's Bazaar, Forbes, MetMuseum.com & The Cut;

Gold feathered jacket; Fall/Winter 2010

Spring/Summer 2001; Birds

Fall/Winter 2009-2010; Horn of Plenty

Spring/Summer 2007; Sarabande

Spring/Summer 2001; Voss

dress made of razor cut clams, striped and varnished

Spring/Summer 1998; Untitled

Fall/Winter 06-07; Widows of Culloden

worn by Sarah Jessica Parker when she accompanied Alexander McQueen at the Met Ball

If you have the chance, I strongly suggest you check out the exhibit – buy tickets in advance to save some time and go early!

macarons

i realize macarons might be a random topic, but anyone that knows me knows how much i love macarons. not only are they beyond delicious, immensely fashionable but they also provide me with a great source of inspiration;

something about the way the colorful sweet confectioneries always seem to be artfully arranged in photos is  inspiring to me in so many different aspects - the colors, most of all.