muze: raising arizona

Luminescent blues and Arizona Muze, at Matthew Williamson. Covent Garden, great venue.

the spirit of things: matthew williamson

God bless my little camera.

Sometime last year, my husband decided that he, too, wanted to start a blog - on fly fishing - and we went on eBay and got him what we thought was my camera, my Canon EOS 50D, for something like £35. We couldn't understand why no one bid against it.

Then it arrived - without a card, of course, or a lens - but after buying four different cards, we realised why no one wanted it. It was TWELVE YEARS OLD - the first Canon of its kind, to bridge the semi-professional market - and the cards were obsolete. And since my wonderful EOS had died literally of exhausting, from slamming the shutter into oblivion shooting the fast speed at fashion weeks, I didn't have much in the way of expectation from this old boy.

So I didn't take nearly as many shots. I could feel it huffing and puffing at the Matthew Williamson show, so I turned it off and simply enjoyed the show, like a normal person. But to my surprise: it really did come through!

The press release at the show talks about 'opulent colour and print informed by the Northern Lights'... digitally printed snow-scapes with acid green-lit skies.. degrade pewter, gunmetal and sulphur yellow.

In this post I'm just focusing on one sulphur yellow look: a pants suit that reminds me of when the Beatles first played on the Ed Sullivan show.

When we arrived, before the show, I noticed this girl in a great dress - the collar seemed like a statement necklace - that's probably Matthew Williamson. I loved her bob - I might cut my hair like that again - and assumed she was Natalia Vodianova. I was telling Jessi why I think she's so great. But I was, once again, totally wrong. Apparently it's Arizona Muze. Although I still think this girl looks more like Natalia Vodianova, don't you? Whoever she is, I noticed how warm and generous she was, to friends greeting her before and after, and - during the show - catching the eye and sending support to her friends on the catwalk.

catwalk magic: matthew williamson, with snow

From 80 degrees and sunny in Miami to snow at the Royal Opera House for the Matthew Williamson Show.. wrenching to leave my mom in Florida, and swimming, but there are worse things to come home to.

Esp. drawn to hot colours for fall: oranges and pinks and purples and greens.

More fashion week stuff to come, flying out the door now. Also posting to LookBible, btw, so check it out there. Gotta run. xoxo

shining silver bubble

The strangest thing has been happening to me: all week, lying at home with this fever, sleeping on and off, I've had these little mini-dreams which aren't dreams, really, just images of photos to post on my blog. The recurring image was a woman with black hair in a white dress. The day I posted Scarlett's shot, I had gone thru my fashion week shots trying to find this woman, but it wasn't her... I have a very clear picture of a smiling girl in a white lace dress and black tights and a dark brunette bob, but I haven't found that image. Instead, when I tried again today, I found this very similar looking girl, in silver. Does anyone have a clue who made this dress? Anonymous, any Tips? I don't usually like bubble skirts, but I feel she wears this well. A bit La Dolce Vita meets the Tin Man.



Looking back in the past week, it's as if there's this brunette bob-haired angel in white, who has been looking over me. And apparently, according to several medically savvy friends, it WAS swine flu, altho Mr. Dot says that's nonsense. Anyway, it's nearly gone now. Glad to get that out of the way!

p.s. I love this 'sourcing' game: big thank you to Roz and browneyedgirl, who both came up with Matthew Williamson & almost the same time. I KNEW the dress looked familiar: I think I actually saw it in his shop. (I take Roz'a point: he's managed to take a bubble shape, which is usually so cringe-making 80s, and given it a lovely late 50s silhouette: quite clever). He is one of my all time favourite designers, British or otherwise.