1.2013

I had intended on showcasing my first "outfit" of the semester yesterday but since the first thing I did when I got home was take a long ass nap, I forgot. Whoops. *Kanye shrug* I figured I'd showcase tonight's ensemble to make up for it and since I'm retaking a class, I knew dressing up would be the only thing motivating me to even show up.
Anyways, today was as chilly as my catty side, so I decided to bundle up. And since I live in LA, bundling up simply means wearing a long sleeve-something. I paired my 90's Anchor Blue (vintage AB is the best, I gag whenever I find something AB while thrifting) cholo ombre plaid button down with a plain black tee (a la Prada 2011) and my leather jacket. For accessories, I wore my new chunky chain necklace under the collar and dog-tag necklace my baby boy got me for XXX-Mas. I also wore my black flatforms I got at Topshop but sadly, I didn't feel like photographing them. Though I was the epitomy of a witchy-cholo-Spice Girl, lemme tell you.

My friends, whom I like to call the 'Rodarte sisters' because they're always together, got me this super rad beanie! I got one for my boo for Christmas and almost kept it because I loved it but when I saw they pulled it out and gave it to me, I nearly shit myself. It's so cute and I love it! They're super sweet and awesome!

-Karl

    

   

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J.W. ANDERSON X TOPSHOP

Ever since I first laid eyes on J.W. Anderson's autumn.winter 2010 collection, I knew I had found what was missing in my life. I know that makes me sound like one of Lady Gaga's Little Monsters but honestly, at the time, I was barely starting my first semester at some shitty community college instead of the fashion design school I was supposed to have attended and I even went as far as taking some pottery class to fill in that creative void. So I guess, in some ways, I had fallen into something of a depression because of it. Especially since I spent most of my senior waiting in anticipation to attend this design school, only to have the economy rape me (without lube, might I add) of that privilege. So when I found out about this mythical designer, who specialized in menswear, I knew I had found the light.

I find that since dropping out and attending a new college that offers a fashion design program, my love for Jonathan's work has grown and developed. His work is something of a fire starter that ignites some inspiration for my course work. Season after season, I see growth and can't help but find something new to admire about him or his aesthetic. I have said before that menswear is the last frontier in fashion and I find that Jonathan is truly one of the few designers breaking molds and introducing new shapes, fabrics, and silhouettes into the mundane world that, unfortunately, is menswear. That, in it's self, is what I love. That is what keeps me going through school.
So when I found out about this collaboration, I knew it was going to be good. What I love about this collaboration is seeing how Jonathan's past collections inspired the pieces in the collaboration. It's a bit of fun making out which collection stands behind which piece because it's really cool how, in a way, you're able to own something from a collection you might be fond of. Though for me, that might be hard. So I took it upon myself to find the collections that stand behind pieces from the collaboration that I love. Enjoy.
-Karl

Autumn.Winter 2010
The one that started it all.


Spring.Summer 2011
The Devoured and I


Autumn.Winter 2011
The Fear of Naturalism


Spring.Summer 2012
Craft Goes Machine

Images via Fashonista.com and Style.com