What better, purer combination could there be than the alluring cocktail of perfectly sculpted bodies meeting delicious grooves? In my latest obsession to dominate my YouTube playlist, videos of fashion shows where Bambi legs sashay into a sea of faces and tall, dark, silent types skulk down a brightly-lit runway are often perfectly offset by a stunning soundtrack.
Music and fashion are pretty much inextricably intertwined, if not for the simple reason that every rapper and his pack of yapping dogs has a clothing line nowadays. Just as pop stars like Katy Perry express their ker-razy character through bubble-gum clothing, or more shy and retiring musos such as The xx strive to prove the exact opposite, so when it comes to the ultimate display of a designer's wares on the runway, one of the best ways to try and convey the essence of their sartorial ambition is through the banging tunes blaring from speakers.
Depending on your budget/extent of contact list, this can be achieved by either a) burning an ice-cool mix list (with the help of celeb siblings Mark and Samantha if you're Charlotte Ronson) or b) getting muso-muses in the shape of chanteuses like the Plasticines if you're Alice&Olivia at New York Spring 2010. According to Ronson, the key is the less obscure, the better. With the clothes the main focus, the last thing a designer wants is a fashion editor wracking her brains for the name of the oh-so-catchy opening number.
A quick run down then: hot/up-and-coming + instantly recognisable = a soundtrack which acts as an aural catalyst into the mind and mania of your favourite fashionista.
Here are some of my personal picks from the world wide web (beware weak attempts at fashion analysis)
Louis Vuitton 2010: "Keep It Goin' Louder" (Diplo remix.) Major Lazer feat. Nina Sky and Ricky Blaze
Fancy, flouncy furs offset by this gem of a Major Lazer remix which manages to effortlessly combine the essential factors of freshness and easy listening to not flount the runway rules. Lace cycling shorts - noted in the hope they won't be arriving at Preston Primark anytime soon.
Valentino 2010: "All For the Best" - Thom Yorke
Simply beautiful gowns in the timelessly elegant Valentino style could only be served up on a bed of minimal sophistication, and who better to call than Thom Yorke for such an occasion?
Chanel Cruise Collection: "Oh Lani" Kai Lavatai
What a sexbomb of a soundtrack! This sassy number might not be the first to spring to mind when one thinks "Chanel" and "Cruise" but if this number's anything to go by, I'm hoping Lagerfeld has room on his yacht for summer 2011.
© Miranda Thompson 2010.
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Monday, 9 August 2010
Wednesday, 31 March 2010
Blog Me Baby One More Time
Should a “Bloggers Anonymous” exist, could someone reserve me a place at the next meeting? My name is Miranda, and I am a Blog-o-holic.
There is nothing which gives me greater pleasure than hours spent clicking and flicking through the scores of fashion blogs which litter the World Wide Web, from cutesy Chinese girlies peeping out from behind heart shaped glasses to long limbed Australian goddesses rocking some seriously distressed denim.
Standard.
Bloggers are the modern day technological answer to the French revolutionaries of the eighteenth century, except better dressed, obviously. Snatching the focus away from the latest Kate Bosworth ensemble, they’re ensuring a creeping democratisation of fashion with floods of advice and inspiration to the sartorially challenged on how to piece together an outfit so edgy it makes a triangle want to cry.
As well as reporting on the latest catwalk trends and making like mood boards with their vivid collages of current inspirations, the photos of their latest outfit worn to thrift vintage Versace backpacks from the local flea market are what make blogs so unbelievably moreish. It’s like being allowed to peep into someone’s diary with the detailed reasoning of why they’ve decided to fling together the American Apparel with the vintage lace, juxtaposed with artsy, blanched photography of desirable clothing, except that this diary belongs to an extremely fierce fashionista with a fine line in fat black wedges.
Hours of flicking have proved conclusive, and I think I have finally reached a successful conclusion to share with those who wish to take up the fashion blog mantle.
Step One: the artfully tousled locks.
Nearly every blog with hordes of followers to their name haven’t just mastered the art of constructing a fantastic outfit, they’ve also been given the key to that most longed for of secrets; an amazing mane of hair. Of the photos which comprise most bloggers’ posts nearly every picture features hanks of hair, normally dangling far past the shoulders on an unstoppable follicle march downwards, striped artfully with a delicious chocolate-y mix of caramel swirls and burnt toffee pieces.
Step 2: Know your pose.
This is probably the most crucial point of the blog. It doesn’t matter how many mega pixels your camera has, but if you can capture the oh-so-elusive angled pose which serves to make your legs appear the slimmest, your clothes hang most attractively and of course, help your hair look the biggest, you’re well on the way to achieving true fashion blog stardom. Poses which feature talking point backgrounds work better than your average brick wall are also a must -have; perhaps bringing in a small wizened man who serves to emphasise your beauty, or standing stock still amidst a whirl of commuters to juxtapose your flash of vivid colour against the block of black are good starting points.
To be honest, this snap is from a fashion shoot but I feel it is a fab example of how to work that camel.
Step 3: wear knee length socks. For reasons unknown to us mere mortals, it seems a pre-requisite for all bloggers that your legs must look amazing in some black cotton knee highs.
I think this pic from the amazing Christeric blog sums it up. Check her life out - warning, you may experience some severe envy
Follow these simple steps and I can guarantee that within mere minutes I will be clicking on your blog in an urge to quash this monstrous, insatiable urge from within.
***Apart from Christeric, photos have been pinched from the delectable Knightcat blog (a super cool blog which features amazing fashion bits and bobs as well as showcasing hot new bloganistas)***
© Miranda Thompson 2010
DISCLAIMER: If you believe that the copyright in your work has been violated through this post, please contact me through the blog.
There is nothing which gives me greater pleasure than hours spent clicking and flicking through the scores of fashion blogs which litter the World Wide Web, from cutesy Chinese girlies peeping out from behind heart shaped glasses to long limbed Australian goddesses rocking some seriously distressed denim.
Standard.
Bloggers are the modern day technological answer to the French revolutionaries of the eighteenth century, except better dressed, obviously. Snatching the focus away from the latest Kate Bosworth ensemble, they’re ensuring a creeping democratisation of fashion with floods of advice and inspiration to the sartorially challenged on how to piece together an outfit so edgy it makes a triangle want to cry.
As well as reporting on the latest catwalk trends and making like mood boards with their vivid collages of current inspirations, the photos of their latest outfit worn to thrift vintage Versace backpacks from the local flea market are what make blogs so unbelievably moreish. It’s like being allowed to peep into someone’s diary with the detailed reasoning of why they’ve decided to fling together the American Apparel with the vintage lace, juxtaposed with artsy, blanched photography of desirable clothing, except that this diary belongs to an extremely fierce fashionista with a fine line in fat black wedges.
Hours of flicking have proved conclusive, and I think I have finally reached a successful conclusion to share with those who wish to take up the fashion blog mantle.
Step One: the artfully tousled locks.
Nearly every blog with hordes of followers to their name haven’t just mastered the art of constructing a fantastic outfit, they’ve also been given the key to that most longed for of secrets; an amazing mane of hair. Of the photos which comprise most bloggers’ posts nearly every picture features hanks of hair, normally dangling far past the shoulders on an unstoppable follicle march downwards, striped artfully with a delicious chocolate-y mix of caramel swirls and burnt toffee pieces.
Step 2: Know your pose.
This is probably the most crucial point of the blog. It doesn’t matter how many mega pixels your camera has, but if you can capture the oh-so-elusive angled pose which serves to make your legs appear the slimmest, your clothes hang most attractively and of course, help your hair look the biggest, you’re well on the way to achieving true fashion blog stardom. Poses which feature talking point backgrounds work better than your average brick wall are also a must -have; perhaps bringing in a small wizened man who serves to emphasise your beauty, or standing stock still amidst a whirl of commuters to juxtapose your flash of vivid colour against the block of black are good starting points.
To be honest, this snap is from a fashion shoot but I feel it is a fab example of how to work that camel.
Step 3: wear knee length socks. For reasons unknown to us mere mortals, it seems a pre-requisite for all bloggers that your legs must look amazing in some black cotton knee highs.
I think this pic from the amazing Christeric blog sums it up. Check her life out - warning, you may experience some severe envy
Follow these simple steps and I can guarantee that within mere minutes I will be clicking on your blog in an urge to quash this monstrous, insatiable urge from within.
***Apart from Christeric, photos have been pinched from the delectable Knightcat blog (a super cool blog which features amazing fashion bits and bobs as well as showcasing hot new bloganistas)***
© Miranda Thompson 2010
DISCLAIMER: If you believe that the copyright in your work has been violated through this post, please contact me through the blog.
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