I spent the weekend in Los Angeles, which of course required a trip to Melrose to gawk at the fashion victims (men: blue jean jeggings are not OK) and visit Forgotten Saints. I always find something worth coveting there, but this trip’s winners were all in the men’s department- jackets from Junker. (Warning: the Junker [...]

Fantasy Fur Cape † Asymmetric Tutu Skirt † Cartersville Leather Jacket Too Whisper Pump † Pursuit Shoulder Bag † Gilt Wedge Flat Button Trapeze Tunic † High Neck Asymmetric Dress † Meadow Lace Dress

For the AW 2011/12 Season, Lebanese-born/London-based designer Ziad Ghanem provides drama through his couture pictorial—yet with a quietude not attributed to his fashion shows. A gust of wind; the rustle of fabric, & the model is transformed: a butterfly. The elegance of androgyny is also present, As is the divine decadence of ornamentation adorned to excessive & transgressive [...]

Sterling silver octopus cuff bracelet from Moon Raven Designs on Etsy, $300

Oh hell yes. Jean Paul Gaultier † Spring/Summer 2011 Couture More after the jump!