The Blank Generation: Part Two

Move over Freja, Jerri Blank is so hot right now! When I saw that Chloe look I was

immediately remided of the outfit that Jerri wore in the first episode of Strangers With

Candy. If all of this is going over your head because you don't watch SWC do yourself

a favor and watch every single episode for free right here. Good times!

Check out the rabbit foot hanging from her belt loop! I wish they had done that

at Chloe. Ps. this post was inspired by Should Be On The Nanny. Love it!

Ruffles and Scrumbles!

Okay so I know the Pipeline kind of beat me to the chase on this one, but I was super psyched to see all of the crocheting happening during fashion month! It definitely makes me feel more validated for sitting in my room for hours, aimlessly making granny squares (and circles and hexagons and triangles.) Here are some of my faves!

Rodarte


Missoni


Hussein Chalayan



(Images from Style.com)

Take Me With You

I love these stills from Samantha Pleet's new video. Watch the whole thing here and have a lovely weekend!

Feeling Groovy

Down with the eighties, the seventies are back! I really hope that this look catches on because if I see one more grotesque Balmain interpretation at Forever 21 I think I'm going to lose it.

All runway photos from Style.com (obvs). Top to bottom: Peter Som, Karen Walker, Vena Cava, Rachel Comey, Erin Featherston, Boy by Band of Outsiders, Peter Jensen. All photos from Style.com

Stills from Klute are from I Love Hotdogs, which we love, love, love!

Cute Overload

The heart-shaped hairpieces at the Chanel couture show are quite possibly the most amazing thing that I have ever seen. Excuse me while I go have a heart attack!

Mew Mew!

Where oh where do I even begin? Miuccia Prada slapped cat prints (and a few choice brooches) on just about everything in her Miu Miu show today. I am particularly excited about about the shoes and I will do whatever it takes to get my hands on a (steeply discounted) pair. This probably means obsessive trips to Century 21 or Loehmann's or whatever but I know that it will be worth it. Because if I don't, they will wind up in that little corner of my mind where all the clothes that I should of bought but didn't live. I wince whenever I think about those things. It's kind of like remembering embarrassing moments from middle school. I refuse to let the cat print Miu Miu platforms join the Eley Kishimoto ostrich cardigan, the ocelot peacoat from a vintage store in Roswell, that XXL polyester muumuu with glittery kitten appliques from Value World. Over my dead body.

JCDC is my hero!

I have always loved Jean Charles de Castelbajac and have looked up to him as a designer, but today he has officially joined Andrew W.K and Minnie Mouse on my list of heroes. His latest collection seriously brightened up the (pretty much) underwhelming time that has been fashion month.

First of all:

LIFE. TO BE OR NOT TO BE. What else is there to think about?! Seriously.

Does it really matter what kitties, Michael Jackson, Animal, and Andy Warhol all have in common (aside from the fact that they are all totally sweet!?)!!?? My mind is completely blown!!


All images from elle.com

London Fashion Week Mega Post!

Here are our picks from London!

JOANNA

Paul Smith Women: Best fashion reference #1 - David Hockney! I always love Paul Smith's work; it's so beautiful and classic, and he always uses the best wovens. I love this outfit with its two versions of the classic Paul Smith stripe, the Hockney glasses, and the mixture of other prints.

Luella: Best fashion reference #2 - Enid from Ghost World! When I first saw this show I yelped with joy, I always have Ghost World on the brain! I loved Luella's interpretation of the glasses and boots Enid wore in the movie, and, of course, everything else about the collection. I will definitely be searching for this t-shirt as soon as the collection comes out!



Marios Schwab: I really love these prints. Yes I do indeed. They remind me of those "oily" stickers I used to collect when I was younger; the ones that were really important and special and I would never trade them with my friends.

Clare Tough: Yes, I've mentioned her here and there on the blog lately, and if you haven't checked her out now you will understand my obsession! This is the most amazing, epic knit piece I have ever seen. Look at the rest of this collection too -- she does this great knit piece of the new york skyline, which is also featured in the new issue of Purple.



Christopher Kane: As much as I love his tight, short dresses, I am really into the direction Christopher Kane went in this season. In this outfit, i love the tiered leather and the way it's paired with the quilting on the shirt (which, judging by the video, is composed of sheets of Swarovski crystals - drool!)

Basso and Brooke: I always look to them every season for exciting prints. Usually, a textile that looks so painterly makes me wanna puke a little, but this is really delicate and pretty and I love the cut of the dress.



CHELSEA

Marios Schwab: I’m not usually into dresses that remind me of the frog autopsy that I performed in 8th grade but I’ll have to make an exception for this one.

Giles: Giles Deacon's foray into extreme prettiness really took me by surprise. Honestly, who can resist the allure of a dress like this? And the hats! I am seriously hating on style.com for the lack of detail shots. Bad style.com! Bad!



Jens Laugesen: This gold tuxedo jacket is so Grace Jones-ish, how could I not fall in love?

Jonathan Saunders: As a child I always hoped that people in the future would dress like this. I'm kind of pissed that it didn't actually happen.



Christopher Kane: It is so refreshing to see a young designer who is self-assured and willing to take risks. Did we all really expect Christopher Kane to make Léger/ Alaïa homages forever? I for one am loving the looser silhouette that he presented for spring.

Biba: I am very pleased that Bella Freud decided to incorporate a feline motif into her spring collection for Biba. I think that all designers should be required to produce at least one cat-themed article of clothing each season. Am I alone here?



MEGAN

Luella: I totally had to restrain myself from posting an outfit just because it included the awesome black mask (reference to Enid in Ghost World) but honestly I just like this ensemble more. Everything is so right I can't even talk about it, my words will just mess it up.

Giles: He had me with the Bloody Bambi print, but then he went ahead and brought me to my knees with this foxy hat. Like really, a fox hat! Also, my favorite hairdo ever was included - the fishtail braid. Haven't attempted that since I was fourteen or so, maybe it's like riding a bike?



Biba: Next time I sing an ABBA song at a karaoke bar I would really like to be wearing this dress. This will probably happen (again) next weekend so I'm going to need that via express delivery. Thanks Biba!

Matthew Williamson: I used to fish for rainbow trout outside my grandparents' cabin when I was a little girl . I can only imagine how much more awesome the experience would have been if I had been wearing this dress, matching the fish I would catch.



From Fashion Fringe-

Dejan Agatonovick: This is the kind of stuff that has to be seen in person, I've been pressing my nose up to the monitor trying to catch the intricate details all night. The colors are so spot-on, I can't wait to see more!

Graeme Armour: Though those shoes are probably totally annoying to walk in but I'm such a sucker for tassels, especially when they match the dress I'm wearing. I wasn't completely into everything in the collection but like I said - total sucker for tassels and (I admit) the whip-stitch...sometimes.

Textile Geek: Louise Goldin

I am trying to refrain from fashion week overload here at Cat Party, but I cannot resist talking about Louise Goldin's new collection. I haven't been this excited about knitwear since discovering Clare Tough. These complex, fully fashioned knit pieces combine many techniques that are familiar to me (as a fellow machine knitter), and they are used together in a wonderful, beautiful, exciting way.

London/Milan/Paris Fashion Week Schedules!

Although the end of New York Fashion Week is (only a little bit) sad, oh my god guys, can you even take the excitement for what's in store for us now!? I certainly can't. At Cat Party, London, Milan, and Paris shows mean staying up until 4 in the morning, biting our nails, and clicking the refresh key on style.com every 5 seconds!! Yay!!

London Fashion Week Schedule:

15th September - Paul Costelloe, Gavin Douglas, Caroline Charles, Ben De Lisi, Bora Aksu, Ashley Isham, Unconditional, Issa
16th September - PPQ, Armand Basi, Danielle Scutt, Louise Goldin, Amanda Wakeley, Peter Jensen, Gareth Pugh, Todd Lynn, Eley Kishimoto, Julien Macdonald
17th September - Marios Schwab, Luella, Jasper Conran, Margaret Howell, Christopher Kane, John Rocha, Basso and Brooke, Jonathan Saunders, Ann-Sofie Back
18th September - Duro Olowu, Paul Smith Women,Isabella Blow Private Memorial Service, Nicole Farhi, Jens Laugesen, Sinha-Stanic, Erdem, Clare Tough (my hero!)
19th September - Betty Jackson, Roksanda Ilincic, Matthew Williamson, Ashish N Soni, Aquascutum, Rodnik, Richard Nicoll, Nathan Jenden, Giles
20th September - Osman Yousefzada, Asprey, Antoni & Alison, Fashion Fringe, Modernist, MAN, Biba, Allegra Hicks, Adidas by Stella McCartney

Milan Schedule:

24 September - C'N'C Costume National, Giorgio Armani, Just Cavalli, Trussardi, Burberry Prorsum, Moschino Cheap & Chic, Gianfranco Ferre, Allesandro Dell'acqua
25 September - Sportmax, Blumarine, La Perla, Missoni, Bottega Veneta, Moschino, Jil Sander, Etro, Iceberg, Pollini, Prada
26 September - Roberto Cavalli, Salvatore Ferragamo, Emporio Armani, Gucci, Alberta Ferretti
27 September - Maxmara, Emilio Pucci, Fendi, Versace
28 September - Blugirl, Aigner, Dsquared, Daks

Paris Schedule (when I get really bold happy):

30 September - Balmain, Rick Owens
1 October - Vivienne Westwood, Christian Dior, Undercover, Maison Martin Margiela, AF Vandevorst, Yohji Yamamoto
2 October - Balenciaga, Junya Watanabe, Viktor & Rolf, Issey Miyake, Ann Demeulemeester, Comme Des Garcons, Jean Paul Gaultier
3 October - Karl Lagerfeld, Akris, Valentino, Costume National, Dries Van Noten, Christian Lacroix, Loewe, Sophia Kokosalaki, Givenchy, Hussein Chalayan
4 October - Stella McCartney, Emanuel Ungaro, Celine, Yves Saint Laurent
5 October - Chanel, Agnes B., Sonia Rykiel, Giambattista Valli, Rue Du Mail, Alexander McQueen
6 October - Kenzo, Elie Saab, Chloe, Hermes, John Galliano
7 October - Nina Ricci, Miu Miu, Lanvin, Louis Vuitton

New York Fashion Week Mega Post!

Here are our picks from New York Fashion week. Check it!

MEGAN

This buttercream dress with lavender feather print from Jovovich-Hawk
was by far my favorite piece of all the collections. I've never been
much of a pastel fan, but this dress is winning me over in a big way.
Rachel Comey seems to be coming along nicely, I really enjoyed her
print combinations and use of texture in her latest collection. The
delicate floral prints paired with thick black rimmed glasses offered
just the right amount of tomboy to keep the collection from being
overly saccharine.



The color Phillip Lim incorporated into his collection was so
refreshing in an ocean of neutrals, and the lace detail on the dresses
and tops was some of the best I have seen. It reminds me of those
delicate sea-fans, such a pretty contrast to the boxy silhouettes of
the dresses and separates. Karen Walker, one of my favorites year
after year has done it again! She is the master of effortless cool,
all of her pieces being incredibly wearable. Oh yeah, and her
sunglasses are THE BEST!



Thank you Marc Jacobs, thank you for giving me hope again. I was
really starting to worry, what had happened to the fun vintage-loving,
sorta sexy but kinda nerdy collections? I can breathe again, the
Spring 2007 line is just what I needed. How perfect is that little
blue vest? So very. Alice Temperley's collections are always spot on,
I was especially drawn to this too-cool little white and black number,
though I highly suggest checking out the rest of the collection if you
haven't already. For those of you who are not millionaires, Temperley
for Target will hit stores on the 16th!



JOANNA

Marc Jacobs: This bag is just so gaudy and wonderful. Anything involving that many sparkles makes me drool all over myself. Also I obviously need this bag because it has a J on it! for Joanna! also, note the rat bracelet!

Marc Jacobs: I am definitely on the love side of this love or hate show, and I love every element of this outfit.



Phillip Lim: Smiley face!! Awesome!! I mean that obviously makes this look for me but everything else gets an A+ as well.

Anna Sui: I would like these Terry de Havilland-esque shoes now...at my door...with the socks!!!!



Benjamin Cho: I loved this whole show but something about this dress is so perfect to me. Yes, I will take one, and I will wear it with my new Anna Sui shoes and socks!!!

Thakoon: I am so into all the awkward-and-ugly-but-in-the-best-way-possible clothing in this show, but I especially thought that this blouse was the most amazing. thing. ever.



CHELSEA

Proenza Schouler: This was far and away my favorite collection of the week, although one could argue that they drew a little too much inspiration from Nicholas Ghesquiere. But whatev, I am seriously coveting every pair of shoes that they sent down the runway.

Proenza Schouler: I am always so impressed by their sense of proportion. Impeccable!



Phillip Lim: I have spent a lifetime hating Birkenstocks but Phillip Lim’s interpretation of the classic hippie shoe is oddly appealing.

Preen: My goal in life (aside from being BFF’s with Carine Roitfeld) is owning a Preen dress. Like this one. It’s so shiny!



Karen Walker: This dress is possibly the best interpretation of pageant fashion ever. Ten bucks says Chanel Iman will wear it in Teen Vogue.

Marc Jacobs: I think it’s safe to say that all of us at Cat Party are thoroughly obsessed with the rat-themed jewelry in this collection. Want!