"now i can let these dream killers kill my self-esteem or use my arrogance as steam to power my dreams" -kanye west

hey lovies... now if you haven't heard that kanye west has debuted his 2012 spring/summer collection of "Dw" this past weekend n paris then you have clearly been sleeping under a rock!

shoes from giuseppe zanottie...

mentoring by british designer louise goldin and givenchy's very own riccardo tisci...

front row cameos from the olsen twins, ciara, lindsey lohan, and anna wintour...

the guest desinger list included sylvia fendi, alexander wang, jeremy scott, joseph altuzarra...

the models marched to waka flocka flame (twitter whale)...

according to the tabloids, this little honey accompanied kanyeezy throughout the event/after party...

now kanye is without a doubt one of the best rappers out and one of my personal faves... here a quote made my the musical genius himself:

"i took out motherf***ing loans to get the best models, to get the best designers, to get the best venues. i gave you everything i had.  this is my first collection.  please be easy.  please give me a chance to grow.  this is not some celebrity s***, i don't f*** with celebrities.  i f*** with the creatives in this room, the amazing people who spend everyday of their life life trying to make the world a more beautiful place"

the looks consisted of mostly leathers, furs, and sweater dresses... but we're wearing this into the spring/summer...??  some of the looks i loved and others appeared to be a little more video chick-ish; the deep plunging necklines with the high slits... i really did have a flash back of jay's "change clothes" music video.  overall, i thought he did pretty well for his first go-round considering the following:

it's a women's line from a straight (heterosexual) guy

it is his FIRST and he probably had a bunch of ideas and had the desire to implement them all

beauty is in the eye of the beholder

it's not the first time i've looked at a collection and thought "unrealistic" and "unwearable"

however, kanye you have some nerve requesting sympathy! lol.  because you are a rapper and because of your level of arrogance you are unfortunately going to be judged more harshly.  the rap game is tough but everyone knows that it's got nothing on the fashion industry.  so there you have "ye" or nay.

"a man has every season while a woman only has the right to spring" -jane fonda

i'm an island baby and as much as i adore my fall boots, i don't think i could ever get enough of or tired of the warmth.  

my first experience of the "box" at the lincoln center happened to be the "candela spring/summer 2010 collection".  and apparently they wanted you to feel like you were on an island as well because it was HOT in there... but it was worth it (in my opinion of course).

i felt like i wandered onto the set of a sexy female version of "the lord of the flies" ...without the fighting, etc.  Some of the models had walking/hiking sticks, they stood on top of wood chips and the wild plants gave the impression that they were out in the wilderness.

 

so my favorite part of the box presentation was that the models actually pose for the photographers.. i mean they personally pose for you!  they made me feel like i was a fashion photographer... nigel barker status.

overall, the looks were extremely wearable.  there were 12 looks all together; i saw youth and simplicity.  it was definitely a breather from all the crazy shit you see during fashion week.  i enjoyed it!

thanks candela!!

"a mother's treasure is her daughter" -catherine pulsifer

my daughter and i have a mother daughter day EVERY week on one of my days off.  it's completely about her and i and no one else (not even daddy).  last week we did a little shopping because the little one has out grown pretty much everything she owns and plus it's time to get ready for the upcoming changes in the weather.

here is my lady's outfit of the day... check her as she sips her pumkin spice (no coffee included) frappuccino.  i got this cloak out of the gap and i had to snatch it up ASAP

after shopping we hit the disney store for some princess fantasy fun... here she is in the princess castle posing, which she does so well LOL

and now instead of being a cowgirl for halloween she wants to be rapunzel... we'll see because that may change tomorrow.

my baby is laced in gap from head to toe (as usual) and i think she' wearing it quite well.  so that's all for now my loves! ta-ta!