Shorts: Stacy's Style List

It's time!  There's no place for shyness in ninety-five degree temperatures, so get over it!  Show those legs!  Shave 'em, wax 'em, tan and moisturize and you'll be all set for my picks for summer...

Long & Lean

Top:  Sportmax, Resort 2012

Bottom (left to right): ADAM, Resort 2012 / 3.1 Phillip Lim, Resort 2012

Feminine & Flirty

Left: Carven, Spring 2011 / Right: Chanel, Resort 2012

Hot Pants!

Top: Louis Vuitton, Resort 2012

Bottom (left to right): Barbara Bui, Spring 2011 / Daryl K, Spring 2011

One-Piece

Left: Costume National, Spring 2011 / Right: Akris, Spring 2011

King Karl

Baptiste Giabiconi

I'm a sucker for rock stars.  Always have been.  The clothes, the hair, the attitude.  When will I ever grow up?  Well, I came across this clip on YouTube the other day and suddenly, something changed. 

Lagerfeld's muse, Baptiste Giabiconi talks about his debut single

There's no denying the Kaiser's latest boy toy is really easy on the eyes and I haven't seen hair like that since Charlie Sexton (swoon),  but what is this cheese-pop garbage he's calling music? 

Baptiste poses with his guitar.  But, can he actually PLAY it?

Charlie Sexton poses with HIS guitar.  Hell yes, he can play that thing!

Apparently, boyfriend Karl Lagerfeld has been pushing Baptiste Giabiconi into become a recording artist and 50 Cent mixed Baptiste's first single titled, "Showtime."  Karl, we love you, but you should stick to fashion.  You've got a lot on your plate in that arena and we all depend on you to keep Chanel looking chic and Fendi looking fresh.

Baptiste and Karl take a stroll...

Comments or thoughts?  Hot or not?  Can this guy sing or should he just stick to looking purty?

Pick A Decade

Yesterday's post about costume design got me thinking-- if I had to choose a decade that I would like to have lived and experienced in terms of fashion, which would it be?  Would I prefer the cumbersome, yet ornate dresses of the 18th Century as in Milena Canonero's designs for the film, Marie Antoinette?

18th Century dress at the Metropolitan Museum (left) / me on Halloween as Marie Antoinette

Probably not.  I don't know if I could deal with the corsets!  Maybe I would like to be an independent, modern girl of the 1920s...

dress: Jeanne Lanvin, 1927

Photo Credit: Chicago History Museum

Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel in 1926

Photo Credit: guardian.co.uk

Nah, I couldn't handle prohibition!  A girl has the right to enjoy a glass of wine or two, doesn't she?  I think I would prefer the Hollywood glamour of the 1930's and 1940's.  Famous costume designer Adrian could be my personal stylist!

  

Designer, Elsa Schiaparelli in the 1930's

Mainbocher, 1936

Photo Credit: by Man Ray from the book Couture by Caroline Rennolds Milbank

Or, I could get groovy in the 1960's by wearing some Andre Courreges.  Yeah, baby!  Maybe I could even put the "grrrr" in swinger.  Take that Austin Powers!

Pierre Cardin, 1968

Photo Credit: AP/Worldwide Photos

1960's aluminum tunic, Paco Rabanne

Well, I missed all of those time periods and I grew up in the fabulous 80's.  Lucky me!

Thierry Mulger (left) and Claude Montana (right), circa 1987

both pictures from my personal archives (i.e. ripped out of Vogue)

From the Archives...

Remember this magazine?  I pulled this from my personal archives to share.  Classic Chanel suit... worked in the 20's, the 40's, the 60's, the 80's (as seen in photo) and today!  Kudos Coco (and Karl)!

cover of "Taxi" magazine, November 1986

Elementary My Dear

Robert Downey in Sherlock Holmes

I’m going to see Sherlock Holmes tonight and besides the adorable Robert Downey Jr., I’m anxious to see the costumes. The film is nominated for a Costume Designers Guild Award for EXCELLENCE IN PERIOD FILM (designer, Jenny Beavan). The nominees for the 12th annual Costume Designers Guild Awards were announced on January 26 and the winners will be revealed on February 25 at the Beverly Hilton. Bruno (Jason Alper) is up for EXELLENCE IN CONTEMPORARY FILM, but I doubt it stands a chance against Coco Before Chanel (designer, Catherine Leterrier).  To find out more about the Costume Designers Guild and the nominees, check out this link from lookonline.

Sacha Baron Cohen in Bruno