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Posts Tagged ‘accessories’

Warning: lazy post.

1. Oprah holds an accessories intervention.  Well worth watching – the right accessories can make you look and feel better, and it’s an inexpensive way to get more use out of your wardrobe.
2. Paris hosts two jaw-dropping exhibits of 1930′s fashion:

• Italy’s "May Queen" at the Mona Bismarck Foundation Paris Cultural Center;
• Madeleine Vionnet at Arts Decoratifs (sorry, French only, but lots of pictures).

Enjoy!

Cyana Trendland tipped me off to a fabulous Indian designer/stylist calling herself Shilpa Chavan (Little Shilpa).  I am in love– this is a girl after my own heart, constructing beautiful, weird, poignant and pointed headgear and accessories.

Her Mumbadevi collection was inspired by and utilizes materials from the streetlife of Mumbai.

These images via Masala Chai.

Another amazing collection, for a group show called "Invasion of the Unidentified Female Object", utilizes everyday objects typically used by women: hair combs, bras, kitchen utensils.

I also especially love her militaristic collection for Fall/Winter 2009 – it’s a gorgeous, thoughtful blend of military items, traditional textiles, and colonial influences.  And the contrast between the photos of from her runway show (whimsical and sassy) are an interesting contrast to the styled settings in her lookbook (nostalgic and kind of sad).

She’s got a clear voice here interpreting daily life through millinery and accessories.

Here’s an interview with Shilpa from an online magazine for kids, where she explains a bit about her inspirations and her use of hats as a medium.