Saturday, September 12, 2009

~Ducky's Unofficial Fashion Week Finale Collections~

~BBGal~
I love going to bluegrass music festivals. So for my finale collection I made up a festival... it's in the middle of summer in the mountains and the weather is beautiful :) I made a set for what I would wear on each day of the festival.



The first day is Thursday during the day... which is when I usually like to wander around the festival and explore the scenery and such. So this is an outfit for doing that. :)

Tank- $17 [forever21]
Shorts- $57 [topshop]
Boots- $123 [topshop]
Bag- $82 [topshop]
Necklace- $175 [net-a-porter]
Bracelets- $56 [zappos]
Ring- $13 [topshop]
Pin- $7.99 [girlprops]
Belt- $6.80 [forever21]
Total- $537.79



This outfit is for Friday evening of my music festival... some of my favorite bands are playing, and this is my outfit for sitting under the stars enjoying the music. :)

Dress- $25 [forever21]
Shoes- $46 [topshop]
Bag- $57 [topshop]
Necklace- $29 [topshop]
Ring- $25 [topshop]
Bracelets- $25 [topshop]
Hair pins- $5.80 [forever21]
Earrings- $4.99 [girlprops]
Total- $217.79



This is the outfit for Saturday, the last day of the festival. This is the day where I run around trying to take everything in before I have to leave. The best bands play today, and I might play a little myself... or run off to take some pictures of the mountains. :)

Top- $14 [forever21]
Skirt- $14 [forever21]
Shoes- $11 [topshop]
Bag- $778 [brown's fashion]
Ring- $29 [topshop]
Necklace- $11 [forever 21]
Bracelets- $13 [topshop]
Earrings- $11 [topshop]
Total- $881
Collection Total- $1,636.18


~Tripmywire~

The finale challenge. A collection of three sets. My inspiration? Well, at first I was thinking about major female fashion icons...But, as I'm sure we all know, that's been done so many damn times, it's almost depressing. Then I was thinking about things that have been occupying my time as of late. Unfortunately those things only include work (yay), reading, and catching up on True Blood. Nothing horribly exciting. But then I came to a thought that combined all of these things. Literature, vampires, and fashion icons. Soooooo, why all the build-up?

My collection is inspired by the three brides of Dracula. Whom, by the way, were not known as such in the novel. They were actually just three female vampires. The two dark haired ones were made out to possibly be Dracula's daughters actually. Their appearances were similar to that of Dracula and pointed out to be such, hence the daughter thought.



Anyway, this is the first dark-haired vampire. Obviously I've modernized them, made them fashionable and whatnot. Anyway, I imagined her name would be Cordelia, and she would be the sweet naive one. (As sweet and naive as a vampire could be.) One of the younger ones, most likely from New Orleans, or that type of place.

Outfit Cost

dress 230
belt 30
shoes 89
gloves 16
necklace 20
handbag 230
bracelet 232

Total 847



This is the second of Dracula's "brides". Her name would be Violet. She is the sexy vixen from the 1920s. She likes to dress with an adrogynous twist on a very sexy look. Her beauty can be quite deceiving, as she is probably the most cruel of the brides.

Outfit Cost

pants 120
top 231
shoes 265
necklace 112
handbags 119
earrings 2.80
ring 4.80
ring 5.80

Total 860.40



The third of the brides. The fair haired bride. The oldest of the three, Olivia is from the Victorian age. She leads the other two brides. She is strong and controlled. She is often the one who stands up to Dracula, and she always gets away with it.

Outfit Cost

shoes 149.90
leggings 20
skirt 350
top 38
handbag 22
bracelet 9.80
bracelet 50
bracelet 6.80
bracelet 8.80
ring 85

Total 740.30

A little note: I know I'm probably going to get in trouble for the lack of colour in all of these sets...But I like the look of black and white. There's no colour to distract from the textures and shapes. I also know that somebody, if not everybody isn't going to like that I added the leggings in this set. I know I use them a lot...But I like them a lot. In this set in particular, I like the leather skirt on top of the leather leggings for the unusual texture overlap. Anyway, I hope this is what you lovely ladies wanted.

Final Total 2447.70


~Lola~

Hilary Duff will be joining the cast of Gossip Girl. She will be playing Olivia Burke, a famous actress who leaves Hollywood for the quiet college life. Olivia and Vanessa are roommates. So obviously, this allows Olivia to meet and fall for Dan. [Gossip Girl's always gotta have some sort of complicated romance no?] Although I'm not the biggest Gossip Girl fan, I do love their characters and styling. Thus, for my final collection I decided to act as a stylist for Gossip Girl and create three possible looks for this new character.



This outfit serves as a normal, everyday outfit for Olivia to wear around campus. Whether she's going to class, studying, or just picking up coffee this comfy functional fall outfit will help her to maintain her low-key yet fashionable status.

$123- Shoes
$25- Ring
$749- Sweater
$33- Bag
$74- Jeans
$65- Vest
$3.99- Earrings
$11- Bracelet
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$1083.99-- Total



Olivia Burke could wear this on a movie date with Dan.

$56- Bag
$4.80- Ring
$9.80- Black Cuff
$7.80- Peach/Sage Cuff
$139- Shoe
$200- Dress
$235- Vest
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652.40 Total



So although I have no idea of what's going to happen with Olivia Burke this season on GG, one can assume that at one point there is going to be a raunchy party [Or at the very least a party where Olivia's Diva persona comes out.] Thus, this is the outfit she would wear to go to a party or club.

As you probably noticed, I tried to keep the indigo color constant for Olivia's outfits. Not only as a means of cohesion, but also it always seems as if GG characters have their own particular trademarks. So perhaps Olivia's could be indigo :]

$15- Necklace
$320- Cuff
$4.80- Ring
$5.80- Sunglasses
$29- Shoe
$16- Ring
$49- Clutch
$46- Dress
$204- Leather Jacket
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$689.60 Total

Full Total-- $2425.99


~Incubeautee~

Haute Carnival Couture

I was thinking about Mark Ryden (one of my favorite artists) and remembered his painting, "Magic Circus". So, I decided to do a circus/carnival theme for my collection.



The first look is The Ringmaster. I think the shoes give it that dominatrix like feel with its bondage like straps. The red vest which is worn with the zipper open is sexy and bold. Ringmaster's usually wear top hats. I picked a really special one with a long train for a dramatic effect.
The model who will be wearing this look down the runway is Natalia Vodianova
The music that will play is Circus by Britney Spears.

Costs:

$23 Corset
$25 Blouse
$46 Vest
$33 Leggings
$432 Top Hat
$29 Heels
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$588 Total



The daring trapeze artist is symbolic of a soaring imagination. And her clothes depict this. She wears bright, flashy, and fun items while she is showing off her acrobatic talents.
Model: Cintia Dicker
Music: Dangerous by Michael Jackson

Costs:

$23 Top
$41 Shorts
$9.90 Suspenders
$5.99 each Tulip Pins (2)
$115 Leggings
$8.50 Flats
$20 Headband
$26 Scarf
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$219.48 Total



This is my version of the Bearded Lady. Within each man is woman, and within each woman is the essence of man. So, I combined masculine (black & white tuxedo coloring, bow tie, boyfriend blazer, & shoes that are in the shape of traditional male dress shoes) with feminine (dress, pink, cute earrings, the shoes which have painted toe nails on them) items. I also threw in a /fuzzy/ accent.
Model: Coco Rocha
Music: Sideshow by Blue Magic

Costs:

$74 Blazer
$20 Top
$16 Skirt
$16 Earrings
$767 Shoes
$700 Headpeice
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$1593 Total
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$2400.48 Grand Total
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Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Challenge 10 Results

Crap, crap, crap, crap!
I should've done this a week ago, I know, and for that I apologize five times over, but the circumstances just couldn't be helped, and anyway it took much longer to decide on the results of this challenge as it is the last one before the finale and will decide on the top 3 competitors.
-Deep breath-
Intense, I know.

I was so extraordinarily impressed with you 4 lovely ladies this week, though, I must say. Best batch of last challenge entries ever. And plus, that gets me very excited to see what you will pop out for the Unofficial Fashion Week.

Since it's been a while, I should probably recap:
You'll be making sets for each other.

xD
That was about the gist of it. The competitors udnerstood the nitty gritty, so we'll get more into that with critiques...

Speaking of which:

CRITIQUE

Incubeautee-Each judge had their own little nit picks regarding your set-the shoes were too formal for frolicking, the green looked like a hospital gown, the bag wasn't quite right-but everyone said something different about the not-so-strong points. What we pretty much all agree on though is that you met the requirements well [although one judge feels there was too much you, and not enough Lola.] and your layouts still rock [however, this is probably not the best you've done...still good though. Very good.]. Over all the set has a nice, tranquil sort of mood, and makes me want whatever that cocktail is. =] You've also come a long way in terms of clutter, and I think, for some one who started out such a strong set maker, you've still managed to improve. Which, in the begining, was the goal of this compition. Goodgood stuff, my dear.

BBGal-The judges were surprise-and in a good way! And so I officially award you with the title of most improved, evident in this set as well as your 3 before it. We all like the colors and how you interpreted your instructions, hitting the retro, Incubeautee-esque vibe quite well. We also all agree though that, while this may be one of your best sets, it felt a little top heavy in terms of presentation. Some of the little items, as there were more than plenty in the top right, could've been brought over the opposite corner, we believe. We also believe that the top-heaviness could've been rememdied simply by choosing a lighter colored bag-it was much too dark and heavy for the sweet nature of the rest of the set. But still, you've come a long way.

Lola So, you've consistantly have popped out some crazy cool sets in this crazy cool competition, and this one here is no exception. I'm really excited Tripmywire had you do a mosaic, because it was really great seeing what else you can do-and you did it so well! Although one judge called it "TMW & Lola’s love child" and another could too see the resemblence, the other half of judges weren't quite as smitten. We've constantly mentioned that mosaics must be balanced carefully, and although I personally think you've nailed it, I can see how this set could be rather overwhelming. One judge mentioned that she preferred the other set you made for this challenge, and that she really didn't see the 'edgy romantic' that was requested, and also wasn't sure, in practicality, how well that sweater would wear with the skirt [and on that last bit I must agree, however cool the sweater is.]. None the less, every one still felt this was another good entry.

TMW-I appriciate very much that you did not take up that offer of doing another signiture mosaic layout, and I do think the turned out much better than your last attempted during the prom challenge. However, as much as we all give many kudos to doing something out of your comfort zone, some of the judges don't think this was the best way to go-most all of us really like the idea and choices for the elemental pictures, but the left the right side feeling overwhelming over the left. However, I think this is more the fault of the bag,which was a required item [Said a judge, "I do feel for her she had to work that bag, but I think she did an okay job"] But what we all could agree on was that those leggings were throwing us off-not so much leggings with shorts and those shoes, which I think the idea could be kind of cool, but the fact that they are black and shiney-and although very /you/-just sort of upset the harmony of the rest of the set.

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But tonight there will be no winner.

For two resons:
One, you were all so neck in neck.
And two, I think it's better that before the finale, everyone should be on the same level, so to speak.
Those who have payed attention to the previous two cycles saw this one coming. ;]

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Lola.
We'll see you in the finale.
Congradulations!

But, who shall be joining you?
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You are also part of the final 3.
Congrats to you as well!

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Tripmywire,
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It's down to you two.

One, who has won three challenges, but has also done her share of hanging in the bottom.
And one, who may have not have gotten to the top in the challenges, but who has improved imensely over her competitors as the competition wore on.
[Sorry, I was channeling a bit of Top Model there, dears.]
And so, who goes?

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Neither of you.
Forget the top 3, I do believe we have a room for a top 4.
Congradulations to the both of you!

I know, I know. I kept looking threw both of your sets, got the opinions of some of the judges, but it seemed to matter how I reasoned it, it always ended up in a tie.
You two really are head to head.
But I want to give you both another chance to shine-or to shine even brighter.

And so, I better see all four of you pound out the most wicked sets you have ever made in these coming weeks. Promise?
Alright.
There can only be one winner overall, so strive for absolutely greatness. Or whatever cheesy thing you can think of.
I know you can do it.


THANK YOU ONE AND ALL. As always. Especially my judges and contestants who constantly put up with my flakiness and indecisiveness.
You all still rock.
And good night!
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