McQueen: The Last Five Years

This is my little tribute to the great Lee McQueen. It took many hours of combing through my pictures to pick and choose the looks I liked best (while maintaining a fluid transition between looks). His collections are a dream to peruse, though, because something nearly always catches me off guard with its beauty- even if I've seen it countless times before. Two things are obvious when you see these pieces- that excruciatingly diligent work must have gone into constructing the clothes, and that they are the products of a visionary genius.

My personal favorite is his Fall 2008 collection, which was inspired by an old elm tree in his garden. He imagined a story about a girl who lived in the tree. One day she decided to come out of the dark and coincidentally met a prince. They fell in love, married, and she became queen. It's a simple fairytale unworthy of retelling until you see the clothes. His visit to India and study of British fashion during the heyday of imperialism is evident in the splendidly structured military-inspired pieces and the whimsically romantic dresses.

Tied in close second are his Fall 2006 and Fall 2009 collections (fall>spring). I adore F2006 because it's so romantic and soft (colors and fabric) but in a classy, regal way. Also, I have a not-so-secret obsession with feathers. The feather headpieces, shoes, and THAT DRESS amaze me to no end. Fall 2009 is much harsher and modern looking, characterized by the models' sex doll lips and garbage inspired accessories. It is definitely a statement collection, but I really love it because of the sheer craftsmanship it seems to have taken to create all the looks. The tailoring and styling are impeccable and lend a couture feel to the clothes.

I'm going to cover the past 5 years of the Alexander McQueen label starting from Fall 2005.

Dr. Linus (LOST spoiler alert!)

Ben's episode was grrrrreat. all about regret, regression, redemption... Michael Emerson was fucking fantastic playing the broken down Linus. I love my Ben evil and manipulative, but this change in him was so sad and powerful. I loved his need to explain himself to Ilana- he just wanted to be understood! poor thing had no one to confide in, no one to trust, no one to love him and accept him. was it his fault? yes. and his acknowledgment of that coupled with his expression of hurt, frustration and anger at Jacob for having lead him in this direction was such a pitiful moment. He sacrificed so much in the name of Jacob- namely his own daughter- but it was his confession that his fear of loss of power was the primary driving force behind this horrifying sacrifice that totally captured his vulnerability and self-disgust.

DAMN YOU LENT

I'm going to bake a cheesecake brownie for my section's baked goods potluck tomorrow. Only problem? I can't taste it!!!!!!!!! GAhhhh. I'll have to rely on my roommates' taste buds to see if it's okay or not... Not being able to taste while cooking/baking is such a weird concept! hmphh... and yeah, I know- why am I baking something with chocolate when I KNOW I can't have any? Well, recipes with chocolate are the only ones I have any desire to bake right now! I think it's because I'm craving it so much, I can't think about any other thing. Well, it's not like it can go terribly wrong, right? I mean, come on- it's basically cream cheese, chocolate, butter and sugar! hehe that sounds horribly delicious...

Anyway, I have lots of homework to do today (in addition to baking this brownie cake later). I'm pretty sure I have to go to the media center to watch a movie for Ancient Japan. I'd be much more hyped about this if I had someone (fun) to watch this movie with and also if this someone dragged me to the library. Can you tell I'm feeling lazy?

Also, LOST! Tonight is BEN LINUS' episode!!!!! YESSSS.
Bring it, Michael Emerson! <3

q&x

I am soooo tempted to start watching Lost from Season 1 again. but i CAN'T!!! crappy school getting in the way of everything... pshhh....
I was looking at a page for the weapons they used in Lost (don't ask) when the freighter people came up and I was all "hellooo, Keamy," but then saw a picture of the captain, who I had totally forgotten was quite delicious in his own right! hahaha I love Lost for its endless supply of eye candy. I have no problems with objectification as long as it's equal opportunistic objectification! :)

So I've been reading here and there about people's opinions on the new season, and I'm getting so annoyed with all the negative GIMME ANSWERS ASAP crew! If you've stuck with it this far, then you know what you got yourself into. I understand it's the last season and you're getting nervous, but sweating over whether all your little questions will be answered will do no good to anyone! Chill the fuck out and enjoy the ride! Just trust. If at the end, you're unsatisfied, feel free to voice your complaints. But for now, I don't think we, the viewers, know enough to aptly criticize the significance or lack thereof of the parallel universes (which I'm actually enjoying a lot!) or the temple/ new characters.

Anyway, all questions aren't meant to be answered. Sometimes, you've gotta just figure them out yourself and be okay with it. It's not like we'd all interpret any "official" explanation the same way, either.

I mean... would news of the publication of a Lost encyclopedia make me pee in excitement (sorry for being crude)? Hell fucking yes. But do I think it's necessary? No... (but it sure sounds nice......)


Also, I hate Miley Cyrus but this video is awesome.

Sundown ("LOST" SPOILER ALERT)

I'm finally caught up with Lost! I actually saw the televised episode today~. success ;)

Thankfully it was a great episode with quite a few WTF moments (esp towards the end).

shots shots shots shots

Ohhh my goodness. I'm so embarrassed I don't even know what to do with myself!! I am soooo not caught up with Lost YET AGAIN!!!! geez... let me reiterate: I am a horrible fan!! T-T. My weekend was packed, so I had no time to watch it... and I don't know when I'll have time to watch it next!!! Aughhhh I'm so behind on schoolwork now. ...It's okay! I can do it! (Make time for Lost, I mean. :P)

Anyway, this weekend was the weekend I "legally" turned 21!!! And wowwww. it was a night filled with sooo many memorable moments.

rest in peace mcqueen

Oh my goodness. Alexander McQueen. suicide?
It devastates me that one of the most brilliant, innovative and daring designers of our time is now dead. Personal issues aside (because we can speculate, but who knows the exact reasons?), it's such a huge loss to the fashion world. or even the art world in general! His pieces and his shows were gorgeous works of art that actually deserved all the praise and recognition (and controversy as well, I suppose). Augh. I was watching "Sleepless in Seattle" with Miriam on the E! channel when I heard the news during the commercial break (for ... E! news, lol). I was shocked and half-hoping I'd heard it wrong, but Miriam confirmed it was true. ahhhh.
He'd always been in my top 5, and it really saddens me that there will be no more Alexander McQueen shows to look forward to anymore. Who else brings the drama and beauty like he does?

shopping shopping shopping

I bought two new pairs of heels today!! AHhhhhhh so good. One's a pair of brown leather t-strap with 5" tall platform heels from BCBG- they're so sooooooo cute!!! They make me super tall and make my legs look soo longggg. ^^. Looove them. I'm gonna wear them for the Mejicas social on Friday and for hitting the bars on Saturday.
The other pair are these black gladiator style heels I bought for our BitterSweet party. I think I'm going to wear this really cool black jumper shorts thing with them. It looks mildly futuristic and pretty kick-ass. I don't really look "bitter," more ... cold and indifferent? hahahhaa. it's my form of bitter. :]

Before I enjoy the weekend, though, I need to finish my annotated bibliography!!! aaahhhhh.... I need inspiration. motivation. something. blegh.

"LA X"

Thoughts about Season 6 so far?

WOISJFLSKJGXIDOFUSDOIFJSDLKJXJ.c,vjdlksGJDKFSDKFLSJDFSLDKGJ!!!

I'd seriously forgotten how invested I'd been in these characters!! And how mesmerizing the viewing experience could be!! Is there any other show on tv that can satiate all my nerdy, romantic, cynical, hopeful and fantastic desires as effectively as this magnificent production? NO.
(Again, thank you, Abrams, Lindelof, Cuse and co.)


Some quick thoughts (Spoiler Alert! OBVIOUSLY):

really, Susie!?

I bought the perfume. =) mmmm I feel so happy when I smell it on myself!! I can't stop sniffing my own wrists. hahahaa...

I was supposed to do my annotated bibliography for my thesis research today, but instead I spent the whole day cooking+ baking... so total failure for my brain, win for my tummy! Oh, I also went to the gym in the morning (morning? ok maybe more like ... at noon). I like running on the treadmill because I like to know all the statistics, but ughhh I hate being around all those people!!!!!! esp the idiots who love looking at themselves in the mirror, thinking they're hot shit and all... (most definitely untrue 95% of the time)
Running on the track alone at night is the best feeling ever. except when random deer pop out and scare the living daylights out your ass. (whoahhh I just got a crazy visual in cartoon form.)

Anyway, I'm suuuuuuper excited about next weekend!! Friday- Mejicas Valentine's Day Social, Saturday- bars (yayyy for "legally" turning 21 again!) and Sunday- our BitterSweet Valentine's Day party!!!

Damn, who needs a male (or you know, not?) friend of romantic &/sexual interest when you've got good company and great drinks? Am I right, ladiiiies? Heh heh... So, I think I'm leaning towards "Bitter" for V-day? AHHH wait scratch that, I don't know. Sweet has its merits, too... Basically, I need to go shopping to see my options more concretely. -__________-

ALSOOOO, I AM A HORRIBLE FAN. OMG OMG OMG BAD SUSIE BAD SUSIEEEEE!!!! I AM SO SORRY, MY BELOVED. I MISSED THE SEASON PREMIERE OF LOST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AND JUST REALIZED IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GOD DAMN IT. Ok I'm going to calmly finish this post, head over to the ABC site, watch the show and then probably blog about it. mmmmmmmmmmggghhhh (what noise is that? kind of a guttural "mmmm," which is how I'm feeling towards the show right now- like a creepy and extended "deliciousss" in mmm form.)

ok, byeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!