Well I am off to Paris for a week, returning July 31st. Hoping this time around i'll be visiting the Louvre, Versaille and even Disneyland yaa :) I do not know if I will have internet connection so posts are suspended till I return. Love to all my family and friends ^_^

Jae Liu is from the Republic of China and I am in awe of his beautiful grasp of light and colour as well as his superb line quality. He deserves a lot of attention. Visit his Deviant art site!

 This is my beautiful cat Noke. She lives with my parents back in Canada and I really miss her. Isn't she lovely? ^_^

Viktor & Rolf are among my top 5 favourite designers along with Lacroix, Lagerfeld, Galliano and McQueen.  I marvel at the way they can easily shift from elegant, formal tailoring to innovations so conceptualized they edge on the absurd. One thing is for sure though; this Dutch duo takes the cake for some of fashions most memorable moments. Now the masters of surreal and distorted construction are currently the subject of a retrospective exhibition at the Barbican Art Gallery in London. 

Photography was strictly forbidden and unfortunately I was not brave enough to do any stealth photography myself but I found a couple of images of the dollhouse here and here. Also there are some nice pictures of the construction of the event here.

For those in the London area the Barbican Gallery hosts several fashion industry workshops be sure to check out their schedule! The show runs 18th of June - 21 of September tickets are £8/6

Watch the video here!

I came across Swedish born Johanna Ost for the first time while researching 18^th century costume and then again more recently when one of her vintage creations caught my eye. Her wardrobe is to be envied as is her inspired eye for putting together a look that captures an era perfectly. Delving deeper into her website I discover that she is also a talented artist, her delicate line drawings inspired by fairytales, the circus and fashion are ever so charming and imaginative. If you are interested to see more please check out her blog located here.

While I am on the topic of Alexander McQueen, I came across some interesting patterns lately that might be of interest to other McQueen fans out there. First up is a lovely modern kimono pattern courtesy of Showstudio. Having been earlier tempted to put in a bid on the exact Kimono top before being snapped back to reality by the $2,000 price tag I can’t tell you how excited and to try this pattern.

Here's a picture of the outfit in McQueens Fall 2003 Show

The second project is a Fall 2005 rendition of a sweater created by Calista on her site 'Handmade by Calista'.  She only has a few knit patterns for sale but it's worth a look for knitters out there.  Unfortunately I am not a knitter but considering I love knits and this looks like a cute pattern I might give it a go.

Original Sweater Fall 2005

There is no part of Fashion Week I look forward to more then that of designer Alexander McQueen who is known for his spectacular showmanship and sometimes controversial images. Although never lacking in his usual superb tailoring, McQueen's vision has been repressed and commercialised in recent past seasons. This season, however, McQueen has captured some of his old magic back as he delves into a dark fairytale world. Inspired by a 600 year old elm tree in his garden McQueen wove a story of a girl who lives in it and comes out of the darkness to meet a prince an become a queen. The collection is marked by standout pieces made of layers of tulle, lace and vibrant Indian brocades.  To see the full collection click here.

Photos from Style.com

So.. My blog is finally up! Special thanks to my husband Hans-Christian for all his work with the blogs back-end programming he is the sweetest man and a genius :)  Please forgive all the empty links I will be adding lots of posts soon and updating. Also thanks for all those who have been patiently waiting for the site to go up I hope it doesn't disappoint.  ~ Cori ^_^