1. Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Congratulations to Andrew Bolton for such a beautiful, poetic and crazy sad but crazy gorgeous tribute to a true artistic visionary, Alexander McQueen. It was like a walk through the visual landscape of McQueen's mind: sometimes eerie, sometimes morbid, sometimes strange but always beautiful.
2. John Galliano. So many names have been mentioned as possible successors to John Galliano's position at Dior after he was fired for making drunken anti-Semitic remarks at a cafe in Paris but I don't think anyone can really replace him. There are few designer's today with his colossal talent and imagination. Maybe I am a hopeless romantic but I am hoping that he has faced his demons - which may be partly blamed on the hungry beast that fashion has become: endless collections, bigger shows, accessories, accessories, accessories and that he will return to fashion design.
3. The Rise of Street-Style Photography. Just ask my husband, I love and buy as many fashion magazines as possible. But I am always a bit frustrated by a magazine's commitment to its advertisers. Sometimes the editorials look just like the ad campaigns. In real life, no one (or no one should) dress head to toe in one designer or one season. And that is the reason we have all gone loco for street-style photography and personal style blogs: fashion inspiration. How real people, wearing clothes they actually paid for, mixing designers, mixing seasons and wearing vintage really dress.
