Three Makes it a Trend: Mariacarla Boscono is Killin' it for Fall 2013

If I've never mentioned it before, I LOVE me some Mariacarla Boscono! Her chilly eyes and sharp cheekbones with that wash of raven hair... yes X three! 


And Fall 2013 had her at rare form 










Here's Mariacarla closing out Vionnet all Greek goddess at the disco draped 

Watch Mariacarla cut quite the figure opening the Hermes show with a swatch of wool and a deadly stare 






























You can put Mariacarla in a shapeless sweater and bathing 
skull cap (?) and that B shines her light through it all

Aint nothin' you can't throw at Mariacarla and she make look sizzlin'! 

Go on now! 

Today at Work

Since I was the only boy in midtown working yesterday, today is my Tuesday. 

To give my senses a little jolt, I made my desktop dinosaur into an homage of Viktor & Rolf

Watch out Mariacarla!

The Latest Bomb

I'm a smell snob. I love colognes and perfumes and sweet and spicy smells. Add in my total devotion to Dutch duo Viktor & Rolf and I couldn't be more excited about the announcement that they're releasing a men's counterpart to their signature women's scent Flowerbomb (not that I haven't been known to dab a little on me for dinners and dates) 

(MariaCarla, my love, careful with that thing)

Their first foray into men's, Antitdote, was clever but relied too heavily on those oceany, clean "blue" notes that feel too middle school prom to me

But with a cocktail of peppercorn, cinnamon and tobacco, Spicebomb is what I want, what I really, really want. Shame I have to wait 'til March. Maybe I can convince my British friends to smuggle me some during the first drop in the UK in January. 

Until then, here's the ad

Opium Wars

Yeah, yeah, yeah the fashion blog-a-sphere was all abuzz over the just released Emily Blunt YSL Opium ads and I will admit this is a beautiful shot

And I really like Emily Blunt (even if she hasn't quite found a proper follow up to her cobra snark assistant role in "The Devil Wears Prada") but let's compare her "white woman at the day spa" ad with those of other famous Opium girls

1. Sophie Dahl in 2000

I grew up in the era saturated with Tom Ford sexuality. He just had this way of shaking off mature labels and dousing them in sensuality (hello Estee Lauder?!) His current fragrance ads have continued this streak even if they feel a little more focused on youthful mischievous sex than the sophisticated, dominant style that used to be his trump. 

2. Jerry Hall in 1977

Jerry is the iconic face of Opium and one of the many women of the 70's that made Yves Saint Laurent the man to wear to feel sexy and confident. Jerry, while fully clothed is writhing about those silks and velvets in pure ecstacy. Maybe it's the heady oriental she's wearing, maybe it's the thoughts of the lover she'll send home wearing it. 

3. Kate Moss in 2003

Kate has that way of transcending labels. She's just as comfortable schilling dime store makeup as she is reinventing time tested luxury perfumes. These stolen moments of an off duty peep show girl are pure sex, sweat and secrets. Alluring. 

4. MariaCarla Boscono in 2006

Even ice blond MariaCarla radiates. The way her body looks so plush, so soft and smooth conveys the fragrance's hold on the wearer: you are now enveloped in it, unable to escape even if you wanted. Her playful tease of the rope let's you know she's not really the type to turn down such an offer.






5. Karen Elson in 2010

Karen can't resist. She's hooked on Opium and is now willingly giving herself over to her intoxicating new master.





6. Linda Evangelista in 1998

In full man drag, Linda is still slick and sexy. The aggressive nature of such a door opening scent is played up here. Nothing is delicate: the walls fiery red, the tufted couch is royal purple and Linda is androgynous. There's fantasy represented of both the Orient and the S+M power play of an addiction in this ad.


All in all another reminder that actresses, even ones we like, should leave the modelling work to models.

October ELLE Make No Sense

Never has a model covering a fashion magazine made less sense

(You're ok Adriana, but why the October beach setting and granny styling?)

With so many female led new television programs on the Fall schedule, there's any number of strong ladies who have projects to promote (Christina Ricci, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Christina Applegate, Kat Dennings, hell even Rachel Bilson!)

(We know Kat can do it!)

Plus new music from Little Dragon, Tori Amos, Mates of State and Rihanna. Ri-Ri takes good cover, darling

In short, far from me to begrudge a model reclaiming her rightful place, but now? And, I know this gonna sound bitchy, but the Victoria's Secret models? Really? Meh. If you're gonna do it, ELLE, put the real ladies up: MariaCarla Boscono, Karen Elson or Kate? Moss may have something to talk about.

Fashion Algebra: LOVE Magazine's September Issue

It's the annual September issue Fall fashion magazine reading day! But I have to work.

-frown- But quick, let's look at some pretty, cuz, honey, it's in short supply right now

Mariacarla Boscono

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Styled to the nines by Panos Yiapanis (The Face, V, Rick Owens, etc.) and Katie Grand (LOVE, Pop, Vogue Italia, Giles, etc.)


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Shot by fashion faves Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott


-divided by-


A pretty weak September issue cover group


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Don't cry, Mariacarla, no one's taking your crown anytime soon, honey!

Loewe Drama

Spanish fashion label, Loewe's Spring ad campaign tells the sordid tale of fiery passion ignited rapidly. The understood holiday end date is the cause for the speed and just as quick crash and burn.

Jeepers, I could totally write a Telenovela!

Meanwhile, MariaCarla, you give good face

and really good purse as visual vagina

Holy Who You Know! Riccardo Tisci's Got Good Friends

(Christina Ricci gets lacey)

V Magazine asked presumed Dior heir Riccardo Tisci to play editor and pull together some pals and style them all religious like for the 60th edition of V. 

UK newspaper, The Independent, has got the pre-scoop

(Model of the moment, Arizona Muse plays Madonna, dressed like Madonna)

Like Ms Ciccone, Mr Tisci has long explored his Italian Catholic heritage examining Catholic iconography while exploring human sexuality

(Catholic mass candle wax has dripped all over model MariaCarla Boscono, a la "Body of Evidence")

Look religious mumbo-jumbo aside (and he delivers a bunch in the article) these ladies are in with a good horse and that's all the blessing a girl can pray for.

Pics and preview of V article: http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/fashion/features/holy-chic-christina-ricci-and-friends-get-a-divine-new-look-2270373.html