it's the jil sander market acetate bag that i featured in my last post, which, for me, was one of the stand-out accessories of the spring/summer 2011 collections. not because it is flashy or even that pretty, but it makes a statement. it's so pedestrian, but the fabrication, colour and ease of it make it super-appealing.
i ordered it off 'net-a-porter' last thursday and it arrived at the post office this morning... which i have to say is amazing, considering it came from 'net-a-porter's' headquarters in london, and over the weekend. it was such a treat to un-wrap, all done up with monogrammed ribbon, then inside, was a little dust-bag, inside it, was a tape measure [monogrammed, of course] and a pamphlet to fill in with all your measurements, such a great idea, easy to refer to when making your next purchase. then came the best bit, the jil sander dust-bag which held my precious... 
...as featured in 'bazaar collections, spring 2011 edition' 
...me and my jil sander market acetate bag 
...getting artsy 
... and with the rest of my birthday presents, BOOKS, 'i-d covers: 1980-2010,' 'prada,' 'backstage dior' and 'tom ford' 
...as featured on the jil sander spring 2011 runway in milan, 25th september 2010 
shot by jak & jil's tommy ton during milan fashion week, february 2011 
when you look at what he has done himself in 5 seasons, his precision, his technique, his unwavering vision for a season, and just his polish, its astounding, imagine what he could do with all the resources that dior have at their disposal. so far established names like hedi slimane, ricardo tisci, alver elbaz and stefano pilati have all been thrown around. all of them doing amazing things at their own houses, all of them capturing the spirit of their houses all while moving their brands forward, it would be a shame to mess with that. plus with altuzarra, you would be getting fresh eyes, a young perspective, many people would argue with me on this, that although what john was doing at dior was beautiful, it was in some ways was just that, beautiful. in recent years, i feel we had lost the spectacle, the drama, the unknown, from john's shows at dior.
the above images were taken from galliano's spring 2004 collection for dior, these looks are shocking, unexpected and brash, with loads of personality, something that i feel has been missing in recent seasons. that sense of fun and ridiculousness that makes dressing up fun.
and these looks are from galliano's fall 2003 collection for dior. again these looks are completely over-the-top and insane, brilliant. this may be a good opportunity, although the circumstances are less the desirable, to bring in some fresh talent and perhaps a new perspective, one that is more modern and in tune with the time... something for you to think about mr. toledano
in no particular order... annette bening in tom ford
angelina jolie in atelier versace
jake gyllenhaal in burberry
joseph gordon-levitt in prada
james franco in gucci
anne hathaway in armani prive, my favouite look of the night, go team rachel!
tilda swinton in jil sander
olivia wilde in marchesa and christian louboutin
natalie portman in viktor & rolf, the biggest surprise of the night, as this look is derivative of a look from the labels fall 2005 collection... the show at which tori amos played the soundtrack live on piano...
emma stone in calvin klein
how refreshing... taking the least obvious route, tom ford dressed best actress in a comedy nominee annette bening in look 26, a black velvet silk fil coupe gown from his debut spring 2011 collection. i love that he has stayed true to his word, and not dressed the obvious 20 something starlet, instead opting to dress annette, who truely beams and brings the dress to life, bravo tom, bravo annette...
