On Second Thoughts...
>> ... after doing a bit of light research on costume designer Adrian Adolph Greenberg better known as Adrian, designer of Dorothy's red ruby slippers in the The Wizard of Oz, I'm now convinced that nothing other than this exact outfit will do for any New Year's Eve antics. Alright, so it's a near impossibility on this particular eve of 2011 to go get me this costume from the 1939 film The Women, designed by Adrian and used in the fashion show sequence in the film that also happens to be in Technicolour. Particularly as I'm sat on my arse at home pondering what will ensue in the next few hours.
However, looking at some beautifully large films as well as playing the fashion show sequence on YouTube (though without the original sound...) over and over again is enough for me to admire this surprisingly surreal ensemble where a short white kimono-esque robe makes the hand bearing a rose a physical component as well as a delicate print that consumes the satin bathing suit and lining. The addition of the rose gives a 'helping hand' to the oddness of a lonesome end limb sitting afloat a robe. Moreoever, that is some impeccable satin cutting seen in the bathing suit where not one wrinkle or bit of wonkiness exists. I'm banking on next year for opportunities to raid MGM's archives to make this a living reality.
HNY Brights
>> My warped view of Chinese tradition has long instilled in me that any New Year (be it Chinese or not) or festive occasion requires lots and lots of colour. It's the old wives tales passed down to me from grandmothers and mumbling mothers that has me thinking that only the brightest hues of orange, blue and purple can chase away evil spirits to make way for celebration and OF COURSE there are evil spirits present at every festive occasion. At New Year's Eve, evil spirits equals the forcse that send drinks prices rocketing and induce huge wacks of money for shit parties.
So I'm out to do battle today with a possibility of changing into another outfit for the night, that tops the level of brightness of this ensemble here, because OBVIOUSLY evil spirits are going to be at their most potent at nightfall. The combination of some Tory Burch resort pieces (which I wore for their blog back in September) together with the Opening Ceremony x Tron dress should be enough of a force to ward off any daytime New Year's Eve evilies. I may only be going to Waitrose but you never know where they might be lurking. They could jump right out at me from the cheese counter. Look to the penultimate episode of Misfits to see how evil diary products can be...
(Tory Burch printed cardigan, Opening Ceremony x Tron neoprene dress, Tory Burch printed trousers, Suno x Loeffler Randall wedge sandals)
