It was all chiffons and prints and ruffles and it reminded me of the sixties

Anna Sui's Spring 2011 collection was inspired by the prarie, she says. To me, it is also very sixties and a little seventies. Soft and pretty, with mixed up prints and feather and bone necklaces with patchwork, crochet and neutral, organic colors. I am on a sixties/seventies binge (still!) and want to make clothes with this inspiration. Here is some of Miss Sui's collection:

I was just going to give you coffee!

I've just been watching The Stepford Wives(the old one, of course)..twice, actually-I just can never get enough of Paula Prentiss!

 (on the left).
I loved their outfits(pre-transformation),. How about Miss Prentiss's two tone flares and amazing midriff-bearing wrap top?? I just loved the era! and it got me remembering all the things I used to wear in the seventies. Here are some things that were popular, that I also owned:

 I had these exact shoes!! They were so comfortable and looked great under long bell bottoms and with maxi skirts or shorts.

 Heishi (pronounced "hee shee") necklaces! Mine looked a lot like this one, with coral and turquoise. Actually, I still have it, but I never wear it.

jelly fisherman sandals! I had this style. I don't remember what color mine were.

alpaca poncho! mine looked just like this. I loved to wear it with my long blonde hair in braids.

the djellaba!(pronounced "jell-aba") I had one. I  made it out of striped cotton. I used to wear it over other things, or as a lounging dress on it's own.

Authentic navy wool pea coat from the army-navy store. They were so cheap there, and sooo warm. I wore mine until it fell apart! I would love to have one just like that now...

painters pants from the paint store! my friend Carol and I would buy several pairs(they were like 6$) and take them home and rit dye them. I had a pair of orange and a pair of pink and a pair I left off-white. I LOVED these pants.

Oaxacan peasant blouse! The most popular ones had these little string ties at the sleeves. I had one and I cherished it! One of my staple outfits was my Oaxacan peasant and my Levi 501"s.
There were so many other things, like high-waisted bell bottoms, which were tight in the hips.  I loved how these looked on, but I much preferred my 501's all through the 60's and 70's. Maxi dresses. I loved them, I used to make all of my own. Such easy dressing, a maxi and a pair of sandals, and you're out the door!   I'm so happy I grew up when I did. And I'm so excited to be a part of fashion in 2011 and beyond. Happy New Year!! xoxo

Honey, would you wear a coat that looks like a really cool bathrobe?

While I have never done a post about menswear, the Spring collection of Alexander McQueen(may he rest in peace) is so fantastic, I had to bestow it on you here. The details, the shoes, the socks, how the pants are cut. The collars. In actuality, I'd never get my husband to dress like that=) But I think it's just dreamy. The last one is my favorite, oh my God. So inspiring.

Meadham Kirchchoff Spring 2011

delightful!