Showing posts with label Donovan Tjon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Donovan Tjon. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Top 18 Finds of Summer '10



I feel like I should've posted this even before my trip, as it's been fall here for a few weeks and some trees have already lost most of their leaves. Did I mention it's supposed to snow this week? Also, this is the first of my Top Finds posts that I now have to label with a year, since I've already done a top summer post here on kOs before. In case you were wondering. Ah, it's good to have my scarves back. Though they were never really gone. But before I (continue to) enjoy them, here's some warmer articles to (re-)read first.

1) Designer: Wolfgang Jarnach
2) Fashion grad student: Laura Siegel
3) Label: SHIN
4) New collection: Dori Tomcsanyi's S/S 10 collection, Marie Saint Pierre's F/W 10/11 collection
5) Fashion show: Fashion's Night Out - The Show
6) Basic piece: Button up shirt from Wolfgang Jarnach, Mad Marv jeans from Ravishing Mad
7) Future purchase: Emily Ryan dress
8) Future purchase if I win the lottery: Anything from Marc le Bihan.
9) Most musical post: Interview with Tyler W
10) Favorite new-to-me album: Swing Swing by Nicolas Repac
11) Best use of cross-stitch: This, from Susie Quillinan.
12) Most interesting way to recruit blood donors: This.
13) Most worn pieces: complexgeometries wave t, mydearthing Carly Dress
14) Most proud moment: Konrad Parol on Dazed Digital
15) Most commented on thing worn in NYC: ArtLab's Couture Pleated Harness No. 3
16) Best vacation ever (ie. Biggest understatement ever): One spectacular week in Brooklyn and Manhattan.
17) Most bizarre vacation ever: This, as depicted by some ArtLab skirts.
18) Most amazing insect-inspired dress ever: This, by Donovan Tjon.


Friday, July 30, 2010

Alis grave nil



This dress just made my jaw drop. It's positively stunning. Inspired by the Byzantine empire and insect wings, among other things, South American-born and Belgium-based fashion grad Donovan Tjon creates a dark fashion fairytale that I'd like to be a part of. I don't even mind that the insect wing detailing reminds me of the unsettling plague of mosquitoes we're experiencing right now...


Click here to see more looks from Donovan's runway show. I would post them, but I'm a little hung up on this dress right now. And am a wee bit too busy scratching bites to keep typing...