Inspiration

Heathers poster:


Daiane Conterato at Christopher Kane Spring 2008:


Christopher Kane Spring 2008 video:



Heathers clip with Winona Ryder wearing loose grey jacket & blue tiered skirt.


Christopher Kane's spring 2008 collection was inspired by the 1980's movies he would watch with his sister Tammy: "It was the pair of us sitting on the sofa watching late-night horror films like Carrie," said Kane. "And Crocodile Dundee." The two movies set him off thinking about chiffon and eerie suspended ruffles on the one hand, washed-out denim and snakeskin vests on the other.

This collection was my favorite from spring 2008 - everything about it was flawless - the soft shapes, the flowing hair, the chrome tipped boots, the casting & the soundtrack. The 35 looks summed up exactly the correct way to dress, iron your hair & not wear makeup for this summer.

Daiane Conterato opened the show wearing a loose grey jacket and tiered blue skirt - just like Winona Ryder wore in my favorite 1980's movie: Heathers. Specifically, the scene where Winona's character Veronica Sawyer gets revenge on two date rapists. Christopher Kane made the skirt longer & slouchier. The loose grey jacket is more tough & motorcycle, not at all Limited. Instead of a black tank, Christopher Kane paired the look with a white schoolboy shirt. Contrarily, this make the look more seductive, more remarkable, more modern.

Heathers 20th anniversary edition DVD is now available at amazon.com.

lunch

Today Olive's is offering their special sandwich. The special sandwich consists of: California Avocado, Vermont Sharp Cheddar, Crunchy Sprouts, Red Onion, Tomato, and Chilpotle Mayo on 7 Grain . My co-worker Helena LOVES Olive's Special Sandwich. Olive's is within walking distance of Women, at 120 Prince Street (Wooster st x Green st), ph: (212)941-0111.

The special sandwich got me thinking of the lunch time poll, conducted by Winona Ryder in the 1989 movie Heathers. The movie also starred model Lisanne Falk. Lisanne was a teen model at the same time as Brooke Shields and Phoebe Cates. In the 1980's there was a strong market for teen models -Lisanne's career was the subject of a book, Lisanne, a Young Model.

The lunch time poll consists of one question: You win five million dollars from Publishers
Sweepstakes, but on the same day what's- his-face gives you the check, aliens land on earth and say they're going to blow up the world in two days. What would you do?

Well, what would you do? With the weak USD, $5million doesn't go as far as it did in 1989. You could buy a whole lot of vintage Swatch's on Ebay, or a Francesco Savullo era Cosmopolitan magazine...or a cardigan from the Limited. If I got that money, I'd give it
all to the homeless. Every cent.