The Peek of Blue
Call me a sheep flocker but I just can't get gradiated colour/ombre effects out of my mind. Jil Sander SS08, touches of the Louis Vuitton AW07-8, Jonathan Saunders AW07-8....it's all combusting in my head into a frenzy to have my whole wardrobe fading from one colour to the next. The shades of sky that Jil Sander's collection evoked got me all excited when I saw this Bernhard Willhelm shirt dress which has just come into b Store online. I never got all that fussed about the painters smocks that everyone made into an essential uniform over the summer but this one with the pale blue seeping into the inky navy/black combined with the simplicity of the shape..... if it weren't for the fact that size small is sold out, I'm pretty much 100% there.
Then I've also started to make enquiries about these Nina Ricci resort 08 footless tights which could just be a catwalk prop, not meant for retail but there is a possibility they might be sitting in the Nina Ricci boutique in Paris very soon. In which case, I'll have to dip into the 'special hoisery' fund (there's ALWAYS enough for those special tights/socks...) to get these beautifully delicate sheer tights that allow the blue to just about creep up. If not, then I still intend to do some dip dying experiments (hopefully my flatmates won't be too horrified that I've dyed the bathroom all colours of the rainbow).
uh...won't they have the propensity to make hammish legs look even more so?
Posted by: gerren | 27 October 2007 at 13:39
I LOVE that dress. If only the exchange rate wasn't so bad right now...it should work well for you in Miami though.
Posted by: Hebden | 27 October 2007 at 15:39
the dress on the right is really really adorable...but i think the models are too skinny...look at their legs..omg
Posted by: FleurDeCherisier | 27 October 2007 at 15:57
do tell me how the dye turns out! i'm planning to try it, though you might just beat me to it. thanks for the idea. (and the legs of the models resemble chopsticks)
Posted by: Val | 27 October 2007 at 17:24
OMG im deeply in love with that dress.
Posted by: bobble-bee | 27 October 2007 at 21:33
I held that B. Willhelm shirt dress in my hands today! It's a gorgeous thing, but I much prefer the back side to the front.
Posted by: perle | 27 October 2007 at 22:01
Wow, those tights are so beautiful. So soft and airy! Makes me wanna go to the beach at dusk and yummy gelati!
Posted by: fashn dreamer | 28 October 2007 at 03:51
really really love that b. willhelm top. it hurts. if i were a M or a L... drats!
Posted by: editor | 29 October 2007 at 02:03
The dresses are lovely but the tights make the models look like they are slowly dying of hypothermia!
Posted by: Deborah | 29 October 2007 at 11:39
Do updates on those tights!! I was IMMEDIATELY in love with them (forget the dresses!) and would LOOOVE to get my hands on them!!
Posted by: engly | 30 October 2007 at 03:28
just found some gradient tights by anntian on ooga booga... unfortunately, they're sold out, but maybe you could use your skills and track them down? I think they're a belgium label.
Posted by: | 31 October 2007 at 12:21
Good luck with the dip dying. Personally I think this technique should be used very very sparingly.
Posted by: Ryan | 01 November 2007 at 17:03