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INTO THE ATO-MOSPHERE

Get Off - The Donnas

Fall is just around the corner! Yikes. This summer has flown by so fast that now I keep finding myself making mini "bucket lists" of things I want to do before it is completely over. Some of the ideas are pretty un-doable (another road trip...), but some are quite check-off-able. One think I really wanted to do was see a killer summer concert. Lucky for me my buddies in the Donnas went on tour with Blondie and Pat Benatar, and as they rolled through the Midwest, I was able to catch an amazing show! Thanks girls!

Aside from the tix, I was also treated to a delightful video of the Ds getting their scramble on! I went from feeling accomplished, to feeling overwhelmed quicker than you could say "Heartbreaker." My list just got longer! I have got to get on some good rides before the summer ends! I can't just drop everything to become a "ride warrior," so I will have to combine it with the ever present task of finding amazing clothes...

The fashion calendar just seems to be getting more and more confusing. I've already posted a bunch of stuff for S/S 2010, but fall hasn't even sprung yet. Going back and looking forward, I've paired up a few of my favorite rides of all time with some looks from one of my favorite A/W 09 shows. ATO displayed an amazing crop of bomber inspired looks that get my Adrenalin going. In case I don't make it on every ride to get my pulse racing, I can jump-start it in these fine aeronautical silhouettes.

GOLIATH @ SIX FLAGS MAGIC MT.

FIREHAWK @ KINGS ISLAND

DIAMONDBACK @ KINGS ISLAND

SOARIN' OVER CA @ DISNEYLAND

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CALVIN KLEIN VS. PRADA

It is getting HOT in Milan! I am loving the shows and the clothes and the drama. Italo Zucchelli's collection for CK was translucent like film, and Muccia Prada's collection was film noir. CK was a futuristic take on classics and Prada was a classical look towards the future. Both we spectacular; rich, young, and very very sexy. But, that is not all they had in common. Is this a TREND ALERT or something sinister?  Lets set the stage for these two super-designers to battle out these coincidences comic book style!  

Dig the sheer sleeves. Who wore it better?

The NEW grey suit.

Blazer? Check. Layers? Check. Short-Shorts? Check.

CK goes bold color, Prada goes bold graphic.

Coat? Check, Shorts? Check. Sexy leg muscles? Check.

Sheer and sleeveless. Be careful if you mix and match the collections, or people won't need x-ray vision to size you up.

HMMMmmm...They are both so good, I suppose it is a draw for now...Until we meet again!

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THE SHORT LIST

I'M NAMING THIS ONE "TIM"

Ummm.  Shorts.  It's hard to not wear jeans all the time when you have chicken legs. Shorts have to really be worth it. I don't know if it was the humidity of the Cincinnati Butterfly House or the genius of the S/S 09 line from Tim Hamilton that got me, but the combination makes me ignore my hairy sticks and flaunt my knickers! I have to put these on now!

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FASHION FOR THE BIRDS - FALL/WINTER 09/10

Yesterday, I headed over to my dad's place to relax and watch some cable TV.  I just needed to get away from my own space, clear my head, maybe use the gym.  Now, my father is a nature lover.  He is an avid hiker and goes all around the globe with my stepmother taking in different sites and trails; he has a new deck to the back of his home that jets out into the wood; he has even climbed a glacier with my brother. Naturally, he also has a slew of bird feeders around his place.  I'm not one to climb a glacier, but I do enjoy watching the feeders from time to time (especially when the squirrels get too close and my father reaches for his BB gun). 

Now, as  I was sitting in his big comfy chair filling my belly with food and my brain with The Real Housewives of New York City, I couldn't help but notice out of the corner of my eye the most insane parade of ravenous spring birds attacking the feeders.  My theory is:  It was probably the snow in April that made their instincts go crazy.  I could have tested this theory, but, I figured I would just start taking fashion shots of all the birds that were catwalking at the feeder.  This whole situation made me think of how anomalous fashion is - showing Fall clothes in the Spring and Spring clothes in the Fall.  I sat there pondering the birds and the methods of fashion, and decided what Fall looks my new Spring friends might be rocking...     

Rag & Bone F/9

Kris Van Assche F/W 9/10

Missoni F/9

 

Maison Martin Margiela F/W 9/10

Burberry Prorsum F/W 9/10

D SQUARED F/9

Armand Basi F/9

Band of Outsiders F/9