In his Prefall 2012 collection for Givenchy, Riccardo Tisci introduces us to a new version of the Givenchy woman. Well, not entirely new, since the startpoint of this collection was a return to the roots and a luxury recycling of the ideas he’s been developping to define the Givenchy identity for years now. With its muted tones and preppy inspirations (collegeboy caps, boots with leather mock-spats, giant pussybows), this new collection is more wearable (and more commercial) than the main one but in no way weaker.

 

Tuomas Laitinen’s cult Finnish label LAITINEN will return to Paris Mens Fashion Week for the Automne-Hiver 2012-13 season, with an intimate presentation on January 22nd, 2012.

Exploding your notions of futurity one hair flip and anime princess-warrior bodysuit at a time: two must-follow Tumblrs, BCALLA LQQKS PROJECT and Miss Juliana Letton-Huxtable-LaDosha, the hypenate club kid cum revolutionary cum fishiest member of hardcore ballroom rap posse House of LaDosha. Dip into the latter’s pages to find the inner world of Bill Cosby’s queer-positive rave dreamgirl, while BCALLA desiger Brad Callahan offers monthly meditations on the ideal, hyperreal wardrobe.

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Image: Cocktail Shaker, 1928 Enameled silver, ebony (Charter Company Wallingford, Connecticut, active c. 1930 – 1942 A division of International Silver Company)

Blawan’s edit of Brandy’s Wanna Be Down to wish you a H A P P Y 2 0 1 2 !

image: Rare Gorham (again) Sterling silver art deco cocktail shaker set from 1925.

Nicki’s mo’ fo edit to wish you a H A P P Y 2 0 1 2 !

Image: 1925-28 sterling silver cocktail set by Erik Magnussen for Gorham Manufacturing Company.