Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Surreal Thing

Darlings: brace yourselves for the silly, the sublime, the surreal!
Photo credits: Left: Etro ad courtesy fanpop.com; Right: photo by Toledano Philip for Vanity Fair’s Green Issue, May 2007; runway pics via style.com except where noted.
A runway look by Japanese designers Hokuto Katsui and Nao Yagi; photo courtesy Fellow Fashionista Kira of Kirafashion.
Windowless wall courtesy Hunter’s Glory.
House in Suweon, Korea; this and next courtesy pointclickhome.com.
House in Symnark, Poland
Alexander McQueen and his coffee table in W
"Surreal Estate" designer Roy McMakin, via nytimes.com
Detail of above: the staircase blocks the window!
Dharma Mittra on Hudson Street in NYC, photo by Michael O’Neill for Vanity Fair.
Disaya pencil shaving cuff, at revolveclothing.com.
Stella McCartney wooden wedge pumps, at net-a-porter.com.
Ágatha Ruíz de la Prada, courtesy Spanish Vogue
Maison Martin Margiela
Oversize bobby pins at Basso & Brooke
Chanel
Thakoon lash print blouse
Hussein Chalayan car door maillot
Sonia Rykiel

“Blue Mask,” Paris 2007 by Paolo Roversi, via nytimes.com.
Spaghetti girl courtesy Fellow Fashionista Diario de Una Estilista de Moda
This photo courtesy Fellow Fashionista Fashionadaption.
Melvin Sokolsky photo courtesy Fellow Fashionista Style Bubble.
Laura Laine illustration; visit lauralaine.net.
V magazine beauty
Last look: Porcelain dress by Li Xiaofeng, via fashionweekdaily.com.

62 comments:

Diego R. Wyatt said...

The Sonya Rykiel knit dress is INSANE! Also, Alexander McQueen is the best...that table is crazy. Oh and Etro campaign ads are some of my favorites because they always push the limits.

www.janetteria.com said...

I love etro, basso & brooke and of course Chanel bag! :)

Have a great day, CC!

Janet

M said...

I LOVE your head picture!
What amazing houses you show....
xxxxxxx!

Anonymous said...

how creative! I love these home shots--insanity!

Unknown said...

haha.. very SURREAL.

Anonymous said...

I loved those Stella McCartney wedges so much, they're just awesome

xx

stylejustice.blogspot.com

Angela said...

the upside down house is too cool for words.

Raquel said...

I am in love with the second picture!
xx

Graça Ventura Medeiros said...

love that dress made for Sonya Rykiel with her face :)

..... said...

i love this post !! truly wicked darling

Baybay Mama said...

nice and a little trippy. i forget where i saw that photo of the guy standing on his head but i remember thinking 'really?'

Tina { Luphia Loves... } said...

that upside down house is so cool! i wonder if the furniture inside is that way too?

love the white chanel bag, not seen it before, so interesting!

and dress from pieces of china? amazing!

Meg said...

I wish I lived in an upsidedown house!

Lisa said...

This post was such a visual treat! The images are so intriguing, and I love the porcelain dress--it's quite a literal spin on the porcelain-inspired dresses at Dior's SS09 couture show.

miss vintage love said...

I LOVE that red & white short set on the Basso & Brooke photo!

Fashion Moment said...

Incredible work, darling!
I like Melvin Sokolsky's photo, Blue mask and photo via V magazine.

FM

Eri said...

Alexander McQueen's coffee table is fab!

WendyB said...

Very fun. Love Sonia Rykiel's hair!

h said...

wow great pics , u have amazing blog !of course we can exchange the links i link u right now!

Molly said...

i love the pencil sharpening cuff!
so quirky :)
mxx

Wanderlusting said...

OH MY - Mind F*ck Wednesday!

I'm feeling dizzy and sick anyway so I am not sure if that post was the best thing to look at, lol. But I totally TOTALLY want that pencil shaving cuff thingy!!!

Charlotte said...

Thank you thank you thank you for sharing these pictures with us! Amazing, love them.

MakeupByRenRen said...

wow so interesting! have you seen that sidewalk chalk artist who draws surreal pictures on the ground that look 3d?

*the mama said...

the knit dress - it's dreamy. and so intriguing. very creative you!

xo, a

zoe aka drinkupthefashion said...

this entry was so fun to read. my favorites are the pencil shaving cuff and the chanel bag (genius!)

please sir said...

WOW - such amazing inspiration and finds!!

Siljesfashion said...

House upside down? Interesting. Love those Stella shoes, though!

Elizabeth Marie said...

Alexander McQueen is what dreams are made of, for me at least!

your blog is my new bible. xoxo

Marian said...

love the upside down house,how surreal.love the lash garment and the basso and brooke!amazing.
muah x
Marian

Vixen said...

you do? that's awesome! hey, do you speak english or spanish? xx.

MISS GLITZY said...

I love the spirit of this post. The Etro campaign is great and I'm amazed by the modernity of Melvin Sokolsky's photograph. Don't know if Tim Walker takes some of his inspiration from Sokolsky but they have a close universe. xoxo, MG.

Ana said...

That porcelain dress is mind blowing.

Anthea said...

Great post! I can't wait to see Tokyo Fashion Week! Did I tell you I am going as press? Be sure to check it out..it will be around march 23-28

Miranda said...

omg these pics are insaneee haha

JW said...

I love the white chanel bag! so chic!!

Shes Dressing Up said...

oooh I'd love to live in one of those crazy houses!!

T said...

Maison Martin Margiela is always so surreal - I never know what's going on! But I really like the sideways(?) Chanel handbag. It kind of makes you take a second look to see if it was really made that way. Love it! (:

Diane said...

Thanks for the lovely comments on my blog.. yours makes me want to paint fashion all day long.

Kelly said...

the upside down house made me wooooooooooozy...

Rebecca, A Clothes Horse said...

I adore this post! Surrealism is so fun.

Anonymous said...

this post is amazing! the upside down house blows my mind!
xx
chloe

rachel said...

OMG I just saw Kate Lanphear (tonite!!) wearing those Stella McCartney wedge pumps in black (at the GQ party)!

that pencil shaving cuff is genius, I <3 it!

♥ R

Charmaine Li said...

surrealism is what keeps things interesting.. all those photos were just so bizaare that you had to take a second look to try to understand it! great post!

♥ Cara Mia ♥ said...

that's some wacky stuff cc! you always come up with the most interesting pics.

p.s. i gave you an award because honey you are fierce! it's the 2nd post down on my blog.

:)
cm

Anonymous said...

So many amazing images, I love that sonya rykiel dress, can't remember who designed it for her though, and that china plate dress is crazyx

Sharon S said...

Hi there-what quirky pictures, that Chanel bag is very unusual and I love the Stella McCartney shoes!

oniomania said...

wow these are just great...

Connie Hsiu said...

oh my, you find the most amazing photos! wow...im speechless

LenoreNeverM♡re said...

Works of art especially the blue&white china porcelain!
Love this artistic post CC dahhlin'!

LenoreNeverM♡re said...

CC, it's me again....
forgot to tell you that it was me under Alexander McQueen's glass table on my last trip to London...I gotta thank W magz for cropping my face cos' I got a huge pimple that will not go away even w airbrushing! Besides, my dad would disown me!!! LOL* Anyway, I'd do it again for my dear Alexander the genius...perhaps next time I'd wear knee-pads...ouch*
;o]

Gledwood said...

forgive my vulgarity but the house in Korea DOES remind me of a giant toilet...

agnes said...

oh my... some of these are really surreal.. that last "dress" !. but i guess, once again, fashion is all about experiment and fantasy??

Bradford said...

Wow...there's so much for the eye to chew on here. Love your selections.

Nemerae said...

What an original post!!
I specially love that House in Suweon *.*
xx

Kira Aderne said...

Thanks for the credit!!!
The unreal is so fun! Fabulous!

Tricia said...

love this - that prometheus statue is in dc at hains point - his knees come out of the ground too.

Gabbi said...

Wonderfully surreal, I especially liked the tiny models in the giant table and chair and the dress made of Delftware! xoxo

Hemaly said...

I'm in complete love with the Chanel bag!

Anonymous said...

just love the chanel white bag!

Frankie said...

OF COURSE I will be your valentine, CC! It would be an honour and a joy. This post is fantastic, by the way x

Anonymous said...

Best post EVER !
Duchamp, Dali, Bunuel... fantastic inspirations in the air !

Little Bow Prep said...

Whoa! That house is upside down!

The huge bobby pins are pretty awesome.