Accidental Icon: Sheer Delight

Accidental Icon: Sheer Delight

Sheer (of a fabric) very thin; diaphanous Synonyms: gauzy, filmy, floaty, gossamer, thin, translucent, transparent, see-through Since childhood I have been enamored with sheer fabrics like chiffon and lace. Living in a world of school uniforms made of dark and heavy...

Accidental Icon: Friday Fashion Bibliography

Accidental Icon: Friday Fashion Bibliography

Fashion and Art Fashion and Art at the New Whitney Couture That Belongs in a Gallery Fashion and Commerce Levi’s Responds to Challenges With Re-vamped Jeans Iris Van Herpen’s Technology Science Fashion Fashion and Styling 10 Things to Know About Maison Martin...

Accidental Icon: In the Wind and On the Hunt

Accidental Icon: In the Wind and On the Hunt

Just wanted all my readers to know I will be "in the wind" this week. I am up to some exciting adventures which I will share when I can. So today's post is brief. I will not post on Wednesday but I will return for Friday Fashion Bibliography as I myself am addicted to...

Accidental Icon: Friday Fashion Bibliography

Accidental Icon: Friday Fashion Bibliography

Fashion and Art Find the Art in Paris Menswear dA-Zed Guide to Patti Smith Fashion and Commerce Donna Karan Steps Down Wealthy People Still Love to Shop Old School Is Made in America More Than Just Hype? Fashion and Styling Best Donna Karan Dresses in Vogue Why Sofia...

Accidental Icon: Details Arcade of Arches Pre-Fall Redux

Accidental Icon: Details Arcade of Arches Pre-Fall Redux

This is the second post of my white shirt and jeans self-challenge. I chose to go with what I might describe as my Japanese version of "dark romance". The white asymmetrical shirt surprises with a tail of knife edge pleats, softened by the loose cut and high neck....

Accidental Icon: Arcade of Arches Pre-Fall Redux

Accidental Icon: Arcade of Arches Pre-Fall Redux

Arches are thresholds into liminal space. They signify transition, the movement from one time and geography to another. In architecture, arches serve to lift the eye towards a higher plane or ideal and provide strength and support. In many cultures and geographies in...

Accdental Icon: Friday Fashion Bibliography

Accdental Icon: Friday Fashion Bibliography

Fashion and Art Jeremy Scott Documentary Trailer Mashing Up Menswear With Art Fashion and Commerce Gucci, Prada and Milan’s Egocentrism Hip Hop Was Poised to Conquer Fashion Why Did It Stop Short? Fashion and Styling Growing Older With Madonna Emilio Pucci Debuts...

Accidental Icon: Details Following Menswear

Accidental Icon: Details Following Menswear

So thanks to my readers I decided to challenge myself by seeing how many different ways I could style a white shirt and jeans and do it in a way that was relevant to fashion themes. So this week I focused on menswear and borrowed a white shirt from...

Accidental Icon: Following the Menswear Collections

Accidental Icon: Following the Menswear Collections

During the last week as I have been browsing through all my sources to pull for Friday Fashion Bibliography I have been seeing photos of the SS2016 menswear collections and passing them by. It occurred to me that this is is a curious omission for someone who...

Accidental Icon: Friday Fashion Bibliography

Accidental Icon: Friday Fashion Bibliography

Fashion and Art Opening Ceremony and Spike Jonzes New Documentary Fashion and Commerce Fashion Tech Capital New York or London? Selfies Generate More Engagement Than Models Fashion Emilio Pucci Reboot Jean Stories St Laurent Psych Rock Accidental Icon Loves Fashion...

Accidental Icon: Details She’s Hit the Wall

Accidental Icon: Details She’s Hit the Wall

Before getting down to DETAILS, I wanted to thank all of the readers who took the time this week to respond to Monday's post. I was so moved by the generous, thoughtful and caring comments and suggestions you sent me.  I am lucky to have you....

Accidental Icon: She’s Hit the Wall

Accidental Icon: She’s Hit the Wall

I haven't been able to think straight, I am tripping over words, am easily annoyed and feel dry as a bone when it comes to inspiration or creativity. I am staying up late to read when I should be sleeping because I do not have time to read during the day. I could not...

Accidental Icon: Friday Fashion Bibliography

Accidental Icon: Friday Fashion Bibliography

Fashion and Art Meadham-Kirchhoff  Make Art for Dazed Fashion and Commerce How the Legendary Birkin Bag Remains Dominant Swatch Plans a Sunglass Line to Boost Product Fashion The Japanese Brand Still Shaking Up Sportswear The Illustrious History of the Fashion...

Accidental Icon: Details Communing

Accidental Icon: Details Communing

Accidental Icon Wears White Eyelet Top: Zara, Long pencil skirt: Yohji Yamamoto, Textured Bolero: Isabel Toledo, Bag: Caroline De Marchi Cubo, Shoes: Steven by Steve Madden, Tuxedo Earrings: Dawn's Vintage, Sunglasses: The Optical Boutique

Accidental Icon: Communing

Accidental Icon: Communing

Communing "To be in a state of intimate, heightened sensitivity and receptivity, as with one's surroundings" Somehow, without realizing it, I have started to experience the world most profoundly through visual images. In this photo I felt strangely and intimately...

Accidental Icon: Friday Fashion Bibliography

Accidental Icon: Friday Fashion Bibliography

Fashion And Art Fashion And Ballet: Mutual Obsession with the Body FIT Exhibit Global Fashion Capitals Fashion and Commerce Influencing Fashion Design on Instagram Auction Houses Targeting Luxury Fashion Fashion Betsey Johnson: The Secret to Endurance A Short...

Accidental Icon: Details Convergence

Accidental Icon: Details Convergence

Accidental Icon Wears Embroidered cotton jacket: Y's, Embroidered cotton wide pants, Y's, Black cotton Obi Belt: Alter Brooklyn, Vintage black and white flowered earrings, Screaming Mimi's See more from Yohji Yamamoto's...

Accidental Icon: Convergence

Accidental Icon: Convergence

What is convergence? The simplest meaning is,  “the approach of two separate elements towards a common objective.” When this occurs in life it seems to make things easier and flow naturally. It makes different activities come together as if they were a whole. Somehow...