FASHION GENIUS

FASHION GENIUS
DOUGLAS HANNANT AND I.

Sunday, December 19, 2010

GO VIBRANT AT CHRISTMAS..NOTHING SAYS CHRISTMAS CHEER LIKE AN ELECTRIC OUTFIT! STEPHEN SPROUSE ROCKED IT THE BEST BACK IN THE DAY.

NEVER BE THE ELF THAT WEARS TRADITION. GO DAY-GLO, SLIDE DOWN THE CHIMNEY AND STOMP THE RUNWAY!

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

IHC PICS AND VIDEO STOMPING IT!

DO I HEAR EILEEN FORD CALLING?
BEAUTIFUL BRENDA
MAKING THE BEAUTIFUL EVEN MORE SO....

IHC EVENT

ROAN SPONSERED A YOUNG, HIP, AND, BUSTING DOWN THE WALLS FASHION SHOW FOR THE ANNUAL IHC FUNDRAISING EVENT NOVEMBER 12TH.
THE MODELS STOMPED THE RUNWAY FOR REAL.  MODEL CLIENTS AND MODELOGIC MODELS ALIKE MADE THE FASHION COME TO LIFE.  I LOVE SEEING SOME RISK TAKING IN A RUNWAY SHOW, IT BRINGS A TOUCH OF BIG CITY TO RICHMOND.  FASHION IS NOT ALWAYS REALITY, IT SHOULD SPARK YOUR IMAGINATION, GIVE YOU AN IDEA,
NOT ALWAYS BE EXACTLY PUT TOGETHER AND THE REALITY OF HOW YOU WEAR IT.
SEARCH YOUR FASHION SOUL, INVENT A NEW IDENITY, AND STOP LISTINING TO THE MOTHER INSIDE YOUR HEAD SAYING, "THAT DOES NOT MATCH."  IN A WORLD OF COOKIE CUTTERS BE THE CAKE!  INSTEAD OF PUTTING THE CHERRY ON TOP OF YOUR HEAD WEAR IT ON YOUR NOSE, OPEN THE DOOR AND STOMP THE RUNWAY!

Monday, November 8, 2010

SCOOTER LAFORGE-SLAPPIN' THE ASS OF FASHION.

SCOOTER LAFORGE-IMAGINE IF YOU WILL IF JEFF KOONS AND STEPHEN SPROUSE
HAD A CHILD.  SUCH A PROGENY EXISTS IN THE WORK OF SCOOTER LAFORGE.  SCOOTERS PAINTINGS ARE PART FANTASY, WITH A DASH OF FAIRY-TALE, AND A SCOOP OF SEXUALITY THAT JOLTS THE VIEWER  TO REALITY.  YOU CAN'T HELP BUT SMILE AT THE FAMILIAR
ICONIC SYMBOLS HE USES, CARTOON CHARACTERS, POP PRODUCTS AND SYMBOLS THAT WE ALL KNOW AND TRUST, THEY PULL YOU INTO THE PAINTINGS AND WHEN YOU BEGIN TO SCAN ACROSS THE WORK THE SMILE WILL  QUICKLY TURN TO A SENSUOUS AND KNOWING SMIRK.  WE ALL RECOGNIZE  WHAT LURKS BENEATH THE HUMOR.

SCOOTERS ART ALSO TAKES THE SHAPE OF HIGHLY ORIGINAL T-SHIRTS AND UNDERWEAR THAT REMINDS ME OF THE PUNK MOVEMENT, SEX PISTOLS, VIVIENNE WESTWOOD, MALCOLM MCLAREN, AND STEPHEN SPROUSE WHO SLAPPED FASHION IN THE ASS AND MADE ART FUN TO WEAR.  I HOPE UPON HOPE THAT DEBBY HARRY AND SCOOTER COLLABORATE ON A T-SHIRT DRESS OR SOME LEGGINGS FOR HER BECAUSE THE WOMAN COULD ROCK SOME SCOOTER.  I WOULD LOVE TO SEE HIM ART DIRECT AN ENTIRE CONCERT TOUR FOR HER!
SCOOTER HAS A MODERN TAKE ON A VINTAGE MOMENT AND IN MY OPINION GIVEN IT NEW LIFE AND SLAPPED THE OTHER ASS CHEEK-HARD! ITS URBAN, IT HAS A MESSAGE BUT THEY ARE TOTALLY FUN TO WEAR! MINE WAS A CONVERSATION STARTER AT A RECENT DINNER PARTY!
HIS T-SHIRTS ARE TRUE COLLECTORS PIECES AND I INTEND TO COLLECT AS MANY AS MY BUDGET ALLOWS.  ITS THE BEST SIXTY DOLLARS YOU WILL EVER SPEND.  IF YOU WANT TO ADD SOME TONGUE IN CHEEK BAD ASS HUMOR TO AND OUT FIT I SUGGEST YOU CONTACT MR. LAFORGE AT HIS WEB SIGHT AND ORDER FROM THE MANY CHOICES HE HAS. 
IF I WERE YOUR STYLIST(AND IF YOU ARE READING THIS I HOPE I AM.) GET A SCOOTER LAFORGE ORIGINAL T-SHIRT PAIR IT WITH A SLICK LITTLE LEATHER BOLERO, A TAFFETA EVENING SKIRT,
FISHNETS AND SOME BIKER BOOTS, GRAB A COLORFUL EVENING BAG THROW IN SOME DIAMOND STUDS AND STOMPTHERUNWAY!


Saturday, November 6, 2010

MORE ROCKIN THE GOTH!

MORE ROCKIN THE GOTH!
MORE ROCKIN THE GOTH! by todd wright featuring suede boots

RELEASE YOUR INNER BIKER BABE. TAKE A WALK ON THE WILD SIDE, BE UNIQUE, STAND-OUT, TAKE A CHANCE. GIGGLE A LITTLE BIT AND HAVE FUN AT THAT OFFICE PARTY. OPEN THE DOOR, TAKE A DEEP BREATH AND STOMP THE RUNWAY!


ROCK YOUR VINTAGE WITH A GOTHIC TWIST.

The holiday season is arriving soon!  This is just a quick tip to refresh a sweet vintage find or
for an outfit that you have shopped from your closet.


Small Weave Fishnet Hose
$42 - saksfifthavenue.com
Wolford hosiery »

Skull bead necklace
135 GBP - harveynichols.com
Vivienne westwood jewelry »

Sunday, October 24, 2010

This is the start....

WELCOME POP CULTURE AND FASHION LOVERS!  I DECIDED TO TAKE THE ADVICE OF A CLOSE FRIEND AND START A BLOG.  I HAVE WORKED IN THE FASHION/RETAIAL INDUSTRY IN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER SINCE I WAS 15 YEARS OLD.  I LOVE FASHION.   I LOVE SHARING WHAT I HAVE  LEARNED ABOUT FASHION, AND I LOVE HELPING OTHERS DISCOVER HOW FUN CLOTHING CAN BE.  CLOTHING LIKE MAKE-UP IS SIMPLY A WAY TO EMPOWER YOURSELF, MAKE YOU FEEL GOOD, ITS TRULY THE ONLY POWER IT HAS.  OPEN YOUR CLOSET-BREAK THE RULES! BECOME A RADICAL, CHOOSE WHAT CHARACTER YOU WANT TO  PORTRAY EVERYDAY AND GET OUT AND  STOMP THE RUNWAY!