Runway Review: Gareth Pugh Fall/Winter 2010

Hello everyone. I apologise for the sorry state of this blog. London was amazing, so much so that I completely forgot the existance of this blog that we ran out of posts. Dawn and I checked out Camden in our impossible high heeled boots, treading on stone pavements in the dreary and wet weather that [...]

Runway Review: Helmut Lang Fall/Winter 2010

Helmut Lang manages to deliver a collection consistent with details and style from the previous few seasons. To put it in a less political way, it is bland, mundane and unexciting. It doesn’t mean that I don’t like it though. I’m not usually a fan of prints but this seemingly terrestrial-inspired print has [...]

Runway Review: Rad Hourani Fall/Winter 2010

There is absolutely no question that black is the colour to be wearing for Fall/Winter 2010. Up till now, Alexander Wang, Helmut Lang, Ohne Titel and the like have proven on their runway collection that it -is- the colour to wear.

My previous post suggests some boredom in seeing the same colour over and over again, [...]

Runway Review: Ohne Titel Fall/Winter 2010

There’s so much black this season that I am actually getting bored. Yes, ME, an advocate for having 90% of my wardrobe black is saying that seeing so much black on the runway is boring. Or maybe I’m just hard to please.
Ohne Titel gave us a stimulating union of sheer and opaque. Mesh and leather [...]

Runway Review: Rodarte Fall/Winter 2010

Rodarte, I am shocked you reversed the colours for the seasons. Black for Spring/Summer and White for Fall/Winter? You rebel, you.
That aside, I believe your collection this season have fulfilled many girls’ matrimonial wish to wear Rodarte for their weddings. Good job.
However, this collection is a mish-mash of prints I do not understand. Then again, [...]

Runway Review: Alexander Wang F/W 2010

Once again, I’m kinda late on this. Travelling around most of the time has taken a toll on me, with the cumulative sleep debt that I have, I -could- be that Disney chick they call the “sleeping beauty”. (ok I kid.) I am usually anticipative of New York Fashion Week, with both big names [...]

Runway Review: Claude Maus S/S 2010

You know I have to admit I’ve never paid much attention to Australian designers since all the seasons are reversed in the southern hemisphere but with the recent surfing of many awesome Australian Fashion blogs like foxyman, leblogdesushi and seaofghosts I seem to be better educated in that part of the world now.

Today we feature [...]

Trend Report: Sock it up

I don’t know about you, but I love it when fashion completely turns everyone’s expectations over and, in the words of Tim Gunn, “make it work”.
I am sure that every girl have been warned at any given point in their lives to never wear open-toed sandals with stockings. It was an image permeated by unfortunate [...]

Runway Review: Alexander Wang Prefall 2010

I have to admit, Alexander Wang’s Prefall 2010 collection isn’t one that makes me run around screaming in ecstasy, declaring my undying love for him.
I’m not saying that I didn’t like it, instead I take a look at my existing wardrobe and think of all the wonderful looks I could create to mimic this collection. [...]

Complex Geometries S/S 2010

It’s no secret.
I profess my love for Complex Geometries I would love to own every single piece in black…. okay, in white and grey as well.
Here we have the Complex Geometries Spring / Summer 2010 collection photographed by Tommy of JAK&JILL.

I can’t exactly say that I love every look as much as I did for [...]

Runway review: Ann Demeulemeester S/S 2010

Fashion week’s runway shows just keeps coming at us fast and furiously. God there’s no time to breathe here. At the rate of hyperventilation, we’d be dead by the end of Fashion week.
My personal fashion god, Ann Demeulemeester has brought it home again for me for 2010’s Spring/Summer collection. Metal hardware, zippers zippers zippers~!!! The [...]

Runway Review: Gareth Pugh S/S 2010

Maybe it’s just my overinflated ego, but is it me or do the designers love monoxious? Everything from this year’s fashion week are just so omg-rave-worthy on monoxious.
Gareth Pugh. Where do we even begin? how bout the part where I hyperventilate at the geometric tailoring and ripped fabrics.  Leather jackets? Pass me some tissue to [...]

Runway Review: Phi S/S 2010

They really do save the best for last. Final day at NYC fashion week and the best thing for me for the entire Fashion Week in NYC.
Never really thought I’d say this but I loved every single piece for this collection, I want everything. Usually I’d just pull out 5-6 looks I like and post [...]

Runway Review: Wayne S/S 2010

Holy crap. Why do we always rush the seasons? Fall isn’t even here yet and we’re up with another Spring/summer collection?
So okay, it’s fashion week in NYC. I was there briefly and had to come home urgently for some personal matters. It was a turmoil of emotions, I felt like it was the longest plane [...]

Fall trend 2009: Thigh high boots

There’s no denying it. Thigh high boots are awesome even if they border on being somewhat of a footwear belonging to a hooker’s wardrobe. They’re sexy and they draw attention and this Fall, we’re seeing it all over the runway.
Here are some of my favorites:

Gucci
These are classy and stylish looking thigh highs. I think they’d [...]

Helmut Lang F/W 2009

Where do I begin? Here at Monoxious, we wear any colour as long as it’s black, white or grey.
This collection has successfully set me on a course to locate the perfect pair of skinny black pants/jeans.

The silhouette is clean and I love the drapey looking jackets. The dresses are tailored to fit and I do [...]

Ann Demeulemeester A/W 2009 RTW

When I saw this collection, an infinite possibility of DIY projects just hit me like a bus.
First it’s those feathered headbands.
It retails at Luisaviaroma for a whopping € 329.17.
I’m going to try and make one for less than 1/10 of that price. Sorry Ann D, I’m a fan but paying that much for feathers [...]

Japan Expo, Paris.

We are big fans of Japanese labels Black Peace Now over here at Monoxious. Hence, we feel compelled to bring you the awesomeness that is the BPN show at Japan Expo in Paris. All pictures listed below are courtesy of Chris CBPhotographie. I really do love the simplicity of the [...]

Givenchy RTW 2009

When you put studs and feathers together, you get Givenchy’s 2009 Ready-to-wear collection. Riccardo Tisci gave a new edge to high fashion bondage by adding in elements like feathers, pleats and fabric covered beads. Drapey fabrics and structured shoulders give this collection a more 3-dimensional look to what would normally be just an hourglass silhouette.

This [...]