WEEK IN FASHION NO 2 « Fashion & Passion

Published 2010-01-17 20:13:47 in FASHION & PASSION

WEEK IN FASHION NO 2

The fashion hots and nots which got tweeted and blogged about this week.
Jan 11-Jan 17 (Well, this week it’s just one SCREAMING FASHION HEADLINE)

+++ ANNA DELLO RUSSO WEARS PANTS!

Yesterday, The Sartorialist posted a picture showing the Vogue Nippon fashion director at PITTI UOMO in a PARED DOWN PAIR OF BLACK PANTS (see also Stil in Berlin) . Even more shockingly, her outfit is so black&white, it actually makes her friends stand out! Let’s remember, we’re talking QUEEEN of flamboyant cocktail dresses.

Remember also, when Vogue Nippon dedicated their July 2009 issue on fashion and manga comics, they actually featured a manga based on Anna’s life, called Anna’s Story. Dialogue is Pullitzer-prize worthy. Take this nugget from primary school kid Anna (via Superqueen):

Anna:”Today I’d love to wear an all-pink outfit. Mum, can I borrow your bag?”.
Anna:”Tomorrow I’ll wear the yellow dress, so I need matching gold jewellery”.
Mum:”Oh, Anna. Why don’t you juust wear tees and jeans, like anybody else?”.
Anna:”Mum, I don’t like child clothes”.
Anna:”I like clothes with an inspirational design”.

Oh. Surely, this must count as one of the most candid lines ever said on what fashion is all about. Made me weep. That’s why the sight of Anna Dello Russo in pants makes me shitting mine. Fashion really must be in a deep deep crisis.