Latex Meets High Fashion

Latex Meets High Fashion:
Atsuko Kudo

Whilst doing some research for my Photography class on the wonderful showSTUDIO.com, I happened to come across a show called Restricted Love: a fashion show containing some rather fabulous latex lingerie creations by designer Atsuko Kudo. Now, the first few thoughts many of us have when the word latex flashes before our eyes are fetish, BDSM and Fifty Shades - and although many of the 'garments' do fit into this category, there are some surprisingly high fashion and seriously stylish looks that even I would go for (if I lost around 10lbs, but that's beside the point).

"Continuing her mission to merge latex-wear with high fashion, Atsuko Kudo took part in the Lingerie London show in aid of the Seven Bar Foundation. To compliment the delicate mood of the collection, which drew inspiration from the retro visions of Hong Kong in Wong Kar-wai’s ‘In the Mood For Love’, SHOWstudio captured the evening using vintage-feel apps such as Instagram, 8mm and Cinemagram."

If you were to go ahead and purchase any of the above shown looks, your purse would be around £850 lighter but with celebrities such as Dita Von Teese and Lady Gaga already huge fans of the designers work, it's no wonder then that prices are starting to climb for an Atsuko Kudo piece. Fancy checking out more collections? Just click here and check out the website!

Photo Credit: Atsuko Kudo website & showSTUDIO.com

NYFW SS'13: Oscar de la Renta

NYFW SS'13:
Oscar de la Renta

Would any NYFW be complete without some sort of acknowledgment to the one and only Oscar de la Renta? Absolutely not. Collections from Oscar are always whimsical, elegant, aesthetically pleasing and just generally amazing as a whole: and SS'13 did not disappoint. 

Opened by the lovely Karlie Kloss, the collection began with a very sophisticated, yet edgy day look consisting of: red high shine latex top (even ODLR reads Fifty Shades clearly...), chunky waist belt, high waisted cream pencil skirt with thigh-high slit, power dressing black blazer with shoulder padding and a statement rose necklace. The continuing looks featured a lot of sheer lace, high belted waists and a serious colour injection: turquoise, pink, red, yellow, gold, black, white and beige-y tones. It really was like being in a candy shop and your eyes take an orgasm over the amount of colourful treats on offer. The finale gowns were simply stunning: full skirts, belted waists and hi-low hem lines updated an otherwise classic silhouette. 

The hair? Well is it just me, or does it actually look like something from the Time Warp? Or the type of style that you see on some sort of Transylvania cartoon woman? Either way, I like it and I definitely think that coloured hair will be a trend for SS'13 - in NY at least!

What do you think of the SS'13 collection from Oscar de la Renta? 

Photo Credit: vogue.co.uk - edited at Polyvore