Mr. Cunningham's Eye on...

Bill Cunningham, the original street style photographer who has worked for the New York Times for as long as anyone can remember, now does very irreverent and pitch-perfect video montages of his photos of stylish citizens of New York for the publication, and are one of my favorite things to watch one the Times website. I came across two great videos which seem to have captured my visual sense of style today in two very distinct ways for me: the ultra-feminine and perhaps the last bastion of gender-specific clothing, the Dress, makes its big appearance (again) at NY Fashion Week, AND, the direct influence of menswear/womenswear towards androgynous dressing, or, in my opinion, "dressing for You".

Enjoy these great video montages and the wonderful commentary of Mr. Cunningham:
"Fashion Week: Fantasy or Reality?"
The influence of menswear on womenswear, or is it the other way around? I think we have really reached the apex of "dressing for You". Look at how interchangeable it really truly is nowadays: men carry handbags/purses and wear color, and women are re-drawn to tailoring and wearing brogues better than ever.

"Zip It"
The return of the dress, in a big way, has not only transcended the runways but the closets of women everywhere. The "one-piece" does what it does without any other aplomb. It is stylishly simple and complete and the smartest move to make now.

-fggofstyle

"When Tommy Met Anna": A Fashionista's Exhibit

Image by Getty Images via @daylife

a preview photo from "When Tommy Met Anna" exhibition
(photo via www.annadellorusso.com)

I have been watching the friendship between Anna Dello Russo and Jak & Jil's Tommy Ton develop for a few seasons now and enjoying it. It is great to see how much Anna "plays" for Tommy's camera and how Tommy captures every fantastical fashion moment that she delivers during the European shows. It is no wonder that ADR has become one of the most photographed, followed, and influential of the editors who attend the shows each season. ADR has allowed herself to become accessible because she herself has allowed access to "her world" through the eyes and lens of Tommy Ton.
In this day when fashion has finally been worthy of artistic exhibition, a new exhibit pops up on the regular. Fashion is rooted in design, execution, and display and done in many different mediums, with photography as its long-time partner. Tommy Ton's photos of ADR have helped to push street style blog sites to the forefront and have elevated fashion photography by adding realism to the genre. It is no wonder that a new exhibition entitled "When Tommy Met Anna" is now on view in Toronto department store the Bay. This may be Ton's first exhibition but I hope it is a sign of things to come. His images have inspired me (and you as well I'm sure) and his eye is crafted and honed because he sees the fashion world as this dazzling circus with lots of eye candy to share. I think a travelling collection of his images should make the rounds next. My fingers crossed, in hopes of this, but I'll take "When Tommy Met Anna" for now, because there is no fashion subject more fun and polarizing as ADR, and she gives good "show". She continues to push her own envelope and shares with us her love of style and lives her fashion as art, doing it all for us and her beloved Tommy Ton.

-fggofstyle

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