I should have known...

So, basically, I should have taken myself more seriously when I mentioned I probably would not have time to maintain a blog this term. I mean, it is mostly for my own narcissistic explorations anyway, but I really do like rambling on about fashion or art or trees or whatever strikes my fancy at the moment. This last week I have had a hellish amount of schoolwork and I might lose my mind in all the art theory, lesbian culture, poetry analysis mash up of it all. But am I going to get my priorities straight and stop posting? Not so much.


I was recently perusing the art of Ben Jones and it brought these dresses from the Balenciaga fall 2010 collection to mind. I usually focus on art by women but I really dig this stuff.

Balenciaga:


Ben Jones:


While they definitely have different aesthetics, I appreciate how both Ben Jones and Nicolas Ghesquiere employ color in their work. They both use pastels in a completely non-whimsical and bizarre way. Ghesquiere's dresses even seem to have a early 90s sportswear vibe, like a pair of Fresh Prince's warmup pants all cut up and frilled over a skinny, white girl. Like I said, bizarre.

Okay, back to work.

Cheers.