Yup I'm not going to bother about the fact that I've grown up with British English and yet here I am wielding the word "Fall". As far as I'm concerned, they're interchangeable (in fact, I'd even go to the extent of declaring "Fall" a word solely for fashion purposes and "autumn" solely for referring to the season - but no, it's not worth offending the two major groups of native English speakers).
Ok on to the actual topic. It's me again with another "The Necessary Accessory" post. This time I'm going to pick out accessories that catch my fancy from the long list that Style.Com has chosen.
First on the list we have this Alessandro Dell'Acqua shopping bag. Style.Com refers to this as a "coulisse gold mirror leather shopping bag".
Unfamiliar terms. The dictionary comes in handy.
Alright here we go. According to Dictionary.Com, "coulisse" is defined as:
1. A grooved timber in which something slides.
2.
a. A section of stage scenery placed in a wing of a theatre.
b. The space between such pieces of scenery, through which an actor can make an entrance or exit.
c. A backstage area in a theater.
The theatrical definitions clearly don't apply here so I'll just assume that some part of the bag (most likely a compartment) works by things sliding here and there.
Anyway, I've picked this bag to display because the gold leather look is total eye-catching. The design of the various strings and buckles that crowd the sides of the bag gives it a sophisticated feel. Certainly, "shopping bag" is too basé a way of describing this glitzy accessory.
Next up: Manolo Blahnik. Yup, it's a shoe, but a very stylish one at that. From the angle this pump was shot, the silhouette looks very new and refreshing. It looks somewhat strange for an item that goes on your feet, but a closer look and the imagining of a foot (plus the leg, of course) slotting into this shoe gives you an idea of how it's going to be worn. I know it's a no-brainer but hey! - I'm a guy after all, give me a little bit of poetic license to figure out how girls wear these shoes. The toes go into the blue patch right at the front tip of the pump (duh) and the top part of the pump that's a khaki colour and has a belt+buckle coming out of it is where the ankle goes. The small leather belt goes around the ankle and is tightened with the buckle.
There, not too bad, yeah? Now let's look at the description that Style.Com gives.
"Purple suede and gold ruched-leather ankle-strap Drusiana pump."
Parts of it are made of purple suede - checked; there're gold (ok fine, so it's not khaki) leather parts (I don't know what "ruched" means) - yup; there's an ankle strap - good; it's a pump - duh; now what the hell is Drusiana - does that mean it's a shoe that Dracula's sister wears ... ? Hmm. Anyone can enlighten me on this? Post in the comments for this post.
Just one unknown word to define by dictionary means, then - "ruched". Here goes:
"A ruffle or pleat of lace, muslin, or other fine fabric used for trimming women's garments."
Ahh ok. If I'm not mistaken the "ruched" then refers to the folds that appear in the leather, or rather to the fact that the leather is folded? The latter, probably.
Yeah it's Dior, I know. Stop it. You must permit a teen like me (and a blogger, at that) his own little biases (something which John Galliano is well-known for cutting - ok fine - I'm a fanboy, alright?) - and I never fail to weaken for Dior by Galliano. Here we have what Style.Com describes as a "Python and crocodile gaucho bag" - a very concise and no-brainer of what the bag's about - it's a gaucho bag that's made of python skin and crocodile skin (the reptiles. Eeargh. I hope the material's synthetically made). It basically follows the design of the gaucho tote bags from last season's RTW show (in case the calendar messes up, that would be Christian Dior's Spring/Summer 06.07 Ready-To-Wear, or Prêt-a-Porter show - the one which featured the Dior Nude collection), except that the materials are different.
I can't help but admit that this bag fits perfectly into the rock-and-roll gothic chic(k) thing that the Fall/Winter 06.07 RTW show was. I can picture Kate Hudson, who gushed about how she could wear one of the outfits in the show to a rock show, clutching this bag and hanging out at the next MTV Awards (if she attends them; I'm not too sure. Don't really follow the entertainment news - read: gossip).
Ooh hehe I just realised I talked about the python/crocodile skin bags in my last post.
Hey I'm a fanboy, ok? Chill out.
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