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Influence: Law Vaugh

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Just shamelessly advertising some new Lanvin shirts, two from the Resort 2010 collection.

You can buy some here.

Gwen Stefani Influenced by “Red Alert”

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Gwen Stefani’s “What You Waiting for?” music video was inspired by this Vogue Italia editorial
and probably this Vogue US Alice in Wonderland editorial.

Vogue Italia August 2004
Red Alert
Photographed by Steven Meisel
Karen Elson, Elise Crombez, Missy Rayder, and Jessica Stam

Influence: Givenchy and McQueen Fall 09

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This graphic was inspired on "Tricks & Treats" editorial photographed by Tim Burton from US Harper´s Bazaar October. Dress by Givenchy, headpiece, by special order, Philip Treacy for Alexander McQueen.

The graphic is for a Halloween party!

The Power Of Blythe.

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When Alexander McQueen created his McQ line for Target, he listed Blythe as his inspiration.

If you're not familiar with Blythe, let me tell you a little bit about her. Blythe is the

name of a doll manufactured by Kenner in the early 1970's. Blythe has big eyes and a big head. After only a year on the market, Kenner stopped manufacturing Blythe dolls in 1972 because it was clear that children found Blythe to be a bit alien-like, and frightening. Decades later, soon enough Blythe developed a cult following, especially after Gina Garen's best seller This Is Blythe. Since 2000 Blythe dolls have been manufactured once again, this time by Takara. Now, the original Kenner dolls are gold, and the new dolls by Takara range from about $100-$2000. You can find Blythe regularly in magazines from Vogue Nippon to Elle.

I know all of this, because I used to be a huge Blythe fan!

Blythe also influences Alexander McQueen's ready-to-wear collections. Pictured above is Ultimate Tour Blythe, and I actually own her! I have just a few Blythe dolls and I keep them in their boxes, they are how I'll plan to pay for college, or how I'll travel to Paris! Haha. Well, when I got Ultimate Tour a few years ago she costed $250 (I know that's expensive, but you must spend money to make money...) and now she retails for just under $1,000.00! Plus, I love looking at her, she is such a stunner!

Anyway, Alexander McQueen isn't the only designer who has been influenced by Blythe. Author, Photographer, and Blythe collector Gina Garen teamed up with a ton of high-end designer to form Blythe Style; a book featuring Blythe in specially designed outfits for her by every designer from Miuccia Prada to Donatella Versace.

Here is a look from the book that John Galliano created for Blythe.

The Blythe world is a creative and beautiful world. Successful Greek film star and outstanding artist Thanos Samaras who goes by the name Yatabazah is a wonderful contributor to the world of Blythe, and is known for creating many of his own.

This is one of Yatabazah's many creations named Private Ai Ai

Yatabazah in a magazine editorial alongside his beautiful companion/creation.

Eleanor Hardwick was a 13 year-old girl who liked taking photographs of her Blythe dolls, and discovered a passion along the way: photography! She is only 15 and has her own exhibitions, and her photography has been featured in numerous magazines including Dazed & Confused.

Louis Vuitton Spring 2009 Influence

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As you know Madonna starred in the Louis Vuitton Spring 2009 ad campaign, well, it seams that maybe she actually influenced the collection as well as being Marc's model. You can see similarities with this look from the collection, and a look worn by Madonna on the cover of Vogue in 1992.

Givenchy influence- Gkmktk

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Okay, so I know I already featured Elena once. But when I saw this one I just had to feature her again...

Influence: Andy Warhol Campbell's Soup

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Influence Me, YSL

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I could have called this post "Yves Saint Laurent and the art of Flowers", but our girl Kasia was quicker than me and got the fantastic idea of this even more fantastic outfit. And you know what they say... a picture's worth a thousand words.

Days ago, when the Vivienne Tam outfits were revealed with our favourite guilty pleasure (a.k.a. the spoilers glitch), an outfit called my attention. And it reminded me of something I had seen before. I really like Vivienne's clothes, she has excelled with that silk crafting technique so far that her clothes could be considered work of arts themselves.

But... I have seen his beautiful outfits before, I thought. And I rushed to my pics archive (I tend to save lots of pics in my computer with no particular reason) and I found it. Three little letters and you got the solution: YSL.

Nobody can deny Yves Saint Laurent was a great designer, but nobody can deny Stefano Pilati is doing his best either. He did his homework and checked YSL archives and with his own brilliant mind came out with fabulous creations.

The coat on the left is from Yves Saint Laurent's 1986 Fall Collection. On the right you can see an awesome wedding gown designed for the 1999 Spring Collection.

The following pics are from Yves Saint Laurent's Fall 2006 Collection. I love this coat, and I'm sure Kasia remembered it as well.

The following pics are from Yves Saint Laurent's Spring 2007 Collection.
Stefano Pilati said he had been inspired by "violets, which to the Greeks symbolized modesty, humility, and virginity—and the feeling of transition from spring into summer." Check out these gorgeous, delicate dresses.