CAN PROENZA SCHOULER BE MY SPIRIT ANIMAL?

The Fall/Winter 2012 season has come to an end and I've decided to focus in on certain elements from the women's collections that I think can translate to menswear...well, you know, the *fruitpunch version of it!
1) I want the sexiness from Proenza Schouler. Why not start out with the intangible? The hair was just so cool and I love the attention to detail in that shirt - I could totally see myself wearing that!
2 &3) I want this bag from Balenciaga (the shoulder strap is so technical and chunky, mm) and I loved the clashing patterns and fat cat gangster suits at Miu Miu.
4) This silhouette, seen here at Kenzo, is my favorite thing right now. Look for it in an upcoming outfit post.
5 & 6) I was totally inspired by the tone-on-tone action at Balmain and Suno, and the nuanced mix of fabrics.
7) I would wear this entire look from Organic by John Patrick, but mostly I want those pants.
8) The makeup at Meadham Kirchoff was, for lack of a better term, be-yond. If anyone wants to invite me to the Met Gala, this is what my face will look like. Plus, I love that the gold lip is sort of a progression of the menswear makeup trend started at Thom Browne in Spring '11.

all photos via Vogue.com

DEAR INTERNET No. 8

1) The new Kenzo! Who didn't love this collection? Humberto Leon and Carol Lim did a great job reinvigorating the house...also, pretty colors! This look was a personal fave: I'm diggin' on some high-waisted pants lately - and that bag!

2) Polish photographer Kuba Dabrowski's street style shots for WWD are uniquely moody and distant (shadows!) Check out his site and blog - his other work is really good as well.

3) I know I'm vegetarian...but, but! SUCH a gorgeous bag from Forestbound. Maybe the most perfect bag ever. It's not like there's beef in it so maybe carrying it isn't oxymoronic?

4) Let's call this "stackspiration;" a room by Ryan Korban for Lonny. If you saw my apartment this week in C-ville Abode you may have noticed my own stacks, although Korban gets the look with art books and I have the budget version, a.k.a magazines. Love his exuberant, edgy glamour. Stay tuned next week - once C-ville gets the article up online I'll be posting all the deets about my space!

5) Neon Indian has a new album out. Here's the first single, which is right up my alley - it's like a computer's singing a love song a real person wrote!