TI's been trying to keep his diplomatic lips sealed all day but the stream of texts from Milan re: the unexpected goings on at Prada ...

Miss Wixson profiling at her agency this morning

Beauty is a convention and convention is really boring to stare at all the time.

Torqued and tweaked to perfection: Jil Sander Fall/Winter 2009

Azzedine Alaia Spring 2009 Look:PH: Willy Vanderperre, Stylist: Joe McKenna, Model:Kasia Struss

Sigrid and Geidre for Prada SS09

extreme lengths one after the other
something to do with strong construction
a lot of play with the idea of bras in the styling
excess strapping and belting
seperates fused in a strange way
a really washed fabric..super soft super-light
suede
layered skirting

The Hiss Squad Predictions for Prada SS 09 on Sat Sept 20th

Katrin at the airport : Shot on a vintage Polaroid by Premier London : Image via models.com

From Projects For Prada by OMA/Rem Koolhass

miumiu.com is a genius bit of work in progress

Red's Tyler Riggs is very coveted for the Milan/Paris Shows FW08

At the women shows I look at the models. At the men's shows, I come with a magnifying glass seriously trained on the clothes. The clock's counting down to the FW08 men's presentations in Milan and Paris and this very specialized market-that of high end designer menswear - is in a very transitional place right this minute. Time was you knew what you would be getting well in advance when it came to "The Shows" . And what entertainment these shows would provide, Tom Ford's flagrant Gucci vs Miuccia Prada's highminded men's line. Raf Simons's art gallery perfect wauldrobe vs Galliano's flamboyant bucaneers. And then the piece de resistance. Hedi Slimane's rock inflected couture level work at Dior Homme. What clear identities they had then.
So what are the shows with the best advance billing right this minute? After being eclipsed by the perverse streamlining at Dior, the Prada suit has a lot of lost ground to cover. Oddly enough Ralph Lauren's return to Milan this season has high expectations building for the glimpse of some kind of spectacle, if not in terms of the looks which are sure to be conservative, then in terms of the show's production values. The revamp of Ferre, as previously mentioned on TI has the label whores (like us) drumming the thumbs in suspense.

Still from "Demo Crazy" Francesco Vezzoli

How the hell does he do it? The roll call of Hollywood and fashion world doyens who have been seduced into involving themselves in Vezzoli's art escapades ranges from Donatella Versace to Helen Mirren, Miuccia Prada, Cate Blanchett, Milla Jojovich and now in his German show at Pinkakothek der Moderne Sharon Stone. The new video "Demo Crazy" focuses on a fictional election campaign spearheaded by Madame Stone and French philosopher Bernard-Henri Levy. Who can possibly be next in Vezzoli's pantheon? Hilary Clinton?

Pinkakothek der Moderne
Barer Strabe 40
80333 Muchen

Nov.16. 2007-Feb 17th 2008