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Scenes from A Clockwork Orange

Stanley Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange will always be close to heart. I’ve always dreamt of appearing as Alex DeLarge or any one of the droogs at some event, like a Halloween or any other fun, theme party (that’s not Hawaiian, or bohemian, etc. You get the point.)

Key ingredients: a painterly bonnet, white ensemble of long sleeves and pants, black lace-up army boots, suspenders, cane, and Shu Uemura faux lash on one eye. Though the to-wear list seems plain, I believe a proper event is necessary for this particular dream. I just don’t have enough guts to wear such an outfit on a normal day that requires me to ride the LRT to Intramuros.

Guys sharing a similar ambition, however, have a more favorable fate as one designer wear have followed a Clockwork slant.

Late Nite Mix: French Yé-yé

Françoise Madeleine Hardy, French pop chanteuse

Just when your 256th listen to your electronica/shoegaze playlist starts bringing you back to earth (meaning, it temporarily loses its novelty), sixties girly French pop fondly called Yé-yé pops you back to aural heaven. Girls crooning in heartbreak/with hope/with sheer innocence produces nothing short of cinematic soundscapes smelling of vanilla, cinnamon, and Gitanes.

Design Icon Dies at 71

Yves Saint Laurent

From NYTimes Style Mag:

The 71-year-old designer’s designer Yves Saint Laurent died yesterday at his Paris home from a brain tumor. Credited with nothing short of revolutionizing modern fashion, from how women dressed to how brands were sold, Saint Laurent was an inspiration to everyone who knew or cared about fashion and beauty.

Following this text in the website are words from industry people.

With respect to YSL, the comments section made me laugh a bit.