Printed Matter

Last week, when I ran into Kin, Sonee and Jayson in Megamall, we started talking about designer collaborations and this brought us to the subject of DVF x Gap. The queen of prints - Diane Von Furstenberg - is designing a capsule collection for Gap kids. And Sonee was thrilled and was planning to get some pieces for her daughter.

Curious as to how the collection looked like, I went on-line to check it out. After seeing some of the pieces, I immediately saw DVF's aesthetic. There were a lot of wrap dresses in vibrant prints. And the only difference is, the dresses were pint sized.

One particular piece that caught my attention was this swimsuit with a spherical print.



I wondered why it looked familiar. And after giving it some thought, I found the answer.

Actually, I found it in the fabric "archive" at home. (Archive meaning a heap of different types of cloth.)



This is an old bolt of fabric that I got in 2008 at a fabric store in Makati. It was purchased the same time as that Oscar dela Renta-esque fabric in tiered prints that Ate Lissa wore to Ia's wedding. That's why I remember that it was in 2008.



It's been buried underneath other cuts of cloth, and I've almost forgotten about it. Thanks to this DVF x Gap swimsuit, the fabric has been resurrected and is out of the pile.

Question now is, what to do with it?

P.S.

This one's for Arnie.


Oftentimes, we'd talk about the young, dynamic duo of American fashion - Proenza Schouler. When they launched their capsule collection for Target this year, Arnie was in New York and bought a few key pieces. I told her that she was lucky for being able to. It turns out that today, i'd be the lucky one.

I was just supposed to accompany Ovvian and Mona to one of my favorite shopping haunts. In fact, I told them that I left my credit card at home to discourage me from spending. As they were going crazy over the shoes, I decided to do some browsing on my own. And this is where I saw this Proenza Schouler tweed dress.


It has one of the signature looks of the duo - the cup-like bustier. Their early collections were identified by this trademark, and i'm glad that this dress had it.


The best part of this dress is that I got it for about 80% off! It was the last on the rack, and I reckon Lane Crawford just wanted to dispose of it, ergo the price. It was tucked in a very remote part of the store, but still, I found it.

Yes, I broke my promise yet again. Not only did I buy that, I also ended up with 3 more designer pieces.

An Alberta Ferretti dress in distressed chiffon and jersey.


A Diane Von Furstenburg "Olivier" dress which fuses together snakeskin prints with black lace. It sounds like an odd combination, but you can trust DVF to make it work.




Lastly, a Max Azria dress that was a steal.


I let the Narciso Rodriguez dress pass today. But i'll go back next week, and if it's still there - it's definitely a sign!