Grunge... again? Le sigh.

So, it has been nearly a year since I've posted anything on this blog. This semester will probably be my last for a while. I'll come out with my Cert IV in Network Security and I'll be free! Free to work, that is. But I've always enjoyed a working life more than a student life. Therefore, let's get back to it! The Spring/Summer shows (I know, I know, I'm a few months behind in my reporting... but over there they've just gone into autumn and already they want to tell you what to wear in 9 months time?!?! Guess that's just the way the industry works) seemed, well, grungy.


Example 1:





"Yes, I'd like the $3,000+ Chanel dress with the holes in it, please."


?!?!













Example 2:








Strategic rips in silk shirt artistically complemented by numerous safety pins. Warm hand wash. Do not dry clean. Do not tumble dry.












Vogue Australia has a zoom-in function on their photos, so I'd you'd like to take a closer look:

http://www.vogue.com.au/fashion+shows/galleries/balmain+spring+summer+2011,11171?pos=0#top

http://www.vogue.com.au/fashion+shows/galleries/chanel+spring+summer+2011,11347?pos=5#top

Disappointed. Guess I'll just have to keep digging. Surely there is someone who still believes in stitching fabric together, not tearing it apart...