Ghost Brides.

I know this is so 2 years ago. But hey, I only seriously started to watch America's Next Top Model this summer holidays!



I think this cycle (cycle 7) had the most dramatic runway finale of all the cycles I've watched. I love wedding dresses and the theme of ghost brides. Even the setting was perfect. ZOMG. MEGALOVE.

The designers of these dresses are Victorio & Lucchino. ($%%@#$ everything on that page is in Spanish. But I guess fashion is an international language.) Their latest summer collection is colourful, fun and flirty (sorry, I only looked at their clothing for women). They are not afraid to mix and match colours, patterns and textures, which is what I want to do with my own clothes eventually but I have insufficient wardrobe space. So fun. I wish I had the cash to get these wonderful dresses. However, it was ultimately their wedding dress collection which had me sighing in longing. They were all so beautiful. They really do layers very well. Layers does wonders for the female form when it's less than perfect.

While I think it might be beautiful to have fluff all over the place in some types of dresses, I feel that wedding dresses should have slim clean lines so the bride doesn't look like a stuffed chicken.

I especially loved:
1). Melrose's dress in the 1st scene.
2). Caridee's dress in the 2nd scene.
3). Melrose's dress in the 2nd scene.
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Why am I even bothering? I love ALL the dresses! I want to see that show in detail!
I love those little lace coats they had over their tube-type dresses. That made these dresses appropriate for church! =D What a great idea. I really don't believe in wearing too little for a wedding mass but something over the shoulders made all the difference and it really made the dresses look elegant.

Size and Stereotypes.

My limbs ache after walking all day in my heels (just about 1 inch tall, mind) and I'm comforting myself by telling myself that I burnt more calories today even though my muscles ache. Like mad.
On second thought, maybe a too long exposure to heels isn't that good. But they make girls look good for elongating the figure (which I think I need more than some of you out there)..

So I'm doing nothing physical and currently watching America's Next Top Model Season 11. (man, every freaking episode makes me tear up as girls pack up their dream) I picked one at random. Jeanie Rabbit was telling me this afternoon that a real hot plus size girl won in one season and I would be thankful to anyone who tells me which season this is. But you know, high fashion is quite hostile to plus size girls, so how far can she go in the modelling industry?

Jeanie also talked about the one with the transgender model, which happens to be the one I am watching now. So YAY.

Isis is really gorgeous. I think models should have a different look about them to differentiate themselves from the the rest of the other cookie cutter models. A look, a style and a personality that shines. A lot of the girls in these competitions are just regular American girls who seemed boring to me. I wouldn't want to get to know some of them in real life - too flighty.

So far, my favourites are (in no particular order - the jury is still out on this one):


Brittany


Hannah


Marjorie


Sheena


Isis

But they all didn't win.
I probably should get more exposure to models.
OR. Maybe the producers of ANTM had some agenda to achieve by putting these girls there.
I used to like Marjorie better until I saw that she joined in the heckling of Isis when she was doing a shoot. Not cool.
Isis is TOO gorgeous. I wonder why she got kicked out.