Yohi YamaMIA!

   
     Word on the street: Yohi's got quite the knack-FOR EVERYTHING. So, when I heard this, I decided to stalk too many of his collections and of course fell in love with his Fall 2012 pieces. Yes, I tried out a milder, Jewish-mother-friendly"goth" look in middle school, but it came nowhere near the level of awesome that has been presented in this collection.
     Asymmetrical drapery has not existed in so many forms of gothic elegance as it does in Yohi Yamamoto's most recent collection. Long black and white garments paired with electric red and blue hair tips channel a variation of Cruella DeVille-in the most fashionable and seasonally appropriate way, of course. Marilyn Manson seems to also have made an appearance with deep reddish black lips, pale skin, and a cross between a modern day woman comb-over/mohawk that requires neither the shaving of one's head nor the loss of one's hair. The whole collection gives off the "I don't really care that I just slung this sweater over my shoulder and it looks awesome...and you know it" vibe, though we clearly know this is far from the case. These looks seem seamless and effortless but have a masterful level of detail and thought put into them. When something looks easy, that means it works. I have learned this the hard way. The long, draping looks, instead of swallowing the models wearing them, still show off pieces of skin and form so that instead of grandma going goth, you are.
     I am a loafer fan. I also love oxfords. I also really love purple. So, by the transitive property, the purple oxford shoes present in this collection nearly had me falling over in a direction I did not want to be falling over in. Reds and purples are my go to color palette when painting, and seeing them on the human form made me fall a little more in love. Who doesn't want to look gothically royal? And though flat shoes with dresses can make one appear stout, schleppy, under-dressed, and minorly confused, the fit of the overall looks walking down the runway did not allow this to happen.
     SO-grandma collections are starting to make their way out of the fashion scene as edgy makes a comeback and Tavi Gevinson and her gray hair scoots out of the spotlight. Time for vampires to make it onto the runway, already...right?? One, two three, blood suckers!