geeking out: star wars x balenciaga

"Commitment" is definitely the adjective I would give Balenciaga head designer Nicolas Ghesquiere after reviewing both his spring and fall collections back-to-back. 

In September, Ghesquiere fitted his models in shapely, futuristic silhouettes & has continued his space ball-robo theme with an 80s twist for Balenciaga's fall collection [presented on Sunday].

And although the designer can do no wrong in my eyes, I couldn't help but feel a slight inkling of "deja-vu" from younger years when I was going through the lines. & that's when it hit me...

...Star Wars

Collections are meant to tell a story, and this one just so happens to remind me [pretty accurately] of Sundays spent trying to figure what the heck was going on in Return of the Jedi while my dad & brother spoke Ewoke [...kidding]. So, I've dedicated an evening of matching up pieces from Balenciaga fall & spring 2012 with some of the Naboo's finest. 

Tell me I'm wrong.

May the force be with you.

lauren jerdonek.

current: see by chloe

Paris Fashion Week is currently underway which pretty much means one thing to me: the See by Chloé show. 

See by Chloé is the little-sis line to the main Chloé brand that was started ten years when Stella McCartney was still the head designer. And although I did drool over the fall 2012 collection presented this morning [you can view it here], the leaves haven't turned red just yet. In fact, we're readying ourselves for sunshine, sandals & sunnies. And even though S.B.C is still the more price-efficient of the Chloé brands, does anyone really have $100+ to spend on one piece [especially when spring break is weeks away]?

 Not me. 

So, I've gone back into my archives to fetch See by Chloé's Spring RTW 2012 collection, pulled my favorites & found inexpensive alternatives that are a shopping trip away.

{look one. look for less}

madewell denim shirt

forever21 high-waisted shorts

h&m sandals

{look two. look for less}

nordstrom yellow trench

jason wu for target shoulder bag

sam edelman sandals

{look three. look for less}

lulu's isairis pink dress [left]

threadsence lost in love dress [right]

h&m sandals

lauren jerdonek.