marc by marc jacobs a/w 2010/11 new york fashion week...

and it's military galore. Stripes, polka dots, pea-coats...all adorned 'little marc' at this year's stateside fashion event. i personally love the olive green playsuit which you'll see at about 2 minutes and 25 seconds, and the li'l black strapless zip-up dress (4 minutes 44 seconds) especially with the cute ankle socks and pumps (well this is for autumn/winter, gotta keep our ankles wrapped up don't we?)

there was also a great selection of menswear, personally i think marc jacobs is a master of menswear as he manages to combine formal with grunge and casualwear without making it look too scruffy. the perfect solution for young creative types who need to look smart for work without looking like their 50-year old counterparts.

i also loved the bits and pieces of denim that were intertwined to tone down the military general theme, a nice touch and more than suggests that denim is still a key style staple. cute denim dress alert at 4 minutes and 35 seconds.

oh and the fact that jacobs chose a less aggressive version of beastie boys 'fight for your right to party' for the catwalk soundtrack just topped it all off for me, definitely left a 'marc' in my mind for the fashion of the fall season. clever aren't i?

but that's just my opinion...x

RIP...

...alexander mcqueen...

his ability to combine femininity and style never failed to astound me...

a tragic loss to the fashion world...

but that's just my opinion...x

did i mention...

...i have an addiction to shoes? i don't think i did. well i do. would have become obvious in due time anyway. however, alexander mcqueen's 'armidillo' shoes are a force to be reckoned with, and i'm just not convinced! i'm open to new ideas and one might wonder 'how much more can really be done in terms of shoe design?' well it looks as though mcqueen has the answer, apparently these bad boys are a sell-out!

very fairytale though, and with the new alice in wonderland movie by tim burton due for release in march (5th, day after my birthday, how convenient, excitings!) i guess they'll be a sign of the times.

daphne guinness has already got hers, in pinky-beige satin. a first for the red carpet, but it was lady gaga that championed them first in her 'bad romance' music video, but would we expect anything less from the queen of wacky couture? but more about her drool-worthy shoe collection another time. so will we be seeing a copy of these in topshop, new look, even primark? my guess is...maybe. i'm not sure the high street is quite ready for them just yet, but given the fast-paced nature of catwalk to high street these days and thriving consumer demand i wouldn't be surprised if they end up on the feet of the more adventurous fashionistas soon enough. but that's just my opinion...

this is what...

me and my dad's dog charlie got up to today...

check out his mini-mohican, too much!

you see, Charlie appreciates my fashion efforts and feels sad when i don't include him when i get dressed.

he's constantly nosing in my accessories box and although most things end up in his mouth rather than round his neck, on his head etc, i truly think charlie deserves a mention on the kurtcouture blog for his approach to grunge-pup style.

but that's just my opinion...

surely...

...the best picture ever?

kristen stewart come out, come out, wherever you are

now that 'new moon' mania has subsided i think it's about time we looked beyond bella swan and into the wardrobe of kristen stewart. she continues to surprise me with her approach to fashion, points for her rock chick efforts, but sometimes she just looks so damn boring (and bored but that's for someone else to talk about). she often dresses older than her age, reminding me of a cast member of desperate housewives rather than the leading lady of a massively successful teenie-saga. however i'm prepared to give her the benefit of the doubt as she's still young (like, 12 or something) so maybe she's not found her personal style yet. i like her dedication to casual-wear, why the hell should she dress like lady gaga to go food shopping? and she wears skinny jeans reeeally well because of her teeny-tiny waist. but she never looks very comfortable when she's dressed up, especially when she's wearing heels but i guess that will come eventually, that's if she stops wearing those hideous pointy stiletto things. always has great hair though. but that's just my opinion...x

welcome to kurtcouture...

...a blog that combines grunge and fashion. simples. i'm 22 years and 10 months old, born and raised in stoke-on-trent, england. i have a degree in fashion marketing and communication and throughout the various -and numerous- phases of my life one passion has remained: my love and adoration of the late kurt cobain and the impact he unwittingly had on the music and fashion world. so here i propose to dedicate a yet unknown amount of time to seeking out grungey influences in fashion and design, with the odd kurt reference along the way. after all, and stop me if you think that you've heard this one before, his influence has created one of the most important fashion movements of all time. but that's just my opinion...x