Blogception

This week's blog post is about another blog...thus, blogception. As I'm sure many people know, Cathy Horyn is a fashion critic for the New York Times, and she is a major contributor to the blog in the Fashion & Style section, "On The Runway." I'm going to look at a post she did from September 27, which can be found here.

In this article, Horyn reviews the Balenciaga show from Paris Fashion Week. She uses incredible picturesque language when describing the shows, and makes it so easy to visualize the garments:

SILHOUETTE/DESIGN:

• lean tailoring
• squared-off tops with Catholic overtones
• almost an apron
• flared skirt

FABRIC:

• fabrics were not belabored
• a new type of crepe de chine
• pliable and light
• white lace
• knit tops
• lacquered doily

DETAIL

• a ruffle crawling up the leg
• stripped down
• pleated
• embroidered
• black thorns
• barbed wire
• pinstripe

COLOR

• white lace
• black thorns

I think Horyn does a great job of conveying the image of the clothes into the reader's mind. She makes it easy to imagine what they look like.