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Ken's Eye View: Fall/Winter 2018 Menswear Trends


Times are a-changing! If the recent menswear fashion weeks are of any indication...I can tell you, equivocally, a new world order is upon us. As a person who has covered fashion for decades..a person who has worn almost every trend, reported on it, taught courses and even presents under the guise of Barbie doll high style--I must admit.... for a few seasons now, I have had a difficult time finding menswear trends I could understand and recreate for my dude dolls. In my humble opinion, the men's trends tend to fall into three categories....1) totally banal, pedestrian and not worth reporting on. (When the catwalk looks just like the racks of the local stores.... why bother). 2) The circus --when designers get so caught up with the spectacle of a show while forgetting the real purpose of clothing to be worn.) And then there's that ever disappearing, tiny portion of catwalk shows offering up interesting and sometimes elegant fashions. Call me old fashioned, but I need to see interesting clothes with  few new ideas--especially in menswear. I do understand the whole gender identity thing but frankly, even my gay friends are complaining about the direction of today's men's fashion movement. After reviewing menswear collections in New York, London, Paris, Milan and Florence combined, for the Fall/Winter 2018, below you will find what I consider to be the more interesting trends of the season.

Note....three new male dolls came into the house this year. All three (Kim, Alessandro and Marc) are millenials. They're the ones with the "interesting" hairstyles!

Capetown

What could be more elegant than a man wearing a cape. We liked the simple, pure lines of this simple outer garment worn over trousers. Making the pattern for this is a snap. (It's the same as for the girls.) Click HERE to see how.
For Atsushi, I had considered making a lightweight cape using a lightweight pinstriped wool fabric. That would have resulted in a more "swashbuckling" look designed by the Italian company, Valentino. Instead I chose to use a wool coating which has more structure, appropriate for a late autumn, early winter garment. If you look closely, you can see there are vertical slits covered by plackets on each side to allow his arms to poke through.

Coat check

More regal outer wear! Coats for him are pretty classic: the standard trench, a straight overcoat. What differentiates them this Fall is length! Supple fabric and even velvet fall past the mid-calf and below lengths for a truly elegant look!

Man About Town
The young entrepreneur and the look of casual elegance. A super big, fluffy sweater over a narrow pair of trousers; the monochrome look of "Men In Black," and separates that mix velvet with tie-dye.....These are all simple silhouettes made from a basic pattern. Note the bags!
Here, Alessandro shows off the millennial take on American born John Varvatos' velvet suit. It's velvet, worn with a tie dye shirt and big scarf over super skinny, stretch jeans and walking shoes!

The Spice Trail
This is a color story. After all of the navy, black and grey, there is color for the guys. Lots of color. At times, too much color, in fact. But here is the color palette to our liking. We like to see clothes for guys taking their cue from the spicy tones of autumn. Yes, it's pretty classic.But these are styles and colors that are...easy on the eyes!
Here Marc shows off how a cool way to wear shorts (over a trendy pair of leggings). His top is cut like a varsity sweater. Personally I don't like the "girly" fabric of the original wide cut shorts. It looked too much like a skirt. So I made a pair of "cut offs" and painted them to resemble "distress" jean shorts. Worn together with the black leggings and the suede boots, it looks more "masculine" and works for my millennial guy.

Livin' Large
XXXL is back. A new generation has discovered the supersized silhouettes resuscitated from 1990's gangsta looks. This time around there is a contrast in silhouettes. Super large worn over super skinny.

The Young and The Restless
These are the dare devils of the fashion revolution. They push the boundaries of existing rules just to see what's possible. In some cases, it's a revival of past rebels (like Moschino's leather biker outfit). But by experimenting with fabric treatments (Louis Vuitton) or silhouette (Chalayan), a new generation fashions it's own signature style.
Again, I could not sink my teeth into men's shorts that resemble a woman's skirt worn over tights, so, for Lamar, I took the direction of distressed, ripped jeans. I did like the high tech aspect of the coat, but quite naturally, did not have access to the fabric. So....I took old jeans and treated it with both metallic paint stroked with pure white. After cutting out the pattern, I layered it with a polyester organza to give it a "tech" sheen.
Back in the mid-1980's with the arrival of the Japanese on the fashion scene, we were introduced to the look of androgyny. Now in 2018, androgyny is back but in a different way. It's more elaborate. It's more feminine. Still I feel, we can do this look in a way that is not totally void of masculinity. Here is Kim wearing a version of the Chalayan shirt. The original has a more rounded effect due to dropped shoulders and blouse-like sleeves. I, on the other hand, started out with a classic, straight shirt. One side is much more elongated than the other. This extension allowed me to drape that side into folds which I hand-stitched down and pressed flat to the body. The sleeves are straight , without cuffs. This shirt (which I imagine for eveningwear) is worn over narrow (but not strangled) velvet pants and boots.

Velvet Touch
Another revival of an old favorite style....the velvet suit is back. Yes there is the classic suit (as revived by Armani) but there are other, more laid back ways for men to wear velvet including what looks like a jog suit with a sport jacket and sweater (John Varvatos).
Loic reminded me that it wouldn't be a bad thing to make another velvet suit! I think he's thinking ahead to the holidays!

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How To Be A Parent In America


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Last summer, my family and I tried to leave America. It was explained to us exactly why we could not: Our toddler has a genetic disease that is very expensive to treat, costing far beyond the threshold of medical inadmissibility for immigrants.
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A Post Fit For A King


Welcome Back! 

I hope you all enjoyed the last post of new Barbie Super Mario fashions. They are just so cute!

I can't get enough of these girls.


I have another newcomer today. 


It is The King himself! Elvis Presley.

I found this at a garage sale. It was an estate sale and he was sitting as a decoration on an end table, probably where he had been for years. So I snatched him up. I HAD to!

He is in pristine condition. A little dusty but that ain't no thing. :) (And the brown thing on his shirt is a petal that got stuck there from being in the car)


From searching online, I am being told that this is one of the outfits from his movie "Jailhouse Rock." His guitar is very detailed but unfortunately missing one of the tuning keys is broken off. And after this photo was taken, my son dropped the guitar on the floor and another one broke off but I was able to find it and glue it back on. The joys of kids!


His shoes are even detailed like they are in the movie. I have since cleaned them up and they turned out perfect. They are a soft vinyl so they were a little more difficult to get any scuffing off of.


And unfortunately I don't have a complete stand as this one didn't have a base. But Elvis stands perfectly on his own. 


Here is a picture of the doll in the box. There have been many variations of Elvis dolls through the years and even Barbie Loves Elvis dolls too. I even saw a box of three Tommy Loves Elvis dolls. So cute!

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Personally I would LOVE to have an Elvis doll of the White Thunderbird Jumpsuit. 

Side Note: Did anyone watch the Stanley Cup Finals? Hockey this year? One of the teams in the finals was the new NHL team the Vegas Golden Knights. It was SO FUNNY to watch those games and see a group of Elvis impersonators in the front row! 

I also added another pair of dolls to the collection. 


This is the 1998 Target Special Edition Halloween Party Barbie and Ken Gift Set. How cute is this? AND...the box is friendly for boxed but deboxed photos!


How many of you have dressed up as a pirate for Halloween? I have. :) And Barbie and Ken are so adorable. 

This is a classic 90's Barbie head mold and she wears a do-rag and gold hoop earrings.


Also wears a gold bracelet and ring. Gotta show off that pirates booty!


 She has velour boots.


Also comes with a treat bag full of candy and a goblet for her favorite Halloween themed beverage.


Ken is dressed in a pirate hat with a skull and crossbones, vest and purple shirt. OH, and the eye patch!


He also has one gold earring in his left ear.


His pants are red and white striped with a jagged hem and just like Barbie, velour boots.


The back of the box mentioned that Ken had a ponytail. I didn't notice until I looked closely and yes, there it was!


And also like Barbie, has a treat bag with goodies and a goblet for drinks.


Here is a picture of the back of the box. Not my photo, I forgot to take one before I stored these away. It reads:

It's a Halloween costume party. And shiver-me-timbers! In their fantastic his and her pirate costumes, Barbie and Ken dolls are the winners of their costume parade contest! "Check out Ken doll's cool pirate ponytail!!)

Invite your friends to join Barbie and Ken at a Halloween party at your house!

Put on a Costume Parade! Your friends can vote for the best costumes in these categories (or come up with your own.) Give the winners an award like this: Most Creative, Scariest, Fanciest, Silliest.

And the Halloween Safety tips that are on every Halloween item. (Stay in well lit areas, go with a group, flashlight, etc.)


It also said that there are doll sized invitations and awards inside. I had to look a bit to find them. They weren't in the box loose but were taped to the insert on the back. Along with the brush!


And there you are! That's it for this post! Do you have any Elvis dolls in your collection? How about the Halloween Party Barbie and Ken? Let me know in the comments! 

I'm also getting one more post ready for you all. I'll have it up in the next week or so (pending child care/mommy duties!) 

Until then!
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What It's Like To Play With Legos For Work


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P.J. Catalano's job as a Master Model Builder consists of him constructing gigantic Lego models every day. So basically, our dream job.
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Another Hippie Poppy and I Really Don't Care, Do You?


With so many members of the W Club who weren't even born yet in the 60's and who don't have any idea about what it was like, this doll will be ideal. As far as I'm concerned, she's just another hippie wannabe doll. The one unique thing I see is a hand making the peace sign. Now that's different and it's pretty funny. It looks slightly small but that may just be the photo.
I must tell you that most 'real' hippies do not have highlighted hair and do not wear eye makeup. But Poppy is not real and I really don't care. She looks as if she really doesn't care either. Do you?




"Free Spirit" 

A Little Nazi



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Here's A Perfect, 14-Second Internet Video


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This dog isn't actually getting a haircut to the theme song of the 1987 animated Disney television show 'DuckTales'. But on the internet, it seems like it is. And we want to believe that it is. Which, we think, is good enough.
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This Toddler Stomping His Feet To Music At A Powwow Is The Only Thing We Want To Watch Right Now


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If you need a boost to reaffirm your faith in humanity after this awful week, say no more.
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Needlepoint


After the younger children went up to the attic to play, Lonnie and Lisa went inside with Isis to work on their needlepoint.  They were all almost finished the projects they'd been working on all winter
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Lonnie and Lisa were in awe of Isis' tapestry...
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"A few more stitches, and I'll be finished too."
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