something definitely fishy.

i love and hate market researching... hate only because i want to buy everything but also don't want a huge hole in my cred card statement. anyway, i was giddy to see piazza sempione's fall 2010 collection out at saks because they interpreted an anchovy print in the most beautiful way! on a silk surface, a fish print looked as if it was stroked with paint gently on the smooth canvas. to also give it that final artistic touch, the fabric was embossed/hammered so that it looked rustic and washed. a rusty can of anchovies! i've seen a lot of these textures at balenciaga, prada and ter et bantine. i love the crinkled newspaper/raw effect that it gives and it reminds me of van gogh's paint daub effect techniques. no doubt that abstract florals are in trend, but to express art in fashion through new textures/techniques/embroideries is forever inventive.