I'm not a fan of the bandleader jacket. Maybe it's because I've always had a slight hang-up about my shoulders being too broad. Maybe it's my dislike of Michael Jackson, who I find just as creepy and kitschy in death as I did in life (sorry). But I have to say, as for the rest of the military chic offered up on the spring runways, baby I am down, down, down, down, down.
It started with the L.A.M.B. cargos, a pant I have never before associated with the long-and-lean look. Somehow Gwen Stefani's line has churned out an impossibly chic pair that not only make legs look miles long, but also create a tushy on those of us not blessed with bootylicious assets.
After the L.A.M.B. pants came the Doc Martens darcie boot. A combat-esque shape plays for attention through the ironically girlie tint and heel. As far as I'm concerned, the darcie boot is the ultimate addition to the wardrobe of a post-apocalyptic fashionista. Just to be safe, I'm grabbing my pair pre-apocaylse.
But none of this even comes close to the offering of the delectably destroyed Balmain spring/summer collection. Lovely Canadian supermodel Daria Werbowy stomped down the runway in clunky leather shoes reminiscent of combat boots and a ripped-to-shreds cammo tee. The girl looked like she was fleeing the most stylish war zone in history.
What it comes down to is this: I'm thinking the chrysalis is in serious need of some cropped-to-death army surplus items. Flak jackets, combat boots, and jewellery that looks like chain maille, all coming soon.
If you buy into the whole 2012-doomsday scenario, you're just in time to stock up before the end of the world... for those of us who just dropped serious cash on army surplus, I'm hoping armageddon holds off just a little bit.
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