I love a good post-apocalypse movie or book.  It gets me to thinking about how I would survive if society as we know it was completely ripped to shreds.  After reading The Road by Cormac McCarthy (which was subsequently made into a movie, but the book is worth reading, if only to up your SAT vocabulary score by a hundred points or so because Cormac McCarthy has the most extensive vocabulary of any person I’ve ever encountered … try Blood Meridian if you don’t believe me), I realized that I’m severely lacking in any sort of practical “rebuilding from the ground up” skills whatsoever and would surely perish within the first 24 hours.  So I ordered all of these “how to” books off of Amazon … mostly centered on electricity and electronics because how can I stop Skynet if I can’t even build a rudimentary circuit … and they’re sitting in a closet with some jugs of water in case that day ever comes (and if it doesn’t, the water still helps for the earthquake that could hit Los Angeles, so I’m not entirely crazy).

But another thing that fascinates me about the post-apocalypse is the fashion.  It’s generally conceived as being all edgy and militaristic, with well-placed cut-outs and metal trim (do a Google search for “Mad Max fashion,” and you’ll find it’s totally a thing), and I think it’s super-awesome.  And nobody does this look better than Dion Lee.  I was so excited to go to his fashion show at New York Fashion Week this past weekend because I knew there would be a really utilitarian, futuristic feel to the clothes, with interesting fabrics and trim, and the color-blocked leather and metallic cross-body cording didn’t disappoint:

And it was perfect for the freezing, snowy weather in New York!  I had never been to Fashion Week for Fall/Winter before, and it’s very hard to dress to impress when you also want to stay warm.  I ended up repeating an outfit from a few weeks ago … a Givenchy zippered jacket I got from Farfetch (http://www.farfetch.com), leather leggings I got from Net-a-Porter (http://www.net-a-porter.com) and Rag & Bone boots … but next year, I can wear that amazing pink leather skirt with black trim and a pair of black knee boots …

And if we come to the end of the world as we know it?  I know I’ll be dressed just fine.