Paris J'taime

I am behind as usual on the shows so I've been reviewing them this morning. I'm getting tired of posting my thoughts about the collections because in the grand scheme of things who cares about my opinion? So I'll just give you my favorite looks from my favorite designers sans (a lot of) comments. Don't worry I'll be back in an opinionated mood soon.

Warrior meets Star Wars at Victor & Rolf


Classic Knits at Sonia Rykiel


Undeniable Genius (I'm willing to have him take over Chanel because he and Karl have similar style) at Haider Ackerman


Old Fashioned Glamor at Jean Paul Gaultier


Mixed Prints and Textures at Comme de Garcones


Lady Gaga (oh and some pretty cool clothes) at Thierry Mugler


The most talked about and most swashbuckling show goes to... Christian Dior.


Minimalism at its best at Lanvin


Couldn't pick just one from Vivianne Westwood



Thanks style.com. This is such a strong season in Paris so far and we haven't even seen Chanel or YSL yet!

Bonjour Paris! Finally Some Excitement

Dries van Noten! Oh thank you for spicing up the upcoming fall season. Here so many rules were broken: blue for the winter, mixing black with brown accessories, and mixing prints like no other. This collection reminds me of my grandma, in a good way of course, she loved blue and orange and together she would have absolutely had a fit. I'm pretty sure she would have bought one of those dresses for me if not for herself! I love how fancy Dries van Noten is without being over the top. It's not crazy to the point where I doubt the wearability of the pieces.






Hussein Chalayan could not be more different from Dries van Noten. The "fanciness" from this collection is in the construction not the prints. It's definitely minimalist because the most complicated prints look like window blinds. Here the black/brown rule is broken as well. You can also tell that Chalayan is toning down his work to make it more wearable. This is a long way from the robotic dress from when I first discovered him. But he's making money off Lady Gaga I'm pretty sure.

Gratzi Rossella Jardini

Moschino is totally the most inspirational show at Milan fashion week. At first it started off with the odd hat trend, but if you look at those first looks with a deconstructive eye you see huge potential in the jackets and other pieces by themselves. Then it heads into awesome territory (so eloquent I know) with the gold and plain material layered together. Then it gets even better and more lady-like. It's so freaking awesome because it doesn't say seventies like the rest of the collections this season, but instead harkens back to an era of Russian Imperialism and moves gently into the early 20th century. Overall it's really 1910s and looks like World War One an overlooked era in fashion. Trust me I've read more books about the last Romanovs than you ever knew existed.
I will look back on this for seasons to come for inspiration.

Prada not Frauda

Prada toned down the crazy colors of last season to bring us a more minimalist feel, as much minimalism as Miuccia can do at least. My favorite looks were the sequined dresses at the end, but I also loved the new geometric/art nouveau feel she gave to plaids. Also loving the snake skin socks/boots whatever the heck they are. The fur was tastefully except those hats... what is it with ugly hats this season?

Bongiorno Milan!

Let's take a look at Gucci's 90 anniversary show shall we?
You wouldn't expect anything less than what you got at the Gucci show yesterday: colored fur, shiny fabrics, and leather of course. The colors were bright and laughed in the face of anyone who has that you have to wear boring colors in the fall and winter. Though I saw nothing in particular that I would wear except a snakeskin purse in a look I featured here, Gucci did not disappoint because it kept the traditional feel of the brand while livening it up at the same time. Even if you loved every look, but alas can't afford it you can still take inspiration from it. Wear bright shiny fabrics this spring and go for more slouchy flared pants that go with this season's theme of 70s fashion. Also never forget that classes touches like scarves can go a long way.

Burberry is berry dissapointing

So cheesy title I know, but seriously I was underwhelmed by this collection. Mainly because it was filled with not the usual Burberry plaid, but lumberjack plaid which I don't like. I did like some of the jackets which had a lot of volume to them and lots of bold black clasps on bold colored fabrics. There also wasn't a dress look in the whole collection. Very sportswear which might get the buyers, but not me. But hell my opinion doesn't matter because I'm broke! But please don't get me started on those hats.

Favorite Time of the Year: London Fashion Week

When MercedesLFW started following me on twitter I knew it was time to start getting excited about my favorite foreign city's fashion week. It's just getting warmed up of course so here are the top of the pops so far. Pictures from WWD.com.

Matthew Williamson:
I will never forgive H&M for preventing me from getting a piece from his collab with them. Oh well. Here's some new pieces to drool over that make one think of a tropical vacation in Russia with drag queens. Let me explain. Russia= all the fur in the collection, Williamson's traditional flower prints= tropical and drag queen= Feathers + Sequins. It basically equates to my idea of heaven.






Mulberry:
I like their bags the best (I own one from their collab with Target and I can currently be spotted toting it), but their clothes aren't half bad. This collection inspires me to say "Yes my dog is an accessory" and "Of course I can wear lavender in the fall." Merci beaucou. Also it seems literal animal prints are in. Birds all over your dress anyone?

It's not over till I say so

New York Fashion week might have ended, but I can still pick out some favorite looks!

Betsey Johnson has always been a favorite and this collection is actually better than her others. It's probably just because it has my favorite things, plaid, leopard print, and punk style and sometimes all together!





I love that Kate Spade has clothes now. I loved everything for this season, but it was just ok. It's hard to explain. I guess the best way to put it is that it's nothing new, but it is cute.


Rodarte continues the trend of white in the fall and polka dots! An added bonus: geometric prints



Oh Marc there you go again! Marc by Marc Jacobs proves that you don't have to comprise when it comes to more "sensible" attire and that you can always have fun. He included two types of animal print in his designs. Leopard print and literal ANIMAL print with lions on it. Cute.





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