McQueen Pre-Fall

Worthy of standing in a museum, Sarah Burton gives us art in her pre-fall collection. The peplum makes a huge splash here and my hips are currently so happy about it. With this collection Burton is moving away from the that all white, delicate innocent color palette and embracing black. She definitely softened the label's look and the beautifully embroidered gowns in this collection were no exception.This season at McQueen its all about celebrating your womanly shape, embrace the hourglass and define that waist!

I also loved the plain pieces. Burton created some gorgeous shapes in the shirts and blazers. Imagine walking through the office in one of those ensembles!

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This is so BEYOND beautiful!

I am absolutely in love with this collection. McQueen seriously runs in Burton's veins. The talented designer really brought a woman's touch to the label with a soft color palette, a more defined waist, and a softer touch on the edgy craftsmanship. 

The pieces in a way seemed like little beautiful pieces of coral. Amazing workmanship is not foreign to the brand in any means but this season it was different. The leather of course made its appearance but when looked at carefully Burton's heavy creations somehow managed to look soft and womanly. A defined waistline, delicate lace cutouts and bodices were used to bring that womanly aspect, they fit each model like a glove. 

The movement in some of the pieces was mezmerizing. The fluidity of the clothes was deliberate as Burton is said to have found inspiration in the way a jellyfish moves. 

Bottom line, Burton is a genius and quickly found her own look in the McQueen  aesthetic.


Photos:style.com

Kate Middleton's Dress!

Now let's talk about this. Forgetting that she is marrying into royalty, she is still a girl in love with a man choosing to spend the rest of her life with him. The pressure from the media, not to mention the rest of the family is probably really getting to the couple. Trying not to put fuel onto the fire, and allowing these two to just get married I haven't reported on the wedding. The matter that I do find interesting however is who will she choose to make the dress?

The names that we have frequently heard circling around have been Sarah Burton as Alexander McQueen, Bruce Oldfield and Jasper Conran. Some others say that she will be designing her own. However, there are now reports that Sophie Cranston has been added to the mix. Cranston had worked at McQueen and earned herself a Designer of the Year award. Middleton had previously worn one of her pieces to a wedding. Something tells me no one will really know who is going to be making this iconic dress until the day of!

McQueen Fairy Tale

There could truly not have been a more perfect person to continue McQueen's legacy. This show was Burton reassuring the world that she is not going to change anything of the McQueen aesthetic but that it is simply her design style as well. The collection was "icy". It mixed beautifully the frigid ice-woman with a soft pureness in the use of a lot of white and fur.

The collection was head-to-toe couture, and left very little to be worn in the real world. This wasn't the point of the collection however, it simply was the stand on its own as art. The beauty that was the last 4 pieces was simply breathtaking. Burton does harbor McQueen's sense of the unique however, in the gown made up of broken china and finished with organza.

It seems to be that before a McQueen show the world is holding its breath. Burton quickly reminds us all the breathe as she just simply did an absolute amazing job.