Thursday, March 10, 2011

Elie!








Oh Mr.Saab what are you doing to me! I feel a little faint after watching this show, I absolutely loved this collection. Professional women around the world rejoice! Be it at points the collection got a little repetitive and could have been severely cut down. Saab has ben criticized as being too heavily focused on evening wear, a sentiment that he hoped to lay to rest with this colleciton. If anything I would have liked to see some more of the intricate flare that makes Saab's work stand out. Overall, a great collection

Karl never fails








The world is definitely a dark place and Karl wants to make sure we know it! However, Lagerfeld wanted to convey some sort of optimism having his models walk into a white light at the end of the runway. The designs were urban, utilitarian, dark, and edgy. the color palette was very "shadowy" with heavy use of dark grays, black, reds, etc.

Shapes were knew, they were kind of over-sized, manly, and a bit of a "boxy" look. The jackets were very sharply constructed with rounded shoulders. Lagerfeld brought a re-emphasis on a new understanding of the jumpsuit.

Materials looks sort of "damaged" portraying this weird sense of a "grunge" fairy tale. Reminicisent on the dark mind of Tim Burton movies, there was something hauntingly beautiful about the garments. Lagerfeld married high fashion with street fashion perfectly with this collection.

Valentino







They dressed many a scarlet at the Oscars this year but their collection this season was a celebration of daywear. I dont really know what was going on for the first 10 looks, they seemed to bring on the yawms a little. You were quickly woken up by the prints and material mixing that came on the runway later on. There were really some of the more interesting, romantic, wearable prints I have seen. The collection will go a long way with women everywhere especially those that are looking for more wearble "real" pieces as apposed to evening gowns.

Photos: style.com

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.

Thursday, March 3, 2011

Gaga!




Anything she touches goes gold! Gaga appears on the runway of Mugler yesterday! She complimented the great avant-guard collection

Photo: style.com

Phillip Lim





Elegant chic biker girl. Words that you would never usually put together but somehow Phillip Lim managed to. He gave women a great colection that is utilitarian yet incredibly chic. There did come out some weird shapes however that I don't picture very many women donning down the side walk soon. However there were several great pieces, especially in the outwear.

Alexander Wang





There was attitude on the runway at Wang for sure! His work this season evoked a sexy, tough, cool attitude all topped of with his label's feel of luxury. The designer gave women everything they would need to get through a tough winter with a stylish twist. The jacket that was also a pancho, and the blazer that was also the fur coat. There was an interesting technique with satin going on as well.

The designer gave us a lot to work with this season and he is definitely on a role
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