Anyway, here are the last five collections I was loving this year:
Lanvin
The darling Alber Ebaz worked with more color for spring than is typical at Lanvin, and while the eye-popping coral and pink cocktail frocks were charming, I love Lanvin for its more traditional aesthetic -- darkly romantic frills and bows in steely, luxe-looking blacks and grays. A lot of one-shouldered pieces marched down Ebaz's lengthy runway, from the severe draped jumpsuit to sharp leather sheaths, and even the pieces with both sleeves intact played with proportion and volume for an asymmetrical finish. Lanvin's clothes are just so fundamentally appealing -- not only are they gorgeous and femme and tough and impeccably made, the thought Alber puts into each garmet is clear.
Miu Miu
OK, Miu Miu is definitely one of my very favorite collections this season. Miuccia Prada played with a bunch of truly incredible prints that looked like something out of a '50s children's book -- cats, birds, little trios of dogs, and one not-so-innocent lounging female nude -- juxtaposing them on skinny suits in sharp, grown-up silhouettes and alongside sheer nude mesh pieces absolutely dripping with crystals. Miuccia said the collection was about "questioning innocence, questioning youth...What do they mean today in a world that's the opposite?" I don't know, but I'm glad she asked, because these clothes are amazing. Check out some detail shots:
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Completely amazing. I fucking die. The styling was also right on (along with Prada, I think this was one of the best-styled shows this season, so kudos to Miuccia); love the super-long, thick braids and pale makeup.
Requiem
I was just so attracted to Requiem this season, which came off really chic but also extremely special. I'm really feeling the use of all these soft nudes, tans, and khakis for spring (see also Celine, Chloé, Elise Øverland, Burberry Prorsum, and more...I detect a trend!); they come off with that certain brand of French sophistication especially when paired with classic black. All the clothes in Requiem's brief collection are fit to within an inch of their lives, neat as can be, and they have a lovely day-to-night quality to them. This was Requiem designer Raffaele Borriello's first solo collection (partner Julien Desselle recently left the label for a career in architecture), and I'm excited to see how he grows as a designer in the coming seasons.
Rick Owens
Another quasi-futuristic collection (another seasonal theme, methinks!), this one from typically gothy Rick Owens, whose designs usually lean toward what Style.com calls "scary-chic." These clothes still have a little bit of that shock value to them, but in a clean, subdued sense -- sharp corners on a flowing jacket, for instance, or the strange, cool clusters of thick fringe at the waists of some of the models. These clothes have a geometric aspect to them, with lots of angles and straight lines, and there's a certain mathematical quality at work here that one could potentially take away and apply to one's own dressing. Unusual and chic.
Yves St Laurent
Style.com and Women's Wear Daily both found YSL's spring looks disjointed and difficult to follow at times, and the collection did feel somewhat non-cohesive at times, but that doesn't change the fact that the clothes themselves as individual pieces were solid and incredibly beautiful. I loved the color palette of black, white, and soft dove gray with doses of blue, teal, and rose, and I thought the slim belts were kind of incredible. Stefano Pilati described the collection as "a natural and honest chic," and I couldn't agree more, whether the collection is cohesive or not.
That's it for the runway roundups! What were your favorite looks for S/S10?
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Completely amazing. I fucking die. The styling was also right on (along with Prada, I think this was one of the best-styled shows this season, so kudos to Miuccia); love the super-long, thick braids and pale makeup.
Requiem
I was just so attracted to Requiem this season, which came off really chic but also extremely special. I'm really feeling the use of all these soft nudes, tans, and khakis for spring (see also Celine, Chloé, Elise Øverland, Burberry Prorsum, and more...I detect a trend!); they come off with that certain brand of French sophistication especially when paired with classic black. All the clothes in Requiem's brief collection are fit to within an inch of their lives, neat as can be, and they have a lovely day-to-night quality to them. This was Requiem designer Raffaele Borriello's first solo collection (partner Julien Desselle recently left the label for a career in architecture), and I'm excited to see how he grows as a designer in the coming seasons.
Rick Owens
Another quasi-futuristic collection (another seasonal theme, methinks!), this one from typically gothy Rick Owens, whose designs usually lean toward what Style.com calls "scary-chic." These clothes still have a little bit of that shock value to them, but in a clean, subdued sense -- sharp corners on a flowing jacket, for instance, or the strange, cool clusters of thick fringe at the waists of some of the models. These clothes have a geometric aspect to them, with lots of angles and straight lines, and there's a certain mathematical quality at work here that one could potentially take away and apply to one's own dressing. Unusual and chic.
Yves St Laurent
Style.com and Women's Wear Daily both found YSL's spring looks disjointed and difficult to follow at times, and the collection did feel somewhat non-cohesive at times, but that doesn't change the fact that the clothes themselves as individual pieces were solid and incredibly beautiful. I loved the color palette of black, white, and soft dove gray with doses of blue, teal, and rose, and I thought the slim belts were kind of incredible. Stefano Pilati described the collection as "a natural and honest chic," and I couldn't agree more, whether the collection is cohesive or not.
That's it for the runway roundups! What were your favorite looks for S/S10?
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The first picture isn't working. They said it violated photobuckets terms of use or whatever. BOO.
Ugh! It should be fixed now. Photobucket is so annoyingly puritanical -- the slightest hint of a nipple and they delete!
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