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On Catwalks
Top Picks: Marc Jacobs Fall 2011 Ready-to-Wear
Ok Marc, yeah we get it… polka dots. Haha, but some very sweet ensembles here. My favourite is the pink pencil skirt, with those sheer blouson sleeves and contrasting white peter pan collar.
Tagged: Fall 2011, Marc Jacobs, RTW
Top Picks: Jean Paul Gaultier, Fall 2011 Menswear
James Bond meets The Aviator, and oh how I love a man with wickedly slicked hair from a deep side part. Yes indeed…
Tagged: Fall 2011, James Bond, Jean Paul Gaultier, JPG, menswear, tuxedo
Top Picks: Giambattista Valli, Fall 2011 Couture
Tagged: black & white, catwalk, collection, couture, Fall 2011, Giambattista Valli, show
Galliano’s Sad Finale: Christian Dior Fall 2011 Ready-to-Wear
Well, you all know how great a fan I have been of John Galliano’s work for the house of Christian Dior, so this is a sad post. I’m sure you have all heard how Galliano has been dismissed from Christian Dior, after being publicly disgraced in relation to antisemitic and pro-Nazi statements, and he has now checked himself into rehabilitation for alcoholism. Yes, I know. Shock. Disbelief. This was his last ready-to-wear collection for Dior, and as usual, has so much I adore. Apparently the show was a sad affair, with a long speech from the CEO Sidney Toledano and, in place of Galliano’s usual flamboyant strut down the catwalk at the end, a gathering of the collection’s design team, seamstresses and craftsmen on stage, and both cheering and weeping from the audience. As Tim Blanks at Style.com noted, “The only precedent for this situation is Coco Chanel’s postwar denunciation as a Nazi collaboratrice. Her exile from the fashion world lasted nine years.”
Tagged: catwalk, Christian Dior, collection, Dior, Fall 2011, final, Galliano, John Galliano, last, Ready to Wear, RTW, show
Top Picks: Ralph Lauren Spring 2009
Rediscovering the Spring/Summer 2009 ready-to-wear collection from Ralph Lauren. Makes me wish I could pack a trunk and sail down the Nile in the 1930s, or go on Safari in the 40s…
Tagged: ralph lauren, safari
Top Picks: Alexander Berardi Spring 2011
Elegant casual and Parisian chic from Alexander Berardi’s Spring 2011 show. You just can’t go wrong with classics like these – horizontal stripes in black and white, camel coloured trench coats, filmy floral tea dresses, espadrilles and belted polka dot babydoll dresses. And I adore the sequined gold harem pants, I never would have imagined myself in such a thing, but I want these!
Tagged: Alexander Berardi, chic, espadrilles, floral, French, harem pants, nautical, parisian, polka dot, stripes, tea dress, trench coat
Dolce & Gabbana Fall 2010 Ready-to-Wear
Another catwalk flashback: Dolce & Gabbana’s fall 2010 ready to wear collection. I didn’t post it at the time, because I posted my top picks from the Spring collection, and frankly there wasn’t much difference. Plenty of black lace and lingerie as outerwear, floral satins, pencil skirts… lovely of course, but dare I say it, here is the same collection with a few overcoats thrown in? Anyway, viewed independently, there are certainly a number of pieces I would wear myself, so enjoy it from the perspective of a little distance…
Tagged: D&G, Dolce & Gabbana, fall
Top Picks: Alexander McQueen Pre-Fall 2009
A thoroughly dandified Pre-Fall collection from Alexander McQueen back in 2009…
Tagged: Alexander McQueen, argyle socks, bowler hat, cane, dandy, khaki
Top Picks: Jean Paul Gaultier Spring 2011 Couture
Some very elegant looks in this collection, all with Jean Paul Gaultier’s signature touch of audacity (or indecency, whichever way you like to look at it!). The 30s and 40s influence is there, though there’s a feeling of 2011 does 1986 doing 1941, if you know what I mean. And I couldn’t help but include the can-can skirt here, how delicious! No better way to end a fashion show, but with a little high-kicking down the runway. The whole affair makes me think of a nightclub in Paris, today or perhaps in the early 1980s. The Lido, or the Crazy Horse…
Tagged: 1930s, 1940s, can-can, forties, Haute Couture Collections, Jean Paul Gaultier, Moulin Rouge, Spring 2011, thirties
Marc Jacobs’ Flowers
I loved the hair flowers in Marc Jacobs’ Spring 2011 show so much, I thought I should post the detail shots. Lovely flowers, non?
Tagged: Accessories, curls, flower, Hair, hairstyle, Marc Jacobs, vintage
Top Picks: Christian Dior Spring 2011 Ready-to-Wear
Am I sick of Galliano for Christian Dior yet? Never!! So this ready-to-wear collection is nothing on the couture I posted a few days ago, but ain’t it sweet? Keeping nautical in for spring I see – hello sailor! – and more catseye sunglasses. Oh, and the Bettie bangs (false on the models), brilliant! I’ll post up the hair and makeup shots as well, so you can get a closer look.
I’m more a fan of the styling of the show, than of the individual pieces, but my favourite in the collection is probably the pink ribbon dress. I would love to dance in that… not that there’s much to it. It reminds me a little of Cyd Charisse’s green flapper dress in Singin’ in the Rain. Laura Glaess has a lovely recreation of that. Enjoy!
Tagged: bangs, Betty Paige, catseye sunglasses, Christian Dior, glasses, John Galliano, nautical, RTW, sailor hat, Spring 2011
Top Picks: Elie Saab Spring 2011 Couture
Lovely gowns at Elie Saab, I look forward to seeing these on the red carpet. And look kids, if you cinch the waists on skinny catwalk models really tight, you can almost imitate vintage curves!
Tagged: Elie Saab, Haute Couture Collections, Spring 2011
Top Picks: Moschino Cheap & Chic Spring 2011
From the Ready-to-Wear collection, summery fun…
Tagged: 1950s, cheap & chic, fifties, gingham, moschino, Spring 2011
Top Picks: Sonia Rykiel Spring 2011 Ready-To-Wear
I didn’t like most of the oversized clown clothes in this collection, but here are a few colorful cuties:
Tagged: RTW, Sonia Rykiel, Spring 2011
Backstage Hair & Makeup at Christian Dior Couture Spring 2011
Backstage shots of hair and makeup at the show, fantastico! You can see, to give the models that haughty, high cheek-boned and highly arched brow look of Rene Gruau’s fashion illustrations in the 1950s, they used Face Lift Tape! Apparently it’s common in the fashion world and the entertainment industry, I had no idea!
Tagged: 1940s, 1950s, Christian Dior, Face lift tape, fifties, forties, Hair, Haute Couture Collections, John Galliano, makeup, Spring 2011