John Galliano’s Spring 2008 Ready-to-Wear Show
One of my favourite shows of all time, it was pure fantasy…
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Tagged: Dior, John Galliano, Ready to Wear, RTW, Spring 2008
Burberry Prorsum Spring 2010 Ready-to-Wear
My top picks from the Burberry Prorsum spring 2010 ready-to-wear show. Those puff-shouldered trenches have been mighty popular with the celebs…
Tagged: burberry, classic, jacket, prorsum, Ready to Wear, RTW, Spring 2010, trench, trench coat, trenchcoat
Alexander McQueen Retrospective Part 10: Spring 2006
In tribute to Lee Alexander McQueen, I have been posting a retrospective of past collections, from a SwingFashionista perspective. The best of Alexander McQueen for retro-loving folk. May he rest in peace. In part 10, my top picks from the Spring 2006 ready-to-wear show. More to come…
Tagged: 2006, Alexander McQueen, catwalk, collection, fashion, mcqueen, retrospective, RTW, show, spring
Hermes Fall 2010: Top Picks
My favorites from the Hermes Fall 2010 ready-to-wear show. Plenty of lady fops and dandies, with leather replacing tweeds in a mildly fetish twist. Like British super-heroines in some post-apocalyptic London… very Avengers. These women clearly need to be driving this car. Animal print umbrellas, pocket watches, leather gloves, bowler hats and netting veils, what’s not to like?
Tagged: bowler hat, Fall 2010, hermes, ladies, Ready to Wear, RTW, suit, top hat, tuxedo, women
Alexander McQueen Retrospective Part 4: Fall 2003
In tribute to Lee Alexander McQueen, I have been posting a retrospective of past collections, from a SwingFashionista perspective. The best of Alexander McQueen for retro-loving folk. May he rest in peace. In part 4, my top picks from the Fall 2003 ready-to-wear show. More to come…
Tagged: 2003, Alexander McQueen, catwalk, collection, fall, fashion, Ready to Wear, RTW, show
Louis Vuitton Fall 2010: Top Picks
With Marc Jacobs (*swoon*) at the helm, the Louis Vuitton Fall 2010 ready-to-wear show was all about an unabashedly vintage silhouette. Balconette bosoms, wasp waists, lined 50s circle skirts, sweater girls, fur collars, bows, long gloves and clutches. Also so nice to see a retro-inspired collection trotted down the catwalk, without terrifying abstract makeup or surrealist hair, to ‘balance out the old-fashioned’. Of course, I would have preferred red lippie and pincurls, but the preppy ponytails and fresh-faced ingenue makeup is a welcome relief after some of the absurdist hair, makeup (and shoes) of the season. Here are my favourites:
Tagged: 1950s, circle skirt, Fall 2010, fifties, full skirt, Louis Vuitton, poodle skirt, Ready to Wear, RTW
Elie Saab Fall 2010: Top Picks
My favorites from The Elie Saab Fall 2010 ready-to-wear show. Gathering and drapery in all the right places, a classic palette of black, charcoal and maroon,with splashes of black lace and fur thrown in. Very glamorous. And then there’s those sequinned gowns – oh god! Breathtaking, and those unusual cuts remind me of Wentworth gowns from the 1920s, and of this gown that Virgina Mayo wears while singing Daddy-O in A Song Is Born (1947).
Tagged: Elie Saab, Fall 2010, fur, gathering, Ready to Wear, RTW, virginia mayo, wentworth
Alexander McQueen Retrospective Part 3: Spring 2002
In tribute to Lee Alexander McQueen, I have been posting a retrospective of past collections, from a SwingFashionista perspective. The best of Alexander McQueen for retro-loving folk. May he rest in peace. In part 3, my top picks from the Spring 2002 ready-to-wear show. More to come…
Tagged: 2002, Alexander McQueen, catwalk, collection, fashion, Ready to Wear, RTW, show, spring
Nina Ricci Fall 2010 Ready-to-Wear: Top Picks
My favourites from the latest Nini Ricci show…
Tagged: Fall 2010, nina ricci, Ready to Wear, RTW
Alexander McQueen Retrospective Part 2: Fall 2002
In tribute to Lee Alexander McQueen, I have been posting a retrospective of past collections, from a SwingFashionista perspective. The best of Alexander McQueen for retro-loving folk. May he rest in peace. In part 2, my top picks from the Fall 2002 ready-to-wear show. More to come…
Tagged: 2002, Alexander McQueen, fall, fashion, Ready to Wear, RTW, show
Betsey Johnson Spring 2010: Top Picks
As usual, fun and funky from Betsey Johnson. The Spring 2010 ready-to-wear collection has a 1950s twist, with above-the-knee poodle skirts and plenty of crinolines in girly colors… I can see Jo (card-carrying Betsey Johnson fan) rocking all these numbers:
Tagged: 2010, Betsey Johnson, catwalk, collection, fashion, Ready to Wear, RTW, show, spring
Alberta Ferretti Spring 2010: Top Picks
Perhaps not so overtly retro as the last collection I posted up here, but nonetheless, a lot of feminine, vintage touches in a palette of creams, violets and dusky fall colors.
Click here to see my picks from the Spring/Summer 2009 collection, which had more of a 1920s feel…
Categories: On CatwalksTagged: 2010, Alberta Ferretti, catwalk, collection, fashion, Ready to Wear, RTW, show, spring
Catwalk Flashback: L.A.M.B. Spring 2008
A glimpse at the Spring 2008 L.A.M.B. ready-to-wear collection…
Tagged: catwalk, fashion show, LAMB, Ready to Wear, RTW, Spring 2008
Moschino Cheap & Chic Spring 2010
From Moschino’s Cheap & Chic line, ready-to-wear collection for Spring 2010. Cute little jumpers and playsuits, ruffles and polka dots, bows and belted waists, high-waisted bikinis, gingham and plenty of striking black & white.
Tagged: catwalk, cheap & chic, collection, fashion, moschino, Ready to Wear, RTW, show, Spring 2010
Christian Dior Spring 2010 Ready-To-Wear
Red lipstick, side-split hair falling in long shiny waves (oh so Lauren Bacall), trench coats, platform heels, ruffled skirts, cinched waists, lacy lingerie details and flimsy feminine fabrics… love it! God bless John Galliano…
Tagged: 1930s, catwalk, Christian Dior, fashion, Galliano, lingerie, Ready to Wear, red lipstick, RTW, show, Spring 2010, thirties, trenchcoat
Isaac Mizrahi Spring 2010 Ready-to-Wear
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Dior Ready to Wear Fall 2009
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Peter Som Spring 2010 RTW
Tagged: 1920s, 1930s, Peter Som, Ready to Wear, round sunglasses, RTW, Spring 2010, thirties, turban, twenties
Ralph Lauren Spring 2010 Ready-to-Wear Collection
It seems Ralph Lauren’s take on the recession involves some neat references to the 1930s Depression, and I’m not complaining.
Paperboy caps, worn denim baggies, ladies in pinstriped three-pieces and plus fours… ring-a-ding-ding!! There were also a few pretty florals, if you care to look.
Photos care of Style.com
Categories: On CatwalksTagged: 1930s, 1940s, cap, denim, Depression, forties, hat, pageboy, paperboy, plus four, ralph lauren, Ready to Wear, RTW, Spring 2010, suits, thirties, women in suits
Luisa Beccaria Spring 2010: Top Picks
For the most part, the majority of the pieces in the collection were fairly shapeless, which is a turnoff for me, but these four looks combined the Luisa Beccaria signature wallpaper florals and pretty pastels, with a feminine 1940s-50s shape, so I might imagine wearing them.
Tagged: blue, floral, Luisa Beccaria, Paris, pastel, pink, Ready to Wear, RTW, Spring 2010