Rianne de Witte, the Dutch eco-fashion legend, presented a beautiful Autumn/Winter 2010 collection in Paris a few weeks ago. Her collection is has timeless appeal, soft fabrics, and soft shapes.
For more pictures from the collection, click here.
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?
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…
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:
1930s Dance Frocks
A selection of pages from Weldon’s Home Dressmaker- Dance Frocks; a monthly publication. Unknown date, 1930s.