Paris Fall 07 II

1. Balenciaga:


Another great collection from Nicholas Ghesquiere. I was a little disappointed that it wasn't as crazy or visionary as his previous collections, but maybe it was crazy because it was super wearable and practical. It was young but still intended for a strong woman. I love the first look because it's relaxed and sophisticated, yet there's something slightly askew about it that lets me know this isn't your typical Polo/Preppy dressing. The second dress is pure Nicholas. I love the high contrast and the super awesome blue tights. I'm not so into those sandal things she's wearing though, what I did like, though, were his amazing primary color-sneaker-platform-sandal...
Can you believe these?

2. Ann Demeulemeester:

Ann's girl doesn't change from season to season. She is intelligent, strong and serious and almost always wears black. This look is so feminine and soft, yet somehow it retains the kick-your-ass attitude that Demeulemeester is known for. I love the asymmetric vest too. The prints are based on Kara Walker's work, which I think was such a nice, nerd-y detail.

3. Junya Watanabe:


This is absolutely fierce!
I can't believe I just used that word, but it's just true.
I loved the leather jacket in the first look. At first you think it's just a regular motorcycle jacket and then you realize all of the different details that take it to another level. The second look is just deliciously subversive. Very kinder-whore which I'm reeeally trying to bring back.

Paris Fall 07 I

Before we get started I just want to say that I absolutely love Paris.
Everything is just so amazing. I realized that I life for Paris and for New York.
But now, the City of Lights awaits!

1. Balmain:

I love the disco vibe of this outfit (complete with bell bottoms!). At the same time, it's really glamorous and relaxed.

2. A.F. Vandevorst:


I love everything about the first look. It's the first time that I've ever thought a jumpsuit thing looks awesome and modern. It's even a little bit sexy! I wish I could wear this to my job interview tomorrow. The second look, well fashion police be damned, I never thought a big blanket could look so luxurious and fabulous. This was a great, great collection. London designers should take note that you can be avant-garde and experimental wihout sending costumes down the runway.

3. Viktor & Rolf:


This was such an amazingly wearable collection, a real step forward for them I think. I mean, we all know that they are incredibly smart and talented, but don't you just want to see what lies beneath the surface? How they think women should dress in real life, not the Viktor & Rolf reality. I chose the first look because I think that if they're going to use a schtick, then they should make it be relevant to what they're doing. This was just a cool idea and I was really thrilled to see such a gynormous dress. The second look was so polished and ladylike and I'm completely in love with it. I love the subtle draping on the shoulder and the stark contrast between the shiny skirt and the matte blouse. Those shoes however, make no sense at all.

4. Wunderkind:


This was another great collection (but aren't they all in Paris anyways?). That first look is SO Parisienne chic it's not even funny. I love the brown and military green together, yet somehow they don't look drab at all. Actually, wait, those are pants? Hmm... I don't know if I like it as much, but I'm just going to pretend it's a skirt and love it just the same. The dress is really weird, but there was something really charming and luxe about those Bedazzler-like details at the top. Almost like a Barbie doll dress. There's a very fine line between trashy and tongue-in-cheek and this dress walks it with confidence.

Milan Fall 07: Marni

I like how before Marni used to be kind of hippie-fabulous and now it's totally not, yet it has retained its charm. This is definitely one of those brands I'd wear all the time if I could afford it. hahaha. I'm hilarious.


It's so disheveled and weird that it just had to work. I love everything about this, the different silvers and greys, the contrasting fabrics, and especially that big primary color pin(?) right in the middle.


Menswear as cool and quirky womenswear. The necklaces are divine.


color! color! color! This rules on 50 different levels. The beige blouse keeps everything under control.

Milan Fall 07: Prada

Miuccia Prada is an absolute genius. That's all I can say, and that's what everyone else will say, but its just the truth. Looking at this entire collection I was just dumbfounded at how strange but profoundly modern it was. It felt natural and unforced and make me want to say "Well of course we're dressing like this!" No wonder this woman has inspired me for so many years. But now, here come the clothes!


It's boxy, awkward and a kind of hideous color yet it makes perfect sense and looks sooo cool! I love the hat and the cool legwarmers. It reminds me of what I thought people in the future would dress like when I was little.


It's such a techno look, but when you separate them, they become totally wearable, smart pieces.


Such a simple shape. Such amazing construction. The color is phenomenal and the seam detail is super cool.

Milan Fall 07 III

1. Fendi:


Ah, Karl. Always makes me weak at the knees. The first look is so amazing. If I was going to wear fur, I'd wear this. A little crazy and a whole lotta bold. The second look was absolutely great. I'd wear it exactly like that. I think I'm going to be obsessed with that leather jacket for forever. The color combination is so great and she looks so chic and relaxed. Top Notch. Hahaha (who says that anymore?)

2. Moschino:

Pure Moschino. Inspired by the classic but remade in a subversive, young, fun way.

3. Versace:


No one does sexxxed up glamour like Versace does.
The first look is so sophisticated and structured. Kinda dominatrix but the color changes the mood of it. The second dress is all fun and flash yet it still retains a certain playfulness about it that keeps it from looking trashy.

4. Gianfranco Ferre:


This is really weird and kind of ugly but I was absolutely drawn to it like a mouse to cheese. The volume and the paperbag high waist are just really really wonderful. The second look is so louche and glamorous and relaxed that I just love it. It's so effortless and she looks (literally) like a million bucks.

5. Missoni:

I'm also really getting into Missoni lately. This had a very sexy, glamorous feeling that hasn't been there in previous collections but it really worked. I loved the layering on the first look. That coat is absolutely fantastic and the dusty mauve skirt just really brings it to another level. This is also a collection that was feeling a bit 70s, but I feel like it was done very well and the looks could definitely be worn today without looking like you're going to a costume party. The second look is super va-va-voom. I think Drew Barrymore could wear it to an awards show and look super cute. The thing I loved best about this collection was the awesome belts (shown on both pictures). At first I thought it was just a cool detail, but it's not. It's a belt accentuating the places where the seams would be. Really, really cool.

Milan Fall 07 II

1. Jil Sander:


I am becoming more and more obsessed with this label. I love how it's so simple and minimalist but always packs a powerful punch with color. The first look is such a distinctive Jil Sander look. It's a very simple shape but all the amazingness lies in the cut and the fabric. The second dress is so beautiful. It looks like a very fine armor. And who wouldn't feel safe in it?

2. Gucci:

This is a beautiful dress but I still miss Tom Ford inmensely.

3. Alessandro Dell'Acqua:

I'm really trying to bring the 90's back, and if I wear this, then there's no way I can fail.
Nothing like a little black dress with a little somethig extra.

4. Dolce & Gabbana:

It's kind of weird, and not very practical but it makes me think of clouds of caramel. Plus. there's something really sensual about being enveloped in a cloud of sheer fabric.

Milan Fall 07 I

1. Burberry Prorsum:


I am seriously in love with Christopher Bailey. His past few collections have been amazing and I'm always looking forward to what he's going to do next. This collection was no exception. I loved the first look because it's so TOUGH! The short quilted jacket with the cropped sleeves is amazing and adds a ridiculous amount of attitude. The silver silk(?) skirt is also great and offers a great contrast with the toughness of the jacket and the leather gloves. The second dress is great. The floral print was SUCH a surprise and although odd. they somehow fit in with the rest of the collection. The yellows and blues are so bright and strange but it still looks super tough and not feminine at all. Bailey is a genius.

2. Giorgio Armani:


This was a good collection if a bit repetitive. But there were some nice things. The first look I loved because at first you might think its just a regular Armani suit. But it's chock full of great details (the weird collar and the voluminous skirt, for example) that make it young and modern. The second look I loved because there was something awesomely futuristic about it yet it also seemed very retro. It's lovely but with a twist.

3. Pringle of Scotland:

The juxtaposition of shiny and knit is absolutely great in this dress. I also really love the way the top half of the dress looks against her hair. Very pretty (but subversive).

4. Bottega Veneta:

Beautiful. Simple. Classic.
It's almost like a dress for a sun goddess of some sort.

5. Etro:

There's something really awesome that happens when an utterly practical look walks down the runway. Granted this couldn't be more 70s if it tried, but goddamn it if I didn't love everything about it. The weird ugly colors, the beautiful yellow belt. It's so working woman and I love it. However, the sheer black hosiery still gives me the shivers. Please designers, stop commiting this sin. Thank you.

Fashion Forward: Gwyneth Paltrow

Well, it seems like Gwyneth is at the forefront of fashion these days, showing up at the Oscars with a brand new dress from Zac Posen's Fall 07 collection. It seems I was right to pick it as THE dress from his collection. I should really consider being a stylist eh?

London Fall 07 II

1. Paul Smith Women:



I think yellow is starting to grow on me, but as soon as I saw this, I fell in love. It's so bright! The contrast the coat creates with the brown blouse and beige skirt is really great also, and just in case you think that's it, you get another splash of color in the shape of bright pink bows on the shoes. Sign me up.

2. Sinha-Stanic:





Who needs a little black dress when you have awesomely sexy metallic ones?

3. Aquascutum:





Overall, this was a really cool collection. (Although with the state of London Fashion lately, anything that isnt a McQueen ripoff is good). Anywho, while I'm not completely in love with the yellow in the first look, I was completely taken aback by the weird shape of the coat/cape/raincoat. It's just too cool for words. I loved the second dress because of the great color combination and that little assymetric detail with the straps. It's new minimal.

4. Jonathan Saunders:





Finally, new London talent that doesn't suck. This was definitely one of the best London collections. It felt new and interesting. The first look is absolutely amazing in its graphic starkness. I loved the half-shell detail on the sleeve and the way he played with contrasts of color. It's a super strong look. The second look is just breathtaking. It's the sun as a dress.

5. Marc by Marc Jacobs:


This is cute in the way that his stuff is always cute. I'm not going to lie. I think I'm falling out of love with him and it breaks my heart. I hope he makes up for it with the Louis Vuitton collection.

London Fall 07 I

1. Duro Olowu:





Duro Olowu started with a basic dress in beautiful patters a few seasons ago and all the fashion editors went gaga over it. I can see why. It was a very bold and vibrant and perfect for dreary fall days. The first look is great. She reminds me a bit of Anna Wintour (hello? glasses and bob!) But the pattern is very beautiful and the dress is just effortless sexy. I absolutely loved the bold pattern and the shape of the coat, not to keen on the black piping but I guess it's necessary to break up the pattern and give the coat some shape and definition.

2. Noir:



sex + power = this look.

3. Topshop:



I really, really, really wish we had Topshop in the US because this dress and this belt have my name written ALL OVER IT!

3. Danielle Scutt:



Although not season appropriate (this couldn't yell summer more if it was written in big bold letters across it), I loved the easy- jersey elegance of it.

4. Louise Goldin:



This is so wonderfully 90s. Its strong, sexy and a little odd. I love the shoes too.

5. Marios Schwab:



This reminds me a bit of Balenciaga from a couple seasons ago, but I think it's great. It's conservative yet very sexy and body conscious. I love the colors, because they're kind of dead and the Joan of Arc detail on the sleeves is killer.