Simply stunning Fall 2010 ad campaign from Miu Miu, starring Lindsey Wixson, Siri Tollerod, Ginta Lapina, and Daphne Groenveld.
Showing posts with label ready-to-wear. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ready-to-wear. Show all posts
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Monday, March 22, 2010
These Rags aren't Raggedy
The other day, I met a pleasant young lady who works back and forth between here in LA and New York City. We were discussing fashion when I noticed her fantastic luggage-colored Rag & Bone bone lace-up ankle booties, and I immediately realized that I needed to check out their women's ready-to-wear.
Rag & Bone was started in 2002 by Brits turned New Yorkers, Marcus Wainwright and David Neville, we simply trying to construct the perfect pair of men's jeans. Denim turned into a full-scale collection, with the touch of impeccable British tailoring. The duo then added a women's collection in 2005, and for Fall 2010, they had their first full women's runway show, and was it a knock-out. Style.com has already placed the collection in it's Top Ten for Fall 2010.
What I love about this women's pret-a-porter is all the fabulous menswear pieces layered over women's basics, such as a waistcoat over a knit dress, a cropped sweater over a blazer, and a plaid button-down under a chunky knit poncho. Menswear is certainly nothing new in women's fashion, especially as of late, but Rag & Bone's interpretation feels right on point, and looks like a lot of fun to wear.
Find more rags at www.rag-bone.com
Friday, January 1, 2010
Happy New Year!
Jason and I were spending some time in the OC yesterday, and we stopped by the Balenciaga store at the famed South Coast Plaza. It wasn't until we were leaving the store when Jason insisted that I go back to see the video screens previewing Spring 2010. The shoes made me gasp out of sheer joy (plus I was so proud of Jason identifying the importance of these shoes in my life).
The whole collection brings to mind devochkas going to the moloko bar, mischievous and sleek. These girls are ready to forget the aughts (and the bad economy), and party like its twenty-one hundred.
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Camp Caten
Dsquared ready-to-wear can be difficult to find in the States, as the price point is extremely exclusive, even more so than Dolce & Gabbana or Gucci, thus the brand is mostly seen on celebrities, supermodels, and the super rich. (Britney commissioned the Caten twins for the costumes in her "Circus" tour.) Their ad campaigns and runway shows are cocky, overtly sexual, and have a bit of campiness thrown in for good fun. These elements have created a cult following for the brand.
For the Spring 2010 shows, the boys and girls of Dsquaredland are going to camp, and it looks as if they are having a darn good time. The Caten twins were playing with plastic for their women's line, as some of the dresses and bags were waterproof, perfect for looking elegant in the elements. One look was a pair of plastic overalls that were converted to a dress. For the men's line leggings were introduced with shorts. I have a love/hate relationship with leggings on women, but I have to admit that I enjoyed the look with the men's collection. What I love most about Dsquared shows is the amount of layers that are thrown together. Worn all at once, it creates "a lot of look" as Tim Gunn may say, but each layer is very wearable, an aspect retailers are definitely looking for in our current state of affairs. The cheekiness of Dsquared was seen throughout the shows, with band-aid laiden models and swim trunks complete with ants. It is all the fun of camp, and I'm stoked for this luxe wilderness adventure.
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Burberry: More than just the Check
What British designer Christopher Bailey has done for Burberry is sheer brilliance. I have been a big fan of his work for several seasons, most notably because he has taken an iconic British luxury brand with it's classic trenchcoat looks, and turned it into an edgy display of fashion. It was just a few short years ago that the 153 year old company was dealing with image problems as its tartan plaid check was being embraced by the British "chav" subculture. "Chav" being a term to describe young deliquents or hoodlums that used the Burberry check to establish dominance in the subculture. Bailey has revived the brand by putting less emphasis on the check and more focus on design.
Burberry Prorsum, which is the luxe runway line from Burberry is what I most desire from the brand. Prorsum is the Latin term meaning "forwards" and a fashion forward look is most evident in Bailey's Spring 2010 collection. Pulling from his earlier days at Gucci and Donna Karan, Bailey has made a much more tarted up version of the grecian/ draped trend we've been seeing from other designers, even taking the traditional Burberry trench and making it sexy and sleek. The men's collection has bit of a bondage feel with straps criss-crossing the torso. Pushing the envelope is Christopher Bailey's forte, and he give us something more to love than just the Burberry check.
Saturday, September 26, 2009
How the West was Won
To my loyal readers, I apologize for my brief hiatus. I have been busy prepping for my move to the City of Angels, but never fear, I have been flipping through the runway shows from NYC, London, and now Milan, from my Blackberry, so I am eager to bring you my favorite looks for Spring 2010.
As I had mentioned in an earlier post, I am drawn to the edgy looks of D&G, and this Spring is no exception. Perhaps it stems from my childhood fantasy of moving to the Wild Wild West, or that I secretly adore Carrie Underwood songs, this Spring collection from Domenico Dolce & Stefano Gabbana is home-on-the range meets LA chic, and does it ever pack some horsepower.
Nothing is more American west than denim, and there is denim all over this collection. We have been seeing a big trend of boyfriend jeans this Fall, and D&G has come out with a great interpretation for Spring 2010, along with some fantastic denim mini's and tops. But what has me enchanted about this collection are the fringe boots. I love a boot, especially when it can be worn in Spring & Summer, and with the yummy browns, and delicious fringe, these boots are the perfect pair to wear with your denim cutoffs next year.
Monday, September 14, 2009
Wu the crowd!
And wooing the crowd is exactly what 26 year old, Jason Wu, is doing at New York Fashion week with his Spring 2010 collection. From the new Spring collections that I have view thus far in NYC Fashion Week, Wu is definitely one of my early favorites. Even our first lady, Michelle Obama, is a Wu fan - she wore a beautiful white one-shouldered gown to the Inagural Ball.
Wu has a very flirty but lady-like sophistication to his designs, definitely a throw back to the day dresses and party dresses of the post-World War II era. My favorite look from this collection is the nude-pink feathered party dress that closed his show. Delicious.
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
The [bal]Main Attraction
Balmain! Balmain! Balmain! What Christophe Decarnin has done with his Balmain collection for Fall 2009 simply makes you want to party, and he has made me obsessed with this fashion house. His take of the 1980s silhouette, mixed with 70's disco chic, is not only wildly fun, it is also quite wearable. This is what girls want to be seen in at the hottest clubs in the world's chicest cities. Micro-micro mini skirts, high-shouldered boyfriend blazers, harem pants, and that traffic-stopping electric blue he used throughout the collection, Decarnin made pieces that you want right now and you want to wear tonight. And we musn't forget those boots...oh those boots with the straps, they were made for walking. The Balmain girl is getting down and dirty to Benny Benasi and David Guetta tracks, and she is not coming home 'til 10 in the morning. Even in Madonna's new video for her single, Celebration, (posted below), she is wearing one of the micro-mini dresses from the runway collection. We may be living in a recession but the clothes from Balmain make you want to forget all that. They make you want to Celebrate!
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