For Oscar de la Renta, the challenge of a Pre-Fall 2014 collection is how ‘It encompasses all seasons.’ But regardless of this, Oscar tells WWD that ‘the most important thing is to make a woman look great.’ So the key here was variety + boy, did Oscar deliver. There were day looks that celebrated the female […]
For Your Thanskgiving Holiday, Upstage This Year’s Turkey Wearing Either Of These Cool Looks
Turkey Day is usually spent with family or friends, at either someone’s home or maybe a great restaurant, followed by great conversation (fingers crossed) + yummy cocktails. But what to wear, right? You shouldn’t revolve your wardrobe on what will cover up your huge appetite, but rather, on what looks good on you. Below, are […]
Designer Ekaterina Kukhareva Creates Perfect Looks For The Holidays
Using a bright color palette, shine + perfectly placed patterns to accentuate the female form, designer Ekaterina Kukhareva‘s offerings are perfect for any upcoming holiday party. Luxe + easy opulence is what you’re in for, thanks to Kukhareva’s signature viscose + lana wool knits, with a hint of lurex for glitz. For me, dresses are perfect for such […]
Follow a fashionable cyborg’s stream of consciousness while she contemplates her technical enhancements in the half fashion film, half sci-fi narrative, ‘CyBelle Horizon’. Featuring Rachael Reichert‘s 2013 fashion collection, including the ever popular Fiber Optic Corset Dress, you witness the risks involved in society’s relentless obsession with technology. (via NJAL)
For Spring, Alexander McQueen Excites With Graphic Proportions
(photos: Giovanni Giannini) It’s obvious how Mondrian + Picasso in the early 20th century were reference points for Sarah Burton when creating her spring collection. Full of rectangular shapes + lines in reds, blacks + white, pointing to Mondrian, there were feathers + leather + metal harnesses across the chest citing Picasso’s African influence, full […]
Favorite Giambattista Valli Spring Looks
Especially, this fur bag for spring: (photos: Giovanni Giannini) (via WWD)
Veronique Branquinho Time Travels For Spring
(photos: Giovanni Giannini) I could see how Veronique Branquinoh’s spring collection channeled the Swinging Sixties of London, envisioning these chicks walking down High Street with their amazing bobs just bouncing with every step. But with all similarities aside, Branquinoh’s take was less than contemporary + fresh with modern silhouettes + fabrics. There was the requisite […]
Haider Ackermann Continues To Amaze For Spring
(photos: Giovanni Giannini) As always, the woman Haider Ackermann re-imagines through his designs, is usually the kind of woman that possesses the right to action with no apology. This woman oozes effortless elegance, with the occasional masculine touch. For spring, Ackermann did just that with plenty of shimmer, layering + lots of black chiffon, at […]