Alexander McQueen
Sarah Burton showed her latest collection for McQueen in Paris and what a powerful enchanting show it was. It looked like an explosion of pink and white cotton candy. Or petals made of organza and feather if you will. Ms. Burton’s theme, “A beautiful future” was translated into a show that... Read More
Isabel Marant
Leave it to fashion’s darling and pioneer Isabel Marant to transform her entire collection to the Wild Wild West and head to Paris…Texas. Yoked cowboy shirts, lace prairie blouses, leather goucho pants– that’s right gouchos, and suede booties slide into an effortless covetable collection. What a sweet french take on... Read More
Stella McCartney FW 2012
From the looks of it, Stella McCartney held one of her best presentations ever this morning in Paris, as the most important shows of the season got underway. Elegant, wearable, and luxe are the adjectives I would use to describe the collection. Both smart and sporty, Stella really knows how... Read More
From Milan Part 2
As I mentioned yesterday, I am finishing my roundup of the shows in Milan with Dolce and Gabbana, Jil Sander, and my favorite of the lot, Prada. Just to put the timing of all this into perspective, as I write this I am also watching jeweled toned dresses pop-up on... Read More
Milan FW 2012 shows
Milan has come and gone but after many scrupulous hours hunting down the latest, I have come up with some of my favorites. Today’s focus is all names ending in the letter “i” — tomorrow I move onto other vowels. Starting off with Gucci, the romance quotient has returned in... Read More
Looking down at the southern regions
If recent photos and fall reports serve as an indication of anything, it is that trends constantly reboot themselves and become new again. This is really nothing new in the worlds of fashion, food, art, and pretty much everything. If you have been following my posts and reports from New... Read More
More Milan
Hat Balenciaga , coat Prada Photographs by Phil Oh for Vogue.com Today was the final day of the Fashion shows in Milan and the lineup today went like this: Alberta Ferretti, Dsquared2, Roberto Cavalli, Versace, Versus, ending with Armani. The troops have marched onto Paris for the finale, the pièce de... Read More
McQ Fall/Winter 2012 show London
McQ, the late Alexander McQueen’s lower priced line, showed its first runway show ever this season. Sarah Burton, McQ’s Creative Director, presented a beautiful collection– an homage to the late McQueen. The show is likely to drum up buzz — the McQ’s first flagship shop in London is opening in... Read More
On the streets of Milan
Shoes Prada , photo Grazia.It Here is how fashion lives on the streets. The shows moved to Milan quicker than you can check the internet sites, and although the crazy creativeness appears right now on the runways, here is how you wear lust-worthy objects such as these shoes outside of the... Read More
A teenage dream cheat sheet
When asked to do a style spread for teens on the upcoming spring months, I thought how great it would be to borrow from the cool it girl’s closet. Teenagers have the advantage of borrowing from the boys, from the runways, from super high-end designs and mixing it up to... Read More