Fall RTW Lowdown

Thoughts on Fall RTW shows...

Chanel

sci-fi themed, destroyed forest, poetic fairytale, grunge, long knitted evening dresses, feathered skirts, lace and leather, jumpsuits, cropped trousers, boyish attitude, cropped jackets, dark colours.

Louis viutton

Tough, fur, professional, porter hats, ribbed shorts, handcuffs, Kate moss.

Alexander McQueen

Metallic, fur, feminine, lilac, white, black, torn sleeves, zippers.


Valentino

Soft, crafted, sheer, floaty skirts, modern yet traditional, positive, shadowy colours, dark rouge.


Yves Saint Laurent

Shoulder, Italian Renaissance, 70,s, fur, white shirts, pure white.


Giambasttista Valli

Sleek, tough, fur, contrasting colours, high necked ballgowns.


Stella McCartney

Sculptural, billowing sleeves, over sized blazers, pencil skirts, layered statement polka-dots.



Givenchy

Flowers, big cats, aggressive and fragile contrast, bombers, layers, transparency, prints, black leather,


Celine

Cars, power, tough,vinyl, leather, pale pink suit, lightness. attitude,



Haider Ackermann

Layers, belts, dark colours, leather, mystery, silk, folds, sophisticated, tough flower, "poetry in motion", warrior


Victor and Rolf

Medievalist, modern warrior, "fashion crusade", red,  military, graphic, complexity, strength


Lanvin

Lost forest, glamour, updated tradition, masculine shoes, clean cut dresses, bright colours,


Isabel Marant

American themed, fringes,naive Americans, fur, blue rinse jeans, cowgirls, fringed boots, casual, over sized,  covered up.


Nina ricci

Classic, portraits, historical, soft pastels, military sweaters, draped materials, deep green, shaded hats, gentleness.

Rick Owens

Black, fur, layering, height, leather shoulders, sculptured vests, cocooned,  tribalism,  strong boots.

Balenciaga

Knitted leather, long skirts, edge, tunics, pink.


Balmain

"lived in", natural, tough glamour, embroidered jackets, 70's, gold, asymmetrical vests, mirrors, crystals.


Gareth Pugh

Severity, individualist, draped material, soft fabrics, dark colours, sharp shoulders, lines, gold.

Mugler

Lady Gaga, tough, edge, jumpsuits, latex, animal themed, ribbed, draped

Dries Van Noten

Gold, calm, prints, bright colours, cultured, knits, relaxed, over sized, asymmetrical, bodices.


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Inspiring Designs

Yojhi Yamamoto's inspiring exhibition at the Victoria and Albert museum in London gives visitors a chance to see the retrospective work of the fashion designer first hand. The designs give a unique twist on everyday clothes, with asymmetrical shapes, beautifully crafted folds and hand stitched details. The exhibition also features catalogues of his work with fashion photographers such as Nick Knight, Paolo Roversi and Craig McDean. The mannequins all give pointers to the themes in Yamamomotos work such as layering, length and his attention to material.

DIY project

Rag and Bones unique campain, is taking the world by storm. The company was only founded in 2002 and now has thousands of people around the world dying to get their hands on the deconstructed clothes. The company gave four models, a camera, a bag of clothes and 4 words "do as you please". To get involved simply download the models shots from the Rag and Bone website and post them around your city!

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Some of the posters used in the campain

Getting involved

2 words, JIL SANDER

By now you must have seen the amazingly simple yet beautiful Jil Sander maxi skirt (as below). I will be attempting to recreate this skirt but with a few tweaks and much less complicated, so I'll post my attempts in pictures when i do. But for now lets just talk about the amazingness of Jil Sanders maxi skirt from her RTW spring collection.

A simple t-shirt teamed with a maxi  skirt ( or if you haven't had time to go shopping, last seasons maxi dress) is a key trend this spring and also a very practical one that is a simple way to take you from winter to summer.

Jill Sander RTW Spring 2011

Not-so-basic basics at Rag and Bone

According to Nicole Phelps of style.com "the appeal of this brand has been how strongly tethered to reality it remains, how much it reflects what the cool girls want to look like on their best day" With their latest collection being full of Tailored pantsuits, cool blazers and calf length sheer dresses, although this collection had a lot more colour than usual they still managed to keep the cool, unbothered, statemented girl that rag and bone project.

Quick Trip Back in Time

2011 Spring fashion has been borrowing from the past, with items from the 70's cropping up everywhere. From strong pastel blues to cropped shirts we have plenty to choose from...

Asos

Prada RTW Spring 2011

3.1 Phillip Lim Spring RTW 2011

Flats are Back

Anna Sui Spring RTW 2011

Lanvin Spring RTW 2011

Balenciaga Spring RTW 2011

Lanvin Spring RTW 2

Flats are back this spring. It may be a surprise for some to see models gliding down the runways of Lanvin, Balenciaga and Anna Sui without having to balance on 3 inch heels, however surprised or not,  this is a trend that I'm sure will be embraced by many fashion-conscious women who will now be saved from wearing those treacherous heels.