Givenchy handbags...f/w 2011!

Thanks to Riccardo Tisci Givenchy became one of the favourite brands of the celebs and its accessories are really appreciated. In the last seasons Givenchy made some amazing bags and so I decided to show you the models for this winter (even if some boutiques are starting to think about s/s). 

These bags are characterized by the typical prints of Givenchy and its colors. Black blue and green are the distinctive signs of this brand and the "cougar pattern" on the transparent tote makes that nice but not so cool bag (the shape is pretty boring) one of the most interesting bags of this period.  The main features of this bags are the simplicity of the shapes and  the richness of details and particulars such as the prints, the materials and the new geometries that are developed on the fronts. I know that these bags are not charming as Bottega Veneta's ones or Balenciaga or the ones of many other brands but apart from this very famous brands Givenchy's accessories owns a gorgeous energy and potential that make them very chic.

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Posted in bags , f/w 2011 , Givenchy , handbags , pre-f/w 2011 , Riccardo Tisci

Fall trends...floreal prints!

In these days in Milan there is a very sunny weather and it's like we are still in summer (even if fall started yet). In Paris the designers are showing their s/s 2012 collection (as it happened in NY, London and MiIlan), so everywhere we see summer clothes and most of us are still wearing them. By the way, in the shops there are the f/w winter collections and now we should focus and think about this winter. For this reason I decided to write about this trend that is a fall one (I chose just pics from f/w 2011) but that is a MUST for the spring (I think that everyone thinks to flower speaking about summer even if I'm so bored when I see flower in s/s shows!).

Images via:
Vogue
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Posted in Alber Elbaz , dresses , Emilio Pucci , Erdem , Erdem Moralioglu , f/w 2011 , Giambattista Valli , Givenchy , just cavalli , Lanvin , Peter Dundas , prints , Riccardo Tisci , Roberto Cavalli , see by chloè

Resort collections... best looks!

Images via:
Vogue

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Posted in Burberry , Celine , Chanel , Donna Karan , Giambattista Valli , Givenchy , Lanvin , Nina Ricci , pre-s/s 2012 , Proenza Schouler , Vionnet , Zac Posen

Paris f/w 2011...best looks!

                                                    John Galliano

                           Chanel                                               Balenciaga

                                                           Mugler

                                                   Rick Owens

                   Ann Demeulemeester                     Yves Saint Laurent

                                        Givenchy by Riccardo Tisci

                                                    Issey Miyake

                          Valentino                                       Stella McCartney

                                                      Céline

                           Lanvin                                                        Vionnet

                                              Louis Vuitton

                Commes des Garçons                             Dries Van Noten

                                               Viktor&Rolf

                              Miu Miu                                                  Balmain

Best show: Haider Ackermann

Worst show: Hermès

[I've never chosen a "worst show" in the past post about fashion weeks, but I need to express my feelings about this collection and so I prefer to dedicate some words here than a "real post"]

When Hermès announced  that Lemaire would have succeeded Gaultier as creative director I was shocked. I saw his s/s collection, of his own line, and it was terrible... However I decided to give him a  possibility, even if it was crazy to put someone who directed Lacoste (despite he worked also, for instance, for Lacroix) to design for Hermès. 

By the way, this collection is a" no-shape"  collection, no volumes and clothes like "potato sacks". The only "nice" thing are the clothes printed with Hermès patterns. The main problem of the show, for me, is that is nothing new. The leather coats, the down jackets, the trousers, the inspiration (please....hawks??) , the prints are all old things and that were made better in the past. 

The last horrible thing is the speech about bags and shoes: ok Hermès wasn't famous for its shoes but it was an institution in bags...And what does Lemaire? preseneted few bags really classic and that doesn't matter with Hermès DNA but only with his inspiration for the collection...I hope that Hermès will fire him or, at least, he will change his style and understand that this is Hermès and not Lacoste.

Images via:
Vogue

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Posted in Balenciaga , Balmain , Chanel , Christophe Lemaire , Commes des Garçons , Dries Van Noten , Givenchy , Haider Ackermann , Hermès , John Galliano , Kenzo , Miu Miu , Mugler , Stella McCartney