Capes are always... trendy!

Capes are always chic. During f/w 2010 a lot of designers showed them and now the trend came back thanks to Alexander Wang, Valli, Burberry and Pilati which dedicated some outfit to the capes.  Alexander Wang used the cape to revision his own urban style and capes give to it a glamourous touch that sometimes is lost by a too urban aesthetic. Saint Laurent, Pilati, developed an absolutely new model maybe the chicest cape ever seen that is very very elegant. Burberry, Bailey, showed a transparent cape with black details that during rainy days would be the best choice. Azzaro added some fur to give a personal touch to the cape. Elbaz for Lanvin showed a very complex and sophisticated model  in a nice beige with a nice detail just on the neck: very easy, almost minimalistic, but with the characteristic Lanvin silhouette. Valli didn't show capes but he just use the characteristic shape of capes to "cover" the upper part of the dresses. Owens has a very unique style that allows him to mix his own metropolitan vision of the world with the chic appeal of Paris.

In conclusion capes are still one of the collect trends and I absolutely love them!

Alexander Wang

Yves Saint Laurent

Yves Saint Laurent

Alexander McQueen

Azzaro

Burberry Prorsum

Rick Owens

Lanvin

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Posted in Alber Elbaz , Alexander McQueen , Alexander Wang , Azzaro , Burberry Prorsum , Capes , f/w 2011 , Lanvin , Rick Owens , Yves Saint Laurent

S/S 2011...ruches!

Ruches are conquering every designer. During the last seasons almost every brand decided to use this "decoration" in some different ways. For example, also Simons for Sander uses ruches on maxi skirts; the most minimalistic brand uses ruches. This is one of the things that I would not have ever imagined.

However, we see Valentino, Marchesa, McQueen, Ricci...everywhere an explosion of ruches. McQueen  is such an exageration of ruches that only Marchesa 's gown has more of them. 

I don't know if this is a trend that will end with this season or will continue...Speaking about f/w 2011 this trend is not so spread even if some brands use ruches (but, as I told, some maisons like Valentino and so on use ruches everytime.

Pilati for YSL is the only one who uses contrasting ruches. In fact, on the neck uses pink that contrast with blue and on the hem there is a little ruching underlined by some white pieces of fabric.

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Posted in Alexander McQueen , Francesco Scognamiglio , marchesa , Nina Ricci , s/s 2011 , Valentino , Yves Saint Laurent

YSL Muse...colorfull!

The muse of Yves Saint Laurent is an iconic handbag that occupies, surely, one of the most important position in an hypotetic it-bags list. So YSL is often a conformist in its anticonformism. I want to say that sometimes YSl creations are developed on creative, genious and fresh ideas but are made with colors, silhouettes and (in some cases) shapes that are very classic. The bag about which we speak today is completely different. The new Muse Multicolor is realized, obviously, in soft leather and purposes a completely innovative and different concept of patchwork and "creativity". The composition made by different, soft, colors is not a heavy patchwork full of strange colors. The lightness of the color, the soft appearance and the sweet fusion of the different pieces of leather are the basic elements to create this wonderful bag. It represents a different concept of patchwork: no asimmetric and casual lines, no fluo or shocking colors....Simple shapes, simple cuts, simple colors: new bag! I love it, if it is still not clear!

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Posted in handbags , LuisaViaRoma , Muse , s/s 2011 , Stefano Pilati , Yves Saint Laurent

Sleeves...so particular!

The sleeves are so important as the other elements of the jacket, in particular for the kimono and coats. The wool and prints collaborate with the sleeve to desing a very soft line that is very actual and loved today. Furthermore is interesting the appearance. As the very stretch clothes are so sexy and so often are also a bit casual (not every time, but often...) the "soft" clothes are so elegant and have a taste of "past" regality by that everyone is fascinated. In particular is amazing the whiteness of the Givenchy one (first photo) and the bon-chic bon-genre of Valli's cape: that's full of his style, the style that we love!

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Posted in Alexander McQueen , Alexander Wang , Ann Demeulemeester , Erdem , Giambattista Valli , Givenchy , jackets , Matthew Williamson , Riccardo Tisci , Salvatore Ferragamo , Viktor-Rolf , Yves Saint Laurent

An amazing cluth...and other things!

The idea to develop the theme of scarab beetle on earring, bracelets and clutch is amazing. I watn to put your attention on the clutch, almost 8000$ on Bottega Veneta's website, and the nmoves it to other things. I love all the fashion jewellery and the colors of it; for me are amazing.

I thought to purpose you a match for the clutch and the jewellery. I thought to this wonderful Chloè dress with some chiffon and developed on the green thones! The model of the dress. that reminds us the greek godness, is so "in" today. Then for the shoes I thought to a pair of YSl tribute sandals made in ostrich or for a very particular pair of flat, by Bottega Veneta, colored with a lot of different, schocking, greens. I love all the things that I purposed ot you!

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Posted in bags , Bottega Veneta , Chloè , jewels , Net-a-Porter , shoes , Stefano Pilati , Thomas Maier , Yves Saint Laurent