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LONG LIVE THE [Mc]QUEEN!

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Alexander McQueen Menswear Spring 2011










Photos via: Style.com

The fashion world has been COMPLETELY on the ups since the death of the Great Alexander McQueen. Curiosity coupled with concern has left the minds of fashion victims EVERYWHERE in disarray about the future of such an AMAZING line. The announcement that the new creative director would be Sarah Burton, who has been employed at the House of McQueen for roughly 16 years, momentarily eased our minds, yet we remained at the edge of our seats wondering “Will she succeed in her execution?”

5 months later at menswear fashion week in Milan, Sarah has prevailed with a orgasmic collection that lies all of our concerns to rest.
Sarah opted to correlate many previous designs into one collection in a method not to over-do her debut. She also flirted with different styles while keeping it completely theatrical and unrestricted in true “McQueen” fashion. I was EXTREMELY pleasantly surprised. The asymmetric trench coat, the contoured waists, the tie-dyed blouses and blazers, The color palette and the wonderful patterns were all amazing and spoke volumes about the future of McQueen; It is truly in great hands.

The new Jack by Jil

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Jil Sander Menswear Spring 2011













Photos via: Style.com

As we navigate our way through mens collections its rare that you find a designer that breaks COMPLETELY from the norm. Unless your talking about Rif Simons, of course. Without a doubt, he hand delivered looks of a lifetime for his menswear collection for Jil Saunders. All I could think of was all of the lovely things I could picture in Eura’s wardrobe (and even some in my own). The neon color palette made the collection vibrant and playful, yet the sharp tailoring kept it masculine and powerful. The floral sheer tops? GENIUS! This collection was love at first sight for me. Everything was so clean and I thoroughly enjoyed the bold play on androgyny (Florals on men? once again, GENIUS!). To see the entire collection, click HERE.

UPDATE

Seeing as how jada got to the Jil Sander collection before I did, which I must agree was amazing and does belong in my closet. It’s odd that a mens collection ever captures my eye and yet this did and it reminds me of my favorite Jil Sander collection womenswear spring 2007 see it all HERE also here is video of the Spring 2011 mens collection

Proenza gives fashion lovers a new PS1 to play with

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Photo Via: Style.com
Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez have successfully re-invented their completely fabulous PS1 handbag. I am COMPLETELY in LOVE with the new style and am prepared to pinch my pennies together to buy one. The older model was a hit in the celeb world and could often be seen on actresses/style icons such as Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen and my gossip girl fav. Leighton Meester.

For those of us who are still obsessing over the older Ps1, you can find the bag at Net-a-Porter for roughly $1,160. Still a little steep, but better than the $1,595-$1,995 the bags started at.
Anywhoo, i’m sure we’re going to a lot more of designer re-inventions this season considering pre-collections are where designers can experiment with both new and old ideas. I can’t wait to see what the other designers have in store for us.

Sailing through Resort collections! Take 2

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Proenza Schouler Resort 2011





Oscar De La Renta Resort 2011






Nina Ricci Resort 2011





Louis Vuitton Resort 2011





Lanvin Resort 2011




Givenchy Resort 2011






Emilio Pucci Resort 2011



Resort collections have been rocking my socks for the past week. LOVELY silhouettes, AMAZING color palettes and a VAST ARRAY of design aesthetics.
Givenchy blew me away! Season after season Riccardo Tisci blows me away! This season, he took the historical label back to its roots with beautiful tailoring, amazing sheer ensembles and a red, black and white color scheme. My favorite piece was, without a doubt, the black sheer gown with the red embroidery. ABSOLUTELY TDF(to die for)!
Lanvin was next in my list of favorite collections this season. It was almost IMPOSSIBLE to choose my favorite looks, because I loved them ALL! This collection gave me a beautiful, carefree yet somewhat demented feel. I adored the frou frou looks, the bathing suit pieces and the “tailored with a twist looks”. Alber Elbaz is definitely a designer that gives me something to look forward to each and every season.
I was enveloped in Pucci’s beautiful patterns! Peter Copping is one designer with a knack for lovely and definitive patterns. The colors were BEAUTIFUL and worked lovely together. I really enjoyed the cape over the swimsuit look. It has me STRONGLY considering testing that idea.
OH MARC, MY LOVELY MARC JACOBS, how you make me salivate for Louis Vuitton. It’s no surprise that Marc Jacobs( Eura’s obsession, by the way) delivered yet another wonderful collection. The pastel colors were absolutely BEAUTIFUL. This collection was dainty yet powerful. In my opinion, it played with the idea of androgyny yet simultaneously kept it feminine and dainty. I LOVED IT
Nina Ricci made me absolutely proud to be a girly girl. The blush tones, the lace, the ruffles, the sheer, the drapery all gave me a “girls, just want to have fun” vibe!
Oscar de la Renta had me at hello. There were so many different looks, I was never really sure what would be coming next! I enjoyed how the looks went from bubble-like and flowing, to tight and tailored and rested at bubble-like and tailored. The color palette was lovely as well.
And finally Proenza, oh my beautiful lovekins, how I adore all the mainstream rules you break. Such as mixing patterns and print and ignoring matching altogether, it gives me something to look forward to every season! I LOVE the native vibe of this collection. I most enjoyed the mixing of patterns and prints; something Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez without a doubt, have mastered. The play with textures was also something I found rather appealing. Proenza continues to deliver different and innovative pieces every season, Jack and Lazaro are a force to take with caution.
So there you have it, an analysis of more of my favorite resort collection. I also enjoyed Balenciaga’s footwear (as I do every season, i’m not a big fan of their garments), Celine, Anna Sui’s romantic collection, carolina Herrera’s historically beautifully made gowns, Herve’ Le’ger and the bandage dresses and Chloe Sevigny for OC and her daring and completely amazing looks.

Photos taken from style.com

GaGa’s Gone MAD!

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It’s no secret that I am overtly OBSESSED with Lady Gaga, and that I have been COMPLETELY going insane in anticipation of the new video, Alejandro. Today it FINALLY premiered and I must say that I was pretty surprised. I expected this video to be different, but gaga, in natural gaga fashion, took it to an ENTIRELY different level. There were so many controversial elements she explored, The german nazi era, homosexuality, religion, fashion, art, and MADONNA!
Upon early research, i discovered that this video was meant to showcase Gaga’s love for art through fashion, and she achieved this with all of the outrageous and heavily controversial looks she explored but I must admit, I was a little bummed in that department, I mean, HELLO! Where for art thou couture?!
but in the end, I LOVED the overall video. I appreciated how she showcased homosexuality and her appreciation for her LGBT fanbase and I also admired her courage and fearlessness to grab controversy by the horns and ram face first into it. But I mean, its Gaga, SO WHERE IS THE COUTURE?! But, hey, at the end of the day, I can just wait to see photos of her boarding a plane for that. Anywhoo, for those who have yet to see the video, here is the link:

Photo from: Ladygaga’s official site