couture week #1

Have to admit so far I've been a little dissappointed with Spring 2011 Couture. But there's more coming that I'm excited about, so I'll withhold final judgements.
First round highlights:
Chanel had a rather bleak show, but the detailing was beautiful:


Armani Prive chose to use some gorgeous jewel colors, but I wasn't too fond of many of their shapes.

I do think this is crazy cool, though:



Of course, Dior caught me as usual with their extravagant swooshy skirts. These weren't the best I've seen from Mr. Galliano, but still had that posh flair I love:






More to come from couture, and also the Grammys!!

couture week fall 2010

I'm saving the Chanel show for its own post because I couldn't pick few enough favorites, but heres a selected recap of the past 3 days:

Elie Saab was very...Elie Saab-y. ie, lots of flowy gowns:
I think Elie can go a little over the top often, but i love the cut and drape of this dress:


Givenchy featured just 11 gowns in white and gold, every extravagant:

armani prive gave us rustic metalics and artfully tailored jackets:

this is my favorite look, its so confident:Valentino didn't really thrill me, it was mostly solids in white, tan, and a bit of red and dusty blue, but I thought the cage idea was interesting:

Runway Resort 2011

Ahh, Resort season in the fashion world. Those summery, kinda-realistic styles that you can ALMOST imagine the cool girls wearing on warm nights in the cities.

Here's a few highlights:


This is something I'd generally hate, but Abbey Lee looks so peacefully beachy I'm crazy about it:

(that was curtesy of Chanel, you really should go through the whole lookbook, it changes styles several times while keeping the same relaxed feel, Lagerfeld is master.)

Tibi goes for some fresh colors:



Rag and Bone tries some edgy summer dresses:



Yves St. Laurent and the best summer ruffles I've seen;



Dior went really Barbie, which usually I love, but this time left me a bit cold:



Chris Benz, something striking:


Oscar De La Renta, something classy with a bit of fun:



DKNY, really I only put this cuz I love the styling of the hair and makeup:

Christian Dior Spring Couture 2010

could this be any more incredible? of all the frilly, frothy, lacy, elegant, perfectly gorgeous clothing lines in the world, this has got to be one of the top.

Give it up to John Galliano, who is now in control of the always stunning Christian Dior.

Sheer joy at these shots:



Karlie Kloss has such poise:


look at the makeup. impeccable:
and the details, the colors, the unbelievable tailoring:
these phenomenal shoes:
could this get any more gorgeous?


the ultimate wedding look:

New York Fashion Week: Oscar De La Renta

From this collection, I think the hair and makeup are flawless. The layering and colors are also beautiful!




There have been so many shows during New York's fashion week, I'm having a hard time picking which ones I want to most show you!
Since we still have about a foot of snow on the ground, I decided to go with one very wintery...but delightfully elegant, too.

Enjoy Oscar De La Renta!

Betsey Johnson Fall 2010

Ahh!! Call my crazy, but here's the BEST fashion show from New York (so far...). Betsey Johnson!










I think I'm in love!
Almost every single piece in this collection was amazing! I don't even know which to show...I know they're sorta ridiculous...but that's what fashion shows are for! look! these models are actually smiling...they have expression...there's so much LIFE!
The colors, the piles of patterns and layers and hats and hair and...FUN!