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Monday, September 27, 2010
EVENTS : London Design Festival
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EVENTS design time!
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Thursday, September 23, 2010
FENDI
FAVORITE LOOKS FROM NEW YORK FASHION WEEK RTW SPRING 2011 *PART 1*
L.A.M.B
J Mendel
Vivienne Tam
Narciso Rodriguez
Sunday, September 19, 2010
DKNY
The Celine effect is rippling right out of Paris and into DK's NY. Cleaned up and super tailored, even the decoration of the DKNY collection looks tamed, like the seductive micro floral print dresses with flounced trims. Most striking were the structured black blazers, perfect taupe tapered pants, and severe white blouses. The only real extras were neat French silk scarves, black bow belts and two tone stilettos, which gave the proceedings a decidedly French intellectual feel without any of the snob factor.
Derek Lam
Remember denim from the good old days before bleaching, streaking, ripping and acid washing? Derek Lam does and has poured the cornflower blue hue onto equally as retro silhouettes, like blazers and wide-leg pants atop platformed feet. Sweet and neat, with crisp unadorned white tunic dresses and tops, and stencil cut jersey dresses, this collection taps into the 70s vibe that is picking up speed in New York without taking a wrong turn into overplunged hippiedom
Altuzarra
Joseph Altuzarra is one of the lucky few currently setting New York's youthful fashion scene on fire. And with this season's tools of choice - hot white (not to mention unforgiving) satin, navy blue suede and slithering, graphic python skin - you can see why. The raw materials were used for puzzle-pieced creations, in which slits, strips and bits (think bandeau tops, peeping panties, tribal scales, etc) created strikingly original effects on sculpted dresses and sleek suits.
What Wallpaper* will wear: the lemon yellow body builder turtleneck (well, at least it makes the model look like she has muscles) paired with a patchwork python skin skirt with curved hem
Lacoste
For Christophe Lemaire's swan song at Lacoste (he's twirled around in the designer's chair for the last decade), the French designer is already channelling his new place of employment with a healthy dose of Hermès' unmistakable tangerine orange hues. No matter, for the runway was the sort of pure sportif affair - complete with polo dresses, net tennis skirts, simple tunics and of course those crisp collared alligator shirts - for which the brand is adored. Pleated pants with full carrot shapes made the black and white section graphically modern and the models smiling (scandalous for a fashion show) was refreshingly playful.
What Gosse Di Design will not be playing tennis in: the oversized, tri-striped terry cloth kaftan. It will do double duty as a beach outfit and towel
Calvin Klein Collection
Calvin Klein Collection
It's not easy creating perfection in something as simple as a halterneck, but Francisco Costa has the right eye - and scissors - to get the job done. His exacto-knife cuts on the sides of tank tops or backs of racer-style dresses were dreamy. Not to mention the plunge-fronted, loose-fitting, long-sleeved dresses (in a Calvin original mid-calf length), with those knife pleat details that are sure to become a craze come springtime.
What Gosse Di Design plans to discuss at our next visit to Litrico in Rome (home to Marcello Mastroianni's tailor): the black tuxedo dress, comprised of half of a man's jacket.
It's not easy creating perfection in something as simple as a halterneck, but Francisco Costa has the right eye - and scissors - to get the job done. His exacto-knife cuts on the sides of tank tops or backs of racer-style dresses were dreamy. Not to mention the plunge-fronted, loose-fitting, long-sleeved dresses (in a Calvin original mid-calf length), with those knife pleat details that are sure to become a craze come springtime.
What Gosse Di Design plans to discuss at our next visit to Litrico in Rome (home to Marcello Mastroianni's tailor): the black tuxedo dress, comprised of half of a man's jacket.
Ralph Lauren
Ralph Lauren
Oversized Albuquerque belts, fringed suede jackets, Victorian lace tops - worn all together? There could be no doubt in anyone's mind that we are referring to a Ralph Lauren show. The designer's love for the wild west made those elements - along with metal steer buckles and fringed Navajo satchels - ubiquitous touches in a collection that was almost entirely cattle-coloured, in white and brown. But the fringed, glittering skirts (worn with hunter's plaid flannel shirts), white lace dresses and crisp colonial white suiting gave the proceedings a distinctly feminine air.
What Gosse Di Design would wear to disco night in Sun Valley, Idaho: crystal embroidered suede fringe trousers with a shiny silver silk jacket and silver cowboy buckle.
Oversized Albuquerque belts, fringed suede jackets, Victorian lace tops - worn all together? There could be no doubt in anyone's mind that we are referring to a Ralph Lauren show. The designer's love for the wild west made those elements - along with metal steer buckles and fringed Navajo satchels - ubiquitous touches in a collection that was almost entirely cattle-coloured, in white and brown. But the fringed, glittering skirts (worn with hunter's plaid flannel shirts), white lace dresses and crisp colonial white suiting gave the proceedings a distinctly feminine air.
What Gosse Di Design would wear to disco night in Sun Valley, Idaho: crystal embroidered suede fringe trousers with a shiny silver silk jacket and silver cowboy buckle.
Philip Lim
Philip Lim
We were intrigued by Phillip Lim's first look, with its uneven layers of a camel sweater, striped shirt, black flap and white A-line skirt, which together resembled a scattered pile of magazines. For the remainder of the collection, Lim engaged in decoration of the subtle kind - meaning no print, but a lot of texture. The crunch factor came into play with several techniques, including a sea of all-nude or all-black paillettes, heavy rope appliqués, or a prickly black thread fabric on a chiffon base that looked like frightened (or frozen) arm hairs.
What Gosse Di Design will wear to channel Roy Lichtenstein at the Leo Castelli Gallery: silk pajamas with eye-popping, gold polka dot embroideries
We were intrigued by Phillip Lim's first look, with its uneven layers of a camel sweater, striped shirt, black flap and white A-line skirt, which together resembled a scattered pile of magazines. For the remainder of the collection, Lim engaged in decoration of the subtle kind - meaning no print, but a lot of texture. The crunch factor came into play with several techniques, including a sea of all-nude or all-black paillettes, heavy rope appliqués, or a prickly black thread fabric on a chiffon base that looked like frightened (or frozen) arm hairs.
What Gosse Di Design will wear to channel Roy Lichtenstein at the Leo Castelli Gallery: silk pajamas with eye-popping, gold polka dot embroideries
G-Star
G-Star
Here's some spring news you can use from GStar: jean shorts are shrinking to underpant proportions, the camel craze is hitting Northern Europe, and the denim of choice these days is an umblemished mid-to-dark blue raw version that looks about as soft as sheet metal. The upside of this clean, crisp denim is that you can go for a full denim look (with a stiff coat, jacket, or shirt on top and loosely hipped jeans on the bottom) without causing too much heckling from your friends.
Gosse Di Design top three most eye-opening denim discoveries from this collection:
1. Stiff, flared, and very voluminous denim Bermuda shorts (um, for men)
2. A tie between Denim Palazzo pants and denim harem pants
3. A denim halter top ballgown
Here's some spring news you can use from GStar: jean shorts are shrinking to underpant proportions, the camel craze is hitting Northern Europe, and the denim of choice these days is an umblemished mid-to-dark blue raw version that looks about as soft as sheet metal. The upside of this clean, crisp denim is that you can go for a full denim look (with a stiff coat, jacket, or shirt on top and loosely hipped jeans on the bottom) without causing too much heckling from your friends.
Gosse Di Design top three most eye-opening denim discoveries from this collection:
1. Stiff, flared, and very voluminous denim Bermuda shorts (um, for men)
2. A tie between Denim Palazzo pants and denim harem pants
3. A denim halter top ballgown
Rodarte
Rodarte gave us a lesson in how to do home-spun vintage and futuristic at the same time. Ignoble offerings like blown up lumberjack plaids, folk prints and plain jerseys were given a miraculous boost by inventive layers and patched-together pieces. Many of these featured intricate curved hems, car-wash flaps and long, slim peplums. The Mulleavy sisters are masters at fabric manipulations and this season played with increasingly tactile materials, like heavily embroidered leaf tops that slowly morphed into draped silk bottoms or china-pattern blues. To comprehend the extent of their craftsmanship, consider for a moment the mix of this one magnificent dress: intricately stencilled leather flaps affixed to a pebbly crocodile base and a chiffon bodice printed with the veins of a giant redwood. It was magic.
What would Gosse Di Design do with this collection? Frankly, the possibilities are endless. We'd start by dusting our collection of Delft china decked in the blue and white fauna print hostess dress with double peplum and sheer black underskirt. And end by scaling the Colosseum in one of the gilded gladiator dresses - preferably the short, sexy one with giant gold stitching.
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