Seriously, this collection is perfect. Valentino outdid itself this season, creating a beautiful, cute collection for pre-fall’14. Filled with butterfly prints, orange shirling, lace gowns, feather details and forest animal theme, this is the ideal look-book for every occasion. Ornamental bags worn with simple boots, appliqued dresses toned by simple, sharp coats. My favourites are the column dress in olive and green, transparent gown with feather embroideries around the collar- this is a fairy-tale of beautiful clothing.
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Chic. Louis Vuitton Pre-Fall’14
Nicolas Ghesquiere will show his first collection for Louis Vuitton on March. So that means, that the pre-fall collection was designed by LV’s studio which smartly continued Marc Jacobs legacy and at the same time cleared some space for Ghesqiere- the collection can be defined with one word- chic. The casuality of this collection makes you want to wear it all now! The effortless style kept in these dresses and outfits is so tres chic…
Techno. Balenciaga Pre-Fall’14
It’s only a year since Alexander Wang is at Balenciaga, and his Pre-Fall’14 was the most confident of all. It mixed Cristobal Balenciaga’s silhouettes, Nicolas Ghesquiere high-tech inspirations and Wang’s own aestethics- the eternal black & white colour paltte. The collection is very elegant but at the same time good for every event- with some sexy cut out dresses and leather jackets accompanied by kaleidoscopic prints, Wang showed us how his techno-couture works every-time. What I loved was the marble effect used on dresses and blazers… Looks timeless!
Pop-It. Acne Pre-Fall’14
Pre-Fall gets knocked as the most purely commercial season. But commercial needn’t mean boring, as Acne’s Jonny Johansson understands. “There was something earthy, in the most literal sense, about the way the designer mingled the textures of Persian lamb and felted or boiled wool with slick silk, leather, and neoprene; meanwhile, numerous wrapped, draped, and folded wool pieces looked like they’d been riffed off of beach blankets, the kind you wrap up in for a walk along the shore on a brisk day.” Certainly, this collection is cool.
Real-Life. Lanvin Pre-Fall’14
“Women are looking for more reality” said Alber Elbaz, the designer of Lanvin after the trunkshow. That meant that a smoking jacket was paired with track pants boasting tuxedo stripes down the sides, and that a glamorous leopard-spot coat was actually made from a woven black-and-white jacquard. Elbaz did a lot of clever thinking about outerwear. A duffel built on a grosgrain ribbon base had the slouched-on ease of a cardigan, while what looked like a shearling was actually a jersey coat bonded with an outer layer of mohair, and thus superlight. Definitely, one of the most beautiful Lanvin collection for a decade.
Design & Culture by Ed 