Church Anglicans. McQueen AW13

March 6, 2013August 7, 2013 | Design & Culture by Ed

There were only ten looks from whole collection that can be forgived because Sara Burton has new twins! Congratulations! And why forgive? Because the collection was so beautiful and really haute couture, and I would love it longer. It was a continuation of Pre-Fall collection that was full of church inspirations. This time Burton divided the ten into five subgroups: Communion, nuns, cardinals, popes, and angels. In a scarcely believable but timely twist for McQueen, Britain’s most senior Catholic cardinal has just stepped down in the wake of one of those sex scandals that endlessly plague the Vatican in the twilight of its domain.
The dresses were so amazing! Lots of embroidery, silk, pearls, gold, ornaments… Ah, so baroque and opulent! It was luxurious but not RTW! That’s for sure. But I love it so much. And the interior of runway? An old palace with lots of decorations and rich lamps!

The Netherlands. Valentino AW13

March 6, 2013June 25, 2017 | Design & Culture by Ed

I never wrote about Valentino in the past, because it always seemed to me boring and without any vigour. But this time it was totally another. What I loved, there were so much inspirations! And mostly from Netherlands, where these things are common. The collection started with models wearing black dresses with collars and a ponytail hair in the front. After looking at the moodboard of Valentino, that had to be inspired with nuns costumes! Pretty religious! And then the dresses camre in indigo colour. For sure, the new red is blue colour at Valentino!

What more: there was the print of known around the world Delftwere blue porcelain! It’s hand painted in a small city Delft in Holland. It was used in amazing way on dresses, tops and trousers. In reality there was a lot of flower tapestry that is Velentino’s classic. What I loved, is that there was a lot of modernity in few dresses- these with semicircles on shoulders and sides. And I like it!

Globe Trotter. Chanel AW13

March 5, 2013August 7, 2013 | Design & Culture by Ed

“I’ve got my feet on the ground, but this collection is up-to-earth, not down-to-earth.” said Karl Lagerfeld about his recent Chanel collection that was presented this morning traditionally in Grand Palais, Paris. As always Karl, made us all stunned before the collection- a huge Earth globe and around a massive grey carpet with continents on it. As always, shocking!
Lagerfeld thought this time about luxury travelling- silk, gold, silver, but still it should be comfortable and useful. So the collection was like! The new muse Ashleigh Good opened the collection in a revisted tweed jacket, with glam punk boots and a cool bag. And when I saw the hats… So great! These were like fake hair, made from fur, in pink and blue colour.

The show was full of signature colours by Chanel- indigo, black and grey. And do you remember this clutch box for 17’000€ with Chanel logo from SS season? It’s back! But now in warmer, knitted version. And I really loved all knits! Karl Lagerfeld always keep them elegant and cool.
Loved also all golden ornaments on tops. It was like a small reminder of Chanel’s trip to Bombay! And of course black and white flowers. Without them, there is no Chanel!

The end was full of gowns and Stella Tennant. Black evening gowns were mixed up with punk like styled pearl bracelets. And the boots I wrote about before. Chanel, is as always ruling, but for me definetly not best. And what’s always good about Chanel is that it’s always changing, never stays the same. And that’s thanks to genius of Karl Lagerfeld, who by the way opened his first boutique of his label “Karl”!

Fire Slimane. Saint Laurent AW13

March 4, 2013August 7, 2013 | Design & Culture by Ed

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I’m sitting now nearly crying of fierce and angriness. This what Hedi Slimane did to (Yves) Saint Laurent is so horrifying. When I saw this collection I felt like if somebody was killing me with thousands of HM and Zara bags that hold clothes from sales that are so ugly, that no body will take them even for free. This collection was so without “Paris”, elegance, even anything “new”. It wasn’t even extremely ugly to the point you are still intersted in it. Hedi Slimane with every day kills Yves. If Yves would see it he would take knife and kill Hedi. Fire Hedi Slimane from this prestigious label and put him to some kind of second hand. I will not describe the collection because it hurts me insane. I feel bad. Don’t want Hedi S. anymore here.

This fur looks like taken from second hand and then additionally made some shit stars on it.

This look is available to buy in every Topshop. But no, some kind of Anna Dello Russo will buy it because it costs money just because it’s written Saint Laurent by Hedi Sliman!

I love you River Island!

Jesus Christ! Is that the right show?

Only this look is plus minus good. But white did Hedi had to shit the other clothes? Sorry for my bad humour, but hope you will understand it…

Bambi Killer. Givenchy AW13

March 4, 2013August 7, 2013 | Design & Culture by Ed

Just beautiful. And killing. This is how I describe recent Givenchy collection by Riccardo Tisci.. It all began with a black sweatshirt with a Bambi the Deer picture (this fellow comes from Disney) that is “killed” with a black&white photo of woman thats doing something (bad). Tisci, the designer, says that the collection is very personal and he used his old photos and mixed them up with things that influenced him from childhood. So Bambi is an answear then.

I saw lots of comparatives between Givenchy’s menswear collection and womenswear- there totally same jackets, most of prints and materials. Even the setting. And do you remember the violet flowers print? It’s also this season! However there was something sweet in this collection. For exemple the pink flowers on biker jackets that reminded me strongly of Celine. Riccardo Tisci, I should say always has something about flowers!

I also loved the flame print so red and yellow! It was everywhere on- jackets, skirts and dresses. I should say everything that Riccardo designed for this season, looked very wearable and comfortable. He ended the collection in a easy way. A maxi flowless dress with emebelished flowers at the bottom was covered with a thick wool sweater. It was beautiful. And what else- Natalia Vodianova ended the show in these awesome hairstyle! The hair of all was shoet but curly, and in pink colour! So sexy! Givenchy together with Celine and Kenzo is the best for Paris Fashion Week!