Givenchy Fall 2011 Haute Couture

Continuing on his path of creating such an eyeful of intricacies and beauty that one can't fully grasp them on first sight, Riccardo Tisci created an alteration of his Spring 2011 collection, but toned down the neon and amped up the details for a romantic and ethereal look.

 

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Giambattista Valli Haute Couture Fall 2011

So happy to see Valli have a slot in the couture calendar; after all his RTW work does have a couture feel and look to it.

For his first appearance in the Haute Couture circuit, Giambattista stuck to his signatures of feathers, empire waists, crystal embroidery and dramatic gowns, but then again, Haute Couture isn't about being super-trendy and experimental (although the latter can sometimes be true), but rather about the technique and craftsmanship of each piece.

In which case Giambattista Valli never fails.

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Erdem Resort 2012

How could I have missed the start of Resort collections? 

 

Truth be told, I always do (same for Pre-Fall) but this time I actually had the legitimate excuse of interning full-time and just about being able to squeeze in a shower and a morning coffee.

 

On to the more important things in life (fashion!), I myself am a bit of a floral-shy girl, save for the odd vintage piece in my closet, but if there were anybody that could turn me it would be Erdem Moralioglu .

 

His lace and florals are so stunningly beautiful but at the same time vastly intriguing. There is always that hint of something different underneath the 'prim and proper' exterior. Or maybe I just love the succulent colours. And anyone who collaborates with Nicholas Kirkwood on shoes every season gets an A++ in my book

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You Can Take The Girl Out Of School, But You Can't Take The Schoolgirl Out Of The Woman

The lack of runway reports on my behalf are shockingly not due to laziness, but rather me being a selective little thing when it comes to which runway shows to look at. Because let's face it if you are a little fanatic like me, you will head over to style.com and click through every collection anyway.

 Speaking of new and unexpected reasoning, I am not banging on about Givenchy for the millionth time because it is one of my favourite labels (it is) but because I was very surprised at the look Ricardo Tisci delivered.

 My first reaction was : "Huh?" Naughty schoolgirl? Not very Givenchy...." But the PVC and leather sprinkled with ornamental prints and dashes of neon and kitty cats collection has grown on me.

Not that I am the hugest fan of the cat helmets, but the layering of mesh under PVC under leather got my little fashion head twirling.

Yes, layering might not be the safest option figure wise, but it is a lot of fun and especially if you are a bit colour lazy like myself, an interesting way to add texture to an otherwise more laid back look.

Conclusion: Once again, I am Tisci's little fashion slave.

 

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Acne Autumn Winter 2011

The other associations with its name aside, I have to admit I have been label-obsessed with Acne. 

Something about the whole Swedish 'too cool to care with too much decorative shennanigans' just gets me.

The A/W 11 collection was typical pared down Acne-ness in terms of the cuts, but colourfully hued leather and some blinding metallics made it anything but snoozeworthy.

Off a-saving and eBaying I go in hopes of my own piece of Acne.

 

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Rodarte Fall 2011

Country back to basics at Rodarte. Think of it as the prairie girl gone cool. Me thinks these would be good for a stroll in The Badlands-esque scenery on a mild autumn's day.

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