Tag: Paris Fashion Week

Sheer Delight!

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Our guest blogger Josh Rutan is at it again:
Maybe you are sartorial royalty trolling around fashion weeks trying to get your picture taken, or an upper east side princess dashing around town, or maybe you are the hipster queen of Bushwick. It doesn’t matter which of these you associate most with, Dries Van Noten Spring/Summer 2013 is your go-to collection from Paris this season. Noten incorporates sheer fabrics, florals, plaids, and the perfect combination of structure and flow to create a collection that is sure to be so popular, you’ll be able to buy it all at H&M next week.
Highlights of the show include this flowing but structured look, whose skirt is sheer floral layered over plaid. Brilliant.
Sweater dress with amazing details with amazing sheer arms and detailing.

Three words – sheer plaid double-breasted blazer….ok maybe that’s more than three words but it is everything.

Oversized peplums. Can Lana Del Rey PLEASE wear this??!
Black on plaid on sheer. I think you may have already figured it out, but I can’t get enough of the sheer.

DW by Kanye West S/S ’12

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Take your opinions of Kanye West as a person and put them aside. The “Dark Fantasy” rapper presented his collection in Paris yesterday with the likes of Jeremy Scott, Dean and Dan Caten, and Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen sitting front row to cheer Yeeezy on. Previously a fashion enthusiast, Kanye West could only take his love for fashion so far; that is, until now. (Confession: I am obsessed with Kanye West. But music aside his first attempt at designing a line was impressive in my opinion.) His collection is full of leather, zippers, and fur by the beau coup. One critic that I read called it “baby Balmain” and I agree with this claim. It has a Balmain essence to the collection. I try to form my own opinion before I read critics but I think we can all agree that his first collection is a fair debut but we need to see more from him to really make a decision. Does Kanye’s line contain elements of longevity and innovation that will put him on par with the Marc Jacobs’ and Tom Fords of the design world? My answer is: still unsure. Regardless, some of the looks are amazing, with a few oddities here and there. Overall I am just proud of Kanye for showing in Paris. If you’ve got the resources, talent and vision, why not use them?

Here’s the rest of the show.

Carven S/S ’12

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It was a hard thing sitting at work today reading all the tweets from those attending the Carven show in Paris. I couldn’t handle the influx of Teen Vogue, Nylon, and other magazines tweeting about the greatness of this Spring/Summer 2012 collection. I am a huge fan of Carven and Gaillaume Henry. I respect the label so much and especially Henry’s efforts in revamping and reviving the house. Henry makes Carven fresh and so appealing to the style of young women (as if you could afford it). As with his previous collections, Carven is known for structure and shaping of garments. Little peek-a-boos of skin can be found on almost every look which I feel is almost signature to the brand. Bottom line: the collection is going to be all over the edgy and cutting edge fashion magazines this spring.

Here’s the rest of the collection.