“Amongst the brightly colored samples fluttering on the racks there was an invitation to reexamine the art of seduction. “With this collection we wanted to work around the body in a different way, and play with wrapping fabrics about the body,” said creative director Yvan Mispelaere, pointing toward a ruched, form-fitting maroon dress that von Furstenberg and Mispelaere are calling the new wrap. Next to that piece, an LBD with peekaboo chiffon panels. “It’s provocative but not in a Kardashian way,” said von Furstenberg with a smile. Blouses sprinkled with quotation marks were a cheeky twist on that flirtatious game, a nod to Surrealist images pinned on von Furstenberg’s mood board. The counterpoint to that sensual silhouette? A voluminous coat, “something that envelops the body,” were Mispelaere’s words. “That way a woman can reveal herself slowly.””
“Mick Jagger and Marianne Faithful were in the house, at least in spirit, at stylist-turned-designer and would-be media mogul Rachel Zoe’s Fall 2012 runway show, inspired by the London rock ‘n’ roll scene of the late 1960s. The clothes balanced the glam and the wearable, with all the Hollywood entrance-making maxidresses and shaggy faux furs that fans have come to expect from Zoe, alongside flared trouser suits and velvet tuxedos, gaucho jeans and melange sweater dresses. “
Rachel Zoe F/W 12.13 New York via tfs.
Wrapped in seductive clothing with accessories inspired by the equestrian world, and highlighting the female form appeared today the models chosen by the French designer Max Azria for Herve Leger presented his collection next autumn and winter.
He said, must view them as “a study of seduction and restraint, which emphasize female strength through a design inspired strips horse harnesses.”
Corset belts accentuating waist and hip and others bustle but overlapping types of dresses or skirts, were the theme of a sophisticated and sensual collection that requires daring to show off and where the models appeared roads with very high heels boots needle, but that showed the leg as they were held up by suspenders.
Hervé Léger by Max Azria F/W 12/13 New York via vogue.
“Jill Stuart’s feminine interpretation of Fall was a botanical experience blooming with florals in all shapes and sizes. The show, attended by stylish celebs like Olivia Palermo and Nikki Reed, highlighted the designer’s unapologetic feminine flair, highlighting pretty party dresses — the floral dresses with the delicate lace detailing and Peter Pan collared little black dresses were the highlights of the show — and luxe ladylike outerwear. Adding a modern effect were leather touches throughout, pencil skirts featured leather panels and coats were trimmed with thin leather piping. The latter showed an outstanding leather trimmed navy coat paired with trousers, floral top, and fur collar.”
“Seedlings do not be ashamed to face big names. One who joined last year, the exclusive club of high fashion made us a beautiful collection of classic elegance revisited, such as asymmetrical silk blouses, creamy white or pale salmon, revealing a shoulder, wearing a big knot on the other, and sublimely matched with a long skirt garnet red wave a short skirt or false right croco bronze …
Old Feraud and Torrente, Christophe Josse, who created his house in 2004, likes scrolls and volumes. The muslin is king, and if Air feminine favorite for the bright pink robe with deep V neckline. Simply divine! Yes, pink is popular, the paler the more sustained, it is taken “in touch” on a model green garden, it smells like spring…”
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“The program notes ensured that the “petites mains” — the old Italian seamstresses, many of whom have been with the house for decades — were credited.
One strapless gown with embroidered beads and adornments, it read, took 850 hours to make. Another 1,200 hours. Even without that detail, it didn’t fail to astonish revelers as it swept past with its long train.
A full dress in soft-white invisible tulle was perfected with small lace gloves that wrapped around just two fingers.
The show’s only downside was its dependence on white — something that was broken up in the last spring-summer collection with flashes of scarlet.
‘Yes, there is no red, and it was a complete accident,’ said Chiuri in a strong Italian accent. ‘I woke up this morning and realized: Oh dear, I forgot the red!’”
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LVMH wants Phoebe Philo — who is pregnant with her third child — to take it easy. “A runway show is a very demanding and personal engagement for a creative director,” Celine’s chief executive officer, Marco Gobbetti, told WWD. “The objective is to simplify.” Though the house hasn’t confirmed an alternative plan, the Fall 2012 collection will now most likely be presented in a more informal setting. Celine will maintain its current spot on the Paris Fashion Week calendar; Philo — who is currently “designing the collection with her team” — is expected to attend.
(via fashionologie)
“His designs have won numerous ‘celebrities’, especially for his glamorous and sophisticated finish. For spring-summer 2012, his vision of Haute Couture presents very different proposals together, but with clear commitment to the long dress . On the one hand, glass designs and embroidered lace romantic creations, on the other, cross-dressing as a handkerchief fall at the hips, and, in conclusion, aesthetic models ‘seventies’. Of course, your link is a line silhouette ‘mermaid’, with a predominance of cleavage ‘heart’ and to cover the shoulders, very rigid pattern jackets.”
