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NY Fall 2013 – Oscar de la Renta

Oscar

This was one of the most highly anticipated shows of the season. Why? Because John Galliano contributed. And the collaboration pulled off – the show was one of the best Oscar de la Renta shows in years – stunning. There was definitely a hint of Dior but many pieces also looked like old school de la Renta – lots of embroidery and some of the most beautifully constructed suits of the season in jewel tones and really soft leather. The collection was modern, good looking and, of course, fancy.

Check out the whole show here:

 

And check out the slideshow for all the looks on Style.com

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NY Fall 2013 – Diane Von Furstenberg

DVF2This was one of the best DVF collections I’ve seen in a while – definitely Diane going back to her roots. Featuring some interesting and sexy fabrics, there were a lot of beautiful blouses and skirts, and some totally awesome coats with leather sleeves and super cool fabric combinations. Also really liked the way the models were styled – big flowing hair and red lips. It was refreshing to see happy models on the runway. Love that they’re all smiling and aren’t so serious and morose that we see so often on the runways lately. This was a happy show – it reminded me of the great shoes in the early 90s. The collection had a 70s/80s vibe with a bit of rock & roll. And it was totally self referencing, which is cool when you have as much as a fascinating fashion history as Diane does. 

Check out some highlights of the show here:

And to see every look from the collection, check out the slideshow on Style.com


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Super Linda: She Looks SOOO Good

I haven’t written anything about Linda Evangelista yet on this blog but she was definitely a favourite in the 90s and she was for sure one of the original Supers and part of the Fab Five (Linda, Christy, Naomi, Cindy & Claudia). Linda was a true chameleon and easily one of the best models ever. She kept a pretty low profile for a while but luckily for me, we’ve been seeing a lot more of her lately doing some pretty great editorial work (like this spread for W Magazine in September) and attending a lot of parties (ones I dream of going to) in NY. Here she is with fellow 90s supermodel, the totally awesome Stella Tennant (both in Versace) at the opening of Versace’s new Soho store in October. Both gals were pretty frequent Versace models back in the day so it’s cool to see them still doing their thing – and doing it better than ever. Photo from style.com

And here’s Linda (in Chanel) at the Chanel Fine Jewellery party in NY last month. Everything about this look is perfect – the suit, the shoes, the hair, the bag. It’s very fancy. And is it just me or does Linda kind of look like Carol Alt here?
Photo from style.com

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Awesome Trench Coats at Burberry Prorsum – Spring 2013 Ready-to-Wear

Now this is a cool coat. The blue and green metallics are beautiful and the colour variation is perfect. This would be cool over a black dress for cocktails or with jeans on the weekend for shopping…and then cocktails. I loved this whole collection actually. Christopher Bailey’s totally been nailing it with Burberry Prorsum the last few seasons and he continues to do some of the best outwear there is. I also loved that he moved away from the dark colours and metal spike details from previous seasons and into something bright and fresh for Spring 2013. The corsets and capes were pretty hot too.

My second favourite coat from the collection is below. The pink and red blended fabric is pretty damn perfect. And the cut is so chic. And I know a lot of ladies that would look very good in it.

Both photos from style.com

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Supers (Naomi, Carolyn, Carmen) Return to New York Fashion Week!

We’ve been seeing a lot more of our fave supermodels lately doing commercials and editorial work (Christy, Claudia, Cindy, Linda) but not many on the runway. So how freaked out and excited was I to see so many famous model faces at NYFW this year. It was awesome! Zac Posen’s show had the most famous models, opening with legendary Naomi Campbell, wearing a beautifully cut white and red flower dress, which was very feminine and pretty – it’s kind of funny he chose Naomi to wear something so girly and soft, because, well…she’s not. The show also featured famous faces from the last 10 years like (click on the names to see the photos) Karolina Kurkova, Coco Rhoca, Angela Lindvall, Alek Wek, Crystal Renn and Erin O’Connor. The girls were all a welcome addition to Zac’s show this year and NYFW in general.

I was also happy to see Caroline Murphy (love the dark red lipstick) at Jason Wu and Marchesa. And Carol Alt!!!!!, who likely hasn’t been on a runway in over 20 years and looked amazing at Marimekko. And one of the coolest and best runway comebacks was Carmen Dell’Orefice. At 81, she’s still super stunning and is SOOOOO fancy. Carmen walked the runway for Norisol Ferrari and Marimekko.

It was so cool to see all of these gals back doing runway work. Not only are they some of the best models ever but they don’t all look the same and they’re different ages. Maybe this is a sign that more designers are going to start moving away from the super skinny and vacant looking 16 year olds. I’m mean, who relates to that? Let’s get some more beautiful, fancy WOMEN back on the runways. It’s time.

I love this!

Carmen Dell’Orefice at Norisol Ferrari, photo from styleite.com

Carolyn Murphy at Jason Wu, photo from style.com

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Tom Ford Fall 2012

So yesterday my lovely friend Michelle told me about Tom Ford’s latest show and I’m obsessed. The man that made Gucci relevant again in the mid 90s is doing some amazing work lately. His Fall 2012 Ready-to-Wear collection is modern and streamlined and linear and sexy. It’s also super glamorous yet simple which is a difficult thing to pull off. It’s super good looking and expensive while still being slightly low key. Michelle and I talked about how it seems like Angelina was a bit of an inspiration for this collection. It’s like he had her in mind when designing a lot of these pieces – can you imagine if she’d actually wear clothes like this?

My favourites – the perfect leather boots with the spike heel, the most beautifully cut suits, the gold accessories, the best bags, the long black pants with zippers at the ankles and the skirts – no one does a pencil skirt as well as Tom. Ya, he’s super arrogant and needs to get over himself a bit, but the dude is sure good at what he does. Well done Tom, well done.

Photo from style.com

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Super Trouper – Cindy Crawford in The Sunday Telegraph

It’s no shocker that Cindy Crawford was my favourite supermodel in the 90s. Like any normal 12 year boy, I had pictures of her in my locker and bedroom. Except all the pictures I had of her were from Vogue. I thought her swimsuit calendars and posters were lame. And super tacky. Anyways, when she appeared in Playboy the second time, I was about 14. My wonderful Dad bought me the issue. He was super excited to give it to me. Poor guy. When I saw it, I immediately flipped through the issue really quickly, and was excited about only one picture. I ripped it out of the magazine and never looked at the issue again. The photo was a head shot. But her hair looked super good. This is Cindy modeling in The Sunday Telegraph, Spring 2012. I looooooove those Givenchy shoes. They’re my new fave.

Photo from http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk, Alix Malka (photographer)

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Guess Campaign 30th Anniversary – Claudia Schiffer

When I was in junior high, my best friend at the time and I both had favourite supermodels – mine was of course Cindy Crawford and his was Claudia Schiffer. We had a bit of a competition over who was a bigger deal. He loved Claudia because she was hot and I loved Cindy because she was so darn pretty. I didn’t care much about their bodies – or boobs. Anyways, any fashion fan at the time remembers Claudia’s iconic Guess campaign from 1989. They were the photos that pretty much put her on the map, looking like a young, sexy, fresh Brigitte Bardot. Recently, Guess came out with their new campaign celebrating their 30 anniversary, which features Claudia 23 years later. Amazing right? Obviously there is some major photoshop going on but she doesn’t looking freaky. She just looks really good. We’re seeing a lot of the 90s supermodels resurfacing lately and it’s becoming more and more clear that they are simply genetically blessed. Question is, what will they look like in the next 20 years…

Photo from http://www.vogue.co.uk

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TIME Magazine Names The 100 Most Influential Fashion Icons

TIME magazine recently came out with a list of the 100 most influential fashion icons since 1923, when the magazine began. It’s a pretty cool and thorough list. It was split into four categories – designers & brands, models, muses (love that they included this as a category) photographers, and editors and stylists. Pretty much all the usual suspects are here but there are some notable omissions. And whether you agree with the list or not, you can’t deny that every person on the list has had a notable impact on the fashion industry. You can check out who made it and who didn’t here.

Photo: Lagerfeld with Claudia Schiffer at Chanel Spring show in 1992
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