Menswear Spring 2011

John Galliano

Charlie Chaplin and fashion.. who would have thought?

Jean Paul Gaultier

These looks actually made the Sydney weekend newspaper, embracing the 3d fabric. I love the fabric and the colours, his colour sense is just amazing. I especially love the outer space fabric and the kimono jacket.

Everything in this collection seemed so detached, like there were parts to the show that didn't really make much sense together, but it was so... I dunno... fluid-- the transition between each.

There are too many pictures I want to post so heres a video instead, it isn't the full show that you can view here.

Issey Miyake

All I can say is COLOURS!

And thankfully a lack of harem pants.

I don't think this hoodie was a good idea though:

Remind you of anything?

Speaking of Menswear:

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!

Food for thought--How did I get from Charlie Chaplin, To a KKK reference to Dr. Who?

2 things..

So this post will be a two in one kind of thing incase I forget to write about some stuff.

Starting off is this editorial seen in the March issue of Italian Vogue, entitled So dreamy! Its just like a picture, shot by Tim Walker.

Images from Vogue Italia Website.

I love this editorial for a few reasons. Firstly, It changed my mind completely about the Prada S/S2010 collection which looked anything but special in the context of the runway, but here, in a beautiful old room... it just suited it so much. Especially as the collection featured unfinished hems-- they really should have included one of those outfits in this. I also love the grainy photographs, which reminds me of that one part in The September Issue where Grace is complaining that high-end fashion magazines never use grainy photographs, Italian and French Vogue seem to be the only magazines doing so. Oh and lastly, I of course loved the superimposed flowers, it reminds me of 1930s Women's Magazines, Women's magazines were so much better back then, now its all about B-Grade Celebrity Weddings and weight loss. This editorial would be a bit nothing without the flowers :)

NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT!

(...which isn't really, because obvious that the majority of the time I'm speaking about one kind of thing)

That would be the Valentino Resort show.

I love the digitally printed florals, and the 60s inspiration. I love the unconventional leather and the styling. But theres only one word for the gowns... a word that doesn't exist but in my mind goes "gahh dfndkjfhdiushfgdifhsfknfkjnsk!!!" That said (I really did love the majority of the collection) there were some really shapeless/uninteresting pieces, a trouser and oversized shirt spring to mind (camel coloured) that looked like simplicity patterns that you find at vinnies. Also the model looked stunned or surprised ALL THE TIME! But overall... excellent :)

Atmosphere.

Stuck in my head right now.

Rag & Bone Resort 2011

I'm not usually a big fan of resort collections. But Rag & Bone...

...well frankly, the styling, colours and ideas are amazing. Some resort collections tend to look like an extension of the previous seasons "look", but right now I don't care even if it does. I've never really taken much notice of Rag & Bone, so even if it does look like their fall 2011 I don't mind. The layering and interesting shapes is what does it for me, there were so many new ideas in fabric combinations. I'm starting to sound like a prat, which is something I do when I get really excited and enthusiastic about newness, so just ignore the tone I was typing/speaking in and look at these pretty pictures:

The only thing off-putting about this collection is that the model is a real doppelgänger for my friend Camilla (minus the hair)... thats not really off-putting actually , but I did realize that I felt an unhealthy amount of envy for her wardrobe... which doesn't look like this but I was imagining.

~IM-A-GI-NAAAA-TION~

Apologies for the amount of pictures, I'm a tiny bit obsessed. And its been hard trying to pick out the best.

....Now back to doing my assignment.