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Sonia Rykiel

Maison Martin Margiela

Maison Martin Margiela

I am so appalled by my own title for this post that I can't think of anything else to write.
Except - don't you think it is weird that both Rykiel and Margiela put their models in stocking-pants? Creepy.

Please pleat me

Akris 2009 Ready-to-Wear
I am so digging the art deco lines of these Akris dresses, but what's with the shoes? They're pretty cute on their own but to my mind the 60s curves clash with the geometry of the dresses.

metalix

When I was but a wee lass I found this seaweed in a Bondi beach rock pool which shone a crazy metallic purple under water, but when I plucked it out to show my mum it just looked like a crappy pile of brown mess. I was going to say that these dresses might be a bit like the seaweed, the catwalk like the ocean, bla bla bla, but then it occurred to me that people often seem to underestimate the wearability of Nicholas Ghesquiere's designs, case in point his Fall 2007 Ready-to-Wear Balenciaga collection.
Which, as it turned out looked hella cool on the red carpet when worn by Charlotte Gainsbourg.
So, my closing thoughts on the current collection: I'm not gonna diss it just 'cos I don't get it.
Nevertheless and with all this said, is anyone else a bit non-plussed by the general state of the Milan and Paris fashion weeks so far? It kind of reminds me of that crotch pocket in your swimmers where all the sand collects... I'm going to stop writing weird beach analogies now.

The humans are dead.

Gianfranco Ferré Spring 2009 Ready-to-Wear

If in the future scientists try to invent robot fairies, I hope they would look like this.
Theirs is the magic of science and technological innovation.

blue today

For years after seeing this series of photographs of Shalom Harlow, I tried to convince myself that I liked Blumarine - seriously though, aren't they just like some beautiful dream you wish you could have? Alas, I had to eventually admit to myself that there was something in the zebra print, sequined-lace, pale denim, endlessly-girly dresses that was just a bit too much for me. It was therefore a pleasant surprise to see this pretty number:


The unlikely colour combinations and pretty textures make these outfits a hit with me - here's hoping they star in the next Blumarine ad campaign!

like a Ferrero Rocher wrapper

Prada Spring 2009 Ready-to-Wear

Prediction: In the next month some up-and-coming starlet will wear this dress with Louboutin Pigalles, perma-tan and maybe even a black patent belt (if we're really unlucky.)
Enjoy it while it's untainted.