Drawing from a collective inspiration of strong women, bold embellishment, and a dose of masculinity, Western wear is a striking trend.
Hermés
Givenchy
Anna Sui
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
X is for Xagerated Hips
Everyone seems to be celebrating the female form, from clingy numbers that show it all off to cages that frame and exaggerate curves. Soft drapes enfold some curves while material is built up on others to enhance them.
Luella
Alexander McQueen
Christian Lacroix
Aquascutum
K is for Kicky Pleats
Sweet details for a kicky flip. Pleats add that little extra swish to your step.
Miu Miu
Lanvin
Giorgio Armani
D&G
O is for Oversized
Blowing up proportions for emphasis and drama.
Vivienne Westwood
Viktor and Rolf
Lanvin
Christian Lacroix
H is for Hats
As Irene Williams, Queen of Lincoln Road, says, no outfit is complete without a hat. Options range from delicate veiled bows to sculptural flights of fancy perching upon the models heads.
Hussein Chalayan
Junya Watanabe
Luella
Christian Dior
Anna Sui
F is for Fringe
An embellishment that can play nice and sweet as a delicate silk loop or rough as a leather strip, fringe is making its mark on hems and accessories and necklines across the board.
Giorgio Armani
Alexander McQueen
Anna Sui
3.1 Phillip Lim
E is for Eighties
Flashback twenty years and rediscover the corseting, the silhouettes, the shoulder pads.
Prada
Christian Dior
Carolina Herrera
Balmain
U is for Uncommon Heel
These twisty and sculptural numbers will have you wondering when the rest of your shoe collection will catch up.
Yves Saint Laurent
John Galliano
Christian Dior
L is for Leopard
Animal prints are back again. Aggressive clothing and an appreciation of pelts, sign of the times?
Zac Posen
Vivienne Westwood
Louis Vuitton
Junya Watanabe
Christopher Kane
D is for Drape
Fabric suspended from shoulders and hips to create swirling lines of force around the figure.
Halston
Bottega Veneta
BCBG Max Azria
Donna Karan
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