Wednesday, October 29, 2008

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

G is for Graphic Prints

Prada
Helmut Lang
Diane Von Furstenberg

Badgley Mischka

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