Alexander McQueen's Spring 2007 Collection

Wow wow wow and wow!!!! I must say that I loved Mr. McQueen's spring line, if I had money, let me tell you now, my closet would be filled with clothes designed by him. In my book, Alexander McQueen is a true maverick, he does things his way now for the last decade and he never ceased to amaze me in all of my years of seeing pictures of his spring and fall lines. This line, from my POV, had an 18th century rococo style that was combined with the very makeup worn by the late Queen Elizabeth I. The hairstyles worn on the models had that elaborate 18th century Marie Antoinette look. The clothes were gorgeous, sexy, demure, with some raunch there too. However, the outfits that had the exaggerated curvy hips worn by the skinny(and some supiciously anorexic) models should've been worn on models who already have the figure for it since the sihouette, to me, would emphasize it. Another thing that should be different is the fact that anytime a model is wearing a sheer outfit, please have something to show for it underneath. What I mean by that is an actual bust line with no bones protruding outward, I CANNOT stand seeing flat chested models who have their ribs and pelvic bone sticking out underneath. If I wanted to see some bones sticking out from a sheer garment being modeled on the runway, then I'd have an actual skeleton being wheeled out to display the outfit as opposed to a starving model. One other thing is the fact that I also can't stand flat chested models wearing strapless bustiers! If you're naturally flat chested, then at least insert some push up or contouring pads into the cups of the strapless bustier if there are some(if not, then put them in a strapless bra) to show that there is a bustline there, but it takes some extra work to show it. If you're not then put on some weight for until you regain your bustline. Other than that, Alexander's spring collection was completely sublime and I can't wait to see the videocast of his fall 07 collection(coming very soon). Tell me what you think!

A Review of Alessandro Dell'Acqua's Spring 2007 Ready to Wear Line

I actually liked this collection a lot, as it focused more on the '80s look, well, at least a tweaked version of the '80s. I must say that I applaud Mr. Dell'Acqua for at least trying to put an effort into putting in some models who looked as if they actually ate something that would pack on the pounds without looking obese. However, I would suggest that he try putting a model with an actual ass(think Jennifer Lopez type butt) and curvy hips into some of those skinny jeans for once instead of the run of the mill twig with no bustline, hips or ass. I wasn't too crazy about the lack of color that I saw either. Most of the clothes were gray, brown, silver or other neutral earth-tones with few outfits acutally exhibiting some color in them. I disliked the make up and the hair, it was just too boring. Kind of reminded me of a typical Michael Kors show with the minimalism if you ask me. The hair was just too plain Jane and pretty much looked like a chemically straightened version of the way I wear my hair on a daily basis. The makeup consisted of beige colors with very little tint for the cheeks...very boring, imho. A little color never hurts anyone, but if you're Michael Kors, it can kill you. Even if there is a lot of color.

A Review of Alberta Ferretti's Spring 2007 Ready to Wear Collection

Alberta Ferretti apparently decided that a change in the way her runway models' hair was styled would do some good for the unveiling of her Spring/Summer 2007 Ready to Wear collection, and rightfully so. Stylist Orlando Pita explained "that the hair at Alberta Ferretti this time is down, which is different for her, and it has a lot of volume, but we're creating that with crimping the hair first and then we're curling it so it's creating volume without tease(think mid-'80s to mid '90s big hair) so it's light and easy rather than being too stiff." I say that he did a great job with it and now I might go out and purchase a hair crimper now because I already have a curling iron. The makeup the runway models are wearing is very light and shimmery, with the eye makeup being shimmery and sparkly. The lips and cheeks are sheer, the cheeks are a light pink(light pink blush). The goal was to give them a light, glowing look. Ms. Feretti's collection is very beautiful, using a variety of light flowy fabrics in a variety of colors. The main color of the pants and the cropped pants appears to be white, which seems to be the color of the moment, for those of you who watched the entire Golden Globes ceremony on Monday night would already know if you saw the color of the dresses worn by the actresses. She also has put in the color silver in her collection as well, as evidenced by the flowy (silky?) jumpsuit that was worn by one of the models as well as a dress. I've seen some dark colors such as blue, maroon, purple mixed in with some neutral colors and pastels. Some clothes are topped off with some sparkly embellishments which is still tres chic for now(probably won't last though), however it's only noticed when light reflects off of it; it's there, but it's also subtle. NOT TACKY! Her clothes, which are evening clothes mainly, are feminine and elegant. And as the editrix of Italian Vogue notes, she has always gone towards the elegant and feminine side even when the sexy look was fashionable in Italy. Well said, mainly because I agree.






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