Burberry Prorsum-Spring 2007 RTW

The collection is great! I loved some of the dresses the models were sporting and actually liked the metallic fabrics, mostly silver toned. Favorite uber-model Stella Tennant stated that she loved the citric colors, the metallic sparkle seen in many of the outfits, she also loved the sparkle that came from the stone embellishments that were used for a few outfits. For me, I loved the whole collection overall, the designer (I believe his name is Christopher Hicks?) really went outside the box when it came to this collection. We definitely need that nowadays, more designers willing to go outside the box(or lines) when designing their upcoming line of RTW. Now if only they could extend that to the models strutting the runway....


As always, feel free to share your opinions with me. Love you all!

Bottega Veneta-Spring 2007 RTW

It looks like simple and minimal are the words here when it came to the hair and makeup, and it appears those were also the key words when it came to the colors and fabrics used in the collection of suits and dresses. However, in the case of the clothes, the minimal would have to go more towards the embellishments found on one pink dress. Other than that, the dresses and suits were lovely. I was glad that there was some actual color put in because frankly, I was getting sick of seeing neutrals. To me, they're kinda boring and they're just used to basically soften a loud color if anything else at all. Tell me what you think please

Anna Sui Spring 2007 RTW

Anna Sui is one of the COOLEST designers out there. Her collection was very eclectic, stemming from a baroque punk rock turkish gypsy type look. With her having a broad range of inspiration ready at her disposal, she never fails to impress. Amongst her celebrity wearers, one that stood out when I was watching the style video podcast was Sofia Coppola. That is kind of a surprise, given that she was always a preppy Mary Kate and Ashley type who was devoted to Marc Jacobs so much that she had a bag named for her thanks to Marc. *rolls eyes* However, her being at Anna Sui's show is of no suprise in the grand scheme of things because she does have a reputation to uphold after all as someone who goes outside of the norm. In fairness, she's actually cool, so her appearance at Anna Sui's runway show(acutally invited to the runway show) is really of no surprise. My fave supermodel Karen Elson-White(she's the wife of White Stripes singer Jack White)walked the runway for Ms. Sui. The hair and makeup were outrageous and tres cool, imho. All in all, another great show by one of the coolest designers out there. Can't wait to see her fall/winter collection(which I'll post about soon!)! Tell me what you think.


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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.

Okay guys...

I apologize for not updating throughout last month and the past week and a half as well. Lately I've been busy filling out job applications with the hopes of becoming employed soon. I'm still doing that, so bear with me please. I'll make it a point to post here once I have a job to let you all know and the plans for how frequently I'll be updating this blog. So have fun because I'll be playing catch up for quite a while.

I'm back!

I'm back from my unnanounced hiatus and I'm ready to start up again! I've been busy lately, mainly because I've been trying to find a job. Anyway, so I hear that London's fashion week opened with the size 0 debacle still raging in the forefront, then again I guess one of the reasons why it's still a hot button issue would be that stylist ( body by crystal meth and cocaine...in addition to her supposed anorexia) Rachel Zoe decided to crash the fashion shows to find some cute outfits for her clientele, some of whom are just as skinny as she is. Well I guess that means that London and New York City are the only two cities who seem to be threatened by change.