Chanel Fall Winter 2008 Collection
February 29, 2008
February 29th 2008 – Grand Palais – The message was clear, Chanel sells also clothes not only accessories and wants the clothes to be seen. Let’s leave the Chanel Symbols accessories to the Carousel while we appreciate the clothes. The carousel fitted out with giant quilted bags, camellias, pearls, boaters, and bows in the center of the runway. The attention was also on Kanye West and girlfriend Alexis, Ashley and Mary-Kate Olsen, Rihanna and Claudia Schiffer.
The collection was a succession of very wearable looks, tweed suit, mousseline dresses, high-necked blouses to spidery knits, peplum jackets, finally we’re going to spend on something we are going to wear.
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Karl Lagerfeld Fall Winter 2008 Collection
February 27, 2008
Espace Ephemere Eiffel February 27th 2008 - Karl Lagerfeld for its Fall Winter 2008/09 collection presents a girl that could have been Miss Lagerfeld. A dark collection from navy blue to dark grey with a zest of tom-boy mascunality but with a sexy feminity “you don’t see it but it’s there” according to hair dresser Odile Gilbert. The collection was a succession of suit with bow tie, dark wearable pieces like a belted vest dress that hit mid-calf; a narrow, fitted sheath with raised leather ribbing; and a jacket with a rounded eighties-ish shoulder and a built-in corset. We loved the ur boleros embroidered with sequins worn by Raquel Zimmerman.The front row was filled up with Leigh Lezark with Geordon Nicol, Carine Roitfeld with Patrick Demarchelier, Purple’s Olivier Zahm.
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Dior RTW Fall Winter 2008 Jackie O Is Back
February 25, 2008
February 25th 2008 – Espace Effemere des Tuileries. The tent is crowded, inside the set is beautiful, a blue cascade kidnap the atention with the Dior logo on the background. The show started with Mrs Robinson as a soundtrack. The models looked like dolls coming from another era. Big hair, big eyes. The cltohes were very Jackie O, John Galliano called the “optimism and opulence” of the sixties, amped up with bright color, lashings of paillette embroidery, and Western hats.
This collection was a very wearable collection, we can suppose that the Dior clientele has probably requested some more wearable outfit and with this very first lady collection this goal is achieve with boxy jacket and Jackie O dresses.
Backstage the makeup took a long time to create since the girl had a real work done on their eyes, the hair also involved a lot of work.
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Marc Jacobs Fall Winter 2008 Show Started On Time With Popcorn!
February 8, 2008
We’ve been warned not to come late since Jacobs planed to start on time! We arrived around 6:45 pm and were quite surprised to be welcomed with Popcorn! The show was a bit austere, we loved the feather hat and the ostrich bags were beautiful. when asked about his inspirations, Jacobs replied, “I really wasn’t very inspired this season. I just live my life.” OK. When pressed, he offered a few more words: “Calm. Glamour. Casual. Beautiful women.” A very 80′s collection with Sonic Youth live in the background.
Vera Wang Fall Winter 2008 Collection
February 7, 2008
The show took place at Bryant Park in the Tent, two giant mirrors surrended the room. The collection was a succession of very elegant looks inspired by the modernist painter Kees van Dongen. The Vera Wang Fall Winter 2008 Collection represents a measured study in color, texture, silhouette and proportions. From the artist color palette, which ranges from all manner charcoal-blacks, to melanges of shades that frequently border on “neon”, his paintings celebrate his love of fashion, his love for women, and his passion for “la vie mondaine”. We particularly loved the Antique crystal jewelry mixed with the first look that Freja is wearing: a Mink faille raccoon collar crop bed jacket over a double face silk pant. The yellow japanese techno tapestry jacket was amazing, the hunter green washed silk chiffon t-shirt gown with its smoky antique crystal bracelet was also one of our favorite. Vera Wang went to a very smart direction in mixing jewelry to her ready to wear collection, which better way to present her new jewelry line?
Michael Kors Fall Winter 2008 Retro Chic
February 6, 2008
The models were the stars, Amy Winehouse the inspiration. We would like to see Amy Winehouse in these clothes! The collection was beautiful with trully luxurious cashmere sweater, sheaths in a lilac and olive floral, balmacaans, and camel suits with a new longer, narrow skirt. The male models looked like Clark Kent and the female had a Jackie O Grace Kelly’s elegance touch.
Anna Sui brings back the late 70′s for Fall Winter 2008
February 6, 2008
We arrived pretty late for the Anna Sui Fall Winter 2008. The front row was filled up with Russell Simmons, Ally Hilfiger, Riley Keough (Elvis Presley granddaugther), Vincent Gallo. The show started with Agyness Deyn wearing an ultramarine mixed print layered blouse showing an allure clearly late seventies. The show go on with a multi colorblock crochet long cardigan, black washed velvet with with braid trim jacket. Coco Rocha comes up with a heliotrope ombre peacock feather with tie dyed vines burnout dress. According to Anna Sui her show has plenty of inspirations, native americans, the aesthetic movement, the pre-Raphaelites, medievalism. We gonna love these blouse for Fall Winter 2008! Don’t forget the feather in your hair!
Narciso Rodriguez Fall Winter 2008
February 5, 2008
How can a ample dress or a ample jacket can make you sexy? Ask Narciso Rodriguez as his collection was a succession of very sexy minimailste pure looks. There was a softness to the collection, too. Witness a tweed day dress that was actually thick yarn woven through a base of chiffon, and for after dark, a peekaboo dress with a skirt of singed peacock feathers, or a safety-orange number with an elaborately pintucked bodice. Shots of paprika, celadon, and citrine also helped heat things up. Decoration, as always at this house, was minimal. Just elegant.
Betsey Johnson Fall Winter 2008 30th Anniversary Show
February 4, 2008
A Betsey Johnson Fashion Show can not be a typical fashion show. When we arrived at Bryan Park we didn’t expect to enter the Tent and find a typical bistrot atmosphere, bistrot table with candles and bottles of wine. Tyra Banks was Chatting with Russell Simmons, Angela and Vanessa Simmons while Katy Perry was playing with her hearted glasses. The theme of the show was a celevration of the Betsey Johnson brand 30th anniversay. Even Chantal her first model was there and walk the runway with Betsey. The collection was a mix of vintage pieces and new creation. Betsey Johnson said: “we even had to buy some vintage pieces that I didn’t have anymore in my archives!”. The collection started with fringed leather jacket, mix-and-match pieces like a twill blazer, a suede wrap skirt, a zebra cardigan, Lurex leopard leggings, and a sexy stretch-denim catsuit. Johnson was surprised herself that her 30 years old ready to wear pieces didn’t age a bit “aren’t these 30 years old look so actual?!”. We agree and we loved the collection, and Betsey’s final cart wheel of course!
Jill Stuart present a very girly Joan of Arc for Fall Winter 2008
February 4, 2008
February 4th 2008 New York Public Library – Jill Stuart found her inspiration on “Joan of Arc” for her Fall Winter 2008 collection. We really loved all the looks, especially the military inspired ones because Stuart actually added a military touch to these very girly looks. How can we have a masculine touch without going over the edge and be able to keep a feminine look? The answer is in the Jill Stuart Fall Winter 2008 Collection. Stuart used slink of a navy jersey dress toughened up with a military touch of braid trim on the shoulder to the more buttoned-up chic of a schoolgirl blazer with an insignia. There was also the straight prettiness of a strapless party dress, and the cool, masculine/feminine look of a lean velvet waist coat. We particularly loved the Silk Blue Party Dress with military “high heels” Boots. What’s better than velvet, sequins, matelasse to remind us to the belle epoque of Jeanne D’Arc. Everything went like if the girls were coming from another century with Serge Gainsbourg “Requium Pour Un Con” on the background. Vanessa Carlton, Tyra Banks, Nigel Barker and Hillary Swank were camping the front row.
