Elie Saab Fall 2013
To say an Elie Saab collection is elegant seems like a vast understatement, but the fact of the matter is that the Parisian design house does elegance like no other. The Fall 2013 collection takes that element and blends it with the perfect mix of sexy and sophisticated. While Elie Saab is well known for their [...]
CHANEL RTW Fall 2013
CHANEL has the world on a string, or rather as a centerpiece for their fall 2013 ready-to-wear collection. Models orbited a giant globe in the circular runway setup – an elaborate spectacle that everyone has come to love and expect from the house of CHANEL. Karl Lagerfeld takes the CHANEL girl into a darker style [...]
Kenzo Women’s Fall 2013
The Kenzo fall 2013 collection was inspired by Asian temples from around India, Nepal and China. Creative Directors, Humberto Leon and Carol Lim swayed in the direction of a look reflective of opulence and mysticism, through metallic fabrics, prints and lustrous textures. Blue and red dominate the color palette, which also included a pale periwinkle, [...]
Givenchy Fall 2013
It seemed appropriate that the Givenchy runway was in the shape of a morose, foreboding circle, just like the menswear show in January – in fact, it was downright ritualistic. And yet, that’s exactly what Tisci did yet again – if last season was a pilgrimage towards spiritual serenity, then this season was surely that [...]
Céline Fall 2013
There is no denying that Phoebe Philo evolves with her customer. After a few seasons of back-to-back structured minimalism, she went slouchy for her new collection last fall – after all, that was certainly what her customer needed, as a palette cleanser. And if Philo can work on strength to strength, was it any wonder [...]
Maison Martin Margiela Fall 2013
Maison Martin Margiela has been in the limelight this past season. After a major collaboration with H&M, all eyes were on the fashion house, in anticipation of what we would see this season at Paris Fashion Week. For fall 2013, Maison Martin Margiela explores a variety of influences. Classic menswear pinstripe textiles come in to [...]
Christian Dior Fall 2013
It seems only natural that, with a sophomore collection, Raf Simons would start to solidify his aesthetic in to the Dior DNA. And what an aesthetic it was, given that the Belgian designer knew exactly what to send out for his new collection at the hallowed house. Simons’ injection of Warholian pop art references here [...]
Isabel Marant fall 2013
The Isabel Marant girl is one that evokes an effortless ease with her style; always chic, yet in an understated and minimalist sort-of-way. The Fall 2013 collection is harmonious with that theme. Very simple silhouettes dominate the collection with the allure lying within the juxtaposition of textures and the simplicity of the monochromatic color schemes. The majority [...]
Balmain Fall 2013
Anyone well-versed in the Balmain aesthetic has likely come to expect collections that exude confidence, sexiness, a little bit of rock and roll and a whole lot of luxury. Olivier Rousteing has kept this theme alive with his Fall 2013 collection and has taken things a little bit further. This season Rousteing incorporated a modern-day 80′s [...]
Balenciaga Fall 2013
If last season’s debuts of Raf Simons and Hedi Slimane at Dior and Saint Laurent, respectively, were the talk of Paris town for the season, then surely Alexander Wang’s debut collection at Balenciaga was surely the topic on everyone’s lips. And it was – but maybe not as long as it should have been post [...]
