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For Fall/Winter 2010, Karl Lagerfeld imported giant icebergs courtesy of Sweden for the Chanel prêt-a-porter collection, an extravagant show it was. Models strutting through icebergs on a sea of melted ice in furry coats, furry boats, furry bags and furry pants, there was more fur than any other Karl Lagerfeld show, but this time, it was faux… Supermodels and muses to the Kaiser; Freja Beha Erichsen, Lara Stone, Coco Rocha, Iris Strubegger, Abbey Lee Kershaw and Baptiste Giabiconi strutting in what Coco Chanel would probably wear in the North Pole, mixed with Chanelian chic ice jewellery, ice bags, and chicest ivory dresses.
Designer Consuelo Castiglioni’s elements chic and eccentricity shine in every Marni collection, and for Fall/Winter 2010 it was quite evident. The librarian look with boxy yet alluring silhouettes of the collection are harmonized by the meshing of great Marni colors, this season it’s ocher, pale pink, milk chocolate brown, oxblood red and some turquoise with the occasional big seventies prints, Castiglioni has an incomparable sense of color. You can’t have a Marni collection without big chunky accessories, with this season’s beautiful sheer knee-length stockings. Marni is a brand you can always count on for great investment pieces that would stand the test of time and still make you look extraordinarily chic.
Lately, legendary duo, Dolce&Gabbana seem to be more concerned with their customers’ needs than anything else, and they deservingly, pride themselves in that. For Spring/Summer 2010 they romanticized on their Sicilian heritage, but for Fall/Winter 2010 they decided to pay yet another great tribute to their sartorial heritage, the classic side of Dolce&Gabbana. Think of those early 90s images of Linda Evangelista, Naomi Campbell and Cindy Crawford strutting down a Dolce&Gabbana runway. The collection was filled with high-end Italian sartorialism, from perfectly tailored jackets and romantic lace, to sensual velvet and big stunning flower prints…
Another Dolce&Gabbana triumph.
Creative director, Thomas Maier visited a cliché idea of power women for the Bottega Vaneta Fall/Winter 2010 collection, but being utterly brilliant, Thomas Maier took that cliché and turned it into a refreshing concept and a collection of chapters. It started with deceivingly opening pieces of leather pantsuits, which might lead you to think it’s going to be a collection of leather-everything, then collection moves to great tailoring and fabulous jersey dresses before pink and orange candy colored pieces that encompass the very elegance of Bottega Veneta.
Renowned favorite, creative director Raf Simons delivers an empowering women’s collection for the contemporary woman of today. For Jil Sander’s Fall/Winter 2010, Raf Simons sought inspiration from Angelina Jolie’s “Lara Croft: Tomb Raider”. “Women who have a target, and go for it” said Simons, these motivational words happen to be what already every Jil Sander woman lives by, which reflects the success of this retro-minimalist collection for women who know what they want and get it, carrying very chic working-woman handbags and clutches.
For Fall/Winter 2010, Creative Director of Burberry, Christopher Bailey presented the fashion posse of the world one major dilemma: which fabulous variation of the aviator jacket and accompanying looks do you want? I mean, they are all beautiful, every single jacket, coat, trench and parka is a fabulous investment piece that you will enjoy for years and years. Another great presentation of masculine outerwear mixed with lace and sheer femininity, from a celebrated designer and fashion house that basically know what they are doing, and they do it very well (and I’m not just talking about those killer python knee-high boots).
The fabulous Kate Moss finally collaborates with French leather goods company, Longchamp. She has been the face of Longchamp for eight successful consecutive years. She has designed a collection of handbags and leather goods that are elegant, casual and smart looking enough with a bit of a Rock feel, to not run out of style, true investment pieces.
For the Fall/Winter 2010 season, celebrated designer Marc Jacobs brought the coolness of his past archives to the forefront. He’s a master in layering, and makes the dullest of items looks incredibly cool. He started with refined gray palette before venturing into brown, cream, sequins, three-piece suits, velvet dresses, beautiful Mongolian lamb coats, andending with evening dresses topped with sweaters… The cool way. The collection is indeed a great investment; pieces and styles you can always wear.
Gucci Collector is the product of unison between Gucci and esteemed auction house Christie’s. The website offers a chance for owners of Gucci vintage to appraise their items as well as a chance for vintage lovers to purchase the prized items via a trustworthy platform that assures authenticity and high quality.
Marion Cotillard, the face of Lady Dior, returns this season as Lady Rouge. While the first campaign last year (as featured on SQUA.RE) included a Lady Noire film, the second campaign features a song by Lady Rouge, “The Eyes of Mars,” a tune performed with Scottish rock band, Franz Ferdinand.
Polish supermodel Anja Rubik goes into the woods for the latest Fendi campaign, photographed by Creative Director (among other things), Karl Lagerfeld. The campaign speaks more Spring more than Summer, and reveals what happens when you go for a stroll in the forest wearing one of the most luxurious brands and its Peek-A-Boo bag.
If you’re on some kind of ski slope, or in a winter cabin, or even cozying up in your favorite oversized knitwear with a hot coco drink in front of the fire place, daydreaming about sunny days and what you plan to show off your body in, here’s a great hint that would both inspire you and frustrate you, until next Spring.
Gucci has announced its 5th anniversary charity campaign which will benefit the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). This year creative director Frida Giannini and world known author and illustrator Michael Roberts will work together to create an original set of items which will be exclusively sold in over 200 Gucci stores worldwide and online at Gucci.com.
Headlining this initiative is a new children’s book by Michael Roberts called Snowman in Africa¸ which is a sequel to the wildly successful Snowman in Paradise. Between November 16th and December 31st the book will be sold only through Gucci and 100% of its revenue will be donated to UNICEF.
Already the first round of resort 2010 campaigns are out, starting with Gucci (you would start seeing these campaigns in magazines around February 2010). Concentrating on the usual fabulous Gucci eyewear and large handbags, with some beautiful mosaic print summer dresses for women and summer shirts for men, all in fabulous tones of blue and navy.
Creative director, Frida Giannini presented an excellent embodiment of what dresses on the poolside should, the poolside-chic. The campaign is photographed by fashion favorites Mert & Marcus, and starring fashion sweetheart Natasha Poly, Snejana Onopka and Ryan Kennedy. Read the rest of this entry »
Louis Vuitton: the label that proudly disregards discretion, upped the ante in its celebrated display of show-off for the Spring/Summer 2010 collection, but that was absolutely Marc Jacobs’ intention. “I think people love to show off,” Jacobs said. “No one I know is living such a private existence that they don’t want people to see that they’re carrying the newest bag or wearing the newest clothes. Even if they don’t want to admit it, there’s a kind of joy people get from the recognition”. From the humongous afro wigs (each made of five smaller wigs sewn together!) in a vehement attempt for “recognition”, to the outrageous combination of, well, everything! It was indeed a calculated mess, and I mean that in good way.
As for the look, well that’s the fascinating part; it was a severe mixture of many blended in one collection, sometimes into one look. The collection had recognizable nods to sporty (on trend for Spring/Summer 2010), hippie, street, military, seventies, eighties and folk… all came together in “bohemian utilitarianism”. Read the rest of this entry »
