Milan SS09 - very short review (part 2)

Versace goes summer-ish. Short dresses, vivid colors and those wonderful prints! Totally adorable. Donatella again didn't go into anything original, but watching this collection was just... pleasurable:)

Dolce&Gabbana go shiny. There is a little bit of everything in this collection - satin, oversized sequins, extra-wide shoulders, fur - everything screaming "look at me!". I really enjoyed the powerful woman look as well as the romantic dresses at the end.

Dsquared² go seventies. Very sporty, very American. It will definitely find it's fans - but not me. Reminds me of old James Bond movies.

Pucci goes Pucci. Williamson, enough.

Fendi goes simple. Transparent materials, pale colors, geometrical shapes. Very "it" for this season. But... who the hell has designed the hairstyles? Don't match the clothes so badly.

Milan SS09 - very short review (part 1)

Bluemarine goes blue. Mrs. Molinari did what she does the best - girlish dresses for young Hollywood stars.

Prada goes sexy. Very strong accent on rumpled fabrics. Isn't this collection more feminine than usual? And it's not only about half naked models.


Moschino goes girlish. Nice, but repetitive. Harlequin style, pink, hearts - really cute, as always.


Missoni goes calm. Delicate colors + Japanese elements. Nothing special.

Gianfranco Ferre goes perfect. My favorite one! Tomasso + Roberto tried to "maintain the essence of Ferre while looking at the future, at what a modern woman wants". Worked out so well - I love the geometrical shapes, the simplicity without loosing feminity, the Ferre's spirit. Bravissimo.

What is fashionable in Mollina, Spain?

1) Flower accessories


2) Color!


3) Body painting


4) Pen-made tatoos


5) Masks


6) Traditional Korean style

7) Salwar kameez


8) Partying in unexpected places


9) Testosteron
(Pictures taken by: Gioia, Nairooz, Lutza and Francesca)

P.S. I got a new PC! That means I will be able to write here regularly. I missed that.

Accessories - inspitations

Today - some random accessories from fall/winter 2008 collections, which inspire me for last couple of weeks. So that I want: some silver black and white jewelry, a green bag (big one!), jewelry clutch, unusual tights, shiny necklace (not necessarily made out of beads) and a beret. Hope to find at least half of the list.

Alexander McQueen, Marc Jacobs

Christian Lacroix, Chanel

Zac Posen, Donna Karan

PS. I am going to Spain in couple of hours. I am not sure will I have a chance to write something here or even check my e-mail box regularly. But just in case - stay tuned!

Snap from Prague

Me + kefija. As usual. I know, I know, only emo teenagers wear it nowadays, but I can't help it. Love my kefija. Picture by Elcia.

Spot the difference

Hervé Léger by Max Azria. On the left - FW08 (first collection), on the right - SS09. Except the swimming suits, they are so repetitive, actually almost identical. I hoped Azria can be more creative with second-skin band dresses. I also don't like those optical illusions he tried to create. Maybe another time.

Prague

Hej, guys! It's Prague time:) See you next week! Hopefully, I will manage to bring back some nice pictures.

Have a great weekend, everybody!

Jackie inspired

This post is inspired by Jackie's quote which I have found recently: "Sex is a bad thing because it rumples the clothes." So true, girls, isn't it? (But sorry, no sex below. Maybe another time.)

Her legend is still alive, her style is still inspiring. You can tell looking at the fall/winter runways, especially at Dior's and Oscar the la Renta's collections. Here are a few examples:

6267, Aquascutum, Dior, Dior

Fendi, Giambattista Valli, Lanvin, Michael Kors

Oscar de la Renta, Ralph Lauren, Versace, Zac Posen

Madonna 2.0

She is talented, gorgeous and stylish. Fashion designers love her vintage look. She wears "anything fruit" as she says. It's Katy Perry - young sensational pop singer with quirky, pinup style.

Katy has been already unofficial muse of Betsey Johnson, but even Karl Lagerfeld is one of her fans (gave her Chanel LBD). She is very much into pinup style of 40's, but also neon, rock star look of 80's. Her stylist Johny Wujek says about the new star: "Katy loves to push the boundaries and be her own colorful self. She once told me she wanted to look like an ice cream cone, so I got her a Jeremy Scott dress that's actually an ice cream cone." Oh yes, Katy loves themed dressing-up.

Her style is as interesting as some lyrics of her songs. Both "Ur so gay" and "I kissed a girl" generated huge buzz in the music world. Not only because the lyrics are controversial themselves, but also because Katy grew up in a Christian household as the daughter of two pastors and even released a religious album in 2001. You must admit, a huge change in this girl must have happened.

But above all that, she seems to be nice and funny 23 year-old (see videos from her concerts) with this potential to become someone big, not just for one season, in both - fashion and music world.

Links: her blog, her myspace.

Source of the pics: Katy's flickr

Anna, finally...

You don't get many good eds in US Vogue nowadays. That's why I would strongly recommend that one. OK, it features Caroline Trentini (for 1 324 327th time), but in general it's really nice. I love the idea of Billy Elliot's theme, clothes are pretty, the fairy atmosphere is surprisingly well shown. Photographed by Arthur Elgort.