Peplum
Peplum jackets and dresses gave even the skinniest models the illusion of an hourglass figure. My favorite was the soft ruffles at Lanvin.
(clockwise from top left) Wunderkind, Stella McCartney, Lanvin, Giles, Christian Dior, Lanvin
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Socks With Sandals
On the runway, I think it’s sort-of cute, the whole school-girl inspired socks trend. And on Barbie, it looks just adorable. But in real life, very few can pull off this trend. And often when they try, it’s disastrous.
(clockwise from top left) Christian Dior, Rochas, John Galliano, Hermès, Jean Paul Gautier, Givenchy
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As much as I’m still loving the lingerie trend, the slips in Paris were a little too risqué, even for me. While I could easily picture myself in Lanvin’s slip dress, the rest scream bedroom. And I’m still confused by Vanessa Bruno’s lace knee pads.
(clockwise from top left) John Galliano, AF Vandervorst, Jean Paul Gautier, Vanessa Bruno, Christian Dior, Lanvin
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People say print magazines are dying. But if they died right now, Elle and Vanity Fair would go out with a bang. When I received my May issue of Elle I was floured by the cover of Drew Barrymore splashing in the water like an angelic mermaid in Dolce & Gabbana. The editorial spread, shot by Alexi Hay and styled by Joe Zee, was just as impressive. I actually have the picture above pinned on my wall at work.
Then yesterday, as I’m catching up on all my bookmarked blogs, I find Emily Blunt posing in my absolute favorite dress from Dior’s Spring Haute Couture collection. Michael Roberts photographed the Marie Antoinette-esque shots for a Vanity Fair feature on couture. I don’t know which I like more, the stunning photographs or the inspiring quote below:
“Couture is a promise to the future from the past: There will be entrances and orchestras again, carriages and candelabra again, parties and seasons again. There will be glamour again. Throughout the history of civilization, doom, doldrums, depression, and disaster have descended to paint the town gray. But they will also recede, leaving little but a shudder. What is left, what abides, is beauty.” -A. A. Gill in Vanity Fair May 2009.
I don’t care what the fashion world says, I will not—I repeat, will not-take style cues from MC Hammer! I even tried on three pairs of harem pants last weekend to give the baggy style a chance but I ended up laughing at myself in the dressing room.
I just can’t touch this trend.
(clockwise from top left) Christian Dior, Sonia Rykiel, Chloé, Balmain, Véronique Leroy, Issey Miyake
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From knee-length tulips and micro mini bubbles to floor-length bell shapes and mini lampshades the skirts at Paris Fashion Week all had one defining factor: voluminous hips. As much as I love my pencil skirts, I’m excited to flounce around in fall’s roomy shapes.
(clockwise from top left) Christian Dior, Antonio Berardi, Giambatista Valli, John Galliano, Chloe, Louis Vuitton
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