Reporting for duty, Captain Donatella! I enlisted my sartorial soul in Versace with the appearance of the first military inspired coat. When the black mini dress followed there after, I felt like I was having a “moment” of pure fashion joy. Fall 2011 is looking good! The rather genius twist came when the military inspired garments were strengthened by bold…
Imagine a world without any rules? It would be chaos, right? A complete and utter mess! However, whenever I watch an Etro catwalk, I feel as if there are no rules whatsoever and yet the end result is utter perfection. It defies all the rules of the world. Veronica Etro turns chaos into buy-able order. She’s the Jackson Pollock of…
Well this is a first for Autumn Winter 2011….a mainstream designer with not even a smidgen of colour to be seen on the catwalk! Well I’ll be damned. I do love a label that stands out from the pack. MaxMara, however doesn’t have to try too hard to stand apart from anyone. This is THE classic design house for Italy.…
The backdrop at Fendi’s show, a neutrally shaded work of collage art, was more than just a pretty piece. It was an indicator for what was in store. The layers on the wall seem to accurately align with the massive layering seen on each and every model. It’s a good thing they did use size “nothing” models as this sort…
Now this is what I call “super luxury”. Fashion is usually always about luxury but there are very few brands who are the super powers of the industry when it comes to extreme luxury. Gucci is one of those brands and today, in Milan, they proved they are at the top of their game! The fabrics, the furs, the cuts,…
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