MOSCHINOME

Courtesy of Garage.com again I found these graphical images of the Moschino AW12 collection.

A delightful and courageous mix of bold chunks of colour, thick gold hoops, stripes and leather biker jackets. The added bow headscarves give a sense of a hybrid of different era's that could have potentially been used as reference and inspiration.

Yet, what caught my eye the most was the way in which the snapshots had been placed. In a fashion of cut and paste, graphical cut outs showing a different view of the runway.

SO MUCH BETTER THAN JUST SEEING A FULL BODY SHOT. CREATIVE.

SLICK HAN:

GARAGE MAGAZINE told me about designer Han Chong, straight out of Central Saint Martins and designing hot quirky collections at a reasonably low price tag.

The lookbook promoting Han's collection is pretty cool too. As a lover of cats, the mix of hand written catch phrases and cute felines is right up my street.

SHEER BLACK FABRIC AND CHUNKY GOLD HEADPIECES.

^^I'm taking note ready for summer^^

SOME KIND OF STYLE.

These shots have made me happy.
It takes alot for someone to pull off outfits that look as if they have been styled by some kind of escaped nun out of a compound, however i'm slowly starting to find myself relating to them.

BUTTONED UP SHIRTS
ANDROGYNY
MONOCHROME
SHEER
CROSSES
CONTRAST
DARK
SILHOUETTE

All representing words that i'd use to some up some aspects of my own personal style. I wouldn't suggest completely copying the whole look, yet taking bits and making it your own is something that can be do with this style!

COLLARED ZARA: THE TRENDS EVERYWHERE

I did a research case study today on the way people shop, and I have to admit, I ended up shopping myself. This was inevitable. However I did come across (whilst people stalking!) some neat collared shirts in Zara, Nottingham.

For ages I've been looking for collar tips to put onto the corners of the collar. In Zara, they have three very different and unique styles in at the moment, in which each will cater to everyone style preferences.

SHIRT #1: BLACK & GOLD

This particular shirt can be dressed up and down. Dressed down with block red jeans (also purchasable from Zara, OR American Apparel, OR Topshop). The gold tips make it easy to vamp up for those midnight hours.

SHIRT #2: QUIRKY LITTLE CHEETAHS

This is the shirt I clocked first. Not quite sure why, but trends come and go but I still can't help myself when it comes to animal print. (ANY animal print). Yet this shirt takes animal print to a different level, its quirky and kitsch, and the gold block chunks add the edge of sparkle.

SHIRT #3: COWBOY CUT-OUTS

The silver engraved tips remind me of the tips on cowboy boots somehow?! Very Texan. It would be too obvious to pair this top with washed out denim shorts, so I'd go for the more rock-esque look and maybe team it with some leather? The mint green works well with anything surprisingly.

STYLEIDOL: NEON HITCH

DRIES VAN NOTEN: PFW

Another post on #PFW.

I was doing some research on a few of the shows that have occured at PFW over the weekend, aswell as doing the daily trail of online magazine news, whilst I was scrawling through Interview homepage Dries Van Noten AW12 collection stood out from everything else.

At first glance it channels the Versace print thats literally everywhere, anywhere and on anything right this minute. However, with the DVN print, it's a hell of a lot more detailed, and mixes in geometric Bauhaus inspired blocks of colour. With sharp tailoring, soft silks, rich royal tones and green military parkas it's a juxta-position of everything that shouldn't work, but it actually does.

ITS UNIQUE YET WEARABLE.

My favourite of the bunch is the gold bird embroided trench. Paired with a white collar, its cleverly smart yet effortless. The interior of the location fits perfectly with the royal collection, luxury chandeliers and gold trimmings.

Photography by Anna Bauer, Interview Magazine Online

PARIS FASHION WEEK: MYHIGHLIGHTSSOFAR

I would rather keep track on Paris Fashion Week over London Fashion Week; is that bad?
I personally think LFW has turned into some kind of theatre production, which designer can collaborate with the most innovative set designer to show off basically. PFW is still all about traditional style and fashion trends, which is what catwalk shows and fashion weeks should still be based on, a celebration of style.

HAIDER ACKERMANN AW12

HA did this very well in my opinion. The sheen of the lustrous fabrics caught the glint of light and shimmered the catwalk (who needs gold sparkling rain?!). The tailoring mixed with the lustrous fabrics is what I thought was interesting, different yet it works. HA have created a catwalk collection that can easily be transformed into ready-to-wear.

Marmalade, Raspberry, Chocolate. Sounds like something you can eat, yet this was the colour pallette of Ackermann's AW12 desires. Beautfiul. The whole collection truly resembles a woman of strength, power and the upper hand.

Definately a trend that will out number others: Power and Dominance.