Lanvin Fall 2011/12 Video Campaign by Steven Meisel

I just can't help my self but to post this. Cheesy: check, dancing: check, Lowell Tauchin with Milo Spijkers and Karen Elson with Raquel Zimmerman(who onced told US Vogue she takes dancing classes); check, check, check, check.... This is too funny and adorable to be true. Everyone who has eyes should watch this or endure it without falling off yor chair for 1:01 minute. Mr. Elbaz looks adorable!






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Rodarte x Opening Ceremony Menswear F/W 2011

It is so refreshing to see a collection like this for fall, I have been excited about this collection since I heard that Rodarte and Opening Ceremony are collaborating. This was a very smart way for Rodarte since the clothes they show are not so commercial and is really not for everyday. I've always been interested into hearing about the idea and the concept behind their collections but never really seem to see anything that is wearable until now.
I don't know why we can't pre-order the men's stuff but you can with the women's collection here! These photos were so cute, I cannot help but resist putting them here. Check out the 15 looks!













© by Opening Ceremony
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we could flood the streets with love or light or heat whatever

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Contender of the Coats

Hunting for coats for fall on one of the hottest day here in the UK is odd but ... I need a coat for the next 10-20 seasons to come. Something comfortable, light but warm, textured, slightly oversized (so I can layer stuff underneath it), light grey or beige not black(i really dislike black and i can't really explain why, ask Anna). I look at many collection and have concluded that I like the texture at Lanvin, the bright colours at Raf and the cut from Dries. It is such a big dilemma when you are trying to find the "perfect" coat that you want to treasure and wear for a very long time because 1) they cost like 1500 pounds and up 2) there are so many types of cut that suits you but for different occasions 3)You want something interesting, not too much that it will dated the next season but also something that is not boring(another charcoal grey coat double button, two pockets...I'm already yawning).
I started my hunt by looking at Lanvin which I remember that I liked the first look(the photo below) which is a grey knee-lenght coat with wide lapel in tweed textured fabric. This coat would have been good, the colour was perfect but it won't be in store until august and it costs about 3000 pounds. I went to Lanvin and they do have one coat in which was a very simple charcoaly black coat like the one in the first picture but the pocket has a horizontal zip. It fits very well, very slim, streamline but very normal. Not something I will treasure or want to wear again and again.

So I went to Dover Street Market and stumbled upon Celine Women RTW, there were two coats, one in navy and one in taupe with a dark velvet collar. They were both wool. They were very light, masculine(based on a man's coat). The guy(Ben Freeman) who works there told me that they were from the pre fall collection. They were perfect actually, I especially like the taupe one, it has a zipper instead of buttons and it fits so well. The navy is a classic with no button. What I like was that the shape were very interesting and quite roomy. The lines and the shape of the jacket was very precise in contrast with the Lanvin coat that I've tried on earlier. I couldn't find any pictures but the shape of the coats were exactly like the one in orange in the picture below. Here it looks very feminine but It actually looks very good on. I still feel odd about investing 2600 pounds on a women's coat tho.





I am also waiting for the stuff from Dries Van Noten, so far it looks very good, but again I have to try them on before making a decision. I like the boxy shape of these coats. And the fur collar if worn right can look very good.
Shopping can be so difficult mentally. If you have any suggestion for a good investment coat, do tell me.

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Rise of the Craftman and Fall of the Prince. Indeed.

Okay, finally got round to review this! One of my favourite this season and all time for Mr.Simons. The reaction was slow but steady and it builds up. There is something so genuine about this collection, it was not so overly simplified as Mr. Simons was in the past and at Jil Sander.
The mood was set by a show invitation that reads "Rise of the Craftman and Fall of the Prince." The music that played was Nicki Minaj's and Eminem's Roman's Revenge which was kind of strange and surprisingly effective.



The colours were interesting for fall, he seem to translates what he did at Jil Sander to his own collection, referencing Yves Saint Laurent with those bright colours. My favourite were the bright coloured coats with the rounded shoulders which kind of remind me of those Balenciaga couture *1(refer to reference at the bottom) with the cocooned shape and wraps over the shoulders. There is also something shell like about them, the neoprene(i think) remind me of my scuba wet suit and somehow that is quite comforting. They were like parka which i love but with a thicker tougher fabric which holds it shape very well emphasising those wide sleeves, I just can't wait to see it. I do love an oversize parka, a good coat seem to cover everything and all the worries in the world just seem to diminish.


This was Raf Simons's Maximal Minimalism to the max, something that he has been toying with for seasons. The collection also consists of camel and white duffel coats(2085 pounds as told by the very helpful guy at Oki-ni) with the wooden toggles. There were plenty of knit and college sweatshirt again with the rounded shoulders. They are contrast with highly glossed latex trousers which somehow seem to work. the knitwear were like ski-sweater(again like his Jil Sander Womenwear Fall 2011 *2(refer to reference) where the girls remind me of Catherine Deneuve in Belle de Jour) *3(refer to reference). It reminded me of something in the 90's, something I see when I was younger, something nostalgic. The sweatshirt was printed in college frat type font that reads "Dead Prince College" and "Memory Ware Collector" (referencing one of Mr. Simons' favourite artist Mike Kelley *4(refer to reference.) The gelled up hair is also something very 90's.









© by Raf Simons

The dialogue were clear, I get it, I love it, I will be saving up for it as the price quote were scary and finally something to look forward to except for the dull, dead winter of London.
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Acne Fall/Winter 2011/12 Runway

Here are some of the looks I like from the Acne F/W. Can't wait to see them in person especially those ankle length coats and those touristy sweatshirts. Some very interesting layering and bright pop of colours (in cobalt and purple..) which is quite refreshing for fall. Acne is very demure this season and there are some great staples which are not necessary based on trends and those are the clothes I love. One thing that caught my eye again this season are those sunglasses... they are just incredible, the oversize-ness, the tortoise shell, the clear acetate perfected with the tinted gradient.
I am still looking forward to the Raf Simons Collection which I will talk about passionately, soon. I wish they have a store outside Japan, because I really need those coats!











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