Don’t think that because I devoted a single post to Jean Paul Gaultier’s show that I value it more than any of the other runways I’m about to highlight. I just could not get the formatting to work!
If I’m being honest, I still can’t get the formatting to work, so please excuse the shoddy layout today. I tried :(
Tao
AnnDemeulemeester
SophiaKokosalaki
Cacharel
Viktor&Rolf
TsumoriChisato
HaiderAckerman
Azzaro
wwd.com. DUH!
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Jean Paul Gaultier- Paris Fashion Week: RTW Fall 2010
Who else loves it?!
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The Garden Collection: so exciting. And made entirely from recycled materials. BONUS. I will say though, the sneak peeks online were more enticing than the garments were in person. Colours weren’t as vibrant in person, and it was clear that some materials were not meant to be recycled. I’m thankful for this though, because it makes my life a lot easier when I don’t want to buy the whole damn collection. Here are my favourites, as predictable as they may be:
Images scoured from nitrolicious.com and hmthegardencollection.com.
An artist’s rendering of the bombest clothes ever, courtesy of moi.
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Luckly, I’m only 3 days in. This is turning into Paris Fashion Month (possibly Quarter). So without further adieu…
The brilliant Yohji Yamamoto:
Veronique Leroy, who makes Fall look like Spring:
Never afraid to think outside the box, we have Maison Martin Margiela:
Lanvin, who impressed (but not surprised) me by pulling off the down-set shoulder:
Despite the distracting makeup, I was able to enjoy Vivienne Westwood:
I just died over this look from Christian Dior:
Bernhard Willhelm’s production made me laugh:
IsseyMiyake’s masterful layering and texture/colour combinations:
The refined villain at Vionnet:
The drool on your keyboard can be credited to wwd.com.
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Let’s address Day Two of Paris Fashion Week (sans Dries Van Noten)… After pin-pointing my favourite looks, I realized that they fell into two starkly different categories: light and dark; day and night; good and evil; sweet and tough; etc. and etc. At first I was shocked that there wasn’t more of a middle ground, but then I realized that they represented the ways I tend to dress myself: either light, girly, and playful, or tough and chic. There’s probably and emphasis on the “light and girly ” side, but I blame that on J.Crew and Blair Waldorf. Anyway, enjoy my picks from Day Two!
Nina Ricci- Sweet
Balenciaga- Playful
Sacai- Cuddly
Balmain- Pretty, Tough
A.F.Vandevorst- Straight Forward
Gareth Pugh- Daring Devil
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My original plan for my “Personal Paris Fashion Week” was to devote one post to each day of PFW, but then I saw Dries Van Noten. Soooo, we’re gonna have to disrupt our regular programming.
Dries Van Noten was like the chicest effing safari ever (if safaris are in Paris). On a DVN safari, I’d imagine seeing lions with effortlessly beautiful manes, giraffes flaunting their height in jewel-encrusted heels, elephants dangling handbags from their trunks, etc., etc. The entire animal kingdom would be lounging around happily, no one trying to eat anyone else, on a bed of that majestic, watercolored silk that showed up towards the end of the Dries Van Noten show. And everyone would poop gold bars.
Photos courtesy of style.com
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…but if I pooped gold bars, they’d just live forever.
I love you, Maddie.
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Yeah, I’d go to it if I pooped gold bars.
I don’t though (we know, we know), so instead I chose to wait until the whole thing was over and done with to look at any of the collections. A bit of a boycott, if you will. I just couldn’t stand to get caught up in the excitement if I couldn’t be a part of the excitement. That sounds quite selfish and immature. Oh well. I don’t care. Wah! Anyways, now that I am allowing myself to view the runways, it feels as though I am having my own private Paris Fashion Week! Now that is cool. Ooooor…incredibly lame.
Whatever.
Over the coming days I will be posting some of my favorite looks from each day of PFW. So far I have not viewed or read reviews (except when unwittingly encountered) of any of the shows, so each entry will be completely from the heart and consist solely of what grabs my attention and gains my adoration instantly.
Today’s lustful look…*
Quentin Veron, courtesy of wwd.com.
*It is highly possible that I am drawn to this look for one reason and one reason only: toe shoes.
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I believe that translates to, “Roses smell damn good”, but I’m not sure. What I do know is that Le Parfums de Rosine is a scrumptious line of perfume that is inspired by the multitude of rose varietals existing in nature. I discovered this line of pafums at Liberty of London in a similar scenario to my discovery of Bebaroque tights. Moi personal favourite is the Rose d’Ete scent. I didn’t buy it (and still haven’t) because I don’t poop gold bars, but if I did…I would be purchasing Rose d’Ete right about now – just in time for spring! The fresh floral scent would be the perfect seasonal update to my heavier winter-time scents.
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I think Sandra Bullock owned it in this Marchesa gown. She looked fabulous and I’m oooobsessed with the dress, except I wish the shoulders were symmetrical. It would have been just, perfect. But I still love it, and I think it was well-played for Sandra to put her hair over the less-embellished shoulder. WIN.
I pretty much always like what Nicole Richie wears. This Reem Acra gown is like, 70′s glamour tothemax, no? WIN.
This might be my favorite look of the Oscars. Zoe Saldana totally embodies the playful grandeur that this dress exudes. I fell in love with the gown the moment I saw it on the Givenchy Couture runway for Spring 2010 and I’m so glad she wore it tonight. WIN.
Ok…WTF? “Hi, my name is Charlize. I have breasts.” FAIL.
This isn’t the worst look of the night, but I totally expected more from Penelope Cruz. The Donna Karan gown just doesn’t do her figure justice and the color is gross. I won’t tell you what it reminds me of, but the shade of red is just a bit off. FAIL.
Unexpected. That is the first thought that came to my mind when I saw Rachel McAdams’ Elie Saab gown. The second was: love it! I have a soft spot in my heart for Elie Saab and this dress touched it for being beautiful and unique. I adored the dress when it opened Eli Saab’s Couture Spring 2010 runway, but I didn’t think it would pop up at the Oscars. WIN.
I don’t like the seam at the bottom of Carey Mulligan’s Prada dress, and I think she could have had more fun with the shoes. However, those two matters are overpowered a) the top half of the dress, and b) by how adorable Carey is. WIN.
I don’t know what to think about Demi Moore. I guess her Versace gown was fine, but honestly, I couldn’t stop looking at her face. Something was… different. I don’t know what it was: the nose, mouth, whole face? Win? Fail? I DON’T KNOW.
Maggie’s dress wasn’t my absolute faaaave, but I did like it and thought she looked fantastic overall! When I saw her I thought, “She’s having fun.” And that’s cool. WIN.
What was J.Lo’s stylist thinking and why did everyone gush over her dress??? The fold over the chest is unnecessary, the material looks cheap, and she appears to have accidentally stapled a wedding gown made of bubble wrap to her hip. FAIL.
I thought Kristen Stewart did a good job with this dress. The subdued color and simple silhouette were appropriate for her role as merely a presenter. And her hair, for once in a long time, didn’t look like a greasy mullet. WIN.
I loved SJP’s look tonight. I know a lot of people were apprehensive about it, but I don’t care. I love that she took a risk on an unconventional style. Not that she had much to worry about…I mean it’s a Chanel dress. Duhhhh. Chanel does a body well and her hair was so cool. WIN.
I had another WTF moment when I saw Kate Winslet on the red carpet. This two-piece should only be found on a woman of Helen Mirren’s age, but most women Helen Mirren’s age have enough wardrobe experience to know that this is a bad look. The skirt portion looks more like unfortunate pleated pants (especially notable in the second photo). Yuck. I will say that Kate’s face looked pretty, per usual, but overall: FAIL.
Speaking of Helen Mirren, she always gets it right. Tonight was no different. WIN.
I liked Miley’s Jenny Packham gown, but unfortunately I think sister bought it one (maybe two) sizes too small. The beauty of it was overshadowed by the awkward ripples around the stomach and Miley’s uncomfortable posture. FAIL.
Meryl Streep, like Helen Mirren, dresses so perfectly for her age. Do you agree with me that Meryl gets better looking with age? WIN.
Diane Kruger…sigh. Why did you do this to yourself?? I don’t think I’ve ever been disappointed by her, but there’s a first time for everything. It’s not that I think the dress is ugly (Chanel, helloooo), it’s just that…she looks fat. No, her ass looks fat. That’s it. But that’s not good. I am thinking she must have picked it out based on how it looked on the hanger, and then failed to look in the mirror when it was on her body. FAIL.
The best part of Anna Kendrick’s Eli Saab (!!!) gown is the lower half. I was merely whelmed with it (as opposed to over or under) until the camera panned down and revealed the sexy, yet tasteful, slit with exquisite lace peeking out and her gorgeous shoes in the perfect shade of nude. WIN.
Caaaan we talk about how terrible George Clooney looked? He was definitely sporting a mullet, and the front of his hair looked shabby. Like, I guess he still looked good, relative to Quentin Tarantino, but Clooney was definitely not up to his usual snuff. FAIL.
So, yeah! Those were my highlights and lowlights. I really enjoyed the fashion this year. What did all of you think?
Thanks for the photos, WWD and FabSugar. The blurry images are courtesy of the Huffington Post.
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