Alexander McQueen Autumn/Winter 2013

If I were to assign each day one word

then the word of this day would be McQueen.

You don't really need any others.

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The Alexander McQueen Autumn Winter 2013

runway show at Paris Fashion Week was tiny.

The smallest show this week.

The invitation was a simple white card,

and was bestowed upon three sittings

of 50 people only.

Clearly the most coveted invitation in all of Paris this week.

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The collection itself was comprised of only 10 looks,

presented in pairs.

Sarah Burton's inspiration was the ecclesiastical wardrobe

of communion gowns and cardinals robes.

The Virgin Queen, angels, popes and nuns,

the Ballet Russe and the high church.

 

Intense embellishment, obsessive detail,

completely out of this world.

 

Sarah Burton doesn't create her shows to sell

what will be on her showroom floors.

We all know she cuts the most exquisite and perfect coats, 

jackets and wearable ready to wear.

Instead her shows are spectaculars. 

They are events to be remembered, to define moments in time.

      They are a madcap moment in couture,

where true genius and theatrical magnificence

play out an exquisite dance

giving us a window into a truly brilliant mind.

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Coco! ~ Elle Ukraine March 2013

The very fabulous,

incredibly expressive,

theatrical and brilliant

Coco Rocha has the cover and a fantastic spread

in the March 2013 issue of Elle Ukraine.

Coco Rocha Elle Ukraine March 2013

Shot by Rankin,

and styled by Natalia Osadchaya in designers including

Chanel, Burberry, Dolce and Gabbana,

Peter Pilotto, Dior, Marc Jacobs,

Valentino and Prada,

with retro waves and dual toned lips,

Coco gives us a fun foray into spring.

Coco Rocha Elle Ukraine March 2013

Coco Rocha Elle Ukraine March 2013

Coco Rocha Elle Ukraine March 2013

Coco Rocha Elle Ukraine

Coco Rocha Elle Ukraine

Coco Rocha Cover Elle Ukraine March 2013

Mugler A/W 13 Paris Fashion Week

I am so excited about the Mugler Autumn/Winter 2013

collection from Paris Fashion Week.

 

"My mother was an air hostess, so to me that always inspired glamor" said designer Nicola Formichetti,

backstage at the show, which took place in an airport hangar.

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To the sound of soaring planes models hit the runway

in dove grey geometrical hostess outfits, resplendent 

with oversized shoulders and primitive pilot hats.

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Formichetti has softened the dominatrix edge to the Mugler label,

while maintaining its architectural design roots.

In this his second year at the brand Formichetti

used low slung waists from the 90's, tea dresses from the 40's and sexy car jackets from the 50's, blending signature moments from the decades with his own modern vision.

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The Mugler woman has to remain a little restrained,

so puffy hips cut down to tight hemlines 

restricting the models' gait, 

necks were stiff from high funneled necklines  

giving the girls a slightly geisha-esque walk.

Although they looked held back as if in a Hitchcock movie,

the underlying Mugler sex appeal permeated every seam.

 

I especially loved the orange sorbet.

 

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Fiebre Amarilla ~ Vogue Latin America

Koray Birand was a director of photography for commercial movies

before becoming a fashion photographer.

Maybe that's why he sees his models 

as such gloriously sexual creatures

and paints them with such beautiful light.

Isabeli Fontana by Koray Birand for Vogue Latin America

I adore his work.

In the new issue of Vogue Latin America

Birand takes Brazilian model

Isabeli Fontana to Mexico's Riviera Maya Resort

to tell a glamorous story in golds and yellows.

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Everything about this editorial is spectacular.

Enjoy!

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Isabeli Fontana by Koray Birand for Vogue Latin America

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Cover Vogue Latin America March 2013

Oscars 2013 ~ Best Dressed

The 85th Academy Awards were held last night,
and this was a stand out night for fashion.
Short but sweet, here are my favorites from last night's red carpet.

Jessica Chastain wore Armani Prive and was perfect.

Jennifer Lawrence wowed in Dior

Charlize Theron in Christian Dior Couture

Naomi Watts in Armani Prive

Anne Hathaway in Prada

Nicole Kidman wore L'Wren Scott

Kerry Washington in Miu Miu

Gucci Autumn/Winter 2013 Milan Fashion Week.

I love color for winter.

And I love Gucci.

Its all good.

Gucci Autumn/Winter 2013, Milan Fashion Week.

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Gucci A/W 2013, MFW

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Gucci A/W 2013, MFW

Gucci A/W 2013, MFW