MILAN FALL 2010

Alberta Ferretti

Wasp-waisted, chevron-seamed jackets, 

trimmed with black fox, and often with a peplum.

Aquilano.Rimondi

Low-slung handmade tweed trousers

paired with a snug cabled cashmere sweater.

Bottega Veneta  by Tomas Maier

 

Leather pantsuits with sharp-shouldered jackets 

melting into softer pants.

  Teddy-bear coat — a breaking trend

A sharp wool coat

with a low-slung leather belt.

Dolce & Gabbana               Gorgeously crafted jackets 

A double-breasted classic.  

A subtle hourglass shape. 

A cropped style chopped off above the waist.

A bra-top dress in audacious mixes

of leopard print and polka dots.

The Sicilian spirit in a flower bloom pattern 

apparently handpainted on fabric.

 

A vibrant yellow satin cocktail dress 

detailed with black lace.

Fendi by Karl Lagerfeld

The cut out double cape in slate gray 

over puckered suede leggings.

 

Full sleeves turned back at the cuff.

High-rise ankle booties

detailed with ribbed rubber toe caps.
Tied belt.

Etro 

The house heritage in paisley and chinoiserie fabrics.

Chinese cheongsam.

Prada by Miuccia Prada

Fit-and-flare silhouette.

 Fifties-ish dresses. 

 

Signature scratchy-grid prints.

The classic cable-knits.

Hefty socks with a cable down the front. 

Double-layered collar of cable knit and fur.

 

Best Costume Design 2010

"The Young Victoria"  Costumes by Sandy Powell

Crinolined gowns trimmed with lace, ruche and ribbons. 

Leg-of-mutton; Gigot sleeves

    The 'cage' crinoline or hoop skirt   

 

Crumb-catcher neckline

Tight corset under pointed boned bodice. 

Victorian undersleeves  
trimmed with lace or broderie anglaise.

Sloping shoulders & Cinched-in waist 

A cornflower blue dress made from silk. 

Irises in the headdress and at the neckline.

 

Antique lace around the neckline and sleeves. 

Victorian bonnet

  An ivory duchess silk satin dress 

with an antique cream silk lace veil.

A red wool and gold embroidered tailcoat 

with bows on fringed epaulet.

 

Cutaway morning coat

Breeches; Riding trousers
Tall fitted boots

London Fall 2010

Burberry Prorsum by Christopher Bailey

Vast aviator collars.
Ample, fluffy and round jackets.

Updated sheepskin flying jackets, 

bristling with buckles and zips.

Jackets un-zippering at the waist.

Gold buttons galore on a naval epauletted reefer jacket.

 

Military jackets over little lacy dresses.

A cranberry palette for the ruched velvet evening dress.

The banana-shaped studded handbag in bubble gum pink.

 

Thigh-high boots in leather and snakeskin.

Basso & Brooke

The duo's signature 

a graphic maze of engineered prints.

Solids such as a collarless camel coat 

and a shawl-collared jacket in maroon gabardine.

Christopher Kane

 

Black leather shifts and sheaths 

embroidered with flowers. 

High-necked, cap-sleeved sheath dress.

Collared blouse

A dress paneled in patent leather 

studded with multicolored jewels. 

Erdem 

A yellow silk number with puffed sleeves 

patterned with autumn leaves.

An abstract print button-down shirt 

paired with a short patchwork skirt.  

Hakaan 

PEPLUM 

protrusions flaring from the hip 

House of Holland by Henry Holland

The slogan T-shirts   The jokey T-shirts 

  The knee-high socks topped with gold-chain prints.

Jonathan Saunders

 

Unstructured knee-length skirt 

printed with a pattern of irregular polkadots.

Julien Macdonald

A chunky Aran / popcorn sweater.

 

Louise Goldin

3-D sculpted skirts over sparkling cuffed shorts. 

Marios Schwab

The corset-laced bodice.

Bodices crisscrossed with lacing.

 

  Mary Katrantzou

          Frothy frill-front shirt.       

A skirt edged with an antique lace frill.

Matthew Williamson

A tweed short jacket over a matching dress, 

with ruffles going diagonally up the front.

This jacket looked like two, one on top of the other, 

but was a trompe l’oeil effect.

 Signature feminine, jewel-colored draped dress

 

Paul Smith Women

The riding / hacking jacket.

A metallic tailcoat with the plus fours / knickers.

Peter Pilotto & Christopher De Vos

Clashing extremes between leather and Harris tweed.

Fitted dresses featured a collage-effect of prints,

based on an enlarged Liberty paisley and hexagonals.

Pringle of Scotland  by Clare Waight Keller

Huge, slouchy pants with deep, standout pockets.

Uneven argyle knit.

Fur gloves.

Roksanda Ilincic

Draped dresses, with a couture attitude 

and a hint of 1940s Hollywood.

Vivienne Westwood Red Label

Pink tartan kilts.

Tailored plaids.

A blanket cape.

A micro-mini suit.

in the designer's beloved tartan. 

  A heart-shaped tartan sash.

A heart-shaped lapel trimmed in pink.