terça-feira, 8 de junho de 2010

RESORT 2011




Max Azria
Billowy silk dresses in a rainbow of greens
— chartreuse, lime, asparagus.

 Colorful batik-printed caftans.

Neutral separates - slouchy khaki shorts 
and lightweight cotton utility-style jackets.
 
White cotton shirts and tank dresses 
featuring tie fronts and draped skirts. 

Narciso Rodriguez
Easy-chic urban staples.
A blush pink pantsuit 
in silk crepe with satin lining.

Sleeveless dresses with hint-of-skin cutouts 
below the bust, in menswear fabrics.

Slim knee-length skirts 
fastened with karate uniform belts.

Sleeveless tops tucked into 
low-slung tapering pants.

Oscar de la Renta
 Embellished jackets, accessorized with 
jaunty straw boaters.

 A beaded black net column with cap sleeves. 
A black grommeted white dress 
belled out below the waist.

A corseted ball gown boasting 
voluminous point d'esprit skirts.
A kelly green cocktail dress.

Rachel Roy

Graphic works of Cuban avant-garde 
painter Amelia Peláez. 
Bright orange silk palazzo pants.

The graphic black-and-white palette. 
High-waisted flared-leg trousers.

Rag & Bone
by David Neville and Marcus Wainwright

 Highlights - a gray-blue silk trench dress, 
striped mohair sweaters, 
and a Harris tweed bomber jacket.

A double-breasted varsity jacket 
in black leather and gray wool.  
A black cocktail dress with a leather bodice 
and an asymmetrical pleated skirt. 


BCBG Max Azria
 Draped and pintucked silk dresses, in colorful shibori, 
layered over long-sleeve knit shirts in bold, graphic prints.

 Intricate embroideries covered 
in sheer chiffon cut at irregular angles.

Chloë Sevigny 
for O.C.
 Three dress silhouettes in three prints each—
a leopard, a polka dot, and a paisley. 

Diane von Furstenberg

 A silk jersey men’s shirt 
and boxer-style shorts with matching bra top.
Forties-style rompers 
with matching visors and totes.

Boudoir-meets-the-beach look.
Lace-trimmed boxer shorts.

Blouson tops with high-waisted leggy shorts. 

 Nautical-print wrap dresses. 

Graphic stripes, polka-dot prints, 
and tropical colors like lime and coral. 

Erin Fetherston 
 Her signature silhouette: 
a one-shouldered textured 
gold metallic minidress.  
A blush silk crepe number 
with a draped knit overlay. 

Chiffon sweetheart-neckline dresses 
featuring elastic waists. 

Hervé Léger
by Max Azria
 The thinner-gauge bandage dresses 
in patterned jacquards.

Graphic, tribal-inspired jacquard patterns 
on a magenta and tangerine swingy miniskirt.
A black and white frock with a plunging neckline. 

  Fringe cascading down the sides 
of a pale gray halter-style number.
A nude tube dress in a tribal-inspired pattern. 


Jason Wu
 A persimmon-hued, pressed daffodil-printed 
short-sleeve style.

 A Parisian flavor 
From the Coco-esque straw boaters 
to the tweedy skirtsuits,
to the sailor-stripe sweaters and full menswear pants. 

 A big Resort trend – the shorts suits. 
A blue tweed suit and heather-gray 
striped cashmere sweater. 

Scrunched-up sleeves and 
the very French jabot at the neck.

 Bias-cut chiffon gowns 
with ruffle-edged plunging-V backs.
A dove gray floor-scraper.  

Marc by Marc Jacobs

Jacobs links up with New York-based 
artist Jesse Langille for a graphic print. 

Boned and quilted slipdresses. 
Perforated leather minidresses. 

Slouchy sweatshirts and draped tees 
to pair with leggings-tight pants, 
 and the season's de rigueur tap shorts. 

segunda-feira, 7 de junho de 2010

RESORT 2011

Carolina Herrera
Knee-length cocktail numbers.
A strapless dress in a watercolor print.

A shimmering knee-length dress 
dazzled with multicolor beading
and bordered with organza blooms. 
Fishtail hems were rendered in cotton faille.

A full-length strapless number 
in a superlight cloqué organza.
A Chantilly lace floor-scraper. 

Donna Karan
A satin-wool tuxedo jacket 
over a slinky chain-mail halter top
and a stretch pencil skirt. 

 An ivory wool tuxedo jacket 
over a metallic halter top 
and a slashed and pleated skirt.

 A silk crepe jumpsuit strictly tailored on top 
and loose and flowing below the waist.
Diaphanous chiffon for robes, pajama pants.

Goddess dresses - deeply cowled, 
one-shouldered, in satin jersey.

Slippery, slithery chinoiserie silks. 
The most eye-catching was pieced together 
from swathes of ivory, royal blue, and platinum.

segunda-feira, 31 de maio de 2010

Paris Fall 2010





Stella McCartney
A sleeveless coat-dress in camel. 
A beautifully spare double-breasted white coat.

Notched lapel 

A clean, linear silhouette.
Tapering trousers with deep turn-ups.

A ribbed sweater dress with deep armholes 
and a mock turtleneck.
The oversize cardigan, worn solo without pants.

Color Mixes 
A cropped sleeveless vest in burnt-orange wool
over a salmon turtleneck.

Sweat-top cottons with quilting details.

Black striped tops with slacks.
Streamlined, hip-grazing tunics.

Sheer organza overlays.
 
Stirrup pants, along with pointy kitten heels.
Shiny, patent, pointy-toe slingbacks.

Valentino
by Pier Paolo Piccioli 
and Maria Grazia Chiuri 
A spare white dress with tiered, scalloped hem.
Cropped leather jackets over party dresses.  

 Ruffles spilling down the fronts of day jackets. 

 Scads of lace patchworked together 
with point d'esprit and leather mesh. 

Tiers of lace hand-embroidered with 
minuscule, shimmering beads.

Vionnet   
by Rodolfo Paglialunga
 A lacquered cable sweater with a thick silver belt. 
Pale rose and ivory dress featured drape and knot effects.
Coats in a bold painterly check. 

Vivienne Westwood
Hole-riddled sweaters. 
Granny-ish shoes.  
Blanket coat in clashing prints.

A beautifully-cut khaki trouser-suit, 
comprising raglan-sleeved jacket and skinny trousers.
A white broderie anglaise shirt, jeans 
and a blanket-look poncho.

A chintzy full-skirted floral dress.
A stretch-lace look echoing a crochet tablecloth.

A signature Westwood crinoline in shot orange/peach silk, 
accessorised with gold gloves.
A blanket drapes artfully round the body.  

Yohji Yamamoto
 The colour palette of black, ivory and navy.
Vivid hair nets. 

 A navy bow-knotted shirt.
A slight feeling of school uniform 
in the pleated skirts.

 His signature felted and suiting wools 
were cut into wide box pleats
that trimmed drop-waisted coats, 
and snaked down 
asymmetrical bustier dresses. 

Pleats fanned out in dramatic flared trousers 
with long braces. 
Suspendered wool pants over black mesh.

A man's shirt was elongated into a dress.
The pinafore-cut dress.

Raised seams, curving around the shoulders, 
creating the subtle profile of a human face.
A navy coat, gracefully contouring the waist, 
and flaring out in a full skirt. 

Brazilian model Daiane Conterato 
veiled in a mesh shroud 
and crowned with a miniature beaded coronet.
Her coat cut in the front at the knee 
and continued in a long train. 

Slimline rubber boots with moulded shoelace details.
Low elasticized brogues. 

Yves Saint Laurent   
by Stefano Pilati
 A cropped jacket that buttoned off center 
and had a high, floppy collar.
Good-looking high-waist pants with a full leg.  

A new suited-and-caped silhouette.
The smart slash-sleeved jacket.

A graphic print georgette blouse 
worn with a pencil skirt and a wool shrug. 

The plastic film over coats 
and inserted in patches in jackets 
- an homage to YSL and the rigorous tailleur -

A caped dress in purple chiffon.
An illusion neckline. 
A chunky gold chain and pendant.

A yoked white blouse with full sleeves.
Gloves over a gold cuff.  

Figures dangling on the gold chains 
based on YSL clothes from the 70s.