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Milan Fashion Week Fall 2013/14

While London designers maybe known for their rebellious nature, at Milan Fashion Week, the Italians proved that they are able to make a big and bold statement with their collections, too. The annual showcase coincided with the country going to the polls to decide on a new leader, after a battle that had largely been fought over financial lines. Although the political future is uncertain, this did not deter Milan designers from putting forth opulent and optimistic collections for fall 2013/14.

High Collars. Collars were high emphasising the Edwardian feel through out the International collections.

From L-R: Francesco Scognamilio, Gucci, Alberta Ferreti, Fendi and Just Cavalli

Tartan. Blame it on Chanel for the pre-fall collection held in the Scottish highlands for more than one Milanese designers paid odes to the Scottish turning the runways into a veritable tribe.

From L-R: Alberta Ferreti, Fausto Puglisi, Antonio Marras, Moschino and Gucci

Colourful Fur. Fur was definitely in the air as designers embraced full on pelts with a vengeance to create wholly new hybrids in colour.

From L-R: DSquared, Just Cavalli, Fendi, Marni and Roberto Cavalli

Monochrome. The classic trend is still going strong for fall.

From L-R: Alberta Ferreti, DSquared, Blumarine, Moschino and Francesco Scognamilio

Stripes. Stripes were holding court when it came to Milan Fashion Week.

From L-R: Iceberg, Prada, Emilio Pucci, MaxMara and Moschino

Slits. Next fall will be about thigh baring with slit slashed dresses, skirts and coats.

From L-R: Etro, Versace, Anthony Vaccarello, Gianfranco Ferre and Emporio Armani

Leather. Candy coloured, supple as cotton, and possessive of an inner steel, leather gave a little edge to the everyday look.

From L-R: Ports 1961, Blumarine, Prada, Versace and DSquared

Evening Glamour. Evening wear was ethereal and embraced the body beautifully with body conscious gowns.

From L-R: Gucci, Alberta Ferreti,Ermanno Scervino ,DSquared and Etro

Off the Shoulder. It’s about wearing that fall off the shoulder with strapless dresses and tops for elegance.

From L-R: Ermanno Scervino, Jil Sanders, Aquilano Rimondi, Genny and Etro

Tunic Dresses. Winter silhouettes will be short and saucy with cute little tunic dresses to make everything better.

From L-R: Roberto Cavalli, Giorgio Armani, Emilio Pucci, Dolce and Gabbana and Moschino

New York Fashion Week: Fall 2013-14.

The month of February heralded the beginning of Fashion Week for fall 2013/14 collections and New York was its first stop. The weather couldn’t deter fashion shows that were all about luxe looks and the latest trends with a lot of force and drama.

Warm and Fuzzy. It's going to be a warm and fuzzy fall 2013 if the abundance of luxurious fur on the runways has anything to do with it.


From L-R: Alexander Wang, Badgley Mishka, Altuzarra, Bibhu Mohapatra and Carolina Herrera

Leather. Rich and supple, this fall staple came in an assortment of colors from dark green, orange and red to the classic black.


From L-R: Lacoste, Calvin Klein, Altuzarra, Charlotte Ronson and Belstaff

Outer Wear. What you wear on the outside is just as important as what is on the inside. The outer wear collection ranged from knee length coats to biker jackets caplets and boleros.


From L-R: Marchesa, Altuzarra, Proenza Schouler, Marissa Webb and Ruffian

Metallics. There was a noticeable return of slick and shiny metallics on the fall 2013 runway.


From L-R: Marc Jacobs, Erin Featherston, Tadashi Shoji, Rachel Comey and Edun

Monochrome. After last season’s explosion of color, so many a designer went Monochrome for fall once again proving the staying power of this classic trend.

From L-R: Altuzarra, Ralph Lauren, Honr, Proenza Schouler and Catherine Malandrino

Capes. One of fall's favorite ways to cover up and be chic at the same time, capes hung from shoulders and trailed at the back forming shrouds on the fall runways.


From L-R: Band Of Outsiders, Ruffian, Zac Posen, Pamella Roland and Donna Karan

Billowy Sleeves. Full billowy sleeves reminiscent of the swash buckling era made their way back onto the fashion scene at the fall runways of New York fashion week.


From L-R: Prabal Gururng, Pamella Roland, Christian Siriano, Ralph Lauren and Erin Featherstone

Lace. The ethereal and feminine that comprise of lace brought the most beautiful gowns and etchings embroidered in lace to the fall 2013 runways.


From L-R: Jason Wu, Catherine Malandrino, Lela Rose, Tadashi Shoji and Chado Ralph Rucci

Sparkle. Eyes lit up when it came to the most dazzling of collections from Marc Jacobs, Oscar De La Renta, Pamella Roland and Naem Khan.


From L-R: Chado Ralph Rucci, Christian Siriano, Catherine Malandrino, Monique Lhuillier and Badgley Mischka

Lady Like Dressing. New York saw the return of a more definitive focus on the female silhouette as lots of lady like frocks were dished out guaranteed to make the wearer feel more feminine.


From L-R: Badgley Mischka, Alexandre Herchcovitch, Calvin Klein, Bibhu Mohapatra and Nicole Miller

The Grammy Awards 2013.

The Grammy Awards is the most exciting red carpet in the middle of awards season, because it is guaranteed to be different and it was. Music’s finest turned up in an upbeat mood compared to last year’s sombre ceremony. Beyonce and Adele eschewed the norm by wearing a monochrome jumpsuit whilst Adele was pretty in a baby doll long sleeved floral dress. These are the trends that made it onto the Grammys red carpet.

Long Sleeves. While most shoulders and arms were bare, Katy Perry, Jenna Jameson, Faith Hill and Adele turned up unexpectedly covered from shoulders to sleeves in long sleeved gowns and dresses.


From L-R: Katy Perry, Faith Hill, Jenna Jameson and Adele

High Slits. Legs and a bit of thigh were on display for Jennifer Lopez, SWV, Maria Menounos and Christine Teigen as slits were cut high at the thigh.


From L-R: Solange Knowles, Christine Teigen, Jennifer Lopez and Maria Menounos

Red Hot. Red is having a big moment on the Awards red carpet lately and Rihanna, Natasha Bedingfield, Skylar Grey didn’t miss out on the fun.


From L-R: Natasha Bedingfield, Kaya Jones, Rihanna and Skylar Grey

Cut Outs. Alicia Keys, Kelly Osbourne, Kelly Rowland and know that cut outs are the sexiest ways to show a bit of skin while keeping it classy.


From L-R: Alicia Keys, Kelly Rowland, Kelly Osbourne and Karlie Kloss

Black. So many celebrities showed up in black making it the biggest colour trend for the Grammys red carpet.


From L-R: Kathy Griffin, Alison Williams, Carly Rae Jepsen and Carrie Underwood

Menswear. The men in music cut fine figures in their various colourful suits and tuxedos. Nas, Drake and LL COOL J spruced up the traditional tuxedo by wearing gold, off-white and navy blue jackets respectively.


From L-R: Chris Brown, Nas, Gotye and Nelly

Paris Haute Couture: Spring/Summer 2013.

Couture Fashion Week- an opportunity for designers to tap into the most extravagant and outlandish of fashion fantasies kicked off to a great start. Dior and Chanel drew inspiration from the garden with flowers and leaves. Giorgio Armani drew inspiration from Turkey and Jean Paul Gaultier went to Morocco. These are the trends Paris Haute Couture had to offer for Spring/Summer 2013.

Off The Shoulder. Dresses descended like trapeze shapes and columns from bare shoulders for Dior, Georges Hobeika, Maison Martin Margiela and Alexis Mabille.


From L-R: Armani Prive, Elie Saab Christian Dior and Giambattista Valli

Midi Lengths. It was an exploration of midi lengths on elegant and structural dresses for Elie Saab, Giambattista Valli, Armani Prive and Valentino.

From L-R: Armani Prive, Christian Dior, Chanel and Giambattista Valli

Capes. Cascading off shoulders and trailing at the back, long capes gave a modern twist to evening wear at Valentino, Chanel, Bouchra Jarrar and Ulyana Sergeenko.


From L-R: Zuhair Murad, Valentino, Stephane Rolland and Elie Saab

Cropped Pants. A trend that is still going strong in Paris, cropped pants featured strongly on menswear inspired collections from Christian Dior, Armani Prive, Alexandre Vauthier and Stephane Rolland.

From L-R: Alecandre Vauthier, Armani Prive, Versace Atelier and Georges Chakra

Embroidery. Exquisite embroidery at Elie Saab, Alexis Mabille, Jean Paul Gaultier and Maison Martin Margiela portrayed flowers and blooms splayed out on dresses, crawling up a sleeve and hugging hemlines on skirts and dresses.


From L-R: Elie Saab, Christian Dior, Armani Prive and Valentino

Embellishment. Gem, sequins and mosaic encrusted dresses had a luminous and glamorous effect at Versace, Zuhair Murad, Elie Saab and Maison Martin Margiela.


From L-R: Versace Atelier, Valentino, Georges Chakra and Elie Saab

Voluminous Bottoms. Giambattista Valli, Chanel, Ulyana Segeenko and Dior gave definition to waists through volume build up at the bottom for the most romantic of ball gowns.


From L-R: Elie Saab, Christian Dior, Giambattista Valli and Armani Prive

Cinched Waists. Nipped and cinched in, Jean Paul Gaultier, Valli and Nicholas Oakwell played up the emphasis on waists with bold and colourful belts.


From L-R: Dany Atrache, Chanel, Alexis Mabille and Jean Paul Gaultier

Lace. Lace transparency sensually skimmed bodies at Valentino, Zuhair Murad, Alexis Mabille and Dior.


From L-R: Elie Saab, Valentino, Stephane Rolland and Alexandre Vauthier

Babydoll Dresses. Couture brought back to the runway frothy baby doll dresses from Giambattista Valli, Versace Atelier, Elie Saab and Valentino.


From L-R: Valentino, Christophe Josse, Giambattista Valli and Versace Atelier.

Louis Vuitton Spring/Summer 13

Louis Vuitton's Spring Summer 2013 show was a '60s extravaganza with checks, pointed courts and bow bands in the models' beehives. It was a brilliantly matchy-matchy affair as models walked down the catwalk in pairs and each 'twin' had identical hair as well as co-ordinate outfits.
Ever since the collection debuted during Paris Fashion Week, a whole gaggle of stars have been spotted in the very same checkerboard print. Both Kirsten Dunst and Jessica Alba wore check print dresses to Golden Globes events. Jessica went for a monochrome midi while Kristen went for the brown and white maxi with long sleeves.
Kerry Washington, wore hers with the white LV bow in her hair and you may remember Kristen Stewart wore a monochrome playsuit when the Breaking Dawn - Part 2 promo rounds began this summer. Anyone who tries this look also has to wear identical shoes, as each celebrity has been spotted with a pointy court shoe. Hardly surprising, as it's not as if a flatform would look chic with this look.

From L-R: Jessica Alba, Berenice Bejo, Kirsten Dunst, Kristen Stewart and Elettera Rosellini

What do you think of the check craze? Would you go head to toe checkerboard?

Credits: Graziadaily.

Hot Trends for Spring/Summer 2013

With 2013 finally here, we’re looking forward to fabulous new trends to try, finally seeing these trends off the catwalk and on to the red carpet and streets alike. These are some of the HOT trends to try and look out for for Spring/Summer 2013.

Global Glamor.
While the biggest influence was definitely Asian (Prada, Pucci, Etro), we also discovered India with Marchesa, Sicily with Dolce & Gabbana; South America with Temperley London (ikat prints); Spain with Ralph Lauren and European inspiration from Mary Katrantzou and her unique prints derived from blown-up vintage postage stamps.

Lightweight leather
The leathers for spring came with treatments that were perforated, laser cut, latticed and laced all giving them the featherweight quality that is best for warmer months. Designers include Ferragamo, Derek Lam, Balmain, Celine, Jason Wu, Saint Laurent, Monique Lhuillier, Proenza, 3.1 Phillip Lim, Loewe, Marni, Mugler and Miu Miu. What better way to give a girl some edge than with some soft core leather?

Fluidity and Flounce.
Flounce was seen across the body, along bare backs, extreme at necklines, at the waist and up thigh-high slits. The look is over-the-top and excessive which is anything but matronly. Doesn't spring bring out the romantic side of everyone? It sure seemed that way with the amount of flounce, ruffles, peplums and frills seen at Balenciaga, Givenchy, Gucci, Marni, Dior, Dries van Noten, Chloe, Burberry, Peter Pilotto, Altuzarra, Isabel Marant, Oscar de la Renta, Prabal Gurung, Ralph Lauren and more this season.

Hot Shades.
Next season the most popular hues will be as hot as the sun in varying degrees of yellow, orange and red. If you think you can't wear these hot hues, think again! Red was a hit at Michael Kors, Dior, Proenza, Valentino and The Row; while orange sizzled at Diane von Furstenberg, Reed Krakoff, Carolina Herrera and Stella McCartney. Yellow shined brightly at Gucci, Louis Vuitton and Fendi.

Black and White.
This was the most dominant trend on the runways as seen at Givenchy, Proenza, Marc Jacobs, Oscar de la Renta, Louis Vuitton, Narciso Rodriguez, Stella McCartney, Chanel, Jason Wu, Jill Sander, Alexander Wang, Celine, Chanel, Valentino, 3.1 Phillip Lim, Giles, Michael Kors, Miu Miu, Roland Mouret, Ralph Lauren and Diane von Furstenberg.

Credits: Eonline

Be Bold With Cobalt Blue.

Everyone knows that purple and Burgundy have been big business this season, but what should you do if you want something a little bolder? Step forward cobalt blue, which is one of the hottest –but most overlooked shades –to wear during fall/winter 12.
Balenciaga, Lanvin, Richard Nicoll and Preen all used this hue in many different ways. Chiffon skirts, military jackets, beautiful body conscious dresses were all carved from this bright color and it looks set to be popular for the coming Spring/Summer 13 season.


From L-R: Balenciaga, Preen and Lanvin autumn/winter 2012

Granted it isn’t the look of choice for shrinking violets and the super bright shades might be a little unflattering, but the trick here is to experiment.
They might seem scary, but if you have a dark complexion bold cobalt will look beautiful. Those who are fairer might look swamped if they go too bright, so try toning things down with a blue coat you can wear with darker colours. Or if you must go bright try a pop – perhaps a bright clutch or scarf to kick things off.


From L-R: Diane Kruger, Savannah Guthrie, Naomi Watts and Amanda Seyfried

Credits: herworldplus

Pre-Fall 2013-2014 Colour Trends.

The color palette for Pre-Fall collections is more restrained and austere compared to the Spring/Summer collections. However restrained the palette a few bright pops of color always manage to pop up amongst the muted ones.

Black. Black got dramatic on the pre-fall collections of Donna Karan, Theyskens’ Theory, Reed Krakoff and Philip Lim.

Burgundy. A color that has shown more staying power than most, Burgundy is still popular for many a designer like Vera Wang, Gucci, Oscar De La Renta and Donna Karan.

Neutral. Flesh tones never fail to blend in whether dark or light. Belstaff, Temperley, 3.1 Philip Lim.

Purple. Purple reigned regally at Missoni, Vera Wang, Honor and Herve Leger.

Gold. Gold set the tone at Burberry, Monique Lhuillier, Missoni and Temperley during the pre-fall collections.

Cobalt Blue. One of the boldest and most over-looked shades to wear, cobalt blue was bold and proud at Thakoon, Christopher Kane, Catherine Malandrino and Caroline Herrera.

Red. Sizzled on pre-fall ensembles from Diane Von Furstenberg, Burberry, Alice + Olivia and Rachel Zoe.

Teal. A cross between a dirty blue and green, teal did not only act as a backdrop at Gucci but also featured in collections from 3.1 Philip Lim, Catherine Malandrino, Oscar De La Renta and Timo Weilland.

Gray. Mute and neutral, gray blended in at Givenchy, Donna Karan, Reed Krakoff and Monique Lhuillier.

Orange. Orange brightened up the mood at Oscar De La Renta, Tibi, Rg & Bone, Vera Wang and Calvin Klein.