Right now, it's Paris Fashion Week, my favorite of all runway shows. I realize it's not Haute Couture, but that's okay by me. I'm not sure what to do with this blog so I'll do a review on what I've seen so far.
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My favorite from Lanvin. Photo Source: Style.com
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Among my favorite designers, Lanvin is one of them. It was a
very shiny showcase. It was like watching skinny girls covered in tinfoil, walk
down the runway. In between it, there would be one very hot black dress or
slick jacket. The draping of course is immaculate. Lame (accented e) can look
cheap but Alber Elbaz did not do that. Shine is not my cup of tea, but I can
see the ladies eating it up. A+
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| My favorite from Balenciaga. Photo Source: Style.com |
Heading over to Balenciaga, Alexander Wang’s second season.
I like him. I think he’s ultra-talented, but I am having a hard time seeing him
in the House of Balenciaga. I see Jason Wu at Hugo Boss, Raf Simons at Dior,
Marc Jacobs at Louis Vuitton…maybe it will just take time.
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I didn't have a favorite for Rick Owens, but I liked her expression the most. Photo Source: Style.com
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Rick Owens certainly made a statement, bringing in the “Step
Team”. At first glance, I have to admit I was like “What the f*** Rick Owens?
What did you do to PFW?” After looking more into it, turns out the show was
pretty stellar. I don’t agree with newspapers calling it racially diverse,
because I only saw two races. Perhaps it’s because I view the term “racially
diverse” as literally having multiple races and ethnicities from around the
world. Regardless, I do wish I was there to see these full figured women do
high kicks in Rick Owens clothing. Goes to show how wearable and flexible his
designs
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| My favorite from Carven. Photo Source: Style.com |
I
read one review on Carven and they totally bashed him. I don't know why. They
said his Spring 2014 is not wearable in real life, it's for photoshoots only.
Personally, I don't know much about Carven except that it's one of the leading
fashion houses now, and the French designer is up there in the top 10. I
thought the collection was quite wearable. It's not something I would
personally wear, but... I think my issue is that the review was hypocritical.
Why say that the oversized boxy coat in Carven's should be slim, but it's
totally okay for Marc Jacobs. Doesn't make sense. I'm giving him an A++ just
for a crappy review from someone else (okay, mine doesn't give that much of an
impact but I don't get paid for spitting out my opinion...I can't go by any of
the reviews of this website anymore)
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| Love this look from Ann Demeulemeester. Photo Source: Style.com |
Ann Demeulemeester had a gorgeous show. It was a little depressing with the big
black hats the models wore, but the Victorian prints throughout the show and
the sheer against solids and stripes gave the designs depth.
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| My favorite from Christian Dior. Photo Source: Style.com |
It must have been
weird for a buyer to go from Demeulemeester and straight into Christian Dior,
where it was like so freakin' happy and colorful with fun text! Some of the
skirt silhouettes reminded me of paper lampshades (it's a good thing, they were
beautifully constructed. Very delicate). The buyers must have felt like they
were tripping. Joking aside, it was a great collection. There were some pieces that I felt were a little too whimsical, but others that were very well put together and clean.
That's all for now. xoxo
Xoxo
