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“An antidote to laziness,” was how Alber Elbaz described the show for Lanvin’s menswear today. It was all about action, mobility, urgency—to the point where some of the clothes had a frenetic, unfinished quality, with ragged seams swirling around the body and rough hems edging, among other things, a biker-influenced jacket.


Elsewhere, there were the narrow silhouette and the fundamental athleticism of torsos wrapped at waist or shoulder, or the sporty leanness of a striped top over what looked like bike shorts. This morphing between high performance and something more conservative was the not-quite-sportswear essence of the collection.


Both Elbaz and his lieutenant, Lucas Ossendrijver, put the emphasis squarely on textures. “You want to touch them,” said Ossendrijver, “It’s something intimate.” A suit in floral embossed silk cloque certainly met that criterion. So did a hooded coat in a complex patchwork. Intimacy defines Lanvin’s womenswear. Its recognition here underlined what Elbaz acknowledged as a growing synergy between the men’s and women’s ranges. “Togetherness is really strong in this collection,” he remarked.


That was probably why jewelry was such a major issue in the show. It was big, bold, and barbaric. “Souvenirs,” said Ossendrijver. “When women can wear pants, men can wear jewelry,” Elbaz added. And, truth be told, this season it was the baubles that carried a lot of the subversive, insidious charm that has made Lanvin menswear such a draw for retailers.
—Tim Blanks View full post on Runway Feed

Francesco Scognamiglio has received a lot of press lately for dressing Lady Gaga—not only on the red carpet, but also in her Madonna-esque video for “Alejandro.” He’s also outfitted her Madgesty, for that matter. The emerging Italian designer is manna for fashion risk takers, but he’s playing it safe for Resort, riffing on the season’s most popular motifs: cardigans and T-shirt dresses in blue and white marinière stripes and denim sailor pants, with accents of anchors and embroidered crests here and there. There was also a very pretty floral print for a party dress and a matching cardigan. “The inspiration is Capri, which is near my hometown, Pompei,” he said. We can’t quite make out what a prim white blouse and ankle-scraping black skirt have to do with the Italian vacation spot, but we could see Gaga in them.
—Nicole Phelps View full post on Runway Feed

Ennio Capasa poured on the sex appeal at his last two runway shows, inching hems way, way up the legs and cutting leather second-skin-tight. For Resort, he focused on the label’s bread and butter, sophisticated tailoring with a dollop of edge. A white tuxedo with a notched lapel looked sleek and sexy; his gray flannel double-breasted pantsuit was boxier yet still sharply cut. If a pair of tops with built-in scarves to wrap around the neck looked too much like a Phoebe Philo-ism, Capasa was back on home turf for evening. Two black gowns closed the lineup, one fitted and clingy, the other asymmetrically draped—both unfettered and utterly simple. It’s when Capasa does understatement that his clothes have the biggest impact.
—Nicole Phelps View full post on Runway Feed

If the clothes that Bouchra Jarrar showed for her second haute couture collection weren’t quite as severe as the austere stonework of the Musée des Arts Décoratifs that provided their backdrop, they definitely had a classical rigor about them. Jarrar set out to offer a complete wardrobe—from jackets, dresses, and a trenchcoat to the goddess gown that closed the show—in a way that reflected the breakfast-to-bedtime ideal of traditional couture. That meant her emphasis was on what she felt was essential, and things were pared down to the max. The palette, for instance—navy, black, ivory, with gold accents. And the silhouette, streamlined for an athletic impact that felt very much now (the trench was sleeveless).


There was delicacy in the balance of a two-piece outfit in ivory crepe that met at a single point on the waist. The slashed wool pieces with a glint of gold lamé underneath had a subtle glamour. But the most encouraging aspect of the collection might have been Jarrar’s faith in her own voice as a designer. After the show, the Balenciaga and Lacroix alum counted “my maturity, my age” as influences. If enough customers feel the same way, then Jarrar’s voice could become that of contemporary couture, too.
—Tim Blanks View full post on Runway Feed

Alexis Mabille went through a phase of thinking it was modern to mix his ready-to-wear and his couture into one homogeneous stew. Reason prevailed when he realized that wasn’t doing his craft any favors. But with his new couture outing, he maintained a ready-to-wear fundamental by building his collection from mix-and-match separates.


He started out with a basic eight top-and-bottom combinations and managed to double, maybe even triple them. Admittedly, it was mostly by exchanging a skirt for a pair of pants, or removing a dressy outer layer, but Mabille made his point nevertheless. With a twist, of course. His clothes are scarcely the stuff of an everyday wardrobe, hence his insistence that he was designing for “high-profile events” in the life of the modern professional woman. So a tuxedo jacket could be paired with pants and a pussy-bowed blouse in pink silk crepe, or worn over a simple black cocktail dress. Or a long evening coat might be worn either with a black turtleneck and full lace skirt or a lace bustier and black cigarette pants.


The craftsmanship that Mabille was keen to highlight was most obvious in a black velvet column with a lavishly embroidered and beaded bodice. Random trompe l’oeil petals cascaded down its front. It was the kind of seemingly throwaway gesture that confirms Mabille’s sly talent.
—Tim Blanks View full post on Runway Feed

There’s been a note of boyishness in the United Bamboo collection lately. Last fall, Miho Aoki and Thuy Pham sent suiting separates down the runway, and now, for Resort, they’re vacationing, as it were, in classic Oxbridge, with a range that takes England’s Henley Royal Regatta as its theme. It doesn’t get more proper than the century-plus-old boat race on the Thames, but no fear that UB is getting stuffy. Look closely at a floral calico, and you’ll spot a tiny Pac-Man-style ghost. A larger flower array suggested a hothouse gone to seed. Feminine and masculine played off one another in the proportions of nipped-in mini blazers cut close to the figure and formfitting trousers. (Intriguingly, Pham promises a sexier show to go along with this closer crop for Spring.) The Japanese-made knits, introduced last season and expanded here, were a standout—just the sort of open-weave sweaters a lad would want for a chilly English day on the river.
—Matthew Schneier View full post on Runway Feed

Milly’s Michelle Smith was thinking of a honeymoon in Venice for Resort: the watercolor Venetian skyline print that anchors the collection (twist her arm and she’ll reveal it’s actually Florence); the warm, fresco yellows; the full-skirted silhouettes. Truth be told, she’d been waiting for the romantic mood to come back around. “The whole heavy-metal trend wasn’t my favorite,” she said.


Milly is a thriving business, and the breadth of the collection is made for devoted customers buying deeply. It didn’t vary all that much from a tried-and-true collection of staple shapes (the shift dress, the classic coat, the naval skirt), but why should it? Smith’s customers aren’t chasing fast-moving trends. They’re sold on her fine fabrics (many archival and European, sourced from her years working for Hermès and Vuitton overseas) and kitschy-cute details, like oversized buttons, as well as her expanding costume-jewelry range.
—Matthew Schneier View full post on Runway Feed

If you are looking for tattoo ideas for your lower back, tribal tattoos may be just the thing. Tribal tattoos used to be the type of thing that everybody was getting into, but these days tribal tattoos are a thing of the past at least fashion-wise, making them a great thing for a new tattoo person to get into.

Why Lower Back Tribal Tattoos?

When it comes to your lower back, tribal tattoos may be some of the best ideas that a person could come up with. The reason why is because they are completely non-controversial; they are not words or pictures, just symbols that in essence mean nothing. Lower back tribal tattoos can come in a whole slue of styles and sizes, and whether you want something larger or something smaller you should be able to find the best lower back tribal tattoos for your needs.

Finding Lower Back Tribal Tattoos

If you are in the search of tattoos for your lower back, tribal tattoos galore can be found in the various resources available at your tattoo parlor. They have books full of photos of tattoos on the lower back, tribal tattoos included as well as dolphin-style tattoos, picture tattoos and anything else a person could possibly want.

Lower back tribal tattoos are a great idea because they are easily covered up. Normally, these tribal tattoos are a sort of line of symbols that are scribed across the lower part of the back-at least as those that are done on the lower back. Tribal tattoos are sometimes done in color, but they can also be done in regular black or green tattoo ink as well.

Getting tattoos on your lower back is a great way to get an inconspicuous tattoo that you can hide from the public but enjoy for yourself and expose at will. When it comes to your lower back, tribal tattoos are a fabulous idea.

The Antonio Berardi woman is usually a femme fatale, fitted or zipped into the kind of dress that promises to turn every girl into an Italian bombshell—or Christina Hendricks. For his pre-collection, the designer also offered some knitted tank dresses that raised the body-con thermostat. But he expanded his periphery to include experiments with new volumes, especially a pleated bubble (though it still came attached to a fitted tank top) and skirts with a slight flare. There was a slight clunk to the bubble, which also came through in a jacket sleeve set under a shoulder pad, or a jacket body that was folded into itself (although that could be considered a topical Inception-like effect).


More pleasing was the virginal Catholicism of a dress that was composed from layers of white handkerchief cotton and lace with lace hankies sewn on top. It illuminated a hard/soft dichotomy in the collection, as in a shirt/jacket hybrid where the top half of the piece was sheer lace and chiffon and the bottom half was a solid crepe peplum. Same thing with the colors—the rigor of black and white, the flyaway ice-creaminess of fuchsia, mango, peppermint. The overall feel was that Berardi was toying with contrasting ideas that he will resolve more fully in his Spring collection. In the meantime, a spirit of perverse whimsy dictated that his yellow chiffon caftan summoned from the graveyard of camp the specter of Elizabeth Taylor in Boom!
—Tim Blanks View full post on Runway Feed

Bohemian style of clothing as becomes the latest trend in fashion nowadays.  Its popularity is rising as celebrities begun to wear it on red carpet on big occasions. The good thing is, it is not really that expensive like what celebrities wear.

The term Bohemian means somebody with unconventional lifestyle. It defines somebody often a writer or artist who does not live according to the conventions of the society. Actually, Bohemian style is a nonconformist style. With such, you don’t have to expensive designer’s collection just to get an entire new wardrobe.

Bohemian style started by struggling artists of 1950s. The style on how they dress is often greeted by mass media as barbaric as they deviate from the conventions. Usually, they have an interesting piece with them. To dress up like one, a floppy hat or a patterned shirt will do, and then pair it with jeans. Also, a pair your jeans with leather belt will create a perfect look. Definitely you won’t get lost in a crowd with this kind of look.

The bohemian cloths are mainly made out of the cottons. These comfortable dresses are designed with the bright colors. The embroidered designs are influenced by the genuine gypsy as well as the hippie culture. One thing to note, Bohemian style doesn’t show muscles or bumps and curves.

There are no strict color palette for bohemian style, you may choose any colors and shades the rainbow. Always remember to choose fabrics that are a little muted. Even black cannot be found on the rainbow, anything goes in this style of clothing. There are no criteria.

The need for accessories is a must. Wearing big bangle bracelets and earrings made from peacock feathers would create a perfect definition of this style of clothing. The trick here is in knowing how you can mix and match different pieces of Bohemia clothing that would create a great combination.