Fashion is a mini-universe, just meaner

1. Heels are difficult to walk in, we all know that. Runway shoes are worse, because they're essentially prototypes.

2. Models are tired at this point.

3. Did that meanie seriously walk past her and kept on going as she was crumbling to the floor?! Can you imagine the humiliation, and how little that did to help?

4. Kudos to Suvi Koponen and Daria Strokous, 'nuff said.

5. I have a nice big post about my new crib in the works!

What do you think about this video? Is it relevant for the fashion industry? I have to admit I have shameless fun with these moments(remember Jessica Stam falling head-first at Fendi and laughing about it?!), but this was different.

A festival of colour and fabric and...

... and nice shoes. It's rarely that I find a collection so visually satisfying on so many levels. Sometimes I like the inspiration, sometimes the colours, sometimes the shoes. But Jonathan Saunders SS 2012 is full of so many vibrantly coloured, printed and cut pieces that each click through the Style.com slide show made me utter a small sound of yearning glee.

Housewife meets crazy cool print

Candy colours and satin

I think mint is the season's colour. Which is so cool!

Liquid satin and light knitwear.

The formal section was too good not to post almost entirely.

He hit all the major season trends we've already observed in New York: prints, candy colors (pink, mint, yellow, strong hues of blue and green), retro (think updated 50s housewives), use of liquid-looking satin and light knitwear, all-white, sheaths and sheer, and have I mentioned great shoes?

Isn't it crazy that it's London Fashion Week already?! Did you like Jonathan Saunders?

All sorts of wonderful...

...was Ralph Lauren Spring Summer 2012.

The collection stated clearly: the 20s. From the bell hats to the platform sandals, the pastel colors to the pretty florals, it felt like being teleported into Gatsby-esque day-time. 

The shoes were amazing in this section.

Then, it evolved into more posh ground, perhaps imagined for a Sunday brunch, and the pallette turned literally white as it was "in" then and it is and will be now. I don't think white-on-white will ever go out, just like black won't, either.

 

As things progressed into fancier and fancier garments, I was enthralled with the variety of fabrics, styles and styling of Ralph Lauren's show. Feathers, liquid satin, beads, silk, draping, encrusted rhinestones, long necklaces, flapper dresses, sheath dresses, sheer layers, headscarves, you name it, it was there in the 20s and it was on the runway as well. 

Romanian girl Andreea Diaconu rocking it big time.

What about you, darlings? Did you like it?

Are you going to be Daisies?

It's definitely one of my favourites of NYFW.

"How did fashion week start?"

That's a question I've asked myself in passing in the past, but I never quite got down to do the research and find out. I suppose I was too busy ogling all the fantastic, must-have, oh-so-beautiful garments, because I had only a vague idea until this article (it's in Romanian, proceed with care) jumped up on my iGoogle.

Ah, don't mind me, just sneaking in a wonderful Oscar de la Renta SS2012 look. 

For instance, did you ever wonder why New York comes first? It's no arbitrary, West-to-East thing. It was before the Second World War ended that a woman named Eleanor Lambert (bless her heart, where would we all be without her?!) organized an event she called "Press Week" and invited journalists from magazines and newspapers to see the newest creations by the newest designers who wanted to break out into the market.

Rodarte SS 2012

The war eventually ended and the world followed suit, giving birth to what we call "fashion capitals" (and rightly so, of course), the most established and influential in the industry, New York, London, Milan and Paris. Many other cities in the world organize Fashion Weeks, as well, thus creating the perfect environment for young designers to make a name for themselves and established ones to present to the public their latest creations.

Some very cool Diane von Furstenberg, for good measure.

What about you, did you know that?

Good god, Eniko!

The title was literally my reaction upon laying eyes on Eniko Mihalik strutting her stuff during the Zac Posen SS 2012 show. I mean, she looks just so. damn. good. Absolutely perfect body, super cute face and the blonde-ish hue in her hair compliments her features so well.

This is just a snippet of all that I'm drooling over with all the shows from NYFW. Everything's sporty and so cool and it's going to be so fabulous taking it all in.

Don't you love it when...

You find out awesomely interesting stuff, like the fact that model Hanne Gaby Odiele is Derek Lam's muse?

I think this type of relationship is so mysterious and wonderful, and as unexplainable as love. It's a type of love, after all. The designer, the artist, ''falls in love" and proceeds to show it by making his art an offering to the muse's beauty and/or personality. It's fascinating to find out, and I love discovering such (sometimes) odd pairings.

New York Fashion Week is in full swing and it's brought me this interesting little tidbit of information, about the Hanne-Lam duo, haha. Hanne was, in fact, the inspiration for an entire line concocted by the designer, called 10 Crosby and not only did she model for the lookbook, she helped style the looks too.

Check it out, it's pretty magical, methinks.

 The clothes are, in my opinion, ultra-wearable but also super chic and edgy-looking. They have that je-ne-sais-quoi that makes them irresistible.

This last one does remind us of Prada SS2011, though, doesn't it?

10 crosby photos courtesy of 10 Crosby via Style.com; Prada SS2011 photo found on Google. 


What's your favourite collection so far this season? What's your favourite fashion city? (Mine is Paris, sosososo much, I just love so many designers from PFW.)

It's that time of the year again!

No, not school. I'm done with mandatory schooling (starting University though in about 10 days) and I don't want to think about the poor kids that are in actual school.

I'm talking about fashion week. In just 6 short days, New York kicks off the season with the most casual and wearable of the four major cities and I can't wait!

Everything is exciting!

the front row,

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the back stage:

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the runway:

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the models off duty:

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Thanks to the Internet, there are A LOT of things to see during fashion week, even from another continent or simply another country/city. Before it was so easy to transfer information instantly, these news would have reached us in days, weeks or even months and a plentiness of them, we would have never seen. 

What about you, friends? How are you participating in fashion week? Blogging, looking at pictures, reading about it or actually going? I can't wait to hear.