It feels like a bad omen to begin my posting with something other than a documentation of a project that i’ve done (they’re on their way, i promise! Crystals and fresh flowers are on the tippy top of my shopping list for tomorrow). Fortunately, my sartorial preferences correlate exactly to the aura that i’m trying to create. I won’t pretend to present these images for the purpose of inspiration; all i hope for is a minute or two of escapism. So no pressure! Without further ado, here are my favorite pieces from Fall 2011 thus far (all of these are from New York, which has just concluded. Posts about London, Paris, and Milan shall follow at the conclusion of each fashion week):
Badgley Mischka:
(that collar… it reminds me of some sort of mystical staircase to an even more mystical temple, filled with mosaic water basins and cranky monks.)
Christian Cota:
(Wolf goddess!)
Marchesa:
(princessy whimsy at its best. Marchesa gets a lot of criticism for always showing the same collection over and over, and i have to admit that their lack of progression prevents me from getting too attached to them. However, i like knowing that with them, i have a reliable source of froufrou to coo over every few months. Just look at the pretty! The last one, especially – i would swoon for a thousand years if i could have a jumpsuit like that. Although, i think that’s a dress, not a jumpsuit… not that it really matters.)
Narciso Rodriguez:
(the pattern inexplicably reminds me of bacteria mats. Please, oh please let these be sequins….)
Oscar de la Renta:
(fluffy! Beaded! Rich colors! …It doesn’t take much to win me over.)
Rag & Bone:
(Rag & Bone cited ski slopes as their inspiration for their collection; the thick geometric lines resemble slope maps, the vivid primary hues are like the stark contrast between brightly colored snow gear and white snow + blue sky… so magnificent.)
Rodarte:
(Rodarte always manages to conjure up pure fantasy in their clothes. A field of wheat under the most perfect shade of blue sky – not vapid like a swimming pool, and with the slightest hint of storminess. This dress is what all period romance movies aspire to be.)
The Row:
(Clean lines punctuated by massive puffiness on top. Yum.)
Thom Browne:
(possibly my favorite collection overall from NY. There’s just something so beguiling and sweet about matryoshkas… even if it looks like their eyelashes are stabbing their eyeballs with every blink.)
(All images from Fashionologie)
And that’s it for New York!
<3,
Belinda
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