I love a Maxi Skirt. It doesn’t matter what season it is. They are dramatic and create a long line. Maxi Skirts have enough fabric to hold a great pattern such as the Emilia Wickstead Faux-Pearl-Embellished Organza Midi Skirt or the Mary Kantrantzou Midlar Poppies Liquorice-print skirt. A bright color like the Martin Grant Satin Maxi Skirt ensures Maxi-Mum fun. These skirts can go Street to Gala, depending on how you style them. In the…
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Full skirts work with many body types. They are feminine, dramatic and can either be innocent, very lady-like or casual. They are the most versatile of skirts. You can wear them to a party if your wear it with elegant top and heels. Wear them to work or out to dinner with a great tailored shirt or fitted sweater or dress it down with a t-shirt, fitted leather jacket and Biker boots. The Michael Kors…
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Award Season begins with a bang at the 72nd Annual Golden Globe Awards. Here are my Red Carpet Award winners. Ellie Kemper was a Byzantine Beaded Beauty in this Naeem Khan dress. Julianne Moore showed us how a star truly sparkles in Givenchy Couture. Emily Blunt gives us Grecian Goddess Gorgeous in Michael Kors. Ruth Wilson was a modern marvel in a PRADA green dress with blue and black topstitching. Eddie Redmayne was everything elegant in his…
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Spring 2015 Trends The 2015 Spring ready-to-wear trends will make you BLUSH, bring bright YELLOW sunshine to your day, and will be a SHEER pleasure to wear. The major trends that I saw for spring 2015 are: the color blush-nude, sheer items that are either very sheer or completely transparent, the combination of blush and sheer, and yellow dominated as the ray of color beaming sunshine down the runway. So here are my selections of Skin,…
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This Dolce & Gabbana Spring 2015 collection looks like a modern-day version of the opera, Carmen. There were many glorious in-CARNATIONS from the Matador’s traditional bullfighting costume, as well as, literal carnations in a large part of the collection. The Matador theme echoed through out each piece of the collection from: jackets, to dresses, to skirts, to shorts. The collection moved to black dresses, which were so feminine and mostly see through, like a sexy…
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Julien Macdonald’s show was completely about the exquisite embroidery and details. The patterns were reminiscent of tattoo themes such as: phoenixes, koi fish, flowers, water, fire, and air. Most Asian tattoos are based off of Japanese 17th-century woodblock prints, in which each image signifies a trait. The koi is the fish of perseverance, phoenix is reincarnation, water represents strength & fluidity, and flowers- cherry blossoms represent youth. You get the picture! Symbolism in Fashion is…
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The Antonio Berardi Spring 2015 collection was like a great dream taking you through an abundance of emotions and leaving you wishing you didn’t wake up so soon! Berardi told a story through distinct vignettes; each illustrated differently through use of shape, color, pattern, and line. First came the dramatic and mysterious blue, black, and sage green, with a slight use of blush. From the darker place, it transitioned into a brighter story, complementary of the…
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It was Ralph Lauren, straight up, olives with a twist! Olive was Lauren’s neutral canvas in this collection; acting as a backdrop to let the pungently perfect hues of purple, hot pink, yellow and orange shine. Lauren’s signature cargo, jodhpur, and safari items were all taken to the most elegant level through use of suede, satin and silk, which made it very evening. Another stunning day-to-evening look included a black crewneck sweater topping off a…
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Tory Burch’s collections are always a successful fine mix of ethnic patterns made into extremely feminine and interesting takes on classic shapes. The designer said that her inspiration for this collection was Françoise Gilot, who was an artist in her own right, as well as, a lover and muse of Pablo Picasso. Burch’s collection gives us a glimpse of a woman who is refined, on the move, and an independent spirit; she has a great…
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The Sally LaPointe Spring 2015 Ready-to-Wear took very standard features for her collection and gave them a more modern touch by exaggerating their lines; the sleeves, hemlines, and necklines are flared, which give them a 3 dimensional shape. It conjured up medieval meets modern kimono. The skirts are an interesting bell-shape, which evokes a pin-up with a dramatic side ruffle, which facilitates movement. The hemlines on the tops and skirts are extended and squared, which…
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