Just a reminder for those of you trying to keep a pulse on the string of Fashion Weeks that are upon us, and the styles they bring into the spotlight, you can see all the runway shows from New York Fashion Week, London Fashion Week, and Milan Fashion Week on Style.com. So far in terms of jewelry, my pick for best trend, and I have WWD to back me up, is the statement necklaces made of pearls and flowers seen on the runway of Giorgio Armani.
One of my favorite words of wisdom Coco Chanel left us with
is “The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud.” These wise words seemed to resonate with all the designers who showed collections at Couture Fashion Week in Paris this week. Amongst them, Karl Lagerfeld brought to life this wonderful idea, by bringing his wild thoughts to life in a collection that will be remembered forever.
(Images all Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel)
Accessories seen in Paris that you should keep an eye out for are thick multi strand solid color bead necklaces seen on the Dior runway, lucite heels seen on the Chanel runway, clutches of all shapes and sizes on the Armani Privé runway, and electric tights and wide chap-esque boots from Givenchy.
The color at the forefront of this past week is defiantly shades of grey. Besides Chanel as previously mentioned, Grey was also seen on the runways of Givenchy, Elie Sabb, Jean Paul Gaultier, Christian Dior, and Armani Privé, and although other bits of pastels and hues of purple and navy popped in and out of the various collections grey and black outlined what is to be expected for Fall.
Couture brings out all the stops. With extraordinary trims, clever draping and structuring, plays on volume, and of course plenty of hand-done extras, this was a couture showing true to form and absolutely exquisite. See all the shows at Style.com!
All photos taken from Style.com .
Anyone who was interested in my coverage of Fashion Week(s) a couple of months ago, knows how much I rely on the very important website Style.com for fashion news. If memory serves correctly, and I think it does, I have even referred to them as “the beacon of fashion reporting” at times. So imagine my shock when I saw this! Sorry, did I say shock I meant nausea!
Just so there is no disputing the level of ridiculousness here, I want to be clear that we are all looking at a monogrammed life vest for a dog, that appeared on the must have items for the beach list on style.com. No offense dog lovers, but there has to be a line in the sand somewhere…!
Plus in a dog eat dog world, any dog caught dead in a monogrammed life vest is going to get beat up on the playground, and have their lunch money stolen.
photo from Style.com. Fred Flare Monogrammed Dog Life Vest. Available at www.horchow.com. ($89.00).
