The modern minimalist me loves the clean lines I’ve seen in some couture collections this season. The glamorous gal that sometimes…
Tag: Couture
While much of the world may find it excessive, it is precisely this type of beauty that allows me to dream.…
In a season of excess, why dress for less? And why stop the decor at the mantle when your manteau can…
Tis the season – decking halls, attending balls – and darlings, Fashion with a capital F, calls. Why have a hum-drum…
I put on one of my favourite suit jackets, this morning – a charcoal, alpaca and wool blend, waist-length, fitted number…
So, where were we? Oh yes, we were talking about the poetry and the balance of life. While fashion’s minimalism in…
Writing about joy and sorrow, poet Kahlil Gibran said “the deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you…
Jean Paul Gaultier’s love of art and architecture was obvious, this season. He paid homage to Buckminster Fuller in his Spring…
Life isn’t always black and white but many designers the world over were thinking along those lines this season. Not as sombre as you may think for Spring, it was all about the flirt. Inès de la Fressange was a bright light on the Gaultier Couture runway in a one-shoulder tuxedo dress – a great interpretation of both trends.
 JPG also did an airy, fairy dress, structured on the tetrahedrons that fascinated Buckminster Fuller.
 L’Wren Scott opted for a sexier silhouette with her curvy scoop neck day dress. Purrrfect for running Saturday errands?
The skinny black pant is still lurking around (a big sigh of relief from moi). Which do you prefer? Chanel’s dressy, lace and tulle accesorized ones or Yohji’s layered modern city numbers? Â