pre-fall round up 2012

after doing my review of helmut lang's pre-fall collection, i thought it was only fair that i did a round-up of my top pre-fall collections, so here it is.

Zac Posen

modelled by: Hilary Rhonda

once again mr Posen has made it into a roundup, and can you blame me? with his impeccable taste in silhouette, fabric, and embellishment; it's easy to understand why any girl (or guy!) would lust after such a beautiful collection. on his tenth anniversary, zac posen has gone back to what he knows best: dress making, from a white wool crepe sheath with anatomical seaming designed to diminish any waist to his tradmark bias cut dresses and even ball gowns fit to make any gyspy princess jealous. this year saw  a revival of chinoiserie,  mr posen choosing to create european shapes out of eastern fabrics, producing a truly glamourous oriental collection. 

Temperley London

modelled by: Erjona Ala

what a year for alice temperley after having pippa middelton wear one of her dresses at the wedding reception of the year (no, not kim kardashian's) ms temperley has continued to go from strength to strength. this new elegant lady of london, is eerily reminiscent of a debutante's wardrobe. from the lace alice bands, to the white gloves and slightly awkward pose, ms temperley has designed a collection perfect for ex-teenagers who still want to look youthful but professional at the same time. 

Michael Kors

modelled by: Kelli Lumi, Mirte Maas, Hanne Gaby Odiele, Kori Richardson

michael kors is a new addition to my favourites and this collection has proved to me his skills as a savvy designer. drawing influence from ann bonfoey taylor, a colorado aristocrat turned skiwear deisgner this collection includes dip-dyed mongolian lamb skirts and vests, and a-symmetrical hem lines. the knowledge that mr kors carries of the importance of smart coats is not lost in this collection, my personal favourite being the ivory zip-front coat (featured in the second set of images)  with a built-in leather harness belt giving two meanings to 'smart'

Pringle of Scotland

modelled by: Magda Languinge

pringle is a name i have often come across but never really seen their collections, however after this pre-fall i am in love. a 200-year old company specialising in knitwear, they've really pulled out the stops this collection to make it  modern and new. and maybe it helps that it is only alistair carr's third collection and before that had never worked with knitwear in his collections before. for this collection he wanted to 'twist things up a bit' and twist he did, with twisted seams and collars. even the shoes, for which he collaborated with chrissie morris, can be 'twisted' the side leather panels are detachable. 

Band of Outsiders
modelled by: lydia carron

scott sternberg looked east for this collection, but not as far east as you might think, to manhatten through woody allen's eyes. 'i was re-watching manhattan for, like, the 15th time and that way of dressing you see diane keaton's character . . .just seemed really fresh, or close to it', indeed the character to which sternberg refers to is a snobby self-styled intellectual, which gave this collection it's edge. including collegiate cord blazers, 70's flares, camel coat andpleated skirts might have looked stuffy and uptight, but they're given an edgy feel by the uneven handkercheif hefs, and rough edges that give it a funhouse-mirror feel.

all images courtesy of style.com

have yourself a merry little christmas

hello everyone! i'm starting to feel quite festive now. got the tree up, the fire on, candles lit and i'm watching michael buble's christmas show with the family. but i have just enough time to show you what i've got on my list this year!

from top, clockwise: - fujifilm instax - love letters of great men - fur trapper hat - kindle -

- little mouse ring - beetle juice collection - pattern magic 2

i really hope i'm on the nice list this year and santa puts these beneath my tree. being a typical fashion student i couldn't not ask for a pattern cutting book, they're so useful to refer to, and with the serious part of of my course coming up any help i can get to create my collection. and speaking of collections, my camera collection has hit a halt, and having met someone with an instax and seen the photos i would loveee to add one of these to my collection.

anyway, enough about my wishes. have any of you sent your letter to santa?

incy wincy spider

whilst nicole and michael colovos are known for drawing their inspiration from obscure artist and works, this season's collection takees that obscurity to whole new level. referring to images i remember being in my gcse biology textbook many moons ago, of spiders webs after the spider was injected with certain stimuli, the one that particularly inspired colovos was caffeine. being a caffeine fiend myself i know what the wrong end of caffeine can do to you, so it's interesting to see the adverse effect on the spider's web.

photo courtesy of science photo library

the colovos' collection is edgy and ever so slightly effie the always controversial skins character with burnout lace tops, erractically pattern dresses and a muted colour scheme reminiscent of a spider's web on a cold autumn morning. the green of a leaf reflected in a bead of dew, the grey of the first breath of fogsoft, simple colours to contrast the hard edged theme. 

 photos courtesy of style.com

this collection is amazing, so beautiful and i can't wait to see this in the highstreet!

got any favourite pre-fall collections yet?

rave accessories week

i've not really been keeping you up to date with what's been going on in my life outside of this blog, and i'm guilty, but i thought i'd just show you these images of the accessories project photo shoot i had to work on. my crit results were mixed with some people saying that the girly smiling and poses were off putting and others saying that i didn't style it correctly, suggesting i should have matched the fluoro in the inside of the shot glasses in her clothing. however, my tutor said that she really liked my shoot given that i'm not a sttlying but a design student. i'll let you guys decide, what do you think?