Treat Her Like a Lady

Martin Grant’s collection for the Spring does exactly that. He’s created finely tailored clothes that accentuate the best parts of a woman’s body–her shoulders, her legs, and her neck. However, there was one miss, and it was the hot shorts that he made. Yes, they accentuate super long legs, but I found them to be [...]

More from the Shows in Paris

Stella McCartney continues the floral theme seen in the Balenciaga show. Her collection was very floaty and flirty, quite reminiscent of an ethereal nymph.

Giambattista Valli went for the girly hues in rose, canary, and powder blue.

Céline went for the bold in everything from clothes to bags to shoes. Très chic!

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The Best Day

Thursday, October 4th, looks as though it will be my favorite day of this whole Paris Fashion Week business.
Giambattista Valli, Céline, and Stella McCartney are showing!

Balenciaga Doing What Balenciaga Does Best

I first read the words Nicolas Ghesquière about eight years ago. The context in which my eyes skimmed that name is quite…unique. I loved reading Internet soap operas at the time. There happened to be web drama title “A Lovely Light,” which took place in bitchy Hollywood, with actors who were up-and-coming and socialites who [...]

Christian Dior’s Glamourpuss Catwalk

It’s no secret that I have an affinity for vintage fashion. John Galliano provided that with his collection for Christian Dior. Very ’20s chic, I’d say.

And if we’re to look at how each look was accessorized, I would say that the hat trend will not be going anywhere any time soon. Which is good for [...]

Like Visiting an Art Gallery

Vivienne Westwood never ceases to amaze me. Her designs are unique, but not in a crazy, off-the-wall way, either. Her Spring 2008 collection is very reminiscent of an artist’s palette. Close attention was paid to cut and angle, as well as to fabric choices.

While it may be hard to imagine wearing a Vivienne Westwood creation [...]

Are we there yet?

Yes; yes, we are.
Now that Paris Fashion Week is upon us, I am beside myself. It’s the week that I impatiently wait for twice yearly. Today, Monday, October 1st, Vivienne Westwood will be showing as will AF Vandevorst, Yohji Yamamoto, and Christian Dior.
Tomorrow, I await pictures of Balenciaga, Junya Watanabe, Viktor & Rolf, Véronique [...]

Oh la la!

Style and French chic go hand-in-hand. With a language that has more than one word for “scarf” (écharpe, châle, foulard), and in a country that dictates more than one way to wrap it, Parisian chic still manages to come off as effortless. Those high-waist pants with that slim men’s undershirt with those peep-toe pumps with [...]