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Thursday, February 23, 2012

The Fall Collections-Part 1

NYFW is over and done and it is time for me to speak my mind about my favorite collections!

(not that my little voice matters, but I will share anyway)
Since there was so much eye-candy going on, I will have to split this up in two post. So here goes the first set...humor me, while I gave each collection it's own little nickname.

First up on the list is....one of my favorites!

{Oscar De La Renta}

Ladylike

The 1960s inspiration, luxurious textures and silhouettes are just so incredibly flattering. Stepping outside the uncommon color hues that are usually chosen for fall, this collection sticks to a touch of the pastel palette is just the icing on the cake {literally}. Pretty pastels in baby blue and pale pink, and ladylike embellishments just make this collection so GOOD to look at!

{Ralph Lauren}

A mix of menswear inspiration from the 1920s paper boy, to the dazzling jazz babies of the era.

{Marc by Marc Jacobs}

Geeky Chic

{Michael Kors}

MAD for PLAID!

{Preen}

I love the color palette of Preen's collection, a bit of sophisticated homage to a whimsical nature.

{DVF}

Minimal Elegance

{Jill Stuart}

Feminine Mystique

{Gucci}

Gothic Chic

So tell me, which one of the fall collections was your favorite?

xo~Syd

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

The Spring 2012 Collections

So, after the dust has settled a little bit from the chaos that is " Fashion Week", we now have a pretty good idea of what the fashions for Spring 2012 are looking like. Can I just say that as much as I love and adore fall fashion, I am pretty excited about all the of the vintage style influence on the runways. Pretty much everything from the 1930s Great Gatsby look on Ralph Lauren's runway, the pretty pastel pallets on Jill Stuart's and Alice & Olivia's, to the 1960s mod looks at Milly. It made me so giddy to see a full appreciation and so much inspiration coming from past decades, and a journey thru all the ones I love, at that!. As a long time admirer of Kelly Wearstler's interior decor abilities, I was so happy to see her style flow into the world of fashion. Since collecting vintage clothing is nothing new to me, I am happy to report that I have quite a few pieces already in my collection, "to play with," that are very similar to what fashion is looking towards for spring 2012. Here are a few of my favorite looks from the collections. These lovelies caught my eye and make me really, really antsy for the coming season.

designers and links to view the entire collections