misslikey: February 2010

27 February 2010

Looking For The Summer

Craig Lawrence is aspiring London based designer and one of British wunderkind children raised at Central Saint Martin.
Creative master of knitwear was developing his art-craft as Gareth Pugh knitwear creator.
Besides that, he collaborated with Levi's, Levi's Original, Cassette Playa, musician Patric Wolf and with Alexander McQueen for McQ internet campaign.
His silhouette stands for an art form and magic of knitwear shape makes Craig knits not exactly the garment you would wear to countryside.
He presented last two collections on London Fashion Week (dress on the photo above is from SS10 collection).
Fall Winter Collection was presented in the form of the fashion film.
We will definitely hear more about Craig in the future. Did I mention film is must-see?
image via Blow PR

26 February 2010

Summary of New York Fashion Week

In the sea of designers that showed /presented collections for fall on New York Fashion Week we certainly can say that lot of them had been in seek of more softer shape of female body unlike the past few years. Era of body conscious and fitness finished for the most of them so no matter we still cherish the Alaia heritage in our closets, ditto we can finally have a sigh of relief. So what are the best moments of nyfw according to misslikey:

1. Sweater over a dress
Dilemma of How to wear sweater over a dress is resolved. Sweater contrary to a first heavy glance can be a great soft love on the second sight. So bring out your spring floral, long or short dresses, draped skirts and put a sweater on it. Definitely you won't freeze like in the times when you were wearing them in edgy manners in the middle of the winter.
PHOTO: Marc Jacobs
2. How to do the frizzy hair is the new How to fix the frizzy hair
Frizzy, curly hair become our friend this season. Free soft hair a la Grace Coddington this year proves that beauty imperfections can be our biggest perfections. Style is the key word.
3. The velvet underground
Velvet came back on the scene this year with the goth, 70s and 90s crave; While some been using velvet as a detail or embellished it with details many based entire collections on it so we saw a lot of velvet-in; Pants suits(Elise Overland, Fetherston, Karen Walker), long dresses, even the the minis in velvet (see Halston, Jeremy Scott, Sophie Theallet)
PHOTO: Halston mini in velvet
4. Draping instead of cutting
Fine tailored free falling items do something amazing to the shape of the female body. Keep an eye on Doo.Ri, Vena Cava draped skirts.
PHOTO: Costello Tagliapietra draped dress
5. Nouveau school
New school girl has a Lolita charm and except refined babydolls she adores toggle jackets, knee socks, pouf, pleated and folded skirts.
(See Philip Lim, Generra, Peter Jensen, Proenza Schouler, Brian Reyes, Cynthia Steffe, Boy by Band of Outsiders)
PHOTO; Proenza

6. Keep an eye on Paris 68, debut collection of Marcella Lindeberg, ex creative consultant at Williams Rast
and fancy of the fall weekend getaways of Mona Kowalska and her line A Détacher
7. That less inspiration sometimes stands for more inspiration proved Shipley & Halmos and Marc Jacobs in both of his collections. While some been searching out for royal vagabonds, rock stars, Madras, Russian bohemians, Marc and duo S& H showed essentials of women's wardrobe. Marc Genius Jacobs spiced up everything with lovely romantic dresses.
PHOTO; Shipley & Halmose, Marc by Marc Jacobs
8. Boho Romantic
Talking romantics this year gypsy Bohemian took the whole new role. I always can see some of the romance in vague lifestyle but few like Erin Fetherston, Sophie Theallet, Anna Sui and Alberta Ferretti for Philosophy showed us a true meaning of boho romantic.
PHOTO; Philosophy boho long dress
9. Printed pants
From variety of graphic and floral prints came out printed pants, art that is new territory for most of us. But is definitely the field we will explore more in the future (see Proenza Schouler, Isaac Mizrahi, Devi Kroell, Acne)
PHOTO: Isaac Mizrahi printed pants
10. Sportswear is part of refined attire
Sweatpants, treggings, hoodies, hooded capes, varsity jackets are style builders. On high heels they are fashion forward.
PHOTO; Karen Walker

P.S. Sorry for the belated summary of nyfw. I wish I could publish complete reviews but there is lack of space here on misslikey. Anyway, thank you for reading.
Lots of Love

18 February 2010

New York Fashion Week Fall 2010: Style Stalk

Just a little Style Stalk of fashion week in New York

Chloe Sevigny cut her blond waves into the wavy bob and looks amazing with the bold shoulder, Chloé haircut.
Little shorter, but similar haircut has also Julia Frakes of bunny bisous & Paper Magazine that peeps on fashion shows around the town with her charming round eyeglasses.
Round eyeglasses are perfect fit on artist Aurel Schmidt, another chic New Yorker that's about to become on of the IT girls about the town.

photos via style, Street Peeper, Mark The Cobra Snake

16 February 2010

New York Fashion Week fall 2010 part II- Are we becoming vagabonds?

New York Fashion week continues in big buzz; every minute there is new #nyfw tweet on your home page containing who came, who left, who sitting in a front row. We don't care much here for vanity and front rows but more of enjoying the catwalk.
Talking runaway; girl is on the road again. Obvious 1960s and 1970s vibe proves that Nico, Mariane Faitfull, Anita Pallenberg & co are never forgotten.( on 1990s are reminiscing Wang and his friend Joseph Altuzarra)
Long dresses this year are stars; Adam is about long skirt and oversized sweater, Peter Som put up green tulle, Philosophy put it in a military theme, Erin Fetherston for the night sleek, Altuzzara has a huge cape/train dress in red -velvet. Well velvet wasn't just popular in Altuzzara, but in Alexander Wang, Betsey, Elise Overland, Erin Fetherston, Karen Walker, United Bamboo and Rachel Roy shows. Believe it or not, we will be what's left from hippies and wear pants suit made of velvet next year. Except pantsuit that are velvet there is a quite of line of those pants I call sweat pants meet trousers (Araks, Luca Luca), or with inserted colored detail on the side (Ohne Titel, Prabal Gurung). The best tailored pants are undoubtedly those from Thakoon.
Erin Fetherston inspired by Chelsea girl Nico, made a wonderful complete collection showing us the bright side of Nico. Karen Walker, which continues in her cognizable tone of relax, loose clothing unlike last year when with tweed now is playing with some other materials. And Rebecca Taylor, I mean Rebecca Taylor even with keeping it short evoked Paris meets New York in seventies moments. Bows on the blue shoes- how terrible chic on the pants and blouse? And Peter Som gave us real fiesta of luxury fabrics and flamboyant prints with seventies vibe (models had black lipstick)
Another charming collection is from Peter Jensen which recalls on the childhood Sundays when mum is suppose to fix you up, shine up your shoes, lace them up and prepare you for the life. Add to that croco bag and in one moment you are teacher and in another charming Lolita. And don't forget to wear visible socks. Which certain have special appeal this year on fashion week. If not socks (on the heels or men shoes) there are "trouser leg" shoes (boots)
In line with ladylike, romanticism and Bohemian, coats are capes often in beige. Fur coats are huge and not too long while shearling jacket is included still in few collections.
And what else is new?
Young label Suno's (at O.C) eclectic prints and Betsey performance. Betsey show is always show in true meaning of the word so she brought us boudoir, miss Ozbourne, vagabonds and tribute to Alexander McQueen. Betsy can evoke in us hidden wish of leaving home and start living in fun fairs. If only Bob Dylan is there I would first put my name on the list.
Apparently I am full of kudos for New York, collections are much more complete and transparent, styling and details are great. Even Victoria Beckham is a proper tailor, but please couldn't she find any less skinnier models in the town?!

13 February 2010

New York Fashion Week Part I

Seems that designers on the beginning of the New York Fashion Week, been taught with coldness of this winter, are very preparing us for the Ice age next year. Maybe warm is new nude. Sweater dressing is very popular, which certainly puts a superb on Dries Van Noten and fuzzy sweaters. Inspired or not Cythia Steffe had fuzzy zebra skirt which could easily become very perfect item for the next season editorials. Same idea led Cushmnie et Ochs and Erin Wasson to play with fuzzy in white.
Did Edgy for the next season become sophisticated goth or we have to wait for sequent of NYFW to make the conclusions (Wang is broadcasting on Times Square). Yigal Azrouël was very loyal to his vision keeping urban touch even if are models wrapped in shawls or capes(BCBG Max Azria also joined that vision this year).
In this beginning of fashion week love for drapery is highly growing. Especially in mini style where skirts become draped and top body-con ( on Vena Cava, Costello Tagliapietra, Doo.Ri and Michael Angel). According to few, skirt will indeed have a big role next season; short pleated with zazou charm like from Cynthia Steffe matched on over-the-knee socks - ruffled in two tones from Generra - lady-like pleated velvet from Julian Louie or totally Bohemian with 70s glance from Richard Chai and Rachel Comney. In the same way are announced the jumpsuits; Colored in rock manner, embellished on the sleeves on Charlotte Ronson, slinky on Acne, in print on Cythia Rowley or goth on Wayne.
I absolutely adored Shipley & Halmos collection which I am bringing to you in next post and Preen with their refined cut-outs and sheer details with lingerie glance.