Cacharel SS13 Ready-to-Wear

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Today I'll be looking at something a little more summery; after all, it is the first week of summer here in Sydney! Be ready for some bright, fresh colours, romantic undertones and FAB sunnies...

Fave backstage shot

I love a retro, front tie that doesn't reveal too much!

Watercolour dress.

O what a flouncy, flouncy hem!

I am in love with the two panels over the shoulder and bust.
Plus, a perfect fabric choice that gives off a glow and glimmers with
light and shade.

Light and airy white dress.

Perhaps would have preferred it sleeveless...

I really do adore a good watercolour print.
Just the way it spills, darker shades here and lighter shades there.

A close up and my favourite buttons.

This is really playful/fun (ahem the sheer skirt and loud knicker-shorts).

The first of two fab summer shirt-dresses with an adorable,
buttoned-up collar.

This second one is more of a coat-dress but it too seems perfect for
hotter weather. 

An amazing strapless maxi. Gorgeous.

Anais!! in funky, translucent glasses which I love.
Oh and on a side note, the fringe: messy but trimmed, kinda cute. 
Wish I could try bangs but my hair is just too adsfgkl (frizzy, dry) haha :)

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Looking Back: Alexis Mabille SS11 Men Ready-to-Wear

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I have to confess I am not very well acquainted with men's wear (nor women's, nor fashion in general..), but this collection caught my eye with all the flowers tossed in tousled hair, plus how could one resist a dapper bow-tie?
I can't say if I'll be looking at more men's wear any time soon, but anyhow, here are my picks from Alexis Mabille's SS11 men's collection. 

The rough, raw mineral look for accessories always gets me.
I think it adds some refined toughness to an outfit.
The slashes on the jacket, also - trans-seasonal and aesthetic, too.

I reckon striped pants are really cool and the belt matches.
The incorporated bow-tie is a cute detail and the subtle contrast in colour.

Great lines/shapes in the shirt. Oh and also the shoes, they add a nice
layer to the look. Not so much a fan of the beaded bracelets but I 
do like the symmetry of having them on both wrists.

I'm a sucker for applique and flowers.

The weave of the fabric is fab. And the flowers, used sparingly,
are whimsical but not too girly.

I am quite liking the dark shirt under lighter jacket/pant combo right now.

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Valentino SS13 Ready-to-Wear

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Don't even get me started on Valentino. Valentino is swoon-worthy every time. Never hits a miss. Perfect. Just so damn perfect. And without further ado, I present to you another success that is the SS13 Ready-to-Wear collection shown at Paris Fashion Week. Here are my favourite pieces.

Plastic fantastic is totally a thing now, and the leather trim
and stud detailing all go so well together.

The applique flower fabric is so summery.

The perspex is so clean and so beautiful, and the chain even, just, argh.

Another interesting thing they did this year was the front panels that
sorta remind me of bibs - which are lovely with a collar I must say.
The dandelion detail though...I prefer my dandelions simply embroidered
or printed,with less beading and embellishment.
Nevertheless they are a whimsical detail of the dress!

The cutwork is reminiscent of Louis Vuitton SS12 but less pretty.
The colour blocks are nice.

I don't know about you but the embellishment for me totally harks back to
the AW11 couture collection (e.g. this)

Adorable dress and particularly the beading.

Impartial to the clutch/bangles though doubles seem like a chic idea.
Beading is so, so delicate and lovely.

I am really liking the slip dress and how simple and elegant and
delicate it is. And there were a lot of "and"s in that sentence. 
Also, I always appreciate a good pocket detail which seems to be just
visible through the almost opaque material.

That dress is worthy of a god. Or a queen, Queen Nobis hah.

Up close.
Curse the lighting on this photograph!

Trust Valentino to come up with the most unfathomably genius rain
coat trench EVER. Because who wouldn't want to show off their gorgeous
dress even when it's cold?

 Now let's move on to transparent shoes.
This is probably one of the nicer ones out of the collection.

And this one is probably the chicest transparent shoe ever made.

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Looking Back: Jil Sander AW12 Ready-to-Wear

What I really love about Jil Sander is the whole crisp, clean aesthetic. It is so simple yet there is some unspoken sophistication about it all. The runway design was also lovely. Good job Raf, props to you, bud.

Most romantic-slick (it's a word now) dress. The bodice most of all.

Pockets, too.

Fab jacket.

Hi Julia.

Mmmm clutchey goodness and a knitted sleeve detail.

Shoes were...MEH.

Metallicz.

The blocking and the colours and the textures and.

The high-waisted pant and bodice combo is always chic.
And you need them shoulders to pull it off...

THE black dress.

To be honest, I wouldn't ever wear a navy or dark/bright blue dress.
I just never liked the colour, I guess. This dress, though, is a lovely meeting of off-the-shoulder glam and modernity.

Close up, I can't really tell but is that a sheer panel?
A better, classier choice than a cut-out I reckon.

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