Looking Back: Valentino AW11 Couture

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Hey! Another Valentino post, yay! And boy, do I have a couple more lined up for you. 
So what I really loved about this collection is the HAIR GAH so perfect. So dainty, sparkly and nature-inspired with an organic element. And the hair pretzel is lovely too.

Pretty make up.

Close up of the hair pretzel. How did they tuck the hair in the middle in?

Backstage. Must try the sweater-skirt combo soon (swoon!)

Lurvely textures from top to bottom.

Clean and simple with superb attention to detail at the neckline, waistline 
and sleeves.

Um. I'm speechless.

The fringed hem is boho-chic but at the same time interior-inspired

Whimsical. And what looks like a mermaid tail.

Close up, we see the criss-crossed lace and neck detail. 
Lovely and all but personally, I wouldn't wear it.

Somebody PLEASE tell me what these type of buttons are called???

Loving the sleeves.

Cape-like element adds an ethereal quality to the dress.

Adorable cape-like coat with slits for the arms (reminds me of 
fairy-tales) and plaited cording detail to complement the clean lines 
and smooth texture.

Dark, velvet-y, gothic, regal.

Ombre/gradient and sheer, both of which I am loving right now

Dainty pearl embellishment can never go wrong.

Buckles, yes! I quite like the way these look when viewed from front-on, 
but that's about it. Metallic lace, though; always lovely.

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Looking Back: Valentino AW10 Couture

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Anything remotely scallop shell shaped, I fall immediately and
uncontrollably in love with. Do I need help?

Blah blah blah we get how much you love Valentino etc. etc. Can we please move on? Sorry, but no. Their collections always make an impression, and a warning... more Valentino is headed your way. Enjoy! :)

Ok so it is couture, but I'm still not sure about the birdcage.
Almost lol-worthy actually.

Pretty kitten heels. I can just imagine these with a flowy maxi skirt.

One of my favourites.

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Quite like the hems they've done, like a drop-waist, ruffled hem.
Don't think it'd look good on my frumpy self, though;
everything looks better on a model.

The only point I'd like to make here is that it shouts 'architectural' to me.
Like there's the roof and the boxy white windows.

Again, one of the pieces not everyone can pull off.
Ah, reminds me of the Valentino perfume bottle design...consistent.

They really hit it off with the bows. So adorable.

CUTE

Simply lovely. Natural too, it looks tied.

I actually want to make a skirt like this but without the ribbon edges.

You know, I never really liked Karlie's lips...
The eye make up was lovely and sparkly fresh. 

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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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