Spring 2013 Menswear

I had difficulties picking favourites this season but I want to specifically mention Thom Browne. I loved the way Thom Browne presented his collection. He sent models out all covered in silver make-up and hiding in a silver tube until every model reached their spot (there was a pair of shoes for each model waiting for them on the lawn) and they uncovered themselves all at once (as shown in this video). My other favourites are Acne and Givenchy. I love the use of different materials and shapes at Acne (those straw hats!!) and all the streetwear elements of Givenchy. Any other favourites?

Acne


Givenchy

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Fall 2012 Menswear

I admit, I haven't looked that closely at every collection but I had a peek at most of them. None of them really convinced me to blog about except Acne and Wood Wood – two premium brands considerably cheaper than most of the other things shown on the runway these past two weeks. I haven't bought anything from Acne for quite a while now but at the same time I have always included them in my favourite collection sum-ups each season. The whole mood of the collection gets me every time and the styling is perfect.

Wood Wood



Acne

Acne Spring/Summer 2012 Womenswear Show

I decided to ditch my old habit of posting my favourite shows from fashion weeks. It doesn't mean I am not looking at the runway shows anymore. I do, because I still love to discover new designs and new ideas. But somehow the whole concept of presenting one collection every season no matter what doesn't get to me anymore. Instead I will just post collections randomly when I feel like they must be shared. Below is some footage of the Acne Spring/Summer 2012 womenswear fashion show. Acne has truly transformed into something much more than just the jeans brand they used to be in the beginning. Even established fashion editors and websites like style.com acknowledge that (read the review here). The styles on the runway might not be as basic and wearable anymore as they used to be in the past but I am sure that Acne will still continue offering their old classics. Tonight at 6pm (GMT+1), Acnestudios.com relaunches their new website.

Fall 2011 Couture

Sorry for my long absence from blogging. Stable internet connections are rare in the countryside of Thailand so I thought I would give myself a little free time and resume my blog duties when I got back to Switzerland, which was this morning. I finally had some time to look at the couture shows and I absolutely love what Riccardo Tisci did for Givenchy. You can view the kind of process and how much time actually went into producing these beautiful dresses on Style.com. Azzedine Alaïa's couture collection was another standout for me this season. Again, many details about the process of making these garments here.

Givenchy


Azzedine Alaïa

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Spring 2012 Menswear

I am sorry but I think I have a never-ending love for Acne and there is no cure in sight. Their designs might not be ground-breaking or totally new but I love the subtle luxury of these garments and even though they're not as hefty priced as other designer brands, they don't have to hide in terms of quality. Also, they just know how to combine everything nicely together. As for the rest of my favourites below, I loved the coats and jackets shown at Burberry Prorsum, Dries Van Noten and Lanvin. If you looked at any menswear collections this season, let me know your favourites in the comments! I am still in Thailand and currently have a very slow EDGE connection to the internet over the mobile network, so bear with me if the response time is slow.

Acne


Burberry


Dries Van Noten


Lanvin

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Resort 2012

Fashion week madness is about to begin with the first menswear fashion show in Milan, but there is something else on the fashion world schedule – the resort collections. It feels like an eternity since I last had a look at some collections (fall 2011 shows), because I was too busy with school and other projects. Now that I have a long summer break, I have enough time to have a proper look at all the resort collections. Here are my favourites from this season.

Givenchy


Stella McCartney


The Row

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Institute for Fashion Design Basel Gradute Show 2011

The graduate show 2011 of the institute for fashion design in Basel took place a week ago and it was the first time I had the chance to attend. I was already impressed solely by the size and organization of the whole event and they surely do not have to hide from any regular fashion show. You already kind of notice how much money is involved and what prestige it must be in Switzerland to graduate from that school by looking at the long list of sponsors. There were 18 collections in total from all the graduates. The overall quality and finish of the clothes looked impressive as far as I could tell from my seat and you could sell them straight from the runway. Most of the clothes looked rather futuristic (in a good way) and more or less wearable. Wearability shouldn't be a criterion for a graduate collection anyway though. Shini linked me an interesting interview about this subject matter between Cathy Horyn and Louise Wilson (director of the M.A. program at Central Saint Martins). Here are my favourite looks from the show and I would love to hear how they compare to graduate students from your city or country.

Karin Wüthrich


Matthias Waldhart


Noëmi Frey


Jean-René Wyss


Senta Amacker


Stefanie Salzmann


Bettina Gruber

Paris Fall 2011

Another season is through with the last day of Paris fashion week fall 2011. I took my time to check every day on style.com for new collections during Paris fashion week. Lanvin is definitely my favourite from Paris once again. Givenchy is probably one of these collections, that you either hate or love – the latter for me. I also really enjoyed the collections of Haider Ackermann and Christophe Lemaire's first collection for Hermès but decided not to include them since they did not meet my personal taste. There were not that many livestreams, but for those who could not wait for the first pictures to arrive, there was NOWFASHION, which delivered them live while the models were still walking down the runway. There has been only fashion week coverage on my blog and nothing else besides my Sunday entries but since it is over now, my next entry will finally be a new outfit. Below are my favourites in alphabetical order and let me know which ones you liked the most in the comments.

Céline


Giambattista Valli


Givenchy


Lanvin


Stella McCartney

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London & Milan Fall 2011

I am always trying to keep up with fashion shows in the beginning of a new season but end up not having enough time to closely follow London and Milan fashion week as well. Paris fashion week started and I am really looking forward to some collections. Here are my favourites from London and Milan Fall 2011 and let me know which one are yours in the comments.

Acne


Jil Sander


Marni


Mary Katrantzou


No. 21

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New York Fall 2011

New York fashion week is going to end tonight and the fashion crowd is moving on to London. While I didn't have time to watch most of the livestreams, I made sure to have a look at all the photos that appeared on style.com the day after. The designers from New York are often pretty young compared to the ones in Milan and Paris so the collections feel very fresh. I am so glad that Olivier Theyskens is back on the fashion week schedule. Here are my favourites in alphabetical order. I might update this entry tomorrow depending on how good the Calvin Klein collection is going to be. Tell me your favourites in the comments.

3.1 Phillip Lim


Jason Wu


Proenza Schouler


Rodarte


The Row


Theyskens' Theory

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