We’re used to seeing sweet, ultra-feminine collections from Nina Ricci designer Peter Copping. This season he spiced things up.
White petals rained down on the runway but S&M harnesses and loads of sheer black darkened the mood.
How amazing has Emma Stone been looking lately? Pretty darn amazing, if you ask us. And apparently we aren’t the only ones who think so. Stone has landed herself three (three!) major magazine covers this summer, which are all on newsstands now, including not one, but two Vogue covers (if you count Teen Vogue–which, for Read more →
We’ve scoured the Fall 2012 collections for the most amazing shoes, and it was easy, because there were plenty. The best part? Footwear options for Fall 2012 are a lot more reasonable than their Spring 2012 counterparts. (Remember those 6 inch Versace lucite wedges?)
Fall 2012 saw lots of wide heels and mary-janes on the runway, and sometimes both simultaneously–like at Prada, Louis Vuitton, and Marni. Knee-high black boots ruled at Alexander Wang, Altuzarra, Givenchy, and Rick Owens, and ladylike pumps could be found at Lanvin, Nina Ricci, and Jil Sander. Of course, if you’re looking for something crazy, look no further than Alexander McQueen’s heel-less fur shoes. Impractical, but so lovely.
Take a look at all the amazing shoes from Fall 2012 and just try to pick a favorite. It’s near impossible.
PARIS–Another fashion month over. Though doesn’t it seem like it’s always fashion week?
Anyway, Paris just wrapped and we’re still trying to wrap our minds around all the fashion we’ve taken in over the past nine days. Givenchy had everyone raving, Commes des Garçons had everything thinking, and Stefano Pilati’s final collection for YSL had everyone talking. Kenzo and Carven just made us want to go shopping. Now.
Here are our top 10 collections from Paris fashion week, in no particular order.
In the show notes for his fall 2012 collection, Nina Ricci designer Peter Copping said he was “inspired by an imaginary young girl exploring the wardrobe of her mother, grandmother and former generations.” “Nostalgia for the present,” he called the show. What that meant was that Ricci’s traditionally French feminine silhouette was mashed up and Read more →
Day 2, Paris fashion week, over. Check. I saw Carven, Balmain, and Nina Ricci. I saw massive chandeliers at two out of three of those shows (guess which ones?). Delfina Delettrez walked me through her wonderfully imaginative fall jewelry. I also got the gorgeous Hanneli Mustaparta to show off her mysterious armor-leotard get-up. I thought Read more →
PARIS–Peter Copping titled his spring 2012 collection for Nina Ricci “Zina” after the Russian artist Zina de Plagny, who collaborated with Ricci during the ’30s and ’40s on prints. Like many designers this season, Copping is looking back to what he described on his line sheets as “the Golden Age of couture.” And it was easy to feel transported to that Golden Age at the show space–a beautiful salon on avenue Foch, high ornate ceilings, lots of gold, the whole nine yards. The front row–Arianne Phillips (who, according to WWD, is marking her return to full-time styling) next to Katie Grand next to Carine Roitfeld next to Anna Dello Russo–was golden, too.
Copping’s interpretation of couture’s golden age for Nina Ricci is extraordinarily delicate, Parisian and ladylike. There were high waisted floral print pencil skirts with boxy little jackets, flared skirts, tops done in guipire lace, and dainty cardigans. Every look was topped off with prim little woven cage hats.
Ricci is known for incorporating lingerie details, and this season Copping’s use of lingerie was decidedly unsubtle.
Name: Florencia Galarza
Age: 26
Occupation: DJ
How would you describe your style? Classic, nostalgic… it can get weird sometimes.
What’s currently on your iPod? Trina, Hall & Oates, Selena.
Ads can be a million times better than the best editorial, or a trillion times worse. The way I see it, ads are the place for a brand to tell its version of a story for fall. It’s like viewing a collection in its natural habitat…so it better be good. (Like this Givenchy ad at left.)
This bunch of fall ads includes Tom Ford, Alexander Wang, Armani, and Proenza Schouler among others, so click through to see who we think succeeded and who didn’t fare so well.
As for those Ceryth Wyn Evans Marc Jacobs men’s ads… A++. If you wanna send a framed one to our office, that would be totally fine. Our Céline manifesto was looking a little lonely, anyway.
While our lives may not be quite as fabulous as some people we know, who have barely spent a weekend in the city since May, we do try to get out whenever the opportunity arises. So, it’s during this time of year especially that we’re on the lookout for the perfect weekender bag. We also just love them in general–I used one from Anthropologie as my school bag throughout most of high school and college.
Whether you’re spending your weekend in the Caribbean, your friend’s beach house or your boyfriend’s apartment, you might as well do it in style. So, here are 15 chic carryalls for stylish schlepping–weekend or not.
Shoes for fall 2011 came in all different shapes and sizes, from fur trimmed at Wang and Altuzarra to prim and pointy at Celine, Pucci, and Givenchy. The most innovate shoe, however, goes to Jil Sander, where the stirrup pants fit through a hole in the sole of the shoes. While in my dreams I own them all, the pair most likely to be on my feet come fall is Marc by Marc Jacobs’ shearling wedges, because there’s nothing quite as wonderful as a good looking shoe that’s comfortable, tooank” >Wang and Altuzarra to prim and pointy at Celine, Pucci, and Givenchy. The most innovate shoe, however, goes to Jil Sander, where the stirrup pants fit through a hole in the sole of the shoes. While in my dreams I own them all, the pair most likely to be on my feet come fall is Marc by Marc Jacobs’ shearling wedges, because there’s nothing quite as wonderful as a good looking shoe that’s comfortable too.
