a wee bit skint. (a fashion blog)

winding.

new york is nearing its end. it wasn't the most electric of fashion weeks, but it did have its moments. here a few of my favourites...

marc by marc jacobs f/w2010:

the row f/w2010:

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vera wang f/w 2010:

 

quiet.

marc jacobs f/w 2010: a thing of quiet beauty. enjoy...

suno.

i hadn't heard of max osterweis, or his suno line prior to yesterday afternoon, but i'm an instant fan... quirky, whimsical, bright and thoroughly chic. a wardrobe unlike many others, but one i'd be more than willing to accept as my own.

please?

 

 

today.

some looks i loved today:

   generra fall 2010

 

karen walker fall 2010

ohne titel fall 2010

 

preen by thornton bregazzi fall 2010

 

orion.

put the stars on clothes, and invariably, i'm going to dig it.

ruffian's fall 2010 collection was tailored and sharp, but modern, whimsical and a bit splashy to boot - you can't tote the orion nebula somewhere on your person, and not have people take notice...

layered.

oh, is it cold outside?

seeing the clothes sent out at rag & bone, you'd never feel a chill with their layers and layers of knits and outerwear. alone, all these fair isle knits and tweed jackets could be viewed as stuffy, but styled as they were, it just oozed cool.

loved this collection.

 

1977.

i usually love rachel comey's eclectic styling. she really seems to know who her customers are, but this season, i don't think i'll be rushing out to the shops. the looks were just a little too 1977 for me.

it wasn't all flares and satin though...

pre.

not one to delve too deeply into the "pre" season collections as i still find the whole concept somewhat laughable, i thought it prudent, however, to extol my adoration, yet once again for ms. vera wang.

if only more people knew that she was so MUCH more than just wedding dresses. i think her ready-to-wear collections are some of the best happening right now in new york.

 

 

legs.

i'd say that if karl lagerfeld were a woman, this 2010 collection is exactly what he'd wear. for the likes of you and me, you'd need legs up to here ^ and a kicky, modern sense of style. i think i'd like the legs that go on for miles as i'm all set with the kicky, modern bit...

 

 

 

singular.

bare-faced and utterly beautiful - dries van noten takes prints to the extreme, gathering them all up from all corners of the world and makes them all his own. so gorgeous, so wearable, so completely singular, for a woman who is just as remarkable as the clothes she wears.

i love it when a show perks up my downcast view of these fashion weeks...

 

 

tailored.

a mix, as it looked to me, of the 50s with a slash of mod - the junya watanabe s/s 2010 collection was amazingly sharp and modern.

 

 

exception.

exceptions will be made.

because the lanvin show was just amazing. alber elbaz started off the show slow, with looks that didn't stray far from shows past, but then something changed and the show took on a gloriously beautiful spin...

 

 

 

fashionweekfail.

the radio silence has, i'm sure, clued you in by now, that my usual excitement for the shows has most definitely waned. and i'm not even going to blame it on the baby! i've just found the 2010 s/s season so ultimately uninspiring, that there isn't much enthusiasm to muster writing something up. i was hopeful after new york, but even when marni (shock! horror!) and most of milan failed to inspire a little school-girl glee, i knew it was time for me to sit one out and wait for the next go-round. so, that's exactly what i'm doing. everyone else is doing such a great job at covering the shows anyway, that i'm sure i won't be missed!

day-glo.

proenza schouler presented a collection that seemed like a futuristic version of the cool, and laid back surfer girl. with tie-dye like you've never seen and day-glo neons like you haven't worn since the mid-80s - this collection skewed much younger and less structured than previous seasons to great effect.

   

 

tophat.

an old-school big top feel was the theme for alice temperley's ss2010 temperley london presentation. and though the top hats could have made things a bit too costumey, the overall outcome was a sort of cockney elegance. dressing up with a bit of humour and a slight edge.