the tailoress

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

best of kris van assche for dior homme fall 2012 collection times three

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best of kris van assche for dior homme fall 2012 collection times three

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Monday, April 30, 2012

best of ennio capasa for costume national fall 2012 mens collection times three

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best of ennio capasa for costume national fall 2012 mens shoes times three

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Sunday, April 29, 2012

best of christophe lemaire fall 2012 menswear collection times three

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best of guillaume henry for carven fall 2012 menswear collection times three

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Saturday, April 28, 2012

best of italo zucchelli for calvin klein fall 2012 mens shoes times three

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best of christopher bailey for burberry prorsum fall 2012 menswear collection times three

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Wednesday, April 25, 2012

best of junya watanabe fall 2012 menswear collection times three

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Tuesday, April 17, 2012

best of christopher bailey for burberry prosum menswear fall 2012 bags times three

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Christopher Bailey has well and truly breathed new life into
the fashion house of burberry despite its iconic identity he
emerges with innovative and progressive interpretations - it
becomes such a relief to look at these collections and realise
Bailey avoids the traditional plaid which has become the
identity of this company especially in the leather goods, these
menswear pieces have much more substance to the typically
branded pieces.

Monday, April 16, 2012

best of tomas maier for bottega veneta fall 2012 collection times three


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Maier has reinvented the wheel for the classic suit jacket by
venturing into territory that the house of bottega veneta would
generally avoid.... graphics! He cleverly integrages colour
and geometry to adorn the suit in a rather innovative way.

Thursday, April 12, 2012

best of sarah burton for alexander mcqueen fall 2012 collection times three

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Sarah Burton takes a historical 19th century tailoring approach to this
elegant menswear collection, her contemporary twist to these pieces are
practical and functional, from the gradient fades on the mens blazers to the
patch pockets on a simple double breasted jacket, not to mention the
worn leather on the shoes. This maybe the most wearable collection from
the house of Mcqueen to date, is she taking the house into safe waters?
I would prefer to see Burton take her brave approach on womenswear and
use that same vigour on the menswear.

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

best of acne fall 2012 collection times three

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Jonny Johansson's most recent collections had explored colour and
a liberal application of leather, in his current menswear fall collection
he replaces these luxury materials with the very economic faux leather-
a response to the current economic climate and perhaps the previous
season sales considering the majority of the collection was leather. In
my opinion though the strength of this collection relies solely on the
clever colour schemes and layering of textures, Johannsson can barely
be faulted on his styling and visual presentation of his collections.

Monday, March 19, 2012

best of jean paul gaultier spring 2012 couture collection times three

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Ok so I have to admit I wasn't really into the couture collection
by Jean-Paul Gaultier, its fair to say his had better days. However
I couldn't go past these towering platform wedges, very worthy of
mentioning just the right amount of detailing as well.

Sunday, March 18, 2012

best of ricardo tisci for givency spring 2012 couture collection times three

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The details and processes in a givenchy couture collection
are incredibly mesmerising this collection is ofcourse no
exception, Ricardo Tisci delivers this ten piece collection
with exquistie crocodile detailing which involved ateliers
joining each scale like a puzzle to create these unique
garments worthy of a museum display to appreciate the
craftmanship behind its creation. I still fail to understand
after recently having seen the oscars why a-listers get about
wearing their regular strapless silk gowns when we have
these pieces.... cate blanchett is an exception to this comment
whom rocked a givenchy spring 2011 couture gown to the
oscars last year, god bless you woman!

Saturday, March 17, 2012

best of christian dior spring 2012 couture collection times three

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Bill Gaytten continues to impress me and I remain quite disappointed
about the criticisms made about his previous couture collection
for Dior that was influenced by Memphis design. I believe it was
brave and beautifully executed collection and will become a piece of
Dior history. Moving on, does anyone feel like the spring couture
collections have a reoccurring trend appearing....croc and snakeskin-
best executed by Givency, Dior and Armani of course, but I can't help
but think back to the best execution of croc in couture, which would have
to be Jean Paul Gaultier Fall 2009 couture, a craftsmanship that can be
matched by no other- each scale is crocheted together! But Bill Gaytten
has demonstrated a seamless and refined way of articulating each scale
which is separating them and emphasizing their outlines by spacing them
apart which allows them to move three dimensionally in a way that a 2d
textile prohibits. Clever Boy!

Friday, March 16, 2012

best of karl lagerfield for chanel spring 2012 couture collection times three

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The setting was particularly out of the ordinary for karl's
couture show for chanel rather than the historic and grand
decadent locations that he has transported his guests to in the
past he chosen a futuristic space shuttle to present his
collection- which in my opnion is not at first glance consistent
with the collection design. Moving on from location though I
have to admit this collection is perhaps one of the very few that
I have enjoyed from chanel it keeps the typical tweed and
boucle textiles but he introduces bold colours to chanels palette
rather than the sickly pastels that conjoures thoughts of a retirement
village.

Thursday, March 15, 2012

best of bouchra jarrar spring 2012 couture collection times three

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Bouchra Jarrar presents a couture collection which feels
most wearable amongst the current collections, it seems
to focus on masuculine tailoring which is extremely refined,
the detailing is extremely clever as she creates hybrids of the
coat and cape or transforms the collar into a draping scarf- a
unique and approach to couture that doesn't focus on the
predictable couture evening gown which is becoming oh so
boring.

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

best of armani prive spring 2012 couture collection times three

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Giorgio puts together a reptile inspired couture collection, that
doesn't take the typical and simple approach of using croc and
snakeskin through the collection but instead experiments with
contemporary and traditional materials and methods such as
mesh, lace, digital printing and pleating to transform his pieces
into organic and unique creatures. Perhaps the most exciting
development from this collection is to see how Giorgio continues
to progress his use of digital printing in the house's ready-to-wear
collections.

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

best fo alexis mabille spring 2012 couture collection times three

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I'm not usually a fan of Alexis Mabille couture however this collection
presented a whimsical use of colour for this particular designer. His head
to toe execution of colour blocking in a rather citrus palette is unlike any
other couture collection, the millinery and make up was rather bold however
critical to emphasize the solid blocking of his designs.