Sequins and ruffles, sheer pleats and pretty eyelet trim ~ a pretty springtime collection from Chloé.
{Images : photography by Moncia Feudi for vogue.com via This is Glamorous}
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Valentino Spring 2013
Delicate embroidery, intricate beading and brocade ~ the valentino spring collection was full of creations inspired by memories of Rome.
a collection that trod its own path, an authentically Roman road back to a point in the Italian forties and fifties that resonates gently with the the way of the world now. Think of raven-haired, voluptuous “passionatas” in their slips and devout Catholic ladies on their way to mass—and then lay them aside for a second. Sarah Mower, Vogue
Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccoli’s Spring 2013 collection for Valentino at Paris Fashion Week.
{Images : photography by yannis vlamos for vogue.com}
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An ode to “The Ice Queen and Her Court”
Ice queen inspiration :: Alexander McQueen Fall/Winter 2011/12 Collection ~ I’m coveting it all!
“I was thinking about an ice queen. Someone strong and noble and romantically powerful.”
Sarah Burton describing her Alexander McQueen’s Fall/Winter 2011 collection.
Inspired by ‘The Ice Queen and her Court’
the muse of the collection is strong yet beautiful, regal yet romantic – all beautifully translated into the collection.
And there was a Gothic Ice Queen along with bondage harnesses and exposed zippers that graced the catwalk.
{Alexander McQueen Fall/Winter 2011/12 Collection. Visit the official Alexander McQueen website, here.}
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sculpture is fashion :: McQueen
Alexander McQueen creations are amazing paper-like sculptures draping the body. Just divine!
{Alexander McQueen Fall/Winter 2011/12 Collection}
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white lace lovely
I am enamoured by the depth of white that is created by the ingenious combinations of texture and shading from layers of lace and ruffles.
Givenchy haute couture autumn/winter 2010-2011
Balenciaga S/S 2006
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Chanel’s Crystal Fall :: Chanel Fall Collection 2012
The Crystal Forest = a labyrinth of smokey quartz + amethyst mines.
Enormous shards of smoky quartz and amethyst, rising from sands of crystal like stalagmites in a giant’s cave, set the mood chez Chanel, where Karl Lagerfeld was thinking about minerals, from the crystal-crusted eyebrows to the crystal fragments jutting from the top of the faceted clear-crystal heels.
Hamish Bowles, Vogue
The runway was layered in white glittery sand that sparkled like snow and the clothes were glamorous and futuristic mixing feathers, metallic tweeds and and crystal embellishments inspired by the freshness of the lotus flower.
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golden jewelled
Beautiful beading embellishment.
{Images: Valentino S/S Haute Couture Show 2012 via Vogue Australia}
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twinkle, twinkle
Rich embroidery, sparkling embellishment, and creamy Gauzy Chantilly lace gives an opulent romantic feel to the collection.
{Images via Vogue Australia}
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