The Fall Winter 2010 – 2011 collection from Danier is out. Some of my favourite pieces are their collaborations with John Hillifer, winner of Danier Design Challenge 2010 and the Raphael Mazzucco Mixed Media Montage collection. The selection of pieces I like are all very motorcycle inspired.
I’m loving the leather dress and Celine inspired black leather tshirt. John’s jacket is very different from what I normally see in Danier and that’s a good thing to see them embracing different design. Raphael Mazzucco Mixed Media Montage collection pieces have colourful linings that were created by Raphael.
I’m slowly coming to terms with the fact that summer is almost over and fall is starting up. I like fall but it leads to no good, namely winter. However my season package of tights from the Secret Fall 2010 collection arrived and I’m getting excited for fall. It means colourful tights and Secret has helped me in that regard for a few seasons now. Thanks Ashworth Associates for keeping my gams colourful all season long.
I really love this fall’s colours: Berry, Grey, Camel, Blue, Plum and Red. They come in tights and legging versions. I usually contrast my tights with a black outfit, but these colours make me want to go monochrome this fall. Tights and leggings are a great way for the colour-phobic to ease themselves into wearing colour. To be honest, I just like being obnoxiously colourful in the office, it needs it at times.
I am a huge fan of Wolford but you can’t beat Secret’s prices and general availability. Tights are $7.50 and leggings are $7.95. The leggings have a control top panty, so I’m assuming that’s why they are more expensive. They are long-lasting too.
I was just sent the new behind the scenes video from Roots for their Fall 2010 collection. It was filmed in beautiful Trinity Bight, Newfoundland.
You can check out the full lookbook on Roots.ca. I’m pretty partial to the outfit below. The sweater is catching my eye. I’ve been a big fan of the Russian Vamp Boots and I really like that they have made them higher. It’s perfect for folding over and I like the look.
I’m loving these dresses from Acne for fall 2010. Ara, the short, sexy leather number would be a great edition to my closet that is lacking shorter hems. It sounds divine after reading the description.
Strapless, short and futuristic leather A-line bustier dress with a zipped detailed skirt. Inner top body is built up like a corset with bonings. Inner grosgrain ribbon with hook and eye closure holds the waist. Skirt part has two front zippers with inserts, which allows for skirt width adjustments. Hemline finishes just below the hips. Fit is short and narrow
The drapey Pluto and Omega are my typical hemline and great for the office.
Style names: Alpha, Atlas, Atlantis
I love the silk styles Alpha and Atlantis are just great LBDs. I’ve recently discovered that the key to wearing silk dresses is about wearing some shapewear or a great slip underneath. Atlas is another fun short dress that uses a stretch crepe fabric for the top, the bust and skirt are in a fused stiff fabric.
Gap invited media over one morning to check out the Premium Pant Collection. The response was big and everyone was posting and tweeting about the pants. I contributed to that myself.
There are 5 different styles of pants in your typical Gap styles: Boy Fit, Modern Boot, Curvy, Perfect Trouser and Slim Cropped. All the styles came in black and some had navy blue or grey options. Each person got a pair for our own evaluation. The Slim Cropped style drew me in and I opted for that. They only came in black. I was really happy with the fit and stretchy material. They are the type of pants you buy a size smaller because they will stretch out. They didn’t do a very good job of repelling my cat’s hair so I think the lint resistance thing is a little suspect. After washing the fit stays true and the colour doesn’t fade.
There were some predictions that the Slim Cropped would sell out. I believed this would happen; the pants fit very well. Many others felt the Boy Fit pants would be the winner. I don’t know what the outcome was but in my mind the Slim Cropped are king. I went to Gap this past Saturday and tried on the Boy Fit and it wasn’t pretty. They fit great in the legs but the waist was much to big. Going down a size would have been impossible and I didn’t feel like tailoring pants from Gap. I didn’t see the Really Skinny style at the preview and I wonder if they are available in Canada. It seems Gap doesn’t ship some things here as I found out with the new Design Edition Pierre Hardy pony skin wedges. Canada is getting the boots but in some boring leather finish and not the pony. Booo.
I love this leather and bouclé coat from the Ports 1961 Fall Winter 2010 – 2011 collection. It’s definitely tapping into that Shearling aviator vibe that is popular this season.
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