Halston Ready to Wear – Fall Winter 2008 – 2009 One of the most anticipated shows of the season is Halston and man was it awful. This periwinkle thing is the most hideous garment I’ve seen in a long time. Seriously! These two are the worst of the bunch, but it doesn’t get much better. You are suppose to reinvent Halston not make some existing patterns. images: thefashionspot.com
Jeremy Laing Ready to Wear – Fall Winter 2008 – 2009 Inspired by the kaleidoscopic cover of The Possibility of an Island, the latest novel by Michel Houellebecq. The interior of a ’50s couture bodice, with its excess seam allowance becoming a decorative element. Josef Albers’s “Homage to a Square†color-field experiments. Quadrant-based construction, with a nod to Vionnet. love. images: thefashionspot.com
Roland Mouret – Ready to Wear Fall 2008 – 2009 I wasn’t all that in love with the spring 2008 collection for RM by Roland Mouret, but he has turned me around for fall 2008. Style.com says it’s a pre-fall collection and the fashion spot says it’s Fall 2008, i’m going with the fashion spot. images: thefashionspot.com
I hear we will have another Canadian to cheer during New York Fashion Week, it’s Arthur Mendonça. Congrats Arthur, I can’t wait to see the show. Unfortunately it will be online like most people, I’m not attending the fall shows in New York this season. 🙁 image: mendonca.ca
Dries Van Noten Fall Winter 2008 – Mens Ready to Wear There were a lot of scarves at the Dries Van Noten menswear show that I liked. I love the way the the scarf is tied in the second image. I must find a way to recreate it. images: men.style.com
Raf Simons Fall Winter 2008 – Mens Ready to Wear There were some great prints in this collection. If guys will wear them is another story. I think they are beautiful. images: the Fashion Spot
Calvin Klein Fall Winter 2008 – Mens Ready to Wear The shoes are stunning. images: men.style.com
I don’t normally follow the men’s collections too much, but I’ve decided to do something different. I don’t know what Miuccia is thinking this year, but I really don’t like men in miniskirts. There are a bunch of looks that I really dislike, like the nude tops. (click to see larger versions) However, there is a winner; this beautiful red suit. I like the boots too, but not together.
I attended a Fall 2008-2009 trend forecasting seminar with the Toronto Fashion Incubator. It’s a membership perk as this seminar is not open to the public. I also have access to the Womenswear trendbook at the TFI office. These books are amazing and extremely pricey. I’m loving the ideas for Fall 2008. I took a whole ton of notes and I have to compile them. The seminar was given by Natalie Gauthier from the company Promostyl, International Trend Research and Design Agency.
