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fantasy friday: hermès s/s 2011.

March 11, 2011 — Leave a comment

Oh, Fantasy Friday, how I’ve missed you.

Seriously – it’s been too long. I’ve had this insane collection from Hermès sitting on the back-burner forever, and it’s finally time to bring it out, wipe the dust off, and let it shine in its glory.

I know, I know… If you’re into fashion, you’re likely already well-into the fall collections by now, but sometimes I like to mix it up and show you things that apply to the current season. This collection was one of my absolute favorites of the season, if not my number one.

I can’t decide what I love more: the hats, the leather, the neutral color palette (with hits of the signature Hermès orange, of course), or the equestrian/dominatrix vibe. It’s luxe, but totally edgy. The crazy-clean, hard lines and magnetic tailoring are offset by flowing, gauzy fabrics and draping. I’ve been obsessing over riding boots for a while now, and this collection highlights them in the most tremendous way.

It’s not easy to make sexy look so elegant – and that’s exactly what Jean Paul Gaultier has done with this collection.

What do you think, dolls? Are YOU ready to hit the horse trails?

In Fantasy Friday, Fashion hats, hermès, leather, runway reviews

DVF dressing: fall 2010.

September 29, 2010 — 4 Comments

It’s no secret that every year, you can count on Diane to produce a line of perfectly chic and always wearable dresses. But this year – this year, she really killed it. I honestly had a hard time deciding which were my favorites, and there were so many other pieces {hello, leopard scarves and delicious leather gloves – but who am I kidding, I live in Florida} competing for my attention that I almost decided to open this post up beyond dresses.

I couldn’t quite do it, thought, because the dresses stood in a category of their own. I mean, we are talking about the woman who *invented* the wrap dress. Would you expect anything less?

She gives us the latest trends by way of leopard, velvet, and leather – and her color palette is divine. The cremes, the blacks, and the jades all complement each other so beautifully, and I love the vintage and slightly Moroccan feel the prints exude. It’s all very modern. And sexy. And easy. And I’ll take one of each, please.

{grano velvet wrap dress}

{davina dress}

{arita leather dress}

{julian mini wrap dress}

{beulah wrap gown}

{tabalah dress}

{noelle mini dress}

In Fashion animal print, dresses, dvf, fall 2010 trends, leather

I’ve *fallen* for fall.

And I’m not talking about the weather. God knows that doesn’t exist here in South Florida.

No, for me – fall equals fashion . And this year, the designers went ba-nanas. There was a huge 90′s influence, but without the grunge factor that’s been haunting us lately – nope, none of that here. Here we saw everything from minimalism circa classic Calvin Klein, to the return of velvet, and – perhaps now taking us closer into the 80s – lace. And then, there were the animal prints. Leopard is totally killing it right now, and I can’t get enough of it. But that’s not all – there were also retro influences, seen in the way of ladylike suiting and full skirts. It was all about juxtaposition. Old school, and new school. Lace, and military. Minimalism, and over-the-top embellishment. Leather – but not just jackets. It’s the element of surprise – leather shorts, dresses, full ensembles. And I’m obsessing over the maxi skirts. It’s not about the dress anymore – it’s all in the skirt, whether form-fitting or flowing.

So – without further ado, here they are. All of my favorite trends of the season, straight off the runway.

ANIMAL PRINTS.