Pre-Spring 2011 Accessory Trends
Alexander McQueen Cruise 2011
Retrosexual: The New Metrosexual
LF Creates A Fairly Terrifying McQueen Armadillo Shoe Knock-Off
New Resort Collections: Oscar de la Renta, Erin Fetherston, Hervé Léger
Same, Same, but Diff-er-ent
La Muse in Quality Magazine April 2010
Acne FW2010
Stolen Girlfriends Club FW2010
For Pre-Spring (aka Cruise) 2011, we are seeing: subtle medium-sized florals in faint pastels, mint green, blues, and dusty rose tones, basket weaves on footwear, brown & cream combinations, while platforms continue strong and bows make a… return?
After taking the role of creative director at Alexander McQueen, Sarah Burton’s first women’s collection for the label just bowed and WWD has a preview of the collection. For cruise 2011 (the label calls it pre-spring), the collection was inspired by Hans Bellmer’s dolls and samurai warriors, Burton said she wanted to “juxtapose the pale and the delicate with the bold and armorial. It’s about a highly structured torso that gives way to a more fluid silhouette or drop waists that lead to a finned trouser or skirt.” (Source: Nitrolicious)
Move over, metrosexuals. Retrosexual is the latest term to be applied to a sweeping sartorial and aesthetic trend affecting men’s wear. So, how does one spot a retrosexual? “Look for the flannel-clad urban woodsman with an encyclopedic knowledge of single-malt Scotch or the nouveau gentleman riding around town on a fixed-gear bicycle or the latter-day [...]
LF, sister brand to Jeffrey Campbell, and Queen of Knockoffs, has released images of a distilled version of Alexander McQueen’s armadillo shoe, appropriately titled, Tribute. LF’s website claims that a portion of the sales will be donated to a charity in honor of the late McQueen. While the real version is the pinnacle of avant [...]
Warm up your mouse-clicking finger: We just unveiled five more resort 2011 slideshows, featuring a whopping 55 looks from Oscar de la Renta, 21 from Erin Fetherston, eighteen from Hervé Léger, 42 from Max Azria, and another 29 from BCBG Max Azria. We’re especially loving all the nude fabrics and Urkel-waisted cigarette pants in Fetherston’s collection, and Léger’s crisscross-crazy dresses. [...]
