Doo Ri Chung knocks em dead

With some designers work I'm kinda like ok whatever that's nice but it's not impressive. That's how I've felt about Doo Ri up until now. For fall Ms Chung showed a long, lean silhouette sticking to grey, black and midnight blue. The grey sleeveless coat in the top image is perfection with the draped top and cuffs. It's just so cool. The image below left has the new skirt length that I may never stop blogging about this season. It's 70's, it's amazing and several designers have already shown their own version. This collection is going to push Doo Ri up into the cool kids camp along with Alexander Wang and Proenza Schouler. And can I just say how strong New York has been so far?! This is becoming a really impressive season. Go New York!!!

3.1 PHILLIP LIM DOES 70'S ROCKABILLY. DOES THAT EVEN EXIST?

Great collection from Phillip Lim. The show opened with a neat high-waisted skirt with crossed suspenders. It was done in a cool oversize check and edged in black leather like a blanket.

But this was no pilgrim. Perhaps she was passing through the Nevada desert before making her way to a glamourous 70’s casino where a purple sequined top wouldn’t look out of place.

Rockabilly biker jackets oddly rounded out the collection and there were some beautiful silk tops that trailed off at the back.

Givenchy Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2010 Review

Upon first looking at Ricardo Tisci's spring couture collection for Givenchy I was disappointed. I whipped up a review almost imediately after viewing it but left it and went to work. I mulled over it during the day and looked over it again and I take back most of what I said.
Initially it mostly failed to muster any drama, a key element to Tisci's work. Something was missing. If you look at his 2010 pre-fall collection it's a shining example of what he does best; sharp brooding meets soft romanticism. It's in all his work and many of his trademarks were in this collection: the graphic lacework, the military coat, the organic coral-like embellishment and the nude tones. What he failed to do was whip it into shape and really make the whole collection sing.
What I'd missed the first time round was Tisci delving into the archives and looking back at the 70's. He admitted it was something he'd always been too afraid to do. It seems rather stupid that I'd missed the references to the 70's and Saint Laurent but Tisci's never done this before.

Some of the looks were too busy and the clothes were jostling for attention weighed down with extravagant beads and pailettes then topped off with wide lace hats.

I've studied look two repeatedly as if maybe I'd missed something but I cannot make sense of it. A black satin corset skirt with puckering seams, a cut-out bra which appeared to be clamping the model's breasts making them look short and saggy, a tulle net top and a grim looking hat. Maybe it was shot from a bad angle? Maybe it was just fucking ugly.

Above: Hideous you guys!

Lara Stone looked soigne in a fluffy pink bowed top with cuffed shorts and thigh-hugging suede boots. Other standouts included a gorgeous top with ruffles peeling away from the decolletage. The ruffles also appeared in a black feather-trimmed dress arching out from the elbows displaying Tisci's knack for silhouette.

Despite the mis-steps some of these clothes are truly special and I have huge respect for Tisci and the vision he brings to haute couture.

OSMAN SPRING 2010

I'd never heard of Osman Yousefzada before and I loved this collection. It was a sleek collection of modern, clean looks done mostly in white with touches of gold.
There was a gold square motif at the beginning that was a bit gimmicky but apart from that it was great. It had a 70's Studio 54 feel to it as well.
I think London missed the New York memo on flats too. Osman sent out architectural sky high platforms.