Balmain: street style couture

Balmain goes on stage in Paris with a quite new collection for autumn / winter. It keeps the rock vein that has always characterized the brand, but without the ostentation of sensuality. While composing male outfit with the typical jackets, femininity remains intact. We find a very frequent use of metallic and lurex fabrics and Svaroski applications on dresses. Colors are black, white, gold and silver and it's funny the game of colors that is built on a mini dress thanks to the applications. Lengths are small, but there are also some items that reaches the ground. The pants are mostly black or metallic; I personally love the latest model with braces, I find it amazing! It's elegant, even in its simplicity, the chosen outfit for the evening with the glitter jumpsuit and the black jacket!

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Versus fashion show in Milan. I was there!

Unfortunately, we almost reached the end of this winter fashion week! I still have to examine many shows and talking about here, but I pause for a moment to show you something else ! Yesterday I went to Versus fashion show in Piazza Vetra in Milan! Arrived on the place, I immediately looked around, seeing girls and boys dressed in a really extravagant and eccentric way, though it was a gray and cold day! Once inside I arrived (with a friend who was with me) in a small and round hall and in front of us there was a huge word "VERSUS" and the whole room was illuminated with blue lights that created a very particular effect! Same effect which is repeated later entering the location itself, a room crowded with resin semi-reflective mirrors that created an almost spatial effect due to metallic color and soft lighting!

Then the fashion show started! I liked almost all items, they were mostly knee dresses, but there were also outfit with pants, coats and pullover matched with skirts. Black was the predominant color, paired mainly to blue and purple. Most used fantasy is that of triangles, mini or maxi, all with glitter colors that I said above! While models was marching, they left behind them a trail of glitter! There were also veiled and transparent insert in dresses. The models were all combed in the same way with a high and very narrow tail. Shoes were always matched to clothes and so even those were principally black with heels or plateau matched to the color of the dress.

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MilANO LOVES FASHION-Mi fashion week part II

Another small part of fashion here in Milan! I went to Versus fashion show today, I will try to post the photos here on my blog tomorrow! Have a good night!

Un'altra piccola parte della moda qui a Milano! Oggi sono stata alla sfilata di Versus, cercherò di postare le foto qui sul blog domani! Buona serata!

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MILANO LOVES FASHION-Mi fashion week

Welcome back! Milan fashion week is started and here in Milan everything seems agitated and in movement. The arrival of the fashion here is heard on the streets days and days before and I would love to pull out from my life and immerse myself in this world for a week! Anyway, now it's the moment to talk about fashion shows!

Bentrovati! La settimana della moda di Milano è iniziata e qui a Milano tutto sembra agitato e in movimento. L'arrivo della moda qui si sente per le strade giorni prima e io vorrei tanto poter staccare dalla mia vita e immergermi per una settimana in questo mondo! Comunque, ora è il momento di parlare delle sfilate!

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London fashion week part III

Here there is the last post about London fashion week, enjoy it!

Ecco l'ultimo post sulla settimana della moda di Londra, godetevelo!

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London fashion week part II

here the second part of London fashion shows!

ecco la seconda parte delle sfilate di Londra!

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London fashion week

Now is the time of London Fashion Week! Personally, I think we will see many innovations and particularity, although even here some leitmotifs of next winter will be repeated!

Ora è il momento della settimana della moda di Londra! Personalmente penso che vedremo molte novità e particolarità, seppure anche qui alcuni leitmotifs del prossimo inverno si ripeteranno!

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New York fashion week part III

The last roundup!


L'ultima carrellata!

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New York fashion week part II

Hello everyone! I'm here for the second part of the fashion shows in New York. Of course you may have noticed that I'm not considering all of them, but only a few! If you have ideas or opinions, or shows that you particularly like that you want to suggest, tell me as well!

Ciao a tutti! Sono qui per la seconda parte delle sfilate di New York. Ovviamente avrete notato che non le sto esaminando tutte, ma solo alcune! Se avete idee o opinioni diverse, o sfilate che vi piacciono particolarmente che mi consigliate di pubblicare qui ditemi pure!

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New York fashion week

Sorry for my absence! These have been busy days, but now I'm here to talk about (what a surprise) fashion!

I think you all know that NY fashion week is started and I just made a full immersion of parades to prepare a general framework of this first part!

Scusate la mia assenza! In questi giorni ho avuto molto da fare, ma ora sono qui per parlarvi (che novità) di moda!

Come credo tutti sappiate è in corso la settimana della moda a NY e ho appena fatto una full immersion di sfilate per prepararvi un quadro generale di questa prima parte!

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haute couture (PARIS fashion week)-part III

Here I am again today to talk about trends in these fashion shows during Paris fashion week.

I want to start from Bouchra Jarrar who uses the lines as the main theme of the collection. The most used colors are black, grey, caramel and something red. Lines are used not only in shapes but as a real graphic design! Christopher Josse opens his fashion show in white and continues in pale tones such as ice or pale yellow, including three black dresses. We can see capes made of voile, silk or tulle, decorated with precious applications, particular ebroidery or drapes. Fabrics are lightweight and flowing! Let's go on talking about Eva Minge who presents a provoking and sexual collection based on black, red and a mini touch of white! Trasparence, glitter, stripes, leather inserts, tulle and boas surely help to make creations sexy! and also the white on the catwalk seems like a provocation and a contradiction of the whole mood of the parade! On Aura Tout Vu brings on the catwalk a strange collection based once again on black, white and pale tones (ice, grey, pale yellow and red). I love the unexpected in this collection! Shapes and materials, but also ideas are so creative! There're some pieces full of diamonds and bright decorations and some others simple or colored in metallic. And there's the last one that looks like a mix of Victoria's Secret wings and Lady Gaga's crazy dress!

And now...Valentino! We're in front of an icy collection which not reminds of spring, but it's equally classy and full of beautiful pieces! We find white, ivory or nude colors made of lace and opac or sheer fabrics. Lace floral applications, glitter but also curious shapes!

Delightful end of today: Stéphane Rolland haute couture creations. I'm in love with the colors, with the shapes, with lenghts and with ORANGE! Colors reminds me of a warm tropical forest. And when I look at the dresses, despite the strange shapes, they seem comfortable. The collection are simple, but details make it special. Satin, chiffon, silk or lurex, paillettes and crystals. New volumes collection, SIMPLY WONDERFUL. It's maybe one of my favourites at the moment. And what about you? Let me know!

B.

P.S. I was planning to to do a survey at the end of Paris week to know what do you think it's going to be the most beautiful collection. Do you think it's a good idea?

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haute couture (PARIS fashion week)-part II

As I told you, I want to keep you informed about haute couture fashion shows in Paris. I want to start from Elie Saab collection! It's based on pastel colors and pale tones of pink, green, grey, and something lilac, while red dresses stand out! Wonderful creations adorned with many details: floral applications, diamonds, glitter, drapes and laces. Designer of Elie Saab always stands out more to create truly special and classy clothes, in fact many celebrities choose those dresses on the red carpet! Now it's the moment of Alexis Mabille: we find once again pale tones, but there're also blue, red and black to enlive the show. Soft fabrics and floral prints complete a collection that ranges from short to long dresses.
We now turn to another stilist: Jean Paul Gaultier. It presents so particular creations: there're some male, some which reminds me of Crudelia Demon, some printed in a strange way, some decorated with tulle, fringe or other materials. I personally think that it's a very spectacular collections...and what about that awesome dress with that drawing inside??mmmm I'm in loooove!
The haute couture of Maurizio Galante is really...SPRING! A curious mix of colors and shapes. Violet, green, red and pink dominate the scene and we can see dresses rich of details and decorations, but at the same time simple and linear.
Double-face and double-color. Fantastic!
I leave you for now. Left a comment to let me know what do you think!
B.

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First look at the haute couture (PARIS fashion week)

Parigi fashion week is started and I must talk about the first fashion shows!

I want to start from Armani, Chanel, Dior...and some others!

The haute couture always fascinates me because it seems so unreachable and unattainable. One of those things that you can look but you're afraid to touch.

Something that you looks with admiration because it seems not to be equal to it. 

Haute couture is creative, exaggerated, amazing...it's really a dream!

Armani delights us presenting a fabulous collection based on iridescences and metallic colors. He plays with lights and unusual shapes and he gives the final touch with orbital hats; and he doesn't forget to insert colors such as fuxia, green and red!

Karl Lagerfeld chooses to make classics Chanel pieces contemporary, matching leather pants to tweed tailleur. He inserts swarosky crystals and, as usual, he has a preference for black and white; shapes are linear and simple. Dior fashion show opened in red and ended in white but believe me, colors and shapes are once again to boss the show! Drapes, silk and tulle are the protagonists and the ways to make a chiaroscuro effect. Givenchy makes pin on white and long size dresses, combining them with garish hats. What about Maison Martin Margiela creations? They're incredibly unusual...a mix of bright colors and materials which make us joyful! (I'm really in love with the jumpsuit! Colors are scaled-down and the special decoration on the neck makes me crazy!). I've been impressed by the collection of Alexandre Vauthier because, dispite its semplicity and basic colors, I like the creations in the shapes (I'm a lover of shoulder squared), in high-waisted gold belts and in bright colors and materials of the long dresses.

We're just at the beginning, what do you think for now?

B.

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Men Fashion: colorful winter!

Well..as we all know fashion goes faster and men fashion week is almost ended here in Milan!

 I'm absolutely surprised because despite what I told about fall/winter collections, designers have decided to use colors...colors....and colors!

Bottega Veneta, Burberry, Dolce&Gabbana, Jil Sander are only some examples!

Jackets, blazers, smoking and trousers has been painted..Orange, blue, red and mustard keep being on the catwalks. I noticed a very new curious detail: high waisted belt also for men! This accessory is used especially for coats, but it's so strange!

Anyway I want to tell you that, looking at the pictures of runways it seems to me as if there's no more differences between men and women! I find that some items and outfits are almost similar to the ones created for women...and even the mood of some fashion shows! Probably it's only an impression. 

Let me know your thinking!

B.

p.s. I fell in love with D&G collection, you have to run and look at the pictures because it's a feast for the eyes!

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