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FASHION WEEK-SPRING 2011

Fashion Week just wrapped up in just about all the major fashion capitals of New York, Milan, and London (except Paris) and finally now Paris. After searching through just about all the designers I compiled my favorite picks for Spring 2011. It looks like the predominate colors were neutral whites, blacks, muted grays, yellows, and reds; with splashes of  lace, ruffles, structured ethnic-looking patterns and stripes. Also there were a lot of hats and/or head pieces! Check out my picks from the four five fashion capitals below:

Versace (Milan)


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Moschino (Milan)


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Prada (Milan)


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John Richmond (Milan)


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Gucci (Milan)


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Marchesa (NYC)

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Vena Cava (NYC)

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Marc Jacobs (NYC)

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Chris Benz (NYC)

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Tadashi Shoji (NYC)

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Sass & Bide (London)




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PPQ (London)

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David Koma (London)

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John Galliano (Paris)

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Lanvin (Paris)

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Carven (Paris)


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Dries Van Noten (Paris)



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Manish Arora (Paris)


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Emanuel Ungaro (Paris)

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Commuun (Paris)

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Chanel (Paris)


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Valentino (Paris)

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Hermès (Paris)


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Elie Saab (Paris)

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Think I missed a designer who should have made this list? Drop me a note below so I can check them out!For More SIGHT posts on Fashion here at SHADE, go here.

NWM: Designers

Visionary Female Designers

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Vivienne Westwood

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Stella McCartney

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Selam Yohan

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Rei Kawakubo of Comme des Garcons

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Charlotte Ronson

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Sophia Kokosalaki

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Anitra Michelle of Plutocracy

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Make sure you do your research on each of these designers and support their work!

-Selamawit

Paris Fashion Week 2010

Here are my picks from Paris Fashion Week Autumn/Winter 2010/2011:

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Christian Dior


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Tim Hamilton

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John Galliano

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Kenzo

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Hermes

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Damir Doma

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Marithé & Francois Girbaud

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Hope you enjoyed watching these great works of art just as much as I did. Leave me a note below and let me know what you think!

-Selamawit

SIGHT: Catwalk Afros

Sonia Rykiel’s 40th Anniversary at Paris Fashion Week

Another slew of fashion week shows are going on in the world. This time in Paris and its for the Fall/Winter 2011 line….I know you are probably thinking hows it for 2011 when we just started 2010. Well that’s just how ahead fashion world plans and creates. Anyhow, the technicalities of all this can be addressed in another post on its own.

I came across this info while looking at YSL’s show photos (which were pretty interesting to say the least) but what drew me about Sonia’s show was the mention of catwalk afros. And on top of that it was noted that,

30 famous fashion designers including Jean Paul Gaultier, Christian Lacroix and Castelbajac, along with Martin Margiela, Yohji Yamamoto, Karl Lagerfeld, Vivienne Westwood, Valentino, Rodarte, Stella McCartney, Diane Von Furstenberg, Narciso Rodriguez and Michael Kor, offered their interpretations of Rykiel’s couture as a way of paying tribute to the iconic designer.

I know reading all this and seeing the images made me wish I was at the show.  Also it surprised me to see how supportive other designers are of one another and their endeavors  especially when I always imagined it being more cut throat….I think watching Devil Wears Prada one too many times was what may have gotten that idea inserted into my brain. Any who, take a look at these pictures and the video below of the show.

More Paris Fashion Week posts to come this week…stay tuned!

-Selamawit

2010 Spring Paris Fashion Week

I have dreamt of going to fashion week…new york, paris and london…for-ever. However, as of now, I am still an under-the-radar…well under…renaissance woman. So until that glorious day comes where I will glide to my front row seats to any and every show my heart pleases to attend…I will write about it.

Overall general trend has been browns, whites, blacks, and sprinkle of color here and there. Light orange and blue was pretty common all across the board. Decent number of pant suits as well. Not the long skinny-leg kind, but your basic trousers right at ankle or mid-calf. Generally dresses were either super long or right above the knee.

So here’s my picks from 2010 Spring Paris Fashion Week:

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Alexander McQueen- This man is fantastical. I wonder what his dreams are like. What he sends down the runway are just extraordinary works of art. This time I was hooked just on the shoes!

Junya Watanabe-I looove the 30′s style men’s shoes. No real dresses. Lots of pant-suits.Very masculine-chic. Beautiful tall tightly wound-wraps.

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Lanvin- Alber Elbaz can do no wrong in my eyes. The shoes, the dresses, everything. And if you know me well, then you know, I love a good dress.

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Giambattista Valli - If I was to go on a safari, I’d rock this. I mean that in a good way.I like the straw material. Perfectly-cut at mid-thigh to above the knee. Just how I like my skirts.

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Viktor & Rolf Duo does extraordinarily bizarre work. Avant-guard fashion. This time it was very MC Escher-esque

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Yves Saint Laurent -well-known, well-respected fashion house. always chic and refined.

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Jean Paul Gautier very colorful which definitely is not surprising since he always does his own thing. Corsetted tops making perfectly cinched waists.Heavy on the stockings and chunky bracelets and long cuts.

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Bruno Pieters – Short Dresses with pockets. My first time coming across this designer. Ethereal fresh look.

Musee de l'Homme

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Balmain- Rocker-look. Had various looks not just dresses or just pant-suits like most of the other collections. A lot of individual pieces. Same color scheme though.Heavy on the details and hand-work.

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You think I forgot to mention a few others? Then leave a comment and tell me what you think!

-Selamawit