MAALI

Paris Fashion Week - Wow Factor!

Saturday, 8 October 2011

New York and London and Milan Fashion Week has come and gone and I was so busy, so didn't really have time to look at most of the collections or blog about them like I wanted to. Next year is not far away though, so I will make sure I blog away come Febuary 2012.

In response to one of Alheri's past blog post on the 90's fashion, and the loss of creativity in present day fashion (don't know if this will answer her question though) I bring to you collections that got me going oh WOW! from the Paris Fashion Week. Believe me when I say, these are by the way 'ready to wear', ha ha I know what most people are thinking... Enjoy!!!

*side note* dare I talk about Paris Fashion Week without mentioning Kanye West's début collection. Critics were a bit harsh but there were a few I liked, so scroll to the bottom for pics.

Gareth Pugh Spring 2012 RTW Collection

Gareth Pugh Spring 2012 Ready-to-Wear

Viktor and Rolf Spring 2012 RTW collection
Viktor & Rolf Spring 2012 Ready-to-Wear

Comme des Garcon Spring 2012 RTW Collection
Comme des Garçons Spring 2012 Ready-to-Wear

Manish Arora for Paco Robanne Spring 2012 RTW Collection
Paco Rabanne Spring 2012 Ready-to-Wear

Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen S/S '12 RTW Collection
Alexander McQueen Spring 2012 Ready-to-Wear

Kanye West Spring 2012 RTW Collection
Kanye West Spring 2012 Ready-to-Wear

Thursday, 6 October 2011

Ok! I mourned but, got over Mad Men why oh why was it cancelled? Anyways life goes on, so I kept wondering how I could possibly get over the loss when I discovered Boardwalk Empire. Boardwalk Empire is an American television series from cable network HBO, set in Atlantic City, New Jersey, during the Prohibition era.

Produced by Terrence Winter (Sopranos) and directed by Martin Scorsese and Mark Wahlberg. It stars Steve Buscemi as Enoch "Nucky" Thompson. I was a bit sceptical about watching it, because I wasn't sure about Steve Buscemi ~~replacing my~~ 'Don Draper'- also kept having flashbacks of him in Con Air and Armageddon but some how I got into it and I was pleasantly surprised. Nucky Thompson -A politician and a gangster is an interesting or rather fascinating character, that you will feel sorry for at times and then love... he is not overpowering like Tony Soprano but he is a gangster al right! Another character that I fell in love with is Margaret Shrouder played by Kelly MacDonald. Ok enough about the show, lets talk about the fashion.

Amazing early twenties fashion with a lot of handcrafted designs and embellishments, flapper dresses and the evening gowns which can be easily worn today, although I think they did a better job with the Men's fashions-from the dapper suits, to the ties and the shoes.

Pictures of some of the outfits from the show below:

The Pearl and the Head band, and the whole 1920's décor of Embroidery and Lace

The Handcrafted Embellishment on the gown

Forget the Mother and instead focus on the Father's outfit and Son's shoes (Fab)

BOARDWALK EMPIRE Belle Femme

Will totally rock her top

Margaret Shrouder's gown -Check

Liking the green dress

Wednesday, 28 September 2011

Sorry about the slow influx of posts from us, now we are back and ready to roll. London Fashion Week was eventful to say the least, met with some wonderful people along the way, bumped into the fabulous Stylist/ Blogger mariankihogo also worked with another lovely Stylist/Blogger Madison of ladyofashion she was absolutely fantastic.

Fashions Finest emerging fashion show was held at the Jewel Piccadilly. It was a more relaxed atmosphere, unlike the night before. where the more established designers showed at the Westbury Hotel London. The best from some of the collections, from my not too professional camera. For professional pics go to http://www.fashionsfinest.com/ or you can check out glowing reviews from this site http://www.theupcoming.co.uk/2011/09/19/fashion%E2%80%99s-finest-the-7-emerging-designers/

Enjoy!

Maali: Inspiration was the Cubism and Elizabethan Era.