Dsquared2

So! What does a girl wear when she’s being admitted into an insane asylum? Dsquared2 of course! That is, if she wants to be the hottest chick in the psych ward, apparently! The collection was shown with a “Girl, Interrupted” theme complete with immaculately dressed attendants to make sure the mad mavens behaved even though a few patients did go off of the deep end – they “escaped” by walking off of the runway. The line was mostly 60’s chic, with uber short skirts; delightfully luxurious textiles; and that funky Dsquared2 style that I have come to adore. The pieces were fun, girly, and edgy all at once. The show can be seen on the Dsquared2 website and the photos can be seen on style.com.

Gucci

Gucci went retro with a cool, 60’s vibe and I loved it – and not just because I had an almost religious experience at the Gucci Museum in Florence just a few weeks ago!  I like the very simple looks and the breezy, cool, pastel color palette that was used to ease us into the fall season.  That is just probably just what we will need after all of the polar vortex business this year - we are going to want summer to last as long as possible!  See the full collection at style.com.

Roberto Cavalli

Roberto Cavalli had a sexy, swanky military vibe going.  It kind of reminded me of a 21st Century "Rhythm Nation"  There was also an urban jungle kind of theme as well- all done with edgy femininity!  There were many different things going on in this collection but it worked well together.  To top it off - Naomi Campbell rocked the showstopper!  See my favorites!

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Just Cavalli

The RTW collections are showing in Paris and I'm still messing around looking at the Milan collections!  My faves from the Just Cavalli show are below! It should be no surprise that I'm crazy about the dresses.  There is an outfit with pants included in my favorites as well as a menswear ensemble!

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Giorgio Armani

Gorgeous well cut signature suits in grays and blacks with beautiful bright accents started this collection and the theme ran through to include pretty dresses and clean cut separates!  Check out my faves... 

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Etro

I always love looking at Etro's funky patterns and this collection is no exception.  I also like the funky twist that they put on neutrals. Check them out!

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Emilio Pucci

Pretty dresses mixed with edgy styles and funky patterns were the characteristics of this show.  I thought it was very lovely!  My favorites are below!

 

 
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Dsquared - Milan

Well!  So much for "Wordless Wednesday"!  Most of my favorite fabulous designers are Italian so I have lots of things to say this week - and I'm behind!

While most other designers are showing dark designs for Fall RTW - Dsquared went bright and fun with a line of clothes that the T-Birds and the Pink Ladies would have worn if they had been wealthy! (Those are the kids from Grease in case you didn't know!) There was big, bouffant hair, rolled up jeans, leather jackets, and even ciggys! (Who was a teenager when we didn't know smoking could kill you and learned how to "French inhale"?)  Twins, Dan and Dean Caten, even had super cute matching outfits that went with the theme.  Grease is one of my favorite musicals so I absolutely loved this collection!  There was even a "prom" motif.  Please excuse me if I get carried away adding pics from style.com!

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How cute are they?

I would rock this tomorrow!

OK - I quit.  I think it's safe to say this was my favorite RTW show so far!  I'm still exploring, though...

Bottega Veneta in Milan

The Bottega Veneta collection was razor sharp - pretty severe.  It was full of power suits and nice, clean lines.  The makeup - more specifically the lipstick was too dark and in my opinion stole focus from the collection. It wasn't so bad with the darker pieces, but it was really an unfavorable contrast with the creams and pinks.  Some of the looks I liked are below...

Milan Fashion Week: Bally

Bally had a quaint collection of 18 looks done in mostly brown and black with a bold red ensemble as the end piece.  There was also a recurring edgy asymmetrical hemline that was pretty interesting.