More Milan Magnificence

My favorite looks from some of the other collections shown during Men's Fashion Week in Milan:


Emporio Armani
Emporio Armani showed men's and women's pieces - all very sleek and sophisticated with couple of surprises...

Etro

I always enjoy Etro's quirky use of fun prints.






Gucci

Gucci did some funky yet subtle prints in this collection.  There were also some travel bags on the runway that kept distracting me...




Missoni

Missoni did a cool mixing of prints to a show backdrop that  was like a street sidewalk.












Prada

The House of Prada went militant and formal.  This model kind of reminds me of Viktor Krum from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire! I know! ...random...












Roberto Cavalli

Cavalli went rock star!  Stylist for celebs hitting the Grammys red carpet need to look no further than this collection.












Savatore Ferragamo

Ferragamo was chic and hip with clean lines that was all about business.










Other collections shown in Milan included... 
Canali 
Corneliani
Costume National 
Dirk Bikkembergs 
Ermenegildo Zegna 
Jill Sander
John Varvatos 
Moncler Gamme Bleu 
Moschino 
Neil Barret 
Pringle of Scotland 
Trussardi 1911 
Umit Benan  
Z Zegna.  


There were lots of beautiful pieces and some trends I'm intrigued to see how the mainstream will incorporate them.


***images courtesy of GQ.com***

...for the fellas...

It's Men's Fashion Week in Milan (well, it was!)  I sometimes wonder why the men's collections don't get as much attention as the women's collections.  I know one of the reasons is obviously that we ladies have more options with regard to wardrobe - AND we spend more money on our clothes.

However, I think men's collections give designers the opportunity to challenge their creativity as well as showcase impeccable workmanship because men's garments require lots of structure in every piece.  With that, here are some highlights from the shows...

Alexander McQueen

McQueen did several double breasted pieces and played quite a bit with subtle plaids and bold pin stripes.

Bally

Bally's color palette was an array of browns - my favorite! There was lots of leather as well.  I would love to own that travel bag that was shown with the collection.

Bottega Veneta

Bottega Veneta showed a fresh interpretation on color blocking and textile blocking to make business colors new and different. 

Burberry Prorsum

Burberry went very classic and very proper (like a good Brit) with pops of color - polka dots or stripes or a wildcat - (yes, a wildcat!) here and there.

Calvin Klein

CK went with a sporty chic theme with hoods on several pieces and lots of outerwear.

Dolce & Gabbana

Dolce & Gabbana had 76 - SEVENTY SIX - looks!!!  Some were very crisp, clean, and traditional; others were quirky, fun, and out of the box. All beautiful garments as expected.

Stay tuned for part 2 - it was a busy, busy week in Milan!

pics from gq.com

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Golden Globes Honorable Mention

Everyone looked so nice Sunday night.  I can honestly say I didn't have any strong urges to choke anyone's stylists! (I'm sure that urge will be constant during the Grammys - I'll have to keep telling myself they're artists!)  Below are some more of my favorites...

Golden Globes Best Dressed

Zooey Deschanel's Prada Original was my favorite dress overall and speaks the quirky artsy side of my style.  However, my more conservative and classic side takes over in my pics for best dressed.  


I believe less is more - especially if you're already gorgeous.  It appeared last night that the stylist in Hollywood are with me year judging from the flesh tone color trend which I was absolutely loving!

Julianna Margulies was my favorite and is my overall pick for Best Dressed.  She is always so stunning to me and this Naeem Khan garment was a great choice.  Why, oh why did I have to dig so far into the archives to find her picture? And why didn't I see her on the Red Carpet special?

Heidi Klum is my next pick in Calvin Klein.

Next up is Jessica Alba in Gucci - another example of a beautiful simple garment.

I also really liked Reese Witherspoon in a Zac Posen number that perfectly matched the red carpet. Her hair was hot, too. There was something else different about her but I can't quite pinpoint. It was a good different, though!

Lea Michele took a risk in my opinion and it worked! I think this was her announcement, "I'm a grown --- woman now!"  This is a big difference from her first red carpet.  She has gone from super cute to super sexy.

Sophia Vergara rocked the red carpet in Vera Wang.  She's so fabulous and funny! She told Ryan Seacrest, "I go with Vera Wang because it closes and it zips!" (You know you're hearing that accent right now!)  I wonder if there will ever be a red carpet she rocks without making a best dressed list.  You can not have low self esteem and be this woman's friend!

Viola Davis in Pucci with that split up to "there" had to make my list just for that split! Very sexy and unexpected from her!

When I saw Salma Hayek's dress by Gucci, I wasn't sure about it at first.  That dress would have very easily worn someone else but she owned that thing and made it work!

...and tomorrow I talk about the terrific tuxes and some honorable mentions!  There were very few misses last night and I don't think anyone was completely dreadful.  What a wonderful start to a glizty, glamorous award show season!  Bring on the Oscars!!!




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