Louis Vuitton

Paris had a million Ready to Wear shows! I wish I had time to write about them all!  For the Louis Vuitton show, Marc Jacobs had his team to create a simulated train station complete with steam and a fancy porter to carry the Louis Vuitton luggage.  

The pieces were reminiscent of at time when everyone actually cared about the clothes they wear and traveling meant dressing up, not being comfortable.  The slouchy hat was a great accessory to hide your "bed head".  Don't get me wrong!  I'm in favor of being comfortable while traveling.  I am not in favor of being a bum while you're traveling.

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Lanvin

Lanvin showed some pieces that were perfect for a day at the office and could easily be a cute dinner dress after work.  Bright colors were abundant and there were also some edgier pieces as well as some fancy ones that were probably better for couture but were nice eye candy!

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John Paul Gaultier

I was at first a bit afraid that JPG was becoming conservative on me. Then I saw the graffiti, then the fur, then the bling! I am still very happy about having had the opportunity to see his exhibit when it was here at the Dallas Museum of Art so there are lots of faves from this collection!  I am clearly still totally #teamjpg

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Issey Miyake

You were just not cool when I was in Jr. High if you didn't have a bottle of Issey Miyake fragrance!  I don't even remember how it smelled!  I just think we liked to say the name!  Here are my favorites for Issey Miyake's Fall Ready to Wear collection now that I'm done reminiscing!  Yoshiyuki  Miyamae did some cool experimenting with puffy coats and wool winter wear.  There were also some funky tights on the runway - I am a sucker for fun tights...

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Hermes

Hermes did a funky take on menswear for women in their Ready to Wear collection in Paris.  I wasn't crazy about it as a whole and some of the models looked a bit - um - scary.  I did see some pieces that I really liked, however...