Viktor & Rolf Pre-Fall 2010

Viktor & Rolf are my absolute favorite designers. I love everything that they do, I think their clothes are thoughtful and playful and beautifully constructed. I hope you feel the same way...these are some of my favorite looks from their Pre-Fall 2010 collection.

I surprisingly don't have much to say about this one except LOVE...

I love the draping and the sparkle on the shoulder and hemline. It's dramatic and feminine all at the same time.

I love the shoes, love the pants, love the sweater wrap thing, love love love it all. I need to wear this someday.

Like the last one, love love love and need to wear. But I especially love the navy color and sparkly pants. Can't go wrong with sparkly pants in my book.

I love the different textures and layers in this look, that is one thing I aspire to have in my own designs, and they do it really well in this look.

ADAM Pre-Fall 2010

Here are some looks from one of my new favorite designers, ADAM. I love the use of tailoring...

I really love the extended gathers at the waist, it really emphasizes the waist and how small it is on most women.

I love the drapey sheer top with the thicker structured pants. And I absolutely love the color and wrap waistband of the pants.

This is just straight up pretty.

I love the blazer, and the exposed zipper on the side. And the sheen is very pretty. This is just a nice wearable outfit.

I love the play on proportion in this look, I like the boxy, cropped jacket with the pleated pants and the sheer drapey long bow of the shirt. It all works well together!

Fancy pants

I think it is important to have a few really lovely, well made sets of underwear. It just makes you feel so special and fancy, but secretive. These pieces are all from Anthropologie, and are a range of prices. I think they are so pretty and would make any woman have a little more pep in her step and twinkle in her eye *wink wink*!

I love this set, because it shoes you don't have to bare it all to be sexy. I love the greyish purpleish nudeish color, and against the stark black is very classic. It seems really classic, and I especially love that the panties are full coverage and a little high waisted, which is very flattering (no icky muffin top)!


I love the lace and satin of this set because it just seems so silky and smooth. I love the detailing, with the cord bow tie at the back of the bra and the seaming on the tap shorts. I think if I had these I'd reserve them for warm days so I could just walk around my house in them and nothing else. Why put clothes on when the underwear is so pretty!
My best friend actually has this bra, and it is so cute I was trying to convince her to wear shirts that would show off the bra, and at one point I tried to get her to just not wear a shirt, because this bra is so freaking cute. I love the print, and the coral lace, and the fit was really flattering. I was very tempted to sneak it into my bag and just leave with it, but alas, our boobage is not equal. (love you maur!)

My J Crew picks for spring

Every season Jenna, the style director of J Crew, picks her favorite items....so I thought I'd take a page from her book and post some of my favorite pieces so far....

This is a sequined leather, let me reiterate, sequined leather (!) dress. Most people know I love anything that sparkles, so obviously I'm attracted to this. But other than the sequins I really love the color and quality of the leather, it hangs really well on the body, and I love the cut too. Just makes you wish you had $1,800.

I like this dress because it makes a plain silhouette a little more special. It may not be the most flattering shape for most people's body types, it has no defined waist and horizontal stripes across it, but on the tall rail thing model it looks great!

I just want to pretend to be a ballerina in this dress! It is so floaty and romantic and feminine, I love it! I can see it with a huge chunky necklace and a leather bomber jacket....

This is a bathing suit. I know, I know, you don't believe me. But it's true. If I were ever to go to a fancy bathing suit party, this is what I would want to wear. I love ruffles, and they are a good thing to keep in mind for bathing suits because they do wonders to hide or enhance body parts that may not be on the "favorite body part" list. If they are on the bust, like these are, they can make cute little boobs look a bit bigger. And if they are lower on the tummy area, they can mask some jiggly bits! I just love this because it is modern with a whisper of vintage thrown in, my fav!

I love these shoes! They look a little blah in this picture, but are super sexy on the foot (look at the second picture to get an idea. I love that they are a bit clunky, and I love suede. But they are on most of the new pictures, and are styled really well, from jeans with socks to little mini skirts. They are on my lust list.

Golden Globes 2010

I love award shows. From the excitement of rooting for your favorite people to win, to seeing celebrities making fools of themselves on stage and everything in between. But, as I am sure you have guessed, the red carpet is my absolute favorite part. I love the hits and the misses, the hair that I want to try but know I will never achieve, and the make up I'm going to steal.

So, since last night was the Golden Globes, I am going to gawk over my favorite dresses from the night, I hope you feel the same way...

I love Anna Paquin's dress. It's an Alexander McQueen and could blind people but that is what makes it great! I am a bit of a magpie, so I gravitate towards anything sparkly. I really love that it is floor length, which makes her cleavage appropriate, and with cleavage like that this is the dress for her!

I wasn't that crazy about this dress the first time I saw it, and I only saw it from the ruffles up. But now that I am seeing it in its entirety I really like it. It is Christian Lacroix Haute Couture, and I commend Diane Kruger for pushing the standard at award shows. I feel like people usually play it a little safe, but I'm glad she didn't. I think the proportions are great, they make her figure look even better than it is, and it's pretty good. I like the little hit of white at the waist, and from far away the ruffle wispy bits look pretty and paint like. I wish her hair was a bit different, but you can only ask for so much.

I love Maggie Gyllenhaal. I think she is gorgeous beyond belief. And I really love this dress on her. It is RM by Roland Mouret. It kind of washes her out, but I like that. And I love that it is hard to see the geometric design created by pieces of fabric. I think it is flattering on her, and her hair and make up are complementary as well. So, all in all, well done!

Another person I really love! Chloe Sevigny in Valentino. It was floaty and feminine and sexy and unusual. She always pushes fashion and I love her for that. I love this pale pale lavender too. I just want to lounge around and twirl to make this dress really come to life. This is a great example of how to ruffle unconventionally.

I also noticed that a lot of people were wearing pale shades of pink that were almost skin tones. I really love that color and have seen it creeping up in a few stores, so if you want to be on top of a trend this spring, jump on that one then convince all your friends that lime green is in fashion so you'll look the best. Don't lie, you're tempted.

SHOES

Ok, I love shoes....and I really love heels, but I never seem to be able to get them on without feeling really dressed up. So here are some of my favorite shoes from the Spring 2010 shows that I will never wear, but lust after longingly....

These are Christian Louboutins, and one of my life goals is to own a pair of his shoes and I would be happy to own these ones! I love the color combination, it is one of my favorites, it is very old Hollywood glamour to me. I also love that these are a wedge, they are subtle Louboutins...if that is even possible.
These ones are Viktor and Rolf, my favorite designers...I love the volume and again, the vintage feel. I could totally see these paired with a simple black drapey tank and a black pencil skirt. They are almost too sweet for my taste, but the height of the platform combats that some. I would gladly prance around in these!
I absolutely love the clunkiness of these Stella McCartney wedges, I also really love the different corks, it gives them great texture. And the thin line of hot pink makes them girly and kick ass. I also would like to commend Stella McCartney on being completely animal product free..go girl!
These Miu Miu shoes remind me of Elsa Schiaparelli, from the print and color and jeweled bird to the exaggerated chunkiness. It is also widely known that I have a thing for birds, so these shoes have me written all over them!
These Alexander McQueen shoes make me wish I was part machine, the way the metal works with the intense feminine front is beautiful. And I absolutely love the massive hidden platform...I am little so height like this would be great! I know it is semi impossible to become a cyborg, but I would be happy to settle for these.

Nina Ricci Pre-Fall 2010

These are some pictures from the Nina Ricci Pre-Fall 2010:

They are so pretty and feminine and fancy!

I love the details of this dress, it just reminds me of old Hollywood movies and glamorous ladies floating around the dance floor

I just want to breeze around a room in this dress...or lounge around and drink tea...as long as I'm wearing this dress!

I love the textures and different volumes in this jacket and skirt. I especially love the skirt and the pleating detail. But the jacket is very 40s and sweetly sexy.

Ok, so this has pretty much every element that I love...it's monochromatic, it's elegant and feminine, it's reminiscent of vintage fashion, and it's chock full of interesting details!

I just love that the jacket is complicated but looks muted because of the color. I could totally see someone wearing this with jeans and it would still look timeless and beautiful.

Givenchy Pre-Fall 2010

Here are some of my favorite looks from the Givenchy Pre-Fall 2010 collection...

I love the lux-ness ( I know that's not a word but who cares!) and the color palette.

This piece is so snuggly and I love the different textures

These shorts are so cute! and I love the layered tops. But it's definitely the pop of the shoes that takes the cake for me!

A chunky sweater and a feathered skirt? What more could I ask for?

I want to work in an office just so I can wear this outfit. I love the peplum and the tailored minimalist jacket!

Leather shorts.....I'm dying for some!