SPRING SUMMER 2012 FASHION WEEK RECAP | PERFECTISM’S TOP 12
Spring Summer 2012 Fashion Month brought a lot of mixed feelings along with Bright and clinic whites, bold summery prints, brilliantly fabulous footwear, and the modern take of the twenties . On one hand It was by far one of the best Spring Summer Fashion Months I have seen, I have already admitted that I am more of a Fall Winter person. On the other hand, I was disappointed by a few of my all time favorite designers.
Amongst the most promising designers were Dolce & Gabbana, Louis Vuitton, Moschino, Balmain, Alexander Mcqueen, and Chanel.
Chanel’s Karl Lagerfeld bringing a dazzling collection, what I thought was one of Chanel’s best lines in the past few years. It was exquisite to see Lagerfeld’s underwater inspiration translated into traditional Chanel.
Dolce & Gabbana’s breathtaking collection was an ultimately Italian indulgence for the eyes. Dominico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana’s inspiration was 50′s Picturesque summertime in a small town in southern Italy. The model’s strutted the runway to Sophia Loren’s “Mambo Italiano” in Oversized vegetable prints eggplants, zucchinis, chillies, Garlic and what have you but Domenico and Stefano, inevitably, didn’t forget to incorporate laces, corsets, and crystals.
Last season was when I really fell in love with Moschino, Rossella Jardini had me head over heels for everything in their collection from the hats, to the eye glasses, and the clothes. This season wasn’t much different: Jardini went back to Moschino roots when the founder of Moschino created the feminine “Bull Chic” matador outfit. The result was beautifully embroidered and beaded jackets, Tiny bells stiched into the fabric, Suede fringe dresses, and LBDs. Moschino with a twist.
Balmainiac me couldn’t resist this jaw dropping collection from Balmain. I thought it was downhill after Christophe Decarnin decided to leave, but Balmain’s resort collection changed my mind, as did this one. Definitely one of the highlights of fashion week, 25 year old Olivier Rousteing kept what Decarnin and Alt made famous but cut the trashy rockstar look out of the equation. The result? Still skin tight, short hems and heavy embroideries, though surprisingly no holes, or safety pins holding them together.
By now, I think we have all established a solid thought that Sarah Burton like her predecessor Alexander McQueen is, in words of one syllable, a Genius. I don’t know if it was her 3 G’s concept ” Grès for the pleating and draping, Gaudí for the architecture, and Gaia for the sense of all-encompassing oceanic life that infused the clothes” that made me fall in love with her all over again, or the obsessively detailed, maniacally accurate clothing. Either way she is definitely one of my favorite designers ever to exist.
Normally I would completely disregard the scenery of a fashion show, but inevitably, with Louis Vuitton Spring Summer it would be a crime to do such a preposterous thing. The incredible Louis Vuitton carousel at Louvre’s Cour Carrée was far-fetched even for Marc Jacobs (Okay, maybe not) the blinding white horses carried model’s draped in this brilliant collection and the giant Carousel was the cat walk featuring cotton candy colored Broderie anglaise dresses, tweed skirtsuits embellished in ombre feathers, big lace collars, white oversized buttons, and dresses and skirts covered in 3 dimensional paillette flowers and crystals. Always keeping me on my toes, Marc.
