Rochas Catwalk Fashion Show Paris Womenswear SS2014

Marco Zannini called his ss2014 collection ‘The Glass Menagerie’, after a play by Tennessee Williams. It led to brilliant fabrics, and shiny clothes. Nearly everything had a glow, a buy generic viagra reflective treatment. Organza blouses with thermo-sealed crystals, a long dress in silver lace and ruffles that looked like they were sugar-glazed. The colors varied from vivid orange to blush to citron green.
Still, the silhouettes and vibe of the collection was elegant retro, with full midlength skirts, shirtdresses and tops paired with funny slippers trimmed with ostrich feathers.

Gareth Pugh Catwalk Fashion Show Paris Womenswear SS2014

I Want to Break Free, was one of the songs from the Gareth Pugh soundtrack this week and it viagra without a prescription indeed felt like the designer was in a rebellious phase. It was time for something different, or as Pugh stated himself: “It’s that idea that if you’re pleasing everyone, you’re doing something wrong!”. So his audience was treated to a new kind of Pugh. There were enormous feather headpieces, architectonic larger than life collars, floor sweeping trains and shiny creations made out of plastic. Yes it was an over the top collection, shown by models with drag queen-like make-up. But still the presentation had a touch of serenity too, which came through in the color palette (with monochrome looks in hues of white, black, gray and the surprisingly fresh teal), the clean cuts and the absence of accessories and jewelery. Pugh is definitely breaking free for Spring 2014; let’s hope his clientèle is ready to make this change with him!

Dries van Noten Catwalk Fashion Show Paris Womenswear SS2014

Strong, glamorous women walked the runway at Dries van Noten on the first big day of Paris Fashion Week. At the first part of the show they sported comfortable, yet elegant black and off white looks, which were given an almost royal touch with the addition of some extra golden pieces. Like golden ruffles on a simple white dress or a gold shaded leather waistcoat that popped up from under a trench. But there was more contrast and the richness wasn’t just in the touches of gold. Linen and cotton pieces contrasted with heavily tasseled cialis online and colorful embroidered creations too. There was luxury in the designer’s vivid floral prints, in his shiny silks and his perfect tailoring. But even with all those extravagant details the Dries van Noten woman stays on the chic side of glamour, never taking it too far. For spring she’ll have a wide range of gorgeous semi casual office/lunch/dinner date looks to pull from. Although the pieces from the finale of extremely ruffled designs will need a special occasion to be worn to. A wedding perhaps, as the designer himself cynically stated backstage.

First View Milan Womenswear SS2014: Calm Charm

Elegant, effortless and sophisticated – polished in an unpretentious way.
A touch of modernism is what we recognize in these apparently smooth and simple clothes that almost seem to hide its distinct element of extra-ordinary craft. Extremely wearable items are lined up to seduce – the lushness of nature melded with sporty nonchalance. Mostly in all-natural materials, like linen, cottons and silk. Generous volumes generate carefully controlled draped effects in folded pants, order viagra online spruce circular skirts and roomy belted shifts.
Tods tries to treat leather like cotton, and shows well-designed, minutely tailored clothes, smart exercises in streamlined efficiency.
Sportmax reveals their soft spot and mere love for the feminine by embracing the dress – light and airy, in pure and understated materials and shades, sophisticated in tailoring and modern in silhouette and proportions. Marni responded to the athletic spirit that grips Milan this season. Elegant cutting and a chic game of the straight and curved results in a new breed of classic sportswear. Bottega Veneta shows bold expressive volumes in pared back shades yet smart fabrics – cottons are woven with copper, which provides the fabrics a memory as well as a monumental sculptural quality.
There is value in simplicity!

First View Milan Womenswear SS2014: Exotic Work Out

“Ethereal physicality” is how ms. Giannini, designer of Gucci, outlines her glam sports collection. Sporty vibes mix seamlessly well with exotic flora and ornaments inspired by the Orient, Art Deco and Art Nouveau. Undeniable luxury reflected in garments adorned with intricate laser-cut lace patterns, silk jacquards, glowing Lurex, swinging fringe and intricate beading. A festival of pattern in cut, pasted and patched large-scale exotics. Not queued up in this style spot yet nonetheless newsworthy is Missoni  – showing a pastiche of ideas that range from Indian sarongs, Japanese pop songs, volcano prints, seascapes and florals. More exotics at Etro where the family’s signature paisley is splintered, collaged, and mutated with a fresher result, more alive than ever.

Staged in this spot are – Gucci: clearly inspired by Art Nouveau illustrations of Erté, managing to merge exquisite patterning with giant T’s, roomy bombers and silken jogging pants that show relaxed fluidity and breath an undeniable luxury.  Just as Pucci – celebrating gym clothes, showing extreme body confidence and sheer luxury cialis 20mg at the same time. Here Masai embroideries do the trick. Iceberg navigates between spaceship sports-tech and Tokyo where Aquilano & Rimondi belts silky plains as well as decorative supersized florals.

It is sensual, sporty and streetwise.

Missoni Catwalk Fashion Show Milan Womenswear SS2014

Earth, air, fire and water were the four basic ingredients of the Missoni show on Sunday, which came together in Angela Missoni’s vivid collection. Prints of waves smashing on rocks, abstract birds, mountains and multiple variations of wavy patterns were used on what seemed to be travel inspired clothing. Like asymmetric sarong-styles, caftan-shapes and sari-silhouettes in vibrant shades of blue, turquoise, pink, orange and fuchsia, followed by a series of designs in black and white. No doubt these looks will work perfectly in any holiday destination, but for the normal everyday city life it maybe all appeared buy viagra without prescription a little too bold and experimental. Especially since subtler prints and softer shades always work so well for the brand. The final selection of monochrome looks, which had the Italian fashion house’s brand name printed all over them, might just be picked up, however. As brand names may be clearly visible again and ‘logomania’ might even become bigger next year.

Dolce & Gabbana Catwalk Fashion Show Milan Womenswear SS2014

Dolce & Gabbana still don’t get enough of Sicilian culture. For their ss2014-collection they focused at the islands interaction with Greek culture in the ancient world. they used old photographs of ruined amphitheaters as prints. Ionic columns were reproduced as heels on shoes. The gold coins that exploded into chunky corset belts looked witty, especially when those belts gripped delicate dresses petaled with Sicily’s almond blossom. That hard/soft contrast buy viagra without prescription is a Dolce & Gabbana signature, the same way that a woman in a bustier and black lace slip is anything but vulnerable.
The collection was described as “an unconscious dream”: the clothes embodied the blend of the real and the irrational that can only be found in dreams.
Sophia Loren was a reference point, as seen in the red slip-dress with black bra showing, the sheer polka-dotted blouses, pencil skirts, and coat-dresses. What brought everything together was the wonderful workmanship and fabric research.

Marni Catwalk Fashion Show Milan Womenswear SS2014

The Marni-show was full of contradictions, yet designer Consuelo Castiglione managed to keep the overall vibe minimal, austere and restraint. The excess she mentioned in the show-notes aimed viagra online pharmacy at the ruffles, heavy floral appliques and the jewel-adornments – but still it all looked very disciplined.
There were ruffles on the waist of a chic dress adding just the right amount of volume to give it charm. And a bomber jacket and pencil skirt were heavily decorated in deep green and black stones, the effect was dazzling yet sophisticated. The colors moved from black an gray tot beige and red, the prints will definitely please a lot of women.
The silhouettes were often relaxed and easy. Here and there, a Japanese vibe came through — a kimono-style, some of the ruffles — but very subtle.

Tod's Catwalk Fashion Show Milan Womenswear SS2014

For this season new creative designer Alessandra Facchinetti decided it was time for Tod’s to it’s own fashion show. An impressive event to let the brand tell it’s whole story, with not only stunning shoes but dapper outfits to go with those too. The main material of choice was leather though, which Facchinetti said she treated like cotton. This translated into leather dresses and jackets in new shapes and structures. Pleated, draped, tucked up, fringed and ruffled leather. Whole looks, but also details as well as large leather waist belts and bags to match the brand’s many variations of the moccasin. Though they still had a lot going on, outfits looked clean and sober in shades from white to old pink and from buy viagra from canada orange to burgundy. The skirt and oversized blouse ensemble that popped up in a slightly different every time was probably the most wanted (and wearable) look out of the bunch. A look the Tod’s women will feel just as confident in as she feels in her pebble-soled gommino loafer.

Emilio Pucci Catwalk Fashion Show Milan Womenswear SS2014

A trip to Morocco inspired Pucci-designer Peter Dundas for his ss14 collection, which was a mix of athletic wear (scuba-diving, motor-racing, trekking, boxing and running), streetwear and exotic prints and African daywear like djellabas and sarouel pants.
But you have to have an extreme body confidence to wear some of those new Pucci-outfits. Dundas shaped black Neoprene into barely-there bustier tops as well as minimal minidresses worn under intricately beaded mesh tubes.
There were also tank tops and track pants embroidered in gold on black net, an allover beaded hoodie emblazoned with PUCCI and the buy viagra from canada year of its birth, 1947, and long dresses made from beaded basketball mesh.
The sporty element wasn’t only for show. The parachute silk of a printed parka, the liquid silver material that was used for running shorts, the draped sarouel-meets-jogging pants— they were practically weightless and cool. We’ll probably see a lot of it back on the streets and in fast fashion stores.

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