Traditionally, Milan Fashion Week is considered the home game for some of the best known brands in the world including Fendi, Versace, Prada and Gucci. This means that these labels often reserve the best of all their creations for a particular season for this particular event. The premier fashion showcase also needs to be undoubtedly Italian in its spirit and Italian labels opening the fashion week this year did not disappoint.
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In seasons past, Tom Ford has shown sleek and sexy dresses though his latest line is a definite departure from all of them. For his Fall 2013 collection, the designer used all-out decadence and serious rebelled from the minimalism he has espoused in past lines. The eponymous line made its first public runway debut eye-catching dresses and graphic-prints that were wild and crazy in equal measures.
The New York Fashion Week’s Fall 2013 collections have given us a lot to think about and even though the fashion week at London has all but begun, the lines see at the Big Apple have already given us a few key trends for the season.
Designer Lela Rose has spent a lot of time reading the classic fairytales attributed to the Brothers Grimm. The magical, mythical and dark tales are quite raw as opposed to the squeaky clean and cheery Disney versions and that is precisely why a collection inspired by them is so edgy and fantastical. Despite being inspired by princesses and fairytale creatures, the line doesn’t go overboard with taffeta and ballooning silhouettes and the modern take on classic style is very evident in the ball gowns and cocktail attire shown in the collection.
Inspired by the Northern Lights, places around the globe and travels, the A/W 2013 line by designer Matthew Williamson came with the tagline ‘English Rose visits Northern Lights’ though the collection looked like a microcosm of world couture. Shown at the London Fashion Week, the collection has something for everyone with knife pleated skirts, wine toned Scandinavian-style knitwear, glitzy sequin and icy lace frocks that made the prom chic meets sporty accents meets disco Navajo meets winter wonderland theme work all too well.
When it comes to pre-fall dressing, most women usually just opt to recycle something they have had for ages. However, for the fashion forward gal, staying ahead of the curve is important and if you are one of them, you might want to get yourself a few pieces that tick all the right boxes in the Pre-Fall 2013 category.
With smartphones and portable gadgets boasting of a clock feature, most people simply don’t bother to wear a watch anymore. This of course has resulted in watches being used and worn as fashion accessories. For the average person, a watch from a fashion label that suits their pocket usually works pretty well though there are a lot of people who want their wristwatches to stand out from the crowd. The new range of EU Watches are just the kind of attention hogging creations that allow you to spin a rich back story around them and make them the center of your conversation with a hot stranger at a party.
If we have learnt anything from watching top fashionistas in the world, we know that timeless fabrics never really go out of style. With the passage of time, a lot of time honored feminine materials like lace have, however, been sidelined in favor of more butch textiles and materials like denim, suede and leather in keeping with the spirit of the uber empowering feminist movement. The modern fashion still gets the benefit of picking and choosing any material from the entire history of textiles and garments which means we are truly spoilt for choice today.
Matthew McConaughey is one of the few male celebs in Hollywood that is spotted shirtless more time than the average bikini model! The man who is known for a penchant for flaunting what his mama gave him (and what his gym trainer turned him into) is now turning over a new leaf and is all set to launch his own line of designer garments!
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