A Cykic Review "Asian, Parisien Lux"

I don't know where to begin. Dries Van Noten literally had me falling slide by slide.  The plethora of prints on the surface of silk coats, dresses blouses and skirts had my eyes wandering from one ensemble to the next. While Dries delved into the Asian vaults from the Victoria and Albert Museum, he gathered inspiration from Chinese, Japanese, and Korean costumes and reinterpreted them digitally. Masculine tailoring contrasted with bright colors made for a beautiful collection. The balance of luxury and utility is apparent in Dries Van Noten's work.

I'm eating up this Asian, Parisien lux.

I adore.

*Cykic

The Uni-Boob

I'm still on the fence about Paris' Anthony Vaccarello's fall 2012 collection. 

I love a well tailored ensemble and chic bustier, but this uni-boob, one sleeve blazer, jumpsuit is a bit confusing. 

His idea to mix an evening streamlined ensemble with 1950's lingerie contours is a pretty genius juxtaposition.

But....

I still can't make up my mind.

To Be Continued...

*Cykic

A Small Break From Fashion Week

I remember gym class well.

And I may have enjoyed it if I were wearing Jean Paul Gaultier, Stella McCartney, and Alexander Wang.

I'll even rock the tube socks.

*Cykic

A Milan Rarity

A little Baroque, Rococo.

Floral needlepoint.

Lace.

Sounds like Dolce & Gabbana.

Only I like it.

*Cykic

A Cykic Review "A Standing Ovation in My Living Room"

 

This being Raf Simons final show for Jil Sander, I felt it would be apropos to rise to the occasion and give a standing ovation from my living room. I strongly admired Simons use of pastels for a season that tends to sink in black and greys.  His subtle coloring gave his well tailored and draped silhouettes a personality that allowed the industry to envision the women that would be adorned in this collection.  The beautiful shapes, from voluminous to fitted close to the body, showed the designers range and the talent he endures. Now, don't go insano-okay I may have-but those shoes are killing me! In a good way obv. The added metallic detail and pops of color portrayed on the sleek heels really brought together the entire vocation. This was the perfect departure collection. 

I'm upset that I couldn't have witnessed a Raf Simons for Jil Sander runway show in person.   

Let's hope his adieu will bring forth a singular Raf Simons collection. 

Please don't go to Dior.

If you do, give it your colorful, streamlined intuition.

Can you tell I'm a big fan?

*Cykic

Don't Leave Raf!

The news of Raf Simons departure from Jil Sander is killing me. His collections for Sander were redefining simplicity at its best. It has been confirmed Jil Sander will return to Jil Sander.  I don't even remember the line from when she was there.

Let's hope for the best.

Good Luck Raf.

I'll continue to follow your career, no matter what.

*Cykic

A Cykic Review "Spunky, Sophisticated, Unique"

 Photos Via Style.com

While Proenza Schouler wowed me in a variety of arenas, Prada's fall 2012 collection inspired me beyond belief. Spunky, sophisticated, unique, embellished, streamlined, structured, the list goes on. Miuccia Prada continues to outdo herself every season. The geometric prints took on a 70's wallpaper ambiance. The ornate doctor bags took a matchy match inclination to adorned collars and pant hems. And the sunglasses, don't even get me started. More circular Beatles-esque frames that seemed to have a clip on effect that turns into prescription bifocals had me reminiscing about my first pair of glasses, that by chance had clip on sunnies.

It was a collection that will without a doubt set a majority of trends for the season.

Not to mention will fo sho appear in a wide variety of photo spreads.

This is not only an obsession, but a lifestyle I will be living in come fall.

*Cykic

Movin' On To Milan

As we bid adeiu to London, we welcome a new batch of innovation.

First stop: eSsential Gucci Sunnies.

The collection, eh.

The accessories, meh.

The modernized Beatles-esque circle tinted frames, dying.

They're PERFECT.

And I'm going to have to wait half a year.

Well unless I become famous in the next year and score some free swag.

I'll keep dreaming.

*Cykic

Photo Du Jour

Image by Garance Doré

Such a Perfect finale.

Everyone wants to sing in a Burberry trench.

And a Burberry puffer, and a Burberry peplum, and a Burberry herringbone jacket lined in shearling.

*Cykic

A Cykic Review "Thank God for London's Katrantzou"

This is what I'm talking about. Mary Katrantzou kept her vision true to her design aesthetic, but brought in new motifs, fabrications and silhouettes. She delved into pants and knits while still staying genuine to her signature ornate dresses. Katrantzou found inspiration in household items using clothes hangers and rotary dials in her prints. Genius, I know. She took it one step further collaborating with embroidery house Lesage resulting in surreal creations, such as hundreds of yellow eraser-tipped pencils sewn onto a tulip-shaped skirt of a silk dress. The girl can do no wrong.


I expect Anna Dello Russo to purchase a majority of the collection and style it straight off the runway since she can't seem to put her designer ensembles together effortlessly.
*Cykic

A Cykic Review "London's Half-Assed Novelties"

Christopher Kane always manages to make wearable ensembles with interesting fabrications. As always, I'd love to own most of these pieces, but Kane didn't construct anything new. He stuck with the same silhouette and similar iridescent textiles from last season. It's always a bit of a bummer when you're not wowed by one of your favorite designers.

Erdem effortlessly and consistently puts the ever so popular floral print into his workings. For fall 2012 he again used the monogamous blossoms. Like, Christopher Kane there was nothing fresh in terms of design structure.  Again, I'd gladly take a majority of pieces from this slightly equivalent collection from last season, but I won't be burning a hole in my pocket, which is a good and bad thing.

Listen closely Mr. Pilotto, I'm always a lover of your tie-dye, splatter paint compositions, but why would you use an almost identical color palette from spring? The puffer coats were a new addition, but still the collection in it's entirety is an almost carbon copy of last seasons designs. It's wonderful to have a specialty and to be well known by your niche, but you've got to give us something regenerated.

You three can do better, I know it. I'm sure Christopher Kane, Erdem, and Peter Pilotto's pieces will have their heydey in fall fashion spreads, but the corresponding collections won't have a steady run. 

I speak the truth out of pure love.

*Cykic