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

London's Best

I've NEVER been FuLLy soLd on London Fashion Week but these Top 3 FrontRunners (in my book) with the addition of Mr. Christopher Kane, I was pleasantly surprised and delightfully satisfied.

Christopher Bailey isn't one to usually delve in pRinTs, but he juXtaposed patterns to a T. I'm dying (literally) for the outerwear and shoes, mostly the outerwear, but the shoes would be a nice addition.

Remember how I mentioned fLoraLs have taken FULL reign on the Spring 2012 collections?  You may as well call Mary Katrantzou array of siLhoueTTes an ArBoReTuM. They're magnificent and I have no doubt that Anna Dello Russo and me (hopefully) will be purchasing these bLosSomed beauties.

I remember the first time I came across a Peter Pilotto dress.  Meredith Melling Burke of Vogue US was wearing a picTuresQue silhouette by Mr. Pilotto and I quickly stopped her to find out where I would be making my neXt purchase. These three outfits reminded me of a modern day Alice in Wonderland and I'm going to fall down Pilotto's rabbit hole.

There's still one more day of London Shows, but I felt confident that these are beTTeR than the rest.

Maybe someone will prove me wrong tomorrow.

Doubt it.

*Cykic

Deflowered

Alright, so whomever put FLoraL prints on the map (I'm thinking Jil Sander) deflowered the industry and has made FLoreTs all the rage.

You don't need to remind that bLosSoming foliage is NOT a new milieu, but somehow it seems to take reign over MONOCHROMATIC enthusiasts-I.E. see Celine.

Christopher Kane brought me an iridescent, floral simplicity that made me remember I have NO money to spend on this entire collection. But at the same time being I was fLoating in a fantaSy filled with modern day Virgin Suicides (The Sofia Coppola version) without any sudden death.

*I must say, as much as I LOVE the collection, Kane did not make me want to go back to the 90's and show off a look alike Adidas sandal.

 All photos courtesy of Style.com

I don't care if it has his name on it, it's still unattractive. 

*Cykic