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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

Structured yet, Streamlined

Acne has made it's mark and it's a zit I won't zap. (You know you like my metaphor).

The experimental shapes and distinct fabrications are sublime.

And such a bizarre color palette that completely unifies the entire collection.

This better go up on Moda Operandi.

Then again, I have a lot to purchase for Spring.

*Cykic

Photo Du Jour

In honor of London Fashion Week...

Ab Fab.

I adore these women.

I'm all about fashionable comic relief.

I really hope to see these ladies front row at LFW.

I won't get my hopes up,

but a girl can dream.

*Cykic