Burbery Prorsum Menswear Fall 10

I actually made this ages ago but never got around to posting it. So basically Christopher Bailey is unashamed of his military inspiration, you hardly have to be a fashion-follower to get that one! This is a collection of my favourite looks.
I am in LOVE with the leather/sheepskin aviator jackets with huge collars and heavy duty buckles. It's a very quirky adaptation of the Burberry trench by adding similar, over sized lapels.
When the model with the metal plated shoulder pads came out, I gasped out-loud and said 'I've got to have that!' It's is just perfectly simple yet perfectly stylish.
The boots. Are. Amazing. Get me a pair of those leather, lace up military boots and I will die a happy man!
Other than that I think the plain skinny jeans work well to balance out the top heavy looks, they could have had a wider variety of trousers, maybe some patterns, but in this case that would have killed it.
Also the colour of the trench coat just makes me think of Colonel Mustard (with the lead pipe in the drawing room), which is another military reference perhaps?
I think this Burberry Prorsum perfectly combines military with masculine glamour, using over sized fur pieces and slim fitting, dark denims.

Umit Benan

Umit Benan's SS10 collection, titled: CUBA is inspired by the photography of Slim Aarons, who is noted for shooting the luxurious holidays of the glamorous and wealthy. He looks specifically at a young Cuban business man. It brings up thick imagery to me of a black and white photograph of a smokey room in which there are smartly dressed men with cigars and wiskey, perhaps from this image taken by Slim Aarons:

I know it is a very different kind of fashion to what I would normally post but Umit Benan is my style inspiration for when I get old and crazy and alcoholic. Especially his retired rock star collection which is F/W10 on this website umitbenan.com.

Rodarte Fall 10

The Mulleavy sisters were inspired by a road trip around the American border and wanted to explore their Mexican roots, this seems to come through in the first looks to come out on the runway. The incredibly bright wrap around mini skirts clashing against soft, pastel knits with fringing remind me of gypsies, poverty but with a strong sense of community and pride in appearance. The second half of the collection shows something which is visually more simplistic, but on closer inspection includes a massive amount of attention to detail. Weaving patterns and small adornments which continue to show an overload of different textures in a much subtler form. We are then slipped from this almost with out knowing, as if in to a dream, to four finale wedding dress pieces which are so exquisite and ethereal! The models appear like figures from greek mythology, the colour palate and whimsical sashes slipping across the body, although very strong and warrior like created by the shaped shoulders. Obviously not very 'wearable', especially since a lot of the beauty comes from the styling and the way the items have been pieced together. However the lace leggings in blue and gold with strange 3D flower patterns entwined around them could be worn with a simple dress to try and capture at least a small part of the magic of this collection.

Versus Fall 10

So in love with the lingerie inspired dresses in blue and red and the contrast of textures used. How CUTE does Lindsey Wixson look in that red dress by the way! And then they have obviously got the more sophisticated little-black-dresses which are still kept sexy with the detail around the bust.

Non, the Golden Dawn

My favourite pieces from the Non Golden Dawn AW10/11 menswear collection lookbook. I really want this brass collar on the top image, it's like the masculine version of the Miu Miu collar, although god knows I would still wear that! Probs' wouldnt wear that weird ghost of christmas future wrap up thing but it looks cool what ever. The high-waisted phantom of the opera, bow  trousers I would though, I've just been really waiting for something to come along which really takes all these feminine trends and says hey you know what, this looks sick on a dude to!
It is official, I may just start buttoning all of my shirts up backwards. I just tried it, doing the top button up... my room is very hot and with the lack of oxygen I almost passed out so, do so at your own risk i spose! The cape is also something like the collar you could just pull over anything to give it a bit of a fashion edge, you could just make your own by buying a knitted sweater and cutting it off, then slitting the sleeves and body and sewing it in to one... maybe a future project when I have a bit more time :/. Definitely something interesting happening with this quite new brand though. This collection was inspired by a Cult group called the Golden Dawn and basically the whole concept of people rebelling against the set religion and experimenting with magic and taking rituals to dangerous extremes. There are some other images on their website, which i linked to, which do have dark veils and cloaks but you may think it seems about low key for such a dramatic stimuli; personally I think that is the beauty of the whole thing, it's the secrecy, the traditionalism but with an awkward twist, very ethereal but in a discrete way. BAYM!!
Thank you to sexanddrugs.tumblr.com for popping this wonderful brand up on my home page, much appreciated!! ha

Lanvin SS10

I know I always seem a behind posing these spring summer collections when we're well in to fall shows but I wasn't too keen on Lanvin's  fall collection, but this is just brilliant. Obviously it comes under ready to wear, and as a whole it is very safe but that is what Lanvin does best, it is so Parisian! Their style is less about pushing the boundaries between fashion and art and wearable installation, more about continually exploring tailoring and quality textiles to make new body shapes and find an ever more flatting cut. I for one am a jumpsuit-junkie! If there is a jumpsuit in a collection I will no-questions-asked love it. The top, plain black one with a harem style, tapered leg is a CLASSIC. It's day-wear with some small chains and flats and redcarpet/evening wear with some diamonds, or maybe a big belt (or even a crazy big diamond belt idk). Then we have these egyptian style jumpsuits in beige and gold, very cruise! Holiday wear for the rich and famous most definitely.
p.s. yay i got two picture of abbey lee in one post, s-s-s-score!

Vivienne Westwoods reads us bedtime stories.

All images from viviennewestwood.com
Vivienne Westwood's Spring Summer 10 collection instantly makes me think it was inspired by a childhood full of dressing up, teddies and bed time stories. The pastel yellow and blue pajama striped dresses are a wonderful adaptation of a previously hideous pattern. The shirt pulled on backwards and the slouchy fit of Westwood's signature harem pant is reminiscent of a little girl rummaging through mum's closet and stumbling out in an excess of material. The grey dress in particular demonstrates her talent at creating pieces which almost defy gravity, which is what I am most inspired by; it falls off of the body and the way it hangs gives the impression it could just slip off at any moment. The Dorothyeque look that Daisy is sporting, blue(enough) check  and the dog to match also apply to the sleepy, dreamy stories of a far away land where everything is coloured in pastels and it's very existance is unstable.

Raf Simons reconstructs the trench.

All images of Raf Simons A/W 10. These is just a select view of the collection to demonstrate the break down of the trench coat. Simons takes the skirt of the coat and makes it an individual piece to be applied to any jacket, the feminine skirt figure is kept masculine with the slim fit basic black trouser and a pair of polished, angular smart shoes. He also puts all the individual components, the skirt, the shoulder piece and the waist band together but at different layers and broken up by the traditional trench belt. The brown leather waist belt on men creates a silhouette which continues from his SS10 collection like below which is also a recognized feminine style kept masculine by the sharp tailoring. I think this is definitely something which will be seen alot more and could add a whole new shape to some ill fitting blazers you have. I will try it out some time and take a photo.