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.

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.