Last week I was looking at photos from Moscow Fashion Week and discovered Alena Akhmadullina's Fall/Winter 2011/12 collection. Although New York, London, Milan and Paris are undoubtedly the most important cities for fashion, narrowing your perspective to only these 4 places is very limiting because fashion is also happening elsewhere, indeed to a lesser extent, ... Read more
While Alexander McQueen Spring/Summer 2011 was a majestic tribute to McQueen's work, the new Fall/Winter 2011/12 collection is more about Sarah Burton moving towards doing her own thing. A transition point between McQueen's legacy and Burton's vision of McQueen's legacy. There are several stunning, breathtaking pieces in this collection, but overall it lacks the wow ... Read more
I saw my first runway show at Milan Fashion Week last weekend. Emporio Armani Fall/Winter 2011/2012 was a dark hodgepodge of Armani's signature no-nonsense aesthetic and pure magic. Like I said in my previous post, it was also one of the most beautiful experiences in my life. I arrived to Milan by train from Trieste ... Read more
Dear friends, I have some wonderful news to share with you. I saw the Emporio Armani Fall/Winter 2011/2012 show in Milan this morning. I had wanted to let you know I'd be attending before I left for Milan, but I ran out of time. The show was one of the most beautiful experiences in my ... Read more
This Francesco Scognamiglio F/W 11/12 dress has my dream proportion of skin and fabric. Like intervals of silence in music, sometimes lack of fabric speaks volumes. I'm not talking about revealing your skin in the traditional "dressing sexy" manner. This dress is much more intelligent. So much that it might even surpass the idea of ... Read more