Intermezzo: The overwhelming world of fashion and change

The world of fashion thrives on change. The opposite can be said for my personal fashion world. When I was about 15, I noted in my moleskine (it was when moleskines were just becoming cool, not that I harbor too much resentment when what I'm into becomes mainstream though) that I liked my clothes and ... Read more

Tavi Gevinson (Style Rookie): Disenchanted with fashion?

Tavi Gevinson

Tavi Gevinson (Style Rookie) has recently written a great post describing her disenchantment with the fashion industry. For those who don't know, Tavi is the epitome of fashion blogger success - she's sat front row at fashion weeks, collaborated with Rodarte, interviewed John Galliano in Paris, written for Harper's Bazaar etc. - and she's only ... Read more

Bright & bold colors revolution vs. Zara disappointment

Gucci Prada Jil Sander Spring Summer 2011

I'm completely and utterly stoked about the bright and bold colors trend for spring and summer 2011 going mainstream because I love it when city streets are infused with colors. When I was in Zara stores in Milan and Paris during fashion week, checking how they'd styled the mannequins, I saw looks consisting solely of ... Read more

Thinking ahead: Coral red for summer

Emporio Armani Spring/Summer 2011 sandals

Don't you think it's curious how the fashion system lumps together spring and summer, fall and winter? Indeed having shows twice a year is enough of a chaos as it is. It'd be all kinds of complicated to double the number in order to specifically cater to every season, but the latter is precisely what ... Read more

4 things I learned at Milan Fashion Week

Me at Emporio Armani Fall/Winter 2011/2012

Important notice: I changed Dressful's URL to http://www.dressful.com (with www). Please update your bookmarks. If I'm on your blogroll, I'd appreciate if you updated the link too. Thank you! 1. If you're in town during fashion week, you won't escape fashion week. Bumping into masses of people coming from shows is practically unavoidable no matter ... Read more