Fall Winter Fashion

Three cheers for N. Hoolywood, and all their F/W 09-10 aspirations! This Japanese contemp collection combines Americana influence with a hip new flair, and you get to choose from a variety of different looks in this F/W lineup. Accessories and outerwear join forces with suits for a circus of…

Lorenzo Riva’s 2007/2008 Fall/Winter Women’s collection is a combination of 1960s styles and fabrics accompanied by a contemporary clean line. The Scottish tweed is an interesting fabric choice that seems to be gaining space on the streets of Milan. The summer temperatures are starting to…

Ferre’s Fall/Winter 2007/2008 women’s fashion combines sensual geometric lines, sumptuous colors and futuristic fabrics. It is a unique combination of shape, color and texture. The end result is a sensual, contemporary look that expresses luxury and opulence while maintaining the soft and…

The Italian designer’s understanding of the female body and what is sensual always amazes me. The designs seem to accentuate femininity, expanding in space and dominating all around. I always wonder how us poor mortal men stand a chance when women are supplied with such an arsenal of weapons.…

Micam, the Shoe Fair in Milan, has barely closed its doors. Women in Milan are sporting their Fall/Winter foot apparel. Several tendencies seem to be winning the hearts and feet of women everywhere. They are boots, retro Peter Pan and Lifted Décolleté. The passion of my soul prefers the retro…

Fashion on the streets often surprises the experts. Without a doubt most designs by the established stylists are successes. This only accounts for about 10% of the fashion scene. The other 90% decides what will be hot and what is not. Fashion in the street, many years, is just outside of my…

Emanuel Ungaro has always been a tad aggressive in his designs. This year is no different. He pushes the sensuality and femininity buttons with an interesting combination of leather and bright, slinky, synthetic blends. I would think of sequins and shiny fabrics as evening outfits. The 2007/2009…

I usually do not write about things I do not like but two designers caught my attention. This season’s most horrendous goes to John Galliano. I think he was trying for the aggressive gothic look and got outfits for Halloween’s worst Horror House. Not to be outdone by the Spanish designer Just…

One of the tendencies in the Fall/Winter 2007/2008 Women’s Fashion is the oversized lines and bulky fabrics. I was pleased to find that Blue Marine is not following that trend. The lines are sleek and sensual but the thing that caught my attention is color. The designers at Blue Marine seem to…

Elaborately adorned hair bands and long hair neatly woven into buns or braids are the primary 2007/2008 tendency but, as with all things, not everyone follows the trend. Counter tendencies emerge and sometimes take over the mainstream as individuals look to set themselves apart from the masses.…

The underlying theme for all of 2007 is long and neat. The Summer 2007 hairstyles make wide use of the hair band, often woven into the style by the hairdresser. The continuing theme for the rest of the fall and winter 2007 / 2008 seems to be long hair and a neat look. The hair band disappears as…

La Perla is the “crem della crem” of intimate apparel and swimsuits. It is a quality version of Victoria’s Secret. Their fabrics are silks and refined linen. Their designs define femininity. They understand the subconscious attraction of a woman’s shape. They design their wear to…

The sales of summer fashion have begun. Shortly fall and winter items will appear. The summer handbag fashion was about soft fabrics with country textiles and antique patterns. The fall winter handbag fashion is refined with polished leathers and shiny reptile skins. It is as if the handbag is…

An interesting tendency has developed on the streets of Milan. The hottest accessory is a large bag purse in fabrics simulating metals. They are gold, silver, platinum. They are bright and shiny, very futuristic. This creates a problem. Last seasons Women’s Winter fashion was retro 50s, 60s,…

Metal like fabrics are the theme tying together most of the top women’s fashion designers for the Fall and Winter 2007 2008 collection. Some have done it well; others have birthed horrendous monstrosities. The Dolce & Gabbana Fall Winter line combines the futuristic metal fabrics with their…