fall 2010
i love fall.
we don’t get a break from summer here in singapore. it only gets hotter, or wetter, or stuffier.
and fall fashion week is one of favourite things in the world by simple virtue of the fact that seeing these clothes brings me into a world where heat is no longer pervasive.
but this season, it is marred by the death of a legend. lee mcqueen of alexander mcqueen fame.
he did manage to show his final show in milan for menswear, where he was brilliantly defiant, marrying his astounding technical tailoring skills with his unique vision.
(alexander mcqueen, fall 2010)
much of the fall trends this season veer away from the traditional fall colours of browns and maroons and earth tones, instead embracing black, whites and greys. even fewer designers chose to use prints. but mcqueen showed a brave and exciting collection of knits and coats which reimagined the fall colours whilst incorporating bold prints along with the innovative use of montones.
one of the only other designers to really use prints was mrs prada, introducing colour and patterns into a military inspired collection.
(prada, fall 2010)
military was also seen in marc by marc jacobs, though these two shirts from his respective collection label and diffusion label are my favourites.
(marc jacobs collection, fall 2010 and marc by marc jacobs, fall 2010)
the semi-skirt pant was also an interesting and fresh take on a trend that has been underwhelmingly boring lately. so you have a guy in a skirt. now what.
with fall, outerwear and coldwear are obviously key, and lanvin is always an interesting one to watch. their trench was interesting and masculine. john varvatos did a heavy knitted coat that appealed very much to me, probably because i love oversized knits. whilst knitted heavyweights iceberg disappointed with a confused collection that seemed like a cross between Gap and Burberry, and not even in a good way.
(lanvin, fall 2010; john varvatos, fall 2010; iceberg, fall 2010)
raf simmons did a long sweater that brought back the good old colour blocking that he is famously skilled at.
(raf simmons, fall 2010)
my favourite collection was spurr, whose accessibility coupled with its subtle conciousness won me over.
(spurr, fall 2010)
the styling was sensible, and the clothes were extremely wearable but still very thoughtful. i love the geometric prints and its colour on the sweater as well as the leather jacket.
however, the designer who looked the best was probably ricardo tisci at givenchy.
(ricardo tisci at givenchy, fall 2010)
i love that tshirt. haha. but ricardo’s gothic rebellious spirit for givenchy was somewhat diluted this season and not much to scream about.
all in all. i don’t know. i normally appreciate the drama of fashion shows and their clothes and this season clothes weren’t as exciting. but the opportunity to layer and dress warmly will come soon once i finally get to start school, that’s when all the pieces will be hitting the stores, so maybe i’ll be more excited then.
can’t wait!
(all photo credits to www.gq.com)
