Two By Two. Louis Vuitton SS13

You can always count on Louis Vuitton to be the bit-budget cherry on top of the fashion month cake. This season Marc's girls made their entrances two by two down one of the four escalators that led to the yellow and white blocked runway.

Blocks. With this collection you don't have to choose between being there or being square, the inflated LV monogram allows you to be both.

We know Marc Jacobs has been feeling the sixties trend this season. Here, he confirmed it as one of SS13's most important looks, adding colour to what he showed in New York. Greens and yellows stood out gleefully, and even grey felt very spring when presented as a branch print on white separates. But it wasn't all colour - most of the show was still in black and white, (another huge SS13 thing) which was made masterfully feminine by the mod mood.

Jackets, coats, pants, skirts, tops, jumpsuits, dresses - the Louis Vuitton woman has so much to choose from this season. Whatever she picks, you know she'll be feeling super groovy.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Queen Bee. Alexander McQueen SS13

This is the biggest thing that has happened for the bee image since that animation movie that came out a few years ago. Sarah Burton gave us all access into her beehive - naturally it was amazing.

The emphasis was on the bust and waist: McQueen signatures. A screen in the background and a beehive-like floor marked a return to the late designer's show aesthetic. Sarah Burton has already proved herself to be a genious dressmaker, and now she's expanding her horizons to presentation as well.

You probably saw this coming, but fashion has found a new queen bee.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Images Vogue.co.uk

A New Energy. Chanel SS13

What would Karl do for his set today? I don't think anyone saw two rows of wind turbines and a solar panel floor coming. The Chanel woman is moving into a very sustainable future and moving there in style.

Pearls were big. Literally. They were on dresses and made up the very chunky necklaces and bangles. The SS13 stripe trend is played out literally on shoes and figuratively in the lines of the silhouettes created by the clothes.

For Chanel standards, it was quite futuristic. The austere colours and play with different sizes in a single outfit give a fitutristic feel that lets us know that the Chanel woman is moving ahead of the times. Wherever she's going, she's got all the energy she needs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Images Americanvogue.com