J Brand Fall 2012

J Brand‘s creative director Donald Oliver is introducing fundamental lines and rich fabrics for the denim brand’s sophomore clothing collection. Asymmetrical blouses, tailored trousers, and chic outerwear are executed in a wide variety of contrasting materials…

Sea Monsters

Inspired by Jules Verne’s Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, Karen Walker’s fall collection combines sea militariana with Victorian romance and a bit of 60s mod. I’m crushing big time on the octopus sweater, the navy…

Scotch & Soda’s Amsterdams Blauw

Inspired by the buzzing, fast-paced culture of New York City and the Bedouin state of mind of Marrakech, Scotch & Soda turned out a covetable collection of jeans, shirts and jackets for their denim line…

Christian Dior Fall Couture 2012

A series of rooms, in a Parisian venue, were blanketed with over a million luscious flowers . . . the scene was impeccably set for Raf Simon‘s debut collection for Christian Dior. Full skirted and…

ASOS Fall 2012

A handful of chunky knits, some baroque inspired prints, a bit of peplum and floral continuing from spring, plenty of androgynous silhouettes, a lot of leather, and one of the season’s hottest accessories: the baseball…

Ulyana Sergeenko Fall Couture 2012

Each collection by Ulyana Sergeenko gets better and better and as far as I am concerned, she is an absolute genius. By now we know what to expect from this talented designer: retro glam with a hint of bohemia, influenced…

The School of Dsquared²

Teen rebellion in the sixties was the inspiration behind Dean and Dan Caten’s amazing fall campaign for DSquared. Shot at London’s Ragged School Museum, a good looking group of unruly students are defying all the…

Most Likely To Succeed

Wide-brimmed straw trilbies, Pollock-like splattered fedoras, vinyl visors, lace veils, tulle adorned boaters, and signature hoods with cat and bunny ears . . . creative director Laetitia Crahay has killed it with yet another spectacular collection of headwear…