If Chanel were designing for Commes des Garcons…

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Volcanic ash and black.

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The only boots worth paying any money for. Round toe, hidden heel.

$1,390

How did Marc force feed his models?

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Bar Refeali looks like she stuffed herself.

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LV sweats.

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Cone: pointy pyramid

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Less defined waistlines + big skirts that hit the top quarter of the calf = optical illusions

They drag their feet in wet puddles.

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Can’t wait to get mine.

How did they get each model to look sad/upset in the same way?

Maybe it’s the natural model “pout”?

I tried to find the closest pieces of clothing from the H&M collection that resembled the Matthew Williamson Spring or Summer 2009 collection. Here are the closest items:

The blue is much more florescent in the H&M version. The volume is there but not much else.

The peasant shirt is much closer in comparison. The “mosaic sequin peasant blouse cream” is much more off white than the H&M version. At $99.90 you can get something close.

The dress, however, is miles away from being close. At $99.90, you’re better off getting the peasant shirt.

Overall, the Matthew Williamson for H&M collection is not that close to the Matthew Williamson collection. The color pallet is reminiscent of Matthew Williamson, however, the silhouettes and fabric prints definitely do not resemble anything Matthew Williamson-esque. It’s like they took basic H&M dresses, tops, bottoms, and painted H&M clothing with colors and vague shapes that somewhat resemble Matthew Williamson from afar. Besides the peasant shirt, the collection as a whole is not worth the extra dollars you would spend per item at H&M.

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Mannequins on Modrian

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Gaudi knock off pole

Sportmax windows in Soho feature Mondrian and Gaudi. Not sure where the art intersects with the fashion. The window props are funky. Mannequins stepping over Mondrian and gypsy pants near a Gaudi inspired pole.

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Rodarte‘s fall winter 2009 show featured futuresque fembots in dresses and tall boots. The materials varied from shiny metallic, tie die prints, shaggy yarn, and matte folded fabrics. The Mulleavy sisters turned the volume high on texture. Using a variety of different materials and prints, the collection exemplified sustainability. Model fembots on the runway come from the future where there are no raw materials–all they can do is make do with the materials they have. A piece of silver, a piece of shag, some fake alligator pleather, samples of cloth from previous forms of clothing, mixing and matching, and balancing the textures and prints to make each look amazing. Visit Style.com for Rodarte’s entire f/w 2009 collection.

Rodarte‘s emphasis on creativity is key to the future, where we will need this trait to continue beautifying this world.

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Alber Elbaz breathes Lanvin to life again for pre-fall.  The celebrated house has been consistent in its design:  luxury, muted taffeta, with the bold touches of thick gem necklaces.  He does it yet again with an amazing fresh perspective.  Gray, dark turquoise, and charcoal–the pre-fall colors chosen for this collection add to the silhouettes as dusky reminiscences of mid 20^th century.  Soft sculpted, calculated draping emerges from bold tailored party dresses creating balance to the formality of its function.  Along for the ride, are luxurious tailored coats.

These designs hail the official coming of voluminous clothing.  Nicholas Ghesquiere’s spring molded dress forms are clearly reflected in CK’s fall collection.  In contrast, CK’s spring collection features materials that are more free flowing.  The fabric is draped and formed by the human body it contains rather than taking a course of shape on its own.