Fall Couture ’14: Raf and Marie

 

Marie Antoinette confections from Raf Simons: embroidery, quilting, beading and jacquard, all somehow rendered minimal. But it’s those smashing bangles that I can’t look past. Images from style.com. HF.

Paper meadow: Su Blackwell

 

I have just finished Patrick Ness’s The Crane Wife – a mystical heart-tugger of a little novel – and in the acknowledgements he mentions the paper-cut book sculptures of Su Blackwell. The delicacy! The intimacy! So lovely. All images from her website. HF.

Fall ’14: Carmen Miranda

Bird of Paradise kaleidoscopery at Dries, Tsumori and Chanel. Images from style.com.

Fall ’14: camouflage

Small prints and rorschach influence. From top: Kenzo, Givenchy x 3, Mother of Pearl x 3. Images from style.com.

Fall 14: the new baroque

Dense pattern, brocade, layers and bell shapes from Doru Olowu, Mary Katrantzou, Doru Olowu, Temperley London, Paul Smith, Temperley London & Clover Canyon.

NYFW Fall ’14: nouveau fleurs

These days the florals are more likely to be via brocade or patch work, with Erin Fetherston sticking to blowsy blooms. Karen Walker, J. Crew, Tory Burch, Erin Fetherston, J. Crew, 3.1 Philip Lim, 3.1 Philip Lim.

 

Couture Spring 14: rosé

The loveliest of pinks at the Dior, Chanel and Valentino Couture shows. From top: Dior rose print detail, Valentino, Chanel x 3, Dior, backstage at Chanel, Tommy Ton’s girls at couture, from Style.com and Chanel-news.

Valentino Pre-Fall 2014

 

Butterflied beauty at Valentino Pre-Fall 2014. Olive green, here we come. HF.

Victorian Valentino / Vogue

 

Manderley meets Hanging Rock, with Georgia May Jagger, for UK Vogue (October ’13). Shots by Venetia Scott, styled by Bay Garrett. With Valentino, Dries and a white horse, of course. HF.

Texture / China

Gorgeous knits on Liu Wen in Elle China, from the likes of Celine and Isabel Marant.