5 Fashion Moments of 2010

It’s almost 2010 so let’s take a look at my Top 5 fashion moments of 2010!

5. Tom Ford Womenswear

Tom Ford finally debuted his long-awaited foray into womenswear in a extremely under-wraps fashion show, with only Terry Richardson allowed to take photographs. Glamour at its finest, it was definitely one would expect from a man who places taste and refinement above all else.

4. Gap Logo Fiasco

[images via NewGapLogo]

Never before has such an branding-related uproar been more visible to the public than the advent of the new Gap logo. Now reverted to it’s former glory(?) this incident showed that social media is more of an influence in trends now than we’d like to admit.

3. Lanvin H&M

Alber Elbaz has always said he would not make any Lanvin diffusion lines, and after much teasing by H&M, it was shocking to see that Lanvin would be their next collaboration. After an extremely large marketing ramp-up, Lanvin made it’s collaboration available to the public late November. I personally got a piece of the collection but was ultimately disappointed with the actual pieces. Nevertheless, this has people wondering ‘what will the next collaboration hold?’

2. LMVH vs. Hermes

Luxury leather goods, and holder of the coveted Birkin bag found themselves under siege by the luxury powerhouse LMVH. Bernard Arnault’s company was suddenly discovered to be holding approximately 17% of Hermes stock (later around 20%) much to the dismay of Hermes. How this plays out will definitely be a spectacle in 2011.

1. Alexander McQueen

[image via ElephantJournal]

The suicide of Alexander McQueen early this year caught everyone by surprise. Sarah Burton has stepped up to fill his shoes quite elegantly, but it is undeniable that McQueen’s passing will leave a hole in the fashion world. His looks were beauty taken to the extreme and a level of theatricality that has no match in the fashion world.

Tom Ford Womenswear

Debuting in the December issue of Vogue is the long-anticipated Tom Ford Womenswear collection. After an extremely strict restriction on photos, we finally get first glimpse.

Retro-glam amazing! Enjoy the eye-candy.

Definitely love the Single Man-esque vibe here.

[images via Homotography]

 

London Fashion Week – S/S 2011 – Burberry Prorsum

It’s like the men’s show + candy-colored belts!

I like the accessories, they definitely add a feminine edge to the rockabilly aesthetic of the menswear line shown in Milan. But it does look tacked on in a few places no?

There was a lot going on – animal print, military, rockabilly, neon colors – a bit of a mindfuck.

The studs + colors + animal prints came off a little to literal crocodile for me.

If you watched the livestream, the girls clearly had issues walking in the shoes and leather pants for some reason. This poor girl took a spill.

I have to say, fashion may not be practical – but I tried on the coats for winter and they were already pretty heavy, add those studs on, and I can’t imagine this being a comfortable spring/summer for the Burberry girl.

Gorgeous right? When it works, the elements work well and is actually quite tough/elegant, but it’s a bit overwhelming to have a neon-reptilian-studded-military-trenchcoat-barf.

And what was this?

[images via Fashionologie]

Smack a Bitch with this Clutch

I’ve always toyed around with the idea of using a clutch – probably wouldn’t fly in America – but elsewhere it’d be totally cool. But if I were to do it, I’d want to carry a clutch I could kick someone’s ass with! Skull encrusted brass knuckles? Yes please!

via Design Scene

Millener

Lookit this pretty I saw at neimans – why don’t people wear this stuff out? Gorgeous!