Around the World
The schedule of the AW09 season has officially ended at its last stop in the New York-London-Milan-Paris circuit. As with the previous three fashion weeks, there were revisitations of the 80's - shoulders (but of course), ruffles and sequinned anything. Overall, Paris didn't disappoint and there were a lot more favourites compared to Milan.
Balenciaga// Chloe
Hussein Chalayan// Ann Demeulemeester
Sophia Kokosalaki// Louis Vuitton
Lanvin// Veronique Branquinho
Limi Feu// Comme des Garcons
Isabel Marant// Givenchy
Maison Martin Margiela// Undercover
Miu Miu// Dries Van Noten
Vivienne Westwood/ Sonia Rykiel
Yohji Yamamoto// Junya Watanabe
We mentioned last week the collaboration between Yohji Yamamoto and Salvatore Ferragamo for a line of shoes which were set to be unveiled this fashion week. Seen on the runway in black, red or white, these sculpted flat boots with a cut-out above the heel (in red) were absoutely covetable. In case you've forgotten about the post last week, here's a reminder to those who might want to get their hands on the shoes: they will be available early July at both Yohji Yamamoto and Salvatore Ferragamo flagship stores.
Pamela Anderson made an (surprising to some) appearance on the runway at the Vivienne Westwood AW09 show after having been featured in the Westwood Spring/ Summer 09 advertising campaign. Fans of Pammy can check out the runway photos here.
And lastly, for those of us who missed out on the discounts over Christmas at Madison Avenue might weep a little to know that that’s not going to happen again in our lifetime according to Marshal Cohen, chief industry analyst for NPD Group, a retailing consultancy. Spring discounts may come earlier but it looks like the 80-90% price slash will not be making a comeback. Of course it makes no sense for us (Read: me) to be upset with such news since New York isn't making its way over to me anytime soon... but still... to think of the possibilities! One can dream.
(all images from Style)
