John Galliano

By Laila My picks for Paris are Akris— loads of statement coats—, Kenzo — Marras has been on a roll, love the past two  collections—, Miu Miu, Lanvin, Hermés, Galliano, Givenchy, Margiela and Comme des Garçons— check out the fabric on the first look below:

By Laila image: daylife] Alexander McQueen Fall 09′ McQueen is great when he does torture with a touch of romanticism. This season, it’s just pure torture. It is hard to like a collection when you know that he had done something more beautiful than this before, many times.  Meanwhile, wednesday, Pa...

By Laila So far so good, even Dior this season seems to be back on track a little. Galliano’s obssession with sheer and vibrant colours continues. Whatever factor that has been lacking in his past 3, 4 ready-to-wear collections is still lingering around in this Fall 09′ effort but it is definitely a l...

By Laila John Galliano  Giorgio Armani Longchamp (with Kate Moss) All eyes are on the current under-Prada-contract Ymre Stiekema, she didn’t really cause a stir at first, but she was quite impressive in last week’s couture shows— second in line at Dior and closed Valentino.

By Laila “Wooden, lifeless, dead on arrival” are some words that Cathy Horyn (see her review) used to described. I couldn’t agree more. The frustrating part is that there are so many other couturiers out there who are so certified. They trained, and worked their guts out to be named as a couturier to s...

By Laila Following closely after Project Prom dress I am starting work on my upcoming collections. I am aiming for a mid December launch because the clothes are going to be meant for the holiday season and I don’t want be too late, but I have been rather held up the past few months so hopefully the shopp...

By Laila Let’s start with this full-length video of the Dior couture show. Is Armani paying tribute to Yves Saint Laurent? Definitely not Riccardo’s best effort for Givenchy couture. However, this suit is simply perfect right down to the colour and cutting.

By Laila Dior Homme Too much black, too McQueen-like and too little details. I don't know what Kris Van Assche's Dior Homme is all about. Raf Simons I hope 'the geek who conquered the fashion world' will design for Dior Homme. The skinniness of the pants and jackets reminds me so much of Hedi Slimane.