Maison Martin Margiela fall/winter 2008. (See full collection here)
Funnel necks for coats and sweater-dresses I absolutely adore. I actually have some designs finished from my future fall/winter collection that have big funnel necks, most of them don’t stay so rigidly up like in Margiela’s collection, but rather fall on the bust, not hiding the neck, [...]

Pumps from Marni’s fall ‘08 collection.
I can’t quite get over wooden heels and platform pumps. I’ve always loved the Chloe wooden platforms, so it’s natural that when I saw these latest Marni pumps, I had a fashion-orgasm. They are all sorts of perfect, from the heel to the colors, I just dream of owning one [...]

Donna Karan fall/winter 2008 runway collection. Click to enlarge. [credit: style]
“Some of Karan’s dresses came in jewel-tone chiffon that dipped dangerously close to the belly button in front, or went low on the sides and gathered loosely at the waist before gently falling to the knees. Others were draped toga-style in jersey, with elaborately knotted [...]

When I was a teenager, I used to have long, voluminous, thick black hair. I didn’t really like it (you always want what you don’t have, no?). I was extremely happy when I got a flat iron that actually worked: it flattened my hair, making it look sleek and chic. So I got the bob [...]

 
Victoria Beckham wears the most amazing white coat ever. I’m sure she won’t wear this coat twice. So, if you are a normal person (weight-wise included), do choose a more dirt-friendly color, that will make you look optically slimmer: black, or all colors dark are the best solution.
The following is a post written by a [...]

Vogue Italia February 2008; Agnete Hegelund and Kamila Filipcikova photographed by Steven Meisel.

Marc Jacobs fall/winter 2008.
A couple of seasons ago, when “Russia” was a big fashion inspiration, it was pretty funny to look at models wearing “babuska” head wraps like the ones my grandma wears every day. Now, it seems like there is literally a [...]