Inès de la Fressange Chanel Come Back

Long time Chanel and Lagerfeld muse Inès de la Fressange makes her return to the runways of Chanel. It's been ages, 20 years to be exact, since the two (Lagerfeld and Fressange) spoke because of a falling out, but word on the fashion street is that the two has left the past behind and finally moved on. Karl Lagerfeld revealed that she, who's respectively been the face of Chanel in the eighties, will appear in the campaign with Stella Tennant, Freja Beha and Baptiste Giabiconi.

Chanel Spring 2011

It was big named supers like Inès de la Fressange, Stella Tennant and Carmen Kass walking through a minimal black and white Chanel Garden Maze donning gradient feathers, chokers, platforms, chiffon bundles of joys and signature tweeds for Spring 2011. Each look resulted in my drooling. The collection was very romantic, fresh, young and modern; the thigh-high leather platforms and Lagerfeld signature fingerless gloves gave it the needed edge. There were bedazzling knits, poppy florals, embroided denim, and exquisite tweeds resulting in fringe. I lived for those 1950's inspired skirts and gowns. There also was a sexy revision of the classic Chanel tweed suits from a light cropped tweed blazer paired with a micro mini skirt and/or cute matching short shorts. The reinvention of the large black umbrella that resemble a sun hat was so Parisian, cute and clever. Karl Lagerfeld played with tailoring, structure and cut in allot of his pieces for Chanel this season which I find to be quit admirable. Details, details, details and more details was definitely the focus. From Chanel, we've seen that hair jewelry is a must, there is no such thing as over accessorizing and I'm so glad that the fingerless gloves are back!

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Yves Saint Laurent Spring 2011

Stefano Pilati's idea of sexy for Yves Saint Laurent Spring 2011 was demure, simple, romantic and chic. Without being too gaudy and obnoxious, Pilati created pieces YSL this season that was sexy for the conservative women, so slits at the sides of of a shift, semi cleavage hear and a little nipple action was all needed for provocation. There was allot of soft sophistication in this collection. He toyed with drapery on trenches, pants and blouses alike. I seen allot of the mid to late 60's take on the classic Yves Saint Laurent "Le Smoking" tuxedo only this time it was presented as a jumpsuit rather than the typical tuxedo suit. In between came bowed blouses, blasts of color, cabans, paysanne ruffles, clouds of marabou, long forties lines, exotica, erotica, and more. It was a comprehensive guided tour of the YSL universe. This collection truly explained the Saint Laurent woman who is highly sophisticated, conserved with allot elegance, dash of spunk and humor.

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Givenchy Spring 2011

Dark, exotic and just flat out unleashing your inner beast in maitenance of one's beauty is the best way to sum up what Riccardo Tisci delivered for Givenchy Spring 2011. There was broad details and a tailored focus, picking up where he left off last Fall, the coats and blazer were still long and masculine in cut but only this time they came in whites, sheers, chiffons, leopard prints and even off black. The women looked like evil spirits from the dark ages on a fashionable hunt for their prey. There was a psychotic twist and illusion to the clothing; the silhouette was extremely sleek and thin and just an well executed presentation of a dominant sexy victorian woman.

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