Precious Embroidery

A trend I spotted on Fall catwalks was embroidering - cross stitching, actually. Maybe it's because I'm such a granny I noticed it as soon as I saw the shows photos! While Valentino interpretes it in the usual romantic way, Dolce & Gabbana look back at Sicilian Baroque. And even Balmain incorporates romantic embroideries in shiny armours.

1 Valentino
2, 3, 4 Dolce & Gabbana

5 Balmain

Raf Simons' grand finale

I had planned to do a post about Luisa Beccaria's new collection, but I guess I'll talk about it another time. Today's Jil Sander Fall 2013 show was the last Raf Simons' one and you can't even imagine how sad I am. Although I wear quite different things and I seldom post about it here, Jil Sander has been my favourite designer almost since I approached fashion several years ago. I like the work of Sander herself, but what Raf Simons did in the past few years was just amazing in my opinion. I was genuinely sad when I heard about his resignation.





Simons did such a great job at renovating the Fifties woman that I almost think that if the rumor he's about to replace Galliano at Dior is true, he's the right designer to do it. The shapes of some of the clothes are very Dior-ish.











PS: I just read on Vogue Italia's website that Hedi Slimane is replacing Stefano Pilati at YSL next season. ..What is going on with all these designers?