Rebirth

I've decided to do this post in two parts. First is my collection of looks from Alexander McQueen S/S 2011. The second will be up close shots of these pieces because they are too beautiful and magical to overlook. It was probably my favorite collection to come from Paris, and possibly the entire spring 2011 season.

What an amazing start to the new house regime at McQueen with the first official spring collection not to be designed by Lee himself. The shaping and designs are all very familiar to the McQueen look, but with a few twists that Sarah Burton has added. The dresses all look like they're living and breathing on their own.

The House of Alexander McQueen is in good hands.

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Immaculate

Confession: I never dress particularly girlie. My personal style is somewhere around Balmain meets Edie Sedgwick meets jeans/band tees on most days. But my eye is always drawn to collections on feminine overload. Maybe that's because when I was a child, it was all pink everything. I don't know, but Elie Saab does this to me every season. If I could, I'd wear a Saab gown around the house because of the feeling these pieces bring to me. Marie Antoinette colors with sequin accents make me weak in the knees.

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Break Tradition

Chanel is worn by every type of woman. Karl Lagerfeld knows this. He changes and reinvents Chanel traditional themes (black on white, tweed suits, tailored to a T) to fit the modern Chanel girl. For spring 2011, it was no different. Women of different ages showed off pieces from the collection on the runway which were Chanel in every sense of what Coco made it; the fact that the fashion house is ever changing but constantly staying true to what they are. Just with a considerable amount of feathers. Thanks, Karl.

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Syrup & Honey

A few looks from Chloé S/S. Ultra-sweet. The sheen on the colors adds rich texture to the clothing. Also, there's been an outpouring of ballet flats on the Paris runways for this season of shows. Saving models one at a time.

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Cat That Ate The Canary

Giambattista Valli. Leopards, yellows, whites.

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Up & Down

Stella McCartney sticking to her easy, breezy, and beautiful ways.

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