Kane Close-Ups

The inimitable Christopher Kane has done it again.

Clearly feeling confident, and rightly so after his recently signed deal with PPR, Kane ticked all the boxes with his A/W 2013 collection. Admittedly it took a few once-overs to take it all in (60 looks made for a pretty meaty collection), but it pretty quickly became one of those stand-out shows that just keeps on giving in terms of detail and technical precision.

And while the camouflage kilts and fur coats are seriously covetable thanks to Kane’s wearable breed of cool, I think its when you get a little closer that those intricate details really come into their own. Take the undone loop-stitch seams on the velvet pieces for example. So perfect in their imperfection you wonder why you ever wanted a dress that didn’t fall open at the seams.

Christopher Kane

Pre-Fall Favourites

3.1 Philip Lim

Proenza Schouler 

Rag & Bone

Wayne

I'm a big fan of Pre Fall. Designed to be wearable (read saleable), it produces the kind of easy, un-challenging looks you want to wear immediately (albeit with a pair of wooly tights and an extra layer if you're in the northern hemisphere).

The above are a few favourites from the season's offerings so far. All the usual suspects are in there; Lim, Proenza and Rag & Bone, as well as the New York-based Wayne. That snakeskin blazer-meets-bomber is already etched onto my brain....

As ever, the festive period is proving to be a little manic but I promise to share some recent personal shots with you all before Christmas.

xxx

No Wrong

It's official, Acne can do no wrong.  Unlike some resort collections (all stripy blazers, pleated trousers and one pieces), Acne manage to pull off the tricky transeasonal collection with ease...Sleeveless and long-line blazers teamed with the tightest of trousers or the shortest of shorts are at the basis of Acne's covetable solution to gliding seamlessly from winter to summer.   

And the huge floppy leather hats are just ace.