There’s Something About A Victoria, Victoria Beckham AW12 Dress.

After my rave about the dresses at Proenza Schouler, this review is in danger of seemimg considerably cooler, but understand this: there is something about Victoria Beckham’s dresses that appeals to me in a very big way. These dresses are minimal, stylish, clean cut, timeless and quirky. They have personality. They bring out personality. They make you smile.

I think the women who ensured that last season’s collection sold out online before it could even get to stores (and will no doubt do the same this season) would agree with me.  

In a Ryan Seacrest voice: THIS is Frockerella.

Things started off simple with preppy pleats:

Then we moved on to this truly ‘frockadelic’ number:

Now something for the dinner party:

And the focus moves to the collar. Here are the Victoria collar styles to live by.

1: Contrast.

2: Double trouble: Collar print on collar.

3: Swan print. (Swoon!)

 

View the full collection on style.com

Images: full body shots from elleuk.com and close ups from vogue.com

Her Own League: Victoria Beckham AW12

Surprise, surprise! The Victoria Beckham show was a big success. I’m a huge fan and, having read every review I could get my hands on, here are some interesting notes about the show:

1: The show took place in the public library on 5^th Avenue right across the road from the h&m store which currently has a giant David Beckham in the window.

2: The Beckhams are taking over fashion.

3: David sat next to Anna Wintour. This is the first Victoria show he’s attended.

4: Victoria was inspired by her everyday family life: the socks (one of the stars of the show) being inspired by her son Romeo’s baseball kits, and the beanies by David’s own head knits.

5: Victoria named one of the bags in the collection after her seven month old daughter Harper. *ahhhh!*

The dress is what Victoria does best. This season we see a lot of sport-meets-military creations. The beauty lies in the detail: the contrasting collars, the slits on the sleeves, and the styling of the socks and beanies.

We can all say what we like about the trends that this collection evokes, but it’s Victoria’s personal touches (inspired by her family) that make this collection special – from the heart.      

The Harper Bag

Images: elleuk.com

Harper Bag:  http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/columns/olivia-bergin/TMG9077588/Meet-Harper-Beckham-the-handbag.html

Forever Print

This season designers got creative (and really cute) with their use of print. Steering away from the usual patterns and digital kaleidoscopes we so often see, they scattered their clothing with living and inanimate objects in a way that should get your credit card swiping. Here are my favourites.

Carolina Herrera does a crisp, very refreshing take on a summer dress with her swallow print. These little birds make the girl in the dress look effortlessly lightweight –as if she might just fly away.

At Dolce & Gabbana, The Boys took the kind of food I don’t eat and put them on a skirt. Genius. The show had a very Italian feel with loads of attitude to give the vegetable patch clothes some extra kick. The smartest way to wear these pieces (as shown in the runway image) is to pair them with something floral.

ERDEM gets my vote when it comes to florals this season. I am no fan of floral print in spring, my favourite Miranda Priestly quote form The Devil Wears Prada being “Florals? For Spring? Groundbreaking.” However, I do think that Erdem has given new life to the life-long trend by putting the poppies among a variety of other garden characters. That fact that it’s all in a purple shade (with the exception of one or two) is lovely, feminine, and very SS12.

Mary Katrantzou (you can spell it, but can you say it?) threw fish into her mix of super print for spring. She is the goddess of print. Her clothes are a constant reminder that fashion is art. That’s all.

Miuccia Prada steals the show with her mid-century modern cars. This collection gives a little structure and umph to the soft romantic dream that is ss12. Still, the cars are utterly playful and youthful. So, you wanna show your car salesman/mechanic boyfriend that you’re interested in his hobby? Don’t get greasy, get Prada.

Victoria, Victoria Beckham goes beyond what I like for this season and touches down on what I believe to be great timeless clothing. The cat print dress has a great sense of humour and (judging by the cat’s facial expressions) authority. Sure, you can’t wear it to the boardroom – but give it a spin anywhere else, it’s sure to turn heads. Lastly, Victoria takes us to the moon in a wonderfully whimsical moon print dress. There is something magical about this piece that reminds me of my childhood books about building a rocket ship and taking it to the milkyway. The dress gets two thumbs up (actually, make that three if you can) for being unique and is sure to evoke a different feel of escapism for everyone who sees it. Images: vogue.it

First Header

The header on this blog, like fashion, will change very often. Each header will showcase a trend or mood in fashion which I am currently attracted to. This one is from the January 2012 issue of US ELLE. The article is all about the fashion powerhouse that is Victoria Beckham (take 40 mins of your free time to re-watch season 2 episode 7 of Ugly Betty in which V guest starred – she’s hilarious) who seems to design what every girl wants. Her new more affordable line, ‘Victoria, Victoria Beckham’ is selling faster than you can say cat print, so I’m sure we can expect to see much more from her.

What I love about Viccy B is how she doesn’t take things too seriously. The dresses are playful, cooky, and very wearable. This line also features some of my favourite prints of the new season.

From left: Cotton dress $515, crepe de chine dress, $645, printed cotton dress, $515, printed viscose dress, $750, all Victoria, Victoria Beckham, collection at net-a-porter.com. Sunglasses, all Cutler & Gross, $460 each pair. Maryjanes, all Charlotte Olympia for Victoria Beckham.