mode l'italiano

what was i saying about milan?

i know multicolour python coats lined with floral prints, as either full length coats or biker jackets, should repulse to the point where i want to gouge my eyes out with a rusty spoon, but...there's...something...about...them...? if you can tell me, more than missoni can, what that is, then have at it, please, but for now let me speak in praise of pastel shaded checks, full length situations, grunge feels and layering. business as usual then.

POW. knee length, asymmetrical, padded leather coat with fur trim. (almost) 'nuff said. marco de vincenzo has clearly been tapping my mind, or something, cos he's gone for the "aviator, but not , really - look! bird motifs!" collection theme very much in the vein of me and mine. but it's different, of course, and lovely. and leathery.

absolutely needed to include piazza sempione if only for that first coat; interesting but so simple. these are all such wearable pieces in gorgeous tones, and manage to range from clean lines (#2; #5) to prints and tucks (#6; #3).

the last came as a surprise.

just cavalli.

yeah.

the thing about italian fashion; one suggests the reason i've posted so little milan; is that it so very often straddles the tacky/fabulous line, and so often comes down on the wrong side. at least, for my taste. cavalli, of course, is the king of the other side of the line.

so.

yeah.

while the majority of the collection continues that tradition, these 5 looks (out of 43) catch my eye - whether proportion wise, print wise, ridiculously shaggy shearling wise, or makes me want to take double denim to a whole new level, also note the leopard accessories wise.

glossy.

because milan isn't exciting me, but a smattering of recent editorials are:

if you haven't seen any of these, do click through...

frida kahlo; fantastic shots

//marie claire italia

bright colours

//elle ukraine

new season pieces; great styling

//vogue china

all from fashion gone rogue (click the links for more)

gucci.

if there was a theme at gucci, i didn't spot it, but style.com insists on the 70s angle (via the 40s, in my opinion. see: the first coat, below. amiright? iamright.) and the influence of one florence welch of florence and the machine fame (ok, yeah, i see it).

in typical venturess style, i've gone and picked out only one of the rich colours from a collection bursting with them, but truth be told the cut of the full-length coats and the two sheer polka dot numbers below were the ones which intrigued me most of all the 51 looks.

heritage.

the brands.

this season was a little outerwear heavy, even for burberry, no? very few looks without coats or jackets...

at uni, a bunch of us sat around my laptop to watch the show live on monday - we weren't particularly wowed.
the dog theme seems to be a(n unwanted, thanks) london trend after the dalmatian motifs at topshop unique and the spotted hats here, as well as the poodle-y fur coats, but of course there were pieces to love too.
the distinct 60s theme yielded some great skinny trousers in various shades (plum, lime, etc), and there were interesting cuts and textures on trench coats.

but let's not pretend that we're here to talk about the clothes when the shoes are this good:

meanwhile...

aquascutum were knocking it out of the park; as is the expression. the rich purple and bright orange work fantastically with neutral greys/camels/blacks and the layering is just fantastic (see #2 - skirt, jumper, long jacket, fur collared/padded gilet situation. i mean, i think that's the situation. the mark of good layering: when you can't tell where one item ends and another begins).

untitled.

i don't wish to be one of those bloggers who just posts pictures with little description, but...

YES.

there were other looks at giles that were of note, but let's face it, look 2 blows everything else out of the water.