S.B.A. c'est moi

alas, i am still so madly in love with last season's Burberry collection that i was incapable of giving my whole heart to this one. that being said,  there were certainly a few pieces that stole a nice big chunk of love and lust from yours truly.  (helllllooooooo first two photos)  i always have a soft spot for the bad-ass biker girl look, but i suppose i am softening a teeny bit with age - and i now like a more subtle bad-ass.  the olive ruched leather jacket and those insanely brilliant pants make me a) delerious they're so amazing and b) want to slap on my ipod headphones, crank up the led zeppelin and go have tea at Bergdorfs.   ladies and gentleman, subtle bad ass. Burberry style.

garden party perfect

the clothes at Erdem were dreamy.  they transported me into dreams of being a certain way and attending garden parties with perfectly lovely people.  not necessarily the way i dress on a daily basis - but they are just so utterly pretty that i now desperately WANT to.  the lace dress with the red roses splashed across the middle makes me giddy.  LOVE.   as a realist, who often wears nothing of this sort, i have developed a plan B. i'll just look at the prettiness over and over again when i'm wanting to be in a lovely garden deep in the green of England.

feeling floaty

Matthew Williamson kicked it up a tribal notch in this collection.  i am always a lover of his floaty, ethereal pieces, and that is indeed where my heart must stay,  being the bohemian pirate princess that i am...  however, i am really digging these tribal pieces quite a bit.  i love the balance of the tribal patterns and textures with the modern shapes of the clothes.  (particularly drawn to the fringe-y tiered mini...)  hmmm... perhaps a bohemian pirate princess might spend some time on an island and get to know the local tribe... 

still crazy, after all these years

aside from my aversion to the face paint - (so distracting from the clothes!!)  there were a few pieces that i really loved from Viv Westwood's collection.  there was the expected assortment of pieces that were wild - with off kilter perportions and mad hatter layering.  fun to look at but not my speed...  and then there were some pieces that were simply gorge. dresses that walked the line between sweet and sexy,  piratey lace up high waisted pants that wildly appeal to my inner need to dress in character daily, suits that are just a bit wild  and my favorite of all - the suit that looks like Chanel fell down the rabbit hole, drank the potion and went straight to the tea party.  classic is classic - but it's so much fun when it gets curiouser!