Saturday 26 January 2013

I've just been looking at some of the A/W 2013-14 collections (and a few others).

I think I'm in love with the Alexander McQueen 13-14 preview - monochrome, with patterns and flashes of red, and lots of cut-out shapes.  It's stunning.
http://www.vogue.co.uk/fashion/autumn-winter-2013/ready-to-wear/alexander-mcqueen-pre/full-length-photos/gallery/10

I was also taken with the Gaultier A/W 12-13, which I hadn't looked at before, because I'm not really a fan of Gaultier as a rule, but it was in the highlighted shows at the top of the page, and the top hat caught my attention.  It has a definite art deco feel about it (for the women's pieces at least), which I love - geometric patterns and straight shapes, and veling headpieces that fitted close to the head, combined with a hefty chunk of Victorian gothic - corsets and top hats.
It's here http://www.vogue.co.uk/fashion/autumn-winter-2012/couture/jean-paul-gaultier/full-length-photos/gallery/58