All Dolled up at Viktor & Rolf

Viktor & Rolf aren't known for their plays with subtlety. Last season, models strutted down the runway donning a knight-like theme with faces caked in red paint — which many critics found to be a bit jarring.

This season is all the glitz without the grit. The designer pair opted to show models with a more doll-like demeanor by dressing them in bright colors, structured silhouettes, and massive bright pink eyelashes, to boot. Each piece was either neon, metallic, or exceptionally oversized — and most were adorned with thick, decorative stitching.

Everything about the show was larger than life, and it gave the distinct impression of (very chic) paper dolls. While it was especially entertaining, the show may have missed the mark for the transition from runway to everyday fashion.

Text Corinna Fabre
Image Viktor & Rolf

Cream of the Crop

Among the many trends cropping up during the ongoing fashion weeks, one that stands out among them are cropped shirts. The trend is already making it's way to the red carpet — namely, Gwyneth Paltrow's midriff-baring ensemble at the Emmys.

The tops range from lacy to leather, solids to prints, neon to neutral...and back again! The key to this trend is to ride the fine line between trashy and classy. Too much skin can turn things a little nasty — and not in a fun way. An easy solution is to stick with high-waisted bottoms, to keep a little more skin under wraps.

What do you think? How wearable is this trend off the runway and red carpet?

Text Corinna Fabre
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Gaultier Brings Tattoos to the Runway

On the third day of Paris Fashion Week, tattoos were the theme of Jean Paul Gaultier's ready-to-wear spring/summer 2012 show. The fearless designer constructed a refreshing display of his creations in a more human setting, rather than the classic girls-staring-into-thin-air runway feel.

Gaultier's collection consisted of suit jackets, corsets, fitted dresses, flesh tones, and leather trench coats — all decorated with traditionally authentic tattoos. The designer's well-known ultra wide-leg pants and sailor-striped tops were also noted throughout the show, along with full-length Bohemian skirts.

With embellished earrings and brightly colored accessories, Gaultier succeeded in combining a punk rock, edgy rebellion with the essence of femininity. He designed a similar show back in 1992, but it was seen as having gone too far. Gaultier commented to AFP that, nowadays, tattoos are almost classic, as "everyone has a tattoo and at least one piercing." Who can disagree with that statement?

Text Brittney Schering
Image courtesy of CBS News

Versace for H&M Rocks Paris Fashion Week

Whoever's not already in love with H&M may have a change of heart with the Versace addition, which premiered on Monday and has been all the rage at Paris Fashion Week.

Donatella Versace and Anna Dello Russo, Vogue Japan Editor-at-Large and creative consultant, have been sizzling with spunk and leather, looking quite glamorous since the premier viewings of the Versace for H&M collection that were released on Monday in Vogue Russia.

With the public antsy to see the collection, the first images spread like wildfire via scanning, TwitPics, and the like. Donatella Versace was, of course, the first to wear Versace for H&M; she chose a black leather mini dress with gold-studded embroidery and a waist-cinching belt. Anna Dello Russo wore the very same dress at Paris Fashion Week, and she rocked it with simple gold jewelry and lightly curled hair. Needless to say, we cannot wait to snag this look off the rack at H&M.


Text Brittney Schering
Image courtesy of H&M

Let's Take Sides: The Deep Side Part

If this season has taught us anything, it's that prints are totally hot and deep side-parts are everything. From the ultra-sleek chignons at Thom Browne to the retro pinned tresses at Prada (pictured above), designers made their models runway-ready with dramatic side parts — and we have to say, we dig it! If you're looking to change up your 'do but don't want to do anything too drastic, try this simple and timeless style that we can't wait to steal from the runways.