Cryptic Monday: Everyday Style

Gentle Reader -

In the past 20/21 days since the last post:

- Designers have been pushed to the edge: creatively and psychologically
- Fashion has even less relevance to everyday life, despite many good collections in Europe

Has it been centuries since the last post? To sum up the past month of hyperthought:

- Choose your fabric, get out your sketches or fashion magazines and find a good dressmaker: it is time to incorporate vocation with career.

- Find inspiration in art of the past, present or future for clothing that can adapt to changing conditions

- Think beyond label fashion: there is a whole world of vintage, ethinic, and second-hand clothing waiting for unique minds to put select items to good, stylistic use.

- Fashion as the anti-portrait of society: the possibility of neo punk/new prep may soon blossom within 1-2 years. Eco-friendly, of course.

Another Cryptic Monday - enjoy!

AP

Grand Palais Tuesday: Chanel F/W 2011

Gentle Reader -

London, Milan and Paris have been exciting to watch for Fall-Winter 2011, as several collections have had real potential to yield key vintage pieces within 2-3 years.

Today we'll see if Chanel is added to the list.

- AP

Cryptic Monday: Dior, Lanvin

Gentle Reader -

Friday's Dior show was restrained, yet unmistakably recent Dior.

For Lanvin, there were a series of dresses that were a polite nod to the Lanvin Castillo days: youthful, aware, carefree.

In the air: a push toward sophisticated dressing.

- AP

The Sphinx Speaks: Dior Now

For those nervous about a Dior without Galliano, please remember that Dior has been Dior with (and without) the following:

- Christian Dior (the New Look, among many other looks)
- Yves Saint Laurent (the Trapeze, before opening his own house)
- Marc Bohan (polite suits and dresses - and underrated)
- Gianfranco Ferre (dramatic, bold draping)

The more pressing question for Dior is: what will be presented? The collection of a dismissed designer, or something else?

- AP