ALEXANDER MCQUEEN FALL/WINTER 2012.13

Absolutely stunning! Alexander McQueen designer, Sarah Burton, presents a beautiful futuristic and romantic collection that could easily be seen gracing a Metropolitan Museum retrospective sometime in the future. 

There is something so unbelievably beautiful about these garments, their short, puffed volumes intricately textured with fur, feather and flowers, and elegant bursts of pastel orange and red and pink. Hands down the best creative mind in contemporary fashion this season. A++! Peep the collection in motion (above)!

KANYE WEST FALL/WINTER 2012.13

Oh what a difference a year makes. Kanye West returned to the runway tonight at Paris Fashion Week and revealed his brand new Fall/Winter 2012 collection tonight with his celebrity and designer friends in tow.

Kanye showed a polished, structured, luxe, edgy with an urban, sexy power-woman theme. Tall banded leather boots and sheer and cut-out booties accompanied all of his looks and his recent work with Givenchy (many of Kanye’s WTT tour clothes were made with the deisgner) clearly showed through this second collection. Thoughts?!

CHANEL FALL/WINTER 2012.13

Woah. The forever forward-thinking Karl Lagerfeld showed the Fall 2012 Chanel collection is Paris today with a coterie of models donning the new collection, trotting past large illuminating crystal shards.

Is this what planet Chanel would look like, perhaps? Overall, the collection was extremely detailed and architectural mixed with slim silhouettes, asymmetrical lines, luxurious touches and a soft color palette. Lagerfeld also offered a dark color palette, an array of feathers, glittering accents, lucite shoes with translucent heels, glam evening wear, and wool coats in loose-fitting shapes. Digging it!

COMME DES GARCONS FALL/WINTER 2012.13

Holy fashion! Comme Des Garcons’ latest collection shown yesterday March 3 in Paris is a complete telling reminder of why the brand and it’s designer, Rei Kawakubo, have such a cult-like following.

Kawakubo composed a collection entirely based in patterns cut in a classical manner, but then sewn together so the seams stick out rather than in, and the net result was a beautifully naive silhouette. LOVE the patterns, love the colors, love the shapes, love the collection! Thoughts?

BALMAIN FALL/WINTER 2012.13

Paris Fashion Week is turning it OUT this season, and for the first time ever we have absolutely no review. Can we all just join hands and rejoice in the sheer and utter perfection that 25 year old Balmain designer, Olivier Rousteing, has created?

MUGLER FALL/WINTER 2012.13

Best of Paris Fashion Week so far? We’re thinking YES! Nicola Formichetti pulled out all of the stops this Fall season for Thierry Mugler. Sticking with the brands glam 80s vibe, we see a slew of big white furs, wide shoulders (to compliment the modern power woman), sleek and interesting cuts, splashes of color, and even some intense prints. When it comes to craftsmanship and conceptual fantasy design, Mugler is one of the best. Love!