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H&M Fall/Winter 2010 Collection
I keep passing by this lovely trench from the new H&M Fall/Winter collection on my way to work, which mind you only cost $40! Tan is hot right now, and apparently will continue to be hot right into the winter season. This color intrigue me just a bit, because I own nothing in my wardrobe currently that comes even remotely close. I think I’ll dabble in this hue for the coming season, although my soul belongs to black, I think I can make some room. They’re also carrying the over sized oxford shirts I love so dearly, and cognac colored belts, over Navy’s and Grey. They’re Men’s collection is also hot, I’d loveeee to get my man into the Grey button down jacket, I know he’d ooze sex appeal…as if he doesn’t already 
. We’ll see what strings I can pull….
Check out the rest of the collection after the jump
Alta Roma Rome A/W 2010: Rami A Ali Presentation
Alta Roma Rome A/W 2010: Rami A Ali presentation. This collection showcased a stunning Eastern influence full of delicate prints and intricate basket weaving.
Alta Roma Rome A/W 2010: Tony Ward Presentation
Alta Roma Rome A/W 2010: Tony Ward presentation. Tony Ward always showcases some knock out red carpet looks. I can already see the likes of celebrities Anna Kendrick, Beyonce Knowles, and Selita Ebanks wearing some of these very gowns.
Lookbook: Katie Gallagher AW 2010
The Katie Gallagher AW 2010 lookbook is not entirely different from the SS 2010 collection in terms of color palette; using dark grays and blacks or alternatively metallic creams and tans the collection as a whole is incredibly cohesive. Katie cuts and shapes her garments with tweeds, sheers, asymmetrical hem lines, that ruche and drape with emphasis on the waist line. Love all the over sized hoods you typically find on heavy duty outerwear, I have a thing for hoods and this has just given me my fix.
View the rest of the collection when you hit it.
Anthony Vaccarello Fall Winter 2010
Anthony Vaccarello a Belgium designer who has had his foot in the door of fashion ever since he was 10, recently uploaded these pics of his monochromatic Fall/Winter 2010 collection, which will be his second since he left Fendi to branch off on his own. Modeled by Lou Doillon and shot by Julia Champeau Anthony Vaccarello is on everyone’s radar.
To Fur Or Not To Fur, That Is The Question
Choosing a side for or against furs is laden with personal ethical systems, social standards and the divine quest for “luxury”. Designers such as Chanel (above although faux), Gimbattista Valli, Chloé, Jeal Paul Gauliter just to name a few showcased their love for fur at the Fall 2010 fashion presentations. In essence they gave an up yours to the people behind PETA, the biggest advocate for the movement to stop the use of fur in fashion.
The EFBA and China produce the most fur on their respective fur farms, providing everything from mink, chinchilla, fitches, foxes and even raccoons. Their statistics state that well over 120,000 jobs are created each year and over 1.5 billion Euros are put into the economy. The killing is said to be human and painless with no part of the animal being wasted; the bodies of these animals are used for things such as diesel fuel. But does this justify the existence of this trade. Is it right to wear the skin of a living being? Does the thought of wearing fur intrigue or disgust you?
I myself have owned both real and faux furs, the difference between the two is obvious, nothing compares to the look and feel of the real thing. But I ask myself if it’s really important? What does wearing real fur really prove? It’s clear that real fur comes with a status label which has many people seeking to divide and elevate themselves from the rest. But are they really elevating themselves or lowering their ethics? Am I and how I look more important than the life of another living being? Ultimately no I don’t think so, and I’ve made a conscious decision not to wear fur, real fur anyways. I still love the luxurious look and feel it has, but today the faux furs are getting better and better and I’m going to give them a try, it won’t kill me or anyone else for that matter.
How do you feel about fur; real vs fake? I hold no judgement against anyone I mean to each his own, but what are your true feelings on this issue? Let me know what you guys think.
Chloé
