Dolce & Gabbana F/W 2012: Backstage

Embellished; rococo; ornate; aureate. Gold embroidery, elaborately florid and tapestry-like. Lace, velvet, and fur.

Céline | F/W 2012-13

Details from the Céline collection for Fall/Winter 2012-13 by Phoebe Philo. Cobalt; burgundy; cherry; russet; swathes of plump leather and impossibly lustrous magenta [fox] fur.

All images via vogue.it

Givenchy Spring Summer 2012 Details

Detail shots from Riccardo Tisci's latest collection for Givenchy Ready-to-wear, with its beautiful pale pink, black, ivory and grey 'undulating lapels peplums trimmed not in leather but eel skin, shark, or stingray'.




-If I may weigh in on the fashion scandal of the year- when I read the rumors that Tisci may be moved to Dior I was horrified! Givenchy is the perfect home for Riccardo, I can't imagine him anywhere else. Tiziana Cardini was so on-point in her Vogue.it review sighting Tisci's ready-to-wear creations as 'savoir-faire couture'.

Details from Balenciaga Spring Summer 2012

'belts in stiff stand-away fabrics which shimmer like technical eveningwear.' - Rebecca Voight in her vogue.it review of Nicolas Ghesquière's latest captivating and voluminous collection for Balenciaga.
 

Details of prints / patterns 2012 Spring Summer London New York Fashion weeks

1. Prabal Gurung 
2. Vera Wang 
3. Julien Macdonald
4. Preen by Thornton Bregazzi 
5. Diane von Furstenberg 
6. Diane von Furstenberg 
7. Altuzarra














8. 9. Matthew Williamson
10. 11. Vera Wang
12. 13 Peter Pilotto 
14. 15. Julien Macdonald






16. Jonathan Saunders 17. Reem Acra
18. Preen19. Matthew Williamson
20. 21. Mary Katrantzou

There are so many other amazing patterns and prints I've not included! This is just a smattering of what caught my eye.