Marc Jacobs Collection

I love how a Couture vs. RTW collection from a single designer can appear at first glance so, so different (see previous post), but at closer inspection so clearly follow a similar trend and trajectory.

My favorite looks from the Marc Jacobs Collection SS '11 show at NY Fashion Week:

To be honest I hated (really) a lot of the peices I saw (those I did not care to present here, whoops!), but as a whole I greatly respect and admire the collection as a whole.

These styles are larger-than-life. They are statements. So bold! The color palate so vibrant! Awe-inspiring really, the collection is awesome. "Awe", here clearly, is the word I'm gravitating towards, c'est le mot juste.

Honestly I'm sure if I were physically present at this show it would have brought me to tears - yes, clothes can make me cry (fashion is an art form!), but to be fair I am the sentimental sort (...Marc Jacobs SS '11 leads to Stendhal Syndrome in local blogger?).

As to my previous statement on the similarity between this collection and Marc by Marc there is again a very retro vibe, but one that leans towards a later decade - very 1970's, very disco-age. Again there are the jumpsuits, a vibrant and pervasive color scheme, and mixed materials, satins, sheers and leather.

Right now my style may be more MXMJ, but someday, oh that someday, you'll see me in Marc Jacobs.

Love! and Awe! and Fashion! xo Caitlin

original images via The Cut, edited and collaged images property of Pour L'amour de Fashion!

Leave it to Marc

If you follow my blog you may have gathered I have an everlasting love for Marc J., one still going strong after 8+ years.

The MXMJ ready-to-wear shows are always a highlight of my fashion week experience (one still via the internet at this point) - The Spring '11 collection was no exception. 

The looks he presented in New York this past week came across as wearable (true to the RTW title, often not true of fashion show styles in general), and at once unique while maintaining a distinctly "Marc" aesthetic.

My Favorites: 

 

The overall trend of the collection is clearly very retro - heavy on the fifties/sixties vibes - especially in the cut of the garments.

Notice:

• high waisted a-line skirts 
• shirt-dresses
• what I'll characterize as a retro, carefree, beach girl look (in swimwear, casual sneakers, sundresses)
• stripes! everywhere!
• a distinct color palate - dark oranges and yellows
• the transition from romper to jumpsuit
• mixed materials (sweaters, satin, jersey)
• and definitely note the adorable cross-body colorful box purses (the Marc bag will always be dear to my heart - my first major non-rent purchase was a Totally Turnlock in 2006)

What do you think of the collection? The looks above are only representative of my favorites, and a small portion of what was shown.  As in any collection there were certainly many I did not like, and those I choose to ignore...  

yes, shockingly this blog is pure editorial.

Love Love Love! xo Caitlin

original images via Style.com, edited and collaged images property of Pour L'amour de Fashion!

All that Glitters...

I'd recognize this Miu Miu frock anywhere...

via JAK&JIL

I'll take this too
(Marc Jacobs Collection, Spring '10, "Little Stam"... 
I think it may be my dream to have an MJ bag named after me...)

and this frock
(Phillip Lim 3.1, via coco+kelley)

and obviously, obviously, these shoes
(Miu Miu Glitter Peep-toe Hees, via Moodboard)

c'est tout. je vous aimez. xo, Caitlin