No Sweat

Possibly one of the easiest trends on the A/W12 catwalks was the good old fashioned sweatshirt!  From 90’s ‘Saved by the Bell’ style at Kenzo to impressive sculptured pieces from Balenciaga; topped off by one of the most covertable items of the season – the Balmain embroidered sweatshirt, the optimum of understated chic.  With pieces like this on offer, there should be no excuses this season….

Look 17, Kenzo RTW A/W12

Rosie Tapner, Balenciaga A/W12 Campaign photographed by Steven Meisel

Nadja Bender, Look 1, Balmain RTW A/W 2012

Paris….one day

Chanel, MuiMui, Chloe Louis Vuitton, Valentino, Elie Saab, Balmain, McQueen, YSL – the endless extravagance and influential quality of these brands and many more who all, more than held their own as well as creating the most unique yet wearable collections in years!  From Balmain’s embroidered jumpers to McQueens breathtaking gowns and Valentino’s stunning craftsmanship – Paris is the ultimate fashion show; the one dreams are made of……

Valentino A/W12

Channel A/W12

MuiMui A/W12

All of my images during Fashion Month/Weeks have been from the amazing Style.com.

As the weather is warming up I will stop banging on about A/W and focus more on the Summer to come……