The New Simplicity

Celine Autumn Winter 2010/11

"Strong. Powerful. Reduced."

In the words of Phoebe Philo this is what the Celine Autumn Winter 2010/11 collection was all about. It was simple but sexy dressing for women.

Her reductionist approach focussing on the sportswear and classic heritage of Celine brought the label back to life in the previous season. The whole collection is proving to be a best seller as it is currently flying off the rails in the shops and which one also noticed at yesterdays show as literally the whole spring summer collection could have been spotted amongst the audience.

Celine Autumn Winter 2010/11

Celine Autumn Winter 2010/11

Celine Autumn Winter 2010/11

The show was one of the hottest tickets to have during the Paris Fashion Week, oh and how strongly Phoebe Philo has confirmed this with her beautiful new autumn winter collection.

It is all about the new simplicity. It is not about elaborate over the top dressing anymore, it is about a strong simple statement that Philo achieved with her stunning tailoring, the variation of the classic white shirt and her great use of leather which made the collection stand out. Narrow navy funnel neck coats and dresses, slim tailored and cropped ivory and black trousers and A-line skirts were key elements to the collection.

Celine Autumn Winter 2010/11

Celine Autumn Winter 2010/11

Leather details like big patch pockets on the sides of skirts, dresses and coats and then of course the big leather wrap skirt are just some of the highlights of the collection.

Phoebe Philo managed a perfect balance of modernism, simplicity and sophistication with her classic but forward thinking clothes.

We think it is simply beautiful and predict that it will be flying off the rails just like the previous collection.

Images taken from here.

Milan Fashion Week: Real Women, Real Clothes

Prada Autumn Winter 2010/11 Look 1

Big-name designers demonstrated a new understanding with a focus on real clothes for real women at Milan Fashion Week for the upcoming Season.

The beautiful Celine Spring Summer 2010 collection was cited by many as a key influence for the Autumn Winter 2010/11 Milan fashion trends. With its stunning new classic but very sophisticated cut and fit and a strong focus on clean day-wear it quickly turned out to be the favourite of many from the last season shows. And it is certainly one of ours.

Celine Spring Summer 2010/11 Look 3

Celine Spring Summer 2010/11 Look 2

Celine Spring Summer 2010/11 Look 1

Milan's fashion designers have moved slightly away from the stunning red-carpet looks and instead focussed more on the saleability and wearability of their designs. There was a new wave of wearable daywear and key separates as we have seen on the first day in the fabulous Prada show. " It is normal clothes - classics," Muiccia Prada said backstage before the show.

She thoroughly revisited Prada's strenghts from the double-face cashmere to flattering fifties and sixties dresses and skirts. Detailed coats and jackets with the collar as the highlight also stood out. It was a very fresh and sexy approach as it celebrated the very curvaceous woman amongst us and we all love to see that don't we??!!

Prada Autumn Winter 2010/11 Look 39

Prada Autumn Winter 2010/11 Look 25

Prada Autumn Winter 2010/11 Look 10

Prada Autumn Winter 2010/11 Look 1

Alberta Ferretti's collection on the other hand was all about the separate pieces and with the concept of wearing the pieces separately and in lots of different ways.

Alberta Ferretti Autumn Winter 2010/11 Look 27

Alberta Ferretti Autumn Winter 2010/11 Look 14

Versace surprisingly also moved away from the Glitz and Glamour look focussing on more day-to-day items. She was obviously inspired by the good old biker style making it suitable and appealing to her audience by translating it into tight fitting pants and trousers with matching biker jackets and stunning asymmetric long sleeved zip dresses. It was a clever step from her moving away from the evening wear and putting more focus on the daily wear.

Versace Autumn Winter 2010/11 Look 6

Versace Autumn Winter 2010/11 Look 34

Versace Autumn Winter 2010/11 Look 5

And then of course there was Jil Sander's collection that represented a pared-down approach in a very clean and clear way. It was all about practical dressing for grown women "who know what they want and aren't afraid to go for it," as Raf Simons, creative director, explained. This has led him to designs that were inspired by a mix of Anna Wintour and Angelina Jolie as Lara Croft in Tomb Rider which resulted in classic and beautifully tailored tweed suits and black sheer shorts, bodysuits and tailored catsuits.

Jil Sander Autumn Winter 2010/11 Look 31

Jil Sander Autumn Winter 2010/11 Look 4

Jil Sander Autumn Winter 2010/11 Look 1

Info and images taken from here.