S/S 2011 menswear - Part 3: Paris Fashion Week

And here we are for another Spring/Summer 2011 menswear session. As you may know, Paris Fashion Week has just come to an end, and I loved to check new collections (almost) real-time thanks to bloggers who were very lucky to take part in the fashion shows. (And yes, I must admit, I'm saying it with a pinch of envy! Whatever...)
Anyway, I'm gonna show you, as always, the looks from the runways that caught me the most (in the best and sometimes in the worst sense).

Let's start with Dior Homme. The entire collection is based on neutral tones assembled in monochrome outfits made with soft and fluctuating textiles, which are additionally adorned with draperies.

Skulls and checked prints starred Commes Des Garçons collection, giving a bizarre attitude to it. 

Dries Van Noten collection, full of denim and bleached pieces, clearly recalls modern street style mixed with 70's English skinhead style and a touch of military.

Traditional and modern elements meet up in Givenchy collection, where leopard prints, which are dominant, espouse classic length shirts and leather pants.

Balmain was all camouflage and leather with military boots.

Beige and emerald green for Hermès

 Jean Paul Gaultier collection was one of my favorites and, well, I loved the ethnic tunics.

Louis Vuitton showed a very chic traveling man

Viktor & Rolf collection recalls "Hollywood stars holidaying in Biarritz in the forties"

The exaggeration triumphs in Yohji Yamamoto collection, which is after all fun and alternative 

Yves Saint Laurent draws on, once more, Marocco

And I wanna close this post with John Galliano, whose collection was - how to say - amazingly wacky (as usual) and theatrical, as it was inspired by Charlie Chaplin.

But that's not all. In the upcoming post I'll show you my two favorite collections from Paris Fashion Week. Now it would be necessary an emphatic "stay tuned", but don't expect it, 'cause I really hate how many bloggers overuse this expression. So... just keep following me if you want it!

Photos: The Fashionisto

My best dressed of the week

And here's an easy topic, because I love to judge what celebrities wear! And, since it's the weekend, it's obsvious what are we going to talk about...
As every Saturday, everyone is wondering who was the best dressed of the week.
These are mine:

Olivia Palermo in Diane Von Furstenberg at 2010 Institute for Civic Leadership spring benefit  (love her flowing floral top matched with the cardigan!)

Rachel Bilson in Zac Posen at "Take no prisoners" party (neutral + floral = perfect outfit!)

I was thinking I should have included in this list as well Alexa Chung at the YSL Belle D'Opium fragrance party. She wore fabulous leather slashed shorts by Yves Saint Laurent which I fell in love with. The tee and the shoes were amazing too, but, to be honest, I don't like her cardigan. However, since her outfit on the whole appears great, I'll post her photo:

What do you think? Who is your best dressed?

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Prêt-à-Portea: would you like Chanel tea?

When I read about it on Fashionista.com, I was kind of amazed. What am I talking about? Something you would never imagined, of course.

At the Berkeley Hotel in London the ritual of tea has become a fashionable appointment. Its name is Prêt-à-PorTea and, taking part in it, you can savour desserts that recreate designer items of the current runway season, like Chanel clugs biscuits, and other looks by Yves Saint Laurent, Sonia Rykiel, Jean Paul Gaultierre and many more.

I thought that when I'll be in London this summer, I could pop in the Berkeley Hotel for one of those unforgettable tea time, but... ermh... I'm afraid that would be a little bit expensive (or not?)!
Besides, the fashion tea break has already called to Gwynet Paltrow, Naomi Campbell and Kate Moss (not bad!).
And you? Would you prefer "Belted Jason Wu poppy-seed cocktail dress biscuit embellished with ruffled purple icing" (as reported in the hotel's website) or "Christopher Kane pale pink almond macaroon filled with white chocolate and elderflower ganache topped with pink checkerboard"?

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