Freja Beha Erichsen for Vogue Nippon August 2010

The phenomenal Freja Beha photographed by the controversial Terry Richardson for the August issue of Vogue Nippon in a Seventies feel.

Source: fashiongonerogue.com

Chanel Haute Couture F/W 2010

The new Chanel Haute Couture collection is a pure pleasure for the eyes. Karl said this collection came to him in a nightmare (but he immediately added he was joking) and in a way we can see a little gloomier mood, but I strongly think that very few things could make a dream more blissful than these clothes (at least for me!).
An austere and strict style made of velvet and tweed clothes prevailed in the first part of the show and then it made room for more detailed and milder looks. There was an authentic play of proportions, which reaches its top with boleros on knee-length skirts, a sort of discipline meets boldness.
There's kind of a halo surrounding these incomparable and unattainable clothes in all their perfection that I'm sure I'll dream of them tonight and the nights after (and it won't be a nightmare, you bet).

Photos: style.com

See the whole collection here.

Armani Privé fall 2010

While I appreciated Dior Haute Couture and totally fell in love with Givenchy collection, Armani Privé didn't excite me that much. I mean, I know this is Armani, it's supposed to be impeccably elegant, but maybe this collection was just a little too "prissy lady" style, too classical, too amber-coloured for my taste.

But it's also true that I loved some of the looks, so here are my favorites:

You can see the entire collection here.

Shopping fever: the new Chanel video by Karl Lagerfeld

We all know Karl Lagerfeld goes always the whole hog. So, yesterday he showed the Chanel Haute Couture fall 2010 collection in Paris (I'll show it to you later) but he also presented his new short film, Shopping Fever, starring Dree Hemingway, Abbey Lee Kershaw and Baptiste Giabiconi. Enjoy it!

Oh, and did you know Karl might guest star in Gossip Girl's next season? 

Givenchy Haute Couture fall 2010

The decision to not present the Givenchy Haute Couture fall 2010 collection with a proper show is now extremely clear: a runway presentation would never do justice to new Riccardo Tisci's work, which is meticulously processed. I find it a pure masterpiece! Every single detail is worthy of wonder, as everything in the collection is doubtless breathtaking. The color palette, restricted to bright and neutral colors as white and gold, has an only exception: the black toned-down feathered gown, which looks like an (non)ugly duckling (regardless of its splendor) among all those heavenly dresses.
Enjoy these ten wonderful outfits:

An excellent example of excellent sartoriality! What do you think?