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RUNWAY REPORT.....Paris Fashion Week: Saint Laurent Fall/Winter 2018

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Saint Laurent Fall/Winter 2018 WHAT: Saint Laurent Fall/Winter 2018 . Creative Director Anthony Vaccarello is consistent with his vision for the Saint Laurent Gal: Legs up to the Wazooo...SUPER SEXYYYY! Short (MINI!) and Skinny!   Short & Skinny-- Saint Laurent Fall/Winter 2018 INSPIRATION: Perhaps (FOR SURE!!) Vaccarello looked to past Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture archives for some inspiration including THE MASTER'S gorgeous Abraham silk printed dresses, plunging necklines and iconic Fall/Winter 1976/1977 Ballet Russes Haute Couture Collection. 80's and 90's Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture Printed and Lame Draped Dresses 80's and 90's Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture Scooped Necklines Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture Fall/Winter 1976/1977 "Ballets Russes" Collection SEEN ON THE RUNWAY: Super short shorts, Super skinny pants; Leather Jackets; Printed and Draped Dresses; 80's Shoulder-padded Dresses; Scooped neck gowns. COLLECTION HIGHLIGHT...

RUNWAY REPORT.....Milan Fashion Week: MOSCHINO Fall/Winter 2018

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Alien Jackie O--Moschino Fall/Winter 2018 WHAT: Moschino Fall/Winter 2018. Creative Director Jeremy Scott's latest collection for the Italian fashion show of Moschino. Jeremy Scott of Moschino INSPIRATION: Jeremy Scott was inspired by Jackie Kennedy, first and foremost, but also a JFK conspiracy theory. The theory states that President Kennedy had told Marilyn Monroe that aliens were real. Apparently, Monroe was about to go tell the press about it. Scott then took this to another level imagining that Jackie Kennedy was an alien herself. Yep. Pillbox Jackie--Former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy SEEN ON THE RUNWAY: Jackie Kennedy 60's Chic; pillbox hats; boxy suits; zip-up jackets and skirts; bouffants; "Alien"-colored skin on models (Jackie O. as an Alien); Pop-Art; Bold colors. COLLECTION HIGHLIGHTS:   Moschino Fall/Winter 2018  Moschino Fall/Winter 2018 Moschino Fall/Winter 2018   Moschino Fall/Winter 2018   Moschino Fall/Winter 2018 Moschino Fall/Winter 2018 Mosc...

RUNWAY REPORT.....Milan Fashion Week: Dolce & Gabbana Fall/Winter 2018

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Dolce & Gabbana Fall/Winter 2018 WHAT: Dolce & Gabbana Fall/Winter 2018 . Drones opened the show, holding mini purses. INSPIRATION:  The designers called this their “Fashion Devotion” collection. Fashion Queens, Vatican City Princesses. The collection was made of everything from exquisitely crafted Vatican City brocades and cut velvet in green, Cardinal red, Venetian pink, and embroidery. Droned Purses--Dolce & Gabbana Fall/Winter 2018 SEEN ON THE RUNWAY: Elaborate; heavily decorated; lots of jacquard, brocades; Queen for a Fashion Day; Slogan T-shirts; Instagram-ready sunglasses. Crystal Sunglasses--Dolce & Gabbana Fall/Winter 2018 COLLECTION HIGHLIGHTS:   Dolce & Gabbana Fall/Winter 2018   Dolce & Gabbana Fall/Winter 2018   Dolce & Gabbana Fall/Winter 2018  Dolce & Gabbana Fall/Winter 2018  Dolce & Gabbana Fall/Winter 2018   Dolce & Gabbana Fall/Winter 2018   Dolce & Gabbana Fall/Winter 2018   Dol...

RUNWAY REPORT.....Milan Fashion Week: VERSACE Fall/Winter 2018

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Versace Fall/Winter 2018 WHAT: Versace Fall/Winter 2018 . INSPIRATION: Versace Fall 1991 Tartan Collection. Then & Now: Versace Fall 1991 (modeled by the DIVA--and "First Asian Supermodel"--Anna Bayle) and Versace Fall 2018 Then & Now: (L to R) Versace Spring 1992 (modeled by Branda Schad); Versace Fall 2018. Then & Now Rock & Roll Tartan: (L to R) Supermodel Karen Mulder in Versace Fall 1991: Versace Fall 2018  SEEN ON THE RUNWAY:  BOLD Color and Prints for Fall; Tartans, Kilts; Super-tight mini dresses; Super-sized Shoulders; Head scarves and Modesty Style (a nod to their Gulf States/Middle East clientele perhaps?). British Punk. COLLECTION HIGHLIGHTS:   Versace Fall/Winter 2018   Versace Fall/Winter 2018   Versace Fall/Winter 2018  Versace Fall/Winter 2018   Versace Fall/Winter 2018   Versace Fall/Winter 2018   Versace Fall/Winter 2018  Versace Fall/Winter 2018   Versace Fall/Winter 2018   Versace Fall/Winter...