Elie Saab Haute Couture S/S 2011

hôtel de mode favourite - obsessed with splits in long dresses & skirts at the moment!

So sweet

Oh that beading!

Stunning V back & train

Elis Saab Haute Couture S/S 2011

My favourite haute couture designer has to be Elie Saab. Season after season he comes up with the most glamourous yet sophisticated gowns. This collection is everything that I love - lace, beading & sheer fabrics teamed with simple hair & makeup. Loving the colour pallet too. I love getting all dressed up and glamourous - any excuse will do! Right now I'm obsessed with splits in long dresses and skirts and am looking for something of the like for a few upcoming events. I'm well and truly over the mini trend. Nothing like getting a little fashion inspiration from the Paris haute couture shows...

Pics from Knight Cat, {this is glamorous}, Studded Hearts & Others

Swimsuit Sensation - Adriana Degreas | Sao Paulo Fashion Week

One morning, having a lazy breakfast while watching FTV (joy of being a student), I came across this fabulous Brazilian swimsuit designer Adriana Degreas. My jaw dropped as I watched these fantastic creations come down the Sao Paulo Fashion Week runway. The silhouettes are incredibly flattering, complete with high-waisted numbers and sheer & cover-ups. The colour palette is incredibly sophisticated and chic consisting of shades of nude, black and silver. And there are a variety of textures too - silky lycra, sequins, sheer panels and ruffles, not to mention that fantastic black embroidery on the nude number above. 

Wow! Loving these cover-ups.

 Stunning!

Blazer adds sophistication

Dolce & Gabbana Spring 2011 | Milan Fashion Week

Fashion Gone Rogue

Dolce and Gabbana's Spring 2011 collection is breathtaking. A lovely, white cotton dress is definitely on my spring/summer essentials list now, along with a pair of white espadrilles. The black maxi is fantastic too, along with the print maxi with the white embroidery detailing, all revealing crisp white lingerie under the sheer fabrics. The essence of Italian coastal dressing, complete with dainty gold cross necklaces. White seems to be the seasons colour of choice. Ahhh I'm sighing in delight :) The words "La dolce vita" come to mind. Perfection!

Vogue Paris 90th Anniversary Masquerade Ball

I nearly hyperventilated when I saw the photos from Vogue Paris 90th Anniversary eyes wide-shut themed party. I think Vogue Paris Editor-in-Chief, Carine Roitfeld, may have even given Marie Antoinette a run for her money when it comes to putting on a glamourous party. I absolutely adore costume & theatrical inspired fashion so then its only natural I'd be an enormous fan of masquerade balls - I had one for my 17th Birthday... although not quite as glamorous as this one. The outfits at the anniversary were absolutely amazing. Men in exquisite tuxedos with zoro-like masks and women in costumes which took of a life of their own. Sheer dresses, revealing sleek black lingerie, seemed to be a favourite. Even Carine Roitfeld herself took on this trend at the mature age of 56! I wouldn't dare even at my age of 22. Natalia Nodianova left very little to the imagination with her very sheer gown and tiny lingerie ensemble. The cover of the 90th edition issue and editorial titled "Bal Masque" were equally as fabulous as the party.

That lace detailing! (Squeal in delight)

Models: Lara Stone, Freha Beha Erichsen, Crystal Renn, Daphne Groeneveld & Mariacarla Boscono

Photographed by Mert & Marcus

Vogue Paris October 2010

The 90th Anniversary Masquerade Ball:

Natalia Vodianova

 Freha Beha Erichsen

 Karolina Kurkova

  Maryna Linchuk & Salvatore Morale

 Julia Stegner

 Izabel Goulart

 Abbey Lee Kershaw

 Caroline Sieber

 Lara Stone in Calvin Klein

 Alessandra Ambrosio

 Kate Moss & Jamie Hince

 Karlie Kloss in Christian Dior

 Zac Posen

 Elena Perminova & Giambattista Valli

 Mask Lapo Elkann & Bianca Brandolini

 Jeremy Scott & Leigh Lezark

 Sasha Pivovarova in Jean Paul Gaultier

 Anna Dello Russo in custom Emilio Pucci Gown and Gareth Pugh headdress

 Chanel Iman

  Chanel Iman with Dsquared2 Boys Dan & Dean Caten

 Gisele Bundchen

 Vanessa Traina

 Mariacarla Boscono in Givenchy

 Marc Jacobs

 The hostess, Carine Roitfeld in Givenchy, with son Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld

 Tyra Banks

 Anja Rubik

 Diane von Furstenburg

 Julia Restoin-Roitfeld with boyfriend Robert Konjic

Louis Marie de Castelbajac & Dita von Teese

Ahhh it's an explosion of fashion fantasy!

Who are your favourites? Tell me in a comment

Mine were Anna Dello Russo (so OTT & fabulous), Julia Restoin-Roitfled (because she looks so sweet, stylish & is one of my fav fash muses) and Izabel Goulart (feathers ♥)... oh and Tyra wins my award for the coolest mask!

Pics from Fashion Gone Rogue/ Knight Cat/ Studded Hearts/ Fashionologie