Bags and Body language..

How to hold your purse this season...

Top: Prada, bottom left to right; Celine and Brioni (style.com)

From Vogue.com; "“They’re holding those bags like they’re holding a puppy!” exclaims body-language expert Lillian Glass, Ph.D., when she’s confronted with a series of runway images from the Prada fall 2011 catwalk show, in which the models are snuggling up to their purses, clutching them like something soft and warm you’d like to nestle near your bosom. read more

Shiny Show Parade: fashionfix Winter 2011

THE PERFORMERS

Plastic Mega-Sequins at Prada/Milano

Clockwise: Porcelain Pierrot from Damir Doma/Paris. Blocked from Acne/London. The Wonderous Metal Girl from VandR/Paris, A-symmetrical at Comme des Garcons/Paris. Human Canonball at Vivienne Westwood/Paris (ph. Sonny vd Velde). Printed at Stella McCartney. Stable masters at Balmain/Paris and at Iceberg/Milano.

Plate spinner from Manish Arora/Paris. Velvet from Alberta Ferreti/Milano.Fakir woman at Haider Ackermann/Paris.Punk Houdini at Junya Watanabe

The Ushers in patterns from Etro/Milano and Preen/NY
THE AUDIENCE

Tonal from Celine/Paris and Philip Lim/NY

Buttery from Sportmax/Milano. Stiff from Comme des Garcons/Paris

 Maison Margiela/Paris. Question;Is that Leather at Gucci/Milano

Halston/NY and Moschino/Milano team up after the show, to find a Discotheque with Zac Posen/NY. Mulberry/London didn't bring cab fare.

I selected these photo's to state a trend. I don't necessarily find all the fashion marvelous. But I certainly have an affection, one way or the other, with everything I post. I will be updating these posts until the end of Paris fashion week. xoxo Mimi

All Photo's from Style.com, unless noted otherwise

Fashion history: The US of A: fashionfix winter 2011/2012

SETTLERS

Clockwise: Quilted; Tsumori Chisato/Paris, Rodarte/NY. Coat of many colours at Hermes/Paris (photo Michou Basu/De Telegraaf, and patched at Kenzo/Paris

Clockwise: Feminine at Rodarte/NY Bloody at Nicolas Andreas Taralis/Paris. Denim at Roberto Cavalli/Milano and at Isabel Marant/Paris.

TRAPPER JANE

Clockwise: Lanvin/Paris, Lanvin/Paris, D-Squared2/Milano, Graeme Armour/london

NATIVE AMERICANS

Leather at Balenciaga/Paris and Isabel Marant/Paris

Clockwise: Patterns at Proenza Schouler/NY, Cavalli/Milano, Ann DeMeulmeester/Paris,Balmain/Paris

Printed at Hermes/Paris and at Isabel Marant/Paris

Handicraft at Isabel Marant/Paris and at Proenza Schouler/NY

Clockwise : Bold geometrics at Martin Grand/Paris, Colourful blanket at Chloe/Paris. Martin Grand/Paris. Proenza Schouler/NY,

I selected these photo's to state a trend. I don't necessarily find all the fashion marvelous. But I certainly have an affection, one way or the other, with everything I post. I will be updating these posts until the end of Paris fashion week. xoxo MimiAll Photo's from Style.com, unless noted otherwise