For Strong Men Only.

Spring 2012 Menswear: 

So far there are two pin point collections I have found myself in love with;

Givenchy and Thom Brown. 

These collections were certainly a surprise, menswear collections don't usually attract or interest me as much as some of the womenswear collections.The thing is menswear of course is beautiful but they don't usually tend to be quite dramatic or provocative. These two words I adore. Which is why I find myself following womenswear more then anything. But these two collections shocked me enough to make me watch the runway shows over and over again and flicking through the catwalk images like nobody's business. I haven't written anything quite inspirational or passionate on my blog for a while now. But seeing these two collections brought a breath of fresh air to my mind about menswear.

Pushing so many boundaries in so many ways and I really think they took courageous steps for the future of menswear by breaking the mold and shedding the snake skin of how men have been stereotypically portrayed and how they are expected to dress. 

These collections are for men who are confident in who they as an individual.

GIVENCHY

A modern tropical mix of classics, sparkles and skirts.

THOM BROWNE

Inspiration from the 1920's and a modern take on vaudeville and flappers.

It took me quite a while to narrow it down to these 8 runway pictures from each of the collections  so you could get a good idea of both collections!

J'adore

Pip Alexander x

Favourites from Spring/Summer Ready-to-Wear 2011!

Here are a few of my favourites from the Spring/Summer Ready-to-Wear collections of 2011.. it is pretty late of me to be posting this as we are now onto fall, but I had yet another look through the many collections and I really wanted to put up a few faves.

Alexander Mcqueen

Ann Demeulemeester

Comme des Garçons

Givenchy

Prada

Ralph Lauren

Rick Owens

Rodarte

Viktor & Rolf

J'adore

Pip Alexander x

Quick Tip: Timeless & Chic

Today I was looking at the current trends and it made me come to think; is there anything you can do to make a timeless 'look'? It all really came down to two colours; black and white. Unlike prints, these two classic block colours combined are great in the form of a crisp white shirt and a black blazer. Red lipstick is an option, great if you're going to dress it up to the next level, but the classic androgynous look by itself is fantastic for an effortless chic appearance.

Givenchy S/S 2011 - Accessories Ad Campaign 

Givenchy S/S 2011 - Accessories Ad Campaign

Or you can even go for a casual take by swapping the shirt with a t-shirt and rolling up the sleeves on the blazer to create a 'Boyfriend Blazer'.

J'adore

Pip Alexander x