Hussein Chalayan Fall 2011 “Kaikoku” Collection Film

Kaikoku - "Open society" in Japanese. That is the name of Hussein Chalayan's recent Fall 2011 collection. Besides showing a presentation and creating a look book, the designer also created a film. Whether you can call it a short film is debatable when it comes to fashion films - it's 19 minutes long. A play on models walking the collection in a smokey space, shadows and darkened silhouettes. Some very sharp coats and double breasted jackets live alongside the more deconstructed and asymmetric pieces in this collection, while simple dresses in mute prints complete it.

Lady Gaga In Vogue March 2011 Cover And Editorial Finaly In High-Res

Vogue finally released the high-resolution images of Lady Gaga Vogue March 2011 cover and editorial, both photographed by Mario Testino. By featuring who Vogue consider to be a cutting edge artist they allowed themselves to feature the more original (and gorgeous) designers as well. I'm absolutely delighted to see looks by Haider Ackermann, Alexander McQueen, Hussein Chalayan and Louis Vuitton in the editorial, with Ackermann getting the cover.

Women probably shouldn't say things like this about other women, but you really can't photoshop someone pretty, can you? Vogue cleaned her up and dressed her up, but even they couldn't infuse grace, poise, allure or any other type of appealing quality into her blank face.

I choose to concentrate on the positive though ...

Lucy In The Sky: Fannie Schiavoni Spring 2011 Metal Accessories

Fannie Schiavoni broke into the London fashion scene less than two years ago but her metal accessories are already all the rage. I say metal accessories because you can't quite call these jewelry. Fannie Schiavoni's pieces are more than that. Bigger. Each one is transforming you into a woman warrior without the comic-con connotation. We're talking strictly high-fashion here.

Fannie Schiavoni's background in tailoring and working experience with Hussein Chalayan, Giles Deacon and Julien Macdonald has won her a NEWGEN sponsorship from the British Fashion Council and her pieces were already adorned by the likes of Rihanna (Rockstar 101), The Scissor Sisters and Lady Gaga.