Maison Margiela Fall/Winter 2016 Ready-To-Wear Review

     John Galliano is absolutely striding with his creative direction of Maison Margiela. This collection was fantastic in the sense that it combined new color palettes, like safari khaki mixed with royal violet and Prussian blue. There was something incredible with this collection, where you could assume that most of the pieces shouldn't go together, but Galliano did put them together, and did it beautifully. In a world where everyone claims that fashion today is not at all original, and that "everything's been done before", there exists the spectacular shows of Maison Margiela by John Galliano. Pure elegance filled the air with mixed militaristic styles and baroque dresses and perspex jewelry that styled every look. It is interesting to see the dynamic of everything that could be seen as "thrown together" like the powder blue collar on top of a distressed white jacket, white lace, green accents, pearls, and an olive green skirt with a black bag. Once dissected, you see that the collection is soaked in sophistication. So much, in fact, that every single piece, on their own, could be worn by every type of women interested in fashion. You may not think this looking at how the clothes are styled, but you must be able to see the pieces on their own. It is not random decoration, like countless other designers that are frustrating and sabotaging their own fashion industry, but a focus on new silhouette. Which is what fashion is supposed to be anyway!

What I Wore

Olive Tunic: Forever 21

Cross Necklace: Forever 21

Thin Black Scarf: Forever 21

Spider Brooch: Etsy Find

Jeans: Zara Man

Boots: Forever 21

Hat: Forever 21

What I Wore

Turtleneck Longline Sweater: Forever 21

Flannel Shirt: Forever 21

Double Feather Necklace: Forever 21

Jeans: Forever 21

Boots: Dr Martens 1460

Earrings: Forever 21
Sunglasses: Forever 21

Clutch Bag: Forever 21

Gareth Pugh Fall/Winter 2016 Ready-to-Wear Review

     This season, Gareth Pugh has shown that he can be an excellent tailor. He understands the craft and isn't just interested in creating shock. This is evident in sharp-shouldered jackets, nipped matching skirts, and new shaped jackets that draped over the shoulders, which show that Gareth Pugh is a innovative force in fashion. The creamy brown leathers of gloves, shoes, briefcases, and garments mixed with camel colors that looked soft as butter seemed extremely traditional for a designer like Pugh, but he was still making a statement. Hannibal Lecter-esque masks with earthy leather dresses created a hard edge to the clothes. It is quite a comparison to the way of dressing for a workwoman in a workman's world, as it was in the 1980s. In fact, simply Googling "1980's power dressing" and you see the same fabric, traditionally used in men's suiting, used in women's power suits with the same sharp shoulders. Those extreme angled shoulders may seem like a caricature of the 1980s, and perhaps that's exactly what Pugh was thinking about. An element of ideas gone by that women have to dress like a man to seem powerful. Or, perhaps, he is stating that there is nothing wrong with androgyny and that there is in fact, a power in thick, structured clothes as the ones seen in the show. Whatever the true idea may be, Gareth Pugh cultivated yet another fantastic collection paired with interesting ideas, shapes, and accessories with roaring theatricality.