Jil Sander spring 2011

February 8, 2011

Go Minimal or Go Home

by

Did your jaw drop as far as ours when you saw Claire Danes and Emma Stone at the Golden Globes? What a bold move, to embrace spring’s hot minimalism trend amid a sea of beading and bling. Yet, if you remember our coverage of the Prada and Jil Sander Spring 2011 collections, you probably saw this coming. Bright, matte, “neon” colors, simple shapes, and pared down details are the way to do less. And we like less —  a lot.

[Image via Elle.com]

Emporio Armani keeps it cool and blue with these inky shades for $175, available at Armani 5th Ave in NYC.

[Image via Elle.com]

Bright pops of color are a great way to stand out on a crisp spring day. Peter Som manages to make a snakeskin skirt light and airy, $2,850 at Peter Som, NYC, and Céline color blocks a silk crepe shirt, $870 at Céline, Bal Harbour, FL.

[Images via Elle.com]

Just because you’re doing a pared-down look doesn’t mean you have to skimp on the accessories. Rock this delicate gold and quartz Dinah ring from Tous for $335. Contrast it with Reed Krakoff‘s sporty yet sophisticated pink alligator strap watch for $2,395; call 877-733-3525.

[Image via Elle.com]

Add a little sheen to all the matte with this crossbody patent leather bag from Burberry for $1,195.

[Image via Elle.com]

Every girl knows the shoes can make or break the outfit. Pair Christian Louboutin patent leather pumps for $695 with primary colors to turn up the neon volume. Call 310-247-9300.

-Kaci Hamilton

Subscribe to Fashion Pulse Daily’s Newsletter


October 2, 2010

Milan Fashion Week Spring 2011: Jil Sander, Versus and Giorgio Armani

by

[Images via Style.com]

Jil Sander

For Jil Sander designer Raf Simons, the idea for Spring 2011 was a maximalist minimalism, working his clean lines into the voluminous ball-gown-skirt-and-t-shirt look. Think a much more streamlined version of Sarah Jessica Parker’s SATC2 look when she meets John Corbett in the bazaar. Where Simons held back in details he pumped it up in color and texture: earthy yellow and orange, royal blue, Barbie pink, stripes, and leather.

[Images via Style.com]

Versus

For a designer known for celebrating a woman’s curves, Donatella Versace’s spring collection of the recently revived label seemed to send off fireworks. Mini, knee-, and calf-length dresses hugged and wrapped in all the right places, gradually progressing from assertive, primary plaids to micro florals. Versace and partner-in-crime Christopher Kane admitted the fabrics actually came from the Versace archives. Yet they added trendy elements like mesh paneling to usher it into 2011. The result guarantees that the spring Versus woman won’t look like anyone else at the party.

[Images via Style.com]

Giorgio Armani

With a house on the island of Pantelleria, halfway between Europe and North Africa, Giorgio Armani has good reason to be inspired by the midnight sky over the Sahara. His spring show was homage to the rich, deep blues of a barely-lit African sky and its scattering of stars. Crystals, sequins, and shimmer adorned impeccable jackets, skirts, dresses, and slim-fit pants. The goings-on under the Saharan sky had made an impact on the iconic designer as well. Tribal jewelry and Tuareg head wear accented the layered silhouette, and proved an intellectual extension of the inspiration: in a collection almost entirely in blue, why not incorporate the head dress of a nomadic group known as the “blue people”?

-Kaci Hamilton

Subscribe to Fashion Pulse Daily’s Newsletter