Can they be any cooler?

3 words:  Paris- Fashion- Week

The theme of Ennio Capasa’s CoSTUME NATIONAL Fall/Winter 2011 show in Paris was modern minimalist with a twist.

The garments featured clean-cuts, impeccable structure and his particular forte, innovation. One of the new techniques that was visible in some of his outerwear pieces was the thermo-welding of various fabrics as to create one single solid fabric which felt and looked pretty much like a wet suit with an addition of  subtle raw edges.

Raw-cuts, rubber outlined pockets, leather on fabric details, laser-cut pockets and color blocks gave everything a high-style, modish look.

The colors touched on this collection went from red and ivory to a sort of toned down sky blue and Kill Bill yellow, which I must confess I find slightly hard to work with. The skirts and dresses with geometric, mondrian-like design looked rather cool on the runway, combined with 100% silk long and short sleeved black bodies.

Here are some of the designer’s looks for the upcoming Fall/Winter season…

There’s the Paris lover then there’s the NYC lover. Which one are you?

Personally, and not surprisingly, I’m torn between the two.

Paris-based illustrator Vahram Muratyan gives us his take through a series of fun illustrations dubbed- Paris versus New York: A Tally of Two Cities- which clearly lay down the evident differences and clichés that make these two cities so unique and charismatic in their own ways.

le styliste

le temple

les mains

l’obsession

la romantique

le pain

la barbe

My mood this week.