Magic of LACE

Lace creates magic. It makes you feel sexy or innocent, almost like an angel. It teases imagination and adorns your skin with beautifully crafted "drawings". It makes you want to dance. It can turn you into a princess. You can add a touch of lace or wear it top to toe (just remember two very important words "sophistication" and "quality", so no polyester and see through bras). Designers are loving lace this season? What about you?

Christian Dior Resort 2010. Elie Saab Couture 2009. Louis Vuittion Fall 2009.

Cynthia Steffe Fall 2009. Dolce & Gabbana Fall 2009. Rodarte Fall 2009.

Collette Dinnigan Resort 2010 & Fall 2009. Stella McCartney Resort 2010.

Alexis Mabille Resort 2010. Yves Saint Lauren Resort 2010. Temperley Resort 2010.

Chanel Resort 2010. Christian Dior Couture 2010. Givenchy Fall 2009.

Roksanda Ilincic Fall 2009. Christian Lacroix Fall 2009. Alessandro Dell'Acqua Fall 2009.

Fendi Fall 2009. Calvin Klein Fall 2009. Jill Stuart Fall 2009.

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Elie Saab Haute Couture Fall 2009

White magic....

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Chanel Haute Couture Fall 2009

Chanel. Beautiful, timeless, elegant and unique. Yet another gorgeous collection from Mr. Lagerfeld. Perhaps, this is my unfashionable imagination, but don't you feel as if you are in a time machine going from era to era and from one country to another and the looks change? To me, there are certain influences from Imperial Russia, ancient Greece, French "Directorie" and modern Parisian chic.

You can see all the 65 beautiful looks here. As for my favourites, the dreamy ones. I adore the cream dress with plissé details, bows and ribbons worn by Sasha P. and the dark lavender gown worn by Nastasia Ohl. I just love everything about it, the way she posed on that photo, the softness of fabric, the delicate movement, the tiny sparkles and the lace.

Oh, Mr. Lagerfeld, you are a genius!

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Valentino Haute Couture Fall 2009

It's always interesting to see what happens when a fashion house changes its designers. This collection was created by Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pier Paolo Piccioli, Valentino's former accessory designers who, in my opinion, brought a fresh young spirit to the house. Although some dresses are quite simple and could easily be used as pret-a-porter, others are true masterpieces, beautiful displays of workmanship and talent.

Overall, it looks like a magical ball of Elves - the colours (powdery golden nudes, silvery greys, classic velvety black), the ripples, the fabrics and lace, the flowery "tattoo" on bare skin effect, the head pieces are something from a fairy tale or The Lord of the Rings. And I love the simple and youthful make-up. It was quite nice to get away from a heavy evening version and red lipstick that was often a signature colour of Valentino's collections.

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Alexis Mabille Haute Couture Fall 2009

Last night I checked style.com for new haute couture reports and found a gem. I felt as if this collection was inspired by Françoise Sagan's Bonjour Tristesse, hot summer days and mellow and velvety nights in the south of France, where the air smells of flowers, coffee, melted heat, cypresses and sea (although not so romantic ones refer to the latter as smell of iodine and seaweed, but really, who cares). These clothes are so feminine, wearable and stunning, one can honestly and frankly say that couture can be worn without any special reason, but simply because it makes you feel beautiful. I am in love... Totally and utterly in love. I wish I could own at least 2/3 of this incredibly gorgeous collection and, if fairies are for real, please, may I at least, have those shoes with ribbons?...

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Christian Dior Haute Couture Fall 2009/10

Christian Dior Haute Couture 2009 is breathtaking, stunning and out of this world! The clothes are so beautiful it's almost painful to look at them - you experience the same kind of sensation by looking at the sun. I think Galliano is a genius artist who just created yet another collection of master pieces that represents everything you can possibly dream of: chic of 1947 Dior New Look, colours of 2009-10 (nudes, reds, fuchsias and yellows) and essence of French glamour and sensual femininity.

After admiring these photos I found myself faced was a dilemma. I wanted to post some them here and I wanted to find a special way to do it. Suddenly I thought of an old Dior advertisement that was exactly what I was looking for. The result - a series of post cards created by myself that show my favourite pieces from Dior Haute Couture Fall 2009. What do you think?

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