Spring Summer

In case you’ve missed it, Cara Delevingne truly is becoming the Kate Moss of her generation. Everybody loves a beautiful rebel,…

In case you’ve missed it, Cara Delevingne truly is becoming the Kate Moss of her generation. Everybody loves a beautiful rebel,…

Dallas-born, New York-based jewelry designer Lele Sadoughi is poised to become the next big thing in the costume jewelry realm.…

Marco de Vincenzo has partnered with luxury e-tailer TheCorner.com to create an exclusive top, skirt, and jacket in macramé, viscose, and silk in gold and eggplant coating. TheCorner.com creates a platform for designers to have “mini stores” in which they can showcase their collection and give shoppers a glimpse into their world via interactive multimedia content. In a video created for the site, de Vincenzo explains that the woman he designs for is “very curious and bold. She wants to stand out from the crowd and be noted.” He goes on to explain that his Spring/Summer 2014 collection is focused on prints with graphic chromatic prints and lacquered laminated surfaces.

Need a little man candy for your eyes this Wednesday? Dolce & Gabbana created a charming video of the making of their Spring/Summer men’s campaign starring Adam Senn, Tony Ward, Noah Mills, and Evandro Soldati. Always nice to see Ward, now 50 years old, and forever immortalized in Madonna’s Sex book, in front of the camera again. Still fiiiiine.

Kenzo’s Humberto Leon and Carol Lim have once again partnered with Toiletpaper Magazine (haven’t you heard of it?) for their Spring/Summer campaign. The brand has signed model and actress Devon Aoki and Paul Bosche to appear in the images, which plunge into a fantasy world of giant fish, waves, and marine elements.

Miu Miu: Miuccia Prada must be predicting cold temperatures for Spring/Summer—her runway was focused mainly on outerwear, and every look was paired with knit tights. The vibe was the swinging Sixties, but leave it to Miuccia to make it look particularly quirky and cool. There were lots of color-blocked skirt suits and coats that opened the show like a soft yellow and blue wool topper worn with a turquoise neoprene mini, and a beige top and white knit tights and platform Mary Janes. So often at Miu Miu and Prada it’s the styling that gives you new ideas as much as the clothing. Meanwhile, some of the face prints seen at Prada made it over to Miu Miu. like an art deco visage rendering on a black pleated long-sleeve dress, or details like a cat’s face hiding amongst flowers on a pink coat. It’s these slightly offbeat details that have girls like Lena Dunham perched front row. And then, there were those tall lace up boots that will have everyone lusting. They came in an earthy brown and autumn orange, and looked cool over knee-high stockings. Plus, there were ruched prom dresses and sequined cocktail numbers with tassels. And naturally, fur made an appearance, in lavender, turquoise, and lipstick red coats, all of which got accented with neoprene. We wish we didn’t have to wait till Spring!

Christian Dior: The famed Musée Rodin was transformed into an upside down greenhouse for Christian Dior, with long colorful strands of flowers hanging from the ceiling; a majestic background for yet another outstanding collection from Raf Simons. The neckpieces mirrored dripping fauna, encircling the necks of the mods, with glistening baubles bleed into jackets, dresses, and tops. Always light years ahead of his contemporaries, Simons turns trends into his own entirely. Cutouts were fashioned at the hip or created by loose weaves on a crop top.

Gucci: If you’ve ever questioned that man leggings could be a viable trend, Gucci’s Spring/Summer 2014 presentation will persuade you to cast those doubts aside. The tapered equestrian-style pants were used by creative director Frida Giannini to create a clean silhouette, allowing voluminous knit sweaters and large leather tees to provide a sense of balance. The muted color palette that has washed over the past few Gucci collections was adorned by dark florals that decorated silk tees, suit jackets, and pants alike. A printed suit in taupe and white accented with a floral tee and finished off with crisp leather sneakers is the ideal uniform for dining alfresco

Prada: Leave it up to Miuccia Prada to remind the world, once again, that she doesn’t only break the rules, but she also has the power to redefine them. Case in point: her Spring/Summer 2014 Men’s runway collection included a roster of steamy hot male models interrupted by a handful of female seductresses. Having some women in the mix was anything but accidental, given the theme of old fashioned romance throughout collection.