A new year means new fashion..
So as I was looking through all the runway pictures, I couldn't help but notice a few similarities amongst them..

Metallics are still around,


Emilio Pucci S/S 2008

and this season it doesn't stop with the usual gold and silver..


Valentino was big this season on metallic accessories.

Black and White, alone or mixed together are big this year.


Some black at Burberry here...


While Fendi goes snow white...

Viktor & Rolf does a rather Clownesque take on things..

Geometrics also still go..


I was surprised by the Gucci show, pleasantly surprised!


Of course, Etro couldn't pass on the Geometric look..this was one of my favorites..

Also, a lot of pink was to be seen around, soft pink at Michael Kors, hot pink at Gucci and Burberry..
Lilac was popular with the designer's too..

Soft Pink at Michael Kors:


Hot pink at Gucci:


Lots of lilac at Valentino:


I think that one of the biggest changes in fashion this year will be the end of the short cut.
The designers are opting for a much more chique, sophisticated and powerful (as Lagerfeld mentioned..) look.
Even Roberto Cavalli, the king of everything sexy, went for this new length..



It's all coming back to glamour if you ask me, Dior's show was the highlight of this in my opinion..





All I can say is that I LOVE it and am looking forward to this coming season very much...

Here some more of my personal favorites, what do you think?


This dress at Versace, I adore the colors...


I will always love black, even in the summer.


This Balmain dress, is super cute..


The Balmain dress also reminded me of this dress at the Naeem Khan show, equally cute.


Alexander Wang is someone I will definitely be keeping my eye on, no doubt about that. Those jeans, the shoes, that cropped jacket, I'm loving it all the way..
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And then there is Valentino, the LAST of Valentino. Alessandra Facchinetti has big shoes to fill, that's for sure..


That dress, that bag...need I say more?


Eternally Chique..

That's it for now, I've been trying to find information on Alessandra Facchinetti, it appeared to be extremely hard, all I could find is what I already knew, that she previously was the women's ready-to-wear director at Gucci, she apparently left after doing only one season due to a 'disagreement with management'.
Also she has been doing outerwear for Moncler.

I'm keeping my fingers crossed and will be waiting with excitement for Alessandra Facchinetti's work in Valentino's next show, but first I'll be enjoying Valentino's own show, his last after 45 years of exquisite fashion.


(Valentino together with Alessandra who is wearing what might be a preview of the upcoming show?)