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wow, has it really been a whole month?! was feeling particularly uninspired to write, despite last month being the most important month in the whole fashion year! i honestly did do my homework, i looked at every single show at ny, paris, london and milan, but i loved so much i found the task quite daunting. to put it briefly, alber elbaz made me weep with appreciation at Lanvin. Chanel what the fuck? Alexander McQueen's final collection actually did make me weep, so beautiful. here's a few more of my favourites:

Elie Saab
Ugh, loved Elie Saab, beautiful floating tulle, lace and sheer, j'adore. What Rodarte would look like without all the crazy fabric overload.

Giambattista Valli
Not as impressed with this collection as I have been in the past but there were a few pieces that had me in awe. Could totally picture Mary-Kate in just about every piece. I'm still in love with his signature ruffling and the gothic sheer was the bad ass touch this collection needed.

Givenchy
Givenchy was kinda hit and miss for me. I loved the flashes of red, I honestly think that made this collection, otherwise it might have just been more of the same from Ricardo Tisci. The accessories were abosolutely to die for, those lace up boots, ohhh.

John Galliano
I adore everything this man does, I think he is one of very few designers I could call a true artist. Perhaps not so commercial, but with such an exquisite vision, commercialism isn't even relevant. I would wear Galliano everyday if I could!

Ann Demeulemeester
Ohhh, delicious! Just when you didn't think it was possible for her collections to get anymore badass. The detail photos of this collection are killer, my love for Ann has grown tenfold after this. The sculptured coats, leather gloves and sharp-cut pants...oh man.

Haider Ackermann
Before this collection, Ackermann always resided around in the background for me. I mean, the previous collections were great, the suited my aesthetic precisely, but none of them exuded enough to totally wow me. This collection, oh my god. The construction in those pieces is killlller, I need it all in my life now.

Lanvin
You already know how much I love Alber Elbaz. He's a visionary, and if I had to wear any designer for the rest of my life it would be him. He obviously understands the way a woman's body moves and how to compliment curves, which is a real talent, especially as so many designers are used to using size 0's. I mean I know here he uses skinny models, but I could easily see a real woman in every single piece. Totally in love with this man and everything he touches. Jewels, ribbons and leather gloves with everything!