Christian Dior – Spring 2012

Bill Gaytten’s first ready-to-wear collection since John Galliano’s abrupt departure is certainly redemption for his underwhelming Fall Couture collection.  With Christian Dior’s Spring 2012 collection I can immediately imagine wearing the boat neck blouses, coats and dresses with sheer collared shirts over cropped pants for lunch with the ladies and then the sensuous gowns for an evening with someone significant. Returning to the roots of the fashion house, Gaytten and his team put on a display of dressed up women who are adamant about being feminine and forever stylish – a la what we’ve come to admire about seemingly effortlessly chic French woman.

Images via Fashionologie

Eclectic Mix of Goodness

The first part of New York Fashion Week’s Spring 2011 Ready to Wear showcases have revealed some amazing, thought-provoking and lovely collections. As I view them, I am always looking at how the styles presented can be incorporated into my wardrobe.  The ideas, the inspiration and the push to take a bit of a risk are always there and for each of these aspects I am so very appreciative.  While the entire collections of Jason Wu, Christian Siriano and Ports 1961 were my top three so far, below are some images of gorgeous designs that I had to share.  If you’d like to see the entire collection, simply click on the designer’s name which is below the images.

Out of curiosity, what has caught your eye so far?  I’d love to hear.

Vivienne Tam

Lela Rose

DKNY

Tess Giberson

Cynthia Rowley

Christian Cota

A Detacher

ADAM

Victoria Beckham

Derek Lam

All images courtesy of Style.com