//311/ SS2013RTW Paul Smith

Paul Smith Spring/Summer 2013 Ready-to-wear 

//Since Garance Doré expressed her fondness of Paul Smith and since the Paul Smith shop opened in Cape Town, I took a look at the 2013 spring collection and found it rather appealing. Sure, it's not particularly creative but I kind of like the preppy look with a twist.

//Peroxide Blonde

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//287/ SS2013RTW: Dolce & Gabbana

Dolce & Gabbana Spring-Summer Ready-To-Wear 2013

//Here are some of my favourite looks from the 80-strong Dolce & Gabbana collection. Despite the fact that there were so many different looks (some I haven't included here, such as the horizontal stripes or the ones with lace), Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana managed to maintain a strong brand identity and that is what I love about Dolce & Gabbana. They consistently re-create the Sicilian woman, either lively in colours and prints or regal in black. One could consider this predictable, but I feel as though they manage to innovate in spite of sticking to the same theme.

//Also, this collection is unapologetically spring.While with some spring-summer collections it is difficult to identify the spring in them, this one is so bright and skimpy and simply unmistakably spring.

//More on the collection on OOOK.

//Peroxide Blonde
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//283/ Codie Young in Raf Simons

Publication: Black Magazine

Issue: F/W 2012

Photography: Karen Inderbitzen-Waller

Model: Codie Young

Clothing: Raf Simons Menswear Spring 2013

//Besides Raf Simon's beautiful clothing, her hair is out of this world. I am seriously considering red.

//Peroxide Blonde

//282/ SS2013: Prouenza Schouler

SS2013RTW - Prouenza Schouler 

//I don't like to post the same type of things all the time but the shows running at the moment really do get me excited. So let's start from the beginning. Prouenza Schouler was still one of the New York shows, and I think the impact it will have was underestimated...in fact it wasn't given all that much attention at all. I love the not-so-subtle 90s references, the re-worked jeans-vest, the complicated prints. I love the fact that most of the collection is not even pleasant to look at at first, it takes some time to understand, but in return the effect is so much more rewarding.

//Otherwise, take a look at the new A Fashion Friend issue: getting better every month!

//Peroxide B
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//281/ SS2013: Altuzarra

Altuzarra SpringSummer 2013 Ready-to-Wear

//So far Altuzarra is my favourite of the New York SpringSummer shows this year, and generally becoming one of my favourite designers. Aside from the cape-like jackets and knee-high sandals there really aren't any particular new concepts...same cuts, still prints, some pastel, but the tailoring, the print, the fit are executed with such precision that the overall effect is quite powerful. The evening wear I found unappealing for some reason.

//Take a look at Altuzarra's flawless Spring/Summer collection of last year here.

//Peroxide Blonde

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