Burberry Prorsum Women's (and Men's) FW 2010

Anybody watch the livestream of the Burberry Prorsum Women's FW 2010 show? The stream this time around was a much more produced effort, complete with on-set announcer both pre- and post-show. What I loved about the collection was its continuation of the themes and styles Christopher Bailey presented at his men's show earlier this year. Wide exaggerated collars on jackets constructed of plush shearling, fashioned with belted leather cuff and collar straps, utility zippers...

Case in point:

I've had these screen captures from the stream just sitting on my laptop for the past few days...

HI FREJA!

Perhaps the two pieces of outerwear that appealed to me the most to me were this grey cropped shearling jacket...


...and this white patchwork shearling trench...


Both pieces have been up for pre-order on the Burberry site since after the show on Tuesday. Both these looks seem so decadent to me, and so appropriate for the Prorsum image. Perhaps a slightly pared down piece that might be more appropriate for routine winter-wear, that I just as equally warmed up to, is this doeskin coat with the shearling panels. I really love how the black shearling lends a very feminine silhouette and feel to the otherwise standard military-themed upper half.

But, enough about the ladies. My original intentions behind watching the show online were to see which men's pieces would show up for an encore presentation. I love how Bailey always casts a few male models to showcase looks from the men's show.

I have been lusting after this coat ever since I saw it for the first time during the men's show. The final look of the show, the blue-grey tone of the shearling is such a beautiful color, and contrasts quite nicely from the other hues that comprise the collection. I still can't seem to get this coat out of my mind, I seriously am tempted to begin making calls in hopes of tracking it down. I really hope it makes it into production and that it wasn't just a sample piece.



I also found this black shearling coat to be rather appearling, and if I can't track down the above rendition, I'd seriously look into whether or not this second piece was a possibility...

:: hi-res men's images per menstyle.it by way of Festat on tFS ::

Must. Start. Feeding. Piggybank. Starting. NOW!

all images from burberry.com unless otherwise noted

GAP 1969 Premium Jeans Ad Campaign

I gave up on the Gap a long time ago. Perhaps it's because boring became de rigeur once their then-CEO Mickey Drexler decided to market the company as the McDonald's of tees, jeans, khakis, and other basics. Or perhaps I just grew up and set my stakes higher.

However, one thing about the Gap that I've never lost respect for is their advertising/marketing machine, rich in creativity and history, and which I won't delve into here save only to say that their current 1969 Premium Jeans campaign does NOT dissapoint. With the clout to garner and dispatch an army of established models in the industry, the Gap even has me taking a second look at their current jeans.

Walking into one of my local stores last week, I found Will Chalker, one of my all-time favorite models (to me, he gives off the perfect mix of masculine but style-conscious) portrayed life-size against the wall. I could have stood there forever just looking/gawking.

At the Mall of America, he's even harder to miss (out of my way girls, you're ruining my view!).

Other notables among the male models include (with their respective fits) Andrew Cooper (Easy), Sasha Knezevic (Loose), Andres Velencoso Segura (Standard), and Noah Mills (Authentic):

Over at womens, the list is just as impressive...I love that they were all familiar names to me: Anja Rubik (Always Skinny), Maryna Linchuk (Sexy Boot), Isabeli Fontana (Curvy), Du Juan (Perfect Boot), Arlenis Sosa (Long & Lean), and Freja Beha Erichsen (Real Straight).

These girls are just gorgeous. End of story. But most impressive to me, is the fact that Carmen Kass is included in the roster! She sports The Boyfriend based on other images I've seen, it's a shame she didn't get a slot on the life-size "hall of fame" display at the Mall of America. Carmen was the first model I ever became enamoured with...waaay back in middle school...