McQueen.

McQueen SS10 knocked the wind out of my sails. I am quite sure I've never seen anything like this before. I've gone through the show a few times today and keep coming back to the details. The prints, textures, SHOES, hair, makeup, nails....there are no words, really. If someone asked me who I'd like to have lunch with, dead or alive, it'd be this man.

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Almost over!

Chanel SS10

Chanelgasm! Thank you Karl, for fulfilling some strange fantasy I didn't know I had until I saw your clothes and set design.

Paris has been a bit of a disappointment, really. With the oh-so-fine exceptions of Chanel, Celine, and YSL. I'd expect nothing less from Lagerfeld (his own collection wasn't too shabby either), Philo, and Pilati. These people know how to dress women!

Celine SS10

YSL SS10

The Viktor & Rolf show was pretty fascinating too. The construction of some of those dresses blew me away. Otherwise, Paris has been a snoozefest. I didn't even like Chloé except for a certain navy cape flying down the runway. Better shape up your game for FW10, designers. (Tim Gunn, is that you in my head?)

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Dueling Personalities

Paris has done a thorough job reminding me that there are infinite ways you can look like a total badass when dressed in black. I was thinking I was over it but clearly it's impossible to truly tire of. Color? Psht. Black is the cooooolest.

F/W 09 collections clockwise from top left: Givenchy, Yohji Yamamoto, Gareth Pugh, Maison Martin Margiela, Rick Owens, Nina Ricci, Lanvin, Ann Demeulemeester, Yves Saint Laurent, Junya Wantanabe

But then...oh DAMN. What Dries Van Noten did with color was absolutely genius. Pop pop pop with some neutrals thrown in. Perfect. Achieving this sort of comfort level with brights and pastels has now moved up to position number one on my to-do list.

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