‘Adventures in Womenswear’ Archive

Elie Saab Fall 2010 Women’s

For Fall 2010, Elie Saab took the mysterious forest in as his muse and produced a collection that did not disappoint. The palette featured the colors you would see in a forest on any beautiful night; the green of the leaves, the blue of the water, the purple of the sky. The lace detailing highlighted [...]



Sonia Rykiel Fall 2010 Women’s

After two seasons showing at her Saint Germain boutique, Sonia Rykiel returned to her warehouse in the 13e with a vengeance. The models took their turn on the catwalk with Sonia’s signature knits, chunky platforms affixed with fur, safety pins with pearls, and large poofs to top off their glowing bodies. The knits and the [...]



Felipe Oliveira Baptista Fall 2010 Women’s

Back in October, when Portuguese designer Felipe Oliveira Baptista showcased a Spring 2010 collection playing with the lighting bolt detailing and fine intricate draping of his Fall 2009 Couture collection, I instantly fell in love. So much so that you can easily say that his Fall 2010 showing was one of my most anticipated of [...]



Menswear Made for Women

For many years one trend has stood the test of time: menswear as womenswear. Starting in the 1920s, Coco Chanel revolutionized the way women dressed, giving them a new freedom to wear things besides petticoats and skirts. Women started to wear pants and other things that were considered manly in that decade of prim and [...]