Sticking to his current formula of Baptiste Giabiconi + Freja Beha Erichsen + mega platform/host city = absolute perfection, this Pre-Fall 2010, Karl Lagerfeld gives you everything that you would normally expect from a Chanel collection and a little more. All of which displayed by the great kaiser’s current boy-toy Baptiste (as expected). Only this time using China’s largest city, Shanghai, as the season’s added extra.

As cars zoomed by and building lights flourished in the night, Shanghai’s modern skyline played up a bit of extra contrast to Lagerfeld’s revamped traditional Chinese ensembles and basic essential colors. Last season the Chanel man was introduced to high-waisted jeans. This season he is now re-introduced to the long military style double-breasted coats that we saw back in the house’s Pars-Moscou show and the leprechaun greens of Fall 2009. Though this time Spring 2010’s deliberate dust marks are now metallic and Pre-Fall 2009’s coats have a buttons for days and a chic Asian flair.

What city/model shall Karl conquer next?

Have you ever fallen in love with something that you’ve seen come down a runway, only to later develop an extreme urge to have it? Well worry no more. Seeing that the virtual shelves of our favorite online stores are constantly being restocked with the latest in all (most) of your runway delights, I’ve decided to keep track.

Show: Henrik Vibskov Fall 2009
Item: Acid Tiger Sweater
Price: $ 332.00 | £ 194,00 | € 196.00
Features: “Multi-coloured knit boxy jumper from Henrik Vibskov . The crew neck jumper is dip-dyed black on the bottom half. 100% wool.”

Where to Buy: Farfetch.com

[Runway Images: Courtesy of Henrik Vibskov & Sacha Maric]

Now online, the December/January issue of 160g Magazine marks a turn to everything erotic in the appropriately titled, “Erotic Issue”.

Shot by photographer Greg Gex, two covers perfectly display the “no hold barred” idea of the inner contents of the magazine. With Maike Ludembach in a lusty Prada Fall 2009 number being the one of the two covers, Oscar Spendrup takes to the second in a black wool/cotton suit jacket and black stretch wool “bandage” knit, All Givenchy Fall 2009. Including the matching black wool shorts as presented in the house’s January show a few months back.

Whether or not Spendrup donned the over the knee bandage boots remains unseen. Sadly.

The trench coat, not only does it play a key role in the foundation of the Burberry name, but it is the historic significance of the trench coat that Burberry creative designer Christopher Bailey pays homage to in his latest collection. As the basic tench was originally developed as an alternative to the heavy serge greatcoats worn during the first World War, it is only fair for Bailey to revisit the idea of military wear.

Mixing both hard & soft and even giving in to the growing trend of denim shirts, as seen at D&G, Bailey does not focus in on one particular time period. Rather displaying a well played cluster of decades, ranging from early Wartime in form capes and shearling coats, to modern day with more sleeker fits and youthful vibes. Which would in terms of execution would seems complicated to achieve with a color palette of vibrant yet muted tones of greens and browns.

In the current issue of V Magazine #62, model/actor Martin Cohn takes to the pages of the mag through a small excerpt within the V Girls & V Guys feature. On stands now, only a small snippet of the shoot by photographer Cameron Krone is shown. Yet, the editorial is in full reach on the photographer’s site.

Wearing mostly a Prada studded shirt (similar to one that Dazed & Confused founder Jefferson Hack was recently spotted in) and Givenchy lace-up trousers, Martin gives new-age vampiristic qualities to already darkened pieces.

Bill Kaulitz, singer and one (large) portion the German band Tokio Hotel. Known not only for his vocals or founding a band with his identical brother, Kaulitz is no stranger to blurring the line between genders. Usually spotted with white-tipped nails and sporting his shrunken wardrobe, you would be lying if you were to say that Bill wasn’t in a category of his own, off to the side.

Arriving to the premiere of the animated flick Arthur and the Minimoys 2, yesterday in Germany, Kaulitz stayed within his comfort zone in black ultra-slim trousers and black accessories to go along with his get-up. Though it was his oversized sweater that came as something new.

Topping of his purple turtleneck with an over sized ribbed knit sweater, Bill drained Ann Demeulemeester’s Fall 2009 collection of all it’s romanticism and inhibition. Instead using the sweater to add some texture to a rather safe (in his realm) look.

Though I can’t say that I am a fan of the look, it is nice to see such a powerful piece by brilliant designer out and off of the runway. How does Bill’s look make you feel?