Yellow Is Coming Back

I am under the impression that not all that many people like to wear the colour yellow. I have heard quite a few people say that they feel like they look like a chicken if they wear a piece of bright yellow clothing and that it makes them extremely uncomfortable. I wonder why such a happy, lovely colour is seen as such a "no-no" to wear by so many? Since there aren't that many yellow clothes to find in the shops and since there have been quite a few months since I've actually seen someone wearing something bright yellow, I had kind of forgotten that I actually used to love this colour on clothes so much. When I saw these pictures found on The Sartorialist and Facehunter, my love for yellow is having a great comeback. I would definitely not say no to a coat like the one the first girl is wearing, or a dress like the third one has on.

What's your relationship to wearing yellow? Do you love it or hate it?

The designers are definitely trying to make yellow big. Many of the Spring/Summer 09 collections had creations in all different shades of the colour. Bold, mustard-y shades were seen in collections by Marc Jacobs and Christian Dior. Pale, soothing pastel yellow was fronted by Erin Fetherston, Elie Saab, Chloé and Zac Posen, while a more electric and alive shade of the colour was put on the catwalk by the likes of Versace, DKNY and Alexander McQueen. Are there any of them that you prefer?

Images: The Sartorialist, Facehunter, Style.com

sugarplum fairy and femme fatale

Yesterday, as many of you know, the two major fashion houses, Giorgio Armani and Christian Dior, showed off their Fall 2008 Couture Collections. And I think many will agree with me that it was no disappointment. I feel slightly sorry for the designers Alexis Mabille and Anne Valérie Hash, who showed their couture collections the same day as the two attention grabbers. Talk about pulling the shortest straws.

Armani's well-tailored pieces impressed me yet again in this couture collection. It is not difficult to see that probably a lot of blood, sweat and tears have been put into making these creations close to perfect. Looking through the collection, I got a strong feeling of masculinity and femininity mixed together, and the roaring 20s blended with the minimalistic style from the 90s. It seems like the Armani muse has been a strong, intelligent and mysterious woman who oozes self-confidence and a slight element of danger.

I loved all the beautiful pastel colours John Galliano used for the Dior Couture collection. A lot of black and white was used in this collection too, but still it was the soft baby blue, the baby pink, the pistachio etc. dresses that caught most of my attention. As well as the colours, the materials also give a reference to the sugarplum fairies and princesses in the most fascinating fairy tales. Even though, at first glance, the creations seem sweet and innocent, you can see that Galliano has added his "naughty" touches such as the patent belts and the sheer fabrics.

So, I'd like to know which of these two Fall 2008 Couture Collections do you like best? Are you a sweet sugarplum fairy a la Dior? Or are you a mysterious femme fatale a la Armani?

(Images from style.com)