Things I Love ... Valentino Red

One of my favorite fashion moments is always a Valentino dress in the house's signature color - red.  It's the perfect shade and always makes a statement.  While flipping through Paris Fashion Week photos I spotted this gem.  It's such an extravagant dress, so much detailed lace in such a bold color, but it looks so pure and simple.  I love that she kept the accessories simple yet bold: red patent ankle straps and a small leopard clutch.  It's such a standout look.  I love it!

(image via Harper's Bazaar)

Classic Couture

I realize I've been a little fashion heavy but it's hard when Resort and Couture overlap... I just get so excited about new looks that I have to share! So to finish up (I promise! Until Fashion Week...but you've got until September for to be bombarded again, I swear!) I want to show a few more of my favorite couture looks from Paris.  Mainly, I just want to show two of my perpetual favorite designers, no matter the season: Chanel and Valentino.  Truly, what more could a girl need.  Both of these brands are classic and timeless, with flattering silhouettes no matter the girl or the decade.  But both can also be extremely feminine, edgy and sexy while delivering some of the most stunning details.

At Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld try to create a "new vintage" by using more traditional silhouettes and plenty of tweed but revitalizing the classics for modern day.  However, the tweed wasn't just fabric, it was all carefully hand-crafted embroidery.  This detail was not limited to tweeds, but was used in every look.  At Valentino, Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pier Paolo Piccioli also used classic staples from the brand mixed with extraordinary details while creating a newer, edgier feel that was more dark romanticism than airy and light.

So here are my absolute favorite, enjoy!

Chanel Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2012

The most amazing wedding dress moment, crafted with white feathers

Valentino Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2012

OBSESSED with this lace detail!

(images via Style.com)

First Resort

Fashion season cycles can be slightly confusing.  The spring collections are on sale to usher in pre-fall collections even though it is just the beginning of the hottest part of the summer.  But the fashion shows for the resort season just ended (even though resort will not be in stores until November/December which is still the middle of winter when the fall season will already be on sale..).  It's all very confusing.  But the important thing is that there are some new looks that just hit the runways and here are just some of my favorites!  More to come later this week...

Jason Wu... because I'm obsessed!

Loving the lace... and the flounce skirt

More lace!

Prabal Gurung also had an amazing Resort collection!

Obsessed with this peplum! So perfect!

This one too, greatness! And loving the yellow!

Love this print

Perfection. 

And Valentino is always one of my favorites but this season there was lots and lots of lace!! Love it!

Yellow and pink lace, so feminine

This cut out back is beyond sexy

Perfect, girly trench

More yellow!

Why yes, that is hot pink leopard print.  Love the modest cut to contrast...

Perfect swing on the skirt hem... and obsessed with the color!

(images via Style.com)