And They Are Off!

I have been looking at every single runway show reported in the UK Telegraph and the NY Times since the Paris shows started weeks ago.  These are all for Autumn/Winter 2007, but good ideas will get incorporated into this Spring/Summer street fashion, because why would we wait for fashions to appear in our shops at prices we can’t afford anyway?

Today the first of the Italian reports began with a Telegraph slide show “Clips.”

Soon we will see only scattered shows from Istanbul and Singapore.  That’s not to say that there isn’t delicious design coming from lots of different countries, but only to say that most countries don’t have a cohesive and collective effort in place that is reported around the world.

Sometimes a collection reminds me of a particular friend, and sometimes they make want to jump up, grab some fabric and the sewing machine and adapt, adapt, adapt.  John Galliano and Marc Jacobs have me fired up about becoming a proper hanger for their clothes as reinterpreted for “not the size zero runway model everybody is worried about.” 

Like this healthy and sporty looking girl, who could be from anywhere, almost.  Applause.