Guess you can't avoid the Olympics...unintentionally ended up in a yellow and golden colour-scheme...

Tee - Cos - Pants - Penney's - Shoes - Clarks

Alexander Wang Pre-Fall 2012.

I'm not really feeling Wang's A/W 2012 collection - a first, as I adore him to the max - but his Pre-Fall collection for this year is lovely; wonderfully modern, at times tailored, other times draped, sometimes androgynous, other times feminine. The palate is limited; largely grey, black, white and red with some pops of colour like yellow.

I adore the pleated coat-dress that is traditionally masculine on top and feminine on bottom. Other highlights are the leather peplums, the use of dresses or long tops over trousers (a look I love but find difficult to pull off) and the tailored shirts, waistcoats and jackets. A cohesive yet varied collection that would suit many a woman.

Sidebar: I always love his models. Major hair envy.

Taking the yellow (Apparently it's some sort of cycling reference)

Entirely yellow and sportswear/urban-inspired outfit today. One stressful trip to Ikea and the sudden disappearance of the sun once more and reappearance of the drizzle meant that a sunshine-bright outfit was very much necessary. Nice to spend the day with just me and the 'rents. Added a black hairband to the outfit to lend a touch of the really modern sensibility seen in the styling of Sonia Rykiel A/W 2012. I liked the play of lengths - an over-long Cos muscle tee and cut-off Desigual jeans to a peddle-pusher length - and the simplicity of the restricted palate and clean silhouette.