JW Resort 2015

Poetry in clothes is kinda what JW Anderson does. His garments are always captivatingly lovely and interesting. They speak volumes about gender dynamics and our world while managing to still look good. They avoid being trite and come across as his genuine understanding and perspective of the world.

The Resort 2015 collection deconstructs and reforms shirts, trousers and coats. Classic pieces and tailoring are given new life. We're used to seeing these clothes but not in this way. They've been reborn for a new generation of girls. But they're also chic enough to include any other generations that might take a fancy to them.

Anderson's girl is cool. When she walks into the room, people look, and not because she's obvious or sexy, but because she intrigues you and it takes time to analyse what she's wearing and really see it. There's a depth to what she's wearing but it's easy and nonchalant. She doesn't have to try too hard.

Once again, I cannot sing the praises of a JW collection loudly enough. LOVE.

(vogue.co.uk)

Jil Sander S/S 2013

Cool.

Ease.

Simplicity.

Menswear influence.

Sex Appeal.

All of the above could be used to describe the S/S 2013 Jil Sander collection.

So, it's a little bit exactly what you'd expect from a Jil Sander collection but it's still uber-gorgeous. The palette from A/W is referenced with more splashes of white to make it more summery but the coherence is kind of wonderful and those cherry reds, dusky pinks and burgundy shades are just perfect. I really adore those colours so I'm glad they've been used once more. The navy menswear inspired looks are important highlights in my eyes, as are the coats and suit alternatives/coordinates/suits (as per for Jil Sander) while a couple of the dresses just aren't doing it for me. A little on the sack side of things. In the dresses that get it right there's an accentuating of hips and skimming of the body thing going on that I'm totally feeling.Their models are the best as always, the styling is so on point and the hair and makeup is laid back and refreshing. Overall, a solid, unsurprising but beautiful collection.

The pictures are a selection of backstage shots and my favourite looks and are from vogue.co.uk. You should totally check out their new(ish) layout - it's awesome and especially fantastic for viewing shows.