Top 5 Looks from New York, Milan and Paris

For the second Sunday in a row I have been having a thorough look at the Autumn/Winter '12 collections and picking out my favourite looks from all fashion weeks. To choose just five looks from each was, I must say, so difficult but I eventually narrowed it down to just 15 looks, 5 each from New York, Milan and Paris. 

Carven was absolutely gorgeous- I adored the retro aesthetic, laser cut detailing and A-line mini dresses. Balmain was amazing- the skinny fit trousers, jacket and skirt combos and embellished jackets were all favourite pieces of mine and the overall cool, effortless uber stylish feel to the collection did it for me. Alberta Ferretti's collection was beautiful and again, so hard to choose just one look. The decision lied in the lace. I loved Peter Som's sheer, feminine peplum dresses, would happily wear any piece from Victoria Beckham's sister collection and Oscar de la Renta, although refined, was a lot of fun. 

Do you agree with my choices? Which were your favourite looks?

Which was your favourite collection overall?

 N E W   Y O R K

Look 20

Peter Som

Look 20

Thakoon

Look 15

Preen

 Look 19 

Oscar de la Renta 

Look 8

Rodarte

 Look 8

Victoria, Victoria Beckham

M I L A N 

Look 6
Jil Sander

 Look 5
Emilio Pucci

Look 37
Gucci

Look 40
Alberta Ferretti

Look 50
Salvatore Ferragamo

Look 34
Versus


P A R I S

 Look 24
See by Chloe

Look 10
Carven

Look 17
Balmain

Look 18
Stella McCartney

Look 29
Roland Mouret

Look 22
Alexander McQueen



 And the best little look of the week...

 Look 22
Chanel








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Pic of the week

Taken last week at the eighth and final New York premiere of the Harry Potter franchise, I thought this picture was rather cute- not only did Emma Watson look absolutely beautiful with her smoky eyes and sleek hairstyle but the way she is looking back is almost emotive in the sense that is feels as if she is walking away and turning back; reflecting on her amazing acting career and saying goodbye to Harry Potter for the final time. Although not a major fan, (I am prepared for the shun of disappointment when I reveal that I have in fact only probably seen about 3 of the films and even those are the old ones. Even my uncertainty shows that I'm no hardcore fan.. oh well. I do plan to watch all 8 one day!) I am in love with Emma and I think I have been since she cut off all her hair and began wearing all the things that I would love to. She went subtle, flowing and feminine wearing Oscar de la Renta and Elie Saab in London and slightly more daring when donning Bottega Veneta in NYC , completely standing out from her male co-stars (and probably the female attendees too). And rightly so. I actually liked her when she was the snooty little girl in the first train ride to Hogwarts, along with her unruly hair and overly posh voice. Very cute and utterly hilarious. But on a serious note, Harry Potter is over after a long and very successful 8 years and I think many including her, are more than a little sad to turn their back on what has been magic.

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