hilkat

I’m a bit in love with i.D magazine this month. Countless interviews from all industries in all countries detailing, amongst other things, what books people were reading (big geeky bookworm over here) so I could add freely to my ‘To Be Read’ list.

Without a doubt though, my favourite parts were the fashion editorials - three shoots styled in very different ways, with clothes sitting at various ends of the style spectrum. Variety is the spice of life after all…

Considering my latest obsession with colour and embellishment, it’s no wonder I was drawn to their Miami inspired shoot. Popping colours and sequins abound, I felt like a magpie rooting around for the shiniest of all the pictures, and decided I loved the Nicolas Ghesquiere for Balenciaga dress in the first picture and the glorious Balmain jacket in the third the most. In fact, I’m a bit in lust with all of the S/S09 Balenciaga collection (and it was Natasha Poly stomping the catwalk for Balmain that gave me my obsession with ripped jeans), and I realise that I should probably be blogging about ‘what we’ll all be wearing in Winter’ or even ‘predicting trends for next summer’, but I like to work in the here and now. So here are my two favourites, in all their catwalk glory:

The second spread was a sportswear-gladiator vixen hybrid, where the models glared out from the pages wearing the toughest architecturally detailed clothes, teamed with headgear and sleek wrist guards. I’m a big fan of sartorial artwork, the sorts of clothes that you almost can’t wear, but look fabulous, so this editorial was just grand in my book. I particularly liked the Alexander McQueen leggings in the first picture (it’s that print detail that gets me every time) and the top by Givenchy in the last picture. Almost unwearable, but amazing to look at. (And anyway, I’d give it a bloody good go…)

The last shoot was by far my favourite. It’s the sort of Mary-Kate-and-Ashley-tatty-vintage-music-arty-DIY fashion that I love. I’d wear the blazer-jeans-studded sandals combo (studs and ripped jeans, you’re spoiling me) in a heartbeat, if only my measley savings would stretch to vintage YSL. Same with the be-tattered corset and dress from Maison Martin Margiela (all hail), but my favourite has to be the royal blue dress with holes. I’m currently thinking of buying a bodycon dress and snipping holes - surely there would be that ‘tights effect’, where one tiny snip leaves a big hole? I can feel some fashion experimentation coming on…

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