Christopher Kane

It's getting late, and I'm currently having a night to recover from the festivities you encounter on the return to University....

Even so, I just wanted to post a mini blog for Christopher Kane's collection, that I'm sure I'll update tomorrow to the fuller proportions it rightly deserves. I don't know what I was expecting from his collection; I knew it had to be pretty spectacular....not that I feel Kane does 'spectacular' in the usual sense of the word. But the eyes of the fashion world were definitly switched on for his show...and it didn't disappoint. In fact, I was more than pleasantly surprised.

Gingham became a mesmerizing sight for the eyes, as virtually every model was wearing some.

And wow...what a silouhette was created...the secret to eye-deceiving slimness I think may have been discovered. I know a model is tiny compared to normal human proportions....but the cut, colour and arrangement of panelling on some of the outfits made for some serious slim tricks on the eyes...that hopefully will be transferable to the every day woman.

The centre panelling, diagonal lines drawing straight in at the waist and the slightly warped pattern of gingham all  make for the illusion of a slimmer frame.

It's funny how much difference two side slits of a skirt can make.

A great play with structure and cut.

Sweet pastel shades.

With slits up to the regions that thigh high boots are just about touching for this season, Kane spiced up a collection that could have become devastatingly dowdy with gingham in a baby-soft palette of blue and pink, and mild brown and navy hues. This collection has been one of the few that has really caught my eye for its playing and experimenting with cut and structure. The collection made for a perfect fusion of every day, springtime loveliness with a high fashion, sexy edge. I can't wait for Spring...

P.S If I had to be picky...the only thing that did disappoint for me, were the shoes. From the front, they looked like an awful shoe my 60-year-old step mum wears...the heel made them marginally better.

Let me know what you thought of the collection. My mind has clearly been warped in to Fashion Week mode.....I will look elsewhere for bloggings!