Fashionista crush: MODELS OFF DUTY

For those of you asking about where I've been - you know I'm really responsible when it comes to running the blog, but this week has been a complete mess and although my finals ended on Thursday, I am dealing with some personal stuff that's neither positive or trivial, so I apologize for not being all-present.
Instead of the usual Look of the day posts, which will be back at the end of the week, I'm gonna do two Fashionista crush posts that I have been longing to do for some time now. Here's the first one...

Everyone has their own favourite models. Some of my friends don't even watch the shows because of the clothes but to look at the models - to see who is the new it face and also to check the familiar ones. I was never a person who dreamed about working in the casting business so when you ask me which of the uprising stars is my favourite on the catwalk right now, I politely point the conversation in a different direction such as, you know, shoes, bags and everything nonalive but so pretty.
For me, models are rather a way to display clothes - much better than the racks as you can see the clothes in motion, which is as important to buyers as is to editors, than the main point of fashion, although today the make up, the backstage photos and the streetstyle photographers make them bigger stars than ever. 
I think when you look at thousands of photos weekly like many fashion people do, you start to develop this sense that when you see a certain photo from the runway, you instantly think "I love this person"/"I hate this person". It's not just about the looks, (although I have an insane crush on cheekbones) but also so much about the vibe. Your mind connects the image from the runway to a random streetstyle photo you've seen before and you create a certain character in your mind - that's why Karlie Kloss is so big at the moment, it's that her charisma translates so well in every aspect of the fashion world and no matter how fed up you might be because she's everywhere, you'll still appreciate seeing her on the runway or in an editorial as she's the ballet dancer meets perfect girl next door beauty. 
That's why I have to tell you I'm by all means biased when it comes to picking my favourite models in terms of off duty style. Whether I like them on the runway is strongly connected to whether I'm gonna pick up their street style looks. However, there are still a lot of girls I love that are too minimalistic for me in their clothing choices off the runway and that are not in the group of girls I'm featuring today.

& here's the mighty five - Abbey Lee Kershaw, Karlie Kloss, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Miranda Kerr and Liu Wen.

(Credits: tumblr, Altamira, Jak & Jill, Vanessa Jackman, The Sartorialist)

XOXO,
Lucija

PFW RECAP

I love love love Paris Fashion Week. 

With every show I see, I fall a little bit more in love... So, this post'll include a fine dose of my commentary. (You know, cause I usually don't write long posts) (Or talk about off-topic stuff all the time) (I would never)

The show I loved most definitely has to be Alexander McQueen. I think those layers of organza, taffeta and chiffon looked gorgeous, and I am especially buying the whole futuristic vibe of the collection. (Altough some say it's inappropriate because it's not wearable, I would wear all the pieces, I wouldn't even mind if my head was invisible for the time) (It's McQueen, who cares what my head looks like?!)

For every day outfits, especially going to school, I'd choose Carven and Paul & Joe. Paul & Joe surprised me a lot, as I'm not usually the biggest fan of their aesthetics, but with this collection, in my opinion, they really displayed the pure essence of modern woman. When it comes to Carven, the easygoing dresses are a thrill. (Would kill for the suede one)

The trend I'm most looking forward to are the pullovers showed in Balenciaga and Kenzo's collections. Superb! (I normally can't stand displaying designer of house's name on a garnment - you know, when all you can see is Guess written all over someone's bag/jeans or D&G all over their sneakers, but this time I love how Kenzo decided to put their name with the prints - it just looks amazing)

Kenzo is, next to McQueen, my favourite for a while now when it comes to PFW, and also ranks as one of my favourite fashion houses. I'm head over heels for their use of colors for a few seasons now and the green and the prints are once again, a hit for me.

Also, I adore Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pier Paolo Piccioli's work for the house of Valentino. Every season they think of a new way to make women feel beautiful - the execution was once again flawless and I especially love all the leather pieces.

When it comes to elegance and evening wear, I choose Lanvin and Elie Saab. Elie Saab always thrills me - I can't help myself, I just love sparkle. My favourite piece was the embelished nude - greyish dress Karlie Kloss wore. A showstopper.

Lanvin, ohhh Lanvin - Alber Elbaz found a perfect way to celebrate his work of ten year for the house - it was a celebration of womanliness. (Everyone's losing their mind over the black dress with white ruffles, but I'm fully committed to the green one) (And the blue diamond, too)

There you go, these are my ultimate crushes for the season... now I wanna hear yours!!

XOXO,

Lucija