j.mendel spring 2011

quite an amazing collection.... Gilles Mendel never fails me and my style taste buds. finding & writing about his collection I N S T A N T L Y takes me back to my dreamy days in NY, happily prancing through these amazing stores that made me proud that i chose to study the art & craft of fashion design. lets briefly flash back to his spring 2011 collection. although the styles varied he had one thing consistently on his mind: ballet. Gilles is the master of all draping master. the Madame Gres-inspired draped silk chiffon and jersey dresses were dusted with powdery make-up hues of blush pink and pale nude and completed with that bright coral punch on the lips and toes {apparently the brilliant wedges are Louboutins wrapped with grosgrain ankle wraps to evoke the ballet slipper}. the fur is tibetan lamb and shadow fox. which are mounted on tulle to make them semi-transparent and super light {the perfect summer sweater}