STELLLAAAAAAAA

It was Stella McCartney time at Paris fashion week today. I love Stella. She's been one of my favorites for quite some time now. I wear her perfume and I aspire to be able to afford her clothes. She's passionate about the environment, and the daughter of a Beatle. She knows what works and what doesn't and has really mastered dressing women how they want to be dressed; feminine but still strong and confident, sexy without being vulgar, fun, flirty and all of that good stuff while still making really beautiful and artful clothes that can be worn time and time again.

The collection was Stella through and through, sticking with neutrals that make a major impact, like buttery nudes, blacks, and grays that were later followed by a few pops of colour like a really vibrant orange that she has seemed to really own, as well as a vibrant magenta which is a nice addition to the fall/winter palette. I also really love how she does knits, oversized and bulky yet somehow body conscious. She also went on to make quite a use for paillettes, putting them under sheer organza which I thought made for a really pretty light reflecting, without being too in your face, texture. Also true to Stella's form was the use of lace, again layered under organza making for interesting dimension and a new way of thinking about layering for fall.

As an interesting note, she apparently opened the show with a fake recording of a voicemail that Tiger Woods left to one of his mistresses, hmmm, interesting. I don't really know what that's supposed to say about the clothes or the inspiration for the collection but I'm thinking it may have a connection to the strong, clean silhouettes and that whole girl power message that she does a good job of conveying.

She closed the show as she does every year with a Beatles song. For this fall collection it was Mother Nature's Son. How sweet.

I was definitely not disappointed by Ms. McCartney this year. Now I can't wait for her Spring collection... only 6 more months!

(All Photos credit to style.com)