Thoughtcrime...

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Givenchy is one of the largest running couturiers in the LVMH brand.. It is no surprise with its heritage and attention to detail matched only by that of Power houses Dior and Chanel - just look at that free hand pattern cutting!
Everything Riccardo Tisci puts together is inspiring and innovative- from campaigns involving armoured gilding to the first use of transsexual models- Tisci always leaves me dreaming in texture and perfect, cohesive structure.
The House of Givenchy looks almost clinical- pristinely organised and yet somehow still beautifully ornate and magnificently transcendent... hanging dummies in haute couture- Like a dream of 'the virgin suicides' meets Louis the sixteenth.
I love the Grandure of the doors and I can just imagine the watchful eye of Riccardo Tisci in the walls like a '1984' type two-way screen. He's always watching.

Gasp, Gasp, Gush, Gush...

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Sarah Burton takes my breath away. I literally gasped when I saw the SS12 collection at Paris Fashion week. After the tragic death of Alxander McQueen, Burton showed that she was more than fit for the job with her SS11 collection- but this season- Burton has pushed the boundaries and produced a collection that would make McQueen not only proud but brimming.
So beautifully intricate, ornate and unconventional. The gimp mask and armour paired with delicate beading and lace is something not many would think to put together, but one it is, it seems ludicrous that someone hasn't before now!
Every gown is a fairytale and every mini dress- something I can imagine Lady GaGa donning to an awards ceremony, or just to take out the rubbish- appropriate or not, this collection is absolutely, awe inspiringly divine.