fashion weeeek!

yes, i know i'm way late. however, as they say, better late than never! ("they" being my bus driver. i have gotten to first period exactly once on time. :p) anyway, here are my favorite collections after a quick browseabout at style.com. (which, incidentally, is where all the pictures are from.) in no particular order, i liked...

1.) betsey johnson

betsey johnson was one of the first designers to get me into runway collections,  and i think think her s/s '10 show was the perfect mix of crazy and elegant. ;) plus, her headpieces were fabulous. i mean, who wouldn't want to walk around with a giant piece on neon tulle on their head?!

2.) luella (<3!!)

luella is one of my absolute favorite designers of all time. possibly my #1?... but let's not get too crazy here.  but it literally took every ounce of self control i have not to put every single look from the collection here. it's just all so perfect... the neutrals, sometimes soft and sometimes graphic, mixed with neons, polka dots, patent bows, and crazy eyeshadow... i want it all.

3.) marc by marc jacobs

i felt that the mark by mark jacobs was pretty much a huge mishmash of different things, not much of a unifying theme or anything... but i'm totally fine with that. :) the hairbows are cute but i adore the glasses. (click for a bigger picture of you have to. it's sooo worth it.)

4.) zac posen

i don't really have much to say about zac posen except that i liked the colors. and i think that's a pretty decent reason, don't you? 

5.) temperly london

in the total opposite direction, i liked temperly because of the lack of colors. the tophats were a nice touch, too. i just really like the androgynous feel of this collection.

6.) moschino cheap & chic

 yes, yes, and yes. again, i had a lot of trouble choosing which pics to include. everything's just so perfect. this collection pleases my inner girly-girl. but my outer girly-girl likes it too. ;) all in all, my favorite collection in addition to luella! 

7.) house of holland

yeah, i just thought the whole "house" thing was too clever. :) nice change from the normal old circular polka dots, in my opinion.

after a comprehensive study, i conclude that bows will be big this spring. and polka dots. you'd never guess that just from looking at the pictures, though, right? ;)

i also usually really love rodarte and d&g, but this time i thought they were a little disappointing. :( (what's with all the denim?!) and, of course, the alexander wang collection was all well and good, but shall be remembered for one thing alone: the wang braid.

i also saw a ton of collections i liked on other blogs too, none of which i can remember at the moment. which bothers me. bleh.

and totally switching topics, i tried bubble tea for the first time yesterday! the place i went had all sorts of flavors, from red bean (?) to strawberry. (i got sour green apple.) it's really weird, cos the tapioca bubbles and all squishy and chewy. and i thought the "tea" part would be, well, more like tea. or at least like a smoothie. instead it's more like a slurpee... but still, really good. :) if you've never tried it before, you definitely should!