Fall RTW 08 is here, as well as the Lunar New Year. At last a worthy distraction from a tragic Monday morning. I've always been a Spring/Summer girl, so Fall fashion doesn't really excite me much. The one thing I do look forward to is outerwear. I love jackets. Sometimes I find myself seeking out places where I know the air-conditioning could rival Svalbard just so I can wear jackets.
Personally, I feel like the jacket really defines a silhouette. And in the last few seasons or so we have been really spoilt for choice. Last season saw a near stampede for Balenciaga's piped blazer and who could forget Vera Wang's bubble coat for Kohl's? And if you think about it, jackets and suits make up a lot of defining pieces and looks for a fashion house. Chanel's tweed twin sets, Burberry's trench, Givenchy's little capes. We might even be able to argue that the it was Derek Lam's brocade coat that started getting him noticed. And the whole sportif chic look that swept the SS08 runways was anchored by the trusty anorak. The list goes on.
Tragically outerwear remain the piece de resistance in most fall collections and cost the equivalent of a down-payment on a small terrace house; a completely unjustifiable expense in a tropical country. But we can still marvel at the undeniable sexiness of a woman in a good jacket. I will just sit here and wait for the Thom Browne collection for Brooks Brothers to hit Kuala Lumpur. I have a feeling I will be waiting for eternity.
Personally, I feel like the jacket really defines a silhouette. And in the last few seasons or so we have been really spoilt for choice. Last season saw a near stampede for Balenciaga's piped blazer and who could forget Vera Wang's bubble coat for Kohl's? And if you think about it, jackets and suits make up a lot of defining pieces and looks for a fashion house. Chanel's tweed twin sets, Burberry's trench, Givenchy's little capes. We might even be able to argue that the it was Derek Lam's brocade coat that started getting him noticed. And the whole sportif chic look that swept the SS08 runways was anchored by the trusty anorak. The list goes on.
Tragically outerwear remain the piece de resistance in most fall collections and cost the equivalent of a down-payment on a small terrace house; a completely unjustifiable expense in a tropical country. But we can still marvel at the undeniable sexiness of a woman in a good jacket. I will just sit here and wait for the Thom Browne collection for Brooks Brothers to hit Kuala Lumpur. I have a feeling I will be waiting for eternity.
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