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1. Prada @ Net-a-Porter, 2. Peter Pilotto @ Linda Farrow, 3. The Row @ Linda Farrow, 4. Eley Kishimoto @ Linda Farrow, 5. Dries Van Noten @ Linda Farrow

I loved Anne Hathaway's look for her John Stewart appearance. The white Balmain Resort 2012, Elvis t-shirt and black flared trousers were rock and roll and very chic –and had Rachel Zoe's name all over them.

What I liked most about the look were the sunglasses –vintage looking, with a big frame in white not unlike the famous Giles' ones. I have always been very much against white shoes, bags and glasses frames. They're very tricky to make and even harder to pull off. But Anne looked so great in them!

I started to think whether the really big shape could be what makes the shades so chic. Sunglasses have been getting bigger and bigger but in a different way than a few years ago. Lenses are staying the same size and it's the frames that are getting super chunky, which makes their colour and design more noticeable.

This is a trend that I am a lot more in favour. The Olsens have been sporting sunnies like these for years and, of course, launched a few models of the like for the upcoming season of The Row.

I found that Linda Farrow has the best choices, especially in their designer collaboration lines –Peter Pilotto, The Row, Eley Kishimoto, Dries Van Noten.

Are you a fan?

[Style.com]

Okay, this is starting to seem like I am obsessed with finding similarities between the Cruise collections currently coming out and past creations from other designers.

The fact is that, apart from the golden brooch trend we've seen at McCartney and Gucci, not much feels fresh in some of the resort lines from the most acclaimed designers. I quite liked Stella's creations because they're fun and easy to sell but who can deny very obvious resemblance with Prada's overexposed stripes from ss11, Miuccia's surprising palm tree prints from ss10 (Wintour approved), or with Maison Martin Margiela's photographic prints? I know a beach and a palm tree are not something anyone can trademark for themselves but if someone like Prada or MMM has done it before what are the chances of doing it better?

Two other lookalikes, while more isolated, are Lanvin's take on khaki tweed and Pringle's graphic print draped dresses. The first we saw at Chanel for PreFall11 both on the catwalk and on Baptiste and Freja in magazines. And the second back in fw10 at one of Peter Pilotto's most memorable runway shows.

What do you make of all of this?

London showrooms

It seems Emma Watson was not the only one that had slipped into a dress from a season ahead at NYC's London Showrooms event this week. Amongst the SS10 Marios Schawb's and Preen's I found one of the Erdem that we featured earlier on soVIPzone along with one of the cool art deco-inspired Holly Fulton dresses that we also adored from LFW. But it was one of those cool orangy-brown Peter Pilotto dresses that truly put a smile on my face; specially after yesterday's post. It's kind of exciting to see so many pieces being worn ahead of time but at the same time it worries me because this speeds up the pace of fashion even more. I'm pretty sure wearing seasonal clothes is still pretty fashionable. Or at least it should be.

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[Pictures: Style.com, Vogue.co.uk]

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P2

One of my favourite collections from last London Fashion Week was Peter Pilotto's. The designers proved that classic tailoring can be contemporary and blended together with graphic prints. I had never noticed Pilotto as much until then. Today, as I was having a look at what Opening Ceremony has to offer for this season, I came across this beautiful dresses for summer. They're a new take on the typical cocktail dress, which is harmoniously combined with the tunic. For SS10, Pilotto went for a more citrus palette that makes the dresses rather versatile as they work just as well with a pair of sandals for a summer lunch as they do with a pair of pumps for an estival soiree.

Below, my four picks from Pilotto's FW10 collection. An amazing combination of a very eye-catching colour palette, an excellent patchwork and draping expertise and a freshness that mixes together day and evening wear.

[Pictures: OpeningCeremony.us, Style.com]

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London Highlights

London fashion week seemed like a reaction to NYFW. New York was pleasing and the renowned names delivered but American fashion tends to be rather homogeneous. London is anything but. For FW10 many designers chose to morph their signature styles into unaccustomed looks that resulted in very a refreshing variety (Note how Matthew Williamson refrained from making glitzy garments). soVIPzone's favourites (Antonio Berardi, Marios Schwab and Christopher Kane) were far from disappointing. My legs still wobble at the sinuous lines of Schwab and Giulia is still gasping for air after Berardi's peek-a-boo lace and Kane's embroidered leather. Peter Pilotto surprised me, there is something commercial yet fascinating about his clothes and the way he uses fabric. I was baffled by how much I enjoyed Holly Fulton's pop-art-deco prints. I'm not a big graphic print fan, you see. Who were your favourites?

[Pictures: Style.com]

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