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I am really trying not to post about Project Runway because I know that I will get into it and I will end up doing weekly posts on each week's episodes like I do with Gossip Girl. But that's too much work.

I am really enjoying the current season so far –contestants are fun enough, though they have big egos, and the judges know they can get away with being meaner. I have loved Nina Garcia since season one because she's so dry and chic. And this season she's feeling really verbal about her opinions.
She is also wearing a lot of beautiful pieces from the FW11 season. Only a week or two ago she was wearing an incredible mini dress by Lanvin. But my favourite Nina look so far has been the one she wore for the episode in which the contestants need to create an outfit for her. She wore this amazing Preen FW11 blouse I remembered form the catwalk. Nina wore a black top underneath it to keep it classy and demure as it was originally see-through at the front. She also accessorised it, and this I found très genius, with hardware cuffs making the look a lot more personal.

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15 essentials for SS10

Every season, together with the must-have bags and shoes, lists are made about the key silhouettes, colours, textures and garments that a woman must add to add the required savviness to her wardrobe. We have chosen our soVIP essentials for SS10 with a selection of our all-time favourite designers, the most acclaimed of the season and a couple new additions.

1. David Delfín's hospital green, 2. Marni's head scarves, 3. Chloé's denim patchwork, 4. Céline's structure, 5. Rag & Bone's jersey harems, 6. Isabel Marant's cropped tweed, 7. Prada's palm landscapes, 8. Dries Van Noten's printed wraps, 9. Prada's bejewelled-ness, 10. Stella McCartney's denim, 11. Givenchy's stripes, 12. Altuzarra's suede and lace, 13. Preen's fuzziness, 14. Christopher Kane's gingham, 15. Alexander Wang's leather and jersey.

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NY highlights

This New York Fashion Week gave the feeling to be more aware of the times we live in. It was interesting seeing designers tackling with the issue of being practical while having their ideas remain on the garments. As usual, the coat took over the catwalks in its many forms —fur and leather still made an appearance but most designers went for the more unexpensive wool and tweed or the ever-classic cashmere. FW10 trends will be monopolised by layers more than ever. Some combinations that might have seemed nonsensical in the past become the protagonists of this season (see Rag & Bone). Velvet, which is a constant in menswear, made a big-time comeback in the shape of dresses (see Altuzarra) that looked somehow like shabby medieval gowns. However, if I were to choose my favourite trend it would be, by far, the maxi skirt and oversized cardigan combo. I have never been much of a boho chic fan but there is something mysteriously sensual about a woman that's not so keen on showing off her curves (see Richard Chai).

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Which one was your favourite collection from NYFW?

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Dr. Jekyll and Mrs. Hyde

Paris is over. Which in my own little world is synonym for another six months of waiting for the next fashion week. Didn't Anna Wintour say fashion was all about looking forward? I listen.
To those of you wondering, I did not get into any of the shows in Paris. But just the sight of Carine, Emmanuelle, Anna and Lily Donaldson contented me. It was just as nice to get back to London and go through every collection that had been showed so close to me yet was so out of reach.
It has been an extraordinary fashion week. It instantly erased some of the boredom from London and Milan from my mind. Alas, Yves Saint Laurent did disappoint me slightly. I could not say it better than the International Herald Tribune when their headlined the review "Straberry fields for never". There's that. Instead of my usual obsession with Pilati's collection Chalayan, Chloé, McCartney, Watanabe and Marant filled my mind. But I am particularly joyful about another of my favourites. Nicolas Ghesquière made me as happy as I can be by refraining from yet another chapter of his sci-fi series and returning to his roots. It was a sort of forward/backward step very much á la Rodarte.
These below, though, are all looks from all fashion weeks picked out by trend. Assymetrical is nothing very new to fashion (e.g. one-shoulder dresses) but this season it seems to be everywhere and in a more brutal attention-catching manner. Hence the Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde reference. The most outstanding? McQueen, of course. Behold.

As a norm Alber Elbaz produces stunning luxurious pieces. This is the proof of asymmetry being as high fashion as you can get.

Alex (yeah,we're pals) goes to the extreme of asymmetry by creating two-sided dresses that would make the Batman character Harvey two-faces cry with delight.

From left: Dries Van Noten x2, Hussein Chalayan

From left: Balenciaga x2, Givenchy

From left: Valentino x2, Preen

From left: Stella McCartney x2, Zac Posen

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IRON woman

I am currently suffering from a pleasant fever, it's called the Gwyneth fever. I am loving everything about her lately; her über-cute american accent when she speaks Spanish, her short hair, her endless legs, that smile... I guess everything was self-explanatory. Ever since she decided to get rid of half of her golden locks she has been dazzling me with every in and out of the red carpet spotting.

It all started right before she paid her visit to the hair salon, with YSL grey dress that I adore. To the right, the current Paltrow in white Stella McCartney, rocking sheer, blazer and booties!

I can't spot this shade of pink without remembering Rachel Bilson in Chanel. However, I think Gwyneth looks lovely in this, I love the hair and accessories. To the side, a printed wrap dress I first thought ugly and now intriguing; she makes it look rock-chic.

Two of her last picks I found very interesting. That short Sonia Rykiel dress with the face in it would have probably been the last thing I chose, but she pulls it off, looking chic with a bit of an edge. I'm sure her other dress, to the right, made you think of Marion Cotillard's Gaultier at the Oscars, only white; well, Jean Paul designed this one too. She looks amazing in it, although I could totally see Cate Blanchett kicking some butt in it!

She is the boss when it comes to black. The Preen dress (LBD?) looks fa-bu-lo-us on her and those ultra-high Dsquared2 are so damn sexy! To the right, another cute black dress with a black (Burberry?) coat and A-MAZING ankle boots!

Last, my favourtie look so far, a casual one. Her Stella McCartney blazer (rolled up sleeves, yay!), plain white tee, skinny blue jeans and flat black boots. Perfection, here she comes!

Your favourties?

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