Céline just showed in Paris and no surprise – I really like the chunky shoes. Especially the black ones. I’m sure they’ll be one of the most hyped items next season.

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It’s such a beautiful collection from Balenciaga. In my opinion the best we’ve seen from Paris so far. I’m totally into those ultrashort shorts with the boxy jackets and tops, the highwaisted pants and of course – the bags (which like this season are to be carried in the hand and not on the shoulder).

During the next couple of days some of my other favourite designers such as Cacharel, Givenchy, Céline, Stella McCartney, Chloé, YSL and Miu Miu will show wthat’s on their mind for SS12. Can’t wait. And then there’s of course Chanel and Louis Vuitton…

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I love when the fashion week hits Paris where most of my favourite designers are showing. Carven is for sure one of them. It’s wearable, affordable (almost) and I love the girly quirkyness, which characterizes the French house. The ss12 collection is colorful and with classic Carven-pieces like the highwaisted shorts, the collars and the cutouts. Nothing new, but very pretty and very chic. I especially love the bottom look with the cropped top and the pencilskirt. Gorgeous.

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One of my friends just texted me: “OMFG. Check Dries van Noten. You’re gonna fucking love it. It’s so beautiful.” And he’s absolutely right. I’m in love. Amazing prints, silhuettes, colors and accessories. Instant cravings are the short grey/black jacket, the sunglasses (all of them) and the two bottom looks with strappy sandals, slim pants and voluminous dresses.

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One of my favorite collections this season (or S/S 2012 that is) is undoubtedly Burberry Prorsum. Wow, I was blown away by the beauty of it. Unfortunately it just does not come into its own on the pictures on Style.com but really, it’s amazing. Loads of crochet, beadings and colors. Pencil skirts, wedges and clutches…. ohh yeah and some gorgeous statement necklaces. I’m obsessed with the green jacket, the blue striped skirt and the multicolored clutch. Give me, give me, give me. It has a very ethnic and tribal vibe to it – and I really, really, really wish I could afford it. I think Christopher Bailey is a genius. As we told you before, the Burberry-shows are always in a completely other league than any other show. The venue is always amazing – and everything is perfect – down to every little detail, the models are the biggest models (Arizona Muse, Abbey Lee Kershaw just to mention a few) and the stars are the absolute A-listers, It’s quite the fashiontale. After the show I went backstage to take a few close-uos of the clothes, the models and the stars.

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I really find it hard to miss out on London Fashion Week this season. I have been there for the last couple of years and I always enjoy it. London is really special to me and one of the reasons I love the fashion week in London so much is that it is packed with talent, the parties are great and I know so many amazing people there. That being said Paris is of course the fashion capital of the world and one of my greatest fashion experiences was to attend the Stella McCartney show two seasons ago. That was fantastic. Anyways, London has this great mix of upcoming and established designers and it breaks my heart that I wasn’t there to see Burberry, Mulberry and Acne this season. Luckily both Acne and Burberry were livestreaming their shows – though it’s nothing compared to being there.

Acne showed a colorful and really interesting collection yesterday in London and once again I’m impressed with how they keep renewing themselves. Apparently Acne designer Jonny Johansson was inspired by a trip to Morocco, which is especially noticeable when you look at the cropped pants, the colors and the shoes (which I btw love). In Jonny’s world Morocco meets sport and by adding caps, shorts, updated T-shirts, sporty jackets and a couple of stars the collection turned out really amazing (all though I’m not blown away like I usually am). What do you think of it?

Jeg elsker at være i LA, men jeg må indrømme, at det er lidt svært for mig at gå glip af London Fashion Week. Jeg har været der de sidste mange sæsoner og jeg nyder det altid. London er helt speciel for mig og en af grundene til at jeg elsker modeugen der er, at den er fyldt med talent, festerne er de sjoveste og jeg kender efterhånden så mange fantastiske mennesker der. Når det så er sagt, så er der ingen tvivl om, at Paris er modens hovedstad og en af de bedste oplevelser jeg har haft var, da jeg så Stella McCartney-showet der for to sæsoner siden. Det var fantastisk. Anyways, London har et godt miks af upcoming og etablerede designere og det gør lidt ondt i hjertet, at jeg ikke var der til at se Burberry, Mulberry og Acne denne sæson. Heldigvis livestreamede både Acne og Burberry deres shows (men det kan nu på ingen måde sammenlignes med selv at være der).

Acne viste en farverig og virkelig interessant kollektion i London i går og endnu engang imponeres jeg over deres evne til at forny sig selv sæson efter sæson. Acne designer Jonny Johansson var blevet inspireret til kollektionen på en tur til Marocco, hvilket især kommer til udtryk, når man kigger på de cropped bukser, farverne og skoene (som jeg elsker). I Jonnys verden møder Marocco sport og ved at tilføje kasketter, shorts, opdaterede T-shirts, sporty jakker og et par stjerner endte det med en ret så fantastisk kollektion (som dog ikke får mig til at gispe efter vejret som den sidste gjorde). Det er min mening. Hvad synes du?

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I started my day at the Claridge’s which is where Mulberry held the presentation for their Spring/Summer 2012-collection. Outside the venue an old-school ice cream truck offered the show guests old-school sodas and ice creams. And inside I was greeted by 100′s of balloon animals in what was some sort of a safari theme. What a way to start the day. Is no secret that Mulberry like their dogs – a fact that was pretty evident at the front row where more than 20 guests had brought their four-legged friends. Pretty cute. Bobo would have fit right in. The collection was really beautiful and I particularly like the lace dresses/skirts/tops, the brown leather shorts, the shoes and the transparent skirts. I liked how Mulberry styled the shoes with small socks that was folded down. It really looks great. Both Kate Moss, Olivia Palermo, Irina Lazareanu and Kristen Stewart attended the show. Tonight I’m going back to the Claridge’s because Mulberry are having a party there. I’m sure it’ll be fun. Thora, Maiken and I already decided that we are definitely going to wear the big glasses from the Mulberry goodie bag. I’ll return with pictures from the party.

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I’m sure we’re gonna see a lot of Proenza Schouler in the blogsphere the upcoming days. No doubt it was the New York show, which I looked the most forward to see. And fortunately I wasn’t disappointed. In fact I apparently love everything they do. The Proenza-duo had been inspired by 1950s car interiors (hence the tigerprint and the painted wooden heels) and Googie architecture (questionable taste architecture) and really ended up with a bad taste gone good-collection.

My favourite items are the cropped shirts and jackets, the shorts, the camerabag and the orange/flowerprinted dress. I would do a lot to get that piece into my wardrobe. Not really sure about the platform clogs. I like the chunky look and the painted wood, but that square stub heel doesn’t do it for me. Yet.

I read somewhere that they always try to work with new materials to make it even harder for the high street to copy. This season they came up with papered eel-skin and raffia that had been woven into knits and dresses. And that’s another reason to love Proenza Schouler. They’re original.

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Jeg er overbevist om, at vi kommer til at se en hel del til Proenza Schouler i blogsfæren de næste mange dage. Det var helt klart det show i New York som jeg havde glædet mig mest til at se. Og heldigvis blev jeg ikke skuffet. Faktisk tyder alt på, at jeg elsker alt de laver.

Proenza-duoen havde blandt andet ladet sig inspirere af bil-interiør fra 1950′erne (hence tigerprintet og de håndmalede hæle på skoene) og Googie arkitektur (Californisk arkitektur-stil fra 1950′erne, hvor der blev stillet spørgsmålstegn ved, hvorvidt det var god eller dårlig stil) ) og endte med en bad taste gone good-collection. Mine favorititems er de cropped skjorter og jakker, shortsene, kameratasken og den orange/blomsterprintede kjole, som jeg ville gøre meget for at få ind i min garderobe. Jeg er ikke helt sikker på skoene. Er vild med det chunky look og det malede trælook, men den lille kantede hæl gør det ikke for mig. Endnu.

Jeg læste i et interview, at Proenza Schouler altid prøver at arbejde med nye materialer for at gøre det sværere for high street mærkerne at kopiere. Denne sæson har de blandt andet brugt papir-lignende åleskind og bast, der er vævet ind i strik og kjoler. Og det er endnu en grund til at elske Proenza Schouler. De er originale.

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Yesterday I started out visiting the Rag & Bone showroom in the Meatpacking district. They have a great location. Huge collection in bright colors – instant summer cravings!

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