Slideshow: The Best Designs of Spring 2011
The Best Designs of Spring 2011 (all designers)
Being the fashion addict that I am, I usually tend to go through all my favorite designers' collections every season. This year, having started my own fashion blog, I took it upon myself to provide my readers with a comprehensive summary of the best designs of the Spring 2011 season. And in order to truly find the best of the best, I set about going through the collections of all the major designers I could think of. After a week of toiling in front of my laptop, I was finally able to put together the most outstanding pieces of the Spring 2011 season and although the final slideshow is somewhat longer than I hoped, there was noway to cover as many designers as I did in anything less.
To get you the best of best of the Spring 2011 fashion, I considered the collections of all the designers I could think of, and to make sure I didn't leave any major label out of the running, I used the list of designers available on InStyle.com and meticulously went through it in alphabetical order. And despite going through at least a few hundred collections (no joke) only the following labels have created designs that have made their way into this highly elite list:
- Anna Sui
- Alexanger McQueen
- Balenciaga
- Giorgio Armani
- Balmain
- BCBG
- Bottega Venetta
- Burberry
- Carolina Herrera
- Roberto Cavalli
- Chanel
- Christian Dior
- DKNY
- Diane Von Furstenburg
- Dries Van Noten
- Elie Saab
- Emilio Pucci
- Etro
- Giambattista Valli
- Givenchy
- Gucci
- Hermes
- Herve Leger
- Jean Paul Gaultier
- John Galliano
- L'Wren Scott
- Marchesa
- Marc Jacobs
- Missoni
- Louis Vuitton
- Narcisco Rodriguez
- Oscar de la Renta
- Matthew Williamson
- Nina Ricci
- Valentino
- Vera Wang
- Versace
- Viktor & Rolf
- Vivienne Westwood
- Yves Saint Laurent
- Zuhair Murad
To see the list, view the slideshow [at the beginning of this post] or you can browse through the photo gallery which is organized in alphabetical order.
Chanel: The Best Fashion Show of Spring 2011
Out of all the fashion shows I went through to create this list, the Chanel show for Spring 2011 was truly breathtaking in every single way. Not only did the show feature what are, without a doubt, some of the most exquisite designs of the season, but it was also truly a joy to watch.
Set around a fountain in the famous Parisian monument the Grand Palais, some of the world's highest ranking supermodels walked gracefully down the vast, black and white runway wearing Karl Lagerfeld's lust-worthy creations for Spring 2011. What's more is that the grand show was set to Thomas' Roussel's interpretation of Jardin D'Eden and The Bittersweet Symphony played live by L'Orchestre Lamoureux who were set up within the venue and also featured Lagerfeld's muse from the 80s, supermodel Ines de la Fressange. The show did a fantastic job of capturing the true essence of Chanel that can only be described as true Parisian elegance. You should watch the show (see end of this post for a video of the full show) for yourself to truly understand what the fuss [and Chanel] are all about.
Chanel Spring 2011 show - Grand Palais, Paris.
Other honorable mentions would be the Jean Paul Gaultier and John Galliano shows for Spring 2011. As always, these masters of the fashion world continue to dominate the top spots in the industry and for good reason; year after year they have consistently put together some of the most inspiring and extravagant shows in the world. Watch them below:
Jean Paul Gaultier Spring 2011 show
John Galliano Spring 2011 show
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