francesco scongnamiglio, milan, a/w 2009

as a fairly new designer, francesco scongnamiglio is a sight for sore eyes. i love the way he utilizes tried-and-true, traditional fabrics - organza, crepe, satin - and reworks them into modern masterpieces. the architectural nature of his clothing reminds me of fellow Italian (turned Parisian) designer giambattista valli (csm graduate, of course), and the elegance is derivative of the elusive lanvin. but scongnamiglio's design direction is what's so important about this collection: on-trend for today, but on track for tomorrow. sorry for the melodrama, but i love this collection enough to sacrifice my self-respect! i'm especially loving the elizabethan-inspired collars and the divine use of that camel-tan color (which has the tendency to look dated).

ps: look at the boots on the second-to-last image - now that's how you do embellishment right!



absorb the rest here.