julien macdonald, london, a/w 2009

i'm a huge supporter of knits and wovens, and anybody who can successfully combine the two materials is the star of my liquid dreams. julien macdonald's fall collection is the perfect example of luxury knitwear. i see visible resemblances from balmain's spring 2009 collection and the fall collection of CSM branchild simone shailes. what i love most about this collection, though, is his ability to make a gown look chic, slimming and modern. so many gowns these days are incredibly over the top (i sometimes think marchesa falls under this category). these full-length dresses with the sexy slit down the front-side are perfection. i just realized that some of his pieces have an almost optical illusionistic effect. excellent.



view the rest of the collection here.