Viktor & Rolf FW10.

tfs

I am at a loss as to how I can communicate to you guys how purely absolute Viktor & Rolf was. It wasn't even [insert adjective] something. It just was. And this amazed me.

Normally, I hate watching footage of shows, because it feels like it's taking away from the art and concepts that the designer intended - I don't even know. My mind makes weird connections like that :) Beside the point, I had to watch this one (or this) and I've spent the day trying to think how I can possibly encapsulate the show - the performance - into one post without posting the entire collection or the video.

And I clearly failed - apologies for this - because I've left out so many of the spontaneous silhouettes that went down that runway, and I really do want you all to see all of it! So off you go to Style.com or somewhere similar, to gobble up this collection. Please. :)

I've tried to show some of the transformation involved - for those of you who haven't heard/seen/read about this yet, the show opened with Kristen McMenamy strutting out in this monstrous pile of crystal detail, along with Mr Viktor and Mr Rolf, who proceeded to Babushka her (so to speak) onto the other models. Once she was down to just a nude bodysuit, we went backwards and finished up with a completely different, but equally beautiful pile.

The fact that everything was styled in plain sight with such precision, was what I found most incredible. The second point of genius in this was how much it sold the versatility of every piece - a body con, crystal encrusted mini dress could, with a few pullings around of drawstrings, become a leather cape.

How?

I can't even explain it. Viktor Horsting and Rolf Snoeren are quite possibly, the new idols of my life.

Thoughts?

P.S. Sorry for the freakishly long-winded post. :)

*love*

xx