Backstage with Mulberry - London Fashion Week

London Fashion Week is in full swing, and I was pleasantly surprised when I looked at Mulberry's Spring/Summer 2013 Collection.  Fun behind the scene photos on their blog!!

Zac Posen S/S RTW 2013 - (OBSESSED)

 Okay, I'll admit it.  I haven't looked at as many collections as I would like to have.  Truth be told, I haven't worked my way through NYFW.  LFW? I better start hitting the pavement.  I'll have to skip a few designers, but Zac Posen is one whom I could never pass up.  I have always been a huge, huge fan of this brilliant designer.

Though many designers often put so much of their talents into garments that befit other bodies, that they don't take the time to look half as good as their collections, Posen is one of the great exceptions.  Always in his self-made suits, he's effortlessly stylish without fail at every public appearance.

We often ask what vision a designer has?  For this Spring/Summer 2013 collection, the vision is clear, and I'm not only fawning over each look, but after flipping through all of them, I want to steal the entire collection and put it around my house.  His point of view is so cohesive. So centered.

 There have been many great collections this season.  Even many amazing.  But for me, this is an awe-inspiring collection.  It paints us a picture; gives us, as an audience the vision.  Not every designer can, nor does that.

Check out the full collection on Elle.com
                             

Jason Wu - S/S 2013 RTW Collection

Alright ladies and gentlemen, if you don't know Jason Wu by now, get online, and Google research him from the beginning.  He got his big break when he designed First Lady, Michelle Obama's Inaugural dress for the 2009 ceremony.  Wu has since taken the fashion industry by storm, and he is always, always a very much anticipated designer for both myself, and the fashion community each and every season.

I've covered Wu on Dire Fashion before, and he will surely be a reoccurring on DF in the future.

Check out some of his looks below from his S/S 2013 RTW Collection.  Wu has always had the great talent of knowing a woman's body, and knowing how to make her look elegant, but without all the fuss.

For all the women out there who can't afford his high-end collection pieces, look out for his new line, "Miss Wu," which will be a lower price point collection.

J. Mendel - S/S 2013 RTW Runway

I can never say enough when talking about J. Mendel's collections.  This fifth generation, family owned  French fashion haus, headed by Gilles Mendel, is elegance and luxury incarnate.  This season, stunning and elegant silhouettes that both flow and fit, are complemented by bold, floral patterns.  The three piece orange floral look must be my favorite.  Not only does it beg for construction and tailoring kudos, but the use of the pattern as the driving force of the look is refreshing and bold.  Inspiring!