AngloMania: Tradition and Transgression in British Fashion (Alexander McQueen)

Dress, Autumn/winter 2002-2003 by Alexander McQueen

Spring/Summer 2005 by Alexander McQueen

Tuxedo Ensemble Autumn/winter 2006-2007 by Alexander McQueen

AngloMania: Tradition and Transgression in British Fashion (Vivienne Westwood)

Autumn/winter 1994-1995 by Vivienne Westwood

Autumn/winter 1997-1998 by Vivienne Westwood

AngloMania: Tradition and Transgression in British Fashion (John Gallino)

Autumn/winter 2004-2005 by John Galliano

Autumn/winter 2005-2006 by John Galliano

Ball Gown: Maria Luisa

Christian Dior Haute Couture by John Galliano Spring/Summer 1998

A is for Asymmetry

2009 Spring by Lanvin

2009 Spring by Josh Goot

2009 Spring by Marc Jacobs

2009 Spring by Jil Sander

2009 Spring by Giorgio Armani

2009 Spring by Dries Van Noten

One shoulder tops or dresses are still used for Designer's collections.

Asymmetry is the one of trends what is showing on runways in Spring.

each designers express their asymmetry theme with various techniques and ideas.

Lanvin creates asymmetrical draped top with volume skirt, and Josh Goot creates asymmetry dress with air-brushed prints so it makes me feel diagonal natural flows on the dress.

Marc Jacobs and Giorgio Armani create one shoulder dresses with drapes or embroideries.

Dries Van Noten uses a contrasting colors and different designes for each shoulders, so it helps to look more interesting.

B is for Bias-cut

2009 Spring by Josh Goot

2009 Spring by Zac Posen

2009 Spring by Giorgio Armani

Bias-cut always make dresses look beautiful without any techniques such as decorations.

Bias-cut is the way to create natural flows with ruffles and layers.

in this spring, many designers create dresses by bias-cut and with pastel tone color scheme and light weight transparent fabrics.

C is for Cropped

2009 Spring by House of Holland

2009 Spring by Josh Goot

2009 Spring by Chanel

Cropped jackets are shown in many designers collection in Spring 2009.

it creates better fiminine silhouette to have emphasized waight and higher waist on looks.

Chanel cropped into the boleros with ruffle long skirts and jackets with pantsuits.

Josh Goot shows bright and clean looks with simple cropped jacket and rounded edge tops.

and House of Holland's cropped and patterned jacket was shown with interesting jeans.

D is for Drapes

2009 Spring by Donna Karen

2009 Spring by Zac Posen

2009 Spring by Rodarte

2009 Spring by Lanvin

2009 Spring by Dries Van Noten

2009 Spring by D&G

Drapes are one of major factors to create 2009 spring collection.

Many designers create their collection with drapes shown by vanishing points.

most of designers have one side vanishing points for draped dress and it creates more interesting looks. Donna Karen has also centered vanishing point with drapes on her collection, but she puts a belt to be looked interesting.