Grey Matters 灰色地帶

|| Prabal Gurung Fall 2014 ||

|| Pringle of Scotland Fall 2014 ||

|| Whistles Fall 2014 ||

Fashion’s love for grey would never die. Indeed this shade often reminds you of the dullness of a corporate boardroom. Yet like all unsung heroes, grey is one of the essential go-to hues. A black and white ensemble screams too much attention? Throw in a bit of grey – there is a certain calming quality to it. Soft ambiguity deems grey as a no-brainer colour of choice for the fashion pack.

The plush grey knitwear from Fall 2014 collections are looking very promising. Rejoice for girls (like yours-truly) who like to stay warm and hide under such softness when cold weather comes. Prabal Gurung’s highland style chunky sweaters were a juxtaposition of cable and waffle-knit, a biker girl pick. A sweater in slate adorned with baby blue scales – by none other than knitwear extraordinaire – Pringle Of Scotland, would be another streetstyle favourite. Whistles went back to basics, simply with fluffy knits in timberwolf and ash, less is more.

灰色帶點傷感，讓人聯想起鬱悶無比的辦公室。同時間灰色是時尚界最可靠的朋友，黑白太亮眼？加入一抹灰色更為務實、低調。幽幽模糊的灰像看不透的深邃，一直受各時尚達人鍾愛。

2014秋冬時裝秀裡的灰色毛衣各有千秋，耐看程度旗鼓相當，冬季喜歡躲在厚重毛衣裡的女孩們選擇可多。Prabal Gurung秀中亮點是不規則粗麻花針織及等接併，大號毛衣不乏強勢氣質。頂尖針織品牌Pringle Of Scotland設計格外獨特，寬鬆剪裁加上一片片小鱗片必定是街拍的新寵兒。而Whistles則走簡約路線，利落線條依然掩蓋不住毛衣的輕柔。

May the Force be with you 星戰衣戀

 || Rodarte Fall 2014 || Preen by Thornton Bregazzi Fall 2014 || Star Wars ||

|| Preen by Thornton Bregazzi Fall 2014 ||

 || Rodarte Fall 2014 ||

|| Star Wars Queen Padmé Amidala Fashion ||

It seems that Comic Con and Fashion Week finally have something in common. The February fashion weeks are still well underway and yet, two fashion houses travelled to a galaxy far, far away. Both were quite literal, too. Being a Star Wars fangirl through and through, I am totally pro this trend. That said, I am more inclined towards the Rodarte collection. With their memories continuously as the design pillar, the Mulleavy sisters designed a collection in rich fabrics and jewel tones, something a 21st century Padmé Amidala would wear. I am pretty much convinced that this collection was made for the Queen of Naboo. As much as I love what Justin Thornton and Thea Bregazzi are doing at Preen of late, have to say Darth Vader didn’t make the most attractive of prints. In contrast, the jolly shade of vermilion was very much to my liking, and the voluminous ankle grazing coats make the perfect cold weather armour.

動漫展和時裝秀本來是兩碼子的事，但依然在進行的2014秋冬時裝秀把原本遙遠的距離拉近，兩大設計師品牌不約而同地從很遙遠的星系裡取得靈感，而且都頗為明顯。作為星球大戰的忠實粉絲，我個人是很喜歡時裝這樣向星戰致敬，但Rodarte 2014秋冬系列比較討喜。每一季Mulleavy姐妹都以她們共同的回憶作為靈感，新一季系列用上寶石色調及蕾絲、天鵝絨等高端物料，整個系列就是為二十一世紀的Padmé Amidala而設計的。我真的是這麼認為，剪裁用色太相似了。儘管近幾季Justin Thornton及Thea Bregazzi的Preen設計很有驚喜，悲劇反派黑武士印花實在不太吸引。反而我特別喜歡亮眼有活力的橘色，另外寬大特長的外套也是對抗嚴寒的時尚之選。