Edit: Favourite Spring/Summer 2014 RTW

Alberta Ferretti

I realise that this edit is a whole season late as we're now entering the Fall 2014/15 show season; apologies! I guess I'll keep commentary to a minimum here and allow the pictures to speak for themselves. 

Balenciaga

Balmain

Dior

Giambattista Valli

Monique Lhuillier

Peter Pilotto

Preen

Valentino

Especially loved the looks at Valentino for the use of lace, mesh, embroidery and the colour palette was one of my favourites for the Spring '14 season. The collection was not traditionally what one would expect seeing at Valentino but it had a different charm about it altogether, from the clothes to the footwear and head ornaments. 

All images courtesy of nymag.com.

Monotone

Featuring: Miss Dior bag, Dior; pants, Tibi; heels, Saint Laurent; shirt, T by Alexander Wang; and silk scarf, Weston. 

Dressing in monotone is always a fuss-free affair as there are only ever two main colours involved: black & white. And as the style's name suggests, there is a repetition, often drab, of colour. Here I added a fuschia silk scarf for some colour and the silk helps soften the entire ensemble. Heels are minimalist in black leather and black permeates throughout the look with some panel detailing on the pants. The chiffon shirt allows some skin colour to peek through and this, in my opinion, modernises the monotonous look.

I am always a fan of red nails and lips so I would suggest a neutral eye complimented with bold lips and nail colour. I would only add tonal red to this look and no other colour so as to not detract from the monotonous styling. A smokey or well-shadowed eye would work with the look too as long as paired with more subtle lips. Just think along the lines of monotony and limit variation to 2-3 colours for a monotone-meets-downtown look that exudes stylish simplicity.  Images courtesy of Dior.com & Net-a-Porter.com.