Simona Semen Pre-fall 2013

Every time I check my e-mail in the afternoon, I find a newsletter from my favorite shop, some news from another and occasionally, a new collection brought up from some of the best designers. I adore surfing their look books, imagining how I would wear and pair them. This morning, one of these not so rare events happened: I got a little announcement about Simona Semen's first Pre-fall collection. Since many of you know how much I love her creations ( you can see last year's fall collection here), this one came just perfectly, as it is one of my favorite so far!

I adored ( and currently adore) the peplum trend, but Simona's creations are as structured as they are fluid and romantic. They are made with carefully controlled volume, textured insertions and extremely interesting fabric mix and matching. The patterns she used are so urban chic and also luxurious.

My favorite piece so far is the blouse/skirt. I love how the lower part of the top is a little bit peplum-like, but the many layers make it look like a flower in spring. I cannot wait to see it in her online store! Maybe it will be my first designer investment!

A&S Negulescu

The long row of Avanpremiere 11 posts is continuing with A&S Negulescu's collection, Raven.
I like to think of myself as being composed of two parts: my mature part and my childish part. This time, my mature's part favourite was by far the above mentioned collection. I adored the structured pieces and the shiny, opulent leather. The first dress (which was clearly one of my favourite form the whole show) struck me with its perfct build. The corset was closely underlining the model's body figure and I believe it's a piece that would flatter not many. Altogether, the combination of structure and fluidity in some of the pieces was an overall winner and, as Emanuel said, the belt/corset could become a must-have item.
I leave you with some of the official pictures and some from my point of view. Next on, Loredana Novotni and some great surprises! Stay tuned!

C. Chereches

Bearing in my last post, I am now here to talk in more detail about some of the designers that showcased their truly amazing creations on the stage of Avanpremiere 11. First on to talk about is the first one that was presented on the runway: