in proenza paradise

proenza schouler's fall 09 collection is a nice mixture of masculine shapes translated in to feminine garments. the juxtaposition of silhouettes, fabrics, and colors are all beautifully thought out. every detail of the garments, constrcution, darts, fabrics, closures, soles of shoes have been meticulously tweaked in to proenza schouler's design language. the boots -gorgeous, remind me a bit of l.l bean's duck boots, - the reinvention (if it is one) i would love to replace for the duck boots i own (although i would probably kill myself trying to pull these off in the rain snow, etc--and i do adore mine). i love the gloves as well. i have so many other collections to look at, and i could go on about this but i must tend to other things.


check out the oriental rug-looking pattern on side of boot

mixtures of fabrics, colors in the tweed are beautiful. i love the gloves they remind me on snow gloves i wore in the 80's playing in snow.