The Burberry Effect / Prorsum Womenswear + Menswear, Fall 2013

The Burberry Effect means more than the perfect trench; though, in reality, you could never do better than Burberry if that was your only concern. We're talking the greatest fabric on the planet. We're talking tailoring at a level that's museum-worthy. We're talking consistently re-imagined colours and silhouettes that somehow maintain the same principles of style, class, culture, and identity at the core of it's aesthetic. We're talking refinement, luxury, prestige, and presence all at the same time. Hmm, I guess we are talking about the perfect trench after all, aren't we? Well, look no further than Fall for the 2013 Season; we're talking Burberry Prorsum

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Beyond The LIM IT / 3.1 Fall 2013 #Womenswear

This post is long-overdue blogosphere! The incomparable Phillip Lim give us perhaps my favourite Fall Collection this year - littered with blocked and bright leathers, fantastic trenches, glossy pants, and urban knitwear. A Collection that boasts an aesthetic that is so Lim - with the right amount of streamlined chic and the right amount of youthful street style.

I am beyond obsessed with the coats in this Collection. Phillip Lim for Fall is always so architecturally pristine - with an 80's flare for the dramatic; the turquoise and beige overcoats exude a New York flair that is super-chic. Beyond that it has to be the pants and the boot wear - bagged leather, textured and cut with a bold shape. The lines, overlapped textures, and layered pieces are visually brilliant and an urban nod to a little but of 90's as well, if you can see it! The layering of line and colour remind me of a diverse cityscape; and it's held together by a fantastic, stark, and seasonally-sound palette of slate greys, whites, camels, and glossy blacks. A visual symphony of proportion, line, texture, and colour - I wish I could wear it all, especially that turquoise-on-a-teal-edge overcoat. Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant.

I know I post a lot about Phillip Lim, but represent his work is almost a must for me. He is, as I've said before, one of the most impeccable and talented modern designers in the world right now, despite his young age and relatively short career thus far. His taste is consistently and elegantly on-point season after season; and the construction of his pieces, beyond just the tailoring alone, is always a masterful composition of form, colour, and texture. It's as if he is creating incredible buildings that you can both appreciate from a distance and right up-close, in terms of grandeur and presence as well as the finest detailing. I could own every piece in this entire Collection. Bravo!

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Burberry Prorsum Womenswear // #Spring2013

I don't know if many people will look at this with the wide-eyed wonder that I just did. Burberry has always held an aesthetic that is eternally classic and near and dear to me. They are irreplaceable in terms of their iconic outerwear and bag design. But I just need to say, reputation and love aside, this Collection is absolute magic. I can't say much more than that without belting out an overly verbose homage to the greatness behind Burberry - it's just magic. The colours, the metallics, the obtusely-shaped trenches, the capes, the transparent satchels...everything. It's pristinely constructed, meticulously styled with ultimate taste, and executed with stunning brilliance. This Collection is one of the best composed I've seen for the Spring/Summer 2013 Season, and everything about it resonates with me. Premiering at London Fashion Week earlier this week; watch the entire presentation below and be mesmerized by the beauty.

Burberry keeps getting better. Are you obsessed yet? For only 3 MORE DAYS you can shop directly from our Canadian Burberry website to find and purchase Runway looks from their Spring 2013 Show! How rare and amazing is that?! There is a limited quantity, find your piece here!

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P.S. The Story: Burberry Prorsum Womenswear 


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