Introducing Maxime

Since the beginning of the year, Natasha, 31 Million's new intern and I have been reviewing a list of about 25 new designers that we'd possibly like to share with you. We'll post them at some point, but while she and I could debate many of these hopeful's takes, there was one, unique, individual that just moved us.

He's touched by grace. His name is Maxime Simoens, and he reminds many of Yves Saint Laurent.

Not much is known about this mystery, apart that he's 25 years old, a previous apprentice of Jean-Paul Gaultier's and some of his micro dresses took as much as 15 meters of fabric to sow. Oh, and this man's got serious humor and marketing skills, as his first collection's theme shows... That would be "Michael Jackson's dead".

Please watch the work of a man who truly loves women: introducing Maxime Simoens (the first series is picked by Natasha, the second by yours truly).

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The Magazine Pictures That Followed Me This Season

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To close off 2009 in style, here is a collection of some pictures that most inspired me this season.

From the French magazines, give thanks for these moments of beauty to the designers of: Sonia Rykiel, Georges Rech, Christian Lacroix, Balmain, Versace, Lanvin, Balenciaga, Karl Lagerfeld, Barbara Bui, Sandro, Jean-Claude Jitrois, Paule Ka, Dolce & Gabbana, Cos, Isabel Marant, Guy Laroche, Valentino, Kenzo, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Dior, DSquared, Emporio Armani, Eric Bompard, Naf Naf, Acne, Dimension, Dries van Noten, Escada Sport.

Hasta la Vista to next year... now off you girls go to celebrate!

Forward To The Summer... "Pre-summer" Actually

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Originally, my entries were not going to feature designer collections, advertisements do enough of that... But blogs being a work in progress, I finally quit resisting Alexander McQueen's pre-Spring/Summer 2010 collection :) Besides, I can imagine a lot of these looks hitting the streets of Paris next year, like the tight geometric dresses. What are you waiting for H&M?!