I’m so down for pastels now…

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Cloudissue Josefina Lar caught my attention-ish when Chic Looks alerted her designs to me (where is the wonderful Chic Looks these days…?) but I put it to one side because at the time, angora-textured giant knits and amazing coats weren’t really my bag at the time.  Fashion 156’s new Cloud issue featured her SS08 collection in its shoot to great effect so then I re-visited her AW08-9 collection to discover that she managed to do the Marc Jacobs AW08-9 pastel palette (yes, there it is again…) MUCH better in my opinion.  How has she convinced me?  By injecting a good bit of my beloved navy in there and by making the shapes of the knitwear and coats far more interesting with the addition of mixed textures and fantastic detailing.  Whilst mannish proportions are in play, they are not purposely exaggerated or played up to be menswear and the latent sexy vibe which I’m really keen on for next season is most definitely present in the collection.  The clothes just seem to hold their own in a way that were I to subscribe to pastel tones this winter, I’m more likely to go for Josefina’s use of those ice cream shades in her kick-ass reality-oriented way as opposed to the the subversion of ladylike sobriety that Jacobs has done.  No offense or anything….   

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32 comments

  5. Those Josefina Lar pieces are thought provoking, the shapes are something I am quite attracted to. Thanks for posting this really enjoyed it.

  6. I really love that navy dress and the sleeve-detailing/pleating on that knitted coat (but not the colour of it though).

  8. I love the pants so early 80’s. my colors for the season are definitely a pale pink and gray with some navy and jewel tones like green, blue, purple and fuscia or red.

  9. I really like this- pastels tend to make me look like I’m anemic, but maybe I’ll try Josefina’s method and inject some navy and other saturated colors to counter act that.
    Great post! She’s an amazing designer.

  14. Lovin’ the model’s “can you take the effing picture already’ look…and the wrap sweater/coat with #009 in the corner with the pleaty cocoon shoulders is my winter soul mate. Don’t ever stop blogging Miss Bubble or I would have nothing to read with my morning coffee.

  18. Josefina Lar is a true talent, I noticed her a few months back and I’m now waiting with baited breath for her new collection to come out. I LOVE HER. A true inspiration! I’ve been toying with the idea of blogging about her myself. Cx

  26. Wow, these are really interesting!
    I love your blog, haha I’ve actually been reading it for a while and I really love it! It’s really cool :))
    I added you to my links! Hope you dont mind šŸ™‚

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