first: I live vicariously through my friends who are in paris for fashion week. I eat croissants in the morning, tea and macaroons in the afternoon, all those typical small brasseries at the Marais …

second: Chanel following trends? the collection has all the elements of the fall, it doesn;t stand out.

third: Alexandre McQueen looks more couture than ready to wear: congratulations for the construction, lengths, fur, colors.

Yves Saint Laurent sharp, tailored chicness. Adieux Stefano.

Hermes so tremendously French countryside it’s not even real!

Givenchy: did anybody say boots? the brown ombre’ ones are fabulously SICK!

Valentino black is back.

Lanvin & Carven: we dedicated the fall 12 board on Pinterest.

whomever I haven’t mentioned wasn’t really worth a WOW

yours truly.

the fashion weeks start and it’s love at first sight. after the very first runways I am overwhelmed by livestreams, pictures, videos and all the style.com, Vogue, WWD first rows and dinner parties, and events and fabulosity all around.

the hints of next season are immediately palpable: trends, colors, fabrics, inspirations, mood boards. but then there’s one that stands out no matter if it’s an Oscar studded or not. like last Fall ‘11 season I fell madly in love with the sheer giant polka dot of Stella McCartney second look and Miu Miu's Spring '12 collection that captured the whole avant-garde cheeky feel of Mad Man fashion.

do I have a Fall ‘12 favorite? this season the award goes to Madame Vionnet

the collection is PERFECT : the colors, the geometrics, the fur, the fabrics, the textures, the mood, the chicness, the elegance. since the house has been taken over by Matteo Marzotto and the 2 designers sisters Barbara & Luisa Croce, it became live again.