Who is your favourite designer?

I have never been one to have favourites.  I don't have a favourite colour, favourite movie, favourite song, favourite city.  I think this is partly due to the fact that i am fickle by nature, but mostly because there are so many variables that effect one's decision of what their favourite is  (mood, age, time of year, company...) that i can never trust myself to cement something as the option that i will always prefer over everything else.

So when asked the question 'Who is your favourite designer?' i am, unsurprisingly, stumped.  I have thought about it a lot over the last couple of days, and have come to the conclusion that if i am ever going to be able to make headway with an answer to this, i am going to have to separate this into categories:

Favourite Spring 10 show:

No explanation necessary. 

Favourite Fall 10 show:

The originality and theatricality of Viktor & Rolf's 'Glamour Factory' worked a dream, as the interchangability of the outfits kept the mind boggling as to where the pair were going to take you next.  Not only was the show a spectacular piece of entertainment, the outerwear the pair created was incredible.  In-cred-ible,

Favourite vision:

No-one can clash like Consuelo Castiglioni.  Her expert eye makes teaming aqua with red, print with print seem so natural.  Brilliantly bohemian, Marni's Italian charm will have me drooling every time.

Favourite Heroine:

Galliano's heroine is so fierce i'm not even sure Beyonce would stand a chance.  The red lipstick, teemed with lingerie inspired silk and sheer ankle socks is strong, feminine, and above all SEXY.

Favourite come-back:

Okay so i kind of made this category up, but i had to put her in somewhere...Pheobe Philo's Spring and Autumn/ Winter shows are up there as close seconds to my favourites for the year.  What can i say, i'm a sucker for her clean, minimalist look.  Highlights include her use of leather, which has turned into one of the most important trends for both seasons.  Come to think of it, it seems strange that i could love her simple lines as they stand so different from the theatricality of both McQueen and V&R's shows. 

This is impossible. 

1990+67-34+59-72=2010

...the thing i love about the 90s is that no-one actually thought any of it was going to come back into fashion

(From top: Louis Vuitton SP10, Alexander Wang SP10, 50th Anniversay Dr. Martins via GQ.com, Marc Jacobs SP10, Proenza Schouler SP10, Lanvin SP10, Balmain AW09, Viktor & Rolf SP10 (all images via style.com))

FYI!!!! "Beloved by everyone from sixties skinheads to Belgian style icon Raf Simons, on 1 April Dr Martens will celebrate the half-century of the original bad-boy, eight-eyed boot, the 1460. Named after the date it first rolled off the production line (1.4.60), the company are marking the occasion in two very different ways.
Firstly, they're releasing 1460 limited edition boots for the "Made in England" collection. Key design features include polished pebble leather and an embossed insole with the gold 50th stamp on the heel. Available in cherry red and classic black, the 1460 boot is available for £110 at selected stores.
Secondly, to mark the occasion Dr Martens for one day are selling the classic 1460 boot for a mere £14.60. Only available on 1 April in the flagship Neal Street store in Covent Garden, London, it could be the best value pair you ever buy" Noah Strang, for full article see GQ.com

Lady Gaga is cool?

I find Lady Gaga annoying. I find all people that are so consciously obscure and 'out-there' annoying. I find it annoying that her new video is kind of good (although is it just me of does Gaga make Beyonce look a little chub??) Viktor & Rolf's prison outfit is ridiculous. In a good way. It features in the pairs AW10 'Glamour Factory' show