Your Friday French Fashion Report: YSL Spring/Summer 2011

Sensual, feminine, wearable, and collectable; the Yves Saint-Laurent ready-to-wear collection for Spring/Summer 2011 is all that and more! Designer Stefano Pilati pays homage to the master with a delicate touch, bringing a new twist to classics like the peasant skirt and creating jumpsuits one would actually want to wear. Shades of the 70's evoke fond memories of over-the- top diagonally ruffled skirts, which somehow seem to work under the watchful eye of Pilati. The fabrics are soft, and flow with the movement of a woman's body effortlessly. The silhouettes are timeless designs that one builds her wardrobe with, and can be counted on to make one feel chic at a moments notice! (My favorite piece is the pencil skirt with the thigh high slit, accented by a cockeyed pocket. Fabulous!) A picture being worth a thousand words, I offer without further ado; the Yves Saint-Laurent Spring/Summer Pret à Porter Collection for 2011:

OBJECTIVE: Paris Fashion Week

Ever since I was a little girl I have loved fashion. I used to spend hours drawing, creating catalogs complete with wigs, shoes, and jewelry-all the necessary accessories to complete each outfit I had dreamed up. In high school I had one of a kind pieces that my friends actually gave names to, such as the "Carmen Miranda" and the "Tomato worm dress". (I know what you're thinking. I prefer to think of it as "cutting edge".) There is nothing more fun than a fashion show, except perhaps windowshopping the Lacroix boutique on the Rue St. Honoré. Imagine having a seat at Paris Fashion Week! Every time it rolls around I read about it with envy. How could I get in to a show? Any show, of course Dior or Chanel would be baby bear. I could even deal with YSL! The next round begins September 29th, running through October 7th with ready to wear for spring/summer 2011, and getting there is my goal. Can I do it? I imagine it will be a little more difficult than crashing a wedding at Les Invalides! I'll keep you posted.....