Spring - Summer 2007

Cardigans are a must have item in your wardrobe. They are garments that can be worn all year long, be hip yet classical, and be stylish in an enormous range of colors. Missoni cardigans are amazingly glorious; Dries Van Noten also elaborates some brilliantly crafted ones; but there is a fashion newcomer called Victor Glemaud that is, as the guys of Refinery29 say, slowly redefining contemporary menswear one colorful cardigan at a time.

His garments are definitively "eye candy for the style hungry". Vivid colors dress the superb cardigans, but it only takes the creativity and personality of Victor to convert the once dull pieces of fabric into magnificent items you hope to be able to obtain.

This summer prepare to see tons of wannabe - a - Glemaud cardigans strolling down the streets. The cheerful vibe these items ooze is vast, and it's more than enough to impulse some smiles and provocative winks.

Sometimes I do like to talk about single garments that attract me for several different reasons - they can be amazingly gorgeous or the exact opposite. This time the sweatshirt I'm presenting just appealed to my eye, not for it's singularity, but for the childish innocent "fun" that it exudes in large quantities.

Rei Kawakubo is known for designing eccentric state of the art pieces that dazzle mostly every man. She He is one of the heavy-hitters at the fashion shows, and her runway presentations are as crowded as the streets of Tokyo. When she elaborated the "Golden Boy" concept last season she reinvented once more herself and many eyes suddenly fell on her - positively.

The sparkling golden pants were the hot item of the show, but the sinless t-shirt with Rei's emblem also attracted some spectators. I wasn't too allured by it, I thought it had a relatively huge print and the ideal Rei tries to depict is "corrupted" by the lightness of the garment. The sweatshirt draws my attention since my perception of it is that it's a cozy wearable item, that not only allows me to throw on something really comfortable - yet kind of nice , but it also transmits the concept of Commes des Garcon.

For Spring-Summer 2007, keep shiny, collapsed or quilted and oversized in mind when Handbag shopping!

The house of Fendi shows love to the metallic luster bags trend with their Canvas Bag.

Chanel has added some extra Quilt this season - Marc Jacobs has also fallen head over heels in love with Quilt Bags - you should too. In fact many smaller wallets and purses are following this trend.

Oscar De la Renta has created a plainer tote that follows another big bag trend: the collapsed look; many people are calling a ‘collapsed’ version of the Berkin bag.

Michael Kors is going with a more low key fashion trend. A functional bag that can get you through your busiest day while being sleek.

Some other oversize bundles of joy are the My Dior Duffle, ANY Bottega Veneta bag from their 2007 runway and Chloe's Black Paddington Bag.