Check out this uber cool video produced by Safari Sundays, a boutique creative agency in Soho. It captures the energy and beauty of New York Fashion Week–including models, editors and generally fabulous folk–in a little over two mesmerizing minutes.

Take A Walk : NYFW SS 2011 from TrendLand on Vimeo.

Our love affair with Paris Fashion Week S/S 2011 continues . . .

Haider Ackermann

Haider Ackermann is a master of the carefully executed undone look. Sexy, careless and asymmetrical, the looks appeared as if they were hurriedly, yet perfectly, put together.

John Galliano

John Galliano brought his typical flair to Parisian chic in this collection with sheer lace ruffled skirts, column dresses and leather touches. Galliano didn’t veer far from his theatrical aesthetic, but no one can appeal to our inner French girl the way he can!

Lanvin

Alber Elbaz brought an urban warrior feel to this collection with skirts and dresses that were fluid and strong at the same time, with defined waists. We’re just hoping to see a semblance of this in his collection for H & M, but that may be too much to ask.

Louis Vuitton

Marc Jacobs, yet again, coming up with the unexpected (which is what makes him a genius) brought overt, over-stylized Chinoiserie to his collection for Louis Vuitton. Fab, glam and decadent, Louis Vuitton is to minimalism what water is to fire.

French jeweler Philippe Tournaire has created a collection of unusual rings celebrating the architecture of places such as NYC, Paris, Moscow and (strangely) Florida, in addition to rings mimicking the architectural styles such citadels, monasteries and chalets. We get the city rings, but not the, say, chalet ring. Well, to each her own. We still prefer repping our hood through area code necklaces.

NYC

Paris

Moscow

Florida

Chalet

Citadel

[via Beautiful Life]

Finally, it’s over! The frenetic flurry of fashion weeks across the globe have finally culminated in Paris–the cherry on top of fashion month. Paris is the most highly anticipated week due to the concentration of conceptual and high fashion designers–fashion that’s aspirational for the majority of us, because, face it, what are the average girl’s chances of getting her hands on a fantastical McQueen gown or on an iconic Chanel jacket, save for a lucky vintage find or a couture vs. rent wrestle, with couture for the win? Paris is where our breath is taken and where our fantasies bloom and transport us to worlds we may never experience, except through these glorious clothes.

*Note–for this post we covered things we really liked. We did not cover anything conceptual, costumey or plain confusing (e.g. Gareth Pugh, Christian Dior, Comme des Garcons or Givenchy).

Alexander McQueen

Sarah Burton stayed true to Lee’s vision, but softened it in the only way a woman can. She married an earth mother sensibility to the McQueen fantasy that’s been carefully cultivated throughout the years.

Celine

Phoebe Philo continued with Celine’s signature sparseness with a slight loosening up and color in geometric patterns to break up the parade of whites, nudes and blacks. Though some items looked like straitjackets, many were lovely and simple in their luxuriousness.

Cerruti

One of our most recent favorites, Richard Nicoll has created the perfect balance between structure and femininity for Cerruti, showing bodycon dresses and flowy bottoms with menswear blazers.

Chanel

Karl Lagerfeld is an effen genius–an eccentric, sometimes annoying genius, but still a genius. For the S/S 2011 collection, he dazzled us with the authentically Chanel aesthetic while adding an Edward Scissorhands touch, showing unfinished edges and holes in this decidedly modern collection. The dresses were not dresses, but plumes of feathery (and sometimes sheer) confections. Seriously, this caused us to have a visceral reaction. Please, Jesus, let us attend a Chanel show at least once in our lifetimes!

Elie Saab

Elie Saab gave us his reliable red carpet glamour girl dresses, with ethereal silhouettes and colors that ranged from pastel blush and baby blue to bright disco apricot and chartreuse.

Paris Fashion Week review to be continued demain! Au revoir!

Check out this cool film celebrating Vena Cava’s new t-shirt line Viva Vena! and starring Harley Viera-Newton. Unlike other fashion films, there’s nary a tortured model walking slo-mo through an alley at night and accidentally flashing a nipple.  Enjoy!

Viva Vena! from LT and Co. on Vimeo.

Ever wonder what the view is like from the crowded media riser at a fashion show? Check out our photog friend’s view from the riser at the Lanvin Spring/Summer 2011 show. Cra-zay!

Photo: www.chervine.com

This vintage Lanvin silk printed dress from eBay shop Omdiddyom is adorbs. A  rich, colorful print, oversized gold buttons and a timeless style make it a no-brainer, though we would add a belt and lose the cheesy sequin cap.

Available for $105 here.

We know Paris Fashion Week is underway and we promise you our unique and insightful coverage is coming, but remember how we have the same philosophy regarding fashion immediacy as Tom Ford? That, and we’re feeling a tad bit lazy, so we’d like to blog about cute underwear!

Nous adorons these Embroidered Tourist Knickers by Stella McCartney.

Blush-colored and sheer, this bikini is embroidered with the phrase “From Paris with Love” and packaged inside a box styled as a post card. There’s even a place to write your very own message on the outside of the box. Nothing like sending someone your underwear to really show you care!

Available at Underwear for $45.

Check out this cool photo from Dutch photographer Marcel Briaire for a campaign for Het Huis Opticiens. (Yes, that’s spelled correctly. It’s Dutch and shiz.)

Photo: Marcel Briaire

Even though the ad campaign will only be seen in The Netherlands, you can see more of Briaire’s work here. He is represented domestically by Reynolds & Associates.

The title pretty much says it all. For his S/S 11 collection, Armani brought a desert feel to his distinctive tailoring with head wraps that looked strangely chic paired with his covetable tailored jackets and trousers. Our tastes lean more towards the sheer separates and tailored jackets rather than the gowns. More than a few of them looked dated and recycled, but we know they’ll inevitably show up on Julia Roberts at an awards show. But sign us up for the head wraps–they’re perfect for bad hair days!

Dolce & Gabbana threw a party for Naomi Campbell at their Milan shop to celebrate her 25 years in the fashion biz. Ms. Campbell gets emotional, throws no phones and watches models dancing in tees bearing her likeness. Enjoy!