_Luella SS09

_"I wanted it to be a proper, ladylike character—but a bit
psychedelic," Bartley said. "And I wanted color, but in a sort of sick
way. When I saw it all lined up, I thought, Ew! Can we do this?" Good
job she did, because her Spring collection was simply the most worked
and accomplished she's ever done. True, Comme des Garçons, Marc
Jacobs, and Vivienne Westwood may have passed by way of Chanel-ish
tweeds, hyper-color, tacky-but-cool frilly trimmings, and mini-crinis,
but Luella's unique angle on haberdashery is that it must end up
flattering the girl. The little suiting pieces patchworked together
from lavender tweeds and overlays of lace with their upstanding frills
encircling the shoulder somehow made tweed look nonfrumpy—and possible
to wear without the slightest air of irony. And when she does a dress,
she knows what girls love: a bit of a prom number, but in this case
with a nipped waist, a swathed top, a yoke to flatten the hips, and
all kinds of bouncy tiers and rear peplum action switching along as
she walks.

_A Review of the SS09 collection by Sarah Mower of Style.com : I
CANNOT WAIT to get my hands on this collection, stay tuned to see some
of the amazing collaborators we've got involved with this seasons
project.