Luca Luca | Spring/Summer 2012

Luca Luca's signature aesthetic has been its bold use of colour. Raul Melgoza, the label's creative director since 2008 has taken the line in new directions using more subdued tones, but his Spring/Summer 2012 collection shows a return to those bright colours of the Luca Orlandi days.

Bright colours along with beach or retro inspired looks have reined so far in the Mercedes Benz Fashion Week shows, but Melgoza's line channels a more professional silhouette. He also largely rejects the patchwork and floral patterns we've seen elsewhere in favour of juxtaposing multiple bold colours on a single garment or outfit. This is something we've also seen from Prabal Gurung (notably in the pink pants/red blouse look that Sarah Jessica Parker has made famous, to mixed reviews.)

Melgoza's collection is, above all, aesthetically appealing and likely to pop up on many a street-style blog come spring. Some standouts:

Posted by: Carla 

SJP: It Woman

I feel weird calling Sarah Jessica Parker an It-Girl. She's the woman that It-Girls look up to. I feel as though, in many ways, she's the ultimate fashionista that we all look up to. I certainly have a photo of her on my wall. This is strange because every time I obsessively re-watch all six seasons (and 2 films) of Sex and the City "I can't help but wonder" why some of her outfits are so hideous.

But, really, the hottest feature of what people wear is how they wear it. You never see Carrie Bradshaw walking down the street without completely OWNING her outfit, and the same goes for SJP. Its neither woman's fault that in 1997, I was only ten years old and was probably wearing some truly atrocious concoctions. I thought my blue leopard petal pushers were fabulous.

It should also be mentioned that Parker covers the August issue of Vogue, her sixth cover with the magazine. I think this is a well deserved achievement for SJP, mother of amazing fashion and even better and fiercer attitude.

Posted by: Carla