Stella Mccartney's A/W Fashion Show At Paris FW

I have been following Stella's fashion line for a while now,and I must confess I didn't always like her designs.But watching her latest line enveilled today in Paris,I was stunned this is by far the best Stella Mccartney A/W show EVER people,And guess what fashion pundits agree with me.Lol

I'm posting a few pics from the collection so you can make youe own opinion.

From Harpers Bazaar

New flash: Stella McCartney A/W 12

Monday morning at Paris Fashion Week. After a busy weekend of catwalk big hitters, opening the final week of a month long run of catwalk shows may not be the easiest task – but Stella Mccartney’s collection of cool, classic and covetable A/W 12 items made it look easy.

The British designer showed a collection of luxurious, sporty ensembles that summed up all the trends we are loving for A/W 12. Think big coats, statement knits and bright trousers in her signature slouchy-chic tailoring

Electric blues and fuchsia pinks popped up in between cool dove greys, slate and grown-up navy. Athletic bomber jackets, skater skirts and body-cinching mini-dresses kept things clean and youthful, relaxed tailored silhouettes ensured that the collection was effortlessly elegant.

Natalia Vodianova and Karlie Kloss were the stars on the catwalk while Paul McCartney, Nancy Shevell, Alicia Keys and Salma Hayek took their seats on the front row. Nancy gave a nod to Stella’s catwalk colour-flash in a hot pink shift dress while Alicia opted for a punch of pink on her lips.

We may have to wait until next season until we can get our hands on these latest must-have items, but with her second stand-alone store open in London’s Brompton Cross later this week – we will know exactly where to head to when this collection comes to town. 

Isla Cunningham

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Stella McCartney puts sport front and centre in Paris fashion week show

Collection uses fabrics from an English country house wardrobe cut into the sports-influenced silhouette of modern city dressing

Jess Cartner-Morley

guardian.co.uk, Monday 5 March 2012 13.30 GMT

Stella McCartney's autumn 2012 collection at Paris fashion week. Photograph: Benoit Tessier/Reuters

"The Stella woman," said the designer after her Paris fashion week show, "is all about balance. That's what she's always aiming for. So I thought about the elements I try to balance in my own life: countryside and city life, day and evening. This collection is about clothes that help you find that balance."

Two weeks after a cameo appearance at London fashion week, McCartney was back in her usual slot on the Paris schedule to present her main collection for autumn 2012. This time she had brought some of her home comforts with her, in a collection that drew fabrics from an English country house wardrobe, but had cut them into the sports-influenced silhouette of modern city dressing.

So a sensible tweed coat in soft, heathery tones was updated with a blue-and-white ribbed collar of the type found on baseball jackets, and felted Aran stitch sweater dresses and skirt suits were moulded into an exaggerated hourglass shape at the hips, a wintry addition to a line of succession that leads back to McCartney's ever-popular hourglass-shaped cocktail dresses. The singer Alicia Keys became the latest celebrity to showcase what has become a signature look for McCartney, wearing a trompe l'oeil hourglass dress in the front row at the show.

"The language of sport is always part of my look," said McCartney, rolling her eyes at suggestions of a direct link with this summer's Olympics. But the sports influence, always present in a Stella McCartney show, was noticeably more front-and-centre than in recent seasons. Turtleneck sweaters had wetsuit-style panels around the torso and heavy-duty plastic zippers to the nape of the neck, while all the models – and the designer herself – wore their hair in gymnasts' buns.