Oscar de la Renta Spring/Summer 2012

Pastels for spring? how ground breaking. When I heard designers were incorporating pastels and florals in their collections I thought could that be anymore of a cliche? Then after purchasing my February issue of Vogue I put my skepticism aside and realised it was genius. From Dolce and Gabbana to Louis Vuitton, Dior, Giorgio Armani and Carolina Herrera, all the collections had a fresh upbeat look that went beyond the stereotype of sickly-sweet shades. Instead there was a subtler pastel palette with icy alternatives like glacier blue, spearmint green, bitter lemon and damask rose. By far the winner for me was Oscar de la Renta. His collection was simply stunning, it had an air of bohemian sensuality c'est magnifique.