Nobody panic! Raf Simons A/W 2012

Oh what a long day it's been.  Just back from a slightly tipsy brunch with Hugh, among others, at the delicious Brunswick House Café (Go! If only for the handsome manager wearing Dries and Comme Balenciaga, Helmut Lang, Lanvin and Ann Demeulemeester to your table) after an aborted breakfast with Anna in town.  On my wanderings I finally got a hold of the L'Officiel Collections for this season so I can start planning my moodboard and post-April shopping trips for the summer.  It's a bit dog-eared and 'twas the only one in the ickle kiosk opposite Liberty but I'll take what I can get at this point.  I was just about to break into the colourful summer lines in bed with a nicely chilled glass of Gewürztraminer when I got all caught up in the Twitter-fashion-house-reallocation-panicfest.  

Apparently Carine Roitfeld is starting a new range for Findus Crispy Pancakes - très exciting, I'm sure you'll agree - but it was the sad news of Raf leaving Jil Sander being confirmed that got me going.  You must know how much I've been a fan of Raf's work at Jil for so long; you can find the back catalogue of my purchases on this here blog.  I almost cried.  So I started flicking through the A/W photos and eventually came to the realisation that maybe I'll be OK even if Raf does make the jump to Dior (noooooo).  

At least next season I'll be able to get that look I love from Raf's main line (more so than the leather/latex fiasco that was S/S Jil).  I don't quite love the voluminous shirts but above I've picked out my five favourite looks.  Fuzzy teddy-bear jackets - check.  Dip-dyed sweaters - check.  Skaterboi hats - nervous check.  Who doesn't want to look like a manic-depressive, mildly aggressive, pot-smoking, teenage boy scout?

So I've got some breathing space until we find out exactly where Raf's going.  Phew.  Nobody panic.  And if you do, finish the bottle of wine will you?

xxx

Duck

P.S. Photos from Style.com