photo credit: see below

Fall Fashion: Dress with Textures soft, and cuddly, fake fur, felt, wool, scales

Now that cooler weather has arrived we have a perfect canvas to explore, faux fur, sheerling, soft velvet, and wrap ourselves in faux leopard, felt hats, explore wearing scales sown onto satin tops.

Valentino showed a coat with 70s horizontal stripes design in lace and fur in a soft berry.

Great mix, very opulent, delicate sheer lace with long hair fur.

I also saw a skirt by Valentino with a horizontal appliqué of real purple feathers, one row after the next, accessorized by a sheer blouse with silk rosettes down the front, in a dark Boysenberry. Visually just beautiful, the contrast of sheer and birdlike, and the richness of it all.

How do you dare to sit down in such a creation? Best not, better just to stand.

Last week I strolled through Globus department store, here in Bern, to touch the new creations. I bought a faux fur hat, with very soft fibers twisted and rolled...

Lots to talk about next time...

photo credit: Tibetan Lamb top Vogue Germany, Condé Nast Publications 9/2011,

fashion information: prada collections www.prada.com Felt hat: Lanvin.