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I noticed this while watching the Lanvin video on Style.com. The colors, beads, feathers, shapes, flowers and ruffles that have been shown make me think of an old time carnival or circus....see what you make of this.

Alexander McQueen/Balenciaga
http://www.style.com/slideshows/fash...WAY/00440m.jpghttp://www.style.com/slideshows/fash...WAY/00140m.jpg

Balmain
http://www.style.com/slideshows/fash...WAY/00030m.jpghttp://www.style.com/slideshows/fash...WAY/00320m.jpg

Christian Lacroix
http://www.style.com/slideshows/fash...WAY/00400m.jpghttp://www.style.com/slideshows/fash...WAY/00490m.jpg

Comme des Garcons
http://www.style.com/slideshows/fash...WAY/00040m.jpghttp://www.style.com/slideshows/fash...WAY/00360m.jpg

Emilio Pucci/Giles
http://www.style.com/slideshows/fash...WAY/00240m.jpghttp://www.style.com/slideshows/fash...CON/00190m.jpg
style.com

John Galliano
http://www.style.com/slideshows/fash...WAY/00330m.jpghttp://www.style.com/slideshows/fash...WAY/00380m.jpg

Lanvin
http://www.style.com/slideshows/fash...WAY/00490m.jpghttp://www.style.com/slideshows/fash...WAY/00480m.jpg

Louise Goldin
http://www.style.com/slideshows/fash...WAY/00020m.jpghttp://www.style.com/slideshows/fash...WAY/00110m.jpg

Louis Vutton
http://www.style.com/slideshows/fash...RUNWAY/24m.jpghttp://www.style.com/slideshows/fash...RUNWAY/47m.jpg

Marc Jacobs
http://www.style.com/slideshows/fash...WAY/00130m.jpghttp://www.style.com/slideshows/fash...WAY/00380m.jpg
style.com

Miu Miu
http://www.style.com/slideshows/fash...WAY/00230m.jpghttp://www.style.com/slideshows/fash...WAY/00330m.jpg
http://www.style.com/slideshows/fash...WAY/00320m.jpghttp://www.style.com/slideshows/fash...WAY/00360m.jpg

YSL
http://www.style.com/slideshows/fash...WAY/00280m.jpghttp://www.style.com/slideshows/fash...WAY/00220m.jpg
http://www.style.com/slideshows/fash...ILS/00720m.jpghttp://www.style.com/slideshows/fash...ILS/00570m.jpg
style.com

I love this! :heart: A little bit of kitsch mixed with a whole lot of couture. That last dress in post #1 just screams "cotton candy"!

Not to mention I am a bit obsessed with circus culture after having just read Water For Elephants by Sara Gruen (highly recommended btw).

Great eye Spike.

Great thread, spike! :flower:

wonderfully whimsical thread! good eye too! ;)

yay the circus is in town.. :p
I got the vibe as well, especially at Galliano, Miu Miu and YSL

Sophia kokosalaki
http://www.style.com/slideshows/fash...WAY/00330m.jpg http://www.style.com/slideshows/fash...WAY/00320m.jpg

Viktor & Rolf
http://www.style.com/slideshows/fash...WAY/00090m.jpg http://www.style.com/slideshows/fash...WAY/00250m.jpg
http://www.style.com/slideshows/fash...WAY/00340m.jpg http://www.style.com/slideshows/fash...WAY/00190m.jpg
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definitely seeing court jester here...

:ninja:

I love how Sophia used that harlequin print a distorted it.

Even Ann Demeulemeester seems to have touched on this.
http://www.style.com/slideshows/fash...WAY/00190m.jpghttp://www.style.com/slideshows/fash...WAY/00300m.jpg
style.com

Wow,I kinda like it,especially that stuff with the stars^_^And thanks everyone for posting:flower:

aww everything is so cute : )

Nice observation Spike! I definitely see it!

vaudeville!!

http://www.darkartsmedia.com/vaudeville.jpg

http://www.brightonlife.com/images/news/1798.jpg

http://www.americaslibrary.gov/asset..._jelly_2_e.jpg

images:
brightonlife.com
americaslibrary.gov
darkartsmedi.com