paul & joe fall 2009

August can’t come fast enough, as I’ve gone completely mad for this beautiful little leather dress from Paul & Joe’s Fall 2009 RTW collection. I’ve been debating for a long time getting a tattoo on my back similar to this design (minus the studs, head, and tail) and was pretty delighted to see something similar to the aesthetic I want on the back of a lovely little dress- I’d get the design without the permanence and needles! Well, honestly, I’m still considering the tattoo, but the dress is really right up my alley.

I’ve never really paid that much attention to Paul & Joe’s collections before, and was surprised to have this dress completely bowl me over from the pages of French Vogue. Having lived in multiple Asian countries, I really know Paul & Joe more as a popular luxury cosmetics label famous for their frankly exquisite packaging:

I own Paul & Joe makeup but no Paul & Joe clothing. Fall 2009 might make me change that, though…

There’s some superb draping going on in this collection. Check out the rest of Paul & Joe’s Fall 2009 RTW here, and let me know what you think!