Although I usually feature clothing I myself would wear, I can appreciate beautiful clothing that would never work on me. I’m pretty sure I’ve featured Emma Cook previously, but I haven’t looked at any of her recent collections for some time. Cook’s line emphasizes a wispy, feminine aesthetic dominated by flowing silhouettes, lace, and embroidery. As you can see however, this femininity isn’t at all treacley or cutesy. So, while I would feel like a complete idiot wearing most of these pieces, I have no problem admiring the work. I’ve posted pics from the Resort 2010 collection.

Polish designer Bea Szenfeld’s clothing falls just a touch too far on the girly and crazy side for me, but there are some individual pieces that I like and would absolutely wear. I find her collection very refreshing as I’ve been feeling really bored with the whole rocker/80s/90s look that’s been very popular over the past few years. Enough with the exaggerated shoulders on band uniform inspired jackets (coughBalmaincough), slashed jeans/leggings/pants, super aggressive footwear, fedoras, doc martins, on and on. (I probably should take a break for awhile from my fashion blog feeds too, but that’s another matter!)

Anyways, I’m loving the batwing sleeve blouses, the oversized jackets, and the hybrid scarf/neckties (see photos after jump), and while I couldn’t pull it off, I really heart the cabaret inspired look from the S/S 08/09 collection I’ve posted below.

Click the ‘read more’ link to see four more pictures after the jump, and be sure to check out the ‘Picture Archive’ on the designer’s site to see past collections.