Thakoon, one of the hottest designers right now – Michelle Obama has been spotted in his designs – received rave reviews for his Spring/Summer 2010 collection.

Thakoon’s spring collection is described as “warrior-surf” and reflects a hard/soft, natural/artificial dichotomy with organic construction or armoring of the body, contrasting with patterns cut around the body as a canvas with soft draping. The palette can be described as muted watercolors with an array of nudes, blues, pinks and aquas. [Okay, these are their words, not mine! LOL]

The Look: To achieve this “sumo wrestler meets surfer” inspired look, Thakoon Panichgul, Eugene Souleiman, and Eva Scrivo collaborated for a finished style that demonstrates the contrast between tight and loose elements, which the collection encapsulates. A sleek, tight-to-the-head “seventh samurai” ponytail is sculpted on the top half, while leaving out loose, textured ends in a knot. Free-flowing, beachy waves left down in back allows the look to exude a variety of contradictory elements that don’t blend, but balance. Colored extensions add dimension and life to help form the overall shape. Wella Professionals colorist, Eva Scrivo, directed a team of Wella stylists to create customized extensions for 35 models! [Note: I just luv "fashionista" talk!]