L.A.M.B.: The Hippest Afro-Beat Party You've Never Been To

You can almost hear the music as you look at pictures from Gwen Stefani‘s spring 2011 collection for L.A.M.B. According to reports from the show, people were dancing in their seats.

This is definitely one of my favorite shows. It looks like Stefani (and her team of talented designers) pulled from various influences: Kenya, the Caribbean ocean, menswear, Ivory Coast.

We will all be wearing white this spring, btw.

There’s a vibrancy, a rhythm to the garments.

Each piece keeps the eye moving.

And when Stefani played with proportion and shape, even if the results were wacky, it looked like fun.

If the models are smiling, you know it’s a good time!

With so many African elements — kente cloth, Masai-inspired neck rings — there’s bound to be some discussion about cultural appropriation. Is the inspiration okay here because it’s got its own twist? Because there’s a feeling of global celebration? Or is it like, first Gwen Stefani wore a bindi, then she went Harajuku, now she’s all up in Ghana’s business?

I don’t know. I only know I like these dresses.