The Vauxhall Fashion Scout Merit Award gives one designer per season the opportunity to show their work as part of the London Fashion Week off-schedule. As part of the February 2010 fashion week, Hermione de Paula was given the chance to send her collections down the catwalk in front of assembled press, buyers and fashion [...]
As it usually happens, right after I receive, unpack and try on yet another pair of shoes (boots, sandals, flats etc) I immediately start looking around for another object of my desire for the near future. And sure enough, it always pops up and I just have to have it. Again. Even though my current footwear possessions fall out of the two closets that we have, all the while demanding better living conditions. And I prefer not to think about the Amex bill which will be arriving at the end of the month.
Still, the shoe du jour these days is this transparent’n yellow sandal from Beatrix Ong. It’s very bright and summery and check out the lovely bow at the back!
These sandals call for a flirty summer dress a la 50-s and Lucille Ball but nobody says we should listen
Found at www.beatrixong.com
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The series of Pinky Swear are some of the richness of being a woman. Some like to think that women want it all, but why not?
Then there are some who are quite convenience that women are a species from No Man’s Land, with one word that defines them, DRAMA! Well, that might be a fair argument; after all, drama is a close companion of a woman’s life.
I mean come on, there are the once a month “uncle red visits”, the birth control hormones “flip flops”, the child bearing years and the pressure to find Mr. Right then pursue him into marriage.. And oh, oh, don’t forget the latest demands: “thin as a nail”, defy gravity, educated, Independent, career and have the perfect family….
All this without drama? REALLY? Fact is drama is a stress release for women…
SOME of the times…..
“PINKY SWEAR”. what’s a girl to do?.. coming soon to Vidas Closet vidascloset.blogspot.com
You know I really don’t care if this skirt is Armani Exchange, to me Armani is Armani is Armani. A/X is the accessible Armani, it is
inspired by street chic culture, fashionable dance music and everything
that signifies freedom and personal style. A/X is the youthful label
created by Italian designer Giorgio Armani and launched in 1991. I
grabbed the skirt size 4, and then decided to check out the denim
section and thank the goddesses up above, because I found these black
denim Versace
mens jeans size 29. For Spring, Donatella Versace was telling everyone
who went backstage that she’d been inspired by Tim Burton’s Alice in
Wonderland. “I loved the idea of that fantasyland,” she said. Really,
though, you didn’t need to know that to appreciate the fact that this
was Versace redux – the Gianni heyday of the early nineties retooled in
a gloriously confident way. I ended up paying .00 for the two items
combined which is kind of like being in fantasyland!
Retail value for Versace jeans is anywhere from 5-520. I love a good bargain and
just don’t know how to say no to paying .50 for a pair of Versace
jeans. Could you? Please check out The Thrifters Boutique located on top right corner and follow me on Twitter & Facebook. Toodles for now. Daniel
We got a lot of great response to the launch of www.retailblogging.com. We also got a lot of questions. So I figured I’d answer them all in this post.
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Injected in the textures of tartans and checks, the colors produce an unexpected blurred impression. The contrast between transparency and solidness creates a new aesthetic that conjugates the vocabulary of confidence and fragility. An ergonomic approach to constructions with a meticulous display of slits and darts that discreetly disclose the body. The use of Velcro generates mutable garments in a continuous interplay of applications and functional elements that reveal the sheerness of silk crêpe insertions. Fragments of coats morph into dresses that partially expose the shoulders balancing rigor and delicacy. Silk chiffon panels amplify the movement feminizing the sober, precise appeal of dresses and a single breasted coat. Jackets, partially collarless, with a pronounced shoulder line and a sinuous cut are combined with either knee-length or mini skirts; deeply slitted they add a feminine note to a corporate look. Accurately fitted dresses are check-lined to create a disciplined yet sensual outlook. The same idea is applied to the jumpsuits, where the precision of suiting integrates elements of tailoring into a streamlined body-consciousness. All-over patterns give the knitted body-suits a dynamic appeal while maintaining the stately grace of a determined woman, as do the knitted top and skirt combinations. Barely stitched ankle-boots cleanly complete the silhouette whilst Velcro-straps across the soles of mid-calf boots empower the attitude. – from Jil Sander *Images courtesy of Jil Sander
A radical redefinition and reproportioning of the iconic aesthetic of the power women, with a dynamic silhouette. The fragmentation of traditional daywear renovates the wardrobe, energizing the timeless appeal of executive tailoring and conceiving a paradigm of cuts, patterns and surfaces. Classic suits and tailleurs as well as traditional and rooted materials such as flannels, wools, boucles and cashmeres are animated with bright interventions of colors. Red, pink, orange, yellow and green break into the institutional tailoring, reviving the pattern of pinstripes and jacquards.
The theme of fragmentation returns in the accessories: elongated bags, functionally constructed, contrast with maximized belt-handles and bold golden hardware. The surfaces of brushed tartans and jacquards let the bags appear as an extension of the ready-to-wear, as do the fabric-padded boots.
*Images courtesy of vmagazine.com
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Photo: Emma Cross
