Romantic & Flowery

So, this year for the Spring / Summer collections, from runway to the stores, everything is covered with flowery prints and little romantic details:

Some of the looks tha Zara bring us this season

... and H&M

Here, some items that will make feel like a little bit of a romantic:

From xoxo.com

From topshop.com

By Temperley

By Juicy Couture

Get them at http://www.net-a-porter.com/

Not even the accesories are kept out of the floral trend ...

(You can get all these cool accesories at http://www.matildamatilda.com/)

... or the romantic one:






(Get all these beautiful items at luxedeluxe http://www.etsy.com/)


Check out these cute paper dolls by The Black Apple at http://www.etsy.com/

Have a nice t-day!

Summer is arriving for the North Hemisphere. Here, some fun suggestions for you all ...

http://www.fredflare.com/

H&M

Juicy Couture

Tracy Reese

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http://www.net-a-porter.com/

pepperhem

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http://www.etsy.com/

Italian Baroque Inspiration

This past weekend i went to the Museo Nacional de Arte Decorativo de Buenos Aires (Museum of Decorative Art of Buenos Aires) to visit especially an exposition about Cortesans Costumes of the Baroque Italy (from the 17th and 18th centuries).

That's me at the entrance of the Museum

Some of this costumes brought me a little reminiscence of some couture shows from the Spring Summer collections. See by yourself...

Christian Lacroix

Jean Paul Gaultier

Christian Lacroix

Chanel

Giorgio Armani Prive

And here are some of the men costumes:

The images from the shows are from vogue.co.uk

AP, Kate Moss, The White Wedding and rediscovering Nick Knight

Just a couple of days ago i got my Agent Provocateur newsletter in order to present their new Bridal Collection. But of course they did it in the most original way: trough six videos provided by the visionary photographer Nick Knight. The images were stunning and the history behind White Wedding (the story represented by Kate Moss, of course) was great.

(The films are exclusively available to view at www.showstudio.com)

But these videos left me wanting to see more of Knight's work. So i went through some research ...

Nick Knight is one of the world’s most influential photographers. He has won numerous awards for his editorial work for Vogue, Dazed & Confused, W magazine, i-D, and Visionaire, as well as for fashion and advertising projects for clients including Christian Dior, Alexander McQueen, Calvin Klein, Levi Strauss, Yohji Yamamoto and Yves Saint Laurent. His work has been exhibited at such institutions as the Victoria & Albert Museum, Saatchi Gallery, the Photographers Gallery and Hayward Gallery and recently The Tate Modern.  He has produced a permanent installation, Plant Power, for the Natural History Museum in London.


He also was in charged of the photographs for the 2004 Pirelli Calendar:






Nick Knight is also the director and founder of Showstudio.com, an "online fashion broadcasting company committed to pioneering, live fashion media".





Hope you liked it, i loved it.

When in May - North Hemisphere

May is a good month to start thinking what are going to be our must have for the summer (that is if you happen to live in the north hemisphere).

Here are some pieces that i picked from the "bright colors" trend that it's going to come this summer:

- A bright day outfit

Graham & Spencer green lime tank - See by Chloé skirt - Belle by Sigerson flats

- A bright blue top and a spaghetti strap top with a statement pattern

Milly neck halter top - Development top with zigzag pattern

- A printed bikini with cool flip flops and big sunglasses

Zimmerman bikini - Chloé sunglasses - Juicy Couture flip flops

- A bright clutch and big sunglasses

Chloé clutch - Mathew Williamson sunglasses

- Dark dress for the night with statements accesories

Proenza Schouler dress - Mathew Williamson beaded clutch - Christian Loboutin sandals

You can get all these items at http://www.net-a-porter.com/

Now, let's go with the "a more informal / cheaper" vertion of this trend:

- A bright day outfit

Mint green tank tunic - Polka dot skirt - Claire flats

- A blue polka dot blouse and a bold print tank

Bella polka dot blouse - Tokidoki tank top

- A printed bikini with cool fli flops and big sunglasses

Paul Frank bikini - Paul Frank stripped flip flops - Speed racer sunglasses

- Bright and fun accesories

Paul Frank ice cream clutch - Speed racer sunglasses

- A dark denim dress with statement accesories

Strech denim dress - Metallic clutch - Peep toe pumps

You can get all these items at http://www.fredflare.com/

Oh Milagros!

Wether on the street, the runway or at photoshots, Milagros Schmoll, the 18 years old argentinian model, always keeps me wanting to see more of her ...

One fashion book a day keeps the stylist away!

Either you are a book worm or not, every fashionista must have some fashion reads (and I’m not talking about Vogue or Haarper’s issues). In my opinion you have to, at least, have a fashion book in some of these categories:

Self Improvement / Style Guides

- How to walk in high heels? By Camilla Morton

Ok, this book truly is the Girl’s guide to everything! I would actually call it The Bible for the Modern Women. From how to fit everything in your handbag to how to rock with your iPod this woman not only knows what she is talking about but she makes it in a really funny style.

- The Goddess Guide by Gisele Scanlon

This book is kind of a scrapbook of tips, interviews, memories, advices, etc of the author’s adventures trough her stylish life. I loved this book not only because of its esthetics but because it is easy to read when your traveling or if you just want to know something about anything fashionable.

- Style A to Zoe by Rachel Zoe

I know that Rachel Zoe might not be the best person to ask for a fashion advice (except you want to look like a “over exited girl with bangles neohippie”) but some things she wrote in her book (if she even wrote it) are not that bad at all. Well, actually there are some completely rational advices that every stylish woman should put on use. (Besides was this one or “The extra half inch” by Victoria Beckham and I was NOT going to contribute with her bank account!).

- The little Black Book of Style by Nina Garcia

I haven’t read it but I looove Nina Garcia and her style so I know she can’t be wrong…with anything that relates to fashion.

Icons/Photography

Either you are a big fan of a pair of All Stars or Maddona, these kind of books are most of all inspirational (image wise speaking).

Some other examples …

- Fruits and Fresh Fruits by Shoichi Aoki

Street fashion from Japan. A must have.

Sociology

Ok, I admit that these kind of books are for fashionistas that are really really interested in the social side of fashion (otherwise you will want to kill yourself slowly while reading).

- El Imperio de lo Efìmero (L' Empire de l'èphémère) by Gilles Lipovetsky

This book answers some questions about the origins of fashion only to make us questions about its meaning in the present.

- El Sistema de la Moda y otros escritos (Systéme de la Mode) by Roland Barthes

This book questions fashion from a different point of view: trough the description of clothes, but also trough the social signs that make it possible.

Some other examples …

- The End of Fashion: How Marketing Changed the Clothing Business Forever by Teri Agins

This book tells all the backstage, all the things about fashion designers, all the things you wanna know. All with a lot of fashion industry information.

Diccionaries

Either it’s about fashion designers to clothes history these kind of books sometimes teach us things that a true fashionista must know.

- El vestidito negro (The Classic Ten: The True Story of the Little Black Dress and Nine Other Fashion Favorites) by Nancy MacDonell Smith

This is a great book, the writing is fresh, easy and interesting, and each chapter holds it's own.

- Fashion Now!by Terry Jones

This book contains a summary of the biographies and work of the most renowed fashion designers and the emerging talent on the fashion industry. Big reference book.

Other examples...

- Fashion (A Crash Course) by Andrew Tucker

It goes through history (in a rather disorderly way) and writes about the different fashions of the times, different designers and how time developed the current clothes we wear today.