Friday 29 November 2013

TO THE KNEE

Source: Louis Vuitton, Fashion Week 
Back in the summer of 2012, we saw the first execution of the midi hitting the highstreet. Fashion's secret Mad Men obsession took designers such as Louis Vuitton, Oscar de la Renta and a little Yves back in Autumn/Winter 2011, the midi set a dynamic, A ¾ length dynamic to be exact that sent the maxi skirt into the ‘so last 2010’. 


I was one of the many females to fall head over heels for the skirt. The conservative length exuberating 1950’s swing and the polished high waist is the ultimate statement, not forgetting lady like eloquence. In the summer, the first wave showed midi’s in the classic bright white and pink, pairing perfectly with a staple Breton  - we all have one of these lurking somewhere, surely. Women looked sailor chic and perfectly fitting for a 50’s esque tennis shoot. Is a McQueen neckerchief too far?

Source: Topshop Limited Edition
For those of us who’s love for the midi could not just be packed up in the case of summer cloves and shunned to the loft until next year, thanks Sir Phillip Green we have the winter midi. Hoorah Horrah you may sing, but once you realise the Taffeta fabrics in demure royally rich purple, golds turquoises, you will well and truly dance around the changing room as though you were Rosie in an M&S Christmas advert. What’s more, is that Topshop have even released a fully fledged satin silk midi, proving every girl can be the duchess they’d always dreamed to be this winter. Topshop initially executed theirs in mid-november, with the pilot run of deep pink selling out within 24hours. The standard was set, and outcame  the wave of variations. I happened to get my paws on one of these, and it is SO STOP STATEMENT that only minimal black (specifically pointed courts) is needed to pair it. If that isn’t enough persuasion, then here’s some more…
Source: River Island
Christmas tis the season to indulge in all of your sequin and glitter guilty pleasures that just simply are unjustifiable throughout the spring/summer months. River Island have simply rocketed to the top of the midi skirt trend fest, dressing their high wasted midi’s in sequins; quite literally, an essential for standing apart from the saturation of leather A-Line’s on the ice rink this winter. The sequin midi, revealing every girls inner show girl since 2013.


So ladies, are you a Betty or a Joan? It’s time to embrace femininity and classic style. Forget the 'frumpy dumpy' stigma on this A-Line; snap on your point courts, nip in your T and colour block your way into 50's film star fabulosity. Step out of the whirlpool of leather and tartan and dance for the love of all that is merry and taffeta this winter. 



Monday 25 November 2013

THINK PINK

It’s official. In amongst the sea of doubled breasted black coats, traditional Mac’s and inevitable duffle’s flocking the streets this month will you be no less than surprised to see a glowing burst of blossom pink from within the crowd. Never fear city goer, this is not the overly exuberant fashion slave once found in the art department; this is Fall 2013’s latest fashion glory, the pink coat.

Taking the catwalks of Fall 2013 into a bubblegum biosphere, audience’s were captivated back in February at Carven, the first of designers to transform coats from the dull and drab to a pink revolution. The Bugsy Coat, also seen at Melene Birger, enabled women to flaunt both trend and comfort in its thick wool and oversized design, but what’s more is that this has been the day anticipated by almost every female; a coat, that resembles the comfort and ease of my beloved dressing gown?! Undeniably, an essential to every girl’s wardrobe.

Source: Carven
At Celine, we saw an embrace sophistication. Thinner and cashmere fabrics boasted by streamline cocoon tailoring. The pink coat is suitably fabulous for the workplace, and we thank Phoebe Philo for making the pink coat less of a one trick pony, to shining every woman’s inner Lady Penelope. What better way to break that glass ceiling than with a strike of Celine’s feminine pastel punch.

Source: Celine                                     
The pink coat has been inevitably transferred onto the highstreet market, with Topshop, Zara and H&M all conveying their own adaptations of the unexpected ensemble. You may well have come across the wide open collars, the midi length’s and full frontal fluff textures. However something that is exceptionally worth scowering the pages of Net-a-Porter for is the ¾ length sleeves that shone at Jill Sander. Raff Simmons relentlessly integrates a class 1960’s twist into many look’s for the designer, and the pink coat alike. With a round collar to really make you the fastest swimming salmon, Jill Sander arguably wins.                                                                                                     
Source: Jill Sander                                                  
Source: Osman
Now, fashion bunnies. Yes, winter is inevitably damp and wet. The pink coat screams impracticality, and definitely your mothers worst nightmare as a child. That, and the overwhelming danger of stains however (steer clear of the party host’s glass of red when donning this day – night piece) should absolutely, 100%, not stop you from nabbing this beauty for as little as £59 on the highstreet. If the fever of incorporating it into your wardrobe is also a worry, throw on this darling faux fur lapel from ASOS; a little blush goes a long way for the black duffle.

Source: ASOS
                                               

Monday 21 October 2013