Week 7/21 best dressed

Fall 2013 Fashion

I find that as the years go by the more I dread the three months that are summer. Every year it’s the same I anticipate the summer months then BOOM right in the middle of July I yarn for the comfort of the fall to somehow release me from the heat waves that I am trapped in . There is just something about the different layers and textures of autumn that excites me. Fall 2013 is filled with possibilities from oversized trousers to funky furs this is the year for experiment!

Lookbook: 'Virgos Lounge' playing with colors for spring/summer 2013

  London based fashion house Virgo's Lounge  released their 2013 spring/summer collection, serving us with a safari theme filled with sliver /gold mealics, bedazzled florals and lace. The line is fun and extremely wearable, consisting of electric blazers and maxi skirts that are sure to be a summer favorite amongst fashionista.

Street style- Somewhere in Barcelona

Photographer - Matti Hiling

New faces - Estelle Dévé

  French born jewelry designer Estelle Dévé is making quit a name for herself. Since Launching her jewelry line in  2008, Dévé has been featured in editorals such as ELLE Singapore, Vogue Australia, Oyster, Nylon Japan, YEN and RUSSH, and major online sites  like Another, The Daily Mail, and The Guardian.

    Dévé approach at jewelry making is not only a breath of fresh air but its quit impressive, she is giving statement jewelries a whole new look by blending classic pieces with sci-fi inspired aesthetic mixed with hints of retro archetypes. Her creations are eyecatching and intriguing with reminisces of prestigious historical eras. Dévé has an eye for style which is not only evident in her collection but her day to day choices.

   Though  Dévé doesn't mind taking risk with her creations when it comes to her personal style she tends to play it safe, avoiding trends and staying comfortable with classic pieces. Her daily wear consist of blue jeans and tshirt paired with gold statement jewleries that bring life to her outfifs.

The importance fashion

  We live in an artistic world and fashion is one of the many forms of art that is avalible to us, but  far too often its labeled as a form of vainty rather than self expression.

  Though clothing is a necessity, critics alike have been pointing fingers at the fashion industry  for some time now claiming it promotes false standards of beauty and self indulgence. While, there is some truth to those notions fashion also has its positive aspects that are often not mentioned .
 
  Fashion employs millions of people around the globe .The industry is perhaps the only one of its kind that welcomes women and gay men with open arms giving them the power to run the creative aspects of it.

  From design production, sales, and even photography the fashion industry has contributed to the worlds economy greatly.The Chinense spends $150 billion on clothing, or 1.6% of GDP.[1] which is  $112 per person. On average,  France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK and the US spends $1,150 per capita on clothing, or 2.6% of GDP. Global GDP in 2008 was $61 trillion, which is  2% of its GDP on clothing.

  As heart wrenching as it maybe  a majority of us won't ever walk the red carpet in that Alexander McQueen gown or feel the warm sensation of that  cashmere chanel sweater against our skin. But, fashion is more than just labels and price tags its the oldest  form of self expression and as human beings we long for the feeling of acceptance and beauty that fashion offers us.

   Fashion  is not meant to damage our self esteems or create false perspection of beauty the goal is to simply provide clothing that boast our confidence all while giving us the power to introduce ourselves to society without speaking. It expresses our identity and culture by showing our own combination of walking art. Designers,  make clothes off of their own inspiration, and our imagination makes the rest.

Street style - Somewhere in south Africa

Why she matters - Grace Coddington

"If Wintour is the Pope . . . , Coddington is Michelangelo, trying to paint a fresh version of the Sistine Chapel twelve times a year,” Time magazine (2009)

   Grace Coddington, is prehaps fashion best kept secret and the master mind behind the pages of vogue.  The mystery that surrounded her was unfolded for all to see In the 2009 documentary "the September issue."

  Coddington tremendous talent is what got her her position but, its her will to stay true to the art that is fashion and never caving in to what's "in"  is what has kept her in an industry as fierce as  fashion  for so many years.

    Working with some of the greatest photographers including including Helmut Newton, Mario Testino, Annie Leibovitz and Snowdon Coddington has created nothing but art, since that fine morning in 1988 when she was appointed her job as creative director of vogue.  Coddington first got her taste of the industry when she won a modeling contest at age 17 and has since transcended fashion to not just what meets the eye but into a story filled with creativity and heart wrenching passion.

"I was never considered beautiful anyway. I was a character. Not a beautiful blonde with blue eyes."said Coddington, "Beauty is not about perfection. I prefer imperfections – it's much more interesting."

  Though vogue was an already successful brand before Coddington joined the team her raw talent shiffted the image from luxury fashion to extreme creativity, that cant be match.

Style showdown : Solange Knowles vs Folake Huntoon

    Songtress Solange Knowles and blogger  Folake Huntoon of stylepantry.com are two of our favorite fashionistas. These two ladies not only know how to color coordinate to perfection but they manage to wear print on print like its no one business  

 Though these ladies are practically fashion twins through intensive research (umhmm.... pinterest) we managed to pinpoint their minor style differences 

check out what we found out below: 

Folake style is more classic 

Solange is much more electric 

                 She also has a thing for the 70s ! but she doesn't wear much jewelry 

Solo  is all about accessorizing  

Naomi Campbell for Numero Russia

I think its safe to say that Naomi Campbell will be a supermodel forever. She recently graced the cover of the first ever edition of Numero Russia . Photographer Sebastian Kim captured Naiomi as she flaunted her killer legs reminded us why she is indeed the queen of the runway.

Print on prints with Stella Jean

The obsession with prints has spread like wild  fire! From runway shows to the closest of our favorite fashionista, prints are literally everywhere. Fashion houses like Kenzo and Mara Hoffman incorporated it in their fall 2013 collection. But it was new comer Stella Jean who took print mania to a whole new level by dedicating a whole collection to it.The half Haitian half Italian designer used traditional African textures and vibrant colors to create pieces that are current and trendy.  

Check out her collection below