White is the new black

That's right, white is definately the new black for this spring and summer. As mentionned by Fashion Telivisions own Jeanne Beker as well as portrayed in numerous of different designers collections such as Alexander Wang, Thakoon, Cynthia Steffe, Dolce&Gabbana, Michael Kors and many more the white trend was clearly evident. What fascinated me the most is how versatile and easy it is to wear white and I was very curious as to why some of these designers didn't simply just go over the top with patterns and prints but instead they just stuck to the whites and this ended up becoming really a big focus in their entire collection. Even though these one of a kind designers might have gone straight to minamilist styles and colours as a basis for their collection there was also a large group of designers that avoided neutral colours and explored the essence of pattern and prints which was a framework to their new collection. I love how Alexander Wang, Michael Kors and even Dolce &Gabbana explored with white because they really took it to a whole new level my mixing and matching different pieces of clothing such as the vintage maxi skirts with white blazers or even white linen trousers and even though these outfits were all white they were still wearable, sophisticaed and elegant and anyone could do that. This inspiration is so simple to acheive in that people can throw on a complete white enemble from head to toe and they will still be on trend for this spring/summer 2011. My idea?, just replace all the black clothing that you might be constantly wearing out all the time with white clothing that way you will be able to acheive a polished more refined look while still keeping on trend. 

La Roux's Elly Jackson- Style Icon

One of my favorite artists by far is Elly Jackson from La Roux. Her techno kind of electric pop music is what always gets me u beat and I am in love with her unique, one of a kind voice. I love listening to her and my favorites from her last album is Going In For The Kill, Quick Sand, Bulletproof and Im Not Your Toy. Her voice is what propels me into constantly listening to all her songs. Each song has a different meaning behind it and her high pitched voice is what inspires me. Along with her phenomenal voice is her amazing style which also inspires me. Her red haired mo hock is what is so iconic and it drew me in as soon as I saw the cover of her first album. She's not afraid to take risks at all and her hair is what shows  off her personality and quirky style. What fascinates me is her ability to sing and have songs that are top hits while still maintaining her style and the way she presents her self both in person when performing live as well as music videos. She is known for her bold, statement jackets such as  her one of a kind blazers with small details and sequences as well as leather motorcycle style jackets. At times she also has a vintage style feel to her because of the vintage style long necklace and it always happens to compliment whatever outfit she is wearing. I recently happened to find an interview she's in on style.com and she explained to the interviewer that if one was to have a hairstyle just like hers they would have to incoperate their style with what their wearing so that it could complement the hair. She explained that "you can't just have this particular hair style I have if your not going to wear anything that complements it" meaning that you can't just assume that your compensating the hair style you have in terms of what you are wearing but you have to work around it and find amazing statement pieces that will complement that amazing hair style that you have, you can't just not have any sense of style at all. I loved the way she explained that and this will definitely be a motto I will live by as I am in the process of developing my own personal style. 

StockholmStreetStyle

Last week I decided to gaze the internet looking for more street style inspiration and I happened to come across this one website called: http://carolinesmode.com/stockholmstreetstyle/. It was interesting as well as inspirational to analyze photo after photo of different pictures taken of just random people off the street's and their overall style. The way they mixed and match different items of clothing to create one single, unique ensemble that not only shows how stylish they are but as well as their personality. The website happened to say that all the photos that were taken were in places and cities around Europe and it was really fascinating to see how people such as the one's shown in the pictures as well as some well known fashion icons and models, take trends that are shown on the runway and then explore with them. They go that extra step further by adding a pop of color or they even layer it up with different items of clothing. I love exploring street style and going through pictures of normal people and what they would typically wear on an everyday basis and how they would pair up a particular statement piece of clothing because it's just so inspirational to me. One can take for example a motorcycle leather jacket which is shown a lot on the runways and pair it up with an oxford sweater and button up shirt underneath and another person could just pair it this same style jacket with a chunky knit circle scarf, a plaid shirt and army style boots. The possibilities are endless when exploring with a way to wear a particular trend and I think the best way to actually see all these possibilities are on the streets in which you live or even places such as school or work. I spent almost every hour last week going through each photo in this website and it brought about a lot of inspiration to me as well choosing different ways to wear some of my clothes and what to pair them up with. Street style around me has really influenced my own individual style and the way I dress.

Fashion Goddess- Olivia Palermo

Although we all know Olivia Palermo as a backstabbing bitch on MTV's reality hit show The City she has  unbeatable style and is practically on every fashion magazine now a days because she's the one to always get it right. What I admire about her style is how she is able to stick with the trends of the season but build upon that and her own flare to what she wears and how she pairs up every item of clothing she has on. She always stands out with her vintage style pleated skirts, over the top tailored jackets and blazers, knit sweaters, oxford shoes and Hermes tote bags in every color you could possibly imagine and I think this is why the public is so drawn to her style and her ability to mix and match ensembles that look amazing.  Recently I heard that she was the new spokes girl for Mango which is a world renown store found in places such as America, Canada and even Europe. They consist of items of clothing that are always one of a kind pieces. Olivia's outfits are so versatile yet very wearable and I especially love how she is able to play it up at night at red carpet premieres by wearing structured, form fitting dresses while still balancing her street style with everyday outfits that are so trendy and tailored. She has inspirational style.

The Leather Trend

Leather is probably my most favorite trend to wear because it's so chique and trendy. At the moment I only own a pair of leather leggings and a black leather motercycle type jacket but my goal is to invest in a leather skirt and a leather dress if I can find a nice one. The leather trend was huge for the fall/winter 2010 season and it definately dominated the runways for this spring as well. It's not the old style leather statement pieces that were worn back in the day when our parents were in their 30's but it's a more up to date version that includes classy slim fitting leather jackets, leather tailored trousers, leather pleated skirts, leather blazers, versitile leather dresses, leather leggings as well as shearling leather jackets which more so fit in with the aviator trend for fall/winter 2010. Leather was found in most designers collections and was espeacially a main focus in collections such as Balmain, Acne, DSquared, Rag and Bone and many more.

I find it really intresting that for the next season coming up-fall/winter 2011, the designers were able to take the leather trend a step further by exploring with different colours and styles of clothing. It was amazing to see that the different colours of leather clothing really stood out on the runways because they were constructed in such a way that these paticular items are so wearable but yet classy because of the strong, shiny black material. The exploration of different colour statement pieces of leather clothing were most effectivily shown in the Acne collection for fall/winter collection (to see a picture of this collecton go to one of my older blog posts), only because they did such a great job pairing up the different leather pieces with pieces such as trousers, skirts and blazers and this made each outfit look even more elegant. They even explored with leather by making leather overalls which I thought was quite fascinating. There are thousands of ways to wear leather and I think that a must have staple every girl should own in their closet is a leather jacket because it can be worn with almost every item of clothing you have! Now a days there is no excuse to find a leather fitted jacket because they can be found at pratically any big clothing store such as H&M, Aritzia or even Zahra.

Burberry Prorsum Pre-Fall 2011 Collection

Every single detail and piece of clothing left me breathless when I first saw this collection. I needed to own it all!  When seeing it for the first time it was just so trendy and gorgeous. The outrageous and extravagent jackets were what stood out for me the most. I love how Burberry Prorsum incoparated the orignal tan brown trench coat and then they were able to play off of this idea by taking it a whole step further by adding fur to the back and sides and by changing the colour, material,they belted it with big leather belts and made the models wear thigh high black leather heeled boots. This collection really shows the overall theme of elegance when looking at all the different style of jackets,wide leg trousers, blazers and long dresses. It's weird to say, but I really love how there is no consistant style because in a way each individual outfit is very different than the other like for example, almost eight or more of the outfits shown consist of a trench style coat but they are shown very different individually because of all the small details which make each one unique. I think this is also because of the many colours used such as the olive greens, whites, blacks, blues and greys which effectivley show the entire mood for fall and the colours that should be worn for this fall. What I also love about this collection is that even though all the outfits are trendy and the jackets are so elegant, everything is still very wearable because these jackets can be worn both in the fall as well as the winter and can protect you from the cold and keep you warm yet you can still look put together and trendy. One jacket that paticullarly stood out for me in this collection is the shiny navy long down jacket because it was so unique and different than let's say the average trench coat or a wool jacket. I myself have a shiny black long down jacket from uniqlo and I practically wear it with almost everything I have in y closet because it goes with everything I wear and it's also a great substitute to the old black wool jacket that I used to own. For next fall I am definately going to invest a trench coat such as the ones shown in this amazing collection.