Few moments ago, Elie Saab showcased his latest collection and I couldn’t be any more madly in love than I am right now. I’m in a state of trance caused by all these shoes, long capes and artisticly sown dresses. I gathered some photos so that you can have an idea of what I’m talking about and perhaps join me in my hour of insanity. Mannequins walked down the runway along with “I Love You” by Woodkid (a song I’m constantly replaying ever since my ears captured Woodkid’s desperate [used in a meliorative context] vocals and the euphoric rythmes). I mean could you expect anything less from the brilliant Elie? What amazes me more is that he was at Tod’s today while he had an international show to put on few hours later, according to my first Chinese friend Eugenia.

xxo

Sorry for the bad quality images, I just wanted to share this with you as soon as possible.

Thank you.

I’ve been having less time for blogging on here because I’m planning on moving out and changing apartments here in Paris since my 6-months lease in my current place is over now. How do you know you’re childhood is officially over? When you start worrying about rents, leases, warranties, furnitures an sink installments… Makes you wanna come, right? I’ll probably be moving to ‘rive gauche’ which is the chicer, wealthier part of the city where you can find a typical man on a bike, wearing a stripped white sweatshirt whilst carrying a baguettes and a pack of cornichons. Anyways, along the thoroughly done packing, I found some time with my beloved friend Anne to surf the web and we came across a photo of the Margiela x H&M collection. It’s menswear, a wool coat that looks so versatile that it can be worn with anything from denim to preppy black clothing. SO. I head this incredible idea of using my Zara, inspired by this Margiela coat. I mean, this Zara coat is stuffed with wool and is made out of it from the inside, so I turned it inside out and wore it like it was made that way! And believe it or not, I kinda love the Margiela-inspired look. The only problem is the pockets hemlines and stitchings that sort of show on the sides. But, I mean I’m still falling for this woolen look thing, especially with black denim shirt that I happen to own. Check check this this out.

xxo

(So that’s the coat from the Margiela collection, I find it to be pure beauty, dontcha?)

from Refinery29

And then that’s what I did…

Zara everything.

Personally, and for me, the most anticipated show of Milan fashion week got to be Prada. I mean, hoards of media, fashion and entertainment people patiently await the arrival of the new collection. They desperately try to acquire the latest pieces that Miuccia showcases every season on anorexic mannequins catwalking in the fashion capital of Italy. The Prada empire that became the Emperor itself hasn’t attained this overly-wide position in the fashion industry because of endorsements, nor trends. Miuccia Prada, the pioneer, transformed her inherited brand into an inaccessible luxury, far far away from democratized fashion goods. But the difference between Prada and another high-luxury brand is that the former focused on a pretty simple motto: ‘It’s Prada, it’s beautiful, and you can’t have it’. I believe that this theory is applicable on two facets, first one is that Prada is $$$, so only 3% of the masses can afford to keep it in their closets. And the other reason is that the styling they adopt in their campaigns or on the runways create the demand that -greedy- humans have into a need, a physiological one. Anywho, I’m not gonna blabber more about the elitism of Prada, but I wanted to comment on the new Fall 2013 collection we witnessed few days ago in Milano, Italia. A collection that was somehow different from everything we were used to seeing on the runway for the past few years.

Miuccia Prada’s biggest influences for this collection were actually her previous ones. If you could focus closely on the garments and silhouettes of this Fall 2013 collection, you could identify some elements that were déjà reflected, or should I say… Elements that somehow existed in a before Prada show. But the thing is that this collection was all about Miuccia getting personal with her design abilities, showing off her obsessions, her fantasies, her like’s and mainly her emotions. I mean, sure it is fashion week but it was more about the whole ambience of the show, the small creatures (such as birds and cats) that were moving in the background, the silhouettes and the mystery of being in a movie, a vintage one.

We saw oversized coats, waisted belts and sculpted bag that came in different material like animal skin. Some suits also infiltrated the collection, very preppy ones, a little big of course, but the belts were almost forever present on each model to sculpt her waist. Belts that varied between hard-metal and wide leather belts, glassés for sure. Onto another level (literally), the camouflage Miuccia exercised around the skirts hemlines was pretty noticeable.

A personal favorite detail I noticed on the catwalk was the excessiveness of the wrist-sleeve volume. Either it was the fur enrobing the wrists or just the coats’ sleeves that were sown to give this volume for the area, it is pretty major!

However, I’ll leave the combination of dresses and casual wear mixed together for you to judge guys!

So, on a scale from 1 to 10, rate Miuccia and her latest womenswear collection.

I really like today’s outfit because of the monotoned allure it gives to the overall ambiance… Fashion week just kicked off in NY, so this month I’m spending hours everyday on Style.com contemplating the latest looks from international designers. I hope there will be lots of jumpsuits because I feel they make the world a whole lot prettier…

On another matter, I noticed that latest purchases -tops, specifically- this season were mostly white, offwhite and light beige just like these two Celine garments. I’ve been keen on owning light-colored shirts, blouses and jackets ever since I lost weight here in Paris (incredible how I’ve always had a car to use back home and now I have to walk about 2 miles on average everyday).

Another thing I’ve been hooked on to is this new collection Lacoste blue-marine coat made from sheep wool. It’s been keeping me very warm during the icy cold days in France, plus it’s long and that’s exactly what I was looking for, above-the-knees length.

After the plain-colored garments I wore, I had to add a special something, that would kind of enrich the overall look so I put on this vintage bicycle necklace I got from a friend. And then I found out I was right, it sharpened my appearance after all.

Lacoste coat. similar here

Zara top. similar here

Zara pants. similar here

Tod’s shoes. 

Vintage necklace.

This is mostly for you guys -or homo chicks, in some cases. For this year’s Valentine’s day, here are my top 5 picks as presents. Sure some of these are quite expensive but getting inspiration from this set I created can do you no harm so man up and start shopping! 

Disclaimer, if you’ve been dating for several years now, I think inspiration isn’t for you, unlike others, you’re gonna have to pay the whole thing. Don’t fall for the “Valentine’s day isn’t important for my baby, all I need is you”. She might mean that but the other part she didn’t really declare is: “… all I need is you, along with YSL, Godiva and some Tiffany & Co. to seal the deal.” The more expensive the gift is, the more likely you’re popping the cherry on the 14th of this month -another argument in your favor.

A structured red Valentino dress with no sleeves and preppy details all along the average-long dress resembling to pointy waves if I must say. Another stunner are these pumps from Sergio Rossi embellished with Swarovski crystals, crowned with a suede upper and an open-toe. Then comes the Calibre de Cartier watch for men with 18k rose gold, although very pricey ($28,000) but I couldn’t think of any perfecter time-keeper to hold on your wrist.Illesteva shades with round frames and a chic glass iridescent purple and don’t worry about UV protection, they’ve got that covered too. And Finally, the little cute satchel I found during an online shopping spree that kind of reminds me of the infamous PS1 bag, but this is the less-formal version of it, although the PS1 bag couldn’t look any more casual. Check out this F&F satchel that costs as much as 3 jars of Nutella or two Durex packs.

xxo

1- RED Valentino dress here

2- Sergio Rossi pumps here

3- Calibre de Cartier watch for men here

4- Illesteva sunnies here

5- F&F satchel  here