New York fashion week fall 2012 favorites

New York fashion week bookmarks for fall 2012:
Red Valentino, Calla, Jill Stuart, 

Karen Walker, Rachel Comey, Giulietta,

Anna Sui, Steven Alan, Rachel Antonoff

Haute Couture spring 2012

Even if you are not Wall Street Journal devoted reader, most of us became familiar over past years with global economic situation more than ever. In a world that suffers a terrible crisis it’s very hard to believe that someone has hundred thousand or million of something for a dress. Apparently some have. Despite of the crisis there is notable increase in couture sale lately. What happens in Paris twice a year for common folk is a dream, art, air of inspiration or at least we think it should be. For those who are buying, unless they organize private fittings or shows, it’s another shopping tour. So, as common sense tells, it would be naive to think that couture is happening for the common folk as you and me. Or that couture is a part of private dream of designer that shares his expression with you and me. It’s a market thing that most of us, the observers can hardly understand. So is it a vision or a dream what we saw in Paris for the spring? What causes our admiration? When looking at most of the couture designs, do you question yourself how did those involved in making of haute couture applied all those details because it seems that there’s no thread and these are glued with invisible something. You have to ask that every time when you look at Chanel couture. This spring Karl’s stewardesses have the uniforms with for example pouf sleeves that are standing in pouf despite the weight of the beads or sequins. Instead of the woolen caps, the girls have feathers in the hair and are decorated with camellia-shaped brooches. The Karl’s punk private jet has a color of sky. Another collection connected with sky or better to say heavenly creatures was that of Valentino. Valentino Victoriana was really divine. Long dresses that remind of walking costumes from the past, look like they are made for lovely models with a soft hair that are running through the grass on the idyllic countryside for some Lula Mag editorial. On the hands they have mesh gloves with lace appliqués and with just one look at the sky they are happy for the life. Romantic silhouettes, high neck ruffled collars, organza bows, sweet cutouts, finest lace, floral prints….what else we need for the carefree and a sweet life?

PHOTOS VIA VOGUE.IT, VOGUE.COM

cold times

shopping time; cake tins

Oh oh how I adore vintage cake tins. Actually I have thing for round boxes, so hatboxes and cake tins are my thing. It’s very hard to find these in good condition, which is I believe very important if you will use them in kitchen. So I spent some time window-shopping online to find the new ones that are vintage inspired. Cake tins are really smart little things, not just practical for the storage of sweets but for many other things. If you ask me I would have a house full of cake tins. Oh that would be a lovely house.

So what I’ve found online;

1. This Is Pretty cake tins in regency style £16.80, here

2. Brompton Rose cake tins £24.00, here

3. Scarlet Bakes tins £22, here

4. Sweets, biscuits, cakes cake tins £12.95, here

5. Fairy Cakes, Eggs and Jelly Cake Tins £23.99, here

Educational Resource*
Students earning an interior design degree online study design techniques
like incorporating unique items into rooms (like cake tins!).

Dancing Friday

 STEVEN ALAN CYNTHIA DRESS, LOULOU LOVES YOU BOW

Friendship of pale pink and black

It was the colour combination that Luella Bartley couldn’t resist so among the lovely shopping bags few times sneaked in catwalk look in this colour combination. And was always pretty. It’s the colour combination perfect for the cardigans; a black trim gives the grown-up vibe to girls that want to dress like cupcakes. Milly satin-trimmed cardigan is just like that, so is Orla Kiely two-toned cardigan from autumn collection. Blush and black is colour combination that Karl Lagerfeld recognizes as the friend for Chanel’s black and white. Especially in couture when creates a dream with charming black contrast. Do you remember Chanel’s double strap Mary Janes with just a bit of black? I almost bought similar version at Asos, but every time I saw refined Chanel satin around Alexa Chung’s toes of I gave up. Pale pink would be perfect colour for the walls and black oval frames. And polka dots or hearts…you almost hear them sing when on the light shade of pink. Blouses can be also devoted to this friendship… with or without a detail, and with a good pair of black skinny jeans on legs. And this combination is easy for DIYs… just imagination and satin ribbons are what you need. These tender pastel tones are kissing the dark like in dream…