Flirts in red

Although I was immune for a long time on excitement caused by Lana Del Rey, I must admit that Summertime Sadness is constantly on repeat on my Ipod lately. Touched?! It would perhaps be wrong word, since I already have my own thematic choreography (Tacky, I know). Precisely, Miss Del Rey’s verse where she dramatically sings about the red dress and big hair inspired me on the lookout for perfect autumn red dresses.
From Italian brand Vivetta that has always been on the sweet side of fashion, are available two red beauties. Martedi dress with long sleeves and scalloped inserts and bustier Sofia in prom style, both equally feminine and elegant. Orla Kiely again pleased her fans with red beauty in her collection, which for Fall 2012 is strappy party dress made of very expensive and comfortable ottoman fabric. And we didn’t yet forget the short-sleeved beauty with bow on waist from Orla’s Resort collection. The well-fitted red dress is already a star per se, so I believe in minimalistic ways of embellishments. More than appropriate for sweet moments would be pair of Charlotte Olympia kitty flats. While for the times of decadence, I would pick Valentino ballerinas with studs from Fall Noir capsule collection. Very welcomed is big hair or chignon in 1960s style, of course. (Think of Pattie Boyd.) I would finish ensemble with small pieces of gold jewelry or contrast bag. (Think of Alexa Chung during Paris S/S 2012 Season in dress from Valentino Red with bows on the shoulders.) Now that we have the perfect red dress, all we need are dinner dates and lot of pretty invites. 

Call us little flirts, but that’s who we are.

COLLAGE INFO; ORLA KIELY STRAPPY DRESS, VIVETTA MARTEDI DRESS, ORLA KIELY BOW DRESS, VIVETTA SOFIA DRESS, CHARLOTTE OLYMPIA KITTY FLATS, DEENA & OZZY SLIPPERS FROM URBAN OUTFITTERS, BALLERINAS FROM VALENTINO NOIR ROCKSTUD FALL 2012 COLLECTION- AVAILABLE AT VALENTINO STORES; IMAGES: EDIE CAMPBELL AS PATTIE BOYD FROM LULA, DANCING GIRLS FROM LULA, MARIANNE FAITHFULL (UNKNOWN)

Paint It Red

Red color is the warmest color in the spectrum and one of the colors that catches our eye most immediately. If it’s to believe in psychological research, that’s the exact color that should be our seducing tool. Generally, people associate red with love, anger, passion or violence. In politics symbolizes socialism and revolution, on the streets is the warning sign. In China is associated with courage, loyalty, honor, success, fortune, fertility, happiness, passion, and summer. In fashion we are most likely to associate color with Valentino gowns, Marilyn Monroe, Warhol, Halston, Pretty Woman Dior gown, Givenchy on Audrey Hepburn in Funny Face, Louboutin soles, tongue on Rolling Stones tee or Chanel lipstick. Interesting is that on one side can be symbol of tackiness and on the other can make an icon out of femme. Can it be that is sometimes tacky because we will spot the faux pas with the cut, fabric or style of a red outfit faster than that of the black outfit?
This year in fashion, red means that this color found its place on runaway and in the shops. If you just search for the Red on runaway look finders, it will pop out more than thousand images and it varies from tones of orange, terracotta, jazzy and Bordeaux.
Some of designers had idea of complete femme fatale till some were just coquettish with the reddish prints. Altuzarra and Nanette Lepore, with red velvet dressed 21st century Vampirella and edgy Maria Antoinette, while Givenchy with a red suit dressed a hot businesswoman. Balmain and Isabel Marant let the red leather pants down the runaway, Ronson was playing with the red a la thrift shop and Jiri Mendel made of it charming pleated dresses. Yigal Azrouël find the perfect balance of bright red, which we cannot state for many designer. Lot of them wished that Valentine’s Day lives whole year, so the coats and small leather goods in red overwhelmed the runaway. Is someone out there trying to squeeze into more and more catwalk reports? Thanks God no one was painting fur in the red. No matter, I loved Oscar de la Renta pea coat with fur-trimmed hemline that reminds on coat Holly Golightly was wearing while trying to purchase a gift for 10$ at Tiffany’s.
So if you are not sure whether you fancy the red this season or how to dose it properly keep it minimalistic. If you won’t shop the red carried away with invasion, good old T-Shirt in red will do enough for ladylike or military combination on jeans. Or your dress can sometimes peep out of your black coat, like on Margaret Howell runaway. But if you'll experiment, you are blessed with supply of reddish goods everywhere you turn.



From left to the right; Samantha Pleet, Laurence Pasquier, TV, Asos fall lookbook, Mark Fast RTW fall 2010

is misslikey missing red???

I was recently peaking at some photos and I realized I don't have any red items in my closet. And when I was checking photos on style.com I asked myself am I missing something. Is red color back back??

Nicole Richie and stunning Sienna Miller

Theodora Richards and Poppy Delevingne
p.s. I am trying to add a little color into my closet lately. I am really thinking about buying something cheerful. Thought my friends don't believe this.
p.i.s.s. You should read moi's explanation why I am color blind and why I want to change that on lelaModa.
photos via style.com