Showing posts with label Coco Chanel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Coco Chanel. Show all posts

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

First Day of My Last Year


          Today I started senior year!! It's both excited and nerve-racking! I want to move on and go to college, but I'm also really scared about finding THE college and getting enough scholarship money. My first semester classes will be nice though...senior math/statistics, English 12-3, French 3, and yearbook. All fairly enjoyable classes that seem pretty chill.

On to some more important things...

AMAZING TRENDS FOR FALL

The runways for this season seem to have been exceptionally innovative and filled with trends we haven't seen for a while. Here are some I definitely have to try before the weather gets warmer...



(William Rast)

Head to Toe Denim
Denim has become the hottest fabric of the year…so how else to make a
statement in it, than to wear it all over? I just bought a denim button-down shirt
at Banana Republic that I am excited to wear with a new pair of jeans.


(Ralph Lauren)

Jewel-Tone Velvet
Velvet has made a come-back! When I was six I had a velvet little black dress...eleven
years later, the same look is on the fall runways. Although, it's gotten a bit of a make-over
since the 90's...at Ralph Lauren it was more elegant on long dresses paired with floral accents.


(ADAM)

Bulky Sweaters with Delicate Dresses
My favorite thing to do when making new outfits is creating contrast and that's what draws my attention to the looks at the ADAM show. Dresses where flowy and elegant, while they were worn with thick sweaters.  


(Blugirl)

Leopard
The best way to wear this crazy print is on one item, and the rest of the outfit kept simple and chic.
I am loving all the shoes and handbags that are coming out of this trend!


(Chanel)

The Tweed Mini-Dress
Thanks to Coco, Chanel is the master when it comes to tweed. This season Lagerfeld incorporated
 it into much more than just jackets. The best of the collection was the tweed mini-dress trimmed with fur.


(D&G)
Fair Isle Knits
There's nothing to get you into a cool-weather mood than festive fair isle sweaters.
Seen at D&G, this print would be fun to wear layered, belted, or with last fall's knee-high boots.


(photo credits: style.com & elle.com)

Saturday, July 11, 2009

“Elegance does not consist in putting on a new dress.”

Last night I watched "Coco Chanel," a movie about the woman behind the huge Chanel label. I loved the scenes of when she would be designing clothes and the times that she would go against what everyone else was wearing such as turning a pearl necklace around backwards, or wearing pants whenever she felt like it. It really was her free-spirit, determination, and originality that made her such a big success. She didn't care what other people thought of her, just as long as she could be herself. Tonight I'm going to an anniversary party and I've decided to use Coco as inspiration for my outfit. I have two little black dresses that I'm considering but I'm not quite sure which one to wear.
"Don't spend time beating on a wall, hoping to transform it into a door."