How to wear a white dress?

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Garance

For this summer, I am craving this type of shirt dress: white, short, fresh, light, cool.

I did a lot of research (the one in the picture is Thakoon) and tried a lot of them (I tried on an Alaïa at Colette that’s still imprinted on my retina)(as well as the price tag) but each time something was just off…

I found out that the problem is that actually, a white dress can easily look pretty bland and way too waspy (Can you say that? What would be the equivalent in French, BCBG? Bon chic bon genre?)…

Like, with ballet flats it’s freaky, way too proper, not cool at all, -12 on the Altimeter of Fashion.
With sneakers it’s not bad but it casualizes (let’s say that’s a word) the dress too much.
With high heels, well you kinda have to want to go around in heels in summer. I don’t.
With Birks, I don’t think I am ready.
With Birks AND socks, why not? But would I stand the weird looks? (Oh, do you want to talk about the subtle difference between Birks with or without socks or are you just extra tired of hearing about those shoes?)

With mmmm…
With combat boots, like in the picture?
Naaaaaaa, I love it. But it’s not for me.

Gladiators? Espadrilles? Flip flops?

What would you wear?

Adorable

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Garance

I don’t remember where I took this picture and I don’t know who this girl is, but I’m in love with this light cape with the white shirt and all the little jewels. Adorable.

At Wendy’s

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Garance

Here are some photos I shot last weekend at the Wendy Nichol store and atelier in Soho.
I really like her bags – they are all handmade, right there, with beautiful skins.

My favorite is the little black bucket bag. It’s very chic, and I have the feeling that it’s kind of a New York girl secret – and I’m telling you that because it took me a while to figure out what the bag was that every cool girl was wearing.

Pretty cool! Do you like it?

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The Spring Coat

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Garance

As some of you have noticed in my videos, I’m crazy about coats. I think I like them even more than bags and shoes. Plus they kind of have a skinnying effect so if your boyfriend jeans are starting to fit you or if you’re not up to date on your Jillian Michaels, get out a nice coat and everything is forgiven. Well don’t go as far as wearing it in bed, but…

Now the thing is that the temperature is going up (it was so hot in New York yesterday!) and I feel kind of naked without my coats on.
But the other thing is that the springtime trend is light coats, oh yeah!

(What? Were all the designers inspired by my videos or something?)(Bahahaha)

So here I am jumping head first into this spring trend.

I totally fell in love with Keisha’s jacket here, a most sublime Zara (So cool that I believe they are out of stock) but anyway, it would be a little too long for me. And here are some others that I’m just dying for….

Yeah, don’t get your hopes up though. This one by Dries Van Noten is pretty much sold out everywhere you check (Unless you know something I don’t?) but I love the other ones as well.

Anyway… Which one do you like best?

Keisha is wearing this Zara coat, and awesome shorts from OAK. The other coats are Rochas, Miu Miu, Jil Sander and Topshop!

The Rings

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Garance

Chez Valentino

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Garance

I was strolling through the Valentino boutique in Milan, when I stopped in front of these necklaces.

I love the attention given to the presentation of the accessories- I don’t even know if the collars were on sale, but it’s perfect. It really brings modernity to the necklaces.

I asked if I could take pictures, and after a phone call, I was told I could. Of course I got a little greedy and started shooting the whole store. And a couple of days later I did the same thing at the Paris store, which just opened.

Total love. I love the mix of materials, I love the beautiful wooden stairs that fill the space, the lamps, and obviously, the wonderful dresses.

It’s important to visit the stores of the brands we love. Everybody should do it! Even if you don’t buy anything, being able to see the beauty of the clothes up close is purely ravishing.

Do you remember my Valentino video?

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Pardon My French/This Is Trending: Paris

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Garance

Here is a new This Is Trending! Kissseeeeeeeeees!

Things I Can Do Right Now #3

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Garance

This might be the easiest Thing I Can Do Right Now yet: carry your bag as a clutch!

On almost every runway, we have seen handbags of all shapes and sizes carried as clutches. I love clutches and this trick makes every bag in my closet work as one– just be sure you put your arm through the handles so you don’t have a runway clutch!

What do you think? Ready to carry your bags this way?

What’s missing from my bag…

Posted on February 26, 2013 by Garance

Thanks for yesterday’s comments !!
Here is what’s missing in my bag :

1/ A snack in case of emergency. Super important to me, for some reason I can’t function if I am hungry. And when I am hungry, I throw myself on any chocolate bar I can find. Bouh ! It happened to me once again this afternoon.

2/ Mints! Super extra important thing to have for fashion week where the days are long and you meet a loooot of people. If you know what I mean.

3/ A wallet! I am looking for a small, compact, beautiful wallet. Do you have any ideas ?

Prada

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Garance

The projections, music, and atmosphere all totally transported me. I loved the femininity of the collection and I also appreciated that it was a softer collection, without tons of accessories that right away everyone would be saying will be on everyone next fashion week.

In that sense, I compare this collection to Marc Jacobs. No gimmicks, just true clothes, lots of dresses. Dresses, so many dresses this season! We gotta start thinking about giving our jeans some rest.

Click on the arrows to see more images…

Snow Cute!

Posted on February 23, 2013 by Garance

I Heart the Burberry Hearts!

Posted on February 22, 2013 by Garance

I don’t what’s up with me and hearts, but it’s the “hearts” section that I preferred at the Burberry show. Totally loved Cara’s panties!

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Columbus & 63rd

Posted on February 10, 2013 by Garance

Allison

Posted on January 21, 2013 by Garance

I met Allison at J.Crew, where she is a stylist, when we did our Hello World collaboration.

I love her style, the way she mixes everything and interprets the trends (very J.Crew)… As our studio is 5 steps away from her office, we invited her to come visit on Friday to make a couple pictures.

That’s when we learned she was actually making a lot of her clothes, or personalizing them, like these jeans below that Alex loved so much she’s going to try to reproduce them (I’ll let you know how it goes).

We are getting a few questions about her style ready, let me know if you have anything you want to ask her !

Denim shirt, J.Crew; Denim pants, vintage; Loafers, J.Crew; Handbag, handmade in Italy; Peplum top, handmade; Jeans, Levis; White shirt, Muji.

Weekend Inspiration #58

Posted on January 12, 2013 by Garance

The Rider Bag

Posted on January 8, 2013 by Garance

I forgot to tell you yesterday who makes my new bag– it’s the Rider Bag by Loeffler Randall !!

A New Bag

Posted on January 7, 2013 by Garance

Here is my new bag.
Mine is actually black, but I had also loved (and photographed) this color some time ago at TENOVERSIX in LA. When in was time to make a choice though, I realized I didn’t have a black bag. There you go, now I have one !

Comfort

Posted on January 7, 2013 by Garance

I’ve been in a mega-long phase in my life where my approach to a given outfit goes in order of the following criteria: comfort, chicness, coolitude, sexiness.

Aaaaaah! Yep.
No good.

See, it’s the order that worries me cause when you start with comfort, I heard it’s a bad sign. It always seems like to be chic, you have to accept a certain amount of discomfort with every outfit. Otherwise, you’re flirting with laziness.

Pfffff, means I am on the wrong path. I do flirt a lot!

And that is why, whenever I pass a girl on the street who seems to have the same priorities as I do, I literally fall all over myself. For example, here you have Katharina. She’s not cold and she could practically run a half marathon in her outfit, but she still looks super cool!
Look how happy she looks!

At the same time, I am finding that I end up asking myself all the time just how far I can push it…

With my status as a freelancer, I don’t have much of any wardrobe constraints…

Should I push myself to wear something other than jeans and ballet flats? Should I really get myself into a pair of heels and a skirt just for fun? Mmmmmm…

How would you negotiate it? What are your priorities when choosing an outfit?
Do you put comfort first or are you trying to make a little effort everyday, even if it means being slightly uncomfortable?

Color Story

Posted on December 19, 2012 by Garance

Sometimes, instead of focusing on precise elements of my wardrobe, I like to think of my look as a whole. Actually that’s how I dress most of the time, maybe that’s why I am not very attached to the season’s latest it-items, but rather to pieces that will combine nicely with my wardrobe.

Sometimes I’ll think of volumes, but mostly what I love is to imagine colors stories. It can be a total burgundy look (a little extreme, but when it’s very casual, jean, tee-shirt, shoes, it looks pretty cool) or just to combine colors that work well together, like in these pictures.

I know, it’s totally the contrary of the color clash trend that’s going on right now, three million colors in one silhouette, the what can I add on top of that outfit? Crap, I only have fifteen colors and 45 accessories! I don’t know if that’s gonna work style that I see everywhere right now (even though it happens to me sometimes and I like it), but it’s a nice rest for the eyes and that’s maybe why I like it a lot.

What about you are you more a color clasher or a color combiner ?

Coats !

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Garance

I’m crazy about coats.
During a recent interview I did about my style*, they asked me what I bought the most of.
Mmmmmm… It’s not shoes, not bags, nope. It’s coats. Whenever I see a beautiful coat, I just can’t resist. There’s something in me that says, YES! Go for it!

As soon as it gets a little cold outside, it’s really the piece that brings everything together. Sorry shoes.

I’ve got fifteen** of them at least and that’s not counting all the cool coats I steal from Scott, like his Barbours. This year, I got a giant Stella McCartney coat on sale (you can see it here) but then also wondered if this Isabel Marant jacket is a must or if I can live without it. For the moment, I decided to live without it, but… Well, it’s just the beginning of winter..

What are you wearing this winter?

On the picture, You can see my friend Giorgia in the sublime New York autumn light wearing a coat she designed herself (she just started her own brand called Rêve) that would be a perfect addition to my collection. She’s wearing vintage leather pants, a Céline bag, an American Apparel sweater and Zara heels.

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* I always think it’s weird to answer questions about my style. When is the time you start thinking, “yeaaaah, I’ve got a style, go ahead and bring on the questions!”

** They never really go out of style. You can wear them for years!

Translation : Tim Sullivan

The Question Is…

Posted on November 28, 2012 by Garance

Can you guess where this bag came from?

It’s from Zara. When I saw it, it was all alone on the shelf, like all their cult pieces that we talked about before. I jumped at it in a passionate rage. Of course, it reminded me of an Isabel Marant piece, or maybe a particular Prada collection, yeah, and a Miu Miu collection too…

A few hours later, at dinner with Aurélie… “Oh, how cool is your bag!!? Is it Prada?!”
And then the next day, at breakfast with Delphine, my agent, she said, “Who made your bag? Isabel Marant?”
Then again later, in the street, “Love your bag! Miu Miu, right?!”

My response every time was, “Ummm, nope! It’s Zara. See? What do you think? It’s inspired, but not a total copy, right? Or do you think this a big step backward for my fashion karma*? Or should I just not care? What does it all meeeeean? I’m so looooooooost. Heeeeeeeeeelp!!!”**

What do you think? Should I keep wearing it or toss it into the pile of shame***?

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* I don’t talk like this in real life. I’d never say fashion karma. Who knows why the written word makes me so cheesy.

**Okay, I just said thank you to the person who stopped in me in the street.

*** The pile of shopping errors. You really don’t want to know what’s been tossed on the pile. Birkenstocks maybe? Nope, not yet at least. But never say never.

Form & Function

Posted on November 14, 2012 by Garance

This purse is great, not only because it’s beautiful, but also because you can wear it on your shoulder leaving your hands free and one more very important detail: it is the perfect size to fit my iPad.

On the Street…Lina

Posted on October 31, 2012 by Garance

A Detail

Posted on October 31, 2012 by Garance

Here are some photos I took one day before the storm locked me inside without electricity or internet. Honestly, it wasn’t a big deal for us compared with how much damage Sandy caused elsewhere, but it was a little weird to be locked up at home with no idea what was going on in the rest of the world.

I’ll tell you all about it in more detail later on. In the meantime, here’s a photo of Emily with the coolest outfit. I love it because everything about it is in the details…

The red lips. The beanie (even if beanies never work on me and always make my head itch. I can never keep them on for more than a half hour). The white shirt. And of course, the zipper up the back.

Soooo cool.

Translation : Tim Sullivan

Burgundy

Posted on October 29, 2012 by Garance

Ah, I have so much fun with my mini photo studio*!

Recently, I realized that I had jumped on the burgundy** trend without even knowing it was a trend, so I told myself that I had to show you a few of the things I had accumulated…

Of course, there are some accessories that I’ve had for a longtime, like this bag that I love with all my heart. Lately though, it has mysteriously made its reappearance on my shoulder.

Then, little by little, without even being conscious of it, I bought some sneakers, a pair of jeans, make up, and a few tops, all burgundy in color (one of which you’ve seen far too many times for me to show it to you again), telling myself all along that I was a super original girl with my eye for subtle and refined ideas in color tone.

And then one day, I came across and editorial in a magazine called “Burgundy” and I came to terms with the fact that I had been totally brainwashed and didn’t even realize it.

I even wondered if this whole burgundy thing wasn’t really just a bordeaux, repackaged with a much more sophisticated name.

Pfffff.

The gods of fashion are dangerous.

Meh. Whatever. I love this color. It goes with everything. It’s sublime with grey (my favorite color for clothes***) and I wonder if I should buy a few more fabulous jeans from Topshop before the trend disappears.

Do you think you’ll still want it in two months?

Is Sandy going to take us all?****

Should I buy another pair of jeans?

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*A white table in front of a window, professional isn’t it?

** Apparently, in English, it’s “burgundy” and in French, it’s “aubergine” (meaning eggplant). That info comes from a very credible source and by that I mean Grazia.

*** That said, what isn’t sublime with grey? Ha!

**** Today is kind of a vacation day in New York. Everyone is stuck at home waiting for Hurricane Sandy to pass. Yeah, some people are out clearing grocery store shelves while I’m sitting at home wondering if a need another pair of burgundy jeans.

Top, Marc Jacobs; Bag, Louis Vuitton Sofia Coppola SC; Sneakers, Adidas; Jeans, Topshop Baxter; Nail Polish, Essie Berry Naughty; T-Strap Sandal, Cole Haan.

Love The Look

Posted on October 11, 2012 by Garance

I love that look so much, I want to be dressed like that, like, right now.

Jimmy Choo Clutch

Posted on October 9, 2012 by Garance

Spotted at the Jimmy Choo showroom…I love the shape of these clutches.

Garance

The Cap

Posted on October 9, 2012 by Garance

I love, no but I love so much the cool and ironic touch a cap can give to an outfit (and even the most sophisticated outfits) that I secretely bought two of them. They are quietly waiting for their moment to shine.

The thing is, I don’t know that I should really wear them. Of course it’s beautiful on a model (here, Bette Franke after the Hermès show) but, mmm, on me, wouldn’t it make me look like “the girl that wants so desperately to look cool that she’s pathetic?”

I don’t know…

At the same time, I kinda rocked the style a while ago, when it was not even a trend yet! (OMG I am such a trendsetter I think I am going to open a blog or something.)

BUT now that the style has totally been seen everywhere on the streetstylistas (ouch did i just invent the most ugly word ever?) (but so true?) (but so ugly?) during fashion week, isn’t it too late?

DID FASHION WEEK kill my fashion forwardness? Eeeeeeuh crap.

(All right, all right. You got me. This post was totally written from the airport on my iPhone on my way back -yeeeeey!- to NYC. I woke up so early I am stupid, pretentious AND I look like a sea monster).

But anyway. What do you think?

Cap or no cap?

At Colette

Posted on October 1, 2012 by Garance

A few things on our Colette shopping list this week!

Olympia Le-Tan, ‘Ossessione’ Round Clutch.

Laure, NYC, 8:38 PM

Posted on September 27, 2012 by Garance

Colors At Rochas

Posted on September 27, 2012 by Garance

Being an illustrator, I always love to take lessons about mixing colors. And at Rochas, I always get fantastic lessons. What a beautiful palette! I am going to use it as an inspiration for a drawing.

Chiara Ferragni cover story for Lifestyle Mirror: all the photos

Posted on September 26, 2012 by Chiara Ferragni

And If the photos of my cover story for Lifestyle Mirror (or the ones I published last week as a preview on The Blonde Salad) were not enough here for you the complete photoshoot and video of my interview of a beautiful July morning spent at Palazzo Clerici.
A big thanks once again to all the Italian and Usa team for the wonderful collaboration: you made me feel like a real princess!
Which is your favourite shot among these? Should we start a survey?

Se non vi sono bastate le foto della mia cover story su Lifestyle Mirror (o quelle pubblicate settimana scorsa in anteprima su The Blonde Salad) ecco il servizio fotografico al completo e il video della mia intervista di una splendida mattinata di luglio passata a Palazzo Clerici.
Ancora una volta un grazie immenso a tutto il team Italia e al team Usa per la splendida collaborazione: mi avete fatto sentire una vera principessa!
Qual è il vostro scatto preferito tra questi? Apriamo un sondaggio?

CHIARA FERRAGNI COVER STORY ON LIFESTYLE MIRROR

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Dolce & Gabbana

Posted on September 24, 2012 by Garance

Aaaaaah kids, I really loved that show.
It was strong but joyful, nostalgic but cool, and I want to wear a lot of things, stripes of course, flats with dresses, prints, super short shorts…
I am pretty fascinated by the world Dolce & Gabbana are building right now.

And the cactuses ! Have I ever told you about my love for cactuses ?

Click on the arrows to see all the images.

On The Street… Aurora

Posted on September 23, 2012 by Garance

Kaya, University Place, New York

Posted on September 6, 2012 by Garance

I wonder why there are models all over town? ;)

Loeffler Randall Editor Bag

Posted on September 3, 2012 by Garance

Here is a bag that was gifted to me a couple of weeks ago and that I, surprisingly, have been wearing ever since.
It’s small (you can’t fit your iPad in it), light, you can kill someone with the steel corners, but most of all it’s super minimalistically chic. Thought I’d tell you about it.

Laura + My Print

Posted on August 10, 2012 by Garance

Yesterday, we had cocktails at Kate Spade to celebrate the launch of my collaboration with the brand.

It was in Soho, under a light summer rain. My friends were wearing my print (So nice!), I met a lot of you (Thanks for coming by!), “borrowed” a new pair of shoes that are total Carrie Bradshaw (I’ll show them to you next week!) and ended up a liiiiittle bit drunk (I’ll also give you my recipe for my favorite summer watermelon cocktail, sooooo good!), I gave granny advice to a friend that’s about to have her fourth tattoo in a year and a half done (“You’re going too fast!!!” “Oh, shut up, I told you I like it!”). It was really cool…

From what I understand, the collection is selling like crazy and the super cute iPhone cases are almost out of stock. I’ll try to save a few of them to gift to you, but I have no idea what type of contest we could do… Maybe you have an idea? ?

Hello World: Elisabetta

Posted on August 8, 2012 by Garance

J.Crew’s “Hello World” campaign featuring Elisabetta Venturelli.

A Picture I Love.

Posted on August 6, 2012 by Garance

A photo of me! I loved taking this photo for Australian Harper’s Bazaar.
I love the totally natural look of the photo, taken by Derek Henderson. And I’m a huge fan of the styling by Michelle Cameron.

I suppose this could be me, this girl with her printed pants and who’s a little crazy, with her fur pumps and suitcase instead of a handbag.
It could be me because, well, I loved wearing scarves on my head long before this photo was taken, a lot like Jackie Kennedy. Actually, I was the one who suggested this hairstyle to them.

Truth is though, that it took four people to get this scarf on my head and it just kept falling off, and people in the street would look at my shoes half stunned and half mocking me. And this suitcase, even though it’s small, it weighs three tons and as soon as the shoot was done, I was so happy to get my ballet flats back on and to take my makeup off.

Yeah, when they’re like this, shoots are so fun. When, for just a few hours, you get to be the girl you can only imagine, this flamboyant fashionista, this romantic vision strutting through the streets of New York.

Album De Vacances, Corsica #5

Posted on July 31, 2012 by Garance

Prints!

Posted on July 19, 2012 by Garance

No! I won’t be depressed because I just got back from sunny Corsica and it feels like December in Paris. Here is a picture taken in Miami a while ago (Aaaah, Miami’s endless summer…) that I love.

Why? Because I love that Peter Pilotto print so much that I got myself a nice ensemble from the same collection. And I wear it all the time.

I know, I know – I should stop talking about stuff and not showing them to you. But it looks so much better on others!!!

I love it even more that she has the printed shoes to make it a real summer look, extra super cool.
I love those too but I don’t remember where they come from. Steve Madden I believe ?

Ok, now, got to go, I have to buy a parka.

Noir

Posted on July 10, 2012 by Garance

Black in summer, I never really think to go for it, but it can be downright majestic. Even more so when worn with gold, like Giorgia…

On top of being downright majestic, she just started her own brand. It’s called Like My Mother and the idea is simply to create a line of lace dresses. Yep, yep, just like in the picture. Awesome, right?

In Rio

Posted on July 3, 2012 by Garance

After two very short days in Rio de Janeiro spent shooting a wonderful story for Vogue Brasil, here I am today, in São Paulo. I knew my June-July schedule would be crazy, I hadn’t measured to what extent… !!!

Still, I couldn’t leave Rio without taking some pictures. I love the light and the vibe of this city too much. Of course, it’s the people, but it’s also the incredible geography that makes me feel like I am in a completely mystical place. I’ll post some pictures I took from the plane later…

In the meantime, here is Gisela, on Ipanema. Oh, by the way, I almost forgot to tell you: it’s the heart of winter in Brazil. Hard, isn’t it ?

I really want some light cotton dresses for the summer!

All right, I give you a big kiss! And wish me luck for my shooting today!

Lauren

Posted on June 21, 2012 by Garance

My Summer It-Bag

Posted on June 20, 2012 by Garance

When summer comes, a super light canvas bag is the only thing I need to carry all my mess in – I think I found the perfect one !

My Summer It-Bag

Posted on June 20, 2012 by Garance

When summer comes, a super light canvas bag is the only thing I need to carry all my mess in – I think I found the perfect one !

Weekend Inspiration #17

Posted on June 17, 2012 by Garance

An outtake from my Reed Krakoff collaboration.

Michele, In front of Grace Church, Broadway

Posted on June 15, 2012 by Garance

Tanya

Posted on June 7, 2012 by Garance

Monnier Freres: my favourite items

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Chiara

After a lot of collaborations with Monnier Freres I was asked to select my 8 favourite items of the season... Here they are:

Dopo le numerosi collaborazioni con Monnier Freres mi è stato chiesto di selezionare i miei 8 prodotti preferiti per la bella stagione... Eccoli:

CHLOE AURORA BAG