I thought the Missoni Spring 2013 collection was one of the strongest of the season.
I loved the sneakers in the show and the very subtly layered cargo shorts.
However, I think if I was going to buy one item from this collection, it would have to be one of their signature knits – maybe the polo above left but in the color story of the knit above right. But then again, those sneakers are very cool.
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!
Awesome style, awesome girl. Here’s a few photos of Yara, designer for the brand Nomia. I got the chance to visit her last week in her studio in Brooklyn.
I love the mix of of dramatic top (love the inside of the sleeves, red) with a more casual pair of shorts, with the detail of the belt I’d never had thought about. It’s smart, fresh, and perfect to go to the shows.
This weekend is the last one before back to school. New York fashion week is starting next week (Arrrrgh ! So early !) and you can already feel the electricity…
So this weekend, this looong Labor Day weekend (here, Monday is a holiday) is one of the most delicious and most nostalgic of the year. What we love to do is to stay in the city, hop on our bikes and visit neighborhoods we don’t know, new restaurants, go up to Central Park, cross the bridges and go thrift shopping in Brooklyn, end up totally drunk at the Wythe Hotel, looking out at the skyline…
On a bike, the city is yours.
Have a great weekend !!!
PS : In the picture, Nista has the perfect biking outfit : A hat (and don’t forget to wear sunblock) a messenger bag – Ok, kind of, a Proenza Schouler PS1 – shorts, and flats.
Chi Cao Hanh, Restaurant Owner
So, what is your favorite jewel in the picture ?
I’ll come back later to tell you mine – I still haven’t decided – and also where they come from, even though one is pretty obvious ;-)
Falko, Sales Agent
I really think this is how a casual shirt should fit, not too tight or loose and cut right at the wrist. I’ll be taking this shot with me when I take my linen shirts to the tailor to have the length brought up.
Temperatures are going up – and so do hemlines. The shorter the better? A majority of men would surely answer that question with a clear ‘yes’ – having tanned female legs in mind. Sure, we can go as short as we want, wear skirts, dresses or shorts, wear them casual, sexy or dressy. But what about a pretty male leg? Can a man get away with bare legs in an urban environment? Could he even wear shorts at work? If yes – how short can he go without looking undignified? What seperates beachwear from city wear?
When asking around amongst my friends opinions were drifting far apart. Some were stricly ‘no shorts without a surfboard under your arm’, some were ‘equal rights for men!’ and a few answered with a nonchalant ‘why not?’ knowing exactly that it’s all about the right length, material, top and shoes (and maybe socks? But that’s a different story, told another time…).
Wear a crisp white shirt with simple half length shorts and loafers or Doc Martens like Christoph and nobody will mistake you for a surfer dude. If you want to go a bit more formal you can wear a blazer along with your bemuda shorts (just try to avoid the school uniform/ AC/DC look) and if you are lucky enough to live in Bavaria… get yourself a lederhosen like Joerg – chic, timeless, undestroyable and comfortable. So use your possibilities, use them wisely, think outside the box and don’t follow aniquated fashion mandates. If you have good legs – we want to see them. In the end women are not so different from men.
xxxJulia
(Pictures from Styleclicker, Christiph Who? and A Personal Style)
Hi! Here are three deep thoughts for your morning.
They’re all about body image and no, I’m not writing this because I’m writing you from the poolside of Hotel Pellicano and I am trying to pep talk myself into taking my first dip of the year. Nope, that’s not at all the reason.
Deep thought #1 : a fit body has become the ultimate fashion accessory.
Or maybe I just have a somewhat distorted view on this as I live right in the middle of fitness and weight hysteria?
The fact is, totally subjectively speaking -and honestly – if you asked me what I wanted to wear this summer, the only thing I ever think to answer is a t-shirt and jean shorts (white) AND the dream body.
Deep thought #2: Having the dream body after 15 years old (ok, maybe 25)(ok, we’ll say 30), is a lot of work. It requires real discipline, like Gisele Bündchen revealed in July’s Paris Vogue. No meat, no alcohol, no nothin’… And two hours of exercise every day. Exercise, diet, transcendental meditation, crap, no room for fun! It’s kinda like to be the girl with the dream body, you have to be no-fun Nancy, which is the opposite of cool, right?
Yep, and that’s the reason a lot of women with the “perfect body” try to make us think they do nothing to have their perfect bodies (I scarf down burgers! I hate going to the gym!), because it’s supposed to be cool to have the perfect body without working super hard for it.
Deep thought #2b, just to add… Thank you Gisele for giving us a glimpse of truth.
Okay.
Deep thought #3: so then, a real cool girl’s body is not “perfect.” It’s a little soft around the edges, less rigid. There are maybe a few extra pounds (“No biggie”) or biceps a little less than ripped (“I’d rather go to a coffee shop than to the gym!”), so yeah, not the “dream” body. Well, it IS actually a dream body, maybe just not of fashion designers, but the dream body of the cool girl’s boyfriends.
And if a girl can be less strict about her body, she captures the imagination of all the people around her because what emerges from her less-than-perfectitude is a certain coolitude and self-acceptance : well, you got it! The holy grail.
There you go. Maybe I was a little too profound here, but I keep reassuring myself that I’m just a cool girl and getting ready to plunge right in, just like that, SPLASH, just for you.
PS: The sublime Erica in the photo definitely has a dream body – I’d love to have a body like that one day, just to see what it felt like – and this photo is what inspired my 3 super deep thoughts.
I would have loved to get a picture of a girl with a less perfect body, just to prove my point, and since the question would be asked, here’s my answer: a real cool girl is often more camera shy and harder to get in a photo wearing a bathing suit. But I promise I’ll try this summer.
Okay, water, here I come!
Mariano, Fashion Designer
Alfredo, Singer
First job?
I customized backpacks in high school. It began with mine, then everyone wanted one. They were quite garish; Disney meets Pollack meets splatter…
Current profession?
I consider myself a writer; I love words. I think fashion is a fantastic subject as it’s the most immediate, acute, and precise reflection of society. It keeps me excited, because it is constantly changing; the more fashion moves, the more my writing style evolves– a mutual feeding I truly enjoy. A book (already in the making) may be the next step in my career.
Who has influenced your journalistic style?
I’m a bookworm and spend many sleepless nights reading. I’m particularly fond of Agota Kristof‘s super dry prose, Italo Calvino‘s precise lightness, Giacomo Leopardi‘s grumpiness, and Carlo Emilio Gadda‘s verbal inventiveness. However, I discover new ideas every day, often in the most unexpected places.
How has your style evolved over the past 5 years?
My choices have become stricter, but my tailoring softer. I’ll be forty soon and have slowly entered a quiet phase, with a few exceptions.
Quietness is a state of mind; even my wildest choices, if you look closely, are classic and eminently sartorial– It’s the proportions that sometimes go bonkers.
Athletics? Hobbies?
I jog every day to kip fit because I was a fat child. I’m a self-taught illustrator—I draw kinky little characters every now and then.
Never caught wearing?
A tank top in public, unless I am jogging.
What are your go-to wardrobe staples?
Unlined blazers that are softly tailored, single-pleat trousers that are a tad too short (and a bit too wide, with a turn up), and massive brogues are my staples.
Which shops could you spend the whole day in?
I’m mad for dusty old shops. I love the bowties and velvet robes de chambre at Charvet in Paris and the unlined blazers from Vertice in Torino. Dover Street Market in London and Piombo in Milano are also great. I see shopping as treasure hunting.
What do you wear when traveling?
The same as usual, but I replace the blazer with a field jacket or parka so I have proper pockets for everything. You know, beards get custom agents pixilated; I better look proper or they’ll mistake me for the Unabomber! They should know nothing is as it seems…
Most visually inspiring place you’ve been?
La Canna– a rock protruding from the vast open blue sea not far from the Aeolian island of Filicudi, it’s sublime.
Whose style do you admire?
Besides the fantastically put-together elderly men I meet every day on the street in Sicily where I live, who wear ages-old pieces with dignity and grace? I would say Peter Sellers…
Do you cherish any particular heirloom pieces?
A black evening coat with a silver lining that belonged to my late father– it’s boxy and strict in a Mad Men kind of way.
Most memorable gift?
Love from people I love, both given and received.
Most stylish movie?
There are so many; Pier Paolo Pasolini’s Teorema, Chris Marker’s La Jetée, Stanley Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange, Peter Greenaway’s The Cook, The Thief, His wife & Her Lover.
How have you surprised yourself recently?
By saying a polite NO to a job offer. I hate to say no, but this one sounded like a bluff, despite the good pay.
What do you never consider an indulgence?
Living in Sicily and being involved in the fashion industry may be considered an indulgence to others. I love being lateral and cherish insularity; it keeps me focused.
Most important style advice you’ve received?
I received advice from Wallace Stevens, through his poems, “Reality is the product of the imagination”.
Godard provided insight for me to advise a friend in trouble, “It’s not where you take things from, but where you take them to”.
What do you feel most powerful wearing?
Deep blue; it makes me feel like I ooze Olympic calm.
Sartorial rule you never follow?
As a rule, I don’t believe in rules. But it’s always helpful to remember that trying too hard is not elegant. One should look like he did not try at all.
First job?
I customized backpacks in high school. It began with mine, then everyone wanted one. They were quite garish; Disney meets Pollack meets splatter…
Current profession?
I consider myself a writer; I love words. I think fashion is a fantastic subject as it’s the most immediate, acute, and precise reflection of society. It keeps me excited, because it is constantly changing; the more fashion moves, the more my writing style evolves– a mutual feeding I truly enjoy. A book (already in the making) may be the next step in my career.
Who has influenced your journalistic style?
I’m a bookworm and spend many sleepless nights reading. I’m particularly fond of Agota Kristof‘s super dry prose, Italo Calvino‘s precise lightness, Giacomo Leopardi‘s grumpiness, and Carlo Emilio Gadda‘s verbal inventiveness. However, I discover new ideas every day, often in the most unexpected places.
How has your style evolved over the past 5 years?
My choices have become stricter, but my tailoring softer. I’ll be forty soon and have slowly entered a quiet phase, with a few exceptions.
Quietness is a state of mind; even my wildest choices, if you look closely, are classic and eminently sartorial– It’s the proportions that sometimes go bonkers.
Athletics? Hobbies?
I jog every day to kip fit because I was a fat child. I’m a self-taught illustrator—I draw kinky little characters every now and then.
Never caught wearing?
A tank top in public, unless I am jogging.
What are your go-to wardrobe staples?
Unlined blazers that are softly tailored, single-pleat trousers that are a tad too short (and a bit too wide, with a turn up), and massive brogues are my staples.
Which shops could you spend the whole day in?
I’m mad for dusty old shops. I love the bowties and velvet robes de chambre at Charvet in Paris and the unlined blazers from Vertice in Torino. Dover Street Market in London and Piombo in Milano are also great. I see shopping as treasure hunting.
What do you wear when traveling?
The same as usual, but I replace the blazer with a field jacket or parka so I have proper pockets for everything. You know, beards get custom agents pixilated; I better look proper or they’ll mistake me for the Unabomber! They should know nothing is as it seems…
Most visually inspiring place you’ve been?
La Canna– a rock protruding from the vast open blue sea not far from the Aeolian island of Filicudi, it’s sublime.
Whose style do you admire?
Besides the fantastically put-together elderly men I meet every day on the street in Sicily where I live, who wear ages-old pieces with dignity and grace? I would say Peter Sellers…
Do you cherish any particular heirloom pieces?
A black evening coat with a silver lining that belonged to my late father– it’s boxy and strict in a Mad Men kind of way.
Most memorable gift?
Love from people I love, both given and received.
Most stylish movie?
There are so many; Pier Paolo Pasolini’s Teorema, Chris Marker’s La Jetée, Stanley Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange, Peter Greenaway’s The Cook, The Thief, His wife & Her Lover.
How have you surprised yourself recently?
By saying a polite NO to a job offer. I hate to say no, but this one sounded like a bluff, despite the good pay.
What do you never consider an indulgence?
Living in Sicily and being involved in the fashion industry may be considered an indulgence to others. I love being lateral and cherish insularity; it keeps me focused.
Most important style advice you’ve received?
I received advice from Wallace Stevens, through his poems, “Reality is the product of the imagination”.
Godard provided insight for me to advise a friend in trouble, “It’s not where you take things from, but where you take them to”.
What do you feel most powerful wearing?
Deep blue; it makes me feel like I ooze Olympic calm.
Sartorial rule you never follow?
As a rule, I don’t believe in rules. But it’s always helpful to remember that trying too hard is not elegant. One should look like he did not try at all.
Maria, Designer
Shirt & shorts by Complot and shoes by AY Not Dead.
Maria, Designer
Shirt & shorts by Complot and shoes by AY Not Dead.
Paul, Student
Hat from his French grandfather, shirt from France, shorts from a shop in Buenos Aires called Approach, shoes from France and necklace from Colombia.
I love how Micol throws her body into a shot. Watching her shoot is like watching a funky ballet.
Suspenders from a market in San Francisco, all the rest is vintage.
Cloudy, Student
COS cardigan, vintage shirt, shorts from H&M, vintage shoes & bag, sunglasses & earrings from H&M and bracelets from Australia made out of old car steelplates.
David, Student
Great to meet David, too. He is Jenny´s boyfriend, the one who did her haircut, yeah! His outfit: DKNY shirt, Comme des Garçons shorts, American Apparel socks, Fred Perry shoes and Tom Ford glasses.
Marlen, Fashion Student
She also has a blog which you may check here. Outfit: Vintage hat from Italy which was a birthday present from her father to her mother, collar and top from COS, Topshop shorts, Asos socks, shoes from Görtz and Ray Ban sunglasses from flea market.
Don’t hate her just because she is a 14-year-old intern at Marc Jacobs.
Sevda, Creative Director
I knew her blog weareyouneak (nice one by the way), but we haven´t met in person. So I was delighted when I bumped into Sevda during Fashion Week and took her photo. Outfit: Acne shirt & shorts, socks from H&M, Jeffrey Campbell creepers, Weekday sunglasses and a ring by Marc Jacobs.
