Thursday 7 March 2013

Back from Paris

London, 7th of March 2013


So it is back from Paris where arguably the most relevant fashion week shows were drawing to an end, the cafes served mediocre food, a beer costs 10 Euros and a hand gel 4 Euros!!! And without having attended any of the shows, I can only speak from street observations....here are a few things I love and a few things I can no longer bear....

Am still loving:
-Chantecaille make up, specially the HD powder and the label's eyeliners
-skinny jeans, preferably J brand, but Paige "Edgemonds" are great too and ALWAYS mid rise
-thin gold bracelets
-ankle boots (with short skirts if you are under 30 and have great legs)
-coated/waxed pants, doesn't have to be black, J brand has a gorgeous red one coming for A/W 13/14
-summer wedges of moderate height
-simple one strap stiletto sandals SANS platform
-bi or tri colour handbags, Celine, of course
-white, white, white, on anything but leather shoes
-Gianvito Rossi shoes
-rockstuds Valentino


Tiring of:
-mid parted long curled hair (even Giuliana Rancic has realised enough is enough!!!)
-Isabel Marant, same old, same old, season after season and escalating prices (we urgently need a substitute for this "staple, can't live without" label!!!)
-hyped Saint Laurent, as above, more of the same old without the Yves and sadly still making "Tribute" ridiculous platform sandals
-hidden wedge trainers copied everywhere
-feline look eyeliner
-hyped Sophie Webster shoes, who does she know in London? every week in every magazine/newspaper and her shoes are just a badly crafted (in Brazil sadly) copy of her old boss's designs at Nicholas Kirkwood???!!

Needless to say, NO, NO, NO:
-logo handbags
-anything Tory Burch
-evident logo sunglasses
-cotton leggings

Nice, but hit and miss labels at the moment:
-Carven
-Iro
-Isabel Marant
-Maje
-Dagmar

Always a hit:
-Helmut Lang
-Rag and Bone
-Schumacher
-Duffy
-Brooke Gregson silk bracelets
-Oliver Peoples sunglasses

For the £££££oaded this season:
-Etro
-Belstaff (gorgeous after gorgeous jacket, knits and dresses, fierce but ladylike)
-Missoni (yes, back to beautiful, not all stripes)
-Peter Pilotto
-Mary Kratantzou
-Rick Owens
-Vsp of Vespucci
-Ferragamo (great white and off white leather in everything)

Online tip: shopbop.com for jeans, best prices from the US and Fedex speedy deliveries with import duties included in the final price, great customer service too.

How much do I love this jacket by VSP Vespucci?
http://www.vspofvespucci.com/collection/9/SS13

More labels report next time....













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