Category: Fashion

I can’t believe October is here already and we are still experiencing warm days… Just last week we had days with temperatures in the 90’s… Although this weekend the fall weather is catching up with us.  I rather that to global warming… As it’s the norm in the cultural world, the colder the days the more museums exhibitions there are.  So this month is pretty booked with exhibitions especially Fashion ones.  Please read on…

Paris

The Musée Yves Saint Laurent  From Oct. 3rd – Sept. 9, 2018

yves saint laurent museum in paris

The Musse Yves Saint Laurent  Paris will open in an elegant 19th Century mansion in the city of light on October 3.  The Musse Yves Saint Laurent Marrakesh will follow soon this month…  The planning, design and execution of both museums took more than a decade.  The museum in Paris will exhibit Mr. Saint Laurent’s couture, including iconic pieces as the 1965 Mondrian dress and many other legendary pieces.  The fabulous Interior Designer Jacques Grange partnered the renowned exhibition-set designer Nathalie Crinière to refresh the decor of the galleries.  Jacques Grange had decorated the couture house in the 1980s.

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There is one common fashion denominator in street style these days and that is everything that comes in plaid, flannel, tartan, tweed… you name it.  I wouldn’t call it a trend as some do because plaid or tartan is one of the most iconic, recognizable prints there is today.  If not ask the Scottish men… Tartan has been so embedded in the Scottish culture that they may as well start blaming all those who label it a trend of cultural appropriation.  Comes Autumn and this emblematic print is one of  the first things that comes to mind.   Below, a few pieces to get you started…

 fashion roundup of plaid

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There is nothing easier in the dressing department than a pair of pants and a sweater… It’s a no-brainer as it doesn’t require any level of imagination nor creativity… It sounds appealing doesn’t it..?  I admire a very well layered attire but often we just want to keep it simple and low maintenance.  After all, we can always add some sparkle to make a simple pant and sweater match interesting.. Like what sort of sparkle you ask.. well anything from a belt, a necklace, big earrings, or a pair of beautiful boots… This roundup of Sweater Weather offers chic options from very affordable to more expensive ones.

Burberry wool and cashmere sweater

Wool and Cashmere Sweater

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I can’t remember the that last time I wore a pants suit… But as the days get cooler and the new generation of pant suits are nothing like the old times, I find myself more drawn to wear one… To acquire some level of power dressing… Pants suits seem to embrace new silhouettes, softer fabrics and a better loose-fit in lieu of the more stiff ones compared to the old era.  All these new innovations to an all time favorite and possibly the only option, of working men has made the women suit appealing and ready to be worn by women of all workplaces and for unlimited occasions… Vogue calls these new women suits “Fashion Suits.”  Clothes can have a powerful effect on those wearing them as well as on the observant.  The suit, besides being worn for success, is now worn for fashion as well, still sends the powerful message of equal treatment expectation…

power dressing pants suit Bianca-Jagger-white-suit

Bianca Jagger, who got married in a white tuxedo, can be partly be responsible for bringing the suit out of the corporate world to a social fashionable status.

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michael kors collection FW 2017

 

I’ve always been inclined to dress in a rather mature way… Perhaps it has to do with my education under the tutelage of nuns during my Catholic school attending years… Quite often I favor oversized coats and jackets.  And don’t even get me started about my obsession with blazers… It’s gratuitous to say how happy and excited I got when I saw Michael Kors Fall 2017 Collection.  It was a perfect union of discreet, power and sensuality.  If anyone doubted that all those elements could be found together in one same outfit, Michael Kors converted them.  The collection had everything Fall fashion should have except this one had an 80’s influence that made it irresistible.  The outfits were tailored but not constrict alternatively every piece, although a real interpretation of power dressing, looked enjoyable and wearable.  Jackets had rounded shoulders and good proportions, pants were pleated and cropped, waists were accentuated with extra wide belts.  All under beautiful layers of oversized blazers and camel coats.  Autumn’s most beloved colors such as moss green, camels, black, grays and burgundy were wonderfully present…

Most of the beautiful collection you can find at Net-A-Porter, of course… but for those not willing to pay full ticket price, below you can find some steals…

 

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