Versace for h&m

The title speaks by itself, Versace for h&m!
Ah! the huge queues, fashionistas struggling to get the precious items, the questionable prices… isn’t it wonderful? Every year, we experience the same emotion when one of these amazing collaborations is about to be released.
Last year Lanvin’s collection for h&m was a complete success. In my opinion, this year h&m has chosen a risky option :Versace
I grew up in the 90s’ and one of my first fashion memories was Versace’s loud colours and bright prints, as well as the golden details in his rich silk dresses. I remember Claudia Schiffer in a Versace’s black dress with a gorgeous blonde tall pony tail or a tanned Linda Evangelista wearing Versace’s unique prints.
This thrilling collection captures the brand’s essence and to those who love Versace this collection is an opportunity to acquire one or more signature garments, including the amazing complements.

Past and present! Can you spot any difference between Karen Mulder wearing the silk and leather Greek key garment in Versace’s f/w 91 and Donatella’s collaboration for h&m?
I love this outfit!!

My favourites: the black dresses both 79.99€
Donatella and Anna dello Russo were spotted wearing the beautiful and wild leather dress, I want that one!
Finally, two of my favourite complements: scarf 24,99€
Handbag 99,99€
How about you? What’s your opinion about this collaboration?

The Disciples

I’m a fan of being a fan. I’ve got some favourite bands and aesthetic crushes on some bands too, that’s the reason why I’ve choosen to talk about the photography art book The Disciples by James Mollison.
An amazing exhibition of Mollison’s photographies were hosted by different museums around the world. It’s a shame that I couldn’t have the opportunity of seeing it!
Mollison’s book is available on amazon at a reasonable price.
I will post a few photos of those looks that have amazed me. I’m planning to write a series of posts about the different fans’ looks, it’s so awesome!

Metallics, camo greens, deep blues, nudes and beiges: Nail colours for fall 2011

I love nail polishes, manicures and I consider nails one key element for a great outfit.
I don’t use to talk about too much about trends in connection with make up, hairstyles or nail colours because I am faithful to my make up, hairdo and to my black-red nail polish combination.
Things are starting to change a little bit and I am trying new colours. It is amazing to discover how great they look! That’s the reason why this post is about trendy nail colours.

Fabolous OPI’s palette says it all. These are this fall colours!

Essie’s nudes and beiges

Chanel’s metallics, my favourite 531 peridot.
Dior’s nail colours, my favourite blue denim!

Finally, two options from two bloggers:
YSL la laque 43 (lipstickrules.com)

And MAC Rain of flowers (productpasha.com)

Mondrian inspiration

Mondrian inspiration

Who doesn’t know the super-famous YSL Mondrian dress??
One of the most amazing dresses ever! For this reason is not so odd to find thousands of imitations, DIY tutorials or inspiration in this fashion referent.
One of the fashion designers that has known has to kept the essence and reinvent the Mondrian print and style is Castelbajac, also one of my most admired fashion designers.
Every time he launches a new collection I fall in love!
So let’s have a look at the gorgeous original Mondrian dress and Castelbajac’s reinterpretation of the Mondrian’s paintings.

In his Spring/Summer ready to wear collection he introduced a new element what has been called “Mickey meets Mondrian”

Big checked prints is one of this season’s trends and if we mention checked garments we necessarily need to talk about Prada.
I post here one of this collection favourite dresses and a link to Wallis where you could find a pretty good version of this dress.

http://www.wallis.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?beginIndex=0&viewAllFlag=&catalogId=33058&storeId=12557&productId=2619747&langId=-1&sort_field=Relevance&categoryId=215487&parent_categoryId=209167&pageSize=100

Tie me!: Bow ties

Tie me softly: Velvet ties and bow tie blouses

We find this trend in shirts, delicate blouses and even coats.
I have remember to see this trend over many years and in the past it wasn’t odd to find shirts with a tie, specially the black and white combination.
It has been frequent throughout the years to find these ties in many collections (e.g. Nina Ricci or Chanel) We have seen big soft silky bows in blouses with a Faye Dunaway 70s’ touch, thin ties combined with cotton shirts to give a “country-folk” appearance or with a “rockabilly” inspiration as topshop showed us in its “new mod” lookbook.
It’s amazing how a simple bow tie can change an outfit, that’s the reason why I love them. So, either if you’re thinking about a sophisticated look, smart look or a preppy look, bow ties are the answer.
Let’s see some of my favorite choices!

Chloe Sevigny and Alexa Chung know how to wear ties!

A gorgeous mustard blouse by Primark.
Topshop amazing lookbook and my favorite season coat!

What happened with studded shoes?

What happened with studded shoes?

Last year I thought I was becoming nuts when I started to see studded shoes everywhere. Spikes in every single complement, leather fetish and stuff.
Don’t get me wrong I love spikes, studs and leather but watching Kim Kardashian wearing a whole spiked dress, that was too much! Not to mention, spiked Loubous! they are lovely but it’s just that every time I see certain celebrities wearing them, they suddenly become so so tacky.
This year we can find them in high street fashion stores such as office or topshop (mainly loafers and brogues)
To me, the perfect way of wearing them is a naïve look finished with a high heeled pumps! The best examples are always provided by fashion designers.
Reviewing some of the most famous studded shoes we will see that combining them is not as hard as it seems. Even risky choices could have an stunning result.
Let’s spike it!

Mermaids: Fish scale sequin amazingness

Hi there!
Hoy os voy a hablar de otra de mis caprichos de temporada, las escamas!!

Today, I’m going to talk about another of my season whims, fish scales!

Prada lo ha vuelto a hacer! una colección para sentirse miserable por no tener un real.
La verdad es que cuando vi por primera vez la colección las escamas no fueron lo que más me gustó.
La culpa de este flechazo la tiene el catálogo del Asos que sacó a Isabel Lucas con una falda de escamas y aunque el reportaje iba sobre un rollo jipiolo, no pudo evitar atraer mi atención. Ahora estoy ahorrando para gastarme 95 librazas en LA falda.

Prada has done it again! a collection that makes me feel miserable for not having a penny.
The truth is that when I saw for the first time Prada’s collection, fish scales where my least favorite thing.
But then, I saw Isabel Lucas wearing a fish scale sequin skirt on Asos catalogue and bang! love at the first sight. Although the photo shoot had a hippie thing that I personally don’t like at all, I couldn’t help feeling the attraction.
Now, I’m saving 95 pounds to get THE skirt.

Si pensabáis que Prada es el pionero de las escamas y el rollo sirena, estáis muy equivocados…Ah! las ideas están en el aire y la inspiración en mitología, cortes clásicos en las prendas, naturaleza, cine y por supuesto en las colecciones de otros diseñadores.

If you think that Prada was the first which used fish scale sequins and the mermaid inspiration, you are very wrong…Ah! ideas are everywhere and the inspiration is in mythology, classic patterns, nature, films and of course, in other designers’ collections.

Echemos un vistazo a sirenas varias.
Let’s have a look at some varied mermaids.

Daryl Hannah
Jean Paul Gaultier ss08

Me encanta!! Terminamos con Prada
Still not feeling the love dears? Let’s finish with the fab Prada collection!

Now, you see why I desperately want a fish scale sequin skirt!
Finally, I leave you a link to an amazing leather sequin DIY by a really creative blogger http://www.outsapop.com/2009/04/dig-jose-castro-leather-scale-dress.html

Polly wants a cracker: Flannel shirts

Hiya dears!
Ha pasado muucho tiempo, lo sé ¡pero estoy decidida a retomar el blog!
Especialmente por mi amor a la moda y porque me gustaría ampliar las reviews de las últimas tendencias y continuar el espíritu crítico que al fin y al cabo es la esencia de este blog.
La policía del buen gusto, subjetivo.

It’s been a long time, I know, but I’m determined to get writing this blog again!
Mainly, because of my passion for fashion and also because I would like to extend the last trends’ reviews and continue with the critical spirit which is the ultimate essence of this blog.
Good taste police, subjective good taste.

Hoy he decidido darme al exibicionismo y colgar unas fotillos mías con lo que es para mi un must, si no tenéis una camisa de franela vuestra o de vuestro churri ¡comprarla ya!
A pesar de que la franela es un tejido que adoro por lo rancio que es y por los dulces recuerdos noventeros, he de decir que la tarea de combinar una camisa de franela con otra prenda que no sea un vaquero es un claro ¡abort abort!
Me aterroriza pensar en una camisa de estas mezclada con otro tejido (bueeeno, quizás cuero…)

I’ve decided to exhibit myself and post some personal pictures wearing one of my “musts”, if you or your sweetie don’t have one flannel shirt, buy it now!
Although flannel is one of my loved fabrics because of the 90s’ sweet sweet memories, I have to say that combining a flannel shirt with any other garment different than jeans is a clear abort, abort!
The idea of a flannel shirt mixed with a different fabric really scares me (weeell maybe leather…)

Here I am wearing a flannel shirt in green tones.
I love how it looks combined with black kohl, soft make up and red bright lipstick!
Flannel shirt_Primark
Jeans_H&M
Creepers_underground

In Primark we could find a wide variety of fannel shirts, but if you want my advice zara has got super-interesting options as to refer to the price/quality relationship.

Underground is definitely my favorite creepers/brothel creepers shoes brand! There’s a lovely shop full of underground creepers and nice gothic stuff in Camden, I think its name is Darkside.
Topshop is also a cool choice for buying creepers, check it out!

Celebrities love the oversize/boyfriend option. You just need to look Olsen plus flannel on the internet to see what I am talking about…
All buttoned up or oversize and undone, flannel shirts look amazing with a pair of jeans.
Next time I’ll talk about the hottest trends.
Thanks for reading!

Culture in couture: Virgin Mary as a fashion icon.

La iconografía religiosa siempre han estado ligada a la costura, desde las damas  y nobles poseedores de pastizales que regalaban finos brocados o encargaban ricos mantos y mantillas, pasando por el trabajo artesano tan similar a los procesos de elaboración de las colecciones de alta costura, bordadoras de finos mantos en hilos de plata y oro, hasta los maestros joyeros que se encargaban de finalizar la apariencia del conjunto de la imagen con coronas, rosarios y demás piezas.

Más que imagenes, son grandes obras de arte y aunque no seas una persona religiosa es imposible no admirar el trabajo estético detrás de estos iconos que son verdaderas apariciones hechas para deslumbrar. Por eso no es de extrañar que tanto artistas de la fotografía como diseñadores se hayan dejado cautivar por ellas.

A mi personalmente me fascinan, pero porque soy un poco urraca y todo lo que brilla me apasiona.

En este post no podía faltar estas fotos de Pierre et Gilles ❤

Tampoco podía faltar Alana Zimmer en esta espectacular sesión de otro pedazo de fotografo Miles Alridge

Para el recuerdo esta colección de Jean Paul Gaultier del 2007

Christian Lacroix, sólo me casaría si me prometen un vestido como estos

Especialmente este…

 

Culture in Couture: Africa

Siempre que paso por una tienda de retales africana que hay en Cricklewood pienso en lo maravillosos que son los estampados y en lo bien que combinarían con un polo sobrio. Africa es un continente que me fascina y me muero de ganas de poder ir, los colores que hay allí te tienen que cambiar la visión para siempre.

Una de las cosas maravillosas de Africa es su moda, plagada de colores, sensualidad e imaginación. Gracias a iniciativas como Runway Africa o la African Fashion Week en NYC hemos conocido a verdaderos artistas del diseño . La moda en Africa está viva y desde aquí doy las gracias a blogs como “Ciaafrica” por la difusión del estilazo africano!

When I walk by an African cloth shop in Cricklewood I can’t help thinking how amazing are their prints and how lovely they’ll look combined with a plain polo shirt. Africa fascinates me and I’m longing to travel there someday, colours in Africa must change your view forever.

One of the many wonderful things about Africa is its fashion; full of colours, sensuality and imagination. Thanks to initiatives such as Runway Africa or the African Fashion Week hosted in NYC we have known true artist in fashion design. Fashion in Africa is alive and I would like to thank blogs like “Ciaafrica” for spreading  the awesome African style!

Diseñadores internacionales se han dejado conquistar por la inspiración africana y este año lo hemos visto en las propuestas para ss11.

International designers have been captivated by the African inspiration and we have seen African influence in ss11 proposals.

Pics: Jean Paul Gaultier, Castelbajac ss11, L.A.M.B ss11, Missoni ss11

Vogue Africa ha sido uno de los precursores de mantener la imagen y estilo africanos sin dejar de proponer alta moda.

Vogue Africa has been one of the forerunners of keeping the image and essence of African style without renouncing to high fashion.

The amazing Vlisco designs and prints.

Visit:

http://www.ciaafrique.com/

http://www.vlisco.com/