Streetstyle Inspiration : The Camel Coat

Fashion is just a continuous flow of aesthetic, a mere process of recycling trends and styles. I must say one trend I feel attracted to, unusually as I don't condone trends is the appearance of the camel coat...yes when Kim Kardashian appeared , obviously styled by Kanye, in all camel the world came to an immediate stop but now that I have seen the trend on other people...I do admire the camel coat, a little. The color, a kind of off nude, is attractive paired with a dominant color or block color, could provide one with a wondrous and dazzling outfit,  Mary Kate is seen below pairing ankle jeans (genius) with the camel coat. A point  to make about a coat of this color is the sizing of it, the color does bleed into other colors it blocks so it needs to be preferably over sized for it to look awesome...for it to look absolutely dashing, a trick you should use with any coat is perching the coat on your shoulders makes one look instantly cool and mighty fine. 

Debs Crosswire...To Ra x

MFW SS14 : Max Mara

Head-to-toe single coloured outfits, hit the Italian runway an effortlessly chic austere was presented with the collection from tailored coats to the oversized tee-tucking skirts. When spectating the collection what I admired straight off the bat was the way the clothes hugged the shape of the body, I think that is a very rare aspect on the runway and it's brilliant to see from Max Mara. The colour palette...is hands down perfect I mean they are very mature expect from the splashes of Klein blue to eye-catching oranges, the colours such as the nudes and pearly greys made me melt inside.

 The colour harks back to architectural modernism, like steely buildings, kind of hi-tech we saw in the film I,Robot, the jackets are something I will certainly invest in I mean they look like they have been carved out of fabric by Michelangelo. Due to my personal preference I hated the crayon-like colours, the colours reminded me of traffic lights, I hated them I thought the collection was perfect but I was wrong, oh well I'm going to ignore that mistake. Sophistication was key to the collection and if you follow Max Mara, you will know that this motif is key to Max Mara as a brand.

To Ra. 

TREND :MONOCHROME, SIMPLICITY NEVER LOOK SO GOOD.

(PHOTOGRAPHS AND GIF ARE NOT MINE)

London, Paris, New York and Milian SS13 have exhibited a collection of trends from metallics, monochrome, neon, geometric prints to snakeskins. I am always excited to see the trends of the shows, it is always lovely to see how each designer re-works each trend. Trends are essentially a helping hand from designers to us, their beautiful ideas are condensed and coined to a piece of clothing or aesthetic that one can use. A particular trend has caught my eye, ladies and gentlemen that trend is Monochrome/ Monochromatic, i'm watching this trend take the fashion world by storm, again and I'm loving every bliss moment.

Monochromatic is something I can fully aesthetically relate to. I dress in a similar style, my wardrobe does incorporate the monochromatic trend, I love the perfection of it,  the perfection of simplicity. This trend's aesthetic value is perfect and is solely appreciated, even if you don't like this trend you can appreciate what the monochromatic trend achieves. Monochrome is a trend which is not new, it has been around forever, it has appeared on the catwalk numerous times. Some of the greatest designers have established their presence with the use of Monochrome the simple palette has erupted all over the major city catwalks. From Yohji Yamamoto's SS13 collection we can see this trend, which works rather well with his perfect aesthetic and tailoring. 

Nevertheless, some do think as the monochromatic simply as a trend which is boring and is just lacking in colour, if you think about it, this trend is not lacking in anything. The Monochromatic trend is timeless and it's an exhibition of tones that exist together in perfect harmony, the most important and successful trait of the monochromatic trend is that it eliminates all unnecessary details and acquires a perfect realm of sheer perfection. This trend has manifested itself as stripped dresses, with large or little stripes, black trousers with white panels, which are eye catching. Panels, work well with monochromatic clothing the blocks of color do look perfect and create a statement. Whenever I do see monochrome on the catwalk it always reminds me of some type of uniform due to the order and structure of the two tones beside each other. This is something no other trend quite accurately achieves in the same way. 

A number of designers have received the Monochromatic trend with open arms, from Chanel, Viktor & Rolf and Prada, Victoria Beckham to Alexander Wang, London, Italy, Paris and NYC have endorsed the monochrome trend. Jil Sander herself has also adapted the monochromatic trend, nevertheless Jil Sander is a designer which acquires the atmosphere of minimalism so well that monochromatic for her is a perfect trend. Alexander Wang, himself is always a gem of a designer who's creations are breathtaking, he also uses monochromatic well, for him monochrome is a blurring of two tones.

Black and White have been placed together to create a harmonious and completely coherent statement of perfection. Monochrome is a beautiful and stunning trend, it is both complex and simplistically minimalist two tones of black and white, the two tones can be manipulated into blocks, panels, stripes and of course checks. I personally adore Monochrome, it is forever avant-garde and it is also the simplest trend to wear, I love the clean-cut traits of the monochrome trend. One must let the clothes do the magic and this is one thing this trend achieves. Coco Chanel, herself is a perfect example of the stunning qualities the monochrome trend holds, it is chic but yet eye catching. The white gives the overall outfit an air of crispness and sharpness the black brings out the edginess the two together create an effortless atmosphere for one's wardrobe.

To Ra.

D. 

HATERS WILL HATE IF YOU LOOK THIS GOOD.

HATERS WILL HATE IF YOU LOOK THIS GOOD. 

This is a post for the lads and any females who dress in the androgynous style. Just to let you know if you are a lad who wears urban clothes like independent brands you don't really have to read this, I love guys who wear urban clothing and independent brands this is not for you, this is for the guys who are lost and need help. I've placed the gif of "haters gonna hate" because this is the attitude you will have if you dress like this, because you will look bloody dapper, therefore amazing. Alright, these are a collection of photographs I think the lads of this era need to seriously study, my collage one by one, obviously this entirely my opinion and my views on what guys should wear and how they should look. For me before I even talk to a guy or give him a chance of being friends I take into consideration what he is wearing, so therefore if I evaluate you and you don't look up to par I don't want to be friends, I probably sound extremely mean, oh well.

Call me shallow but I'm not, is it that hard to present yourself in a light that you
look relatively interesting? Obviously people dress to "express themselves" but please express yourself properly, or at least try your hardest to impress. The key is presentation, everybody should look good, this is a very fictional and materialistic world we inhabit I am a victim of this, don't worry it's not all about your clothes. Clothes help greatly, but if you have an interesting persona then you are fine and of course I hear having a handsome face helps...I think that formal dapper attire looks great like the images above shows. The photograph of the two Asian men with canes is a prime example of what I mean by "persona" look at the confidence that oozes off them, when you do have the confidence it helps to remember that that the you should wear the clothes and not let the clothes wear you, not a great look.

Clean - cut looks crisp on the lads, a white shirt works wonders with anything, a polo...wow now we are talking, look at the images look how confident and "on-point" these men look I think in my opinion the era of The Great Gatsby and Italian gangsters in every film, those are the real men. As you can see I have placed a pair of Nike Free Runs in the collage this is just to show that I endorse urban wear and that if  you actually mix up dapper and a pair of "sneakers" or Nike's it actually looks surprisingly good and provides a good balance of style that's all for now lads. The moral of this blogpost is: put away the tracksuits and jogging bottoms, for the sake of humanity...please and thank you.

D.

To Ra.

WHITE.

(ALL IMAGES ARE NOT TAKEN OR OWNED BY ME.) 

White. The colour. Apparently not an actual colour. Opposite of black. When mixed with black, makes grey. The colour of the gods. Celestial. The colour of purity. The colour of balance and harmony. It is spring and white is the new black. A innocence.

Surprisingly, even I am moved by this craze for the need to wear white, purely white. It was on the runways, now it's in the wardrobes and slowly but surely, it will be everywhere. This “need for white” applies to both male and females, it’s not a gender thing it’s an essential thing.  I love white, especially in fashion, clean-cut never look so good It’s purely pure and is the essence of a effortless outfit. I just pray people wear it correctly. I have also seen off-white pieces which are equally as beautiful. Another technique of style I really love is when white is enclosed with another colour for example with shoes, a monochromatic approach. The body of the shoe could be white and the sole of the white could be a wax colour which is stunning. 

I do not really like all white shoes, especially if they are worn with black trousers, they look slightly tacky. Especially if people aim to pull off the classic “all-white-outfit”, this is risky. Another item which seems to appearing everywhere is the white biker jacket, they look lovely. Acne has a white jacket and it has a bit of jeans on it, it is lovely. Even the presence of white in one’s outfit could make the outfit look slightly avant-garde and slightly futuristic. They are very few people who can pull off wearing all white. I repeat very few.

Items that are essential if in white are: Jeans. Shirt/T-shirt. Blazer. Coat. Simple shoes (off white.) Just try and incorporate these into your wardrobe, I promise this will work wonders for you. White is a statement colour in its own right. Wear white with any colour, that colour will be instantly illuminated. As it is a Spring/Summer, it will reflected by the sun.

Have a statement piece for Spring and Summer, get some white in your wardrobe.

Debs.