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Sunday, 24 April 2016

POLKA DOTS






Despite the pattern having a reputation for being twee or overly retro, there are ways to wear dots without looking like a child—or a Minnie Mouse impersonator :)
The trick to pulling off polka dots and looking like an adult? Keep your silhouettes simple and those dots fairly small, or—if you favor large round circles—keep the rest of your outfit minimal.
 
Una fantasia retrò, difficile da indossare... Il rischio dell'effetto clown o "Minnie Mouse" è sempre in agguato :)  Il trucco sta nell'evitare pois troppo grandi. Oppure, se li preferite così, utillizzate accessori dalle linee molto semplici, per bilanciare la fantasia vistosa.  

 

Monday, 7 March 2016

STYLE CRUSH#3: LAURA FANTACCI







My third style crush is Laura Fantacci, italian, from Florence. She lives in London. Ex fashion editor of "Red" magazine, now co-founder of shopping website www.wardrobeicons.com, editor of The ICONS Update and blogger behind Wearing It Today. She has a chic, simple style, easy to copy.
Laura  likes to do the groundwork and test out trends for everyday life. She shares her brilliant finds, styling tips and inspirations on W.I.T. and Instagram. Her secret? To mix high and low pieces, with accessories of quality, perfect makeup and hairstyling.

Wednesday, 2 March 2016

STYLE CRUSH#2: OLIVIA PALERMO


Olivia Palermo is world famous for her enviable sense of style and mixing high-end pieces with high-street ones. Her eye for detail makes her every outfit artfully accessorized and impeccably tailored to her figure. Let’s have a peek on her secrets so that we might copy her look... Leather balances the feminine feel of your outfit especially when you’re wearing flowy dresses with feminine prints. Like Olivia, you may wear a leather jacket with a feminine blouse and a pair of flats.


Instead of searching for high-end designer pieces, be creative mixing and matching your high fashion ensembles with simple ones to create a sophisticated and stylish looks with class.



To create an amazing contrast, pair your coat with a suede outfit to balance the bohemian feel with an edgy vibe.
 

Don't be afraid of strong colors.... Only keep your look simple with classy accessories.

Wearing prints and patterns is a great way to add some interest to your look yet the result is laid-back and polished. You may go classic by opting for classic prints like chevron, stripes, checks, and polka dots like Olivia did. 

Though denim items like chambray shirts, jeans, denim shorts, and denim skirts scream casual, Olivia brings some sophisticated feel with these items by pairing them with chic pieces like pencil skirts, midi skirts, feminine blouse, as well as trench coats and blazers. Just be creative in mixing and matching your ensembles to create a look that suit your personal taste.


Neutral is chic? Yes, with the right touches. Chic sandals and a pair of statement earings. 
Cosa posso dire? Ho una vera cotta per lo stile di Olivia Palermo. Semplice e nello stesso tempo femminile e sofisticato. Confesso che quando faccio shopping, lei è una delle mie muse.

Sunday, 28 February 2016

STYLE CRUSH #1: CAROLINE ISSA











Who's that girl? Magazine publisher and consultant Caroline Issa is well known as a perennial street style favourite, swarmed by photographers during fashion week for her effortlessly elegant, thoughtful ensembles, always topped off by a signature shoe. As fashion director of independent fashion biannual title Tank and editor of online magazine Because, the Montreal native is an established fixture on the fashion week circuit, often photographed by bloggers and photographers like Scott Schuman and Garance Doré. Earlier this year she also launched a line of ready to wear essentials with American retailer Nordstrom.
The wordly, well-heeled former management consultant bills herself as “a businesswoman who loves fashion”. With a Chinese mother and a Lebanese-Iranian father, Issa has lived all around the world, from Seattle to Texas to Singapore, although she has called London home for the last decade. Originally a retail and consumer goods consultant with a business degree from Wharton at the University of Pennsylvania, she met Tank founder Masoud Golsorkhi by chance while working on the Boots account for her former employer. He offered her a partnership in the company and she left consulting for the world of magazine publishing.



Caroline Issa è la co-founder di Tank magazine , giornale indipendente made in UK. Perennemente presente in tutti gli scatti di street-style in giro per il mondo, il suo è uno stile decisamente versatile, risultato probabilmente legato alla sua vita personale che le ha permesso di vivere in città e continenti diversi.

Nata in Canada da madre cinese e padre iraniano, di bellezza e pensiero multiculturale, passata dal management allo styling per Tank Magazine, autrice del sofisticato blog becauselondon.com, città dove vive.

Caroline Style.

La maestria di Caroline sta proprio nel combinare look sempre diversi  senza perdere  l’eleganza e raffinatezza che la caratterizza.
Blazer e completi di taglio maschile, sete e chiffon di abiti e tacchi alti, accessori in falso contrasto, il rosso del rossetto a centro scena. Il suo stile attraversa il giorno e la notte, il sartoriale e l’ultra femminile, osa l’eccentrico senza usare artifici. Naturalmente diversa da tutti, ogni volta anche da se stessa, Caroline usa la variabile come firma.  Sempre sorridente davanti alla camera, è tra le icone fashion da non perdere di vista. Ma diamo la parola a lei:

L’azzardo? “Accosto tessuti e stampati come altri non oserebbero. Rompo il rigore di un tailleur da uomo con street style oppure vaporosi fiocchi, non mi fermo mai nell’aggiungere un colore”. Mai: “indossare qualcosa di non-comfort. Anche se fosse il più meraviglioso degli abiti”.

Colori: “li uso, li oso, li sento addosso. Non amo il total black. L’ho portato molto in passato, ora lo trovo troppo noioso. Ora sfido sempre gli abbinamenti con un tocco lievemente sbagliato, magari in tono più acido”.

 Proporzioni: “gravito sempre intorno a una certa lunghezza, quasi retrò, gonne a abiti appena sotto il ginocchio. Trovo il lungo molto ladylike.

Nell’armadio: “i tailleur maschili, gli abiti molto femminili, le camicie da signora alternate alle t-shirt d’avanguardia, poi i golf, sempre piccoli di misura”.

I 5 pezzi must: “la mia camicia bianca e quella blu, un abito da cocktail ostentatamente vintage, un trench molto couture, un paio di tacchi alti”.

( da http://www.tods.com/it_it/portraits/ritratti/caroline-issa-portraits e http://www.grazia.it/moda/celebrity-style/caroline-issa-tank-magazine-look)