Trends and Shopping S/S'14. Flower-ama! For Her and For Him

'Fiori? Per la Primavera? Rivoluzionario!' Come non essere d'accordo con Miranda Priestley, ma rivoluzione o meno, fatto sta che stampe  e motivi floreali stanno arrivando (capsule collection peter Pilotto x Target?) , piano piano nei negozi e tra poco, non solo ci troveremo ad acquistare capi dal mood botanico ma, spero presto, anche ad indossarli. Se non site sicure/sicuri di questo look, vi consiglio di acquistare inizialmente uno o due capi low cost, cosi' da abituarvici, se incerti, o cavalcare il trend, se convinti spendendo poco. Ho selezionato alcuni capi ed accessori sia per Lei che per Lui da Boohoo.com, un sito di shopping on-line inglese. Spediscono anche in Europa ed in Italia e per evitare costose spese di spedizione in caso voleste rimandare indietro l'acquisto , se non soddisfatti, vi consiglio di consultare la tabella delle taglie ( SIZE GUIDE)  e, in caso di misurarvi, metro alla mano, per essere il piu' sicuri possibile di scegliere la taglia giusta. Ora, pronti, shopping, FLOWER-AMA!

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'Florals? For Spring? Goundbreaking.' How can we not agree with Mirlanda Pristley, but groundbreaking or not, the fat is that prints and floral patterns are coming (Peter Pilotto x Target anyone?), bit by bit into stores and soon, not only we'll be buying item with a botanicamood, but also, I hope soon, we'll wear them. if you're not sure of this look, I suggest you buy at first one or two low cost garments, so that you can get used to them, if you're uncertain, or ride the trend if you like it. I selected few items from Boohoo.com, a British online shopping website. It ships to Europe too and to avoid any delivery charges if you wish to return what you bought, my advice is to check the Size Guide, and, if needed, measure yourself, tape in hand, to be as sure as possible that you pick the right size. Now, ready, shop, FLOWER-AMA!

Alexa Shirt Dress £18 

Ruby Shift Dress £8 

Astria Playsuit £ 20

Aggie Sweashirt £16 

Isabella Floral Shirt £20 

Keeley Skort £15 

Per Lui

For Him

Monochrome Sweater £20 

Floral and Paisley Tee £12 

All over Floral Tee £10 

Antique Floral Tee £10 

How NOT to look good - Large Floral Prints -Fashion Trends SS12

Do you want look 'larger-than-life' sporting one the SS12 trends? Try the big floral prints trend then. Here some looks and styling tips on how NOT to look goot in it.

Vuoi apparire in tutta la tua 'grandezza' sfoggiando uno dei trend SS12? Allora prova la stampa a fiori grandi . A seguire alcuni look e trucchi per NON apparire al vostro meglio.


- THE BASICS.

Large prints in general have the quality of enhancing, zooming in and making a surface look bigger. This effect is even more true with geometric patterns and prints that are not abstract; in which case even if the print is large you may get away with it if the colours are dark - you all know the slimming effect of balck, right? So look out for large flower prints to get the right enlarging effect.

-DA DOVE COMICIARE.

In generale tutte le stampe grandi hanno la qualita' di ingrandire e zoommare, renderendo la superficie che si guarda piu' grande di cio che e'. Questo effetto e' vero sopratutto con stampe geometriche e stampe non astratte; nel qual caso c'e' la possibilita' che l'effetto 'ingrandimento' non avvenga se ci sono colori scuri - tutti conosciamo l'effetto snellente del nero, no? Dunque cercate stampe a fiori grandi per ottenere il giusto effetto di allaragamento.

- GET THE RIGHT SILHOUETTE.
Once the large print is found, you need to have either a flowy, loose dress to look even bigger and shapeless- see the picture above - or make sure that one of the large printed flower shape is just by the waistline so to look likeyou have none - see the picture below.

- LA GIUSTA SILHOUETTE.
Una volta trovata la stampa grande, avrete bisogno o di un vestito dal taglio largo e scivolatissimo in modo da sembrare ancora piu' grandi e senza forme - come nella foto sopra- oppure assicuratevi che almeno una delle forme fiorate sia sul punto vita cosi' da far sembrare che non ne abbiate affatto - come nella foto sotto.

                     

- FROM HIGH-STREET TO RUNWAY.

The large print trend is everywhere, from the highstreet - the dress above is from  Mango- to runway designers -the two dress below are Diane Von Furstenberg.

- DALLA HIGH-STREET ALLA PASSERELLA.

Il trend della stampa grande e' dappertutto, dalle catene fast fashion - il vestito qui sopra e' di Mango - alle passerelle - i due vestiti sotto sono di Diane Von Furstenberg.

If you're feeling ispired and artistic you can even wear Van Gogh's style sunflowers dresses.

Se vi sentite ispirate ed artistiche potete anche indossare dei vestiti con girasoli ispirati aVan Gogh.

SS12 Trends. Florals and Styling Tips

A quick posr where I break down the garments that I selected for the SS12 Floral video that I posted yesterday on Youtube and that you can watch below. I'm obviously not suggesting that you wear floral prints from head to toe , even thoug that's an option to consider :-)

The garments that I selected are  from the high street and shoppable online on purpouse.

Un post veloce dove vi mostro i capi che ho scleto per il video trend SS12 Floral che ho postato ieri su Youtube e che potete guardre qui sotto. Ovviamente non vi suggerisco di indossare stampe a firi da capo a piedi, anche se e' un'opzione da considerare :-)

Tutti i capi scelti sono di brand highstreet e acquistabili ache online di porposito.

TOPS by H&M

TROUSERS by ASOS

SHOES by ALDO

May Moodboard-Moodboard di Maggio

English Tea/Rose/Macarons

Daffodils/Narciso

Thistle/Cardo

Shamrock/Quadrifoglio

Chantilly lace/Pizzo Chantilly

L'Oreal Color Riche Coral 373

Chanel Tweed Swatches S/S '11/Campioni di Tweed Chane S/S '11

FIGHTING!!!

Mesdames, Messieurs: Haute Couture!!

Soon after the curtain had closed over the prêt-à-porter shows, Paris gave us the wonder of wonders: Haute Couture F/W 2010/2011. And we, humble fashion followers, could only rub our eyes in seeing so much beauty on display, thanks to Their Highnesses such as Lagerfeld, Valentino, Armani and above all Galliano for Dior.

Just few words to give you an overview of the show and then the pictures will speak for themselves.

Location: a room of Musèe Rodin. Scenography: stems, leaves and petals tower over a total white background that some journalists described as Galliano's' little shop of horrors (!). To my eyes instead, it looked like a scene from Alice in Wonderland with those singing, merry flowers that she meets following the White Rabbit.

FLOWER POWER, IN FULL EFFECT!

And Galliano too conjures up wonders and makes us dream with wide volumes on the waist and neck line, bright colours, gaudy combinations and refined tailoring.

I do agree with Franca Sozzani then, in saying, well...screaming: " COUTURE? YES!"

http://www.vogue.it/magazine/blog-del-direttore/2010/07/6-luglio

In fact, thanks to Haute Couture, not only can we, ordinary fashion addicts, dream and be inspired, but above all research can carry on as well - into fabrics, prints, new shapes, colours and styles - and into tailoring skills and creativity that give 'sap' ( just to remain with botanics) to prêt-à-porter .