Vintage white blouse / Vintage crochet waistcoat / Vintage Levi shorts / Vintage backpack / Ray Ban sunglasses / Topshop belt (old) / Dr Martens shoes
Location: Parc de Sceaux
I’m still such a fan of crochet. I bought this cute waistcoat last summer and I think it looks great over this semi-transparent white blouse with amazing lace detail sleeves. This shirt/waistcoat combo would also be perfect with some denim flares but alas, I am yet to find my perfect pair so my trusty Levi denim shorts it had to be.
On to the backpack, my god I fell in love as soon as it came out of the box at work. Multi-coloured striped suede, camel leather and the miniature size – so so perfect.
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Je suis toujours fan de crochet. J’ai acheté ce gilet mignon l’été dernier et je pense qu’il va trop bien sur cette chemise blanche semi-transparente avec des détails magnifiques sur les manches. Cet ensemble chemise/gilet irait trop bien avec un jean patte d’eph mais j’ai pas encore trouvé le parfait du coup mon short en jean Levis a gagné ici.
On parle de ce sac à dos, ouah, je suis tombée amoureuse quand on l’ai fait sortir du carton au travail. Des rayures multi-colorées en daim, du cuir de couleur chameau et sa petite taille – trop, trop parfait.
Vintage bandana / Vintage Levi jeans / Primark jumper / Vintage Burberry trench coat / Dr Martens
Location: rue Roger Velomme, 75003 Paris
After a week of lovely sunshine being stuck at work I was quite disappointed that I had to resort back to jeans and a jumper on a rather chilly Saturday. Not too disappointed though because I love this outfit, just simple and comfortable with a twist added thanks to this cute bandana.
I’ve got some more summery outfits planned so let’s hope the weather just keeps getting hotter and hotter! No more cold weekends please Mr Weatherman, that is just not cool…
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Après une semaine de soleil pendant que je travaillais, j’étais assez déçue de remettre un jean et un pull ce samedi où il faisait un peu plus froid. Pas trop déçue parce que j’aime bien ce outfit, simple et confortable avec un bandana pour ajouter un twist mignon.
J’ai prévu des outfits plus pour été du coup j’espère que le température continue à augmenter! Plus de weekends froids s’il vous plaît Monsieur Metéo, c’est pas cool…
“There was so much repression in London fashion. It had to be livened up.”
For me, one of the most exciting aspects of fashion is pushing boundaries. Going beyond what is expected of you and your limits, making peoples’ heads turn and changing the world. Alexander McQueen did exactly that.
Alexander McQueen started his immense career in fashion in 1985 with an apprenticeship with Savile Row tailors at the age of 16. The first designs at the V&A’s incredible Savage Beauty exhibition show how important this training was for McQueen – through his knowledge of traditional tailoring he was able to deconstruct shapes and create unique cuts.
In the next room we are transported from the grey walls and these comparatively modest designs to McQueen’s Romantic Gothic collection, which was inspired by 19th century Victorian gothic and combines horror and romance.
“I want to empower women. I want people to be afraid of the women I dress.”
We are dared to respond to the question: is this aggressive or dark romantic? Perhaps it is neither. Personally, I am not offended by models in leather face masks and bondage straps but I do find the use of bizarre animal body parts and hair slightly extreme – although being a vegetarian I’m probably biased and I tried to overcome this by just looking through fashion eyes. Of course, this was just the warm up…
McQueen was driven by a fascination with the beauty and savagery of the natural world and this is seen at its most extreme in the Primitivism room. Individual alcoves made of skulls and bones, which reminded me of the Paris Catacombes, displayed designs made of anything from horse hair, leather and baby crocodile heads to wool and beads.
“I find beauty in the grotesque, like most artists.”
The Cabinet of Curiosities is arguably the centrepiece and you just don’t know where to look first. In each cabinet there is an extravagant design, mad un-walkable shoes or a crazy headdress. On various TV screens there are clips from theatrical McQueen catwalk shows, which I just could not take me eyes off. I would love to go back and watch a show of his, they look out of this world. In the next small, dark room we experience something quite magical – the hologram ghost video of Kate Moss set to the music from Schindler’s List from the finale of his Paris show in 2006.
Nature was McQueen’s greatest influence so it is not surprising that he used raw materials found in the natural world in his designs. How incredible is this dress made from sea shells?! Probably not very comfortable but beautiful to look at! He also used real flowers that withered onto the catwalk, which is both beautiful and sad. Alexander McQueen’s last fully realised collection before his tragic suicide in 2010 is called Plato Atlantis and was clearly inspired by nature, in particular, sea creatures.
The scale-like sequins, jelly fish motifs and metallic colours make up what is considered McQueen’s greatest achievement. It is a tragedy that we lost such a talented fashion designer when he was at the top of his game and I am sure every fashion lover wonders where he would have taken us to next.
Go and visit Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty at the V&A, it is a must-see! The exhibition is on until 2nd August 2015 – get your tickets booked now!
I’m really drawn to anything paisley patterned at the moment and so this boho Zara dress is a winner. I love the shape and frilly bits and it looks great with my favourite fringed leather jacket.
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J’aime bien le motif cachemire en ce moment et alors cette robe hippy de Zara est parfaite. Je kiffe la coupe et les volants et elle va bien avec mon blouson en cuir à franges préféré.
Denim, suede and the button down skirt – this is how to hit three of this season’s top trends in one. A classic denim shirt is a wardrobe staple for any girl (or guy for that matter) and luckily for us, denim and suede are just a match made in fashion heaven. How amazing is this multicoloured suede skirt?! The colours are absolutely beautiful, as is the scallop cut and must-have buttons down the front. Perfection.
Let’s move on to the real star, this beautiful cat that photo-bombed in the middle of the shoot. I am delighted to finally share the spotlight with a fluffy buddy – I think I’ll be hanging around this daffodil-filled square more often!
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Du jean, du daim et la jupe boutonnée – voilà comment mettre ensemble trois des tendances de cette saison. Une chemise en jean est une essentielle pour toutes les filles (et tous les mecs en fait) et heureusement, du jean et du daim ont un mariage parfait. Comment elle est trop magnifique cette jupe en daim multi-colorée?! Les couleurs sont vachement belles, la coupe aussi et les must-have boutons devant. Parfaite.
En fait, il faut vraiment parler de la vraie étoile, ce beau chat qui a photobombé quand on était en plein shooting. Je suis trop heureuse de partager enfin le cadre avec cette boule de poils – je pense que je traînerai plus souvent dans cette place de jonquilles!
