Posts Tagged ‘lace’
Gallery, Lingerie
By Elisabeth Edvardsen on September 6th, 2012
You’d be correct in thinking I have an obsession with lingerie. Well-designed lingerie is one of the most beautiful things a woman can wear and when it fits right it can make you feel like a Hollywood starlet even on the greyest of days.
This morning I stumbled across Canadian label Fortnight, which ‘combines strong, sexy aesthetics with highly tailored sizing to create undergarments that are both luxurious and versatile’.
The 2012 collection looks dreamily romantic with dash of vintage glamour. Why not give your outfits the foundation they need?
Fortnight is available in sizes 38-38, A-E and, sadly, is by the looks of it, only currently available in selected American and Canadian stores and online.
Tags: Fortnight Lingerie, lace, lingerie, vintage glamour
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Designers, Features, Gallery, New Fashions, Trend Alert
By Andrea Petrou on March 21st, 2012
The spring style season is firmly upon us with stores stocked high with the latest fashions.
If you’re a bit of a vintage gal at heart then one trend that will really appeal this season is the Great Gatsby look.
Taking inspiration from the 20s flapper style this trend is all about being as flamboyant as you like.
Go for silk wide leg trousers and lace vests complete with turbanesque headgear for a cool daytime look and dress the trend up for an evening out with mid-length pleated chiffon frocks, lace, pearls and of course feathers and fringing.
Team up the threads with pale foundation and bright red lippy and you’re ready to show off that roaring 20s look.
See the gallery below for all the designer inspiration.
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Tags: 20s trends, Catwalk trends ss 2012, couture, feathers, flapper trend, Great Gatsby, Jaeger, lace, Ralph Lauren, SS 2012 trends, trends, vintage clothing
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Celebrity Style, Features, Gallery, Uncategorized
By emilyborrett on June 29th, 2011
Looking darkly glamorous in lots of black lace at the première of Black Swan
A certain raven-haired French beauty has been popping up at every event recently, and it’s about time we showed her some respect for her darkly glamorous and sexy approach to fashion. Yep, it’s It-girl Julia Restoin Roitfeld, poster girl for Tom Ford and daughter of the brilliant Carine. She’s been silently and mysteriously popping up in the front row for all the biggest fashion shows now, hanging out with the likes of Leigh Lezark and other fashion glitterati, but for some reason unknown we haven’t written a “Get the look” for her yet. So here you go, readers!
What we love about Julia, despite enviably good genes and very shiny hair, is her slightly shambolic approach to fashion. Swathes of black lace, trailing skirts, witch boots and slightly fetish-y leather are all key essentials to her look, no matter what the occasion. Reminiscent of the likes of Mary-Kate Olsen and Helena Bonham-Carter before her, Julia has the ability to look as if whatever she’s wearing has just been thrown on at the last minute. She may wear little to no colour, ever, but when the goth look is working so well for you why stop?
Luckily for any hopeful copycats, you don’t need to be the friend of a trillion designers like Julia to achieve this look – the gothic lace trend is still going strong on the high street at totally affordable prices, and little black dresses will never go out of fashion. If you want to give dressing like Julia a go, check out the gallery above for our favourite pieces. And when it comes to dressing head to toe in lace and sheer peekaboo fabrics, pile it on – when it comes to the Restoin Roitfeld school of fashion, more is more.
Tags: carine roitfeld, french style, get the look, gothic, julia restoin roitfeld, lace, serpentine gallery party, Spotted, steal her style, Vogue
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Designer Fashions, Designers, Gallery, London fashion week
By Andrea Petrou on March 22nd, 2011
By Emily Borrett.
Christopher Kane Spring/Summer 2007
We’ve already looked at the likes of Henry Holland and Vivienne Westwood in our designer spotlight galleries, celebrating the great British talent that dazzles us at London Fashion Week each season and inspires what gets produced on the high-street. So today we’re going to look at home-grown talent Christopher Kane, who has been wowing us at LFW with his body-conscious, sexy designs since 2007.then
Ever since he exploded onto the fashion scene with a youthful, fresh and sexy collection of microscopically short bandage dresses, trimmed with neon lace and zips, he’s been the darling of the fashion industry ever since. Cited as an inspiration by young wannabe designers everywhere and hand-picked by Versace to design their diffusion line, Versus, his career has been a total fairytale so far. With the help of his sister Tammy Kane, together they’ve created a legacy.
Neon lace, cosmically starry prints, knife pleats and gingham – these are all trends that you saw at Christopher Kane first. In the gallery above we’re taking a trip back through his best collections to show you our favourite pieces that he’s designed. Our favourite is the floral-embroidered leather miniskirt – check it out here.
Tags: bandage dress, best of, body con, Christopher Kane, designer spotlight, dresses, lace, LFW, London fashion week, tammy kane
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Gallery, Red Carpet
By Andrea Petrou on February 13th, 2011
Emma Watson
In a cream lace asymmetric frock by Valentino
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Tags: BAFTAs, Emma Watson, Jessica Alba, lace, Rachel Stevens, red carpet fashion, valentino, Versace, vintage
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Designers, Gallery, Haute Couture, Paris Fashion Week
By Andrea Petrou on January 26th, 2011
By Emily Borrett.
Chanel’s show in Paris yesterday was always going to be a hard act to follow, but Lebanese designer Elie Saab dove right in and showed his credentials with an array of gowns in the beautiful Saab style that we’ve come to love. Favoured by red-carpet young guns such as Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning, we already knew that the show was going to be a glamorous affair.
In the past Elie Saab has created very flirty, youthful dresses for young starlets, with hemlines falling way above the knee in shimmering tones of peach, beige and pink. However, it seems that the brand has grown up, as the majority of its’ collection was comprised on full-on, look-at-me superstar gowns. There were the same classic nude tones that Saab has favoured for a while in there, but we also saw vibrant Valentino reds, olive-greens and barely-there silvers which were breathtaking in swathes of chiffon and lace. And – gasp – black! We loved Saab’s final few black gowns which were endlessly dramatic and sexy, with slitted skirts to show off amazing pins and sweetheart necklines. Absolutely Jessica Rabbit-worthy.
As we saw before in Chanel’s couture show, ruffles and volume were the adornment du jour. We could have died for the rose-hued clusters of fabric that were smattered amongst hemlines and necklines – heartbreakingly feminine and pretty.
More conventional than other shows this week, the collection may not have got people talking in the same way that Givenchy’s cyber-kimonos or Chanel’s frothy babydoll shapes probably have, but Saab created yet another stellar collection of gowns which we expect to see on the red carpet in the very near future. And if it’s good enough for Hollywood’s elite, it’s sure as hell good enough for us.
Tags: draping, Elie Saab, haute couture week, lace, lebanon, nudes, Paris, red
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Designer Fashions, designer pick of the week, Gallery, London fashion week
By Andrea Petrou on December 21st, 2010
By Emily Borrett.
When it came to brilliant, inspired collections this year, no one and absolutely no one did it quite as well as Canadian-bred fashion house Erdem. When you think of the iconic dresses to have emerged this year, one of the first to pop into your head will absolutely be his floor length digital-printed gown from his Autumn/Winter collection, which was startlingly pretty in an unusual mix of deep browns, inky blacks, teal and colour-bursts of red. It’s been worn by A-listers to countless red carpet events since. Add into the mix a gorgeous blend of sheer chiffon, swallow-prints and dark leather, and you’ve got one of the most original approaches to Autumn/Winter dressing for a long time.
This year Erdem were also at the root of this year’s lace trend, which continues to go strong into the new year. For their A/W collections their dresses and blouses came in wintery colours -soft blue-grey ruffles and pleats were the Erdem way to wear lace this winter. They then showed us how to carry the fabric from winter to next Spring, sending frothy white Victorian-esque lace down the runway with bold crimson embroidery creeping up the hemline. A very pretty way to wear lace indeed.
We can’t wait for next spring when the sun starts to peep out behind the clouds, just for our Spring wardrobes alone. We may not be able to afford the real thing, but Erdem’s white lace and cool green floral prints have given us some food for thought.
Tags: 2010, AW2010, designer, Designers of the year, erdem london fashion week, graphic prints, high-end, lace, SS2011
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Designer Fashions, Designers, Gallery, London fashion week, Milan Fashion Week, New York Fashion Week - Runway, Paris Fashion Week
By Andrea Petrou on December 16th, 2010
By Emily Borrett.
Carrying on from our top 10 fashion moments of 2010, I’m looking at some of the highlights of the various Fashion Weeks that have happened this year. From Alexander McQueen’s first runway show under the direction of Sarah Burton, to the oil-slick punk aesthetic at Balenciaga and classic Parisian style at Chanel, each show has been a joy to cover. But when I got down to it and racked my brains for all the collections I’ve pored over in the last year, I’ve found that the five collections in the gallery below have been particularly special. Check them out below. If you have any other collections this year that you think especially deserve a mention, have your say and leave us a comment below.
5. Christian Dior SS2011
Everything about this collection was just somuch fun. John Galliano breathed new life into the 1950s sexpot pin-up style of dress, with bright cherry and blue colours, neon makeup and cheeky sailor hats. If this is how everyone is going to look on the beaches next year (and we hope they do) then it's going to be a very silly, fun summer.
Tags: 1950s, Alexander McQueen, aw, Camel, Chloe, Christian Dior, collections, embroidery, Erdem, lace, ladylike, leather, London fashion week, nautical, New York Fashion Week, Paris Fashion Week, Prada, s/s
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dresses, Fashion Crush, Gallery
By Andrea Petrou on December 15th, 2010
By Emily Borrett.
I love Michelle Williams. Everything about the way that she dresses sums up what is so great about fashion and dressing today – from the boyish androgyny of her chic crop to her ladylike dresses and quirky accessories that she teams together, she’s everything a modern fashion-loving woman should be.
She’s had an extremely difficult time over the past few years, following the death of her estranged husband Heath Ledger, but ever since she’s always been incredibly brave and put her best well-shod foot forward. A favourite moment of ours has to be that Erdem dress that she wore at the London Film festival this year, hot off the catwalks – it had originally been a minidress, but clever Michelle asked for hers to be altered for a more ladylike skirt length, and TA-DA! Fashion magic happened. It’s that innovative strive for perfection and creativity that we love about her.
Nude, romance, ruffles, studs, bows and lace – all massive trends at the moment, especially now that it’s party season, and Michelle Williams is our poster-girl when it comes to getting these looks down. Check out the gallery below for some of our favourite of her looks, and pieces to help you steal her style.
Michelle looked completely angelic in a neat white minidress with it's ruffled neckline, worn in NYC the other day
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Tags: Erdem, get the look, lace, London Film Festival, Michelle Williams, nude, romantic, steal her style
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Events, Features, Gallery
By Andrea Petrou on October 20th, 2010
Black velevet peter pan collar dress
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Tags: fancy dress, gothic dresses, Halloween, lace, outfits, sophisticated halloween outfits, trends, velvet, witches outfits
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Features, Gallery, Trend Alert
By Andrea Petrou on September 7th, 2010
Ladies, get ready to preen and pout, because this season’s going out look is all about decadence. That’s right, the opulence trend is making a comeback.
This decadent trend takes it’s influence from the Victorian era incorporating lace, jewels, velvet, feathers and brocade and the more detailing the better. Paul Costelloe, Miu Miu, Christopher Kane and Max Mara were just some of the designers who sent their models down the a/w 2010 catwalk in this trend.
So how do you wear this regal style?
Firstly consider the colours. Jewel tones, mauves, black and berry are all key in this trend, as are accessories, which should be piled on. Think belts, headbands, earrings and chunky necklaces and bracelets.
We’ve picked out our top five key pieces for this trend.
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Tags: A/W 2010 trends, brocade, Christopher Kane, decadence, lace, Miu Miu. royalty, Opulance, velvet
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Events
By Andrea Petrou on February 17th, 2010
Leona Lewis may have upped her funky fashion game, but everyone knows that when Lady Gaga is at an event, she’ll win the kooky outfit look hands down.
The singer, who dedicated a sombre stage performance to the late Alexander McQueen, turned heads on the red carpet when she walked into the event wearing a three-tiered white dress with a white pompadour wig and lacy mask.
Later on the frock came off to reveal a lace bodysuit, which the singer wore to collect all three of her awards including international categories for best female, best breakthrough act and best album for The Fame.
Tags: Alexander McQueen, Brit Awards, lace, lady gaga
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Celebrity Style, Fashion News, Gallery
By Andrea Petrou on December 3rd, 2009
We’re liking Pixie Lott, alot (sorry) at the moment. Her tunes are sassy and she’s leant her talents to a range of charitable clothing, which looks absolutely amazing.
So it’s no surprise that she’s been snapped for the cover of UK InStyle magazine. Pixie wears a range of this years hottest styles pulling off sequins, lace and military effortlessly
And it seems she’s also a true fashionista. During an interview with the magazine she said: “I’ve always been into fashion. My sister is exactly the same. We get it from our mum. She used to dress us in designer stuff when we were little.”
Click on the picture below to view more snaps of Pixie.
Tags: instyle magazine, lace, military, Pixie Lott, sequins
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