Chanel Inspired Tweed + Stella McCartney

More Summer outfits – tah dah! (And some really poor camera angling on my behalf – hello doorknob!).

This denim crop shirt is A-Wear, the skirt is Miss Patina which comes with this cute key and buckle belt. The bag is from Camden Market, the socks are Topshop and the slip-ons are Miss Selfridge. The skirt is so unusual and inspired by classic Chanel tweed however uses white mixed with bright pastel colours. It is high-waist and very comfortable to wear.

Gotta have some shades – these are also Chanel inspired sunglasses from Polaroid (yes they make sunglasses). These are called ‘Seduction’ and are part of their classic range. They have a vintage inspired ‘heritage’ range also that do quirky shades inspired by previous decades.

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Stella McCartney debúted her Spring Summer 2012 collection at Paris Fashion Week yesterday. The venue was Opera National de Paris and in attendance were newlyweds Paul McCartney and Nancy Shevall as well as fashion royalty Rachel Zoe, Mario Testino,  Anna Dello Russo and Alexa Chung.

(Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk) 

Profits have soared this year for McCartney and many A-Listers have been spotted wearing her mesh polka dot dresses including Kate Winslet, Liv Tyler and Jane Fonda.

(Source: http://stingystyle.blogspot.com/2011/08/get-stellas-dots.html)

The look for Spring Summer 2012 is comfortable, flowing and sports inspired. Materials are a combination of mesh and lace. The patterns are paisley or simply nude or white, very Stella. It’s an unusual combination of what looks like pajamas, tennis dresses and over sized suits…

Stella has collaborated with Adidas for a special sports range in honor of the London Olympics 2012 and you can see this influence in the SS12 collection. However, what I liked most from this collection were the dresses. Feast your eyes!

(Source: http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/galleries/)

This is my favourite one:

As you can see this wave design features in a lot of pieces in the collection.

So what can us high street folk take from Stella McCartney Spring Summer 2012?

• Matching pattern trouser suits are going to be a big look
• Body con is staying around but Stella has put a classier twist on it with a looser fit as opposed to a bandage style
• Paisley pattern is making a big comeback
• Colour blocking in neutral shades will be popular as opposed to colour blocking bold colours

Spotlight on the FROW: Dasha Zhukova – love this!

Until next time.

Sarah xx

Making Music

I had three gigs last week – pheeeeew! Wednesday night the Big Girls Blues Band were in Dover St., Friday night in Jazz After Dark in Soho and on Saturday we were in the Old Explorer in Oxford Circus.

Here is the outfit I preferred from the three nights…

I love this shirt. I’ve been looking for a sophisticated black shirt for a while and this one is really smart but still sexy because it is sheer. The collars, sleeves and panel down the front are leather look. It’s from New Look.

The necklace is from Topshop and the bag is vintage.

The burgundy shorts are from Awear and came with the belt and the shoes are New Look.

As much as I loved these tights in a previous post – they ripped during the gig 😦 so I had to pull of a Taylor Momsen ‘holes in tights are normal’ look. Big fail. If anyone knows where you can get good quality sheer tights, do leave a comment please 🙂

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On the subject of music…I just want to share some songs with you that I’m repeating on my iPod. I tend to download a lot of music by female singers so going with that theme, here are a few good choices…

Janelle Monáe – ‘Locked Inside’ from The ArchAndroid.  This album is really good and sounds like nothing else I’ve heard in recent years. The album is based around Janelle’s alter-ego, Cindi Mayweather who is an android living in the world, Metropolis. The songs are like a soundtrack to Cindi’s life in Metropolis and is almost theatrical in places as songs are based around the struggles of the androids. Sounds strange but it makes the album really interesting.

Joni Mitchell – ‘Urge for Going’ from Joni Mitchell Hits. This song is so peaceful and relaxing but also a little sad… who makes music like this these days?

Live performance video

Jessie J – ‘Big White Room’ from Who You Are. Jessie’s voice is so amazing and clear. This song is very powerful and you really have to be in the right frame of mind to listen to it, it’s quite emotional.

Feist – ‘My Moon My Man’ from The Reminder. Did you know it is Feist who wrote ‘Limit to Your Love’ released by James Blake this year? Easy listening…

If you’ve been listening to any good music lately – do post a comment and let me know.

That’s all!

Sarah xx