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