Overall NATTY: fashion trends 2011 2012

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Monday, September 26, 2011

KASIA by TOM CRAIG

See through top and Pencil skirt

Fur overgarment and flower pattern dress

White cloak with a bow

Open half calf tweed skirt

Red lady like, pleated volumes

Feminine Gangster look

Baby Collar and Over knee socks

Red and Tartan

Yellow, and purple

two colours present this winter, and that are about to become stars for next season.

I have found this fashion-shoot that contains most of the fashion trends for this winter. An elegant and ladylike 60's mood, in a rustic big house in the middle of nowhere, this photo-shoot was photographed by Tom Craig.
The model Kasia Struss look grandiosely gorgeous with a Grace Kelly´s look, (also Betty Draper´s look if you are a Mad men fan like me).

Grace Kelly

Betty draper, Mad men

The fashion editor and stylist is no other than Ekaterina Mukhina (the fashion director of Vogue Russia).

Ekaterina Mukhina

Saturday, August 20, 2011

THE RUFF

Millstone Ruff 1615-1635

One of the main features from the sixteenth century fashion comes to this fall september. The ruff is the outstanding neck, made by nicely and rounded folds of linen, silk or cotton (normally silk). It was a way to give importance to the faces and at the same time conceal as much skin as possible. It evolved from a small into huge collar, so huge that by the end of the century looked like a tray with a head served on it.

Spain was the originator country, but in those days fashion was one of the most relevant things so the monarchies through all Europe took it and made it theirs, in some sort of different ways.

Isabel Clara Eugenia, Albrecht, S XVI

Juana de Austria, late S.XVI

Last December Russian Vogue, took this sixteenth century style and presented in a modern photo-shoot where Ashley Smith was the model and Sharif Hamza the photographer.

For this Autumn/winter not just one, many designers have joined this trend, here some of them I have selected. For very obvious and white ruffs, just as before, to smaller ones and different colours. Any garment or outfit can have it, from a shirt to a dress, a casual look or a very severe or smart one...

everything match the ruff.

Carven

Ruffian

Chloe

Dsquared2

Andrew Gn

Charles Anastasse

YSL

Emilio Pucci

Francesco Scognamiglio

Charles Anastasse

Jason Wu

Nina Ricci

Putting a bow, or a collar under the ruff (specially if what you choose is black) can be a great idea to underline this old fashion trend.

Nina Ricci

Chanel

Monday, August 15, 2011

BLACK LACE

Again Lace and broderies, but instead of a white palette, black is the tone used to display this amazing fabric. Sometimes used in the whole outfit, and sometimes just as applications or a way to decorate some parts.

Watch out because some these dresses may be just for the show as they show all the lingerie underneath, and is not very wearable. Giles, Dior, Ungaro, Tahari, Dinigan, Lapore, Valentino and Ricci are some of the designers that have promoted this trend.

Giles

Temperley London

Nanette Lapore

Elie Tahari

Dior

Emauel Ungaro

Colette Dinigan

Valentino

Dior

Nina Ricci

Theyskens' Theory

Tuesday, August 9, 2011

25 FALL/WINTER TRENDS

Here all the trends for this Autumn, winter. I will mention all of them today, and I will go through some of them in detail during this month, before we have to talk the next season.

I know is a bit late, but when I was seating in my sofa waiting, about to put my bikini and go to the beach, It made no sense to talk about coats, and fur, and knitwear... But I am ready now! I have selected the 25 most common features, so you have plenty to choose from.

1. DARKNESS: BLACK