Life & Style Blog - Fashion
17 September 2012, by Rachael Ciccarelli
Image source: Alexandra Cameras.
SO. Bold, neon colour not for you? Find yourself whistling sweetly to cartoon birds and running through the streets of a tiny village in France singing about the merits of books more than you do thrashing about wildly to songs regarding cherry pies and/or every rose and their inherent thorns? Thank your various fairy godmothers for chalky PASTELS, a tonal spectrum that’s just as on trend as neons but with typical fashion logic, the exact opposite. Hurray! Just another slice of “have your cake and eat it too (as long as the cake is actually a vodka soda)” from the same people who brought you sequins during the day and sneakers with a built in heel – and just in time for spring racing!
We have, mostly, the omipotent Marc Jacobs at Louis Vuitton to thank for bringing this one back: the incredible Spring Summer 2012 campaign (that looks like it was dreamt up by a bunch of unicorn-obsessive 8 year olds on a Disney high) really captured everyone with an eye for fashion and/or desserts, and so the trend has already filtered down to high street fashion like a particularly efficient Brita jug.
This time around, pastels are extra-pale and incredibly youthful– all fluffy 50s silhouettes, lace and feather textures, peter-pan collars and nipped in waists. As with any colour trend, they’re easiest to first digest by teaming them with a colour you’re accustomed to; any tone deeper than the chalky one you’re sporting or a faded denim should just about do the trick. If pastel AND femme shapes AND feathers are all a bit much for you, wear your pastel piece with your boyfriend jeans or boxy tee or a metallic accessory to harden it up. If not, chuck your tiny white dog in your handbag and your hair in a beehive and skip your way to the shops with a song in your heart because there is an overwhelming amount of paler-than-pale shades waiting for you.
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07 September 2012, by Rachael Ciccarelli
GUYS, GUYS, HEY GUESS WHAT. September is up in the house – and you know what that means (aside from 3 weeks of football finals related jibber jabber from everyone in your immediate vicinity)? Spring is here! Relinquish your black garments and bring forth colour (and a daily antihistamine to ensure that colour stays out of your eyeballs, because that is totes tres not chic). Here’s the thing; this year, while the sun is out, colour is going to be one extreme or the other. This week, we tackle the top end of the spectrum: wild, retina-challenging neon brights that ensure your friends will never lose you in a big crowd.
That’s right, folks. You may have noticed the nuclear flood of acid greens and yellows, hot pinks and an electric blue that appears to have been sourced directly from the vaults of David Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust days absolutely saturating summer shelves. In case you’re wondering, we have the resurgence of early 90s sportswear style to thank for this. Between that radical baller, LA hip hop thing that’s happening what with the hightop sneakers, leggings and oversized tees/sideways baseball cap, and the ultra streamlined scuba-diver style that’s taking hold of everything from cocktail dresses with chunky wide plastic zips, to digitally printed ponte (that’s like wetsuit material) and streamlined, contrasting panels, we didn’t really stand a chance.
So, give yourself over! Acid pops are going to work really well with your bronzed summer sunkissed skin. They’re going to make your heyfever-y eyes look whiter and brighter and are going to definitely be at their most chic when you wear them as an accent to neutral tones, like tan or white or denimy blues. You are absolutely under no obligation to wear them clashed together and skin tight like a 1980s Oz Fit instructor… that much I would like to make ABSOLUTELY CLEAR. It’s about clean lines, neutral anchors and chic silhouettes that leave something to the imagination – or down and dirty LA rapper style with loud leggings and louder tees; whatever floats your boat as long as it hasn’t come via DeLorean .
However, if you’re still unconvinced, I have excellent news! There’s a whole other spectrum of sun-safe colour on trend for you. “But what?” you cry, arms extended and half naked, awaiting my instruction. I’m sorry, Perth nudist. You’ll have to wait until next week for that one.
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09 August 2012, by Rachael Ciccarelli
Image sources: Button through shirt, $79.95 from Witchery; Spotty sequin blouse, $69.95 from Sportsgirl ; Trent resort bead column print shirt, $89.95 from Myer.
...or an ode to that thing I’ve been wearing non-stop for the past three months (and when I’m not wearing it, I’m secretly wishing I was). You know what I mean, right? We all get swept off our feet by particular garments from time to time – they just work for any occasion, on your shape, with everything in your wardrobe. It’s a perfect match: and you know it, because your heart flutters when you see that little sleeve outstretched toward you as you survey your wardrobe in the morning. So! A totally normal, healthy relationship every woman has with the latest object of her affections. Ahem.
It wasn’t until I spent a month’s rent on silk shirts in one hit that I realised just how deep in I was… my appetite had become insatiable. I was like a beast. And so, with a typical generosity of spirit, I have decided to share my picks of Forrest Chase with you – and a few reasons why man-style blouses, silk or otherwise, are the thing you should be stockpiling right now:
Come with me on a journey to the bottomless pit of shirt love
- Whether you’re into cigarette pants, slim-line maxis, wide legged trousers, high waisted skirts, boyfriend jeans, raggedy cut offs or a low-slung mini… whatever works on your shape, just throw a blouse on top and you’re done.
- There’s a million and one ways to wear them: soft front tuck, half tuck, tied waist, rolled cuffs, unbuttoned, buttoned all the way up, French cuffed, tied low…
- It’s an excellent layering piece – looking preppy under a jumper on weekends, razor sharp under a blazer at work or seductive and sheer over a cropped bustier for evenings, it’s got you covered.
- Finally, a man-style blouse is that perfect bit of polish: looks relaxed enough to be cool, but tailored enough to look elegant. It’s an effortless sort of chic that you’d associate with some dewy skinned, thick haired French lady as she saunters from café to café. Bitch? Well, you could BE that bitch.
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02 August 2012, by Rachael Ciccarelli
Image source: RCFA.
We’ve long buried the skyscraper, platform toed, stripper-lite pumps. And now, a eulogy for our second husband: the chunky mega platform heel (or as my grandad calls them, “those float upside shoes”). A shoe that served us well, stretching our legs out to forever and a day with minimal pain, but one that was responsible for many a dance floor injury. For so many twisted ankles my physio friends could buy a house, get engaged and go on holiday within the space of a year. For sometimes looking a little bit like horse hooves. Vale, chunky mega platform heel. We will remember you always, and reach into the depths of our cupboard to dust you off for 70s theme nights.
Now that we’ve kicked that old guy to the curb, time to welcome the next love of your life: the pointed stiletto. A little bit 80s? A lot a bit 80s, actually, but that doesn’t matter when you consider what this classic is going to do for your wardrobe. We had little choice in the matter: Christian Louboutin’s pointed toe, jelly sided Bis Un Bout is far and away the current red carpet favourite. It’s definitely a return to a silhouette more ladylike: perfect for those cropped tailored trousers, peplums and nipped in waists you’ve been wearing.
Image sources: MCQ Alexis blue pointe, $650 from Myer; Jazz, $69.95 from Novo ; Metal toe cap boot, $99.95 from Sportsgirl.
Those metal toed boots courtesy of our on-trend friends at Sportsgirl are particularly big at the moment, with everyone from Stuart Weitzman to Miu Miu spruiking versions all over the red carpet. For a wee punky splurge, the MCQ (that’s the McQueen diffusion, ladies) heels are fairly delicious, and for a scrimp you can’t really go past the two-tone of Novo’s Jazz heel.
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