Make no mistake, this is a dream closet scenario. I can probably stretch to afford one of the items and let my house rot, but what fun would that be? I can't live in these clothes, but it sure is nice to look at them.
Showing posts with label marni. Show all posts
Showing posts with label marni. Show all posts
Warm & Fuzzy
I'm in a winter state of mind as I write this because I'm getting notifications of "What's New" from online shops and my wish list is growing rapidly. The latest look I'm obsessing over is just a modified version of what I like for summer. Sure there's a collar, but now it's a fur Marni collar. Worn over a patterned Chloé sweater and with adorably colored merlot Charlotte Olympia half calf kitty flats. The same kitty flats in black that I have been obsessing over for months. The bag, always that bag, is the classic Proenza Schouler PS11 in navy. Why navy? Because I'm still in a Summer Olympics spirit and realize that when red white and blues in an outfit are more berry and gem colored, the overall effect is less patriotic and more like this. Delectable. Last but not least are a leg-elongating pair of wool Joseph pants, because I'm 5'3" and my aspirations to be tall have been replaced with finding ways of looking tall.
A Short Story
Weekend wear that's slightly school girl, a little athletic, and all the way chic. The strict palette of black, white and grey help keep this from getting lazy looking. This is your uniform, of sorts. Shop it: Marni tri-color wool sweater, Marni twill striped shorts, Prism cat eye acetate frames, Mulberry studded suede tassel bag, Charlotte Olympia kitty flats.
Cheerful Tendencies
The return of the sneaker. You got to love it. Sooner or later we'll see the full frontal return of 90s grunge, and plaid, and the Spice Girls. In the meantime, this is an outfit for wishful thinking. Shop it: Marni bracelet, The Row for Superga sneakers, The Row sunglasses, Boy. by Band of Outsiders skirt, The Row clutch, Minor Obsessions star bracelet, Ralph Lauren Black Label top.
A Light Spring Outfit for People Who Love To Wear Black On Black (Me): Feauturing Marni, Rag & Bone, Theysken's Theory + Gucci
Marni bra and bottoms, Theysken's Theory criss-cross platform wedges, Gucci leather bag, Rag & Bone dress
How To Not Look Like You're Trying Hard When You're Wearing Chanel To A Chanel Event [Updated]
There's nothing better than pairing high fashion clothes with practical lows. And no one can teach you better than Alexa Chung.
Say you're going to a Chanel event. Well, surely you have to wear Chanel, after all Karl Lagarfeld is going to freaking be there, so you acquire a stunning if not formal tweed shift dress. What do you pair it with?
Well like any fine wine you go to the liqour store and buy yourself some chips. This mentality is all over the outfit above, and to tell you the truth, I'm loving it.
A lot of stuffy women wear Chanel, but there's also a lot of women who try too hard and wear Chanel logo anything. So pairing this cream white dress with some heavy gray winter stockings is already bringing down the palette from fussy and difficult white to a more easy going winter friendly gray.
What about shoes?
What about them. Clogs were the rage on the Chanel runway (for a handful, at least), so why not go against the grain a little bit and do the Chanel clogs better with some studded platform sky-high Marni clogs. Marni is youthful, irreverent and down right eclectic (and Alexa is a fan!).
Perhaps the best example of bringing down the Chanel-ness from the Chanel dress is to stick a hipster pin that only you know the meaning of, sidekick it next to a handful of chain necklaces, and top of the look with bed head and a cloth drawstring brag made out of a loud print. Having the low low (the chains, the bag, the pin) with a steep slope to high fashion (the Marni, the Chanel) makes this a pretty compelling high and low outfit to my eyes. It's downright ballsy.
And since it's former model Alexa Chung doing the pairing, it probably will work for her more than it will for any other mortal.
UPDATED: So I got a little backwards (thanks, reader!). The good people at Fashion Spot say the clogs are Miu Miu (which they do look like!) but the people at Vogue UK say the clogs are Chanel. And that bag is actually Marni. Which makes sense because some Marni stuff looks really arts n crafts sometimes. Unless the pins and things are über fashion too, I believe we've still got an Alexa Chung not fully playing by the rules. Now only 15% rogue. The post lives.
Clogs here too; "Leather clogs, from £470, Chanel."
(Image Sources: The Fashion Spot, Vogue UK)
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