Themes from the catwalk: macrame'

If you gave a look at the just passed Milan catwalks, you should have noticed the presence of a trend which is being all the rage everywhere: macrame'.
To impose the trend of this kind of lace- once consigned to the pieces of embroideries which decorated the household or bed linen of the grandmas- to name a few, Dolce&Gabbana and Prada (also Blumarine in the past spring summer collection).
Dolce&Gabbana doesn't betray the Sicilian identity of the brand, it gets quite stronger. Here macrame' covers entirely dresses, skirts and tops with 50s shapes, sometimes combined with light dresses with prints of vegetables, on the whole sensual and provocative in a fresh way. The declared inspiration is a cult movie - I posted about a year ago HERE - where Sofia Loren dances Mambo Italiano.
At Prada the use of macrame' is sophistication, made of appliques of little flowers of two tones over boxy coats, jackets and skirts. The aim is decorating clothes with a romantic effect. The colours are delicate, light blue, green, pink, salmon.

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Colour Blocking: 2 ways

Vivid colours, volume in the hairs, gold and chunky jewels, much eye liner. It could be a way to perform the colour blocking trend to have as final effect, a mix of sensuality and glamour with echos of 90s.

But there is also another way to rock the trend, in a minimalist manner, very Jil Sander. What changes are the proportions. Bandage little dresses and mini in the first case and long skirts or baggy trousers  with simple shirts in the second. Only a bright lipstick, preferably pink, straight hairs and no jewels to complete the look.

Some tips not to miss the style? As it's always difficult mixing more than 2 colours, you should prefer combining colours of the same family like pink and orange, or purple with orange or green, or on the other side, green and blue. Neutral shoes are recommended not to have a drastic result. Anyway, in both the cases you will be noticed! Any preference?

Pictures from Vogue and Asos

Leopard mon amour!

If there is something cool, always trendy in every season is leopard print. When I wear leopard, I like matching it with a total black outfit or a touch of red or grey. It becomes more sophisticated, you need a delicate balace not to be vulgar, for example, I prefer wearing feminine shoes and not grunge boots  to smooth out the total effect. The red lipstick and tidy hairs could complete perfectly the look. Enjoy some examples!

Dolce&Gabbana

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Lady like attitude

Louis Vuitton campaign

Zara skirt

Prada bag

From Prada catwalk to Louis Vuitton one, the imperative is returning to a feminine retro atmosphere, to fifties look inspired by the series Mad Men, so let's go with tiny waist corsets and flared skirts! But be careful if you are not all curves woman, you can satisfy your whims with accessories, mid heels and little lady bags!

Dalla passerella di Prada a quella di Louis Vuitton, l'imperativo è ritornare ad un'atmosfera femminile retrò, al look anni 50 ispirato dalla serie Mad Men, così, via ai corsetti a vita stretta e gonne svasate! Ma attenzione, se non siete donne tutte curve, potete sbizzarrirvi con gli accessori, mezzo tacco e borsette da lady!

Very Understatement: New Minimalism

In my wish list of this fall/winter there is this pretty coat from Stella McCartney, very elegant, symbol of one of the trends of this season, the new minimalism. Simple lines, precious materials (this is made of wool and cashemire), it gives soon timeless glamour for our urban outfit. There is also a budget version on the new online shop Zara.com in camel colour.