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Black Swan's Fashion Rule


Have you ever seen the movie? Yes, Natalie Portman take the whole picture in her. Who can imagine she is not a dancer? The notion that film inspires fashion is one of the style world’s hoariest clichés. But in the case of “Black Swan,” in which Natalie Portman plays an ambition-maddened dancer, that chestnut bears some truth. Darren Aronofsky’s Grand Guignol of a film both reflects — and anticipates — a trend in the making, its multilayered tutus, feathers and cobwebby knits attesting to a shift in the fashion wind.

Black Swan Fashion

Black Swan Fashion

From the New York Times, How better to captivate the fashion flock? As far back as last fall, its more progressive members seemed to have anticipated the lightness, and the creepiness, of the ballet-within-the-film. Cecilia Dean, a trend-setting founder of Visionaire, celebrated Halloween in a ballerina-inspired Gigi Burris feathered headpiece and a vintage Giorgio di Sant’Angelo black feathered bodice.

Karl Lagerfeld explored the twin themes of sweetness and perversity in a Chanel spring 2011 ready-to-wear collection infused with plumes and shredded fabrics. A surrealistically avian theme was exploited by Sarah Burton in her debut collection for Alexander McQueen, its severity softened by marabou tufts. So ready for the show?

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Pantyhose – Fall / Winter 2009-2010


Spurred on by many designers, the tights are becoming a fashion accessory in its own right. Ultra feminine or warmy chic, these are indeed all the looks, the Parisian neo preppy. And if opaque and transparent models have still appear on the urban gambette, only those showing a little courage will receive the endorsement of fashion gurus.

The dress code called by Emmanuelle Alt of Vogue in the June / July – that involve a pair of tights to his spring looks – a nice not to have made a lot of imitators among modeuses, it will otherwise at the beginning. Indeed, as early as September, the pantyhose will become the ultimate ally of the silhouette to give it a nice twist up-to-date. In the world of spandex trend, it will be two schools, semi-transparent and opaque fancy textured, in which it would be wise to pick a few models.

Pantyhose - Fall / Winter 2009-2010

Pantyhose - Fall / Winter 2009-2010

Through the spirit of boudoir time (giving up to date draped satin and fine lace), pantyhose flirt with the theme of the lingerie, women have become more sophisticated than ever. Balenciaga opened the ball, with its bourgeois chicissimes who, having dinner futurism, immerse in a wave of neo-classical pieces and ultra valuable. Casting their sights on delicate feather tights, they give their highly sophisticated clothes a touch of lightness fragile most relevant.

Bias more pronounced by Christian Lacroix, who, daring lace tights, offer them a role in the composition of the silhouette. It holds that the tights are more glamorous and graphics, plus it will reduce the rest of the holding so as not to “vampirisation” it. They are then mixera parts sober, sleek and masculine in order to delay the sexiness inherent in the lace.

Please note – under the pretext that fancy sticking in the air time – not very shopper models Buren touch ‘(Erin Fetherston) or surfing the reminiscences leopard. Indeed, they are likely to marginalize the look of those who indulge.

Pantyhose - Fall / Winter 2009-2010

Pantyhose - Fall / Winter 2009-2010

Easier to live than their counterparts in sailing, opaque tights this season playing cards cosyness the race. And it is permissible to wear black to offset the excess of certain colors held ultra flashy 80′s, we preferred to rely on models no less conformist.

Therefore, we appreciate the changes made by Karl Lagerfeld (Chanel) around the white tights. Because if it is far from clear when to wear spandex comes in, he won a few belts in fashion is woven wool fluffy. It is well imagine then reheat some of the sweets Russian designed by Antonio Marras leggings or replace the heart accumulations signed warmy Missoni.

Fresh, simple and joyful, colorful tights at Marc by Marc Jacobs decorate for their winter looks that young people in New York should love it. Gossip girl between inspiration and sixties, this kind of clothes is called for be reproduced ad infinitum, as they manage to combine practicality and style.

Conceptual, pantyhose gray tone on tone chastely covering the bottom of the silhouette (Yves Saint Laurent) are exclusively reserved for those who can inject an aura sulfur held a cold. Others abstain for fear of taking a decade in less time than it takes to slip into a pair of pantyhose …

In conclusion, we note the following points:

* It avoids the colors of pantyhose too flashy: Véronique and Davina will never be at the top of the trend
* If you chose to build on the lace, it is light on the rest of the holding
* The tights in shades deaf and fall are perfect for playing Leighton Meester frost in the Upper East Side
* Plume models are those which by their subtlety, will appear with all

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Great! Lily Allen is the new face of Chanel


Lily Allen

Lily Allen

Who said we need another smile from Lily Allen? Well, Chanel need it!

Lily Allen is a discharge of the Chanel label. In total look, or in small touches, English likes to guard pieces created by Karl Lagerfeld in the purest style miss Coco. It therefore fell under the direction of artistic director that Lily should embody the French.

Of course, purists will lament the news, still no French thoroughbred to represent Chanel. But if we rely in good taste to Karl Lagerfeld, Lily Allen should take its role as an ambassador. But in fact, part of what the brand does it promote? It gives you the miles, accessories. Finally, a large part of this designation, the leather to be very precise. Is that the singer is in the hundreds and comes out as it never home without a trinket Chanel.

His trick to it are bags, black 2.55, white, jersey, silk … And the sights as the Russian doll that minaudière bonuses in January. And it is thanks to his joy, his little faces and its vicissitudes that English was chosen. “It’s funny,” says Karl Lagerfeld. A character trait that will not fail to capture this week in London, where shooting the ad campaign will be realized.

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