Tuesday, October 26, 2010
4 must-have Spring essentials!!!
The sixties cat-eye liner is back and bolder than ever this Spring/ Summer season. Try it in neon or classic black for a refined and chick look.
Out-there prints are all the rage this time of the year, especially if they are done as well as Mary Katrantzou's 2011 Spring collection. Try it with maxi dresses, tshirts or skirts.
Platform wedges, seen at Chanel, Fendi and Marc Jacobs, will heighten any outfit this season!
As camel is the new black and white is the new camel, invest in anything white, whether it be a floaty maxi, a boyfriend blazer or a classic tailored shirt.
beauty looks
Electric neon streaks at Altuzarra For the minimally minded at Phillip Lim & Chloe
Butterfly print nail transfers at Loewe The ballerina bun-coiled, knotted, twisted or braided
Miu Miu Studded Pump 2010!
I am out of words for this Miu Miu pair!!
Other than the studs, I love the rough look on this leather!
I have not had the chance to walk around in them but I assume they are as comfortable as my Golden lace-up Alaia heels!!!
I am so happy that I found so many gorgeous heels! I'd wish I were a spider to have 8 legs...haha... ~~ :P
See you later.
xoxo Rachel
I have not had the chance to walk around in them but I assume they are as comfortable as my Golden lace-up Alaia heels!!!
I am so happy that I found so many gorgeous heels! I'd wish I were a spider to have 8 legs...haha... ~~ :P
See you later.
xoxo Rachel
Work It Out: Instalment Vingt-Cinq
When my mum reads this post (hi mama!!) she is going to giggle! Even though I inherited my love of fashion from her we do not have the same style. I like to experiment, and keep an eye on what's fashionable while she has always been more conservative and classic. Her usual style includes tailored dresses, suits and fitted jackets with beautiful, towering stilettos. I'm Dior and she is definitely Chanel ;).
Case and point - the pussy bow blouse.
I fell in love with this blouse as soon as I saw it. Details such as the shoulder pleating and gold buttons on the cuffs and collar give individuality to a classic piece. This blouse is currently available in grey, blue and black (I 'secretly' want them all).
The only thing I feel compelled to mention is that the quality of the fabric may not lend itself to a £40 price tag. While I was washing my hands I managed to get a few tiny drops of water on the sleeve and they left behind very noticeable water marks. Since the blouse itself is quite synthetic I could see that this could potentially cause problems... Though I did nervously hand wash it and it dried perfectly with no marks!
Do you ever steel your mum's style? Am I living proof of the age old premise that every daughter turns into her mother? xxx
Nick Verreos Attends "Compassion In Fashion" APAIT/FIDM Fashion Show: LA Fashion Week
Compassion IS Fashionable...
Project Runway Model Sandwich: Nick Verreos poses with Brandise Danesewich (Season 7), Amanda Fields (Season 3) and Lauren (Season 4), Backstage "Compassion In Fashion" fashion showLast Thursday night, I was invited by my very good friend--and NIKOLAKI client--the absolutely gorgeous Miss Universe 1997 Brook Lee--to attend "Compassion In Fashion" Fashion Show for Los Angeles Fashion Week. She was emceeing the entire event and she--of course--was going to wear one of my NIKOLAKI cocktail dresses.
Gorgeous Beauties: Model Amanda Fields and Brook Lee, Miss Universe 1997 and Emcee of Compassion In Fashion (wearing NIKOLAKI)"Compassion In Fashion" was a fabulous benefit event presented by the Asian Pacific AIDS Intervention Team/APAIT and the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising/FIDM at the amazing Vibiana in Downtown Los Angeles. APAIT does wonderful work providing HIV/AIDS prevention and care especially for the Asian and Pacific Islander Community. The event was also co-sponsored by one of MY favorite retail department stores--Macy's (Love them!). Upon arriving--and checking in with Brook--I made sure her NIKOLAKI Couture dress was "just right".
She chose a salmon-pink silk/linen Lurex strapless very "Mad Men" number from our collection. She looked AMAZING! Hello, she was a Miss USA AND Miss Universe! The line up for the wonderful night included a dance performance by Ek Do Teen/NDM Bollywood Dance Troupe (which was SO good!)
Model Amanda Fields wearing a Red carpet Gown design by FIDM Grad Clay Sadler, Compassion In Fashion (Photo Courtesy of Adrian Sidney, BarTabz.com)A FIDM "Red Carpet Gown" fashion show featuring designs by FIDM Grads( Gorgeous!) as well as...
Model in Andrew Christian Fashion Show (Photo Courtesy of Adrian Sidney, BarTabz.com)An Andrew Christian Fashion Show (HOT!). Also there was a very special T-shirt Design Contest, where FIDM Student Activities partnered with APAIT to have students design t-shirts for the organization.
There was a panel of very special--and distinguished--judges, including my good friend Alec Mapa, star of "Ugly Betty" and LogoTV's "The Gossip Queens", Greg Matsunami, Divisional Merchandise Manager for Metropark Stores, Karla Ferreira, 2009 Quest Woman Of The Year, and Melissa Magsaysay, style writer and editor for the LA Times.
The winning t-shirt designer was FIDM Fashion Design student Larry Le (modeled above by Zdenka). It was an amazing night of great fashion, gorgeous models and more importantly for a very-worthwhile cause and organization of which I wholeheartedly support.Below are some great Videos I shot of Compassion In Fashion...and for more photos, click HERE.
Compassion In Fashion Fashion Show--Model Amanda Fields in a Clay Sadler Design:
Intro Dance Performance by NDM Bollywood Dance Troupe:
Final Walk of Andrew Christian Fashion Show, Compassion In Fashion:
Miss Universe 1997 Brook Lee Announces The Winner of APAIT/FIDM T-shirt Design Contest:
