VeryVeryChic

Add Some Sparkle to Your CHOOS

 

Glitter, sparkle, bling.

It's no secret, sparkle is 'in" in a big way this holiday season. With cocktail parties and holiday soirees in full swing, a wardrobe update is just a matter of a simple item with a whole lot of glitter. Here are Jimmy Choo's version of the look ala sparkly heels and tres chic clutches that I spotted at the Beverly Center in Los Angeles. You can shop online this season with some help from Jimmy Choo's 'His of Her Gift Guide.' How will get your sparkle on? Remember, it's all in the Choos.

 

 

A Blonde, Blonde World

 


 

 

The world has gone blonde.

Or at least the fashion world, that is. Have you noticed all of the blonde imagery recently? And it's not just blonde, it's doppelganger blonde. Most of the imagery is based on a carbon copy effect. I'm not sure what the underlying meaning is, but it's feeling a little sci-fi. First there's H&M's glam factory video with Donatella Versace and her multiple, lookalike blondies, then there's W Magazine's December cover featuring sisters Dakota and Elle Fanning and finally, Numéro's androgynous shoot with Ginta Lapina and Andrej Peji. Yep, it's official, blonde is decidedly in.

 

 

 

Ginta Lapina & Andrej Peji for Numéro #128

@Rodarte #Love #Need Platform Boots

 

 

 

High fashion meets Native American chic. Rodarte hand-beaded calf hair platform boots.

#love it  #needit  #wantsit

 

 

 

 

L'IPAD + Vogue Paris = CHIC

 

 

 

 

 

With Spring 2011 on the runway, how do you stay up to date on the current season? The Vogue Paris iPad app - a best-of application for autumn-winter 2011-2012. All the top looks of the season are brought to life via interative media. Vogue Paris launched the app for Spring as part of it's 90th Anniversary celebration. Historic and high tech. How's that for cutting edge? In this edition, photos by Inez &Vinoodh as well as Sept. cover girl Charlotte Casiraghi and celebrity interviews. Check the clip for a sneak peek! 

 

 

 

PARIS Street Chic: 50+ Top Looks

                                                     Paris Fashion Week, March 2011                                            

 

 

How do you spell chic?

P-A-R-I-S  F-A-S-H-I-O-N W-E-E-K!!!

I'm planning my wardrobe for Paris and I decided what better inspiration than to review the street chic from the Fall 2011 shows?!! Of course to be fashion forward, the look must be updated with the latest trends. But nothing can capture that certain je ne sais quoi quite like the Parisian streets. From Dior at the Musee Rodin to Chanel at the Grand Palais and Valentino and Elie Saab in the Tuileries, I captured some of fashion week's chicest ladies - and yes, a few very stylish men!! The faces, the names - Anna Dello Russo, Kate Lanphear, Giovanna Battaglia, Martha Streck, Kanye West, Fan Bing Bing, Abbey Lee Kershaw - they're all here. For more fashion trends including color blocking and fur bags, click the links ....And for my top 50+ chic looks, scroll down.......

More images after the break.

 

Kate Lanphear

Giovanna Battaglia

 

"She's The MAN" at the VMA's

 

    
                                                                           photos courtesy of Getty Images/MTV
        

 

What was hotttt and so Very, Very chic at the MTV Video Music Awards??

It wasn't the over-the-top candy coated look of Nicki Minaj or Katy Perry (even in Dior!). It was Beyonce and Lady Gaga dressed in their hotter than hot gender-bending menswear-inspired threads. The theatrical intro Gaga - aka Jo Calderone - gave before opening show was meant to be packed with drama to deliver the message of her award-winning "I Was Born This Way" video. Appearing as her alter ego and sporting men's threads was a way more cutting edge way to drive home the social activism message of the song. (The video won for Best Video With a Message). And Beyonce and co. in men's inspired tuxedos? SO chic!! It was refreshing to see classic styling - clean lines, white shirts and the ever popular wide leg trouser after the past several seasons of sequin body suits and high tech futuristic costumes. A tuxedo was especially an interesting choice as Beyonce announced her pregnancy - yes, on stage! Nothing could be more "Sasha Fierce" than a powerful woman taking charge and entering motherhood. Menswear is one of the hottest trends for Fall and it dominated the stage at the VMA's so you can be sure this trend is here to stay.  

For my forecast on the look go here.

 

Get More: 2011 VMA, Music, Beyoncé

 

 

 
Lady Gaga - aka Jo Calderone

 

Get More: 2011 VMA, Music, Lady Gaga

 

 

More videos from the VMA's here

 

Southwestern CHIC

                                                                                       photo courtesy of ApparelNews

 

 

Southwest style is trending for Fall and for Holiday it gets a glamorous twist. Bold geometric shapes and an understated sophistication makes this look chic, chic, chic. Think arrows, native American prints and plenty of fringe! Here is the cover layout for my accessories feature out in Apparel News this week. Designers include Martine Wester, Lena B., Bryna Nicole, Glynneth B, Josefina De Alba, Kris Nations and more. To see the full story, go to my home base at ApparelNews.net

 

 

All Over Prints

                                                                   Photo: Gregory Harris/V Magazine.com

 

 

Chic.