Channeling Chanel

photos courtesy of Chanel

A slew of photos that well, need no words. 

Dear Valentino Models:

Valentino Haute Couture show photographed by Kevin Tachman, Vogue

front row & street style

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Valentino front row, streets of Paris-- including Alexa Chung, Julia Restoin-roitfeld, Liu Wen, Bambi

Girls of Milan + Paris Fashion Week - Directed by Jason Wu

fashion shindigs*

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Milan Fashion Week Insider - Giglio.com

Da oggi è possibile seguire live la Milan Fashion Week con Simona Melani su Giglio.com e non perderti neppure il photostream in diretta su fanpage Giglio.com! http://www.facebook.com/Gigliocom

Follow Milan Fashion Week with Simona Melani on Giglio.com and don’t miss the live photostream on Giglio.com fanpage! http://www.facebook.com/Gigliocom

Fashion Week "essentials"

more on vogue

essentials? or luxuries?

 beats me.

leather, leopard & red

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lip smudges & make up*

via streetfsn, tumblr

Frida Gustavsson*

the couture diaries*

photos by Tommy Tons via style

I need to add more later; such inspirational street style going on during Paris fashion week, right? xo

The 4 Major Trends for Dresses Spring / Summer 2011

It seems all heads were in sync whilst designing for this season, the past few seasons, since the recession struck, trends have not been so easy to identify but this year the job was, well, a piece of cake.

We have all sat in the bath tub pretending to be in a Sofia Coppola film which makes this trend a dream come true. Lux, Mary, Bonnie, Cecilia, Theresa; dress like your favourite Lisbon sister in innocent 70s style. Pastels, florals, whites and maxis are just some of the keys things to look for in your summer wardrobe, and if you wanted to go a step further you can even write Kevin on all your bras and panties, only to have your mum bleach them out of course.

So wearable its almost a second skin, all shades of nude were present on the catwalks for this season. Whether you are pale or tanned you will be able to find the right shade for you, but make sure it is floaty or simple, you don't want a body con to make you look naked when seen from far away. That would just be socially unacceptable.

Perfect for work wear, strip back to basics with a simple shift dress or maybe something immaculately tailored, but patterns and embellishments are strictly forbidden. Worth the investment since its becoming a classic, and you certainly won't mind wearing it again and again.

Just as you were starting to feel starved of true bold colour this trend hits the big time. Get Tangoed this season as orange was one of the hottest colours, along side reds and yellows. Or perhaps go Neon like Christopher Kane with a hot pink or green, but whatever your favourite rainbow colour, make sure it makes a statement!