Wednesday, November 30, 2011
This is the second batch of photos from my photo shoot taken by Stefan Vella. They are beautifully edited as you can see! Thank you Stefan :D We took them somewhere around Valletta.
What do you think of this look?
{ASOS wayfarers, Rimmel Red Fever matte lipstick, ASOS cropped sheer shirt, Newlook crop knit, Stradivarius pleat skirt, ASOS ankle boots and Peacocks brooch and I'm wearing my current favourite - white nail polish from Missha}
One note of advice - do NOT wear a pleat skirt on a windy day - it brings about many embarrassing moments. I wore it once to Uni with the result of making my friends sit all through the day, just so the wind doesn't blow my skirt away and then they had to walk me to the bus stop simply for the sake of covering me up in case the wind blew it up - and you do NOT wear fuschia panties *heqhim*, you wear black ones just in case the wind does blow it up a la Marilyn Monroe.
I've been rekindling my love for knits over shirts lately - it's stylish yet simple.
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
I have long had a certain fascination with eyebrows. I don't really know why and it really does annoy me when people neglect shaping them properly because they can change one's entire face. Badly shaped eyebrows are as bad as extremely hairy ones. Lately, strong, bold eyebrows have gained popularity in the fashion world. And as much as I admire the 1950s and the nouvelle sense of grooming that decade entailed, I hate the fact that eyebrows were waxed and picked to nil and then drawn.
Eyebrows hold an aura of strength to them - and when they're absent and replaced with a pencil line that aura is gone - poof. Look at all the strong, iconic women from past decades - they all had eyebrows and prominent, arched ones at that. Eyebrows should be thick, dark and almost reach the hair line because they signify a woman that is serious, powerful and not to be messed with.
I found this illustration a while back around the web, and I often take it with me to the Beautician's when it's time for some brow shaping. It's a great mini-compendium! My favourite is Marilyn Monroe's!
Great Women with Great Brows...
{Marilyn Monroe, Brigitte Bardot, Anne Hathaway at the Oscars, Audrey Hepburn, Angelina Jolie}
Monday, November 28, 2011
Sugar Boudoir Candle, Givenchy Iris Panther Scarf, The Little Black Dress at Net-a-Porter.com; Pamela Love cross ring, Micheal Kors Layton Chronograph watch, Diana camera at Lomography; Cambridge Satchel Company mink satchel at ASOS
*drool*
Sunday, November 27, 2011
Here they are. This is what I've been excited about for this past two weeks, and what I told you I've been busily preparing for yesterday... Photos courtesy of Stefan Vella. He patiently took this lot of photos along with many more...and then edited them wonderfully (including changing my darling floppy hat's chocolate brown colour to black - so keep checking back there are many, many more to come!!
UPDATE : More pics - thought you should see the skirt on the back ;)
The main components of this look are in fact vintage. That is - the gorgeous patterned velvet skirt (this was originally sewn and worn by my mum), the necklace and the cuff (both of which my mum got from Greece in the late 80s). The denim shirt is by P&B from last F/W, the floppy hat by Stradivarius which I've also worn here and an ASOS ring (originally a hand harness) - I especially like it's electric blue gem colour! The bag I got from ebay and wedges from boohoo :)
Saturday, November 26, 2011
Unfortunately, I don't have much time for a long post... I'm excitedly preparing for something which I hope I will be able to post about soon ;)
Currently I'm sporting white nail polish - and loving it. It's stylish without being out of this world. Mine is kind of old, so I might need to buy a new one if it turns out I like it too much.
On a totally unrelated note - lately, I've been posting pictures on tumblr almost addictively, so you might want to visit my tumblr blog to check them out here. I consider it an extension to this blog. The link is on Rouge Reveries' menu bar too.
Something else which has made be happy lately is something my boyfriend got me as an early Christmas pressie - my first filofax ever! It's a Personal red Finsbury in real leather. I've been lusting over it for years, but never really got to splurge on a really nice one. This year I desperately needed an organiser, and since I'm prone to write a gazillion notes a day and eventually still lose them or not even bother looking at them later, I needed something were I could organise my thoughts, daily scribbles, appointments, random ideas and so on. It's funny really that I prefer writing to typing since I'm a tech geek to the bones, but writing has that personal and intimate feel to it which typing can never live up to. The smell of paper, library books and newly printed publications are one of my guilty pleasures in life. Now you know about just another little eccentricity of mine hehe.
I will be posting pictures of it soon so you'll all get to see it ;)
Currently I'm sporting white nail polish - and loving it. It's stylish without being out of this world. Mine is kind of old, so I might need to buy a new one if it turns out I like it too much.
On a totally unrelated note - lately, I've been posting pictures on tumblr almost addictively, so you might want to visit my tumblr blog to check them out here. I consider it an extension to this blog. The link is on Rouge Reveries' menu bar too.
Something else which has made be happy lately is something my boyfriend got me as an early Christmas pressie - my first filofax ever! It's a Personal red Finsbury in real leather. I've been lusting over it for years, but never really got to splurge on a really nice one. This year I desperately needed an organiser, and since I'm prone to write a gazillion notes a day and eventually still lose them or not even bother looking at them later, I needed something were I could organise my thoughts, daily scribbles, appointments, random ideas and so on. It's funny really that I prefer writing to typing since I'm a tech geek to the bones, but writing has that personal and intimate feel to it which typing can never live up to. The smell of paper, library books and newly printed publications are one of my guilty pleasures in life. Now you know about just another little eccentricity of mine hehe.
I will be posting pictures of it soon so you'll all get to see it ;)
Friday, November 25, 2011
In fact, I won't say a lot. [Frankly, this is one of my hardest looks to pull off since I can almost never do without accessorising with quite a few accessories.] Minimalism is all about simple, but unique accessories, if any.
ASOS ridged cuff, ASOS hair comb, MISS SELFRIDGE laptop case, TOPSHOP sunglasses
PEACOCKS belt, NEWLOOK hat, RIVER ISLAND blouse, MANGO cuff, ZARA bag
It's quality, not quantity.
Further proof this works:
CHANEL
"When accessorising always take off the last thing you put on."
I'll leave you with that... and some pictures set in this mood :)
Looking up Calvin Klein, 3.1 Phillip Lim, Alexander Wang and perhaps, Celine might help if in need of some minimalist inspiration!
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Whilst shopping online with my brother for some clothing must-haves for the coming festivities, I realised, more than ever before how immensely limited the male range is when it comes to attire. There isn't really as much to experiment with, except perhaps a different bow tie or a brighter tie. However, with an open mind you might come up with a stylish look, even if still conventionally-viable.
Some high-street accessories to dress up any outfit. (Be sure to have at least half of these pieces, or similar ones, of course)
From left to right: Fossil watch, Springfield tie, ASOS bow tie, ASOS tie, ASOS braces, River Island gloves, Springfield bow tie, ASOS shoes, Emporio Armani watch
High-street inspiration. Topman presented a pleasant lookbook for FW11 smart wear collection - I loved the hair and the generally ambiance of this shoot. It's cool and juvenile yet grown-up and put together - looks you'd want to pull off.
These are what I'd call the core-influencers for FW11 - Gaultier and YSL!
First two are Gaultier and the last 3 are Yves Saint Laurent. Whichever look you opt for, you're set to be on fire!
And some more high-street finds - from Celio and Topman!
Enjoy!
Gaga's workshop opened in a Gaga-esque (a word worthy of coinage!) manner, that is - with a bang! Last Monday night, there was the ribbon-cutting ceremony of Lady Gaga's Workshop at Barney's - Gaga's Workshop in New York, of course. This is the sketch by Karl Lagerfield (great man, great man!) of the dress he designed for the Star who took the world by storm. The dress is not, perhaps, as overwhelming as other dresses a la' Gaga - it is not so Gaga-esque (hihi).
This is the real thing, live and customised the way only Gaga knows how ;)
The dress is, naturally, very Chanel with the touch of a classic Chanel suit, cream colour, boucle fabric, black lining and all. The futuristic cat-eyes are Gaga's signature. BTW, the bow on Gaga's head is not really part of the hairstyle - it's actually a piece of merchandise from Gaga's Workshop which has, since last Monday night's opening, deemed to be predominantly popular with 10 year-olds.
[Reuter's image]
This is a tidbit from what Gaga said about the Workshop in an interview with WWD:
"I mean there’s so many things for everyone. There’s press-on nails. There’s sunglasses. There’s amazing jewelry made by fans. We commissioned the fans to bring their jewelry here to sell at the store. We have boxes of Little Monsters. There’s cookies that look like my outfits. There’s magnets that are dress-up Gaga dolls. There’s all sorts of things."
For more details about Gaga's Workshop visit www.gagasworkshop.com
Love her or hate her, Gaga is a Queen!
Monday, November 21, 2011
I'm all about the LBD (the little-black-dress), and I do own more than 3 or four versions of this classic. Yet, when it really comes down to it and when it's time we up the amp, the Little Black Dress just doesn't cut it and we all want a little change. The little black dress sits at the back of the wardrobe as the 'reserve', hoping we never have to play that card and actually find the dress we want to be seen in, instead of just 'folding' our way out of it, to stick with the metaphor. In my journey to determine my two key dresses for the up and coming party season I conjured a few 'mood-setting' layouts, 'mood-boards', if you wish. I find this technique always helps me in styling any outfit.
Leatrice Eiseman, executive director at Pantone Colour Institute remarked that "there is a certain romance to this season's pallette...". Would you really miss on that?
This is to (this is where you raise your champagne glass...) all that is not black.
There are other options of course, this was only to name a few, teal, coral, light blue, coffee...
These are the colours Pantone earmarked as the colours of this season (FW11)...perhaps you'd like to take this route vis-a-vis colour!
I have to say something about the Versace pour H&M collection, I almost feel guilty not to. I neglected doing so in the last two or three posts, but here it is now. Honestly, I do feel that designer + high-street collaboration are a teeny bit overrated. Kind of like one-hit-single fame, where everyone just oodles over every single item and then seem to forget it ever existed all together. The retailers of course prey on the fact that they're limited edition items. And that does work, believe me.
I did want to check out the Versace collection for H&M last Thursday, 17th October however, and I already had a few things in mind which I really wanted. Unfortunately, we do not have H&M in Malta and they don't bother shipping to Malta. [Much like Primark, it's the Maltese tourists' target when shopping abroad.] On the 17th, last Thursday, when the line was to be launched, I thought I'd give it a go and you now, just check how the line went on the H&M website. At 12pm I could not even load the H&M website due to the traffic overload, I kept refreshing but no luck. The H&M shops had people queuing 24hrs beforehand. Donatella did do a good job with her collection. It's kind of reminiscent of the days of Gianni Versace's glory, the 90s.
Anyhow, if I could, I would have bought the following:
I'm a sucker for a nice dress - but the dress isn't everything. As you might have noticed *cough cough*, I've been moaning about not finding the perfect 2 dresses for Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve but... I've finally found the perfect look (let's hope so!)!!! They were right in front of me all along. I won't show them to you... for now. It's a surprise! If you must know I picked a theme and stuck with it. I hope they don't disappoint me, because I still have to assemble the entire look for them to work perfectly.
Anyhow, I encourage you to think out of the box these coming festivities. AND don't just click on 'party dresses' when shopping online. ;)
I did want to check out the Versace collection for H&M last Thursday, 17th October however, and I already had a few things in mind which I really wanted. Unfortunately, we do not have H&M in Malta and they don't bother shipping to Malta. [Much like Primark, it's the Maltese tourists' target when shopping abroad.] On the 17th, last Thursday, when the line was to be launched, I thought I'd give it a go and you now, just check how the line went on the H&M website. At 12pm I could not even load the H&M website due to the traffic overload, I kept refreshing but no luck. The H&M shops had people queuing 24hrs beforehand. Donatella did do a good job with her collection. It's kind of reminiscent of the days of Gianni Versace's glory, the 90s.
Anyhow, if I could, I would have bought the following:
I'm a sucker for a nice dress - but the dress isn't everything. As you might have noticed *cough cough*, I've been moaning about not finding the perfect 2 dresses for Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve but... I've finally found the perfect look (let's hope so!)!!! They were right in front of me all along. I won't show them to you... for now. It's a surprise! If you must know I picked a theme and stuck with it. I hope they don't disappoint me, because I still have to assemble the entire look for them to work perfectly.
Anyhow, I encourage you to think out of the box these coming festivities. AND don't just click on 'party dresses' when shopping online. ;)
Saturday, November 19, 2011
I thought I should show you my recent development in storage spaces around my room. Whenever I'm in the mood I set out to re-organise and feng-shui some stuff.
As you can see, I have these really useful mini-shelves in my my room, and currently they're home to my nail polishes. I organised them by colour shade.
In the first, lie the neutrals and tones of earth avec noir sacs de maquillage,
The second hosts the shades of the sea and sky.
The third the saturated hues that permeates, the sun (and my Lolita Lempicka's perfume box)
Sorry about that, I felt poetic.
On a side note, the nail polish brands I usually buy are: Essence (and essence and essence and essence!), Missha, Gabrini, Rimmel, Maybelline, Revlon (the.best.quality.ever), Catrice (a brand I've only recently discovered - they have the trendiest hues and the price is quite cheap - around 3 euro), PUPA, BarryM, Max Factor, and some other random ones from e-bay.
[Close-up photos]
Toodles xxxx
Friday, November 18, 2011
I've always had those little knick-knacks which I never really found a place for. The kind of stuff I wear everyday, almost without knowing. Akin to little extensions of me. Luckily I found a place for them - My heart stand. I bought this peace last February with the intention of using it for this purpose. It's not really meant to carry little stuff, I think it's meant to carry sweets. That would be fab on St Valentines. I've been ranting against metallics this past week, about not wanting a metallic dress and so on. But really and truly, there are quite a few things I want which are metallic.
It's not just that, I've been blabbing about wanting a metallic themed room all summer. In fact I was on the verge of renovating, and I had already bought a couple of throw cushions in black, gold, white and silver. But since I need both time and money for such a project I had to push it aside and focus on other priorities.
Now, back to the heart-shaped sweet stands which is now home to a few of my favourite stuff (mostly jewellery). Here are some pics. I apologise for the quality of the photo - the lighting's a nightmare in my room. And since it's 4.30am and it's raining bucketfuls I really don't have much of a choice where to take photos except from here. :)
On it you'll find, my studded leather wrist wrap, which has almost become my signature piece, my pearl necklace, my silver and gold watch, my snake ear-cuff, a few brooches, my triangle stud earring and a few random rings :)
This is some interior decor inspiration on a black, white and gold theme (basically my current favourite combo - in interiors and in fashion), because you should know I'm almost as fascinated by interior design as I am by fashion. Style is not only found in dresses - as Chanel said. [that woman got everything pinned down!]
Thursday, November 17, 2011
{GIVENCHY jumper, ALEXANDER WANG leather shirt, KAREN WALKER 'fight on' necklace, CHANEL vintage necklace, ALEXANDER MCQUEEN bracelet, CHANEL vintage charm bracelet, VALENTINO oversized clutch, FILLES A PAPA leather shorts, LANVIN booties, MICHEAL KORS watch, THIERRY LASRY sunnies, LANVIN floppy hat}
This is basically a look I would wear, if I had the money to buy a single item out of all these. Anyhow, if everyone had the means to buy it then it wouldn't be luxe now would it?
First off, I need to be clear on one thing - I did not select any of these items on the basis on their being fashionable, or because of the price tag they carry. I chose them because, well, I like them and because I think they work well with the look. Really and truly, I would not have personally chosen those Lanvin booties or the Thierry Lasry sunglasses out of liking but I believe they work wonders with the assemblage.
Secondly, you should know there is a little story behind three items in particular here. Namely, the Givenchy Panther jumper, the Valentino studded clutch and the Lanvin floppy hat.
Story #1
The Story behind the Givenchy Panther Jumper - "Love at first sight!"
When the Givenchy panther appeared on the Riccardo Tisci's Givenchy Fall 2011 show, I fell in love. It was love at first sight! I could not of course afford it, and no high-street similitude sufficed. No t-shirt geared the same roar of the Givenchy panther. No satin skirt in sight with a panther on it, not even close. Nothing. I was devestated and till this day I still dream of setting my eyes on a roar remotely similar to that of the Givenchy panther. To put salt on the wound, there is not only a t-shirt. There is a skirt with the panther, there is a pair of skinnies with the panther, there are scarves with the panther. None I can afford. I can almost hear the sound of the violin with all the drama. Ok enough of that. To cut the long story short, in another world I would own at least half of Givenchy's fall 2011 collection (almost anything with the panther on it).
Story #2
The Story behind the Valentino clutch.
You see, I love studs. I love anything luxuriously studded, from pumps, to blazers, to t-shirts and to bags. This brings me to the bag. I particularly love the Valentino clutch. It is the perfect red. The idyllic combination of sassy and glam. Coupled with those studs it makes the perfect clutch bag. My favourite shade of red (a corally hue), my favourite studs (I prefer gold to silver and pyramid to the rest) and the perfect shape (it's also oversized - an added bonus).
Story #3
The Story behind the Lanvin floppy hat.
The hat being a Lanvin one is merely incidental. I do not have any particular attachment to it because it is a Lanvin, and it is not innovative in any particular way since we've long been seeing large sized floppy hats. However, currently I hold a minor obsession with floppy hats. Particularly black floppy hats. Last year I found one on sale at Stradivarius - it happened to be brown but since I had long been craving a floppy hat I bought it anyway. It served me well that hat, and it still does. I wore it here. Nevertheless I desperately need a black one. I've been needing it since before last year. But now Lanvin (and many other designers) have gone and made it popular. [Regardless, I still want it!]
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
I'm (almost) literally trying to keep my eyes open with a toothpick. Being a student brings along with it the actual study part which many of us, including myself might occasionally forget about. And loads of assignments which tumultuously stack up and introduce you to the hell of sleepless nights. I could not stop myself from actually blogging my other current worry - the dresses for the up and coming festivities that Christmas brings along.
Apparently this year, I am being more difficult (and that's saying something - friends would agree) to actually pick a couple of dresses (and by couple I really do mean two. Two, no more!) for the Christmas season.
It seems all the dresses, all of them, are either embellished with some extravagant sequin pattern, gold, silver, or latex-like. Ok ok I get it - metallics are in! but come on, why aren't there any more textured ones, or coloured ones, just anything, anything else?! I want a different dress, and I've searched everywhere and I really don't have the time to make one myself. I have to admit my options are rather slim since,
a. I'm trying to stay away from black (everyone wears black, I wear black all the time...I want some colour!)
b. I love lace, but I somehow wear it almost every day in some way or other, I don't want to wear it again on NYE or Christmas Eve.
c. I am not, not even a little bit in a metallic mood, to put it mildly.
d. Skater-dresses are (currently) boring me.
e. I am not into the extravagant, and this year, maximalism has definitely taken over. Unless it's McQueen or a Dolce, there is a good chance I won't like it.
All I can do is wait.
Anyway, enough ranting - here are some pictures from here and there which have struck my fancy. To set the mood for the kind of look I want. Because really, it's not about the dress, it's about the look, the entire look.
This is the kind of glamour I'd like my dress to portray - a ounce of glam, a grain of grunge, just the right dose of edge and a spoonful of elegance - relaxed elegance.
[from Vogue Spain]
Perhaps big, but nevertheless soft messy curls might just do the trick...balancing what is already extravagant with soft elegant curls. The dress might be sequined after all... :)
The images are from all over the web (I don't know the sources since I save them on my computer...)
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This is my place to vent about anything fashion-related. Sometimes exuding a style-tip or two, other times I simply jot random fashion thoughts, aka my personal fashosophy.
Coined the term ' fashosophy', and quirky elegance is my thing.
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- Jane Austen