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Les nuances d’automne:

The Respective Artist — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 14:20:04 +0000

Since the temperatures over here are already going down it’s time to think about the new season. Hard, but true: Summer’s definately over!

This autumn it’s all about colors like camel, beige and sand. Nearly every designer had a piece of those colors in his collection, preferably a long wide coat, reminiscent of businessmen’s winter outerwear. I’m definately pro-camel but sometimes it looks a bit sallow and prude to me. To avoid such an effect I’d wear it with black leather or similar/nude colors and brown accessoires.

I already own a pair of camel booties which I bought in some little store in Paris last summer which I’m definately gonna take out again. I also spotted a nice cape in H&Ms autumn collection. Hopefully it will be available soon and for the rest – well let’s see….

credits: H&M / Carolines Mode / style.com / tfs / stockholmstreetstyle

Les Filles en Vogue

The Respective Artist — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 02:40:03 +0000

Sasha, Freja, Natasha, Constance and Sessilee at Hermès F/W 2010 RTW

About one month ago my lovely older sister went to France. It’s always hard to bring something along for me that I really like, that’s why I instructed her to bring some french fashion magazines only. In my opinion the french and british fashion press is much better and informative than the german one. On top of that it’s a nice way to improve your language skills… By all means she also got me the current Vogue issue and luckily for me it contained the little documentation “Les Filles en Vogue”: Sasha Pivovarova, Freja Beha Erichsen, Sessilee Lopez and Constance Jablonski were accompanied by Loïc Prigent (The September Issue and Le Jour d’Avant) during the Fall 2010 défiles at Paris FW. I totally enjoyed and loved this film of 52 minutes, because it allowed a look into the daily routine of a topmodel during FW, no matter if backstage, on, off or after the shows and contained a bunch of humour. I also liked that the models sometimes filmed by themselves. Even if the quality is not the best, it’s definately worth watching it and if only to enjoy Freja’s cool “Every thing is fine as long as I can smoke”-attitude and the prima ballerina Sasha in her sweet, freaky mannor.

Here’s a little foretaste:

credits: style.com / youtube.com

Vacation

The Respective Artist — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 12:20:06 +0000

The Fashion Smoothie will be back in about 3 weeks.

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Berlin FW: Arrondissement Aq1 / Schumacher / 30paarhaende

The Respective Artist — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 04:00:05 +0000

Arrondissement Aq1

When the Arrondissement Aq1 show started I knew from the first look that it would be one of my favorites. The entire collection was pure but yet edgy and unsetting. The designer Christina Arend used mainly colors like grey, nude, black and anthrazit. I also fell in love with the accessories: Bold wedges in black and cream and statement necklaces. Some models also wore plastic beaks on their heads which reminded me a lot of the spiked Givenchy crown.

Schumacher

Schumacher was the show I was most excited about. As exspected the collection was to die for. A great color palette which ranged from pastel pink to burgundy and an amazing mix of high-class materials. And then the footwear and this leather satchel…I wanted to grab everything from the runway and sneak away. Eventually I left the show with my goody-bag (it contained a stylish and useful coffe-to-go-mug) and the insight that Milla Jovovich looks even fresher in real.

30paarhaende

Actually 30paarhaende (”30 pairs of hands” in English) is not a real label, it’s a studying project of Berlin’s school FHTW. To be honest, my exspectations weren’t that high. I thought the creations would be totally crazy but in the end the students presented a bunch of trendy, fresh and mostly wearable looks that I totally adored. My conclusion: The team of the FHTW can definately compete with “real” designers. Besides Schumacher and Arrondissement Aq1 it was one of my favorite shows.

photo credits: all runway pictures via Mercedes-Benz

Berlin FW: Christina Duxa Couture / Dimitri / Anja Gockel

The Respective Artist — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 19:40:03 +0000

Saturday night I came back from Berlin FW. It was my first time to attend a fashion week and even if it was not Paris or New York, it was a great experience and a chance to get a closer look into the fashion business. I learned a lot in the four days in and around the white tent at the Bebelplatz. And even if I’m still super tired and absolutely exhausted, I had a lot of fun and an unforgetable time. It’s such a pity that there was not enough time to discover Berlin. The city’s huge compared to the “village” I live in and has a lot to offer. Besides six shows I managed to see at the main location and a competition for young fashion designern off-site called “Start your fashion business”, I also did some shopping – of course. Sigh, Berlin is a real shopping paradies.
But now back to the fashion. Here’s the first part of my show recap:

Christina Duxa Couture

Christina Duxa Couture was the first fashion show I ever saw. Aftre some organisation problems at the beginning, the lights finally turned off and a great sound was turned on. The first few looks were absolutely not my taste. They reminded me a lot of the clothes you find in big department stores. But than after a rusty start, the clothes grew on me. The silhouettes and cuts became fancier and the use decent colors like cream, nude or grey added an elegant touch that fitted perfectly to the collection’s theme Côte d’Azur. My favorite combination was definately the one with the satin cycle shorts (left). Eventually I’d say that Christina Duxa Couture was a nice offbeat for the FW respectively for my personal one.

.Dimitri by Dimitri Panagiotopoulos

The collection of Dimitri reminded of a stroll on a oriental bazaar: Embroidered dresses in bright colors, ethno elements and details inspired by bellydancing. The designer converted modern, very flattering cuts with his personal roots, that’s what I loved about his collection. The three looks above wear absolutely stunning, especially the maxi-dress. I would wear them right away from the runway. Superb, Mr. Panagiotopoulos!

Anja Gockel

The Anja Gockel fashion show already started at 10 am so I had to get up very early, too early if you ask me. I exspected a classy and feminine collection and my suspicion was confirmed. The first looks were nearly boring. It seemed like the designer’s audience were women over 30 that try to balance between job and family life. The colors and patterns were too painted in my opinion. But in the end there were also some fresher, younger looks that met my taste at least a bit. Surprisingly I aslo liked the combination of the purple pants with colorful jacket (left), which reminded a bit of a tableau. If Anja Gockel sticks more to those racy, inventive cuts and adapts patterns and colors in a less striking manner, her next collection might be a hit.

90’s nightmare or hot summer trend?

The Respective Artist — Sat, 22 May 2010 06:40:04 +0000

photo credits: style / hanneli / chicmuse /carolinesmode / streetpepper / modefeber

Reading this post, you might have some kind of “childhood-flash-back”. Well, I did when I realised that cycle shorts are having a come-back this summer. I always used to wear black ones with short bright dresses when I was a little girl. The designer’s interpretation doesn’t have anything in common with this interpretation of the cycle shorts tough. From Prada to Wang over DKNY – all of them go for a very cool look which I totally adored on the runway but what about their everyday capability? Yes or no? I’m not sure yet but I’m definately gonna try it out. Just ordered two black pairs from H&M. I’ll style them with dotted tights (as seen on Alexa) and a basic white shirt.

What about you: Are you going with the cycle shorts or filing them into the “90s nightmares”- dossier?

Clémence / une vraie poésie

The Respective Artist — Sat, 15 May 2010 20:40:05 +0000

photo credits: vanillascented

FUN – BEAUTY – PURENESS

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Acne’s best

The Respective Artist — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 11:20:03 +0000

photo credits: acne

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Taylor Tomasi Hill

The Respective Artist — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 05:20:03 +0000

photo credits: citizenscouture / style / tfs / flickr / theoneandonlystrawberry / stockholstreetstyle

In case you didn’t know who she’s until now, I’m sure you’ve already seen her on jak&jil or another street style blog. The lady with the ginger hair is the style and accessory director of the US Marie Claire. She mixes new trends with her own notes and emerges in this way quite interesting and unique looks. Sometimes I like them more and sometimes less but I think that’s what makes her in the end so interesting...

take or toss?

The Respective Artist — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 22:40:04 +0000

H&M The Garden Collection 2010 – 40 €

Last week a huge H&M order arrived with many pieces of the famous GC. I’ve to say that I was quite desappointed, especially concerning the red dresses with roses which is rather orange. One of the few things I like is this powder dress. It’s not that expensive but actually I’m not really in need of it. I’m in need of your advice: Should I take or toss it?