BRIGHT COLORS WITH DENIM

As you saw in yesterday's post, we happen to like pairing our brights with things that tone them down a bit (think neutrals). Therefore, denim is becoming our best friend. It has a great way of toning our brights down a notch so you don't feel like a rainbow once you step out the door. But with all the bright colors everywhere, we started to wonder where they came from and why they've taken off. In searching we actually found the culprit being the 2012 Resort collections. Look at these - Bottega Veneta, Chanel, Peter Som, Fendi, and Gucci (1) (and 2) are just a few of the stand outs. So we don't know about you, but when we think "resort," we think of exotic places with lots of color and flavor (entirely different than the typical spring pastels). So go ahead and add an exotic flare to your life by implementing color this spring and summer. You'd be surprised how happy it makes you. 

HOW TO PAIR BRIGHTS - DSquared Resort 2012

 

Have you wondered what to pair this season's brightest brights with? We thought these images were some great food for thought/inspiration since they are all pretty wearable options. The last picture is thrown in since one of us keeps convincing the other not to buy khaki trousers, being very prejudiced against everything khaki. Yes, khaki can be done very poorly, but even Lanvin showed such a cool look this Resort season.  So although we don't support the onslaught of boring summer khaki, watch out...one of us might break down and buy some wide-leg khaki trousers....

MODEST LOOKBOOK - From runway to magazine

In capping off a week of beautifully modest prom and evening wear, we had to share these with you. Notice the top fuchsia Giambattista Valli dress from yesterday? This is taken from a very intense photo shoot from Vogue.com featuring Kate Moss at the Ritz in Paris. We found the bottom two images from the model Marianna Sanvito's shoot with Elle Russia the other day and thought them SO beautiful that we had to share. The Elie Saab dress (middle) we wanted to include in our ideas for modest prom and evening looks, but had so many images from that line already that we couldn't include everything. And isn't the Valentino look (below) amazing? We have to admit that it's kind of fun to see the fashion we've viewed on the runway be transformed into truly beautiful photography in our magazines. It definitely makes you appreciate the art of the clothing and photography as one.
     Lastly, to truly cap off the week (and in case you missed it on our facebook page), we wanted to let you guys see two articles that came out in the last couple of days regarding the newest problems with prom dresses for this year. Evidently "cut-outs" (who knew?) are all the rage on the prom scene this year. You can view the initial article, the Wall Street Journal here. The Huffington Post says it best in almost thanking administrators for laying down the law just so these girls don't have to ask themselves 10 years from now..."what in the world was I thinking?"  (By the way, since when was Dancing With The Stars a good place to find classy fashion?)

GIAMBATTISTA VALLI HAUTE COUTURE SPRING 2012

(imagine with a liner)

(imagine with a liner)

We figured we'd give you a few more dressy looks today since so much of our week has been devoted to modest prom and evening wear. The top fuchsia gown is a simply beautiful look. For those of you who follow us on Pinterest, you might have seen a picture of Diane Kruger wearing one of the gorgeous gowns near the bottom. We are well aware of the need of liners underneath some of these, but we absolutely love the look of them.

DENIM SHIRT AND FLARED SKIRT

The denim fashion trend started on the runways of 2010 is not going anywhere for 2012. Actually it has hit mainstream in force.  Last spring we looked everywhere for denim shirts, one of us found one at Zara and the other had luck thrifting.  This year it seems they are easier to find (which usually means it has hit mainstream). The denim on denim look we shot last year is still going full fledge and if you google celebrities sporting similar looks, you'll see what we mean (a whole slew of images pop up). By the way, the shirt is perfect for traveling. It very nearly goes with everything, making it a must for your luggage (you can be sure that both of our shirts were with us for the past 3 weeks on the road...eh hem...making for some awkward moments when we showed up in similar outfits).

MODEST DRESSES - RODARTE FALL 2012

Looks like modest evening wear is continuing for today's post! Now do you see why we were excited about the BCBG dress in yesterday's post? We're huge fans of Rodarte and were so excited to see such beautiful dresses from the Fall 2012 line (it's also nice to know, as previously stated, that the look and cut of our dress will be current for a while). We were going to wait to share these until the fall season was upon us, but since we seem to be having a modest evening wear moment, we might as well keep going with it. Although the prints of hands are interesting, we're really in love with what they did with the chiffon. The detail is stunning. So pretty!