ORANGE RUNWAY - Spring 2012

 

J.Mendel

Derek Lam

Christian Dior

Dolce & Gabbana

Jill Stuart

Dolce & Gabbana

Donna Karen

Elie Saab

Elie Saab

Hermes

Marc by Marc Jacobs

Oscar de la Renta

Oscar de la Renta

Emanuel Ungaro

The top picture, the beautiful dress from J. Mendel, although from the 2011 resort collection inspired us so much the other day that we realized we should fill you in on a little secret for spring 2012. In case you haven't noticed, it's the fact that orange was seen EVERYWHERE. And if you're unsure about the color, just know that it was seen all over the Fall 2012 runways as well (we'll show you come fall). Orange is not going anywhere. Although we've seen all shades from tangerine to almost tomato red, we know designers were definitely on a similar wave length this year.  So why not pick up a top in the color? Or maybe a fun dress or bathing suit? One of us picked up a vintage top that we can't wait to show you. We also have a look coming where the color is paired with pale blue. And really we're glad to use this dress again. So what are you guys thinking of the color?

STRIPES AND BRIGHTS

On the subject of color, you'll definitely see many more pieces we've been using lately on these pages. As far as this look goes, we think stripes with your brights is the perfect combination. We're afraid it might even become our spring and summer uniform (our stripe tees already have turned into a casual wear must for us). So why not mix a bit of nautical in with you your color? The nautical look isn't going anywhere. Alexa Chung's look from a couple of years ago is an testament to this. So let's make it fresh! Stripes and brights!

MIRANDA KERR - Fashion month looks

We know we're getting further and further from fashion month, but we wanted you guys to see how great Miranda is at putting effortless-looking outfits together. Every outfit worn as a model off duty around the month of fashion weeks was amazing. The Marni coat she's sporting in the images up top is great; the Dries van Noten jacket (middle) is just cool; and the whole look she wore before the Mui-Mui show (bottom) was chic and completely wearable. We really love her edgy yet laid back style.

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?)