Nothing is fresher than the total white summer trend!

As seen on the red carpets as well in the magazines, white is without any doubts the colour of the season! Everything becomes fresh, delicate and summerish when it’s white. In addition it’s chic, romantic and modern at the same time. The total white look is the look of the moment not to miss!

Go for total white dresses with same coloured accessories, where some minimal detail might be silver coloured to create a more modern look. The white strapless Versace dress  (left) is a great example, where the multizips gives the look a modern touch! See Versace s/s collection for other white clothing items!

Or else for a more street chic look, combine a white soft silk blouse and a white jacquard jacket with a pair of white trousers (even strapped for a more vintage look) and a matching heel perhaps with a tree sole to avoid the look gets too forced. Like the white Dior heels from the Dior s/s collection!

See Kate Moss’ summerish white look!

How ever accessories are a great ‘tool’ to use for ‘modelling’ your look for a more personal fit. Using your favourite bracelets, rings or necklace you get the desired authentic and relaxed look!

 

Purple? Of course!

 

Purple was the colour of last winter but is still top fashion, in fact on the international catwalks purple was one of the leading colours! This Spring and Summer our top designer’s have decided to combine many different shades and tones of purple like; lilac, lavender, violet and plum.

Of course purple is suitable even together with other colours, in fact another trend of the year is exactly the mixing of strong colours. A third way to combine purple is with gold or silver accessories. Which creates a really mysterious and seductive look perfect for a glamorous summer night party!

For example Alberta Ferretti’s S/S collection has a couple of amazing purple creations. Long dresses as well as shirts with soft flounces. For example this plum coloured drape chiffon dress seen in the middle on the photo above. Or purple Alberta Ferretti trousers also seen on the photo above…

Ermanno Scervino chooses a brighter tone of purple, like this lilac criss-cross jersey dress…

Cesare Paciotti goes for the eye-catching purple, as clutch as well as stilettos, amazing accessories this S/S or should I rather say an absolute must have this season! For a slightly more delicate taste the Paciotti jacket is an alternative!

How ever it doesn’t really matter where or how you wear it as long as purple actually has tinted your body!

Shopping Guide: S/S Shoes 2009

2009’s shoe fashion screams out loud: “Extreme!” but  don’t be terrified you can always modify fashion so it suites you better, but still be perfectly trendy. This year in fact shoes are dreadfully  high but on the other side more stunning than ever! We are talking about platform sandals, gladiator sandals, tapered heels, cut-away sandals, thick chunky heels and of course sky high heels. But more important though are the details, without details this S/S you will not pass the test!

You will find the most important trends and shopping advices below…

 

 

The cut-away trend is evident this spring/summer 2009 and of course we’ll find it in the shoe fashion. The two upper shoes on the photo are from the Giuseppe Zanotti collection, and they clearly demonstrate the existence.

This amazing cut-away technique is stunning, elegant and in the same way provocative. And most important it works absolutely well on high heels. It gives you the right modern and fresh look! Perfect as well at night to a mini dress as well to jeans or a casual style… The solid black Paciotti shoes are furthermore  phenomenal!

 

 

The Stiletto is a classical, and of course this year it’s top fashion. But this year two things have changed, fist of all is the richness of particularities, from buckles to different patterns. Second are the fusion of stilettos and platform heels. Which evidently creates an even higher heel.

These pink Paciotti or these sky high Zanotti stilettos have all different exiting particularities!

 

 

 

The gladiator sandals are a truly Must-Have this spring and summer! Perfect for city days or casual night events… Miu Miu has made some truly cute gladiator sandals (see photo).

 

 

 

The Platform sandals are an other Must have this Spring/Summer 2009. They are seen every where and all over the world. The platform sandal trend is funny and awesome and definitely a trend to catch up with to get the right chic s/s look! 

For a classic look these Gucci sandals are perfect, while a more extreme version is these attention-grabbing pink Moschino pair or the outstanding purple Paciotti heels.

Python Printed Fashion 2009

 

On the international catwalks snakeskin printed fabrics, there of python, have been frequently used…

 

 

 

 

But not only, even shoes and accessories are exotic and a bit dangerous. Like these Roberto Cavalli strass and enamelled snake bracelets on the photo or the Jimmy Choo shoes in black and white coloured python. Both easy ways to gently incorporate this slightly extreme fashion in your everyday style. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you instead want to strike everybody at the party you should try these python printed Prada dresses, both available at Giglio.com. They are top fashion , extreme but still delicate in their earth coloured tones or classic black and white. The beige coloured Versace dress in the middle is on the opposite made in jacquard printed fabric, not quite so eye-catching but still very beautiful in its simplicity.

 

A Must have S/S 2009: The Bow handbag

Dresses and blouses with enormous ribbons, ruffles and flounces are as already known top fashion this s/s. But to amplify the voluminous effect a must have this s/s is the handbag in the same theme.

D&G Dolce & Gabbana for instant have made some innovative and elegant bow clutches in shiny black leather, gold and silver. Perfect to combine with a sophisticated evening dress. 

 

Available at Giglio.com

  

                                                                                                                                                                                        

Moschino Cheap and Chic have as well made some exquisite bow handbags, with ruffles on both sides of the knot to emphasis the effect of a ribbon.  A Very trendy little chic handbag to wear or at evening activities with a ruffled dress or to a jeans and a decorated blouse.

 

Available at Giglio.com

 

 

 

 

Pure White Spring

The most classic summer color is after all the pure white! Its purity fits perfectly well in Spring since it’s the moment of universal rebirth, when everything resets and starts again!

An other more esthetical reason is of course the splendid combination of sun tanned skin and the light color! White stands perfectly well alone as it’s in perfect harmony with other colors!

White feminine dresses are the ideal thing to wear on sunny summer days. Like this beautiful and trendy Versace dress with several decorative zippers over the chest and hips!

Available at Giglio.com

 

To combine with this elagant  white dress these glamorous white Dior shoes are perfect! It gives you a total clean and sophisticated look!

The Balenciaga boom:

The fashion house Balenciaga is becoming more and more popular among the fashion addicts. Bags are the pride of this Spanish fashion house, thanks to their variety of style they meet with success lots of different people.

There are lots of different bags to suit all tastes, from those more sophisticated, chic belonging to the cherche midi line that are perfect for an evening event, to those more sober evening bags of the Lune line.

By far the most popular bags are those more sportive and simple that belong to the city and work lines. Capacious, comfortable and practical they are perfect for everyday needs, once you tried these wonderful bags you can’t do without them anymore. The neat details like fringes, metallic applications or the metallic clasps in evidence make city and work bags an irresistible accessories. The very good leather material they are made render these begs indestructible. As regard colours there are many possibilities in fact Balenciaga offer a very big variety of dyes: black, brown, red, electric turquoise and pink.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In conclusion, Balenciaga bags are a must have accessories as regards this winter season and we can hardly wait to the new spring/summer collection that I think won’t fall short people’s expectations.

The double new Prada opening in Germany:

Prada opens two new boutiques in Germany. The famous Italian brain chose like locations the capital, Berlin and Munich, two big cities that recently are having a real boom as regards fashion and luxury selling.
The plain was given to the Italian architect Roberto Baciocchi. The new boutique in Berlin is situated inside the big department store Kaufhaus des Westens (KaDeWe). The luxury store of Berlin handles articles for women like bags, shoes and accessories, so it is completely dedicated to woman universe. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Munich store is also situated inside a department store, the Oberpollingern in this case. This shop handles leather goods, accessories and shoes both for women and man.

The perfect New Year’s Day bags:

It’s almost Christmastime and with holidays is also coming the search of the greatest look for parties. Accessories play the most important role as regards the choice of the most glamorous mise.

As everyone know the right choose of accessories can enhance the beauty of every clothes. Particularly bags, the best friends of all the women, are the indispensable addition that make the difference, so make sure that your bags are as much glamorous as possible.

Fashion suggest us really small models. Cutch bag is the most popular at this moment, small-sized but great as regards the style.

Small, practical, eccentric but above all really chic and up to date the moonling bag of Gucci fall winter 2008/09 collection. It’s realised in a golden material that contributes like also the nice bow to give a more trendy touch at the already glamorous design. This is the perfect bag for an eccentric and youthful dress but at the same time it’s also perfect for a seemingly simple dress.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Another suitable alternative is that one proposed by Iceberg fashion house, smart and cool as the first, this bag maybe has a more simple style than that one given by Gucci. It’s realised in a rolled silver leather, as fashion suggest us, and as if that wasn’t enough its glamour style is emphasized by the python leather effect.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Both these bags are perfect for the New Year’s Night, so have a happy new bag to everyone.

 

New accessories by Prada

We are yet in winter but Prada, has already showed us the new spring/summer 2009 collection. This prestigious fashion house as always has catch our attention for its out of the ordinary and refined style.

Today we are going to focus on accessories.  This new collection is all characterized by vivid colors such as yellow, electric blue, green and obviously the inevitable violet, typical color of this last two years.

Golden chains as handles and precious trims, this are the main characteristics. The eccentricity of this new collection is better stressed also by metallic materials that make the vivid colors more and more brilliant. The result is an intriguing optical effect.

Bags and shoes like jewels are able to set every simple or anonymous clothes off. This accessories are extremely rich also because they are covered by colored gems. This accessories are so wonderful that probably they will be the new trend as regards next year spring/summer collection.

Bow bags by Valentino and Moschino Cheap&Chic

It seems to be a must have, the bow bag is going to be an interesting item for lots of us next fall winter season. Bow bags are funny, strong of their peculiarity and practical intentions. Bow bags come from a simple idea: the transformation of a simple object, such as the bow, into an instrument of elegance and fashion. Evocative of ancestral childhood and pureness, it’s been re invented into a sophisticated, necessary feminine item.

Among the collections who bet on this new trend, Moschino Cheap&Chic and Valentino bow bags are shown below.

Valentino’s zipped bow bag is elegant: a nice little clutch whose bow shape is strongly emphasized. It doesn’t show any further detail; available in black and beige, perfect colours for an elegant occasion, thanks to its classic halo it can be useful on many occasions and easily combined with your clothing.

Valentino’a bow bag:

Moschino Cheap&Chic bow bag is bigger in fact, a more practical bag for any time of the day. It presents two pockets, one per side, and the frontal buckle is what contributes to create its bow shape. It is available in black, but also in plum colour, as to remind the revival of this colour over next fall winter season.

Moschino Cheap&Chic bow bag:

Fall winter 2008/09 must have: Ankle boots by Prada, Gucci, Paciotti, Fendi

Ankle boots as must have of next 2008/09 fall winter fashion. Next winter you will find them in different combinations and fabrics.

Prada ankle boots: suede ankle boots by Prada, with a high 10 cm heel, ideal to sort you out for an elegant night out as a good accessory.

Gucci ankle boots: Gucci, in fact, personalizes its boots even more with the application of golden studs at the back for an extravagant final result.

Paciotti ankle boots: Paciotti prefers a more classical approach. He does go for the black suede boots, confident or the never ending variety that his choice implies, 12 cm high heel included.

Not to mention Fendi, least but not last, he suggests two different kind of ankle boots, a more classical one, in suede with a stunning heel, and a printed one, in black, faithful to the trend, with a 12 cm high heel.

Fendi 1

Fendi 2

Trend of the day: zebra – print fantasy…

Christian Dior, D&G DOLCE&GABBANA and Roberto Cavalli have in common the taste for the zebra – print fantasies, as we are proud to show you today.

Bags and fantastic gowns proposed by these talented designers are showing off all their incredible attention for the details.

What I picked today is a superb Dior’ s sleeveless zebra – print silk dress that looks fantastic on its own or together with the lovely Dior’ s zebra – print large babe bag, or, if you are more demanding, you can also take a look at the fantastic Dior’ s Jazz clutch bag.
D&G DOLCE&GABBANA as well presents its jolly: how not to fall in love with this large shopping bag?

And Roberto Cavalli too, close to above mentioned zebra – print style, is not to be missed with a marvellous sleeveless gathered dress … A standing ovation to Roberto Cavalli, D&G DOLCE&GABBANA, and Christian Dior for their suggestions that can make the difference!!!

Fendi leather mini baguette

This is the ideal bag for a woman who loves being practical and elegant at the same time. The wide handbag guarantees an optimal use of this lovely Fendi accessory, and the splendid design is a distinctive sign of class. The bag is also available in yellow and pink.

ZAPPOS.COM

www.zappos.com

Founded in 1999 in America by Nick Swinmurn, this website was created to offer the very best selection of shoes in terms of brands, styles, colours, sizes, and widths.

Brands:  Hugo Boss, D&G Dolce & Gabbana, Marc Jacobs, Roberto Cavalli, Jean Paul Gaultier, Tommy Hilfiger, Guess, Paris Hilton, DKNY Donna Karen and so many more…

Stock:  There is really a huge range of stock on this site, it took me almost two hours just to touch on the basics,  but I really enjoyed it. They are a company that happens to sell shoes, which are their main focus, clothing, bags, eyewear, watches and accessories.  There are shoes in all shapes and sizes, you will definately find what you are looking for. 

Website Features:  Easy and simple to use, there is just alot to go through, thats the only complicated part of this site,  sometimes it felt like I was lost between all the products. There are departmants for women, men, kids, gift ideas and a sale section. Within this site there are other online Zappos shops dedicated to the sales of specific items like the Couture.Zappos.com online shop, the Ride shop, Running shop and Outdoor shop.  They also have a shop only for Canada.  The pictures are really nicely dispayed with up to 5 or 6 views of the products.

Strengths:  The amount of stock to choose from, the pictures and some of the prices are lower seeing that it is in the US dollar.

Weaknesses:  They do not do any shipping outside of the United States, therefore no international addresses.