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New season new wishes

noreply@blogger.com (Agnes Juice) — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 16:49:00 +0000

These are certainly crucial days for shopping: the beginning of a new season, especially this one, always means new trends, new inspirations, new colors, new shapes and so on...
You probably may have already seen several fall shopping guides, trend roundups, etc., so I don't mean to add another one to the endless list, but I just can't help showing you my wishlist and must haves for the new season!

TopShop cut out prom dress, $120
Stella McCartney sheer polka dot blouse, $1,195
Boyfriend blazer, $130
Miu Miu layered skirt, $425
Faux Fur Shaggy Longline Gilet, $140
Lanvin shoes, €945
Miu Miu high heel boots, $890
Chloé cross body shoulder bag, $1,395

Stella McCartney black coat, £1,295
Dolce Gabbana printed blazer, $1,655
Faux leather bomber jacket, $116
MICHAEL Michael Kors elastic waist pants, £240
Dolce & Gabbana pants, $475
Wingtip shoes, $60
Christian Louboutin red sole shoes, £635

Oscar de la Renta metallic cocktail dress, $2,490
Zara dress, $60
Acne silk top, $300
TopShop crop top, $40
Miu Miu floral skirt, $739
Marc Jacobs knee length pencil skirt, $875
Nicholas Kirkwood high heel pumps, $639
Alexander Wang leather pumps, $650
Stella McCartney round toe pumps, $795
Nicholas Kirkwood leather high heels, $995
Miu miu handbag, $920
3 1 Phillip Lim leather tote handbag, $895
Marni leather clutch, $1,540
Yves Saint Laurent gold plated necklace, $1,595
Dolce & Gabbana star earrings, £220
Gucci hat, £305

Sometimes they come back...

noreply@blogger.com (Agnes Juice) — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 15:42:00 +0000

Photo: jakandjil.com

Sometimes you just need a change of air, sometimes you just feel like knocking off and spending some time on your own, trying to think things through and find out who you really are and what you really want to do with your life.
I've been going through a sort of crisis lately, I've wasted a lot of time in despair, thinking I was good at nothing, sometimes also feeling too weak, too shy, too lazy to do anything.
What's more, you know, being 15 years old doesn't help have a clear mind about your future and, to say the truth, not even about your present. And that scared me more than expected, so much that I was incredibly confused and couldn't decide in which direction to move my life.
But there comes a point when you're tired of letting your life slipping away from you and you wake up a morning with a recovered will to make projects, write, read, create, dream, work and... live! And suddenly you open a fashion magazine and understand that all you want to do is be a part of that world, even just a tiny one.
This is, shortly reported, why I'm here after more than a year of absence and I must admit I missed a lot my blog and you, peeps, who were always there to bring a little of the sparkling fashion world into your lives.
Which is exactly what I need right now. A huge plunge into fashion shows, collections, magazines, fabulous dresses, gorgeous shoes, new trends and old revivals and, of course, a lot of fall shopping!
So, here it's a lesson for all of us: it doesn't matter what our problem is, fashion will always provide a solution!

Photo: seaofshoes.com

Ah... did I mention that I ran into Stefano Gabbana and Anna Dello Russo while they where spending their holidays near my town? Yes, it doesn't happen very often, but fortune apparently smiled on me!

Pleasant dark moments - Numero Homme cover shoot by Karl Largerfeld

noreply@blogger.com (Agnes Juice) — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 16:08:00 +0000

Today I can't stop thinking quickly, I feel so excited (it may be because of my upcoming trip to London!!!) and it's been a very long time since I've had so much energy.
Paradoxically, when I saw this dark photoshoot by Karl Lagerfeld I felt even more kinda electrified. It sounds weird, as those pictures seems to be not so bright. But they conceal a sort of intriguing mystery that leaks out and bewitches you in such a pleasant way.
Enjoy the cover shoot of Numéro Homme with Karl Lagerfeld's muses Freja Beha, Abbey Lee, Heidi Mount and Baptiste Giabiconi.

Photos: fashiongonerogue.com

Balenciaga fall 2010 shoes

noreply@blogger.com (Agnes Juice) — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 15:53:00 +0000

It's insanely awesome how a complexity of shapes and materials propers to architecture can be translated into a shoe with this surprising result. I really heart these shoes! And they're all so breathtaking that I can't tell which one is my favorite.

Nicolas Ghesquière said “Cosmonauts and seventies Formica. Packaging and food boxes. Synthetic foam and plywood. And a kind of rigidity” were his inspirations to make these shoes.
What else can I say? They are themselves an inspiration.

Here's Freja Beha wearing a pair of Baleciagas fall 2010 for the August issue of Vogue UK.

Kate Moss for Isabel Marant fall 2010 ad campaign

noreply@blogger.com (Agnes Juice) — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 13:45:00 +0000

Here's a quick post about the new Isabel Marant fall 2010 ad campaign featuring the ever-stunning Kate Moss.
This is just a preview of the campaign, but I think this single photo is already a bright premise. The print jeans are kindly amazing and, well, Kate and Isabel are so good together that they don't need anything more than an empty room like that below to create something interesting.

That's all. I'm not sure I'm going to blog again today, so have a good weekend everybody! By the way, what are you up to tonight?

The dark side of first love - Valentino Haute Couture F/W 2010

noreply@blogger.com (Agnes Juice) — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 16:09:00 +0000

Valentino Haute Couture was superb, one of the most charming collections presented at Paris Haute Couture this year, but beyond doubt the one with the most doll-like (maybe a little too much, even if they were adorable) dresses. The recall to young women in an entire Lolita style is very clear since the name of the collection: The dark side of first love. This is usually not a prerogative of Valentino collections, but I must admit I pretty appreciated the turning point, as I'm partial to pretty and innocent style.

These are my favorite looks.

Photos: style.com

See the entire collection here.

Jean Paul Gaultier Haute Couture show backstage

noreply@blogger.com (Agnes Juice) — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 15:08:00 +0000

I spotted on the Internet some fantastic photos taken at Jean Paul Gaultier Haute Couture show in the backstage. I don't know if it's the same for you, but I've always been charmed by backstage reports. The exclusive atmosphere, the anxiety and all the last preparations before the incoming show... I just love it! And well, I guess it's pointless to explain that the behind the scenes of a Gaultier show is extremely chic and surreal. Who wouldn't like to be there?

Photos: Luca Cannonieri / style.com

Freja Beha Erichsen for Vogue Nippon August 2010

noreply@blogger.com (Agnes Juice) — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 10:20:00 +0000

The phenomenal Freja Beha photographed by the controversial Terry Richardson for the August issue of Vogue Nippon in a Seventies feel.

Source: fashiongonerogue.com

Chanel Haute Couture F/W 2010

noreply@blogger.com (Agnes Juice) — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 09:36:00 +0000

The new Chanel Haute Couture collection is a pure pleasure for the eyes. Karl said this collection came to him in a nightmare (but he immediately added he was joking) and in a way we can see a little gloomier mood, but I strongly think that very few things could make a dream more blissful than these clothes (at least for me!).
An austere and strict style made of velvet and tweed clothes prevailed in the first part of the show and then it made room for more detailed and milder looks. There was an authentic play of proportions, which reaches its top with boleros on knee-length skirts, a sort of discipline meets boldness.
There's kind of a halo surrounding these incomparable and unattainable clothes in all their perfection that I'm sure I'll dream of them tonight and the nights after (and it won't be a nightmare, you bet).

Photos: style.com

See the whole collection here.

Armani Privé fall 2010

noreply@blogger.com (Agnes Juice) — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 18:37:00 +0000

While I appreciated Dior Haute Couture and totally fell in love with Givenchy collection, Armani Privé didn't excite me that much. I mean, I know this is Armani, it's supposed to be impeccably elegant, but maybe this collection was just a little too "prissy lady" style, too classical, too amber-coloured for my taste.

But it's also true that I loved some of the looks, so here are my favorites:

You can see the entire collection here.

Shopping fever: the new Chanel video by Karl Lagerfeld

noreply@blogger.com (Agnes Juice) — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 15:02:00 +0000

We all know Karl Lagerfeld goes always the whole hog. So, yesterday he showed the Chanel Haute Couture fall 2010 collection in Paris (I'll show it to you later) but he also presented his new short film, Shopping Fever, starring Dree Hemingway, Abbey Lee Kershaw and Baptiste Giabiconi. Enjoy it!

Oh, and did you know Karl might guest star in Gossip Girl's next season?

Givenchy Haute Couture fall 2010

noreply@blogger.com (Agnes Juice) — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 16:08:00 +0000

The decision to not present the Givenchy Haute Couture fall 2010 collection with a proper show is now extremely clear: a runway presentation would never do justice to new Riccardo Tisci's work, which is meticulously processed. I find it a pure masterpiece! Every single detail is worthy of wonder, as everything in the collection is doubtless breathtaking. The color palette, restricted to bright and neutral colors as white and gold, has an only exception: the black toned-down feathered gown, which looks like an (non)ugly duckling (regardless of its splendor) among all those heavenly dresses.
Enjoy these ten wonderful outfits:

An excellent example of excellent sartoriality! What do you think?

Dior Haute Couture Fall 2010

noreply@blogger.com (Agnes Juice) — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 14:28:00 +0000

Paris Haute Couture Week began just yesterday and Dior show teed off in such a colorful and strong way. It was all about flowers and iridescent colors, ruches and ruffles, sumptuous shapes and squeezed waists. Brilliant, but let me tell you truth, I hated the plastic wrappings on the models' heads (even if the sky-high hairdos were incredibly amazing as swell as impossible to imitate!)

Alexander McQueen resort 2011 by Sarah Burton

noreply@blogger.com (Agnes Juice) — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 21:10:00 +0000

There's a resort collection I didn't write about yet, but it's actually really deserving. It is the first women's collection that Sarah Burton, as creative director, made for Alexander McQueen: a pure dream ensemble of pleats and lengths. As she said, the collection was inspired by Hans Bellmer's dolls and samurai warriors and she wanted to "juxtapose the pale and the delicate with the bold and armorial. It's about a highly structured torso that gives way to a more fluid silhouette or drop waists that lead to a finned trouser or skirt."
I'm really amazed about it, it markedly recalls Alexander McQueen's works, but in a fresh new (and lovely) way.

Photos: Style.com

So, what do you think?

Miu Miu F/W 2010 ad campaign video

noreply@blogger.com (Agnes Juice) — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 18:23:00 +0000

Hey peeps, I'm sorry if I neglected the blog a little in the last few days, I wish I will post more often from now.
Anyway, here's a quick post about the new Miu Miu Fall/Winter 2010 ad campaign video starring the ever-present Lindsey Wixson with the models Ginta Lapina, Daphne Groeneveld and Siri Tollerod.
So chic, so refined, so unattainable, so... MIU MIU!

Topshop's F/W 2010 lookbook

noreply@blogger.com (Agnes Juice) — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 16:17:00 +0000

I know talking about Fall/Winter collections is not exactly the most appropriate and effortless thing to do during a hot summer day like this, but Topshop has just made public the F/W 2010 lookbook and... you know what? No matter when we'll be able to wear coats and furs again, the new Topshop lookbook is not to be missed right now!

As Fashionista.com reported, this season the collection's themes are four: Hi Performance, Out of the Wild, Dark Nouveau and The Outsiders.

My favorite pieces? The capes and the satchel bags (my current obsession is the Alexa bag!)

Photos: Fashionista.com

Peacocks' Alexa inspired bag

noreply@blogger.com (Agnes Juice) — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 16:12:00 +0000

Every season has its must haves: the current ones are definitely Miu Miu prints and the Alexa bag. And obviously they're desired as much as they're copied. Zara was definitely the one that drew on Miuccia Prada's creations the most to make dresses, scarfs, tees and much more. (Do you remember this dress?)
On the other hand, as well the Mulberry bag inspired by Alexa Chung has been replied several times (by Asos, New Look, Topshop and many others).
The last satchel bag a little too "inspired" by the Alexa comes from Peacocks, which will put it up for sale from the end of July in three colors: the classic oak, but also chocolate brown and black. Oh, and the point is: it will coast £14 only!

Anyways, you have to hurry if you want to lay a hand on this bag, 'cause it actually seems that the waiting list for it is growing impressively.
And I checked on the Peacocks' website and, if I'm not wrong, they don't ship abroad! I hope I will able to find the bag in a store when I'll be in London at the end of the month.

My favorites from Paris Fashion Week

noreply@blogger.com (Agnes Juice) — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 18:48:00 +0000

It's hard to choose among so many good collections, but I think I've come to the conclusion that my favorites at Paris Fashion Week were Kenzo's and Lanvin's.
Alber Ebaz said "An antidote to laziness" about Lanvin menswear show. And I couldn't agree more. Don't you love too the white and blue stripes on shirts and pants?
The textiles are so enticing and the jewelry completes the outifits in the best way possible.

And if Lanvin's collection was great, Kenzo's was even better (in my opinion, obviously). Here we can find again my beloved stripes (which appear in many collections), but also adorable floral patterns on suits. What's more, for the show some female models wore clothes from the menswear collection, as, Antonio Marras said "That's the freedom of Kenzo, the breaking of rules".

Photos: The Fashionisto

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S/S 2011 menswear - Part 3: Paris Fashion Week

noreply@blogger.com (Agnes Juice) — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 18:27:00 +0000

And here we are for another Spring/Summer 2011 menswear session. As you may know, Paris Fashion Week has just come to an end, and I loved to check new collections (almost) real-time thanks to bloggers who were very lucky to take part in the fashion shows. (And yes, I must admit, I'm saying it with a pinch of envy! Whatever...)
Anyway, I'm gonna show you, as always, the looks from the runways that caught me the most (in the best and sometimes in the worst sense).

Let's start with Dior Homme. The entire collection is based on neutral tones assembled in monochrome outfits made with soft and fluctuating textiles, which are additionally adorned with draperies.

Skulls and checked prints starred Commes Des Garçons collection, giving a bizarre attitude to it.

Dries Van Noten collection, full of denim and bleached pieces, clearly recalls modern street style mixed with 70's English skinhead style and a touch of military.

Traditional and modern elements meet up in Givenchy collection, where leopard prints, which are dominant, espouse classic length shirts and leather pants.

Balmain was all camouflage and leather with military boots.

Beige and emerald green for Hermès

Jean Paul Gaultier collection was one of my favorites and, well, I loved the ethnic tunics.

Louis Vuitton showed a very chic traveling man

Viktor & Rolf collection recalls "Hollywood stars holidaying in Biarritz in the forties"

The exaggeration triumphs in Yohji Yamamoto collection, which is after all fun and alternative

Yves Saint Laurent draws on, once more, Marocco

And I wanna close this post with John Galliano, whose collection was - how to say - amazingly wacky (as usual) and theatrical, as it was inspired by Charlie Chaplin.

But that's not all. In the upcoming post I'll show you my two favorite collections from Paris Fashion Week. Now it would be necessary an emphatic "stay tuned", but don't expect it, 'cause I really hate how many bloggers overuse this expression. So... just keep following me if you want it!

Photos: The Fashionisto

Tati Cotliar for Ten Magazine Summer 2010

noreply@blogger.com (Agnes Juice) — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 22:37:00 +0000

She looked to me so mild and fierce at the same time that I couldn't not show you this photoshoot featuring Tati Cotliar by the photographer Andrea Spotorno for Ten Magazine's Summer 2010 edition.

There is a subtle craziness shining through those shoots, you can even have fun just looking at them. Which is quite weird, considering the clothes the model is wearing: they're all extremely grave except just for the multicolor gown by Valentino Haute Couture (I would kill to have something just a little similar to it).

However, Tati shows the best way to take the heat out of Haute Couture dresses and she makes them ever more suitable.

So, we come back to basics: It's not what you wear it, it's how you wear it. That's it. And that's why I love fashion.

Maurizio Galante

Chanel

Stephane Rolland

Valentino

Jean Paul Gaultier

Givenchy

Maison Martin Margiela

Elie Saab

Dior

I wish I could've been there: Glastonbury 2010

noreply@blogger.com (Agnes Juice) — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 16:22:00 +0000

I can't even express how much I'd love to have been there in the last few days (or rather, I'd exactly know how to bore you with all my wishes, but I wanna save you LOL). However, a day I'll go to Glastonbury (I know it for certain) because I think I wouldn't be a worthy person if I didn't go there at least once.
But why do I want it? Well, at Glastonbury you can breathe freedom, which, I think, is the best thing you can get in your life. Of course, the greatest goal that I aspire to is to live in a free world, where freedom doesn't mean dissipation and uncaring attitude, but respect and openness. Gosh, I'm such a stupid dreamer, that's just an utopia!
But, getting back to Glasto, as you may already know, you can find the most stylish (common and especially famous) people in a hippie version, wearing fake scruffy clothes in an effortless way, so much so that it seems like they would never wear elegant gowns walking the red carpet.
Obviously, this year (as well as previous ones) there was the unfailing Kate Moss (she seems to be even more attached to English festivals than me). However, she's of course one of the (or just the) biggest British style icons, there's no Glasto without her.

Sienna Miller

The eclectic Florence Welch

Emma Watson

And, yes, once more Alexa Chung!

Now do you feel like rolling in the mod wearing rainproof boots and listening to David Bowie?

Louis Vuitton fall 2010 ad campaign

noreply@blogger.com (Agnes Juice) — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 14:50:00 +0000

I truly love the new Louis Vuitton ad campaign, especially after my disappointment with the last year's one featuring Madonna.
Natalia Vodianova, Christy Turlington and Karen Elson are all incredibly classy in that prim and lovely 50s atmosphere, captured by Steven Meisel.
Femininity has no age. Who runs after youth at all costs should take a careful look at that ad (just saying...).

Tom Ford eyewear fall 2010 ad campaign

noreply@blogger.com (Agnes Juice) — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 18:21:00 +0000

"Birds are not aggressive creatures, miss. They bring beauty into the world." (from The birds by Alfred Hitchcock).

As provocative as always, Tom Ford made his new ad campaign for the eyewear fall 2010 collection.

Photographed by Tom Ford himself, the actor Nicholas Hoult and the model Freja Beha posed for this campaign inspired by Alfred Hitchcock's movie The birds. Simply genial! I mean, I love those pics and I do love Hitchock. That's so cool!

Menswear S/S 2011 - Part 2: Milan fashion week

noreply@blogger.com (Agnes Juice) — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 17:06:00 +0000

I have really too little time to blog these days, because I'm going on a 15 day trip to London in July and now I have already to organize, renew my documents, deposit money on my prepaid card, buy things I need and much more stuff like that... Anyhow, I don't wanna bore you with my problems, I just want you to know that I'll try to do my best, but, at least this week, I can't be very "active" on my blog.
Having said that, let's move on menswear again. The fashion shows and parties marathon at Milan fashion week has just gone and now the attention is completely heading for Paris. I followed the past fashion shows religiously via Internet, watching some of them live in streaming or reading The Fashionisto all the time to keep up on the others.
I chose my favourite looks from the catwalks, so here are the highlights:

Foulards for (in order) Giorgio Armani, Iceberg and Salvatore Ferragamo

Vertical stripes at Dolce & Gabbana, Iceberg (with polka dots) and Salvatore Ferragamo

Prints from Giorgio Armani, Alexander McQueen (designed by Sarah Burton), and Versace

The new jeggings by Versace (which presented a very bad boy on the catwalks), Emporio Armani, Burberry Prorsum and Frankie Morello

Short tops at Calvin Klein and Frankie Morello

Fluo colors like Jil Sander for Dsquared² and Giorgio Armani (the last one)

Dark atmosphere at Burberry Prorsum, Emporio Armani (with clear recalls to the collaboration with Lady Gaga for Alejandro) and Versace

I also loved the traditional Sicilian caps (coppolas) shown by Dolce & Gabbana

And finally the Prada collection, which has been so controversial that I couldn't compare it with any others.

And that's all. What do you think?

Menswear S/S 2011 - Part 1: Pitti Uomo 2010

noreply@blogger.com (Agnes Juice) — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:14:00 +0000

I must admit, before this year's Pitti Uomo and Milan Fashion Week, I wasn't that interested in men's fashion. But there is always a first time, so I left my biases and I plunged into menswear world.

One of the first shows at Pitti was Haider Ackermann's. How would I define it in a single word? Regal! I would hardly imagine a man could dress in that costumey way, but after all the collection just enchanted me as well as many other fashion passionated people. Finally the icing on the cake was the location where the show took place: the amazing Palazzo Corsini in Florence.

The collection is definitely a triumph of patchworks and dreapes, which reminds me of royal ethnic style. Enjoy it:

I guess you've never seen as many shocking colors as in Jil Sander Spring 2011 menswear collection. It almost seems like a Andy Warhol's picture and that's just why I truly love it!

I just can't take my eyes off of it! Well done, Raf Simons!