Style Illustrated: March 2012

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Spring Revisited

Illustration by Jolain

The spring shows of last September are a distant memory. With spring now upon us and the actual clothes or versions of them hitting the streets, I thought it would be fun to revisit the runway to decipher what looks most relevant now. I’ve broken it down into what I feel are important recurring themes and what I personally crave for my own wardrobe. I hope this helps you to clarify your own clothing conundrums.

The Not So Basic White Shirt: An injection of newness for an old stand-by

Celine

Chloe

Jil Sander

Transparent Layers: A new take on layering

Celine

Chloe

Jil Sander

Marc Jacobs

A Great Dress: Spring was a super strong dress season

Chanel

Dolce and Gabbana

Jil Sander

Jonathan Saunder

Lanvin

Marni

Nina Ricci

No. 21

Sacai

Yves Saint Laurent

The Leather Top: Celine started it ages ago but it still looks great

Celine

Derek Lam

Prada

The Pleated Skirt: Dominated Prada’s runway, need I say more

Celine

Prada

Something Silky: Effortless glam

Bottega Veneta

Jonathan Saunder

Lanvin

No. 21

Something Flowing: Goddess glam

Dries Van Noten

Hermes

Michael Kors

Sacai

Vionnet

Organic Prints: The bolder the better

Dolce and Gabbana

Dries Van Noten

Erdem

Piazza Sempione

White had such a strong presence for spring it warrants its own post, coming soon!

Above Images From Style.com

Monday, March 19, 2012

Where's The Flood?

Illustration by Jolain

When I was a kid that’s how you were relentlessly chided should your pants happen to be on the short side. For this fall though, high waters are decidedly hot. They cropped up on some of the most influential runways.

Warning: Before you hit the streets in high waters remember, nothing truncates the gams more than chopping them up. Be sure you have sufficient leggage to carry this look off.