Nina Ricci Resort 2013

Nina Ricci Resort collections are highly dangerous for my emotional health. I want them. I want the dresses, accessories (especially gold cuff, statement rings and clutch), and, of course, the shoes… Wedges in a colour of blueberry ice-cream, rope leather sandals and gorgeous flats because dreaming of one pair just wouldn’t be enough (greedy mind, I know, I know – naughty insatiable mind…)

What would you choose? The delicate sparkling sequined coat, the silks in pale powdery pink or covered in butterfly prints? The lace or raffles?

Gorgeous collection to dream about and use an inspiration. Daytime dressing up like a little Parisienne… Playing asymmetrics with cashmere… Paying your toes in delicious ripe cherry rouge noir and dipping your fingers in barely there shades… Wearing flats with an evening dress… And never forgetting about importance of gorgeous lingerie because sometimes it just likes to play peek-a-boo… Why not? Perhaps it’s one of those subtle ways to channel your inner Nina Ricci girl…

A bit of Nina Ricci from the past

A couple of photos from the Nina Ricci Spring 1993 campaign that I love very much. The model is Beri Smither, just in case you are wondering…

Photo source: Nina Ricci Spring 1993 campaign

Outfit inspiration: Paris fashion week

With a slight delay here I give you my Paris Fashion Week inspired outfit. This time I decided to go for nudes and greys with a touch of perfect rich red courtesy of Yves Saint Laurent. The Rick Owens jacket was the last minute choice to shield my imaginary fashionista from the elements as the weather became colder and rainy. The idea is to wear it casually, unzipped or wrapped around in a manner of a scarf – a wonderful thing about Rick Owens clothes is that you can wear them in so many different ways.

Another note will be about the perfume. I know there are many beautiful fragrances, but personally Serge Lutens is my number one whenever I think of a French perfume. His Feminitè du Bois is so quintessentially Parisian and will definitely suit this particular look.

Lambs leather jacket by Rick Owens, leather & linen blend dress by Chloe (currently 70% off), lock tote by Rochas, Isabella sunglasses by Nina Ricci, Tribtoo platform pumps by Yves Saint Laurent, gold-plated cuff bracelet by Philippe Audibert, Future Skin foundation by Chanteccaille, perfume Feminitè du Bois by Serge Lutens, Nail polish by Chanel, lipstick Rouge Volupte by Yves Saint Laurent

Photo source: Chanel Ready to Wear 2011 via Voulue Boutique

Top 10 Spring 2012 campaigns

After reading a story about Vogue’s favourite Spring/Summer 2012 campaigns that was published on their website, I decided to create my own list that, as it turns out, is somewhat different from the one offered by the “fashion bible”, particularly when it came to choosing the Roberto Cavalli ads that I’ve already blogged about. I also found it interesting that they mentioned Gisele being the most featured model having landed three campaigns including Versace, Salvatore Ferragamo and Givenchy where as I was under impression that this season was particularly good for Saskia de Brauw and Arizona Muse. Still relatively new, the girls were chosen by some of the biggest names in the industry and became faces of several brands. While Arizona Muse was chosen by, lets just do some maths here, Louis Vuitton Cruise, Fendi, Isabel Marant, KARL by Karl Lagerfeld, Massimo Dutti and, lets not forget, Next, Saskia starred in Chanel, MaxMara, Loewe, KARL by Karl Lagerfeld and Zara.

Don’t get me wrong, I adore Gisele and think that she is one of the most gorgeous models out there, but I used to be an accountant… A job title that sums things up. I also believe that it’s worth learning a few new names now and then rather than going with the obvious.

Now, the grumpy bit of over, I would like to present you with my choice of the most gorgeous campaigns for the upcoming season. They made it to the post because I like images that draw me in like an interesting story, a new beautiful experience, and make garments and accessories look desirable. I adore the sharpness and simplicity of black & white photos, the Longchamp ad that makes me smile every time I see it, and the macaroon sweetness and ice-cream coolness of colourful pastels that give me bubbles of endorphins. I think each of these images really is worth a thousand words (and will, most likely, generate even more in revenue).

P.S. I loved this Prabal Gurung campaign, too, but wanted to limit my favourites to 10, however, many of you also seem to be in love with it, so here we are. Prabal Gurung Spring 2012 campaign, by popular demand.

Photo source: Louis Vuitton Spring 2012, Chanel Spring 2012, Emporio Armani Spring 2012, Nina Ricci Spring 2012, Very Wang Spring 2012, Dolce & Gabbana Spring 2012, Hermes Spring 2012, Edun Spring 2012, Oscar de la Renta Spring 2012, Longchamp Spring 2012, Prabal Gurung Spring 2012.