Fashion for everyone

Je mentirais si je disais que Chloé et Alexander Wang ne m'ont pas inspirée ces dernières saisons. Qui ne l'a pas été ? Aller à l'essentiel, loin des froufrous, c'est ce dont j'ai envie parfois.

Milder weather, soft association
I would lie if I said that Chloé and Alexander Wang did not inspire me last months. Who was not? To go straight to the point, staying away from froufrous, this is what I need sometimes.

as far as i'm concerned, paris fashion week might as well begin & end with the dries van noten show. it's not one for grand, cerebral, theological clothes ~ just a delightful and straightforward master's lesson in the art of daily dress.

van noten is unrivaled in his control over prints and proportion. individual looks incorporate a minimum of 3 disparate patterns, but manage to remain immediately wear-ready ~ straight off the catwalk. boxy jackets are finished just at the waist, allowing room for an equally boxy bottom without losing sight of the woman's figure below:



people often ask me how i am able to look at a piece of vintage and visualize the ways it could be updated. i say: see dries! watch how one polka-dot print can be lovely as a long coat, but younger when shortened into a jaunty jacket, and fresher still when the extra yardage is refashioned as shorts or a skirt:



similarly, i am asked how i learned to mix prints. again, see dries!



this is a collection that, every season, manages to look completely relevant but never terribly trendy. the older i get, the more i realize how valuable this quality is in one's wardrobe. once we get past puberty, and our bodies have more or less settled into their adult shape, it's natural to begin thinking a bit more seriously about building a base camp of beautiful clothes that can evolve with you (and with fashion) over the years.

thankfully, van noten seems to understand that timeless mustn't ever mean tedious:



still, sometimes it's fun to flirt with a few fads. thanks to the house of chanel, shades of malachite and jade are having a major moment. ever on-point, dries delivered this trend his way: quirky, classic, and completely covetable!



i want every single piece.

Petite, je faisais déjà de la résistance chaque matin pour porter mes robes préférées, à volants s'il vous plaît. Je me revois encore danser la Lambada avec une robe de ce genre, rose à petits pois... Il faut croire que mes goûts n'ont pas tellement changé. Et même si notre beau pays n'a pas l'esprit bien ouvert quant à ce genre d'accoutrement, je préfère me dire que j'ai toujours dix ans.

Tee-shirt American Vintage acheté sur My-Wardrobe, jupe American Apparel, chaussures Topshop, camée Accessorize, ceinture vintage, bandeau maison
American Vintage tee-shirt bought on My-Wardrobe, American Apparel skirt, Topshop heels, Accessorize cameo, vintage belt, homemade headband
Photos : Paris, rue des Martyrs