Style Guide.

Originally posted on Splerin.

With summer teasing itself to be here with this arrival of lush but rather humid weather, you wouldn’t be wrong to wonder what exactly to wear to keep cool but remain stylish. This particular style guide takes inspiration from Karl Largerfield’s Chanel resort 13 line. Extremely pretty and uber feminine but with a Lolita/bad girl twist.

Usually worn in winter, the classic Chanel tweed jacket has been updated with embroidery and appliqué in sugar-tastic colours like sherbet pink. Wear your knitwear in the same way but over a beautiful ombre dress for when the summer chill sets in. Florals, pastels and mermaid like textures all join to create a trend that can be easily interoperated into your weekend wardrobe!

Look 1*;

Fringed box bag-Topshop £30

Belt-Valentino £385

Leather sandals-Reed Krakoff £645

Sweater-Nina Ricci £760

18Carot gold necklace-Isharya £175

Freda dress- Jonathan Saunders £940

Look 2*: Boucle biker jacket- Balmain £3,940

Printed cotton t-shirt- Meadham Kirchhoff £130

Leather wedges-Karl £325

Leather shoulder bag- Marc Jacobs £1195

Printed dip dye skirt-Topshop £32

Ice cream necklace-Topshop £20

Look 3*:

Knitted crochet dip dye shorts- Topshop £36

Leather and stainless steel watch-Michael Kors £180

Checked cotton shirt-Boy by Band of Outsiders £175

Celeste Stein blue lace socks-mytights.co.uk £5.95

Stretch espadrille-Zara-£20

Mint cross body bag-River Island £18

*Prices/stock available at time of original posting. 

Images; www.style.com, net-a-porter.com, topshop.com

Written and Compiled by Melissa S for Splerin.

AW11 Trends; A 1964 Minute.

As temperatures dip, mornings quickly become evenings and leaves transform themselves, so does our seasonal wardrobe. 

Autumn is well and truly underway one cannot deny that, but one might say that designers were thinking of Indian summers and indulging in macaroons along the river Seine when they designed their AW11 Collections. Harking back to the era of the 1940's when three men were giving Parisian women exactly what they wanted; a new look, Pierre Balmain, Christian Dior and Hubert de Givenchy all created chic and modern couture pieces that changed the history of fashion forever. Fast forward a couple of decades later and that task of something new has been curated through the hands of Muccia Prada, Karl Lagerfeld at Chanel and a whole host of upcoming European designers. 

Distinctively European and ladylike this trend is a fusion of the couture technique and style of the 1940's with the silhouette and cut of the 1960's- prints of swallows, panels and use of luxury fabrics bring about that 2011 cutting edge flavour.

Miu Miu's models exuded beauty that matched up with a 40's Hollywood screen siren with fresh matte skin and pale pinky cheeks with the staple scarlet red lipstick and curled swept back hair, matched with semi power suits in molten browns, swallow printed tea dresses in tomato red and tailored to a tee jackets in mustard yellow. Chanel went down the route of futuristic sixties space like shift dresses with their classic monochromatic detailing, but it was MaxMara who made this trend the most interesting with practical and covetable pieces in muted tones of ivory, champagne and metallic silver. 

This is a trend that all will love as it's easy to incorporate into your wardrobe especially your work wear. Peplums add a drop of intrigue into your pencil skirt whilst basic garments that are interchangeable like jackets, blouses and trousers are presented in deep rich hues which will brighten up your days. Runaway with your inner child with charming prints of birds and things of the feline nature. The high street has gone crazy for tea dresses which are easy to wear but can be layered up for the colder days and nights ahead. 

Feel the love with the Parisian heritage as it meets the British temperatures and flourish like the birds of the air on Miu Miu's dresses. 

Images from style.com