Go on set with Freja Beha Erichsen in the exotic Moroccan desert as Kate Moss, the stylist on the Vogue June issue shoot, shows her love for all things seventies…
Mercury Rising: Freja Beha Erichsen By Glen Luchford For Uk Vogue June 2015.
When it comes to personal style, we rely on input from any number of sources: our favourite blogs, our chicest friends, street-style inspiration, Olivia Palermo (absolute fave). Our newest consultant? Google.
The search-engine-giant recently released its Spring 2015 Fashion Trends Report, and despite being a report, it’s actually really interesting. Basically, by taking the fashion terms that people are and aren’t searching for and comparing those numbers to years past, Google has determined, in a nutshell, what’s hot and what’s not (respectfully, most of these trends have already arrived in full force, or already left the scene, as the case may be).
Here’s what Google is predicting…
About To Take Off (fair to say this is already trending): The Midi Skirt
This super-flattering skirt has been steadily on the rise for a few years and is poised for a breakout this spring and summer. (Ahem, we heralded the style back in 2013.) Worn sleek and tight or high-waisted and floaty, the middle child is finally getting its due, and we recommend getting in on the action.
About To Take Off: The Tulle Skirt
Blame Carrie Bradshaw or ballerinas, but this ultra-feminine style has been creeping up the Google ranks in recent years. And we love it! A little tip: pair it with tougher pieces, like a biker jacket, to avoid comparisons to Clara from The Nutcracker.
About To Take Off: Palazzo Pants
These guys get a bad rap, but we’re all about rocking this easy, breezy trend. The key here is balancing proportions. Pair wide, billowy pants with a more fitted top, lest you get lost in the fabric.
In For Now: Shift Dresses
Shift dresses have been around forever; we’re not big fans, however, we can agree that they’re effortless and have a throw-on-and-go sensibility; and for pretending we’re Jackie O summering on Nantucket.
In For Now: High-Waisted Bikinis
We’ve long loved this cut for its leg-lengthening powers, but it seems to be especially on-trend this summer.
Fleeting Trend: Neoprene Swimsuits
Unlike their high-waisted counterparts, neoprene suits are a more time-sensitive fad. Sure, you’ll wear the hell out of it this summer, but come 2016…. who knows? Our advice: If you’re trend-crazy, go for it. Just don’t blow an entire month’s rent on one. Truth be known, if we never see another gaggle of girls wearing these, it’ll be too soon, #overtrend!
Fleeting Trend: Kale Sweatshirts
Another “here today, gone tomorrow” pick: quirky sweatshirts. If you’re into clothing emblazoned with your favourite green, go for it, but we’ll be skipping this one, thank you very much.
On The Way Out: Peplum Dresses
Peplums had a pretty long 15 minutes, but based on a few years of decreased searches, Google has proclaimed them officially dead. RIP, poufy middles. Feel free to never come back!
On The Way Out: String Bikinis
And with that, 99.9 percent of the world’s female population rejoices.
Cooling Off: Skinny Jeans
It seems our beloved skinnies are falling out of fashionable favour. We’ll still wear them, but we’ll also look to other styles like flares and boyfriend jeans. And don’t fret, we’ve got all your denim needs covered in our Denim Trend Report.
Don’t discount the power of a coffee-table book. A big, beautiful tome is one of the easiest ways to liven up your living room; think of it as an accessory, not just reading material. Here, 10 timeless books, spanning everything from fashion and decor to travel and food…
For the shutterbug: “Steve McCurry: The Iconic Photographs”
A collection of the most memorable photographs captured by Steve McCurry, the legendary National Geographic photographer who shot the infamous Afghan girl for a 1984 magazine cover. The oversize pages feature breathtaking landscapes, vibrant cultures and no shortage of intriguing subjects.
For the decorator: “Vogue Living: Houses, Gardens, People”
This expansive table book features the incredible homes and gardens of 36 influential people–from Janet de Botton’s estate in Provence to Oscar de la Renta’s Punta Cana abode. It’s graceful, elegant photography combined with haute style, and it’s everything we adore about Vogue.
For the cinephile: “The Wes Anderson Collection”
Anyone who’s ever marveled at Anderson’s smart, funny and unbelievably symmetrical films will adore this collection of previously unseen behind-the-scenes photos, hand-drawn storyboards, character inspiration and more.
For the culture-obsessed: “Vanity Fair 100 Years: From the Jazz Age to Our Age”
Fans of the magazine will devour this absolutely beautiful written and visual history of its hundred years.
For the fashionista: “Diana Vreeland Memos: The Vogue Years”
The legendary and eccentric Vogue editor in chief was known for her memos, proclaiming her strong opinions on topics from berets to blue jeans. Here, her grandson collects some of Vreeland’s best in a stylish and witty compilation.
For the musician: “Rock and Roll Stories”
Springsteen. Michael Jackson. The Stones. Rock-and-roll photographer Lynn Goldsmith has shot some of the biggest names in music in the studio, on the tour bus and in concert. And all of those epic moments are chronicled in this volume.
For the nature lover: “Genesis”
No photographer quite captures the natural world like Sabastiao Salgado. This book is a “photographic homage to our planet in its natural state,” and his grand, sweeping landscapes remind us just how precious it is.
For the entertainer: “I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence”
Comedienne Amy Sedaris’s guide to entertaining is side-splittingly funny and absolutely wonderful.
For the traveler: “Paris in Color”
Guaranteed to give you wanderlust, Nichole Robertson’s photos are simple yet romantic–a blue window of Le Marais, a red chair outside a French bistro–all arranged by color.
For the architect: “Frank Lloyd Wright: The Rooms”
Though Wright is more famous for his architectural designs, his interiors are not to be overlooked–especially when presented as beautifully as they are in this tome.
Gurl Interrupted
A Girl Interrupted By Fashion, Beauty & Anything Pretty That Catches My Eye
Though it may not be Halloween, if ever there was a beautiful editorial to inspire your costume, this would be it! A collation of all the best ‘spooky x couture’ editorials, melded into one. Evoking a night when witches come out to play and ghosts come out to haunt us, let fashion photography inspire your imagination.
Image credit: Thom Kerr, darkbeautymag, vogue us, fashionology, fashionreserved, glossynewsstand, fashiongonerouge, Maria Kirienko
People often ask me, in the world of blogging, “what’s the best thing you’ve ever received? What’s the most fun thing you’ve received? What’s your favourite discovery via blogging to date? What’s the worst thing you’ve received that you really didn’t like?” To be honest, that’s not really what it’s all about for me, and in turn I find these questions very hard to answer. Yes, receiving things to preview before anyone else is of course great, and I’m still very excited to discover new fashion, beauty, lifestyle items every day, but that’s not why I’m in the blogging game. I genuinely love writing, I genuinely love discovering and sharing new finds; I receive a number of items every day, and yes, it’s true, I’m one of those bloggers that generally won’t write about things in a negative light, if I don’t like something, I simply don’t write about it (journalism 101, if it doesn’t interest you and you’re not passionate about it, it’s going to be a tenuous task to write about it).
Now, ask me, ‘what’s the most intriguing discovery you’ve made through blogging’ and it’s a whole new ball game! That to me is easier to answer… discovering items, stores, brands, etc, that, if I wasn’t in the blogging game, I might not have discovered so quickly. For example – Junk & Disorderly, Antique Ally, The Bread & Butter Letter, Lindi Kingi, Ribbon On A Bombshell, well, you get the picture; it’s these finds that I cherish the most, especially those that become a never-ending ‘treasure trove’ discovery; which segues nicely into ‘little ghost’…
With an intriguing name, and just as intriguing branding, little ghost believe that within each and every woman is a natural-born goddess that deserves celebrating, everyday. Their collections, packed full of sophistication and spice and all things edgy and nice, have been designed and developed to do just that and more. Little Ghost are creators of handmade accessories and luxury goods that bring your inner goddess to life. Their products are beautifully balanced – simultaneously ethereal and edgy, confident and sophisticated, stylish and considered, delicate and gentle – with care and attention paid to the finest of detail on every piece.
Behind the products you see online and in-store is the Little Ghost team; a team with a strong shared philosophy and vision. Spearheading this team, and the foundation of Little Ghost’s attitude and spirit is their designer and chief goddess – Amber. With her nurturing, Little Ghost has grown from a seed of an idea that whispered to her one evening many years ago, into a full-blown reality. Little Ghost is carving a reputation as a high-quality provider of accessories that empower you with smart sophistication.
From their packaging to their branding, their story, to their beautiful leather accessories – what’s not to love about Little Ghost. Here are a few of our absolute fave Little Ghost pieces you can expect to find when you visit www.littleghost.co.nz
Enjoy the discovery. You’re welcome!
Photographer Tim Tadder has created a haunting photo series called ‘Las Muertas.’ Inspired by the Mexican Day of the Dead. The skull-painted women pays subtle homage to the festival’s Aztec roots where Mictecacihuatl (a girl who was sacrificed as an infant) the goddess of the underworld, was worshipped.
Tadder’s photos, created with the help of makeup artist Krisztianna and costume designer Julia Reeser, are indeed worthy of worship. The vibrant colors of these Persephones mark the subject as important, the symbolism suggesting something deadly and beautiful– but their faces are casual, indifferent, or curious. They walk the land of the dead as its mistresses, but their relationship with their surroundings is impersonal.
Trends start with every new season, some catch on like wildfire and others take a little while take off. A few years back a few daring ladies starting rocking the silver locks but it’ not until this year that ‘granny hair’ really took off.
Now, there’s a beauty (and Instagram) trend popping up on our greydar: #GrannyHair. This edgy look is redefining the definition of “going grey.” It doesn’t seem to matter if you’re 20 or 99, silver hair looks amazing.
While this hair trend might sound kind of strange; it’s a bold hair statement, but it actually looks pretty terrific no matter the style and appears to suit most skin tones. This growing trend is being rocked in so many different shades of grey, it gives a whole new meaning to ’50 shades of grey’…
Grey hair, don’t care! Would you dare to wear granny hair?
Image Source: Bored Panda
I’m obsessed with a woman I’ve never met! Its been this way for years. Is it possible to adore someone such as Iris Apfel, despite the fact I’ve never uttered a word to her? The answer is yes! Iris Apfel is one of the most incredible, inspiring, intelligent, simply incredible, women of all time…
When Iris Apfel was a young woman from Queens, New York, starting out in the fashion industry, Frieda Loehmann, founder of the famed department store, took her aside: “She said, ‘You’re not pretty and you’ll never be pretty, but it doesn’t matter. You have something much better. You have style.’ ”
Apfel will be turning 94 this August, but she doesn’t seem to be stepping out of the fashion spotlight anytime soon. Her career took off when she worked as an interior designer for the White House, although she is not supposed to talk about it, according to the documentary trailer. She eventually became a style icon with her wide, thick-rimmed glasses and vast collection of costume jewellery. Despite her impeccable fashion sense, Apfel is not one to judge because “it’s better to be happy then well-dressed.” Don’t you just love her?
Iris is the subject of a new documentary, out next month, by Albert Maysles—who, with his late brother David, directed such classics as Gimme Shelter and Grey Gardens (oh, Grey Gardens; this is one of my favourite doco’s! If you haven’t seen it, you must). Without Apfel, whose idiosyncratic style and Mr. Magoo-size eyewear inspired a 2005–6 exhibition at the Met, we would likely not be seeing the rise of the senior supermodel: Joan Didion for Céline, Charlotte Rampling for Nars, Jessica Lange for Marc Jacobs Beauty, Joni Mitchell for Yves Saint Laurent. Apfel herself is the new face of Kate Spade.
This “rare bird of fashion,” as she is now known, first came to prominence in the 1950s, when she and her husband, Carl—who turned 100 during filming—founded Old World Weavers, a textile company hired by nine presidents for White House restorations. In Iris, we see Apfel mingle with Bruce Weber, Jenna Lyons, and Kanye West, while behind the closed doors of her Park Avenue apartment she quietly grapples with old age. Fashion, she says, never keeps her up at night. “Matters of health and things like that [do]. Things that are really important.”
Check out the trailer here:
I cannot wait to devour this fashion film. After watching the trailer, who’s with me?!
Grazia Germany’s ‘The Lost Girls’ image series is a whimsical fairytale editorial that draws inspiration from Peter Pan. Lensed amidst a landscape of vast meadows, mountains, waterfalls and seascapes, the shoot features a cast of all ages and inspires one to dream like they did during childhood.
Highlighting a wardrobe of draped capes, couture gowns and tapestry printed coats, this fairytale editorial is a luxe translation of bohemian fashions. The shoot also features masked and hatted kid models who play dress up and resemble Peter Pan’s Lost Boys gang.
Channeling Wendy, a red-haired model dons striking and vintage-themed fashions that look beautiful when photographed against a natural backdrop. Grazia Germany’s ‘The Lost Girls’ image series is dreamlike and whimsical and is an homage to fairytales and children’s literature.
Celebrating thirty years in the NZ fashion industry, Max introduces their winter 2015 collection with a carefully selected range of pieces that speak to what Max does best – delivering classics with a twist.
From the classic winter coat to ponte pants, shirts to dresses, accessories through to footwear, this season Max has something for everyone to see in the cooler months ahead.
We’ve selected just a few of our favourites from Max’s winter collection, but if you want to see the full range they have on offer, head in-store or online at maxshop.com. Trust us when we say (and you’ll understand when you see their amazing coat collection), you want to get in fast before all the best leather biker jackets, funnel neck wool jackets & trench coats are snapped up!
Multi Disk Necklace Black Silver $39.99
MAX Floppy Felt Hat Grey Marl $59.99
Leather Short Black $159.99
Quilted Leather Biker Jacket $349.99
Barnett Jacket Pine $199.99
Asymmetric Zip Coat Black $199.99
Fur Trim Duffle Coat Oatmeal Marl $199.99
Cloque Panel Shirt Dress Black $119.99
Pinstripe Trench Zip Dress Navy Pinstripe $139.99
Merino Colourblock Batwing Hoodie Blush Black $119.99