Author Archives: Marcy Swingle

Veronika Heilbrunner at Schiaparelli FW2014

Posted on August 26, 2014 by Marcy Swingle
Veronika Heilbrunner of German Harper's Bazaar really knows how to work the athletic look. During couture week in Paris, she mixed a sexy black tank top with a ribbed orange skirt and cork Nike hightops....
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Anna Wintour at Schiaparelli

Posted on August 20, 2014 by Marcy Swingle
I was initially against the idea of the "Ice Bucket Challenge," seeing it as a kind of slacktivism. But apparently many of those who take the challenge, in which you have to throw a bucket...
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Pink and Black, Outside Dior Couture FW2014

Posted on August 19, 2014 by Marcy Swingle
One thing we're already starting to see a lot of for fall 2014: skirts paired with ankle or mid-calf boots. They can be sexy stilettos like these, though a low or even flat heel works...
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Ulyana Sergeenko at Dior Couture FW2014

Posted on August 14, 2014 by Marcy Swingle
Ulyana Sergeenko was the picture of elegance in a floral top and skirt by Rochas, straw hat and diamond bracelet at the Dior couture show in Paris.    
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Binx Walton, After Chanel FW2014

Posted on August 14, 2014 by Marcy Swingle
Little did we know when we spotted new model Binx Walton after the Chanel fall ready-to-wear show in Paris that she would be part of the label's fall ad campaign as shot by Karl Lagerfeld....
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Kendall Jenner at Paris Couture FW2014

Posted on August 13, 2014 by Marcy Swingle
Kendall Jenner was on the scene in Paris during couture week, right before she walked the runway for Chanel. We spotted her in a a blue snakeskin jacket and crop top walking through the Place...
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Brooklyn Crab

Posted on August 12, 2014 by Marcy Swingle
In Maryland, you have not had a true taste of summer until you've eaten blue crabs coated in Old Bay and served with a pitcher of cold, cheap beer in a shack right on the...
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Anya Ziourova at Schiaparelli FW2014

Posted on August 11, 2014 by Marcy Swingle
Anya Ziourova is one of the best dressed women on the fashion week scene, and certainly one of the best dressed pregnant women anywhere. Rather than sticking to maternity clothes, she adapts current fashion to...
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Cosima Ramirez de la Prada at Maison Martin Margiela Couture FW2014

Posted on August 7, 2014 by Marcy Swingle
One of my favorite new It girls is Cosima Ramirez de la Prada, daughter of designer and Spanish baroness Agatha Ruiz de la Prada. She wore a cherry bedecked skirt of her mother's design to...
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Red White and Blue Maxi Skirt, Outside Dior Couture

Posted on August 7, 2014 by Marcy Swingle
Here's another great maxi skirt, this time in red white and blue, perfect for summer in either France or the U.S.
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Crop Top and Maxi Skirt, Outside Schiaparelli

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Marcy Swingle
Don't think that because summer's on the wane, so are crop tops. Long sleeved ones like this one are sure to be a popular choice come September and October, especially when paired with a cool...
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Caroline Issa at Schiaparelli FW2014

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Marcy Swingle
Caroline Issa looked fabulous in a red dress and snakeskin print vest by Emily Wickstead at the Schiaparelli couture show in Paris. The shoes are by Paul Andrew.
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Sofia Sanchez Barrenechea at Ulyana Sergeenko FW2014

Posted on August 5, 2014 by Marcy Swingle
Loved this pretty pink rose print maxi skirt on Sofia Sanchez Barrenechea at Ulyana Sergeenko's couture show in Paris. Mixed with a gray sweater, it would make a great transitional outfit for September too.
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Man on a Ducati, Outside Maison Martin Margiela

Posted on August 1, 2014 by Marcy Swingle
Of all the menswear looks we saw on the streets at couture, this was one of my favorites. It's so simple but so good - just a heathered blue and white sweater, jeans, boots and...
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Elina Halimi at Ulyana Sergeenko Couture FW2014

Posted on July 30, 2014 by Marcy Swingle
This gorgeous pleated digital print dress from Givenchy is shaping up to be a big editorial favorite for fall 2014. Elina Halimi of Paris' Kabuki wore it with a Barbara Bui leather vest and Givenchy...
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