Author Archives: Marcy Swingle

Sara Nicole Rossetto at Alberta Ferretti

Posted on February 3, 2014 by Marcy Swingle
Love this look on Italian student Sara Nicole Rossetto: white button down, gold Zara pencil skirt and red lipstick. So simple but so right!
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Taylor Tomasi Hill at Giambattista Valli

Posted on January 30, 2014 by Marcy Swingle
This girl really knows how to put an outfit together! Taylor Tomasi Hill wrapped a black and white striped scarf over a blue pantsuit and belted the whole thing, pairing it with black and white...
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Emmanuelle Alt at Giambattista Valli

Posted on January 30, 2014 by Marcy Swingle
I love Emmanuelle Alt's style because it's simple, elegant and timeless. She doesn't really go in for trends, relying instead on a daily uniform of chic basics. Just an all black outfit with a belt...
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Shala Monroque and the Eiffel Tower

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Marcy Swingle
This was one of my favorite "food and fashion" moments of the last women's RTW season - the ever-glamorous Shala Monroque of Garage Magazine eating a beignet in front of the Eiffel Tower. She had...
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Recipe: Orange Bread

Posted on January 28, 2014 by Marcy Swingle
My aunt recently gave me a whole trove of recipes from my late grandmother. Hand-written on index cards, they contain some midcentury curiosities we would probably never want to eat again (deviled egg casserole, anyone?),...
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Anja Rubik at Gucci

Posted on January 27, 2014 by Marcy Swingle
Model Anja Rubik wore a cool mix of black and white at the Gucci show in Milan. The open knit sweater was particularly ahead of the curve and would be a great option for spring.
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Le Philosophe

Posted on January 24, 2014 by Marcy Swingle
There aren't many truly French restaurants in New York, but Le Philosophe is one of them. This isn't the fussy cafe setting of Hemingway's Paris, but a pared-down, black and white aesthetic that cross pollinated...
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Two Girls in the Snow, Outside Dolce & Gabbana

Posted on January 24, 2014 by Marcy Swingle
Two girls dressed alike in a very Italian take on pink and green outside the Dolce & Gabbana show in Milan. We had miserable weather that day, and still they looked managed to look fabulous.
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Oversized Coat and Sneakers, Outside Cavalli

Posted on January 23, 2014 by Marcy Swingle
One of the most talked-about aspects of the recent Chanel couture show was Karl Lagerfeld's choice of footwear for the exquisite gowns and suits: sneakers. The sneaker trend actually trickled up from the streets. In...
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Katlin Aas, After Trussardi

Posted on January 23, 2014 by Marcy Swingle
Model Katlin Aas has a cool, laid back style that's casual but never haphazard. In Milan she conquered the cold with lots of layers under a leather jacket, an oversize scarf and beanie hat. Also...
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Printed Parka and Boyfriend Jeans, Outside Etro

Posted on January 22, 2014 by Marcy Swingle
A cool parka goes a long way in winter. This one outside the Etro show in Milan was printed with fox tails - still glamorous but friendlier than the real thing. Boyfriend jeans and heels...
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Model Off Duty, After Moschino

Posted on January 21, 2014 by Marcy Swingle
In Milan, the fashion set saw inclement weather as an opportunity to break out their best winter duds. This is really a case of "when in Rome" - Italian ladies have been known to don...
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Gilda Koral Flora at Rick Owens

Posted on January 16, 2014 by Marcy Swingle
Italian blogger Gilda Koral Flora of Thank God It's Friday wore a cool sculptural Rick Owens jacket to the designer's show in Paris.
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Shiona Turini at Nina Ricci

Posted on January 14, 2014 by Marcy Swingle
Cosmopolitan's fashion market editor and native Bermudian Shiona Turini is perhaps the most fashionable woman to emerge from Bermuda, well, ever. If you have ever whiled away a rainy summer afternoon rummaging through shops on...
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Tina Leung at Carven

Posted on January 14, 2014 by Marcy Swingle
Gender-bending fashion is in the news, with Jared Leto's man bun and Diane Keaton's tuxedo turning heads at the Golden Globes. For women, donning menswear isn't just for black tie or Pitti Uomo: it looks...
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