Tag Archives: black and white

Opening Ceremony x Glamour Kitty Sweater, Outside BCBG

fashion street style February 9, 2012

Welcome to Mercedes Benz Fashion Week, aka New York Fashion Week! This adorable but chic kitty sweater was the centerpiece of one of my favorite outfits of Day One. It’s actually a collaboration between Glamour Magazine and Opening Ceremony, to be sold at Opening Ceremony on February 15th. Here it’s expertly mixed with a flowy white shirt dress, trench and bright red bag. As a cat person, I have been obsessed with it ever since OC previewed the design.

Tweed Coat and Spectator Shoes, Outside Lanvin

fashion February 2, 2012

An aristocratic look of a voluminous tweed cloak with spectator shoes and a bob haircut. Unusual but compelling.

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Virginia Smith in Classic Workwear

fashion Paris Fashion Week street style January 5, 2012

Amid all the fantastical outfits of Paris fashion week, it’s the classic work attire that provides the most useful inspiration. Virginia Smith wore an off-white silk button down and tailored trousers to the Lanvin show. The accessories – python print clutch and polished brown leather boots – are what makes it fashion.

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Jenny Kang at Prabal Gurung

fashion New York Fashion Week street style November 3, 2011

Fashion week regular Jenny Kang really knows how to put together an outfit – and what she wears is also a good indicator of what’s going to be in style months from now. Look out for more colorblocking and electric blue come winter. And those Alexander Wang silver tassel loafers are already a classic.

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Arizona Muse at Hermès

fashion Paris Fashion Week street style October 28, 2011

Arizona Muse rocked her trademark cowboy hat when she left the Hermès show in Paris. The black bra under a sheer white shirt is a particularly sexy interpretation of the black and white trend.

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Black and White Dress, Outside Chloé

fashion October 19, 2011

I just adored this black and white dress outside the Chloé show. A picture-perfect look on a beautiful day. It also speaks to the pervasive influence of Dior’s New Look in fashion right now – ladylike pumps and dresses with a slight 1950s flare to the skirt.

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Virginie Mouzat at Carven

fashion October 12, 2011

This past fashion week, we admired Virginie Mouzat, fashion editor of the Parisian daily Le Figaro, not just for her sense of style but her fearlessness on the page. In an age when so many fashion “reviews” tiptoe around anything negative in an established designer’s collection (for fear of alienating advertisers?), she completely panned Tom Ford’s collection in New York. Brava! Sometimes the truth is just black and white.

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Grace Coddington at Louis Vuitton

fashion October 6, 2011

The world of fashion photography would not be what it is today were it not for Grace Coddington, creative director of Vogue, who paused for a photo yesterday outside the Louis Vuitton show. This fashion week, she wore a lot of black and white, which in Paris will always evoke two other fashion greats, Coco Chanel and Yves Saint Laurent.

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Black and White Print, Outside Issey Miyake

fashion October 3, 2011

Loved the graphic print on this black and white top outside the Issey Miyake show. The maxi skirt with blue colorblocking, red striped belt and wooden bead necklaces take it up another notch. And! The metallic polka dot bag. A great look.

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Kate Lanphear in Black and White at Dior

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Here’s another black and white look – Kate Lanphear at Dior in le smoking. The menswear inspired pumps are also black and white. Perfection.

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Black and White Look, Outside Costume National

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Black and white has long been a popular sartorial choice in early fall, when it’s still too warm for lots of autumn color. This year the fashion set is interpreting it with a distinct menswear spin. Sharp, crisp lines evoke tuxedos and spats, but the cut is very modern and sleek. Even her shoes are black and white – detail after the jump.

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Black and White Polka Dots, Fifth Avenue

fashion July 6, 2011

Keep an eye out for polka dots this fall, when the nautical stripes have been stowed away. They were a hit on the Marc Jacobs fall 2011 runway, often mixed in various sizes as seen here on Fifth Avenue.