4 Fashion Keepers from Last Season

So of course Springtime cleaning means transitioning your A/W wardrobe into Spring and Summer and sometimes that whole process can turn into a mess and make you go cray cray.

The smart thing about this year’s fashion is that it incorporates staple pieces from last season so there’s no need for you to splurge right away into the new season’s must-haves.

This season is all about remixing Autumn/Winter 2011’s bests and adapting them to Spring/Summer 2012’s fashion and weather.

Here are 4 Fashion Keepers that can work with your new wardrobe…

THE WIDE LEG PANT

This piece will work again for this season, with patterns, various arrays of colors and lighter fabric it definitely is a season must- have. Don’t be afraid to wear last season’s wide leg pant. They might be darker and in heavier fabrics, just pair them with light flowy pastel colored tops and you’re good to go.

THE TUXEDO JACKET

Definitely a staple piece, it is in every wardrobe. It’s a perfect eveningwear piece and completes a look perfectly as a dinner jacket on chilly nights. The remixed version of the tuxedo jacket will be worn in creamy colors which are perfect for spring.

THE HIGH SLIT DRESS

Forget about that “Look-at-my-skinny-leg” moment that Angelina had at the Oscars. Though it looks super dressy in the daytime if you wear that high slit dress with a white tank top it will look effortlessly ‘casual chic’.

THE PETER PAN COLLAR

From that classic strictness white Louis Vuitton version to the fresh candy and pastel colors of other runways, the peter pan collar adds a little schoolgirl or royalty to your look plus it’s one of those ‘universal’ trends because it fits everyone whatever the size or age.

Spring Dressing Cleaning Continues...

Today: The Zara TRF Spring 2010 Collection. I'm usually not a TRF girl (guess I'm too old?), but I think this collection is particularly fresh & inspiring. I let you be the judge!

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Aujourd'hui: La Collection Printemps 2010 de Zara TRF. En général, je ne flashe pas sur la section TRF du magasin (je ne correspond sans doute pas au groupe-cible), mais je pense que cette collection-ci est particulièrement fraîche et inspirante. Jugez par vous-mêmes!

Springtime Dressing Cleaning

Le printemps est là ! En tout cas, à l’heure où j’écris ce post, je peux vous certifier que le printemps a pointé le bout de son nez sur l’Upper East bruxellois. Tout les signes sont là : le soleil nous gratifie de sa timide présence, et ce tout au long de la journée, la frileuse que je suis à déjà fait tomber 2 couches sur 4, les températures sont nettement plus appréciables et mon calendrier social se remplit peu à peu d’événements dignes d’un vrai Spring Break.

 

Bref, c’est une nouvelle saison qui s’annonce, et moi j’aime tout ce qui est nouveau. Bon l’objet de ce post n’étant pas de vous parler de la pluie et du beau temps venons en au fait. Qui dit nouvelle saison donc, dit nouveau dressing !

Mes envies fashionesques du moment sont en pleine métamorphose et je suis donc en pleine transition hiver-printemps avec ce que cela implique comme pérégrinations sartoriales en tous genres. Etant donné que je doute fort être la seule dans ce cas, tout au long de la semaine je partagerai avec vous les lookbooks de nos fournisseurs de frénésie chéris, histoire de vous insuffler l’inspiration nécessaire à votre nettoyage de printemps du dressing.

 

Aujourd’hui, mes amoureux de longue date :…j’ai nommé Hennes & Mauritz.

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Springtime is officially in town! Well…while I’m sitting here on Brussels’ Upper East Side, I can assure you that springtime has made a remarkable entrance on this side of the city: the sun graces us with its presence almost every day now, I dropped 2 of the 4 layers I was wearing throughout the Winter, the temperatures are slowly rising, and my social calendar is getting filled with a bunch of Spring Break-like events to die for!

It’s definitely a new season, and I love everything new.

Alright now, this post’s topic isn’t about small talk so let’s get straight to the point. New season calls for transitioning wardrobes.

My fashionesque cravings right now are ever changing, which causes numerous fashionesque ramblings. Since I doubt being the only one in that fashion chaos, I feel lovely enough to share lookbooks of our favourite fashionesque stores, hoping it’ll inspire you for your spring dressing cleaning and wardrobe transitioning.

Today…my long-time lovers…Hennes & Mauritz.