The Return of The "F" Word...

Mani Monday - "HUNT ME DOWN"

As a self proclaimed nail polish addict, and collector I thought it'd be fun to posts small articles about my manicures, the nail polishes I love and why I love them.

I tend to switch colors every 2 to 3 days or so but I want you guys to keep up and post pics of my manis every monday. Not to brag or anything (but then again WHO brags about nail polish???), but to share my love with you and maybe instill a passion and make some of my most conservative readers try new colors and give ideas.

This week's #ManiMonday is "HUNT ME DOWN" by H&M...

It's a light army green that matches most of my outfits (and yours too I'm pretty sure...). I like it because while it definitely is an edgier color than the regular more 'traditional' manicure colors, it is kinda classy and and believe it or not discreet.

As the French would say: "L'essayer c'est l'adopter".

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.

Springtime Cleaning.

Yes, that time of the year again. The time when those that vowed to stick to a workout routine can't seem to find their way back to the gym, the time when we're cleaning cupboards and drawers, organizing wardrobes and shoe racks,...The time when we try new diets, experiment new hairstyles and switch our beauty regimen.

A time for questioning old habits, exploring new options...Out with the old, in with the new.

It's time for springtime cleaning at home, in your body and mind.

During my springtime cleaning last month, I've come to the realization that my procrastination with this blog might come from a desire of overachieving. And I've put so much pressure on me with that blog that by fearing to fail I just stopped blogging altogether.

Blogging in two languages has become so tough that it took the fun out of it...

Long story short..Frenesie Fashionesque is now officially in English.I chose English over French for obvious reasons but it doesn't mean that I neglect nor do I underappreciate my French speaking readers.

Hopefully you'll understand my choice, which will help me give you, my dear readers, more content then I did in the past.


Wish me luck on that new journey and please keep reading.

Current Obsession : Red Handbags

I don’t know if it comes from rearranging my closet lately but I’ve been craving a little splash of red here and there. In the form of a handbag to be more precise. There it is…that fashionesque frenzy again…I want a red handbag. I NEED a red handbag in my life. I think it will come in handy when winter comes and my wardrobe palette will range from dark grays to pitch blacks. I like that a simple red handbag can upgrade a look and freshen up a dull silhouette. Okay so… now we know I want a red handbag. But then, what about the style & shape of it? Should it be a clutch, a shoulder bag , a hobo or a tote…?

Ca doit venir de ma récente réorganisation de dressing, mais récemment j’ai comme une petite envie de rouge. Sous la forme d’un sac, pour être plus précise. C’est quasi obsessionnel, me voilà prise d’une réelle frénesie fashionesque ! Je VEUX un sac rouge et je l’aurai. Je pense que  ce sera parfait en hiver quand mes silhouettes allant du gris foncé au noir geai auront besoin d’un petit coup de boost.

J’aime l’idée qu’un simple sac à main puisse rehausser une tenue quelque peu banale. Okay donc vous avez compris le principe : il me faut un sac rouge. Quant au modèle, une myriade de sacs s’offre à moi…

The F Word

Stycons: Olivia Palermo

La Stycône (icône de style) de ce mois-ci est Olivia Palermo.

                         

Aussi connue comme étant 'la méchante' dans le show d'MTV The City, c'est avant tout une 'socialite' New Yorkaise, une des plus stylée.

Ce qui me plait par dessus tout chez Olivia c'est qu'elle remixe les tendances et accessoirise à la perfection!

Qu'elle se balade dans les rues du Meat Packing District ( Dansaert newyorkais), qu'elle assiste à un gala de charité, un opening, le lancement d'une marque, qu'elle bosse au Elle US, ou que sais-je, elle a le look parfait, le genre de look qui sur n'importe quelle autre nana ferait 'surfait'.

La preuve en images...

 

 

 

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This month's Stycon (or style icon) is Olivia Palermo.

Also known as the MTV's The City villain, she is one of New York's socialite.And a very stylish one!

What I love about Olivia is that she mixes and matches and accessorizes to the perfection (yes a goodlooking boyfriend counts as an accessory)!

Whether she's strolling around the Meat Packing District streets, attending a charity event, store opening, brand launching, working at Elle Magazine, or what have you she's got what I like to call a 'perfectly-put-together-look', it looks easy on her but it would look overworked on anyone of us.

Just see for yourself...

I Don't Remember How It Smelled but I've loved this ad since I was 8.

Have a Fashionesque Frenzy Year!

It is THAT time of the year, when you wanna start fresh, try new stuff, get rid of bad habits and extra pounds. It's that time of the year where you take resolutions and tell your entourage what 'you're about to try to change in your life', just because a new year started and,...well, everybody does that.Right?

I'm not one to take resolutions, I don't believe in them, cause I feel like they're not secure enough. I mean, there's a feeling of "if I can't do it at least I tried" in resolutions that I hate, so what's the point in 'TRYING' when you should just as a famous sportswear brand says 'JUST DO IT'.

So every year, I set goals, for goals have a sense of OBLIGATION. They're what you're supposed to have done by a certain date. Period. There's no 'I'll try' in GOALS, only 'I must'. And I like a challenge.

I'm not gonna go all personal diary on you and give you my personal goals for this year, (yeah...I'm private like that). But I can give you my fashionesque resolutions without any problem, for they're fun and might inspire some of you to do the same. I'll make sure to take you along with me on that fashionesque journey throughout my reporting it through posts, pictures etc...Which actually perfectly introduces the 1st Fashionesque Goal:

#1- Blog more often.

[This blogging perfectionnism has to stop. I should just be spontaneous & fun like I used to be.]

#2 - Organize my closet.

[Right now winter is flirting with summer outfits and it takes forever to find stuff in that fashion jambalaya.]

#3 - Find my signature style.

[Funny enough, I shop & style other people but my style fluctuate just like my weight.]

Which brings me to the next goal...

#4 - Make peace with my body image and treating it better.

[I either feel to big or too skinny, I just turned 28 it's about time I move to 'balanced & happy body image']

#5 - Educate myself more about Fashion.

[You just never learn enough about fashion, and I love how it's a self-taught art.]

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Voilà, le moment de l'année où l'on prend des décisions concernant la direction à prendre durant les 364 autres jours.C'est le moment où l'on veut repartir à zéro, se défaire de quelques mauvaises habitudes et au passage de quelques kilos.Le moment de l'année où en promets à ses proches 'd'essayer de faire mieux', parce que finalement c'est ça des résolutions.Se dire qu'on va tenter de s'améliorer par rapport à l'année précédente, sans réelle promesse de faire mieux.

Je ne suis de toute évidence pas de ceux qui prennent des résolutions, parce qu'il y a comme un côté 'l'important c'est d'essayer' alors que j'ai toujours préféré le concret 'FAIRE'. Je n'ai jamais vu l'intérêt d' "ESSAYER" quand avec un peu plus d'effort on peut 'ACCOMPLIR'.

Alors je ne vais pas vous faire le journal intime de Mademoiselle Aja et vous faire part des buts personnels que je me suis fixés pour 2011, mais je peux par contre vous faire part de mes objectifs fashionesques, parce qu'ils sont sympas et qui sait? Inspirerons peut-être d'autres à faire de même! De plus, je ferais de mon mieux pour vous faire suivre mes aventures fashionesques et l'atteinte de mes buts, ce qui fait la transition parfaite pour mon but premier:

1)Blogguer plus souvent.

[Je dois arrêter ce perfectionnisme qui paralyse mon processus créatif plus qu'autre chose.]

2)Organiser mon dressing.

[En ce moment, l'hiver se mêle à l'été et ça ressemble à un carnaval fashionesque sous exta!]

3)Trouver MON style.

[L'ironie c'est que j'habille les autres, mais que mon style fluctue comme mon poids.]

Ce qui m'amène à mon objectif suivant...

4)Faire la paix avec mon corps et arrêter de le torturer.

[Je me sens soit trop baleine, soit trop 'osseuse' par endroit,à 28 ans il est temps de s'aimer pour du bon.]

5)Augmenter mes savoirs fashionesques.

[On en apprend tous les jours en Mode, de plus c'est une passion d'autodidacte.

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And you?

What are your Fashionesque Goals?

Have a Fashionesque Frenzy Year!

LANVIN x H&M - The Video

SEE THE LATEST VIDEO ABOUT THE H&M DESIGNER COLLABORATION.

It's comiiiing!!! In 21 days the Lanvin collection for H&M is finally hitting stores (H&M stores that is!) across the world, but today at 8.00 CET H&M launched this lovely video that features most of the collection. The full collection will be available on Nov 4th on H&M's website!

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Elle arriiiiive! Dans 21 jours très exactement la collection Lanvin x H&M se trouvera dans plusieurs magasins H&M à travers le monde, pour nous faire patienter encore un peu, ce matin, à 8h00, H&M a mis en ligne cette vidéo plutôt sympa mettant en scène le plus gros de la collection. La collection dans son entièreté sera disponible en ligne dès le 4 Nov.



Stycons : June Ambrose

In the fashion industry, some people inspire us, some put us off, but I’m not one to hate someone’s attempt at being stylish, because if Beauty lies in the eye of the beholder, same goes with Fashion and Style.

I thought every once in a while I’d share with you my favourite style icons, or ‘stycons’ as I like to call them, because they’re an important source of inspiration and some are even role models and fashionesque godmothers.

This month’s stycon is JUNE AMBROSE.

For those of you that don’t know June Ambrose, she is a costume designer and personal wardrobe stylist to Jay-Z, Chrisette Michelle, Rihanna (pre-Umbrella era), Mary J. Blige, Busta Rhymes, Mariah Carey, Kim Cattrall, Kelly Ripa, Jazmine Sullivan amongst many others. She’s also Creative Director (or Style Architect as Jay-Z dubbed her) of Rocawear, just as she was for Missy Elliott’s Adidas Collection for 4 consecutive seasons.

 

As if it wasn’t enough, she actually wrote a book “Effortless Style” in 2006, and has been taking part in multiple TV shows where she was a consultant and gave precious styling tips.




June Ambrose also gives very interesting styling tips on her hilarious YouTube channel where she takes us with her on her fashionesque journeys (from Target to high end Department Stores). They’re a MUST WATCH.

 

I think that June Ambrose has definitely left her mark on the Hip Hop industry, bringing high fashion to a genre mostly known for low – budget, street looks.

She has a unique sense of personal style, an infectious personality and a creative eye that enables her to create amazing looks.

June Ambrose, the Opulent, Decadent, Distinguished Style Architect. ( In her own words & I couldn’t agree more)

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Nous connaissons tous dans l’industrie de la Mode, des personnes qui nous inspirent ou nous indiffèrent, et je ne suis pas de ceux qui découragent pas toute ‘tentative de style’ (appelons ça comme cela) car si ‘Tous les goûts sont dans la nature’, il en est de même pour La Mode et Le Style.

 

Je pense que de temps en temps je partagerai avec vous mes icônes de styles (stycons=style icons) favorites, car elles constituent pour moi une importante source d’inspiration et peuvent même jouer parfois un rôle de modèles et être carrément des sortes de marraines fashionesques.

Ce mois-ci : JUNE AMBROSE.

Pour celles et ceux pour qui ce nom n’évoque pas grand-chose, elle est styliste pour clips vidéos, et styliste personelle de Jay-Z, Chrisette Michelle, Rihanna (avant l’épisode du parapluie), Mary J. Blige, Busta Rhymes, Mariah Carey, Kim Cattrall, Kelly Ripa, Jazmine Sullivan et bien d’autres encore…

C’est aussi la Directrice Artistique (ou plutôt l’Architecte du Style comme Jay-Z la baptisée) de Rocawear, tout comme elle l’a été pendant 4 saisons consécutives pour Missy Elliott lors de sa collaboration avec Adidas.

 

Comme si ce n’était pas assez, June Ambrose a écrit un livre, paru en 2006, ‘Effortless Style’ et a participé à un nombre considérable d’émissions télévisées en tant que consultante pour y prodiguer ses précieux conseils et partager son expertise.

Un autre de ses talent est sans aucun doute le vlogging, je vous invite à aller voir sa chaîne You Tube qui non seulement est hilarante, mais truffée d’astuces stylistiques et nous permet de suivre June lors de ses expeditions fashionesques, tantôt chez Target, plus tard dans des enseignes plus luxueuses. A NE PAS RATER !

 

Je terminerai en disant qu’il n’y a aucun doute sur l’influence et la trace que June Ambrose a laissé sur l’industrie Hip Hop, en y amenant une mode plus luxueuse dans un monde plus connu pour son look street, un peu cheap.

 

Son sens personnel du style est unique, une personnalité attachante et un coup d’œil particulièrement créatif, lui permettant de créer des silhouettes surprenantes.

C’est June Ambrose, l’Opulente, la Décadente et Distinguée Architecte Du Style. ( Selon ses propres dires et je ne la contredirai certainement pas !)

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