Collaboration Alert: Mary Katrantzou + Current/Elliot

This is an interesting collaboration. Mary Katrantzou is mostly known for her print work and she works well with colour, whilst Current/Elliot is an all American brand. So, you will see lots of print work, denim and blue coloured hues all combined into dresses, jeans, shorts and tops. Each piece also has clean silhouettes and flattering fits. I think the designers have worked well in combining both of their own aesthetics in this collection.

If you haven’t worn print before it’s time you started to experiment with these statement pieces and get used to individual print separates and even print on print. Overall, the collection is light, fun and great to wear this Summer!

Paper Crown Spring 2013 Collection

This is the new SS13 collection by Paper Crown which is a label  by Lauren Conrad (you may know her from the Hills). She has kept the collection very simple by choosing a pastel colour palate. She has included various blue hues, white and a touch of peach.

You can tell that she was inspired by where she lives as the collection is full of summery laid back separates. The whole collection represents minimalism with a touch of prints, stripes, a little shimmer with feminine silhouettes. I can definitely see Lauren Conrad easily wearing all these pieces as they do represent her personal style. Overall, I think its a balanced collection. What do you think?

You can have a look at the full collection here

Roberto Cavalli SS13 Collection

This year Roberto Cavalli launched their SS13 Collection at Milan Fashion Week. This was one of my favourite collections. It consisted of a monochrome theme with a.... dash of colour. Light pastel colours were also injected into the colour palette which rounded the monochrome theme. The designer had concentrated on creating a collection that was feminine yet beautiful. So delicate fabrics like chiffon and lace were used to create a romantic theme. There was also the use of textured materials, embroidery, appliqué and some prints. All the pieces are beautifully constructed, and intricate detail had gone into all the dresses. The collection consisted of knee and floor length dresses, which was a great balance and there were also some separates etc..

All the models had minimal make-up and laid back hair. Some of the models had a minimum amount of jewellery whilst others had none at all, this way the main emphasis was on the sophistication and the construction of the clothes.

Personally I love the collection because all the garments were feminine and represented clothes that women should wear. I also like the fact that the garments had texture as so many different types of materials were used, to create a classy pieces. I can’t help the fact, that I like all the dresses that are black and equally all the dresses that are in white… I cant choose between the two.  I would have to say job well done to Roberto Cavalli!