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|  Look Books Alexander McQueen’s fall fantasy. It was back in February during Paris Fashion Week when Sarah Burton first introduced us to the exuberant and splendid Elizabethan era in a confined 10-piece collection envisioned for fall / winter 2013. Alexander McQueen’s creative director further explored the inspiration borrowed from the priestâs cassocks worn during the golden age for the main line-up, a display of 32 ready-to-wear looks that managed to keep the fantasy alive.  Clothes & Accessories WIN a €650 Dora Abodi Phoenix Egg bag. This bag should come with a warning label: only to be carried if you don’t mind being stopped frequently in the street. Because that’s what happens when you carry Dora Abodi‘s statement-making accessories: everyone wants to know where you got them from.
This week we launch a new giveaway on our Facebook page, with Dora Abodi’s gold and white fringe bag from her ‘Phoenix Egg’ series as the covetable prize. Valued at €650, it’s an evolving showpiece of the designer’s collections, hand crafted and finished with 14k gold detailing, fierce yet feminine, and the kind of piece that will fast become a prized possession for life.  Fashion Trends The ‘Milan Look’ for spring 2013. Leave it to beautiful city of Milan to blend the high-drama with matchless sophistication in a style that exudes femininity and relaxed vibes ever so effortlessly. Making use of blinding colors, parallel to the timeless black and white, the Milan look for spring 2013 is refined, ethereal and above all, luxurious. The city’s glamorous mood fits the graceful portrait of a woman who’s deep in love with life.
From modern minimalism to bohemian chicness and from supreme tailoring to the finest of embellishments, the Milan Fashion Week runways set the pace for a memorable season. Envisioned for a sexy, strong, confident and carefree woman, the Milan look will most definitely steal your heart. Read on to the full report, for a detailed representation of what the Milan look is all about for spring 2013. Photo gallery included. Fashion Trends Prints for men: what to wear in spring 2013. Prints have always been perceived as an extension of one’s personality, as the reflection of a particular mood, as a signature of a well defined aesthetic. At the same time prints represent a much needed break from all the classic shapes and plain, monochromatic fabrics that tend to define a man’s wardrobe. For fashion in spring 2013, prints for men gave way to various interpretations, from bold to far more traditional renditions.
Dark, playful or daring, this season has yet plenty to offer in terms of prints. Riding upon complexity and standing for evolution, they came breathing new life into the menswear fashion scene. Needless to point out, it’s time to welcome spring with a different attitude and it’s clearly time to stand out and have fun with the new direction that trends set for the season. Read on to the full print trend report, after the break. Photo gallery included. Fashion Trends The ‘London Look’ for spring 2013. In a city as smartly dressed as London, every single one of its beautiful streets can easily bear resemblance to a catwalk. The UK style is defined by London’s bright, quirky and youthful fashion and for spring 2013 the London fashion week runways brimmed with garments that kept on redefining the capital’s quintessential appeal. Imagine a full spectrum of wild colors, bold prints and edgy pieces envisioned to make loud statements.
London’s love for novelty impacted the spring 2013 runways as well, as some of the most influential trends of the season found their roots in the British landscape. But aside from its long for innovation, 2013 marked London’s return to its mod heritage, with the ultra-short mini-skirts and the A-line silhouettes experiencing a revival. Read on to the full report, for a complete image of “London’s Look” for spring 2013. Photo gallery included. Fashion Trends A-line dresses for spring: mod silhouettes return. They appear feminine and incredibly light and they mirror the spring and summer spirit better than any other garment that currently comes to mind. Ladylike, but described as whimsical and fun with the same ease, A-line dresses came as a breath of fresh air on the spring 2013 runways, powerfully contrasting the body-con styles that dominated the fashion trends during the past few years.
Emerging from a decade that was keen on highlighting femininity through a series of uncomplicated silhouettes and built upon classic lines, A-line cut dresses are directly influenced by the 60s / mod fashion revival. The doll-like garments evolved for spring 2013, embracing bold colors and dramatic prints, once again revolutionizing the way women dress. Read the full report for more about this 60s inspired shape of dress. Latest Collections. Recent Features.  Events What we’re listening to this week: designer drugs & getting lucky. It’s been an eclectic week for us, with Fashionising.com’s office temporarily moved beach side in Gran Canaria. Thus as we moved from London to Spain, our musical tastes moved too. I’m not one for listening to music as I lie back on a beach towel, but when I did this week it was a case of cinematic-inspired music meeting fashion inspired music, with a lot of electronica in between.  Beauty & Grooming How to create Moschino’s wide-eyed ’60s beauty look. There’s always something about the ’60s that makes it a great source of inspiration. From the mod movement to the hippies, this decade has truly left a mark. This is probably why 1960s fashion is so huge as a trend this year, and stemming from that trend: false eye lashes. These nifty little things allow us to bring out our inner vintage vixens without going through too much trouble, as the Moschino spring 2013 beauty look proved.
1960s meets Lana Del Rey is how Tom Pecheux (for MAC Cosmetics) described the look he created for the Moschino show. To truly get the mod look, he used false eyelashes on the upper and lower lash lines over stark white eye shadow. This look is quick and easy to do and we’ve got the how-to right after the break.  Hair 5 flapper / 1920s hairstyles to try this week. No doubt you’ll be seeing Gatsby-inspired everything everywhere as the new film is released across the world, but the over-saturation of the words roaring twenties need not deter you from being inspired to get into the flapper-girl spirit. It was, after all, an era that arises time and again as inspiration whether there’s newfound cultural significance or not.
We’ve already seen 1920s fashion given new twists on the runway; now here are some 1920s hairstyles to adapt as your own. Hair How to: a slicked hairstyle for wavy hair. Different textures have different effects on certain hairstyles and for Rag+Bone’s spring / summer 2013 collection, Redken’s Creative Consultant Guido Palau took this knowledge and created a look that utilized two opposing textures. The result is a wet look in front, wavy in the back hairstyle that can be done by almost everyone – especially those who have naturally wavy hair.
This 2013 hairstyle is an ode to the aesthetic Rag+Bone is known for, soft yet strong, feminine and masculine, structured yet still laid back. In a few easy steps, you can own this hairstyle yourself. Check out the how to right after the break. Featured Pictorials. Feature Updates. | |
