something good can work

sunshine daisies butter mellow

something good can work

two door cinema club

the twelves remix

hear it here

"its been a lot to change

but you will always get what you want"

whats in this look

hat - ralph lauren, shoes - mia,

shirt - rvca, skirt - top shop.

a little bit of height goes a long long way.

to me, nothing screams summer like a pair of espadrille wedges!

lately, everything has been changing rapidly.

my dog sunny, whom i've lived with for 8 years of my life is going to go live with my brother from now on, all the way in berkeley, ca - which is a 6-8 hour drive from los angeles.

in addition, i'm moving out of the house i've lived in for 20 years of my life to be in downtown la's arts district. which is both exciting and frightening for me.

i'm moving because of my career,

there's nothing left for me in orange county, which is where i've been living and commuting from everyday for the past three years. there are so many opportunities in los angeles that i miss out on because despite being neighboring counties, the insane traffic makes its worlds away at times.

so fingers cross that this is a smart move, and i won't be too home sick.

this outfit is very orange county.

its inspired by my hometown and background in the sunny county full of beautiful beaches.

this is something i would wear when i'm in laguna or newport walking amongst the art galleries or enjoying an ice cream on the sand.

this is a outfit that i would wear with all my childhood and adolescent friends whom spent hours upon hours with me growing up, having fun, and learning who we are together.

this outfit goes out to nostolgia,

this outfit is a tribute to the past, and a salut to the future.

x

Spring Fashion Trend-Motifs

Spring Fashion Trends

Starting around September, granted this is while I was still in LA basking in the warm weather of SoCal, I was starting to be tired of the heat, and dying for winter to come so I could pull out all my fluffy scarves, big wooly coats, and shuffle around it my furry boots. (boots with duh furrr) But now that winter has been around for a while, I'm starting to resent the cold, and hating having to bundle up.  As cute as it is, my peacoat is tres heavy, its definitely time to start dreaming about sandals and bright spring colors. Its still too cold here in Taiwan to wear, but hey a girl can dream right?

Let's Talk Trends

For the Spring 2013 season, we're seing a lot of different types of looks, style wise. Its rather hard to say exactly what style is trending, so I don't want to exactly call it a "trend", but its more along the lines of a trending motif, in which each designer interpreted their own way and us, as fashionistas (; gets to choose our own preference, so I'm going to call it trend-motif. 

The first trend-motif I'm seeing a lot of from my research, aka me reading style magazines and blogs, is the whole black & white look, otherwise known as the contrast look. However, like I said, each designer seems to take black & white contrast into their own hands, therefore maintaining the designers own artistic style. My personal favorites for the Black & White Contrast trend-motif is from Chanel and Ralph Lauren, as shown below. 

Chanel Spring 2013 & Ralph Lauren 2013

Photographs do not belong to me, I only "own" the collaging of these photographs. 

The second trend-motif that's popular for the spring is the whole sheer veil-like look. We're seeing a lot of organza, chiffon, and silks, creating this translucent effect, in which I find can be a little intimidating, this is a trend you're probably not going to want to wear if you're going to grub! :P However, despite the down side, its very gorgeous and sexy in its own classy way. My favorites of this trend-motif come from Missoni, but I do love the Roberto Cavalli, Rag & Bone, as well as the grungy style of MaxMara as well, see some of my favorites bellow!

MaxMara Spring 2013, Rag & Bone Spring 2013, Roberto Cavalli Spring 2013, & Missoni Spring 2013.

Photographs do not belong to me, I only "own" the collaging of these photographs. 

The next trend-motif is mixed media, or as most style pages like to call it, the Collage Look. I am usually not a particular huge fan of this style, because I'm not a big print/pattern wearer, I find that some prints can be rather unflattering on, however recently I have been testing the waters a bit, and I am starting to like prints more and more. My favorites for this trend-motif is from Bottega Veneta and of course when it comes prints and patterns, Proenza Schouler is going to be in my favorites! I also really enjoyed the Julien David RTW line, check them out below. 

Bottega Veneta Spring 2013, Julien David Spring 2013,  & Proenza Schouler Spring 2013.

Photographs do not belong to me, I only "own" the collaging of these photographs.

This next trend-motif makes me smile! It can be so classy, yet it has that flounce of fun! They call this one the "Flouncy" trend, basically big bouncy ruffles! My favorite from this section is Balenciaga, half because its a line that was still under Nicolas Ghesquiere's reign, and the rest because he's a genius and took the peplum style to a-whole-nother level of sexy. However, though totally different styled, I also very much enjoyed the House of Gucci's take on this trend-motif with its bright beautiful shiny colors and high collar look, its absolutely stunning and fun! I also really loved Givenchy's take too, so I had to include a small picture of it! See below.

Balenciaga Spring 2013, Givenchy Spring 2013, & Gucci Spring 2013.

Photographs do not belong to me, I only "own" the collaging of these photographs. 

The next trend-motif is very business women looking, its not my favorite, I feel like every season there's this style no matter what, bold blazers, very feminist styled, suit-pants, blah blah blah. My least favorite part about it is just the idea that I look pretty silly in anything alongs the lines of blazers. However, I guess I can still appreciate the look right? However while I've been "appreciating" I must say I did fall in love with some! :D I'm not going to lie though, most of it was from Saint Laurent, and definitely the fact that its a little fun and a little witch-like was my luring!

Saint Laurent Spring 2013 & Mulberry Spring 2013.

Photographs do not belong to me, I only "own" the collaging of these photographs.

Thanks for reading guys!

Hope you've found this interesting and fun!

I had a good time picking out my favorites and talking about all this!

xo,

Shannon Marie

:-*