If you like sportswear style clothing with a vintage American Collage style then Franklin and Marshall is right up your street, the Italian brand which was founded back in 1999 is easily recognisable by their retro college logo. Designs are on easy wear sweats, t-shirts, hoodies and jeans plus many more, for both male and female. Creators Giuseppe Albarelli and Andrea Pensiero found inspiration for the brand after they went exploring a second hand market in London and came across an old 1970’s sweatshirt originating from the Franklin and Marshall College in Pennsylvania.
The classic American style is a great look with many of their t-shirts, hoodies and vests featuring the Franklin and Marshall collage embalm and retro American style. Their easy wear clothing is great for a classic laidback look with sportswear designs for the men’s clothing and a vintage cowboy look for women’s clothing.
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A big trend coming out at the moment is the Parisian chic look. The French have always had a great sense of style so it’s no surprise that, that style is working its way into fashion at the moment. It works so well with so many different styles because it’s normally very simple. This style also goes well with another big trend, the nautical look.
Work the Parisian look with a blue sailor style dress and some chunky gold jewelry for day and evening wear, feel like you are about to set off on a yacht from St Tropez. Or team a navy top and skinny jeans and a jacket and team with some quilted flat pumps for day then swap them for suede high heeled courts for evening.
At the end of last year a trend that started to filter out into women’s clothing was underwear being worn as outerwear, over winter it was black lace and sequins however as we are heading into spring summer the trend is still here but now in pastel and ice-cream shades.
Some celebrities braved this look last winter however a few more have this year the look doesn’t mean you have to wear your lacy underwear above your other clothes but more like a lacy light top mixed with a jacket or a lace body and skinny jeans. As well as lace corsets are also back in girly colours from this season pallet.
Although it feels like it’s a bit early to start looking for summer clothes those styles have been slowly filtering into women’s fashion for the past month, this year wear are seeing a mix of bright patterns, nautical style and faded vintage look.
The trends that were seen on the catwalks were big bold prints on long flowing dresses and light floaty tops as well as a huge nautical influence with navy blues and bright reds and many designers used denim a lot with faded vintage looking styles mixed with light girly tops.
An announcement yesterday heralds a new era for fashion and film in the UK, the British Fashion Council is joining forces with Bafta “create and develop links between London’s fashion and film industries”. This sets the stage for next week when London Fashion Week and the Baftas coincide making it a glamorous week in the capital. After the huge success of the 25th anniversary of London Fashion Week in September last year now is a great time to boost the popularity with two huge events that take place in the capital.
Designers will be fighting to have their newest creations show cased on the stars who attend the Baftas not to mention the ones who are up for awards, it will be a great way to advertise but also give the Baftas the style boost it lacks compared to our American counterparts who manage style so easily for their awards shows like the Oscars. On the first day of Fashion Week designers get the chance to speak to nominees at a cocktail party held by Lancôme and British actress Kate Winslet in the hope of getting them into their creations for the big night.
This season the catwalk was awash with texture so you don’t need to put your ghd straighteners or curling irons down just yet. You can go sleek and straight like at Donna Karan or brushed out crimped lengths at Diane Von Furstenberg or rough, matte braids at Alexander Wang. Waves are also back with force with variations seen across the catwalks like Dior or Versace.
These styles can be easily recreated with either your ghd’s or curling tongs to get great glamorous looks like the designers.
This season notice me prints are big in trend and style, many designers such as Alexander McQueen, Versace, Moschino and Matthew Williamson featured many bold designs in their collections for Spring/Summer 2010 with eye popping dresses.
Many styles feature abstract effects in their graphic print with lots of clashing colours creating a statement, the dominant prints in all their vivid colours are a contrast to some of this seasons other trends of pastel colours and nudes.
This trend is best worn in thigh skimming dresses, shorts, or funky t-shirts with simple accessories and if you’re not brave enough you could always add a splash of colour with a bright handbag.
Vivid prints
From one of the most glamorous actresses in Hollywood to becoming Princess Grace of Monaco in a real life fairytale story, Grace Kelly’s style has not been matched since. Her chic sense of style and natural glamour spilled out into many of the movies she starred in from Rear Window in 1954 to the 1955 classic To Catch a Thief.
The display will showcase many of dresses from her films, as well the gown she wore when she accepted the ‘Best Actress’ Oscar in 1955, the outfit she wore when she met her future husband Prince Rainier of Monaco and a collection from her opulent haute couture wardrobe from 1960’s and 1970’s. The actress was known to be the type who wouldn’t throw anything away and wouldn’t stop wearing something because it went out of fashion, she was very sentimental about her clothes and never purchased large amounts of cloths all at once instead she was much more modest with her purchases.
However her effect on the fashion world is still present today with The Hermès saddlebag she carried to conceal her pregnancy bump that was named after her, the Kelly bag still has the longest waiting list in the world today, despite prices starting from around £5,000.
The Exhibition which will be on display at the Victoria & Albert Museum next year from the 17th April to the 26th September, it will feature her fashions across four decades and will include eight dresses by Christian Dior, an extravagant, beaded Balenciaga jacket, Yves Saint Laurent’s ‘Mondrian’ dress of 1965, Coco Chanel suits, jewellery by Van Cleef & Arpels and of course, the famous, original Hermès ‘Kelly’ bag. The exhibition will also feature archive film and video footage as well as film posters, family photographs and magazines.
Grace Kelly
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