The French Women at Chanel

This morning, I was extremely excited when I woke up as today was the showing of the Chanel collection. I highly doubt that there exists a woman who doesn't have a weak spot for Chanel. Especially French women. I have this glorified image that every French woman has a little bit of pure Chanel running through their veins. It's what makes them so very chic, which Vanessa Paradis, Clemence Poesy, Lou Lesage, Lou Doillon and Virginie Ledoyen all proved at the Chanel show.

Who is your favourite? And are you a Chanel-girl?

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Take A Walk On The Wild Side

Okay, so today's post is not MJ's great guess of stalking MK for a full day and taking lots of marvelous photos of her (that would have been a phenomenol post!), but some of you guessed it anyway. This post is all about leopard because ever since I saw these two photos from New York Fashion Week (Lou Doillon) and Milan Fashion Week (The Sartorialist girl), I've had leopard print spinning in my head.




I know that it's maybe slightly off-beat talking about leopard print since it's not in all the fashion magazines and it's not referred to as the 'hot new trend' at the moment, but still, if there's one thing that I've heard from many a stylists mouth it's: Don't throw away any of your leopard pieces! This print always comes back in style. It's that, and you should own at least one perfect Little Black Dress. So, because I feel that my leopard mania is here to stay for a while, I'll share some of my favourite ways of wearing this print. It's important to know what you're doing at all times when you're dealing with something leopard printed because we just have to face it: leopard can go from classy to trashy in a second. So jot down a few style notes from these photos to get it juuuust right.

And just to let you know before looking at the pictures: I've chosen not to post photos of the really known leopard printed looks..you know like the ones worn by Kate, Sienna, Kiera, Nicole etc. (I know, I know...Angelina's coat and Gwen's dress are quite known for the leopard lovers, but I just had to include them!) The reason why is because I would like to mix it up a little, and I have sometimes found that looking beyond my favourite style icons and towards others who I pay a little less attention to, rewards me. If you only tend to stick with a few style icons, things can easily become a bit similar and you might get a bit stuck in your ways of styling your outfits.

Do you own anything leopard printed that you absolutely love?

Images: google, the cobrasnake, style.com, the fashion spot

Ps. I'll comment on all comments tomorrow..busy busy busy.

the lovely lou's advice

I just had to post these amazing photos of Lou Doillon from the magazine Anthem. I think she looks so stunning in all three of them. The funny thing with me is that I love pictures from photo shoots where people smoke, but in reality I dislike smoking. It's odd that I find it so glamorous one second, and then disgusting the next. Ah well, there are just some things you can't understand. So, instead of following Lou's example with smoking, I've written down two quotes by her below which we can follow instead. I think they say a lot about her and they are good to remember.

You have to know yourself before putting anything on. Don't try and be somebody else through clothes. Every single woman on this planet is beautiful in one way or another. But she will lose that beauty as soon as she tries to be someone else. Don't deny who you are. Find your origins... Find out who you are, and you will always be beautiful.

I guess I always wanted to move more than be sexy. I always wanted to look like a little animal that you wanted to take home more than the super beautiful girl who’s not moving. It’s not about impressing people, it’s about moving them.