Tag: Casual Attire

One Step Into Fall

Post author By Helen Hou
Post date August 12, 2014

Photos: Taylor Swift; Courtesy of AKM-GSI.

Beautiful Autumn season is on the horizon, a great way to stay one step ahead while enduring the last heat wave of summer is through accessories: Ankle boots are great to toughen up your breezy summer dresses and shorts while keeping your look grounded. And nothing says fall more than a beautiful bordeaux colored handbag. As the temperature drops, you can add jacket, coat, and tights accordingly, rocking this look through fall.

In Chinese: 夏末秋初，怎么在最后的热浪里加入一点秋天的感觉？向越来越受时尚圈欢迎的乐坛天后泰勒·斯维芙特(Taylor Swift)学一招最简单的做法吧–从配饰着手！棕色的踝靴既有金秋的意味，又能给飘逸的花裙或短裤加入冲突的平衡美。最后用酒红色的手包来呼应鞋子的分量感。随着天气转凉，你还可以在这套造型的基础上加上夹克、大衣、打底裤等，把它从夏末一直穿到深秋。

Clockwise from top left:
Top: Tibi
Lip: Charlotte
Skort: Tibi (on sale!)
Shoe: Frye
Bag: Kate Spade New York (on Taylor Swift here)

Tags Ankle Boots, Casual Attire, crop top trend, Night Out, spring/summer 2014, street style, Taylor Swift, Transitional Dressing

CLOTHING

Modernize Your Floral Dress

Post author By Helen Hou
Post date August 6, 2014

Photos: Selena Gomez & Rosie Huntington-Whiteley; Courtesy of FameFlynet Pictures, INFPhoto.

Floral prints are as classic as stripes and polka dots. They have been embraced by people of all ages (from teenage girls to their grandmas). Since some floral patterns do have the potential to make us look tacky, I always look for those with a retro flare and a sophisticated color palette, like the two featured below. Then use modern and edgy accessories to add urban chicness to the look. The on-trend birkenstock, mesh booties, streamlined bag and cat-eye sunglasses seen on today’s featured stars are the best illustrations.

In Chinese: 花朵是和条纹、圆点一样经典的图案，而且老少皆宜。但是花朵穿不好容易显得俗气。我个人喜欢寻找那些色调淡雅的有复古风情的印花单品，比如下面看到的这两条裙子，搭配上有现代感的元素形成冲突。今天的这两位偶像身上看到的勃肯鞋、网纱踝靴、简约的两用包以及猫眼太阳镜等就是这种混搭的最好诠释。

Clockwise from top left:
Dress: Topshop Boutique (100% silk! love the retro print and flippy hem; similar shape here)
Hair mist: Lavett & Chin
Sunglasses: Dior (on sale! similar here)
Bag: Coach in size petite (modern simplicity!)
Shoe: BCBG Max Azria (more colors here!)

Clockwise from top left:
Sunglasses: Tom Ford
Dress: August Salt (on sale!)
Shoe: Birkenstock
Bag: Kate Spade New York

Tags Casual Attire, convertible handbags, floral trend, Models off Duty, party outfits, Rosie Huntington Whiteley, Selena Gomez, shoe trends, spring/summer 2014, street style

CLOTHING

Master Your Stripes

Post author By Helen Hou
Post date August 3, 2014

Photos: Taylor Swift & Olivia Palermo; Courtesy of AKM-GSI, OliviaPalermo.com.

Lines have a great impact on camouflaging or enhancing our body shape. The effect is most clearly highlighted by high-contrasting stripes. Take this striped dress on Taylor Swift for example: the variegated lines, combined with strategically placed black side panels, result a visually slimming look.

Accessories, once again, played a big part in their outfits: a demure, sophisticated handbag and cool, retro oxford pumps balanced the sexiness of Taylor Swift’s mini body-con dress, while Olivia Palermo chose a structured colorblock satchel and lux calf-hair print slipper to elevate the casualness of her stripe tee.

In Chinese: 线条对整体着装的影响很大，对比强烈的条纹尤其能说明这一点。拿小天后泰勒·斯维芙特(Taylor Swift)的这条裙子来说吧：它的条纹从胸线以下变得密集起来，再加上侧边黑色的拼接，视觉上非常显瘦。

除了线条的作用，这两个造型再一次提醒了我们配饰的影响力：泰勒·斯维芙特(Taylor Swift)优雅的裸色方包和学院风的牛津包鞋平衡了她包身迷你短裙的性感；奥利维亚·巴勒莫 (Olivia Palermo)则用有趣又有正式感的撞色手包和波纹马毛鞋提升条纹T恤的休闲感。

Clockwise from top left:
Lipstick: Stila in ‘Fiery’
Dress: Topshop (yes, it’s the one on Swift; also here)
Shoe: Yves Saint Laurent (on sale! similar here & here)
Bag: Prada (6 more colors here! similar here)

Clockwise from top left:
Top: Loft (another great style here!)
Sunglasses: MICHAEL Michael Kors
Nail polish: Christian Louboutin (A color that took the designer three years to perfect!)
Shorts: Each Other (similar here, included in the 70% off + extra 25% off Tibi sale!)
Belt: B-Low
Shoe: Saint Laurent (similar here & here)
Bag: C.Blau (a great colorblock satchel on sale here!)

Tags black and white, Casual Attire, colorblock, mixing prints, Night Out, Olivia Palermo, spring/summer 2014, street style, stripes, Taylor Swift, wardrobe essentials