Tag: street style

Transitional Dressing: Sleeveless Coat & Menswear Shoes

Post author By Helen Hou
Post date October 30, 2013

Photos: Alexia Niedzielski; Courtesy of vogue.com, tatler.com.

Besides celebrity street styles and models off-duty looks, I’m always looking for outfit inspirations from fashion editors, bloggers and photographers. Alexia Niedzielski, who I deeply admire, is definitely one of them.

Above I featured two outfits of her that are great for this time of the year. These looks combined some of the season’s hottest trends, like oversized coat, color red and menswear shoes.

Teaming trendy pieces with basics (like the simple T-shirts, jeans and leather shorts on her) is an easy and smart way to keep up with trends while standing out as elegantly characterful.

In Chinese: 除了明星和超模的街拍look外，能给我很多灵感的还有一些有自我风格和态度的时尚编辑、摄影师和博主。今天的这一位就是其中的代表–来自巴黎的摄影师和Ever Manifesto杂志的创始人Alexia Niedzielski。

她的这两个look很适合早秋，而且融入了这一季最新的时尚元素像宽松的外套、红色、男士鞋款、未来感的配饰等。把流行的单品和你平时常穿的基本款搭配起来是既容易操作又聪明的搭配方法，彰显时尚品味的同时又不失个人风格。

1. LnA crew neck tee
2. Etro sleeveless funnel neck coat
3. J Brand 915 super skinny jeans
4. Mango metallic folded clutch
5. Jeffrey Campbell Dulles monk strap flats ($50 here)

1. T by Alexander Wang classic tee (great alternative here & here)
2. Etro sleeveless funnel neck coat
3. Topshop leather look shorts (also here; my favorite here)
4. Chanel nail color in ‘Black Satin’
5. Steve Madden troopa boots (also love this pair)
6. Alexander Wang ‘Fumo’ leather wristlet

Besides the hot red sleeveless coat featured above, here are three equally trendy, practical and flattering choices I love:

From left:
Marni sleeveless fil coupé coat (70% off now)
Preen by Thornton Bregazzi wool-crepe biker gilet (alternative here & here)
Missoni knitted sleeveless cardi-coat

Tags Alexia Niedzielski, black clutch, combat boots, fall/winter, grey T shirt, leather shorts, Metallic clutch, Oxford, party outfit, skinny jeans, sleeveless coat, street style, white T-shirt

CLOTHING

Fall Perfection: Plaid Shirt & Rich Shades

Post author By Helen Hou
Post date October 28, 2013

Photos: Jessica Alba; Courtesy of glamour.com, starstyle.com.

Plaid, leopard, burgundy, emerald… these classic yet trendy shades and prints are naturally associated with fall/winter. Jessica Alba demonstrate how to style them for day and night:

Luxe texture ups the chic factor. For a day time look, a velvet blazer, calf hair flat, wool fedora and cashmere scarf make a sleeveless shirt and skinny jeans combo perfect for fall. A black tote grounded the rich colors.

For an event or a night out, slip on stilettos and grab a printed clutch, you are good to go. Here, Jessica Alba smartly made the sleeveless shirt cold weather approved simply by warming them up with rich shades, from the deep burgundy on her lips to the emerald-green on her toes.

In Chinese: 豹纹、格子、酒红、墨绿等这些词天然地和秋冬联系在一起。今天来看看Jessica Alba 怎么把这些色彩和图案搭配起来，无论应对时尚派对还是周末出街都优雅自如。

奢华的材质能给基础单品和暗沉色调增加层次、提升质感，比如对于春夏我们常穿的无袖衬衫和牛仔裤的组合，秋冬时加上天鹅绒的西装外套、马毛或牛毛的鞋子包包、羊毛的小礼帽以及喀什米尔的围巾等。如果觉得身上的颜色和图案太多，就像Jessica Alba 一样用一个黑色的大包平衡一下吧。

参加派对或晚上外出时，只要把通勤的平底鞋换成高跟鞋，再加上一个豹纹手抓包和一抹红唇就可以了。但是要有应季感还要注意色调的选择，像Jessica Alba所选的墨绿色的鞋和暗红的唇色就给原本清凉的look增加了温暖度。

1. Each Other Velvet tuxedo blazer (great buy here & here)
2. Skies Are Blue plaid button down (great style here & here)
3. Janessa Leoe Sara hat ($38 here)
4. Frame Denim jeans (also here; similar here)
5. Nordstrom Collection cashmere wrap
6. Karen Walker Super Duper Strength sunglasses
7. Kate Spade New York ‘Grenada’ flat (also love this pair)
8. Dsquared2 classic tote (similar here)

1. Skies Are Blue plaid button down (great style here & here)
2. J Brand high-rise skinny jeans (more options here)
3. YSL Rouge Pur Couture lip color#31
4. Clare Vivier flat clutch (similar here; my obsession here)
5. Sam Edelman Desiree pump (on sale here! more colors here)

Tags black tote, burgundy blazer, fall/winter, fedora, green pump, Jessica Alba, leopard clutch, leopard flat, plaid shirt, skinny jeans, street style

CLOTHING

Winter White: Colorblock Coat & Red Accent

Post author By Helen Hou
Post date October 27, 2013

Photos: Miranda Kerr & Lily Collins; Courtesy of filmmagic.com, splashnews.com

Thanks to the strong black and white trend, not only the traditional winter white shades like eggshell and cream are totally acceptable, the bright whites we usually see in summer are also can, and should be embraced in winter now. A crisp white piece can instantly make a monochrome look modern, sharp and chic.

Here, Miranda Kerr chose the classic white, blue and red color theme, while Lily Collins demonstrated the black & white simplicity. The faux fur coat on Lily Collins is colorblocked, combined with a black jumpsuit, making the stodgy fur youthful and flattering.

I’m glad that the red trend is back this fall. You can team it with almost any color, the combination of red and white is especially fresh and uplifting.

In Chinese: 感谢这几季强劲的黑白风，现在秋冬穿白色的概念已经完全被大家所接受了，而且色调上也不再局限于传统的米白、象牙白，连春夏常见的亮白色、银白色也完全四季皆宜了。

在色彩的搭配上，Miranda Kerr所穿的蓝、白、红以及Lily Collins身上极简的黑与白等都是经典的组合。我尤其喜欢Lily Collins的这件黑白撞色的皮草外套，和黑色的连身裤搭配起来，降低了皮草的正式感又能拉长腿型。

另外，今年红色又回潮了！就像小黑裙一样，每一个人一定有属于自己的那一款红。这个经典的颜色无论和中性的黑白灰，撞色的蓝、绿还是相近的粉或桔搭配起来都很漂亮，和纯白色配起来更是格外醒目。