Outfit Of The Day: Tuesday

As of tomorrow the weather won't be playing nice anymore. Today may be your last day to relax in the sun, but then there's still that chilly breeze. What to do?

Tuesday - Dsquared²

The best way to treat the schizophrenic weather is to wear something warm and fluffy like a sweater. When things get heated you can just pull it off. It's the perfect item for the season transition.

Other options: The AW11 chunky knit trend is big big big in SA right now. These stunners will have you in stitches.

From left: Stella McCartney, Rodarte, Missoni.

I Got Published

At VARSITY, the official student newspaper of the University of Cape Town, I have been given the unofficial title of Web Fashion Coordinator. This means that I'm in charge or producing all the fashion related stories for the paper's website. I've got some really cool projects in the pipeline at the moment, but until they're ready for public consumption here are my works so far.

First, a review on London Fashion Week, AW12. My intense enthusiasm for LFW is no secret... so click HERE to feel the love.

And then there is the winter fashion TREND GUIDE: the the lovely Alicia Okeyo wrote the article about how to wear an outfit to suit your personal style, and I edited the fashion part. Although my name isn't actually on this one, it really was me. I'd swear it on a Prada SS12 shoe. (and if you've read this blod at all you'll recognise my tone on the image captions)

I do hope you enjoy them. I'm working on more - and loving every second of it.

 

Banned Fashion

The UK is my number one destination when it comes to really great fashion magazines. It's also the place a fashion ad is most likely to get banned or almost banned... Sometimes for a good reason and sometimes for a very very strange one. Take a look at these...

Exhibit A: The David Beckham for H&M underwear campaign has narrowly escaped a UK ban as reported yesterday by UK VOGUE. Apatantly there have been three complaints to the Advertising Standards Authority saying that the images are not appropriate for children to see and quote 'offensive.' The ASA replied by saying the images are mildly sexual at best, and left it at that.

Exhibit B: The Marc Jacobs 'Oh, Lola!' campaign starring Dakota Fanning was banned because it was seen to sexualise a child. I've just recently done a 1800 word analysis on this ad (don't ask) and I must agree. The ad has a strong reference to the iconic novel 'Lolita' which is about a man who has a sexual relationship with his wife's underaged daughter. So we can safely say they had reason to can this one.

 

Exhibit C: Hold on your seats people... This Miu Miu AW11 ad was banned in the UK becuse it placed a child in a potentially dangerous position. The argument goes that because 14 year old Hailee Steinfeld is sitting on a train track and wiping something (perhaps a tear) out of her eye, that she is going to commit suicide. Now, I'm sure I don't need a 1800 word essay to prove that's being a little redicilous. Fact remains, it's banned.

So, if you were king or queen of the world, which of these would you ban?

The Fashion BenchMarc

I once read in an article that says Marc Jacobs IS fashion. Now, I'm not too sure that we could say that without people trying to smother us in Prada and Burberry jackets, but he certainly is a very important part of the industry. I have great respect for someone who can produce three collections every season. The spectacle at LouisVuitton often distracts us from his other work: this week I fell in love with his eponymous label all over again when I had another look at the AW 11 show (the trends of which is now hitting the Cape Town shore now).

So here is a closer look at the three latest Marc Jacobs collections. Oh, the places they'll take you...

Autumn/Winter 2011

Spot the trend here, it's not so hard to do. This collection had a decidedly futuristic feel about it, contrasted by those Edwardian collars. The rock and roll soundtrack upped the cool factor even more, getting us extra amped for the fall season. South African fashion lovers take note: this is the new mood.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spring/Summer 2012

If I had to list the trends and inspirations in this show you'd probably get a bit confuzzeled. So let's stick to the flapper at the cabaret with Amy Winehouse. How could this not be fun?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Autumn/Winter 2012

The ultimate escape to a magical land of mad mad hatters, cocoon silhouettes, and shoes you'd only need to tap once to be transported back into a Marc Jacobs store to add another precious item to your collection. A triumph. The reason we love fashion... And Marc.

 

 

 

No, Marc Jacobs is not fashion. Is he?

Images: americanvogue.com and vogue.it