While we’ve been busily chronicling the best handbags of fashion weeks around the world here at PurseBlog, we’ve also been keeping our sister site christian louboutin uk updated with everything from Prada Fall 2013′s stellar shoes to the latest trends in spring footwear.
It’s February! And we love February. Maybe because it’s short, or because it means the year is really, definitely, underway. Or perhaps it’s the preponderance of chocolate and the promise of spring on the horizon in a few weeks. Either way, a very warm welcome to the First February PurseForum Roundup. We have lots of fun in store for you after the jump, including a lovely Balenciaga motorcycle jacket, a pair of vertiginous Celine wedges and an outdoor shot of Miu Miu.
With New York Fashion Week coming up in just a few weeks, I’ve been thinking a lot lately about what we can expect to see on attendees at Lincoln Center. Even an untrained eye can spot the high-powered magazine editors in the milieu; there’s a level of refinement that they’ve mastered that few others possess. (Contacts at the best brands in the world don’t hinder that pursuit, obviously.) Other than a few over-the-top street style stars, editors mostly look luxurious and stylish, but also somewhat nondescript. When you look at and editor for a Conde Nast glossy, it’s not hard to imagine that she looks like that every day at work. There’s no sense of trying too hard, even if they’re actually trying very hard.
So how do you get the editor look? Having a lot of money helps, but so does a keen eye for modernity and an appreciation for what’s going on in fashion right now. The Saint Laurent switchover is still one of the biggest stories going on in the industry, and you can expect to see a lot of editors donning a piece here and there from Hedi Slimane’s inaugural collection for the brand. The Saint Laurent Paloma Sandals are almost an obvious choice – they scream Slimane, and the single-sole construction and thick ankle strap are two of the biggest things happening in footwear right now.
As some of you know, we have a sister site called TalkShoes that’s all about…well, you guys are smart. Designer bags and designer shoes go together like peanut butter and jelly (and maybe even better, because hey, fewer calories), so it only seemed right for us to head in that direction. Now that we’re in the shoe business, we thought we’d combine the two once a week for your pleasure in our new Perfect Pairs series.
Perhaps because of the business I’m in, I always start thinking about my outfits with bags and shoes. There’s usually a bag I’m jonesing to carry or a pair of shoes that I think would be perfect for a particular occasion, and if I’m lucky, the bag and the shoes both look like they might even belong in the same outfit. (That’s not always the case, though, and then some tough decisions need to be made.) Creating unique combinations is the basis of personal style, though, which is why I tend to shy away from buying shoes and bags that already look like they go together, particularly if they’re form the same designer. It’s the accessory equivalent of buying and wearing a full runway look, and that’s just not what gets me excited about style.
It would be tempting to pair a gold shoe with a gold clutch for an evening out, but I was impressed at the way the strap-and-mesh construction of the Robert Clergerie Querrye Sandals reminded me of the wing structure of a butterfly or dragonfly. When I saw the dragonfly print and gold tones of the Alexander McQueen DeManta Silk-Satin Clutch, it was clear that the two were a match made in accessories heaven. They don’t “match,” but they do coordinate, and I think that’s a much more stylish goal.
It’s February! And we love February. Maybe because it’s short, or because it means the year is really, definitely, underway. Or perhaps it’s the preponderance of chocolate and the promise of spring on the horizon in a few weeks. Either way, a very warm welcome to the First February PurseForum Roundup. We have lots of fun in store for you after the jump, including a lovely Balenciaga motorcycle jacket, a pair of vertiginous Celine wedges and an outdoor shot of Miu Miu.
With New York Fashion Week coming up in just a few weeks, I’ve been thinking a lot lately about what we can expect to see on attendees at Lincoln Center. Even an untrained eye can spot the high-powered magazine editors in the milieu; there’s a level of refinement that they’ve mastered that few others possess. (Contacts at the best brands in the world don’t hinder that pursuit, obviously.) Other than a few over-the-top street style stars, editors mostly look luxurious and stylish, but also somewhat nondescript. When you look at and editor for a Conde Nast glossy, it’s not hard to imagine that she looks like that every day at work. There’s no sense of trying too hard, even if they’re actually trying very hard.
So how do you get the editor look? Having a lot of money helps, but so does a keen eye for modernity and an appreciation for what’s going on in fashion right now. The Saint Laurent switchover is still one of the biggest stories going on in the industry, and you can expect to see a lot of editors donning a piece here and there from Hedi Slimane’s inaugural collection for the brand. The Saint Laurent Paloma Sandals are almost an obvious choice – they scream Slimane, and the single-sole construction and thick ankle strap are two of the biggest things happening in footwear right now.
As some of you know, we have a sister site called TalkShoes that’s all about…well, you guys are smart. Designer bags and designer shoes go together like peanut butter and jelly (and maybe even better, because hey, fewer calories), so it only seemed right for us to head in that direction. Now that we’re in the shoe business, we thought we’d combine the two once a week for your pleasure in our new Perfect Pairs series.
Perhaps because of the business I’m in, I always start thinking about my outfits with bags and shoes. There’s usually a bag I’m jonesing to carry or a pair of shoes that I think would be perfect for a particular occasion, and if I’m lucky, the bag and the shoes both look like they might even belong in the same outfit. (That’s not always the case, though, and then some tough decisions need to be made.) Creating unique combinations is the basis of personal style, though, which is why I tend to shy away from buying shoes and bags that already look like they go together, particularly if they’re form the same designer. It’s the accessory equivalent of buying and wearing a full runway look, and that’s just not what gets me excited about style.
It would be tempting to pair a gold shoe with a gold clutch for an evening out, but I was impressed at the way the strap-and-mesh construction of the Robert Clergerie Querrye Sandals reminded me of the wing structure of a butterfly or dragonfly. When I saw the dragonfly print and gold tones of the Alexander McQueen DeManta Silk-Satin Clutch, it was clear that the two were a match made in accessories heaven. They don’t “match,” but they do coordinate, and I think that’s a much more stylish goal.