Chanel Couture Fall 2013.

I could watch this all day on repeat... Filing as beyond.




[Video Via: Chanel YouTube Channel]

Street Style: Couture Fall 2013.

Two faves from the recent crop of street style snaps from the Couture Fall 2013 shows, I'm totally lusting over these gals in monochrome white with a little pop of edge. If only I could keep from spilling on myself every time I try the the monochrome look. File as investing in more bleach. 

[Images via: Tommy Ton for Style.com]

Valentino Couture Spring 2013.

Valentino was on the garden-themed bandwagon this couture season, and even Pier Paolo and Maria seem to have their house signatures down pat (see structured sheath with cape, long sleeved tiered lace confection, close cut jacket with matching dress) they offered up a sweetest and most fairy-tale like version of the bunch. My personal favorite was that nymph-like water lilly silk blouson dress that could be straight from another era. Call me nostalgic. File under gorgeous. 

[Images via: StyleBistro]

What's that Jacket Margiela?

Sorry, couldn't help myself with that title. It's really hard not to think of Yeezy's song every time the name Margiela comes up. While I won't use this post as a forum to vent about the recent H&M collabo with the house (UGH) I did want re-post some of the backstage photos from the most recent couture collection (a backstage occurrence I'm pretty sure has never happened until this season.) Ever the controversial/freaking weird design house, I'm sorta feeling their take on the garden theme that was so present at the shows last week. File as fresh to death.


[Images via: Vogue.com]

Age of Innocence.

Simons after her second couture show with Christian Dior.


[Image via: Vogue.com, edited by me, quote via Style]

Look of the Week: West Coast Winter.

Winter may already by saying its goodbyes in Los Angeles, but I have no doubt that there are plenty of other locations that are still a bit chilly. (Case in point, I checked the weather for my NYC trip for fashion week and it's set to be a frigid 15 degrees.) So in an effort to reprogram my brain, I'm attempting to forgo storing all the chunky sweaters to the back of my closet, at least not until I return from the Arctic, otherwise known as NYC. File as lived in LA for too long.


[Image via: Tommy Ton for Style.com]

Wakey, wakey, eggs and bakey.

Fantasy:

Reality:

Don't you just wish that Monday's could be less hectic and more, well, glamorously leisurely. Is that even grammatically correct? Eff it, it's Monday.

P.S. Find the rest of the Valli Couture Spring 2013 collection here.

[Images via: Backstage Giambattista Valli Couture Spring 2013 via Vogue.com]

Street Style: Couture Spring 2013 Part I.

Boy, girl, who cares. #NextLevelShit

Do I sense a hat theme trending?

Camel coats = an eternal classic.

Quite possibly the most romantic weather for the couture shows.

Hi!

Recreating look in 3...2...1...

Prada or nada. 

Look who it is! Miss Soo Joo! Kiss, kiss!

Pretty much.

One of my absolute favorite pics from the street outside the couture shows. Perfection.

Oh, Miro. Why do you have to be as cute as a button?

Say cheese.

Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. 

[Images via: Tommy Ton for Style.com]

Giambattista Valli Couture Spring 2013.

If that picture of Lindsey Wixson isn't a beauty ad right there, than I don't know anything anymore. The Valli girls are always perfection walking down the runway (especially for his couture presentations- relive Spring 2012 and Fall 2012 with a click) and last week was no exception. It felt straight out of a fairy tale, filled with intricate embroideries to die for, secret garden floral flourishes, exaggerated shapes for days and the most gorgeous non-existant makeup ever. File as Cinderella.


[Images via: WWD, Vogue.com, Style.com]

Current Obsessions: Romance Intolerant.

Carrie may have asked that question in the final seasons of Sex and the City (yes, I still watch them on DVD; it's my thing, get over it!) and I even though may have asked that questions to myself a few times in the past; after this romantic wedding weekend for two of my best friends, I can't help but smile with it and not at it. Whether it's the pretty softness of the Valentino couture collection, the indescribable scent of the new Coco Noir fragrance (getting my hands on immediately if not sooner) matching twin doors, or a petite French pastry, I'm all about this new romance. File as last chance. 

[Images via: Pinterest @TheMargaretFile]

-------Couture Recap Fall 2012------

Giambattista Valli + Christian Dior

+ Top Street Style
click on the links above to check the loveliness out, again!

[Image via: Vogue.com I think]

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Street Style: Couture Fall 2012.

[Images via: Vogue, Style, Pinterest]

---Christian Dior Couture Fall 2012---

[Images via: Dior Mag, Vogue.com, Style.com]

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It Takes Two, Baby.

[Images via: Pinterest with text added by me]

-Giambattista Valli Couture Fall 2012-

As I'm sure you very well know by now, nothing gets my heart aflutter quite like haute couture fashion week (well maybe a pair of Topshop shoes as well) but it is this fabulous week that the creme-de-la-creme of couturiers come out to play....not to mention the leagues of editrexes, fashionistas and bloggers that come out of hiding to bask in the best that fashion has to offer. Can you feel my excitement through the computer? I mean really, and with Giambattista Valli's show complete with butterflies, the newest it accessory aka the hairnet (stay tuned for more of that) and flowers (whether in prints or in 3D) exploding from every look I just couldn't get enough. File as garden delights. 

[Images via: Vogue.com]

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It Girl: Diane Kruger at Cannes 2012.

Diane was definitely having a moment during the Cannes film festival this past week- from premieres in Valli, to galas in Prabal and Chanel, and press junkets in a very daring (but oh, so perfect) Versus mini-dress- she stole the spotlight at every single event, red carpet or not. Oh, and her perfect accessory during the festival? Her eternally scruffy-cute boyfriend Pacey, I mean, Mr. Joshua Jackson. File as It girl status, well-deserved!


[Images via: Pinterest, Style.com, and elsewhere]

Haute Couture 2012 Recap.

Giambattista Valli  |  Chanel

Valentino  |  Christian Dior  |  Elie Saab

+ Top Shots from backstage and the streets

Click on the links above to relive all the couture madness.

[Image via: Vogue.com with text added by me]

Chanel Couture Spring 2012.

For spring Karl Lagerfeld took us down under to the sea but at his couture presentation last week, he brought us back up on dry land, well a little bit higher to be precise, all the way up into the open air. Air Chanel, departing from Paris, was a directional statement for the fashion house, yet the clothes weren't anywhere near what you'd wear on even a domestic flight. Instead he took from the air a lighter approach- the sparkly night sky on pantsuits, heavy clouds showed up in beaded dresses and the color palette was blue, blue, blue. Overall, what could have been like a bad Pan Am flight became something more exquisite, more refined and definitely more lust-worthy. File as arrived.


[Images via: Vogue.com, Google]

Elie Saab Couture 2012.

The sweet colors in Elie Saab's haute couture collection this past week reminded me of one of my favorite sweet treats in particular....Laduree macarons. A little crunchy, creamy on the inside and in all the softer colors of the rainbow, there is nothing I crave more than these delicious macarons. (I have actually waited in line for an hour to get a box at their NYC outpost.) And Elie Saab included some of my favorite flavors...a mean colors... including pistachio, vanilla bean and rose. File as eating it up.


[Images via: Vogue.com, Google]