Well, first of all, I believe
apologies are in order, for my being so MIA, if I must admit. So
much has been happening lately and to top it all, my ridiculous attempts at job
hunt and get-togethers with new found friends has left me with little time to
take out my laptop and think BLOG. But just a little while and
surely as me and my life settle down for good, I will be scoring on your love
and attention soon. In the last couple months, I haven’t just been busy but at
times, a bit too lazy to or tired to blog, result being, many of my posts (in
drafts since +8weeks or so) have either lost their charm, gone stale or are
simply (as fashion would say) out of style or too late for the season. Yeah,
tragically it’s the way fashion and we followers really move, so fast that from
April to June, I feel like I am already a year behind or so. In fact, my most
favorite part, being, covering (online) my chosen few designers, that I admire
the most, also suffered and totally got neglected. So today, a little summary
of what I loved and whom…
First a quick rundown of my
current favorite random picks (excusez moi but not many pictures with this
post). Loving: the new yoga shorts from PINK (saw them on the
style.com website, got to go check them out in the store this weekend), as I
mentioned in a previous post… I am DIGGING the new Spiderman Nail Colors from OPI,
Marc Jacobs and Derek Lam are rocking my world with their Resort 2013
looks (talk about bold and gaudy and colors, shimmer, stripes and polka- what
do you get? Me! Could love you any more for this collection Marc Jacobs?
Seriously and Derek Lam’s plaid blouses seriously come in my
dreams- they do and so do the striped pants and shirt dresses.
A more detailed post with my
favorite picks from both Fall2012 and Resort2013 will be up soon, but meantime,
know that I am taking it all in to spill out the best and the latest trends to
look out for, for you all. Lately, I have also been busy, trying to get an
internship with a fashion magazine in Toronto, meaning a lot of reading, less
writing and more looking around instead of the Internet, in turn, less
blogging. But what I have been busy with is writing reviews of magazines I
read, like last time I posted my picks from Elle Canada, this time the pick was
FASHION magazine. So below is what I enjoyed from the summer 2012 issue of
FASHION…
Considering this was the first time I
got to read FASHION magazine (I just moved to Toronto, Canada, in April
and never had the accessibility to FASHION magazine before) to my pleasant
surprise, I was glad to find much more on culture and local arts and artists
than in most fashion magazines.
My favorite articles by far are ‘Hope
Floats’ giving us an unbiased and true insight to a woman’s mind when it
comes to swimwear shopping, ‘Tee Time’ on covering one of the most worn
and mostly unappreciated trend of all time, a simple t-shirt. The way
advertising and publicity for major fashion brands sky rocketed with their logo
on a plain white tee is as fascinating as the excessively marked up printed
t-shirts of big design houses and the ever increasing demand to buy them by the
rich and the famous.
The next write-up to amuse and inspire
me was that on the ‘Hijabs’ in the article ‘Under Cover’ and the
inspirational profile of Saman Munir. It proves what society at times fails to
appreciate, that the art of fashion flows beyond runways and across boundaries
only to find inspiration and strength in the most humble of lives. I also,
loved the spread about Krystal Koo, Biliana Velkova, Dean Davidson and the
music festival. A special mention needs to be given to Trina Turk’s
laid back palm springs inspired new collection for Banana Republic and it’s
coverage in ‘License to Chill’, as I personally love vintage, the style,
the colors, prints and all things palm spring. I felt it was a very well
written article with an eye-catching layout, with the pool and Turk’s motifs
and florals placed strategically around the page.
When looking at the personal
experiences of people with their beauty regime and their bodies, I loved
reading through ‘Bare it All’ and ‘Check Please’. The ultimate
high for me was the athletic chic inspired photo shoot, being really big this
season and with some fabulous pieces seen on the runways of Alexander Wang and
others, this trend can very easily blend into a day-to-day wear or with a
little shimmer and shine, can grace the red carpet evenings none the less. The
tribal beat in the second photo shoot also stays close to my heart and so does
all the swimwear. The very fact that a one piece bathing suit no longer
says retro and is to be seen as a must have fashion accessory, gives people
like me, with a little muffin top as a permanent accessory, a new hope and
confidence for summer this year.
The only other thing, I would love to
see more will probably be a head to toe ensemble selection based on
various themes and trends. What I feel could become a great wardrobe
inspiration would be to mix and match looks and make the layout a little more
structured for the ‘Fashion File- The List’ segment. Spreads like the
little set of festive essentials in the music festival coverage could do with a
little more space and a bit more options, love the way it was structured
though.
Just to give an example of the kind of
sets I am talking about, a reference here to my own polyvore account;
where I create fashion and current tend inspired looks:
All in all, FASHION is a fantastic read
and a go-to magazine if someone wants to grab an insight to the Canadian
lifestyle, current fashion trends, the culture and all things creative globally
as well as locally.
So go
ahead people grab the latest issue of FASHION and enjoy a sunny day by
the pool. And keep checking in on me here at the blog or @twitter. Much
love and luck to all. xx
P.S. Today is my Jack
Russell, Olive's 3rd Birthday, as he turns three, we celebrate and begin to
enjoy a new phase if our lives, a new country. To new beginnings!!xx
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