Style Inspiration-Plaid

As I said a couple of days ago, one of my favorite fall trends is plaid. I really love that plaid is like a chameleon, you can style it anyway you want. Because it's a fall trend it's not only limited to sweaters, coats and jackets... you can sport it on a skirt, pants, bag or even a hat. I think the best way to draw style ideas is seeing how others styled the trend, so here are some pictures of different fashion week attendees sporting their best plaid ensemble. Hope you like this post!

Let me know what you think!

Xo,
flor

Como dije hace unos días en un post previo, uno de mis trends preferidos para otoño es el estampado escocés (plaid). Me encanta que este estampado es como un camaleón, lo puedes vestir de cualquier manera. El que sea una tendencia para otoño no significa que se limita a chaquetas, abrigos o suéteres... lo puedes usar en faldas, pantalones, sombreros o en carteras. Siempre he pensado que la mejor inspiración es esa de como otros llevan las tendencias. Espero que les guste el post.

¡Me dejan saber que les parece!

Xo,

Flor

Images from Style.com by Tommy Ton

Logos, Are You Ready For Them?

How do you feel about wearing logos?! During the 90's, wearing branded clothing and accessories was very popular, but since then this trend hasn't been so evident. It's fair to say that it didn't disappear completely, we can still find them mostly in bags, shoes and other accessories, from designers houses such as Gucci, Louis Vuitton and Fendi, to name a few, but would you sport a dress which bodice bares the name of the designer? During Fashion Week, Alexander Wang's collection reintroduced us to the art of branding, from gloves with the word "Wang" on them to intrinsic laser cut pieces with his name. From a Marketing standpoint, branding your product and having your clients proudly wear it, is genius, but are you ready to welcome this trend back?!

Let me know what you honestly think!

Xo,
Flor

¿Qué piensas sobres usar logos en tu ropa? En los 90 era muy popular utilizar ropa que contenía la marca del diseñador, pero desde entonces no ha sido tan visible. Es justo decir que este trend no desapareció por completo, pues todavía se encuentra en carteras, zapatos y otros accesorios de casas diseñadoras como Gucci, Louis Vuitton y Fendi por mencionar algunas, pero lucirías un traje que dijera el nombre del diseñador en la parte de arriba? Durante New York Fashion Week, el diseñador Alexander Wang nos reintrodujo al arte del branding, a través de piezas como unos guantes que llevaban su nombre en ellos hasta piezas delicadas hechas con láser. Desde el punto de vista de Mercadeo, que tu logotipo sea parte crucial de tu producto y que tus clientes lo luzcan con gusto, es genial, pero estas lista para lucir este trend?

¡Déjame saber que piensan sobre esto!

Xo,
Flor

Images from Vogue.com

New York Fashion Week-Runway

With New York Fashion Week already rolling, and numerous fashion shows already presented and many more on their way, I took the time to really soak in the collections, setting aside the hype and the glamour of this wonderful week. One of the biggest surprise for me was Tommy Hilfiger's collection, I think I refound my youthful love for this brand with this collection. I've always known that they have an athletic touch to their clothes, but I just love the wetsuit inspired pieces, with such a laid back, no fuss beach style with really strong colors, and not to mention that the sandy boardwalk was such a nice unexpected setting for the city. I've seen other wetsuit inspired pieces that I really wouldn't wear, but these pieces have enough of a wetsuit sense, but really stylish.

Another collection where I could literally pick things off the runway and add them to my everyday wardrobe would be BCBG Max Azria's. I loved the pale colors, long and loose aesthetic of their clothes; this collection is really stylish, but with a "I just threw this on" vibe. It's really inspiring seeing runway collections that manage to be fashion forward and really wearable at the same time. Something that I try to infuse to my own style is not over thinking about what I'm wearing, because it does translate, and this collection is the epitome of this.

With Peter Som's collection I came to the conclusion that I'm really leaning toward that easy vibe style. This collection was also inspired by that beachy-surfer vibe, and probably, being an Island girl myself I'm naturally drawn to this, but this collection manages to mix prints and modern touches without loosing the essence which inspired it. There are still many other collections to look at, so I'll be posting more insights of the collections I like! Hope you like this post!

Let me know what you think!

Xo,

Flor

-Images from Vogue.com

Stockholm Fashion Week Street-Style

Since it has been raining for a substantial part of the day and I haven't been able to take pictures for the blog, the next best thing I can do is search for style inspiration and share it! I love seeing how people mix and match trends and unexpected pieces, and street-style fashion is a great way to get ideas from. These pictures are some of my favorite looks from the Stockholm Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week. One of my favorite looks is the skirt matched with the Chicago Bears sweatshirt, I've been really intrigued my this trend, unfortunately it's too hot in Puerto Rico right now to sport it, but I'll find a way. Black and white is always a favorite so I won't get into too many details about it, but I'm a huge houndstooth fan and love how it looks with the leather jacket. Love the all white look... after labor day wearing white? I say yes! Lastly, I've added a new item to my fall wish list, an amazing velvet jacket like the one in the last picture, love that velvet makes you think of delicate and luxurious, and this jacket has an army inspiration in the button detailing to contrast this ideal.. Hope you like this post!

Let me know what you think!

Xo

Flor

Images from Style.com & Harper's Bazaar.com