tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73469864920804777832024-02-06T19:12:08.605-08:00Ode 2 Vogue Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7346986492080477783.post-63072450953201740092015-08-25T16:24:00.001-07:002015-08-25T16:24:56.582-07:00The Art of Autumnal Dressing<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>As autumn looms and the days grow colder, it is time to
explore how you will update your wardrobe. Upon the arrival of a new season, I
advocate not only making additions to your wardrobe, but also having a clear
out. Like a gust of autumnal wind, a wardrobe detox blows away the dust and
leaves you feeling refreshed and ready for action. <o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>If you’re not careful, autumn can lead your wardrobe onto a
path of drudgery and delusion. One misstep in this sartorial season and an awful autumn is followed by a woeful winter. If you begin autumn thinking that you can get away with a baggy brown jumper and a tatty scarf, by winter you'll look like the personification of frumpiness and complacency. </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>The biggest autumnal mistake is the misuse of colour. Although you cannot get away with pastel coloured candy stripes, an autumn wardrobe should not be limited to grey, brown and navy. Instead, peruse the purples, yearn for yellows, and rise above the melee in metallics. Here's some inspiration to get you started!</i></span></div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7346986492080477783.post-38340363328790758882015-08-22T12:50:00.000-07:002015-08-22T12:50:18.186-07:00Are Designer Replicas Fair Game? <i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Whilst trawling through the pages of SheIn, a very familiar dress caught my eye. A full-skirted, brightly striped dress adorned with children's drawings jumped out at me. It was an exact replica of a dress featured in Dolce&Gabbana's recent advertisement in British Vogue's September issue with a comparatively minuscule price tag.</i><br />
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<i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Although legal as long as they don't claim that the dress is D&G, it still feels wrong. Dresses such as this are works of art, and deserve to be admired and respected, not replicated in cheap materials for mass consumerism. </i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>The average person can't afford a wardrobe bursting with authentic designer items, hence the black market for fake designer items is rife globally. A holiday in Europe isn't complete without a handsome local approaching you to offer 'Prada' handbags for <span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">€50. It has been estimated that losses to designers as a result of fake handbags total $70 million.</span></i></span><br />
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<i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">If you can't afford to buy a designer item, the best option is to buy second hand. My treasured sites are <a href="https://www.buymywardrobe.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">BuyMyWardrobe</span></a>, <a href="http://www.williamvintage.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">William Vintage</span></a>, <a href="http://www.hardlyeverwornit.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Hardly Ever Worn It</span></a>, <a href="http://www.npnbags.co.uk/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Naughtipidgins Nest</span></a>, <a href="http://www.stylesequel.com/whats-new" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Style Sequel</span></a>, and <a href="http://www.thelittleblackdressagency.co.uk/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">The Little Black Dress Agency</span></a>. They require a bit of time to sift through the many pages, but you can find some real designer gems for more realistic prices! I've got my eye on this MSGM boucle jacket, and these Prada shoes, and this Prada shirt, ooh and those Mulberry bags on Naughtipidgins... I could be gone for a while! </span></i><br />
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choice university or were temporarily in educational purgatory whilst going
through clearing, you now know where you’re headed. You are inundated with a
wealth of advice on what to take to uni, recommendations to ‘keep your bedroom
door open’ during the first few days in halls, and panic searching TSR for the
nitty gritty insider info about your impending halls of residence/classes/what
the typical student wears at your respective university.</span></i><o:p></o:p></div>
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off on the right foot so that they can have the best possible start to an
unforgettable, mind-bogglingly incredible few years at university. The key is
preparation. There is one, seemingly inconsequential item which no one will
advise you to pack in your already overflowing suitcase but which is undeniably
necessary: a ball gown.</i></span></div>
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will be opening/freshers’ balls, sports’ balls, Christmas balls, summer balls,
end of year balls, society balls, and ‘any other reason you can think of for
having one’ balls. The dress requirements can range from cocktail dresses
(sports’ balls) to formal ball gowns (Christmas ball). The frequency and
formality of balls will vary depending on which university you’re off to, but taking
at least one semi-formal and one formal dress with you will avoid any last
minute sartorial scrambling. Of course if your old prom dress is still your
style and fits you well, then take it. If </span><span style="line-height: 17.1200008392334px;">you've</span><span style="line-height: 107%;"> changed a lot and feel like
breathing new life into your formalwear, then here are my picks for a variety
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<i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1. Fob Wall Clock £35 - <a href="http://www.marksandspencer.com/metal-fob-wall-clock/p/p22368642?mfPartNumber=T272971&carousel=FUNV_RR" target="_blank">M&S</a> (highstreet version of the one I bought but practically the same!)</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">2. Crown 40 Years of Fashion Wallpaper £10/roll - <a href="http://www.ilovewallpaper.co.uk/wallpaper-c1/40-years-of-fashion-wallpaper-black-and-white-m0902-p2281/s2316?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=crown-40-years-of-fashion-wallpaper-black-and-white-m0902-m0902&utm_campaign=product%2Blisting%2Bads&cid=GBP&gclid=Cj0KEQjw6cCuBRCh4KrGoJ6LoboBEiQAwzYsdOAHeEaE4Aj6fPQOr8kE59Kq9nOmnKO-0yCNLgRaCJ4aAvyn8P8HAQ" target="_blank">I Love Wallpaper</a></span></i></div>
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<i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Monday night saw Channel 4 exploring the raunchy but artistic world of Christian Louboutin. The documentary, entitled <a href="http://www.channel4.com/programmes/louboutin-the-worlds-most-luxurious-shoes" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">'Louboutin: The World's Most Luxurious Shoes</span>'</a>, was a charming portrayal of Louboutin as a character and gave a fascinating insight into the sources of his inspiration. </i></div>
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<i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Admittedly, I thought Louboutin was going to be off his rocker. I was pleasantly surprised by his endearing demeanour and evident self-awareness. It became clear as the programme ensued that the Louboutin brand was an absolute reflection of Louboutin's stylistic vision for women. </i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>Since its conception in Paris in 1991, the Christian Louboutin brand has seen a meteoric rise in popularity. When questioned on his famous clients, the same discretion which has earnt him the trust of the A-listers which bolster his image, was evident in his answering. He presented Angelina Jolie's Maleficent shoe which she had worn to every première, he spoke of the image of a forelorn Princess Diana looking down at her feet as the inspiration for his pair of trademark red 'LOVE' emblazoned navy shoes. Yet, in a display of cautionary intelligence, he never once told a piece of headline-grabbing gossip. Referencing this, he said he thought of his role as that of a doctor with a confidentiality clause: "<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 24px;">a doctor has secrets and a doctor never speaks of his patients.". </span></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 24px;"><i>This interesting and humane nature of Louboutin as a person was furthered by the revelation of his recent venture in Bhutan (where </i></span></span></span><i style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">he is of course personal friends with the Bhutanese royalty)</i><i style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">. Through the artistic enterprise of a group of Bhutanese students, Louboutin encouraged the creativity of a traditions-based culture. The students painted wooden blocks in the shape of shoes with varying designs of their own imagination, ranging from cigarettes to vividly coloured patterns. Louboutin then transported the hand-painted wooden blocks to Paris (so that he could make his selections in neutral surroundings without the emotional influence of Bhutan) where he chose the best pieces which would feature in his collection.</i><br />
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<i style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 24px;">It may seem the polar opposite from the fetish-orientated foundations of his brand, but this venture only serves to demonstrate the pure artistry and expressiveness of Louboutin shoes. Louboutin as a brand serves not only to make women walk taller and more seductively (Christian notes that the high heel forces women to push out their breasts and pull back their shoulders in order to stay balanced), but also acts as the footwear representative of haute couture. It isn't practical, it isn't useful, but it is someone's vision. </span></span></i><br />
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<i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Fashion is often derided by academics, but just like empires, colonies, and kingdoms, fashion has its own swirling history. Fashion is affected by wars, influenced by revolution, and an accomplice of social change. Where textbook history has figures such as Napoleon, Hitler, and King Henry VIII, fashion history has Chanel, Dior, and Balenciaga. They are not equatable in their actions, but in the size of their impact.</i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>The now classic trench coat originates from the horrors of WW1, the mini skirt invigorated the equality and female liberalism campaign of the 1960s, and fair trade clothing companies such as People Tree highlight a growing social awareness of the need to end human exploitation. Fashion acts as an indicator of widespread societal movements and discontent. </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>The result? Freedom for women. Tunic dresses, sack dresses, baby doll dresses which effectively eliminated the waist, peacock tail dresses (now known as dropped hem), the empire line: he created them all. He gave women <b>choice</b>.<b> </b></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>The current exhibition in Calais provides an insight into the relationship between Balenciaga and lace. It traces how Balenciaga explored the charm and potential of lace, incorporating it as both decoration and as the main fabric. The curator of the exhibition, <span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.9950008392334px;">Catherine Join-Diéterle,</span> notes the designer's enduring love of lace; '<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.9950008392334px;">“It was consistently present in all his collections, even during his first in 1937 and his last in 1968.”</span> </i></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Loose clothing and shoes that slip off easily so you can wiggle your toes in the grass are essential. Add a medium size bag that is just roomy enough to hold your essentials (suncream, sunglasses, wet wipes) and your picnic dressing is complete! </span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>I scrutinise the contents of my picnic basket with just as much diligence as I do my outfit. When catering solely for yourself and a friend, selfishness is more than acceptable and personal favourites can be thrown into the basket without hesitation. I always include bruschetta (Jamie Oliver's recipe reigns supreme), M&S olives and feta, Fentiman's Pink Lemonade and macarons. </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>I recently learnt that macaroons and macarons are not alternative spellings, but are in fact different things. Macarons are your pastel coloured Ladur</i></span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>é</i></span></span><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">e-esque delights and macaroons are your coconut concoctions <span style="background-color: white;">à la Mrs Crimble's. I discovered this when my knowing boyfriend sent me a box of these moreish bites from <a href="http://www.macaronsandmore.com/" target="_blank">Macarons & More</a> by Tom Kinnaird. They were the best I have ever had and arrived miraculously in one piece thanks to the bakery's careful packing. I would definitely recommend sending this as a gift (you can order online via the website) if you have a friend who lives far away, or even just ordering yourself some as a treat to take with you on a picnic this month! </span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>What all of this means is that when it comes to festival fashion, Leeds Fest is in a category of its own. Like the music, your wardrobe must be cool, eclectic and not an adulation of populist trends. If you genuinely like Hunter wellies then wear them, but they're not an unwritten entry requirement like at V Festival and T in the Park. Leeds is about looking good without losing yourself in the hysteria of festival fads.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>First and foremost are the basics: wellies and raincoats. It <b>will</b> rain, it <b>will</b> get muddy, and you <b>will</b> fall over. My tactic for wellies is buying cheap ones that I throw away on the Monday afternoon when I get home. </i></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Pretty wellies always get compliments (as oppose to the knowing nod that Hunters garner) so go as bright as you like! </span></i></div>
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<span style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">When thinking about raincoats, I'd rather stay dry and look good underneath for when the rain stops. So listen to your Mum and take that Regatta waterproof coat you've had since your were 15, you'll thank her once the rain begins! </span></i></span></div>
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<li><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Pack t-shirts and long-sleeved checked shirts (great for colder nights). </span></i></li>
<li><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Leave the nostalgic old gig/festival tops to people over 40. </span></i></li>
<li><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Forget anything crocheted/fringed/cropped: you're not a clone. </span></i></li>
<li><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Accessorise to the max: jewellery, hairbands, glow bands, face paint.</span></i></li>
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<i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Festival fashion is about exaggerating the quirks of your normal individual style, don't feel pressured to morph into what fast fashion has dictated to be 21st century festival attire. Here are some pieces which I'll be heading into the chaos of Leeds Fest with:</span></i><br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7346986492080477783.post-90104085797406802882015-08-03T03:26:00.003-07:002015-08-03T03:26:48.442-07:00Digging into Kate Spade <span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>On both of my last two visits to Bicester Village, I have left with a Kate Spade handbag. For those of you who are yet to delve into the delights of Bicester Village, it is a designer outlet village located in Oxfordshire and home to brands such as Valentino, Oscar De La Renta, Prada, Bally, and Mulberry. Although its main focus is fashion, it also hosts homeware stores (Ralph Lauren Home and Le Creuset), a cosmetics store and an electronics outlet (Bose). </i></span><div>
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<br /><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><span style="text-align: center;">There are handbags aplenty in Bicester Village, and yet every time it is a Kate Spade handbag that I lust after. They're not the most high-end handbags or of an especially luxurious quality, but they're just </span><b style="text-align: center;">delightful</b><span style="text-align: center;">. There are pretty floral patterned ones, pastel coloured ones, straw ones, classic cream and black ones, and purses to match. Each colour or pattern also comes in a variety of shapes and sizes so whether you're a tote or a shoulder bag kind of girl, you'll find something in this shop. </span></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>The Kate Spade shop at Bicester is as lovely as its collection. The bags are arranged in complimentary colour sections, with a jewellery section to one side and clothing interspersed in the midst of all of this. The shop assistants are also fantastic, they are friendly and don't hover around you, but are always there if you have a question. The prices in this outlet shop are equally appealing, I picked up this rose patterned shoulder bag below for £48 (down from £120)!</i></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Although we're always paying over the odds for designer items here compared to the US, Bicester Village goes some way to relieving the damage that designer shopping can do to your bank account! These are some of my favourite finds of the day:</span></i></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oscar de la Renta - Spanish Mules, £230-250</td></tr>
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<i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">If Bicester Village is beyond the realms of practical possibility for you, check out the Kate Spade <a href="http://www.katespade.co.uk/page/home" target="_blank">website</a> to bask in handbag perfectionism. I love the <a href="http://www.katespade.co.uk/emma-lane-fabric-maya/invt/pxru5344" target="_blank">Emma Lane Fabric Maya</a>!</span></i></div>
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If I had space on my bookshelf, I would be buying vintage
Vogue issues almost daily! Even though the summer shoots I have been
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They entice you to throw your bikini aside and indulge in the purchases of a waist-defining swimming costume, a parasol, and most importantly a beach ball. Find my picks below!</div>
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society and world class horseracing come together for five enthralling days.</span><span style="line-height: 107%;">”<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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didn’t make it to the Coronation Cup Polo today, Goodwood provides another
chance to delve into the world of sumptuous summer dressing. The main principle
is the same as for Polo (neutral base with vivid accessories – see previous
post), but with the tricky addition of a hat.</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><i style="line-height: 107%;">I say tricky because this is where many women
fall down. You can start looking at a woman’s classically clad LK Bennett feet,
slowly work your way up to her chic two piece suit, mentally nodding with
approval as you go (aren’t they lovely pearls?), and then you lift your eyes to
her head. And then you stop. Why does she have a nest on her head? Why is it a
completely different colour to the rest of her outfit? Why is it on a headband?
Does she know a headband isn’t a hat?</i></i></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jerry Hall and Marie Helvin, Royal Ascot 1982</td></tr>
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but that is not at Goodwood. Their commonplace nature is not a reflection of
their stylishness and any woman worth her fashion salt will stay far away from
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whispers ‘come hither, see what is below my brim!’. In an age where everything
is on display, a full hat not only completes an outfit, but from a distance it
makes you a mystery. If you are going to Goodwood to find a husband (feminism
has not eradicated the intents of high society Mothers), a true hat holds greater
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<li><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"> Should be a hat, not a
fascinator.</span></i></li>
<li><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="line-height: 107%;">Not too wide or too tall so as to
obstruct another person’s view of the racing.</span></i></li>
<li><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="line-height: 107%;">Should be related colour-wise to
the rest of your outfit. A hat shouldn’t be a lone pop of colour, it should
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>The Royal Salute Coronation Cup 2015 takes place this
Saturday and with a fresh new title sponsor, Ode 2 Vogue has high hopes for a
revitalised ambiance. International Day is the most prestigious polo event in
the social calendar and hordes of royalty, celebrities, and social butterflies
are expected to make their usual pilgrimage to watch England vs. South America.</i></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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consisting solely of me working an event for Ralph Lauren. Whilst surrounded by
luminous, highlighter inspired polos, I began wondering about Ralph Lauren’s
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nothing but a status symbol. They scream ‘I can spend £90 on a shirt’, ‘I want
other people to know I have a healthy bank balance’ and ‘I’m insecure about my
social status’. The clothing in these collections is neither stylish nor chic,
it is merely a means by which a person can affirm their own wealth in the eyes
of others. Personal style is about being confident in what you wear, and whilst a
lurid Ralph Lauren Polo can provide a moment of self-assurance, it only serves
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different image, however. Collection, Black Label, RRL and Lauren
are aimed at a different audience to its Polo range. They range from easy
daytime style, to polished tailoring, to evening glamour – all connected by the
absence of a certain stark pony logo. The exact reason why some people buy a Ralph
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sleek elegance which exudes quality and that ‘investment piece’ air which we
are so often reminded to think of in this high consumption age. When Ralph
Lauren advertisements are featured in Vogue, Bazaar, or Elle, it is pieces from
its higher end collections which we see. There are leather boots and handbags to
last you for years, evening dresses which a mother could share with her
delighted daughter, and cashmere aplenty. They are items which whisper that
you’re successful and stylish, they don’t scream for attention like that
incandescent lime green tennis skirt does. <o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I’ve been caught in the Ralph Lauren trap too and even own a
couple of polos myself, but having spent the last week in Polo Ralph Lauren
Land, I came to realise that this part of the luxury lifestyle brand was not
luxury at all: it was social insecurity in material form. Sure, a navy blue
polo probably is my style and I’ll probably buy one again in the future, but
next time I stand, considering a top so brightly coloured that it looks like it
belongs on a six year old, I’ll think again.</i></div>
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it wasn’t only her spectacular sporting prowess which was on show. The
spectators of Centre Court are renowned for their seamless and sophisticated
style, but at the Champions’ Dinner on Sunday 12<sup>th</sup> July, Serena
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shape, the Ladies’ Singles Champion looked elegant and statuesque in a peach
full-length, jewel-topped dress whilst still displaying her match-winning
muscles. A merging of strength and style, Serena is a suffrage success. Having
the body of an athlete (or any body shape not deemed to be ‘womanly’) does not
mean that you cannot embrace fashion, and the same strong mentality which
enables her to win tournaments has empowered Serena to volley away the
narrow-minded cyber bullies of the world.</i></span></div>
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exquisite evening gowns has amassed Serena recognition. Her comment in 2014
after a rainy day at Wimbledon served to highlight her love of fashion: ‘I just
love coats. I'm always buying Burberry coats. I don't know why, because I live
in Florida’. It was a little reassuring to know that even a tennis superstar
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(not without some expected mistakes) and at high-profile events such as Vanity
Fair parties and tennis photocalls, she has wowed in some awe-inspiring
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first in June 2012 along with athletes Ryan Lochte and Hope Solo, and again in
April of this year as a solo cover. Vogue recognised Serena as a woman, with a
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through flyers at a tourist information booth, I came across an advertisement
for an exhibition entitled ‘Vogue: like a painting’. Needing no further
persuasion other than those four words, I wandered over to the Museo
Thyssen-Bornemisza without hesitation. I’d been here once before in 2014 to see
a vivid, enthralling Pop Art exhibition and so I had high hopes for their Vogue
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"With everything I do, it's as if I'm trying to manipulate it, to coerce it so it has that painterly feel."<br />The Dress Lamp Tree, Tim Walker</td></tr>
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some of the greatest Vogue photographers from classical paintings. Examples of Spanish
paintings from the Golden Age, Constable, and Vermeer are intertwined with
photographs from the Vogue archives by Annie Leibovitz, Irving Penn, and Cecil
Beaton to name but a few. <o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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exhibition, Debra Smith, selected which Vogue images would be included based on
their pictorial quality and their link to historic art. All the selections “in
one way or another, reflect devices commonly used by painters: theatrical
settings, dramatic chiaroscuro, carefully devised compositional schemes and
special emphasis on the beauty of the figures, their poses and the décor”. The
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not been some long-held secret, but this clear array of artistic pairings demonstrates
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of both the staging and the couture itself, Chanel continues to outshine its usurpers
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gambling when the Grand Palais underwent a metamorphic change to become a
casino/arena. Central casino tables housed celebrities and models, with the haute
couture models circulating through the space between the tables and the surrounding audience. </i></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Julianne Moore (wearing a teal velvet dress) waltzed arm-in-arm, complimenting one another perfectly. </i></span></div>
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celebrities including Lily Collins, Lily-Rose Depp, and Rita Ora convened at
the tables, engaging in mock-play and adding to the theatre of the show. The A-listers
taking part in the performance all wore pieces from the latest collection, and
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was overwhelmingly stunning. An array of glitzy, luxurious Chanel suits kicked
the show off, followed by an interlude of cream and satin, an influx of metallics
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the clothing and accessories which are currently ‘in vogue’ whilst also instructing
its readers on how to wear them. Its daring and bold photo shoots not only simply
say ‘xyz’ is a trend and here are some dresses you can buy: the images in Vogue
convey an attitude and a persona which gives life to the outfits. They dare the
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but which is still very much prevalent in American Vogue. Although American
Vogue has had its fair share of celebrity mishaps (I have to take a deep breath
whenever I see the Kimye cover), British Vogue seems to have swum into a muddy river
of fame fawning, when it used to dive into the exotic Great Barrier Reef were
fashion secrets lay, re-surfacing every now and then to part with their
findings. When it does turn to fashionable (rather than famous) figures, British
Vogue is at its best. <o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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Tennant</span> pioneers an ‘ageless style’ issue. Stella, wearing a simple blue
shirt and black trousers, exudes confidence. She knows who she is and she knows
what her style is. Nobody could look back on that outfit in twenty years’ time
and say ‘what <b><u>was</u> </b>she thinking?’. It is a minimalistic but brilliant cover. </span></i></div>
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and at the forefront of fashion, yet it never succumbs to trends. It
incorporates them into its style, just as the reader should. A trend should not
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April 1950 cover which adorns my background and harks back to a more elegant era,
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">Bracelet</span> - Tory Burch @ Selfridges, <span style="color: #3d85c6;">Socks </span>- Dorothy Perkins.</td></tr>
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<i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This style blog will celebrate the beauty and fashion
that Vogue showcases and enable you to infuse those inspirational photo shoots
into your own wardrobe. It will be the bridge between the heady fashion heights
of Vogue, the stratospheric societal seasons of Tatler, and real life. <o:p></o:p></span></i><br />
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">At Ode 2 Vogue, we resonate with the words of Andy
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<span style="letter-spacing: -0.75pt; line-height: 24.75pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">Andy Warhol</span></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999;">"Fashion wasn’t what you wore someplace anymore; it was the
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<i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">"Be daring, be different, be impractical, be anything that
will assert integrity of purpose and imaginative vision against the
play-it-safers, the creatures of the commonplace, the slaves of the
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