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Parisian Chic by Ines de la Fressange

A style guide to dressing like a Parisian.

Red Book cover Parisian Chic Ines

Have you every wondered how to get that cool, sexy or rather classic Parisian look? Well, you’re in luck because long time model and ex-Chanel muse Ines de la Fressange break its down in a cheeky little red book with sketches and streetsyle photos of her and her daughter Nine, wearing some signature Parisian Looks.

I believe ( and so does Ines) that every woman should a wardrobe on certain key pieces ( 7 for her) and the rest is a matter of accessories; shoes, bags, jewelry etc.

Think about it, you can wear one black dress many ways depending on the belt, shoes and bags that you chose to go with it.

Nine from Parisian Chic book
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You can check out a little video with her voice over, running on Amazon here.

You can also buy the book: Parisian Chic: A Style Guide by Ines de la Fressange
on Amazon.

If you buy it let me know what you think?

STYLE FILE: WHAT’S TO BECOME OF CACHAREL?

This week it was announced that Cédric Charlier will move on to other (perhaps greener) pastures after his six seasons as the Head Designer at Cacharel. It is reported by WWD that the Belgian born designer will leave at the end of his contract on October 7th 2011. He was the one that re-launched the brand in 2009 after its 20-year absence from the fashion scene (which in fashion is an eternity!).

Cédric Charlier gave us his rendition of the Cacharel woman; young, feminine, colorful and a bit sweet, as displayed in his Spring Summer 2011 collection that had bright neons in full head to toe glory. The signature “floral” (after all this is the same brand that gave our mothers those soft floral Anais Anais Ads back in the day) came back center stage for the Fall 2011/2012 collection that showed a creative mixture of brocade and colors a la Marie Antoinette.

Kudos to Cédric Charlier for resurrecting a beloved brand from the past.

It’s because of him that many buyers and editors pack the Carousel du Louvre to see the show each season in Paris.

My only question is was who’s coming on board and should this be taken as a cautionary measure from the brand not to go back to being not just another “vintage” brand like Christian Lacroix?

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STYLE FILE: HAIDER ACKERMANN

Haider Ackermann has been on the lips of many people since the rumors hit of the Dior split with Galliano. Will he, or won’t he is the question? Now that we’ve gotten our answers, I like many of you am ever so eager to see the first collection.

Here are some of my best looks from the Haider Ackermann Fall 2010 and Fall 2011 collections. Both of which shows a consistently in his theme of deconstructed yet tailored work. A look that can only be pulled off by a confident woman, one who knows her personal style is one part subtle and one part sharp.

The femininity of flowy fabrics and the masculinity of the structured blazers plays on this; you have to be a woman who knows that their is a sweet yet powerful side to her sensuality. The Haider Ackermann woman is a BOSS.

THE CHIC SPORTSWOMAN

Have you guys seen the new fashion ads from Celine and The Limited?

What do they both have in common?

It’s very unlikely that any of these two things should coincide – but the guys at The Limited and Celine seem to think that certain athletic sports like Surfing and Skateboarding goes with their type of woman.

Like the one who catches a cab in the middle on New York with a sleek hairstyle, sexy bustier dress and a surfboard under arms.

Or perhaps, like the Celine woman who knows how to carry a oversized carry-all under a skateboard – now shouldn’t that be a sport in itself?

I think someone was having a lot of fun in both marketing departments thinking up these ads. The 21st century woman can do and have it all, can’t we? Guess, like the The Limited ad states they wanted to see “How far can you they go?”

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HILARY ALEXANDER INTERVIEWS ANDREJ PEJIC

Not many males models can grab the attention of the fashion world the way that BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA born Andrej has done in the past week at Fashion weeks in London and Paris.

Leave it to Hilary to dive into the matters many people are so blasé about ( previous topics included diversity on the catwalks, weight concerns etc)- like this “gorgeous gender-bender with great bone structure”.

He says he’d get a sex change for Victoria’s Secret.