Mercedez-Benz Fashion Week – Highlights – Part II

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A few more of my faves…

Mara Hoffman

Delpozo

DKNY

Mark McNairy

Custo Barcelona

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Style Diary – 9 to 5

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I’t’s been a busy busy week, so I’m posting my Tuesday’s ensemble a little late.  Here it is…TA DAAA!

Clearly, I’m taking advantage of the polka dot trend this season.  It’s such a classic print that you can wip out at any time of the year and any season.  I especially love this print on these wide leg culotte pants that I bought from Jennyfleur Loves – the fabric moves so beautifully and gives my outfit a boho chic feel.

Here’s a fab little “did you know” for you…

Culottes describes a split or divided skirt or any garment which “hangs like a skirt, but is actually pants.  During the Victorian Era (mid- to late-nineteenth century) long split skirts were developed for horseback riding so that women could sit astride a man’s saddle rather than riding side saddle.  The term “culottes” was co-opted from the original French definition of the word to describe these split riding skirts…

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The bee keeper’s daughter

Sarah Burton – Alexander McQueen

Photographer – Monica Feudi/Feudiguaineri.com

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Smokey eyes taken to another level!

Shot by Alvaro Beamud Cortes – Images Fashion Gone Rogue

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Have yourself a quick drool session over the Infinitely Kusama collaboration, showcasing the capsule collection of ready-to-wear handbags, shoes and accessories, that Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama and Louis Vuitton created.  Most of the collection hit the stores on the 10 July.

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Seven Flawless Days of Spring: Rianne

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