Slaying in Stella

The puffer coats, the metallics, the luxury, oh my! The Stella McCartney Fall 2016 RTW Collection was absolutely stunning with its variety of textiles and colors. She features puffer coats in copper, black, and this deep, midnight blue. The oversized coats complimented the metallic culottes and sleek hair. Some models rocked one earring, some rocked none, but they all SLAYED. There was a definite 40’s influence in the styling and some of the garments, like the silk slip maxi dress with lace cut-outs and knife pleats, as well as the side-swept hair with soft waves.

One of the highlights (in my opinion) was the swan graphic that appeared on a few pieces. I feel it added elements of whimsy and playfulness to the collection. The velvet garments, though, were the icing on the cake, because who wouldn’t want a giant oversized puffer coat in a velvet blue? (It would be like wearing a cloud, right?)

A touch of denim, a touch of femininity, some tennis shoes, and a few (on-trend) color pops made for an eye-catching and signature “Stella” show. 

xo – nic ™

whippin’ into shape

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I fell off the tracks, got so stressed, and neglected my blog and my website for months. Now it’s time to get back into it, and whip my ass into shape. I already started off the new year right by quitting drinking and smoking at the end of January. It’s been over a month now, and since doing this as well as working out, losing (a little) unwanted holiday weight, I feel like it is finally time to update the website. 

I have to plan a photo shoot first, though, and my go-to model has kicked off her career and has been working in Milan and London for the past month and a half. (Lucky!) So, I will patiently wait for her, and brainstorm the next shoot. I want to give myself (and the amazing people I will work with on this) enough time to plan because I secretly hope to have hair and make-up help too. I have felt this desperate need to market my re-sale items in a cool way that shows off the appeal or versatility, and one day last week it hit me, “Why wouldn’t I style all of the re-sale items together in an awesome shot, and then market them separately? DUH!!” Needless to say,  the website will be getting a face-lift soon via my outrageous amount of inspiration.

I think that something new inspires us every single day. If I can try to keep up with it, I want to post something that inspires me on a daily basis. Maybe weekly. We’ll see how this goes. Every morning for the past few weeks, I wake up early (6:30 or 7am is early AF for me) and I go jogging. I come home, start the coffee pot, and take a shower. Then, I get on my laptop and check emails, apply for new and relevant jobs in my field of study, and I also check twitter and email updates on the latest beauty products and fashion shows. Since all of the recent “Fashion Weeks”, I have accumulated a lot of screenshots of inspiring outfits and such. I’ve included some of the “ALEXANDER MCQUEEN” and “MOSCHINO” [FALL16 RTW] inspiration screen shots below. Enjoy!

xo – nic