Line We Love : D&G MAN FASHION SHOW SUMMER 2012

The designing duo Dolce and Gabbana saluted the versatile foulard in the spring/summer 2012 menswear collection for their second line, D&G.

This collection was inspired by the silky printed Foulard .The whole collection is characterized by the use of foulards as the central element .

The D&G collection previewed the foulard, appearing in half a dozen patterns, formed the defining element of everything from blazers to shirts, from swim trunks to trousers.

Foulard prints turned up on suede moccasins and hats.

The theme was a great occasion to deconstruct clothes, and restitch them with a colorful silk cloth to create a contrast of fabrics.

Tapered silk trousers had a denim waistline. The back of a denim shirt was a large foulard print — great ventilation on hot days. Another jean shirt had silken sleeves.

Also they served up linen trousers and shorts, distressed denim pants and shorts and another staple for next summer: raffia hats.

D&G’s trademark finale featured bare-chested models in silk foulard bathing trunks, wearing brightly colored suede moccasins, striding en masse down the runway.

This collection gets my heart-racing, excited for a sojourn just about anywhere. Chic, cool, rugged but also aged and a little flamboyant, this is what I'd dream to wear in the summer.

Colors:
blue, light blue, army green, beige, orange

Fabrics:
washed cotton, silk, linen

Accessories:
laced up moccasins in super soft chamois with fringe detail, fedora hats with contrasting bands and sunglasses. Maxi shopping bags in leather details thought out also for the evening

Summer Days

Summer has kicked in! We've hardly had a cloudy day for the last 3 weeks. I'm starting to get a sandal tan, and have a lovely designer bracelet, watch strap tan. Nick tells me white however isnt a shade of tan :(

A polish collection that is one of my favourites is the Summer Days collection from China glaze in 2009. Unfortunately it doesn't wear very well on me. All the polishes are rather sheer and need 3 coats, but most importantly they are all glass flecked!

 Orange Marmalade is a stunning bright orange with golden glass flecks. It's a beautiful colour that looks amazing for summer. There's something about orange polish that screams summer to me.

 Cherry Pie is a reddish orange polish that seems to have light pinky glass flecks in it. It'd not one of the colours I would usually wear, but it's still rather pretty and I do like the name!

Raspberry Festival is the pinky red in the collection. Laced with pink glass flecks it reminds me of a raspberry Popsicle. That fake raspberry that you find in confectionery. mmm....sugar!

Strawberry Fields is an amazing pink colour. It's so stunning. Bright pink with golden glass flecks. It's just so pretty. 

Grape juice does remind me of an ice cold juice. I'm not sure it's the colour of grapes though! The silver glass flecks do remind me of a refreshing beverage though.

I tried to get away with only using two coats of Watermelon Rind, and you can see why you need to use three coats for these polishes! Watermelon Rind is a pretty blue tinged green that looks very edible even if I don't eat the rinds of watermelons myself!

OPI Flit a Bit

My nail polish today is a stunning orange creme, Flit a Bit, from OPI's summer collection this year.

I purchased three of the four colours from the collection. Flit a Bit, Wing it! and Flower to Flower. I love the three I own. I passed on Catch me in your Net, I'm kinda lazy when it comes to glittery nail polishes and the removal, and by the time I wanted it, it was harder to find! Oh well I do have Orly Halley's Comet.

Flit a Bit is a very pretty orange creme, It's the perfect orange, I wouldn't call it yellowed or reddened. Just orange. I love it, so bright and cheerful for summer.

Flit a Bit

 It looks yellowed in these pictures. That's odd. Its very orange on my nails!

Hmm....Different lighting, it looked more orange on my camera screen, but then on here it looks washed out again! I give up. The top picture shows the dress, and reason why I decided to wear Flit a Bit today!

Spring/Summer 2010 Shoe Trend Preview

Go Shopping (left -> right, top -> bottom):

1. LANVIN: Patent and Suede Pumps, $1.057

2. BALMAIN: Metal Net Suede Sandals, $1.890

3. ALEXANDER WANG: Striped Canvas Freja Boots, $1.111

4. FENDI: Wrap Lycra and Plexi Platform Sandals, $1.553

5. GIUSEPPE ZANOTTI: Multi Color Stone Embellished Sandals, $1.980

6. CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN: Silk Satin Greissimo Pumps, $845

7. GIVENCHY: Moroccan Studded Ankle Strap Sandals, $1.305

8. DSQUARED²: Patent Folded Strap Booty Boots, $1.257

9. SALVATORE FERRAGAMO: Studded Scale Giordana Sandals, $1.354