Street level, but not quite street style. A feminine flair with some busy city edge, nothing says Kate Bishop like urban chic and luxury casuals. Whether it’s combat boots for superhero hijinks, off-duty model camis by fashion week darling Alexander Wang, or cozy knits for downcast days — big city style is just like waking up on the right side of the bed and knowing how amazing it is to be you.
Crystal Studded Gold Arrow Earrings + Nasty Gal Twisted Blouse + Metallic Purple Aviators
Asos Hashtag Beanie + Nasty Gal Censored Skater Dress + Plum Crop Knit Top
T by Alexander Wang Classic Tank With Pocket + Volatile Purple Combat Boots + AllSaints Colour Block Skirt
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Missed out on Hawkeye Week? No worries, we’ll have you caught up in no time.
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“Nothin’ but a smile!”
“And a Tommy gun.”
“But what a smile!”
Who’s got two thumbs and totally psyched about Winter Soldier getting his big screen debut? This guy. And what better way to internet high five this than a Bucky Barnes sartorial mashup.
It actually began as a cheery Captain America inspo outfit, édition: été, that came to a snow flurried halt as spring once again became an ephemeral dream. But that’s okay, I’ve got enough wool blazers to clothe a small nation. Winter edition flip side, we get an added faux fur stole, a (gold) star insignia, and my sad attempt at serious face.
Winter? Ha. Winter is easy.
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Split Colour Blazer: Zara
Animal Print Top: McQ by Alexander McQueen
Blue Chiffon Skirt: American Apparel
Bow Belt, Faux Fur Stole: Yesstyle
“Joelle” Boots: Alexander Wang
Cat Ear Beret, Gun Print Nylons, Asuka Pins: Ebay
Gold Star “i tried” Pin: Powdered Pretty
Ever wonder what your favourite Star Wars characters might wear if they dressed in our planet’s high fashion looks? Yeah, us too. For this little miniseries, we’ve taken a prominent group in the Star Wars universe and looked through the Pre-Fall 2013 styles to see what those characters might wear. Next up is Tenel Ka Djo, Queen Mother of Hapes and Dathomiri Warrior Badass!
Tenel Ka is the daughter of two very different planets: Dathomir and Hapes. For much of her youth, she felt far more connected to the Dathomiri side of her heritage, preferring a warrior’s way of life instead of that of a royal princess. The Witches of Dathomir are a matriarchal and tribal society on a primitive planet. They are tough warrior women who are usually described as wearing supple animal hides which are sometimes further described as being lizard skinned. While the easiest way to pull together this post would’ve been to just save all the animal skinned pieces, I tried to do that for only some of the looks. I also took a slightly more editorial approach to this particular post since the Dathomiri are unlikely to be terribly concerned with fashion no matter what universe they’re in.
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We’ll start off with a top that made me think of Tenel Ka the moment I saw it. This piece by Alexander Wang not only manages to feel both tough and easy at the same time but the asymetricalness of it reminded me of her.
Of course no wardrobe is every complete without a snazzy trench coat to complete it. These two by Burberry and Emilio Pucci fit the bill nicely with their snake skin prints.
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Ever wonder what your favourite Star Wars characters might wear if they dressed in our planet’s high fashion looks? Yeah, us too. In the first of what will be several posts, we’ve taken a prominent group in the Star Wars universe and looked through the Pre-Fall 2013 styles to see what those characters might wear. First up: everyone’s favourite Galactic Empire.
Most of what we see in terms of clothing from the Empire in the films is their uniforms, which are obviously militaristic and which also tend towards more drab colours. No bright colours here except for the Imperial Guard, of course. With this in mind, I looked for both a specific colour palette and also for the looks that didn’t flaunt the ruffles that were popular this season. (Vader vetoed their addition to the uniform.) The darker and militaristic results would be fabulous additions to the wardrobe of any female Imperial officer nonetheless.
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Let’s start out with some basics. Obviously, the Imperials have to go to work, but why does their wardrobe have to be limited to uniforms when they have Nina Ricci, Michael Kors, and Proenza Schouler:
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Of course, you can never go wrong with a smartly cut jacket like this one from St. John:
Designers wouldn’t leave the more stylish Imperial ladies wanting for tops either. Alexander Wang and Vera Wang both put forth some interesting offerings:
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Fashion Week throughout the world has come and gone and left us with dozens of collections to look at with longing and wishes that our wallets held more money than they do. Even though Avengers vs X-men ended in a less than ideal way for Emma Frost, I bet she still kept an eye on Fashion Week in Paris, Milan, London, and New York. She might be in more than just a spot of trouble but here are a few looks from the 2013 Spring/Summer Ready to Wear Collections that just might have found their way into her closet.
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A good number of the pieces from the Balenciaga 2013 S/S collection look like they just might be up Miss Frost’s alley. In fact, I’d be shocked if she didn’t already have the top in the first image in her closet already. The subtle X shape makes me inclined to say that the top could very well have been inspired by her. While Emma’s fashion trademark is obviously that she wears all white, I could see her being drawn to both of the outfits on the left or even just simply taking the white top from one and the white skirt from the other.