Posts Tagged ‘Milan’
Inverno in Italia
As The Sartorialist says: “Somewhere (not New York) Winter isn’t so bad.”
Milano:
New York:
Now, where would you rather be?
Andiamo!
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CommentSocks and Shoes
It seems that European girls are working this socks and brogues look this summer.
A Sexy Gamine - Milano
Shirtdress Dress - Paris
I certainly haven’t seen it on anyone here in Boston, but being one to flout convention I’m eager to give it a try. Net-a-porter.com seems to be sold out of the classic Church’s, which would be my preference, but J. Crew offers a Camden brogue that’s a not-quite-but-close alternative.
As always, thanks to The Sartorialist for the photos.
Imagine
… if this were your living room. I am.
In my living room, the painting of the dude at the far end is on a track that we can move aside when we want to watch trash tv on the flat screen.
Courtesy of The Moment. (In real life this is the architect Piero Portaluppi’s 1935 rationalist masterpiece, the Villa Necchi Campiglio.)
On the Street…..Before Armani, Milano
The Sartorialist and I seem to be having a thing for chic girls on scooters.
What I really love about her outfit is the way she mixes patterns and colors. The leopard print over the bright pattern works because it is muted and doesn’t clash, and then cleverly she’s added animal print booties that pull the whole thing together. Love. It.
Thanks to The Sartorialist.
On the Street…..Alessandra, Milano
Okay, besides the cigarette, I totally want to adopt this look. Where can I get everything she is wearing? Can we say covet? Forgive me, Father, for I have sinned.
Thanks to The Sartorialist.
Sartorially Speaking
I am loving The Sartorialist today.
First off, ARE we ready to discuss skirt lengths for men? I don’t know, but I like this dude’s look. And skirt or no, I don’t think anyone is going to mess with him.
And then there is this lovely Milanese lady. I think we Bostonian’s should strive to reach this level of chic and match our Vespas to our vestments.
A Milano
The New York Times’ Cathy Horyn quips that Milan Goes in All Directions in her review of Milan’s fashion week. She could be right. I haven’t been following the shows in Milan as closely as I did those in New York, but I can’t go without commenting on the fashions coming out of Milan since some of my favorite designers are Italian after all.
Prada: I love almost everything Miuccia Prada does. In a way, Miu Miu captures the sense of boho whimsy that I like in clothes I can’t afford, but Prada is the pinnacle. This new collection did not disappoint.
Everyone has something to say about Prada: The New York Times, Style.com, Fashionista.
Marni: Via Twitter, Fashionista calls Marni’s Fall 2010 look “sexy librarian.” I’m not sure that really hits it. For what I think a sexy librarian would be wearing, see the Prada collection. I would tend more toward Style.com’s assessment of the lack of typical “studied eccentricity” in Marni’s Fall 2010 collection:
Here is proof that a striking piece of shearling, a knit with a singular color, a fur accessory, and so on can be proudly carried off by chic women whose personal style has nothing to do with the full-time Marni freaks.
I’ve always liked Marni but never went so far as to buy anything. Here are few pieces I would consider for this Fall.
Blumarine: Best line I’ve seen from any review of a collection: “It’s for the kind of girl a man wants to follow in the street.” (from stylist Carlyne Cerf de Dudzeele) Okay, I’m willing to don a few of these frocks to put that to the test.
The Fall 2010 collection is edgier than what I expected from Blumarine (a sentiment echoed by Style.com’s review) but I liked it.
Man, my closet is going to have to magically expand like Mary Poppins’ purse to hold all of the the gorgeous fashions I’ve seen on the runways these past few weeks!
My name is Angela Eloise and I am a freelance writer. That sounds as if I am copping to an addiction. I am. In addition to writing this blog, I also write a column about social media and I am at work on a series of essays that I hope to see in print some day. Cloud of Chaos was born from my desire to dance with the absurdity of life, to create a space where I could write and share all of the gorgeous, fun, snarky deliciousness I find spinning around me every day. What does a spinning cloud of chaos have to do with writing? Everything, as it turns out.
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