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Outfit | Playing with Proportions

Wearing: Zara Scuba Cropped Sweater(similar here and here), Skirt(similar here, here, here, here, and here), Clutch(similar here, here, and here), and Sandals(more options here), and ASOS Cateye Sunnies(similar here, here, and here)



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The second I saw this scuba cropped sweatshirt I knew its boxy shape had to be combined with a more fitted bottom piece to play with proportions and create an overall femenine silhouette despite the masculine oversized style top. And what better combination than with this fitted skirt á la Céline?
Some of you may have noticed that lately, I've been dressing a little bit more lady-like, instead of my usual tomboy style. Truth is, I will never stop loving relaxed, and masculine silhouettes, so go on expecting more from that on my blog. x

DE

In der Sekunde, als ich dieses Neopren-Top gesehen habe, habe ich gewusst, dass seine  übergrösste Form mit einem tallierteten Unterteil kombiniert werden sollte, damit es ein Spiel der Formen und Silhouetten ergibt: Maskulin im Oberteil versus Feminin im Unterteil, aka der Rock á la Céline.
Wie manche von euch vielleicht schon gemerkt haben, bekleide ich mich viel weiblicher in letzer Zeit, aber das bedeutet nicht, dass ich auf meinen Tomboy/maskulinen Stil verzichtet habe. Ich werde nie aufhören, lässige, maskuline, und lockere Formen zu lieben, deshalb könnt ihr  davon mehr in meinem Blog erwarten. 

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En el momento que ví esta sudadera de neopreno supe que su forma masculina y ancha debía ser combinada con una pieza más femenina y tallada para crear un juego de proporciones y una silueta interesante. Y qué mejor que combinarla con esta falda femenina al estilo Céline?
Como algunas de vosotras habéis notado, me he estado vistiendo algo más feminina en vez de mi estilo usual masculino. Pero debo advertiros que jamás dejaré de amar las formas relajadas y siluetas masculinas, así que podéis esperar más de eso en mi blog. Os deseo un feliz domingo









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SHOW & TELL: NEOPRENE + SCUBA FOR SS12

Posted by Melanie Rickey, Fashion Editor at Large

For Spring even distinctly non-sporty clothes are looking very sporty. The main reason for this - apart from this so-called "Olympics Fever" which I'm not buying into - is designers' increasing use of neoprene, the foamed synthetic rubber initially developed by DuPont in 1930, doubled with the general scuba/surf wear aesthetic adopted by high fashion designers. Last week, a Preen scuba styled tropical floral yellow shift dress dived in and swam straight out of stock from My-Wardrobe.com, and its PR Lauren Stevenson told me today that "scuba" and "neoprene" were within their top five searches on the site this week. This came after my great friend Nadia Jones, herself a fashion designer and the sister of Louis Vuitton's Kim Jones, made me jealous with her black neoprene coat from the No:21 collection by Alessandro Dell'Acqua. Then, I recalled seeing neoprene topped riding boots from Hermes in Paris, a pair of neoprene sandals from Jimmy Choo, the Pierre Hardy colleciton is neoprene heavy and the whole of the McQ Spring collection is scuba inspired...

McQ scuba top £150  Net-a-porter.com 


This all made me think of one of my favourite Spring/Summer 2012 shows by Peter Pilotto and Christopher de Vos for their Peter Pilotto label at London Fashion Week. After the show I was straight backstage to say congratulations and to mug the designers for a quote or two. Neoprene came up then too, in connection with the designers' special collaboration with former stylist turned swimwear designer and now luxury neoprene expert, Lisa Marie Fernandez. But it wasn't until attending the Starworks London press day a couple of months later that I had a chance to speak to Peter and Lisa Marie in depth about the collection, and their collaboration.








Peter Pilotto with his collection (photo: fashion editor at large) 

First, Peter talked me through a holiday he and Christopher had taken in Indonesia that ran the gamut from hiking through jungle for days, and ended up in a fairly swank hotel for the weekend. Upon their return, inspiration was translated into truly exquisite and intricate tropical prints that feel like close-ups of palm leaves and magnified jungle details. At a certain point in the collection the florals of the collection go from artistic to cartoon... "we wanted something added to the collection, a surf or scuba element, that toughened up the silhouette and gave it a point of difference. I remembered meeting Lisa Marie, and we took it from there."
The Lisa Marie Fernandez/Peter Pilotto neoprene pieces at London Fashion Week (photo: Jason Lloyd Evans)   
When I chatted to New Yorker Lisa-Marie Fernandez, a divine creature with a body that hasn't seen a carbohydrate in years, she was showing her own swimwear collection and as well as sharing her experiences of working on the Peter Pilotto project. First up though, was a discussion on neoprene, a fabric traditionally used in wetsuits, bottle coolers, laptop bags and treasured for its waterproof, creaseproof and protective qualities. Fernandez explained she is working with a new kind of more luxurious fashion-friendly neoprene, and has been teaching the factory workers who normally make wetsuits for surf brands, how to create her swimwear. "It is a huuuuge learning curve for them,"she said half smiling and half grimacing. The designer is definitely onto something, and I think we will seeing a lot more of her in the coming months. None of the individual pieces were available to be photographed, due to them being on an exclusive to one of the Vogues. 

The Pilotto/Fernandez collaboration is due to arrive at Matches any day now.. I for one can't wait for the "Farrah" one of Lisa Marie's signature swimsuits in a Pilotto print. 


A Lisa Marie Fernandez neoprene bikini (photo: fashion editor at large) 

The Farrah swimsuit £315 by Lisa Marie Fernandez on net-a-porter (more stock on its way)

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