I am more drawn to the gothic side of fashion. For example, one of my favourite collections was the Givenchy A/W'08:
Not exactly overtly feminine, is it? Last year it seemed clear to me the die had been cast in favour of colour as opposed to the monochrome I love so dearly, so I made a conscious effort to start buying clothes to turn me from Vampira to Candy Cutie. Out with the dark, in with shirts and jumpers all colours of the pastel rainbow, along with the most comfortable platform wedge ankle boots I wear nearly every day. My style- and height- were on the rise.
To my good fortune (and awesome trend intuition of course), the following S/S12 Fashion Weeks displayed a plethora of sugar sweet candy colours. 3.1 Philip Lim, Acne, Ralph Lauren and Louis Vuitton all featured pastel shades of baby blue, light pink and sherbet lemon, with mint the clear colour of the season. Prada used the soft palette to update the Great Gatsby look, while Versace decorated the chalk-like colours with shell motifs. The trend is seen at its best when contrasted with sharp masculine tailoring, and when paired with a grey item, e.g a mint blazer, baby blue shirt, grey skinny jeans and statement heels. Oh, and a pair of leather trousers to keep that gothic edge, if you fancy.
3.1 Philip Lim
ASOS has a fab site called ASOS Fashion Finder where members can post their outfit moodboards for their fellow peers to rate and comment on. Making the board can be a lengthy process- it can take a while to research pictures of clothing you desire and upload them to your page for to you to include, but it is an enjoyable and rewarding experience nevertheless. Think of it as a more interactive Lookbook.nu. Here are outfits two members have created for the pastels trend:
By Ferah
By Laurakeane
And my attempts:
Peace
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