November's Wishlist

1. Otto d'Ame slim fit coat.

2. Nike Free 5.0 Women's Running Shoe.

3. Mango long mohair-blend coat.

4. H&M mohair cropped sweater.

5. Sante thigh high boots.

6. H&M top.

7. Mango leather joggers.

8. Mansur Gavriel’s bucket bag.

Hottest shoes for F/W 2014

Ο Σεπτέμβριος κοντεύει κιόλας να περάσει και έφτασε η ώρα για ανανέωση. Τί και αν στην Ελλάδα ο καιρός δε λέει να χαλάσει? Εγώ εντόπισα για εσάς τα πιο hot παπούτσια για τη νέα σεζόν και σας τα παρουσιάζω για να διαλέξετε αυτό που ταιριάζει στο δικό σας στυλ. Όλα από την αγαπημένη μας MIGATO.

Μιας και το Καλοκαίρι τα φλατ σανδάλια ήταν απαραίτητα για τις εμφανίσεις μας από το πρωί ως το βράδυ, δε θα σε ανεβάσω απότομα σε τακούνια. Ξεκινάμε με τα αγαπημένα και πολύ πολύ άνετα flat boots μας. Τα biker boots δε φεύγουν από τη μόδα (κατέβασε και ξεσκόνισε τα περσινά σου) αλλά δίπλα σε αυτά συναντάμε και τα army boots. Για εσάς που είστε λάτρεις των 90's τα νέα είναι καλά. Τα hiking boots πρωταγωνιστούν ξανά και εκτός από το κίτρινο χρώμα, θα τα βρείτε και σε παιχνιδιάρικες χρωματιστές εκδοχές με ή και χωρίς τακούνι. 

Για τους αθλητικούς τύπους, η πιο chic εκδοχή των αγαπημένων μας sneakers είναι τα slip ons. Τα είδαμε πέρυσι και συνεχίζουμε να τα φοράμε και φέτος με τα πάντα. Για το γραφείο συνδυασέ τα με παντελόνια και φούστες και την υπόλοιπη μέρα με jeans, shorts και κολάν. Δε θα θες να τα αποχωριστείς. Αν πάλι θες να κάνεις statement με ένα ανδρόγυνο look τα brogues είναι η κατάλληλη λύση.

Ωραία και άνετα τα φλατ...αλλά καμία γυναίκα δε μπορεί να αντισταθεί σε ένα sexy ζευγάρι ψηλοτάκουνα. Εγώ λατρεύω τα high heel ankle boots και όσες από εσάς με ακολουθούν θα έχετε παρατηρήσει ότι έχω μία ιδιαίτερη αδυναμία σε αυτά με τα κορδόνια. Αν φοβάσαι ότι τα ankle boots σου "κόβουν" το πόδι και σε κάνουν να δείχνεις πιο κοντή, τότε επέλεξε ένα ζευγάρι που το κόψιμό του να είναι κάτω από τον αστράγαλο ή επέλεξε να τα φορέσεις με ένα παντελόνι στο ίδιο χρώμα με το μποτάκι. Αμέσως θα δώσει την ψευδαίσθηση ότι το μήκος το ποδιών σου είναι πιο μακρύ. Μη φοβηθείς το pee toe μποτάκι το χειμώνα (ιδιαίτερα αν είναι αυτό που σου προτείνω με τον χρυσό πάτο) ή ακόμα και τα πέδιλα/μποτάκια για rock εμφανίσεις. Εγώ έχω ξεχωρίσει τα παρακάτω για κάθε σωματότυπο.

Χειμώνας χωρίς μπότες δε γίνεται. Οι οver the knee μπορούν να φορεθούν από το πρωί αν είναι φλατ πάνω από κολάν και πουλόβερ ή αν είναι high heeled με φούστες που θα τις καλύπτουν (μία μίντι κλος φούστα είναι τέλεια επιλογή). Για το απόγευμα συνδύασέ τες με shorts και το αγαπημένο σου πόντσο και δεν θα χάσεις (κάτι ξέρει η Olivia Palermo). Αν δεν είσαι fan του over the knee, μπορείς να επιλέξεις μπότες κάτω από το γόνατο με πολύ ιδιαίτερα τακούνια.

Εσύ τί θα επιλέξεις και πώς θα το συνδυάσεις? Περιμένω την άποψή σου.

Prints and Cuts

Now that the first month of Spring is over, we can start wearing some dresses that are lighter and more suitable for Summer. I found the print and the cut of this dress extraordinary. It is actually a dress, even though in the front it looks like it is a top and a skirt. Here I styled it with a pair of biker boots and a leather jacket, trying to make a girly piece look edgy. Any thoughts?

Marble

The marble print skirt is one of the first things I bought during sales season! Loved its shape and legth from the first time I saw it. Here I matched it with a black sweater with lace details also from ZARA and over the knee boots from Sante. The pearl necklace is also from ZARA and the bag is from helenart bags. Find more styles on her fb page here and on jamjar.

Stay tuned on outofthebox-elsa.blogspot.gr because a great GIVEAWAY and interview from Helenart bags is on the way!

Until then, I am looking forward to reading your comments on my look!

Over the knee boots

Wearing ZARA mohair knit sweater, skirt and lunch bag, Bershka sunglasses and rings and vintage over the knee boots.

Sophie's Choice

In a head to toe ZARA outfit again for a cool night out! Armor ring from Bershka.

What to Wear - 20131030

The first use of the word grunge was used to describe the Seattle sound that emerged during the mid-1980s. The grunge musicians were noted for their unkempt appearances and rejection of theatrics. “Grunge is nothing more than the way we dress when we have no money” the designer Jean Paul Gaultier told Vogue in 1993. As Gaultier observed, grunge style was largely born of necessity and it was functional, too (flannels for warmth, boots to keep out the wet). It is a representation of nihilism that had been evolving among members of the college-rock and hardcore underground for more a decade but was only just beginning to meet the commercial mainstream via MTV. 

“Punk was antifashion” James Truman, then editor in chief of Details, said. “It made a statement. Grunge is about not making a statement, which is why it’s crazy for it to become a fashion statement.”

Marc Jacobs, the prime mover of the trend, described his infamous grunge collection, which eventually cost him his job at Perry Ellis, to the Times as a “hippied romantic version of punk.”

In 2013, Saint Laurent dresses his grunge woman like a bas-ass schoolgirl who wears plaid dresses, heavy studs and embellishments. Keep it rebellious with fishnet tights and biker boots.

A trend for all of us who grew up listening to the heavily distorted electric guitar sound of Sonic Youth, Nirvana and Pearl Jam.

Saint Laurent embellished plaid wool dress here

ZARA leather biker jacket here

Peeter leather multi-strap worker boots by Dune here

ZARA tights here

Estee Lauder double wear stay-in-place gel eyeliner here

Estee Lauder sumptuous bold volume lifting mascara here

Rayban wayfarer sunglasses

Mood board - 20131015

What To Wear - 20130924

A poetic breeze floated through the Fall/Winter 2013-2014 collections. As designers used vibrant colors for their dresses and pants, their coats hit the runways in softer, delicate colors like powder pink. We saw it on Christian Dior, Miu Miu and Carven 's shows. Sweet and angelic, the English Rose hues transport us to a world of romance and whimsy for this season. I always loved powder pink matched with grey. This is the basic rule I used for the look I propose to you for an edgy girly result.

 ZARA short woolen overcoat here

Mary Katrantzou wondering river-print leather clutch here

Eddie Borgo hinged rose gold-plated ring here 

Helmut cotton-jersey sweatshirt here

Moto Leather denim mix kilt here

Pointed high heeled sandal boots here

Miss Dior le parfum

New ins

ZARA Funnel Collar Dress here

ZARA Leather Ankle Boots with Straps here

Mood Board - 20130810

Sci-Fi

The "Coming Soon.." Short movie

 

Full outfit post coming soon...

These Boots...

Tie your laces

This is what I call love from the first sight. Balenciaga's lace up boots have become fashionistas favourites and we have seen them in many street styles during fashion weeks. Their modern aesthetic that combines sporty chic and elegance is unique. For those of you interested they are available at matches fashion here and here.

Anna's Collection - Preview

A few days ago the first pieces of "Anna Dello Russo for H&M" collection was unveiled. The Vogue Japan editor-at-large has designed accessories that reflect her avant guard personality.

The collection will be available in stores on October 4 and includes sunglasses, jewellery, shoes, handbags and suitcases.

Jeffrey I ♥ U

Wanna see what is in the box????

These boots are made for walking...

...but Not just what they'll do, since they could just as well be exhibits in a gallery or a museum of modern art. Boots are an essential piece for every womans Winter wardrobe. For Fall/Winter 2012/13 the designers did they're best to create statement pieces that are empowering yet wearable. These are the ones that stole my heart.

When Nicholas Kirkwood collaborates with Erdem the result can be nothing less than extraordinary. The designer who is famous for the architectural quality of his designs and his innovative use of materials worked miracles once again. The combination of the various prints and then the structured chunky geometric floating perplex heel is just heavenly.

Kaleidoscope

As soon as I saw this skirt I fell in love with the pattern. It reminded me of the beautiful shapes we see through a kaleidoscope.

Urban

This afternoon I didn't have to work at the University, so I decided to take a walk in the city.