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Friday Faux Pas: Chanel Fall 2010

No, no, no! First the clogs, and now this? I never thought I’d say it, but I am doubting Karl’s vision! Fur pants? Really? Where the Wild Things Are was released last year, and Opening Ceremony has already done a fur-filled collection. The thing is, I almost expect Opening Ceremony to release an edgy-ugly-on-purpose collection, but it is not normal, to me, for the house of flipping CHANEL to have Chewbaccas strutting down a Parisian runway.

The furry suits, and high-heeled monster boots are making me want to poke my eyes out and never lay them on another Chanel thing ever again (okay, maybe not ever again). And though I give Karl Lagerfeld props for using faux fur instead of real, this collection (though there were some nice pieces) is one hot icy mess. No, no, no!

Photo Credits: www.style.com

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Style Blog, March 12th 2010 | Tags: Chanel, Fall 2010, Faux Fur, Faux Pas, Friday Faux Pas, Karl Lagerfeld, Paris Fashion Week
Posted in Fashion, Faux Pas

Oscars 2010: Best Dressed

Ruffles, and Notten, and Kruger, oh my! It wasn’t too tough to choose my fave four ladies on the Oscars red carpet last night, since so many actresses opted for pretty, but safe gowns, that only elicited a reaction of “meh” from me and my. Not so with these four ladies. My favorite of the night was Vera Farmiga’s ruffly fuchsia frock. Ruffles are tricky, and not everyone can pull them off without looking overpowered, but Farmiga managed to look fresh, stunning, and definitely not safe or meh. Finally, someone with a bit of imagination and guts on the red carpet!

The same can be said about Maggie Gyllenhaal. The aquatic print, the streamlined cut, the pink lips – it all adds up to an outfit that could look all sots of bad on a wrong person, but on Maggie it’s perfection (if only slightly too wrinkled for my taste). I loved her Dries Van Notten abstract print dress the moment I saw it!

It took me a bit longer to love Diane Kruger’s Chanel Haute Couture pick. The midsection ruffles appeared to look distracting at first, but the confidence with which she wore it, and the gorgeous back of her dress, made me love it the more I saw it! I’ve mentioned before that Diane doesn’t have a stylist, and on this occasion (as with many others), I fully support her gown choice! Plus, Lucky Magazine, reported that Kruger did her own makeup for the big night! How cool is that? I think she did a great job!

My final best dressed pick is Zoe Saldana. Saldana’s Golden Globes dress was not a safe choice, and neither is her Oscars Givenchy gown. It’s pouffy, with a bejeweled bodice, and with what looks like pom-poms all over the train of her skirt, but the color looks fantastic with her complexion, the “pom-poms” look fun and intricate, and I happen to love the blingy neckline. It’s fun to look at, and I am sure it was fun to wear!

Photo Credits: www.fabsugar.com

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Style Blog, March 8th 2010 | Tags: Best Dressed, Chanel, Diane Kruger, Dries Van Notten, givenchy, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Marchesa, Oscars 2010, Vera Farmiga, Zoe Saldana
Posted in Celebrity Fashion, Fashion

Guess The Price!

Okay, so before you start guessing, you need to know that this is not an easter basket left over from last year’s egg hunt…and it is is made by Chanel. Haha. Yes, that Chanel! Remember the Spring/Summer 2010 barn show? Well, this was one of the “bags” that the models carried. If you thought that this “bag” was made out of recycled flower baskets, stuffed with some straw and hay…you were almost right! Now how much would you shell out for this piece of crap art?

Guess the price and then click to see if you were right!

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Style Blog, February 2nd 2010 | Tags: Bags, Chanel, Guess The Price, Spring 2010
Posted in Fashion, Random

Stamped?

Ok, I love Chanel! Mostly the little tweed blazers that I’ll probably never own in a million years, or the classic quilted purses that I will own in less than a million years. I love Chanel’s infamous interlocking CC’s and have been a Chanel lover for many years now. But stamping my forehead with their logo? Definitely would not do that. Now this is just an art project, which I have to admit, is quite creative…but I honestly think that there is an actual market for such a thing. Branding just took on a whole other meaning.

Would you get your forehead stamped with Chanel’s or any other brand’s logo?

Photo Credits: Refinery29

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Style Blog, January 25th 2010 | Tags: Chanel
Posted in Art, Fashion, Random

What I’m Wearing: Houston, TX

I’ve only been gone 4 days, but it feels like forever! That’s what being in Texas does to a girl. Some of you might know that I’ve spent a few of my college years in Houston, and out of those 4 or so years came a lot of friendships that will hopefully last a lifetime. Well, last weekend one of my dearest friends, Jen, got married to the love of her life Joe. And to celebrate that wonderful occasion, le boyfriend and I flew to Texas! Unfortunately for us, no carry-ons were allowed on flights from Canada to the US at the time, and perhaps due to my horrendous “luck” with baggage, ours was lost somewhere in Atlanta, which meant almost 3 days (out of 4), including the wedding, without our clothes. Rock and roll, right?

Well, after much stress and frustration, we went shopping and I finally was able to find these hot Aldo cage sandals in my size and on sale! I also bought a tweed Zara blazer, a one-shoulder Zara dress, and a few other items that I’ll be posting about later on. These pics were taken on our last day in Houston, after we’ve received our luggage. So it’s really a mix of what I brought with me with the items I had to buy out of necessity.

Note that the weather is…beautiful! This was taken on January 11th! While it was frigid and snowy in Toronto, le boyfriend and I frolicked in the sunshine, not wearing much clothes at all! And all those Texans still complained about the cold! Had I never moved to Canada, perhaps I wouldn’t appreciate those sunny days either…But I did move, and I did appreciate. Sunny days, delicious food, Southern hospitality, even if you only have one pair of underwear…what can be better?

I’m Wearing: Shoes, Bracelet - Aldo; Blazer – Zara; Top – Jacob; Pants – Forever21; Sunglasses – Ray Ban; Earrings – Chanel; Purse – Marc Jacobs

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Style Blog, January 14th 2010 | Tags: Aldo, Chanel, Forever21, Houston, Jacob, Marc Jacobs, Organic Style, Ray Ban, Street Style, What I Wore, Zara
Posted in Fashion, Organic Style, Travel, What I Wore

Holidays 2009: All I Want for Christmas…

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Dear Santa,

I know I wasn’t perfect this year, but I was hoping that you could overlook my small transgressions and bring me some swag anyway! Those Christopher Kane Cloud dresses are fab, and so are the Black Milk Sheer Spartan leggings! I would also like two all-inclusive tickets to Bali at some gorgeous resort. M’kay? Thanks!

Will try to be better next year!

xoxos,

Nelly

PS. No cookies this year. Trying to get fit for Bali. Help yourself to carrots and wheat grass shots in the fridge. Might help with chimney sliding too. You’re welcome.

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Style Blog, December 4th 2009 | Tags: Black Milk, Chanel, Christopher Kane, Forever21, Holidays, Jeffrey Campbell, Prince Peter, Ronny Kobo, Shopping, Tiffany, Wolf Moon T-Shirt, YSL
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Style Fille: Whitney Port

I don’t know if it’s because I adore stripes of all kinds, but I am in love with Whitney Port’s monochromatic ensemble! Love that she is wearing different patterns together with such ease, love her Chanel purse (so classic), love the pretty hair and the leggings. This outfit could look so bad on the wrong person, but Whitney pulls it off! Chic and fabulous!

Photo Credits: www.fabsugar.com

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Style Blog, November 16th 2009 | Tags: Chanel, Stripes, Style Fille, Whitney Port
Posted in Celebrity Fashion, Fashion

Chanel Cupcakes?

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If you’ve always wondered what Louis Vuitton tastes like…you’re not alone. Swedish photographer Therese Aldgård and prop stylist Lisa Edsälv baked and styled these beauties, and don’t they just look good enough to eat?! I’m not a fan of cupcakes, though I think I might be the only one. I do love the esthetics of small cup-sized cakes and I do admit that they can be very, very cute! But to eat, I prefer real, big-ass cakes. Usually jammed with lots of stuff along with the usual batter and frosting. But for these, for these, I’d definitely make an exception! My favorite ones are the Agent Provocateur cupcakes. Don’t they remind you of little ta-tas?

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Photo Credits: www.hintmag.com

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Style Blog, November 3rd 2009 | Tags: Agent Provocateur, Betsey Johnson, Chanel, Christian Louboutin, Cupcakes, Louis Vuitton
Posted in Fashion, Foodie, Random

Style Fille: Diane Kruger…yes, again!

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Ok, so I might have a little obsession with Diane Kruger, so what? Just look at the outfits she wore over the last few days! Perfect, perfect, and…perfection! I love that all of her choices have a different vibe, yet all are distinctly Diane. Once again, love the fact that she’s her own stylist, love that her hair and makeup are never overdone, love that she wore shorts to the CFDA event, love her style, because it never feels forced. Diane Kruger is so chic! Love her so much! Do you?

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Photo Credits: Wire Image

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Style Blog, November 3rd 2009 | Tags: CFDA, Chanel, Diane Kruger, Jason Wu, Style Fille
Posted in Celebrity Fashion, Fashion

What I’m Wearing: Cha-nelly

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Sorry for the lower than usual post-volume today. The Yorkdale is Me contest is tying me up a bit as the competition is heating up! People are going crazy with voting, and the fact that you can vote an unlimited number of times per IP address makes it even more competitive! All I know is that I’ve got a tough month ahead of me!

How was your Halloween? I didn’t do much, since I woke up with a head-exploding-eye-popping headache on Saturday. No dressing up for me this year. Oh well, at least I wore my Coco Chanel-inspired outfit on Friday! And though maybe Gabrielle Chanel didn’t wear leather pants to work, I did. As you can see, I didn’t work too hard on making this look very costume-y, but my outfit of H&M striped shirt paired with pearls, and worn with a black Zara jacket and flats was definitely inspired by Coco Avant and After Chanel. And unlike some of you, lucky ducks, I still don’t have my very own Chanel 2.55, but my Stam is a cute substitute in the meantime.

Hope you all had a great Monday!

I’m wearing: Faux Leather Pants – Forever21; Shirt, Pearls – H&M; Shoes, Blazer – Zara; Earrings – Chanel; Purse – Marc Jacobs

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Style Blog, November 2nd 2009 | Tags: Chanel, Forever21, H&M, Marc Jacobs, Organic Style, Street Style, What I Wore, Zara
Posted in Fashion, Organic Style, What I Wore

Paris Fashion Week Spring 2010

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Above from left to right: Givenchy, Celine, Chloé

Paris Fashion Week wraps up tomorrow, but I am too anxious to wait, so I’ll give you my faves today! Oh, Paris, how I love thee! So many amazing designers, so many beautiful creations…oh, how I wish I was there. I’ve been to Paris a few times now, and every time I find something different, something new to love about the city of light. And as far as fashion weeks go, this one is my favorite, hands down.

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Above from left to right: Christian Dior, Balmain, Nina Ricci

Again, I’m not sure if it’s because I am trying to see it, or if it really is an upcoming trend, but I am seeing nudes everywhere! But this being the Spring 2010 fashion week, there was plenty of color too! My favorite yellow at Stella McCartney, aqua at Viktor & Rolf, Kenzo, and McQueen, gorgeous red at Lanvin, orange at John Galliano, and many others.

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Above from left to right: Stella McCartney, Lanvin, Viktor & Rolf

And while I love me some Chanel, I wasn’t very impressed with anything from the spring collection this time around (or maybe it’s the clogs), so I am not including it in the highlights lineup. The collection I am definitely including is Alexander McQueen! Just look at the details! It’s underworld meets bug’s life! The fabrics, the shapes, the shoes, the hair! I couldn’t pick one, I love it all!

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And while, others are showering Louis Vuitton’s collection with praise, to me…I just didn’t get it. More clogs, furry tails hanging off shoes, mish-mash of shapes and patterns. Not my cup of tea. And seriously, are you kidding me with this…are clogs really going to be in this coming spring??? I, for one, will never ever wear clogs! This is a promise. There’s far too many beautiful shoes out there to waste my time wearing something so ugly!

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So c’est tout for Paris Fashion Week Spring 2010. I’m feeling a little sad to have to wait until the Resort collections will be released, but I think we had a great run with all these amazing clothes from London, New York, Paris, Milan…I guess we all can start making our wish lists for spring!

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Above from left to right: Alexander McQueen, Karl Lagerfeld, Miu Miu

Photo Credits: www.style.com

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Style Blog, October 8th 2009 | Tags: Alexander McQueen, Balmain, Celine, Chanel, Chloe, Christian Dior, givenchy, John Galliano, Karl Lagerfeld, Kenzo, Lanvin, Louis Vuitton, Marc Jacobs, Miu Miu, Nina Ricci, Paris Fashion Week, Spring 2010, Viktor & Rolf
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Chanel Clogs?

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I couldn’t wait until Friday for this one! At least in my opinion, Chanel Clogs from the fashion house’s Spring 2010 show are just plain ugly and definitely constitute a Faux Pas! What’s next? Chanel Crocs? Blasphemy! I don’t care if you put a Chanel, YSL, Balmain, or whatever other high-end logo on Crocs or Clogs, or even Birkenstocks…they all are major no-nos for me! What was Karl thinking??? I am certain, Coco would not approve! A Paris Fashion Week post is coming soon, but in the meantime, I am curious to know what your opinion on these shoes is. Is it a do or a don’t in your books?

Photo Credits: www.style.com

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Style Blog, October 7th 2009 | Tags: Chanel, Clogs, Faux Pas, Paris Fashion Week, Shoes, Spring 2010
Posted in Fashion, Faux Pas

Style Fille: Lauren Conrad

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To help you forget about today’s Faux Pas times two, I have some good style to showcase, courtesy of Lauren Conrad. Say what you will about Lauren’s talents, or lack of thereof, but the girl can dress! Unlike other reality TV starlets, she always looks classy and cute! Like her clothing line, her outfit choices are never groundbreaking, but very wearable for everyday life. Love how she paired a sexy Herve Leger skirt with a tough leather jacket. And the classic Chanel bag, don’t even get me started on it! Don’t you just wish you were getting $125,000 per reality TV show episode about chitchatting to your girlfriends about relationships, eating, partying, and shopping? Le sigh…

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Photo Credits: TFS

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Style Blog, October 2nd 2009 | Tags: Chanel, Christian Louboutin, Herve Leger, Lauren Conrad, The Hills
Posted in Celebrity Fashion, Fashion

Coco Avant Chanel

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Speaking of cool movies, are you going to watch Coco Avant Chanel (starring Audrey Tautou) this weekend? The movie opens in Canada October 2nd and is a love story as well as a peek into the origins of one of the most famous women in fashion! Perfect for a girls’ night out!

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Style Blog, September 29th 2009 | Tags: Audrey Tautou, Chanel, Coco Avant Chanel
Posted in Art, Events, Fashion

Paris Window Shopping

I have to admit that despite my looove for clothes, I am not a big shopper during my travels. The last 3 summers in Paris I bought…a silk handmade scarf for my mom, Louis Vuitton coin purse and a speedy strap, an Eiffel Tower keychain, and a bunch of vintage poster reproductions…all mementos of my stay in my favorite city in the whole entire world (well…almost). So these pics are from this summer…practically the only stores I visited on my trip. Sad, I know.

Chanel…no explanation necessary, right? It’s a Parisian must-see. Enough said. LV…we were in it mainly for the free champagne…and The Kooples? If you’re in Paris, absolutely check it out! Loved everything in the store! Wish we had it here in Toronto. Clothes that look like you could share them with your boyfriend, in soft and touchable fabrics. Amazingness!