a summer fashion style blog
My dream dressing vibe is best described as…
A rock and roll listening Brit who spends the afternoon drinking fresh mint tea in the backyard of the Bowery.
My current vibe is very far from that.
Embarrassingly far from that.
I blame the fact that I work from home. My “work” uniform is now a pair of pyjama bottoms from 2009 and whatever t-shirt is cleanest — trust me, it looks as glamorous as it sounds.
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I hate white skinny jeans, there I said it.
The first time I wore them was a disaster…
It was on our first day on a remote shoot (I used to work in TV production) deep in the countryside. It was a beautiful day so I plucked out my white jeans. I added a navy blue APC sweater with gold buttons and some smart two-tone Chanel ballet flats. In theory, I thought it would work…
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We know the history of espadrille shoes and what makes them so amazing.
We know the best pair of espadrilles to possibly ever buy.
But what we don’t know?…
“How to wear lace up espadrilles (and look like a French girl at the same time)?”
Alexa Chung, Jeanne Damas, and a slew of French Instagram it-girls have made espadrilles the it-summer shoe because of how they wear them.
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Vogue is calling for the comeback of the kitten heel this fall… And while the kitten heel is as polarizing as wedge sneakers (or UGGs), I am 100% here for it.
A kitten heel is 1.5 inches to 2 inches — and the heel is like a stiletto’s: slender. With such an in between height and shape, you’re left wondering how to wear kitten heels.
(illustration from here)
The Manolo Blahnik BBs I have are 70mm, so 2.75 inches — a little higher than a traditional kitten heel, but they still look like a kitten heel….
Last day of the Chanel slingback dressing!
Which also happens to land on Valentine’s Day…
Husband, fiancé, or you know, just boyfriendless, I am dressing for me today. Not that that’s anything new since I dress for me every day… But still. I’m just going for what’s comfortable, but still cool.
So there we go, seven days of Chanel slingback outfits is over.
You can make them a lil rock and roll like Lily Aldridge for night just as easily as you can pair them with a pink jumpsuit!
I said it in my review all ready — they are a totally convertible shoe.
Still give me a little bit of blisters (my feet have been in nothing but sandals since September), but the Chanel slingbacks are still pretty darn dreamy.
It’s 35°C outside today.
Ridiculously hot.
Thinking of the summer, I took a cue from when Alexa Chung went to Glastonbury a few (six) years ago.
Super easy, breezy, and would 100% go with the Chanel slingbacks. Actually, has Alexa Chung worn them yet? I feel like she should have by now…
It’s Friday. More like Fri-yay, amirite? (cringe, awful.)
So the 5th day of Chanel slingback dressing (click here for the other days) is a summer nighttime outfit… A going out outfit, if you will.
Who better to channel than Lily Aldridge?
The queen of rock and roll cool (no, actually, her husband is a king (of Leon)), Lily can make an all-black outfit look cooler than cool.
Of course, part of it is the attitude; the frame of mind. That’s the absolute key to any of this isn’t it though?
But with her in mind, here is my outfit for tonight:
Day 4 of my Chanel slingback challenge.
Today in Panama City (where I’m now living) it is super hot outside (this is considered summer time) and I had a few errands to run…
So I turned to Kate Moss and how she dressed when she went to Rio last year. And I totally decided to copy her outfit, but add the Chanel slingbacks.
This Kate Moss outfit is different from the traditional Kate Moss style, but it still screams Kate. Well, obviously, I mean it is her. The stacks of vintage jewelry, oversized sunglasses, unexpected blue purse?
Here’s my take on Kate’s look:
Yesterday’s Jeanne Damas Chanel slingback outfit got me thinking…
What if 1970’s Jane Birkin had a pair of Chanel slingbacks? I mean they aren’t present day Jane Birkin style… But they are 1960/70’s JB-esque…
Day 3/7 of my Chanel slingback challenge is a Jane Birkin inspired look.
Last year I found a dress on Shopbop by “Honey Punch” that was an exact replica of one Jane Birkin wore in Japan. I hadn’t realised that she wore it as a maternity dress, but that doesn’t matter, because bump or no bump, this dress is fantastic…
And it’s the key to my total Jane Birkin copycat outfit.
Let me walk you through it:
The necklace on the right is from Isabel Marant. It’s just a simple eye with no particular meaning to me except for the fact that it’s cute.
*In God We Trust also has the most amazing customer service. Around 4 years ago the chain broke and the boutique in Brooklyn replaced it for free. How amazing is that?!
Day 2/7 of my Chanel slingback challenge!… Not sure why I’m calling it a challenge because it’s moderately fun.
I say moderately because making flat lays is actually kind of tricky. Making sure everything is straight, enough white space but not too much, getting the lighting… It’s probably the hardest part of this process. #fashionbloggerproblems #ewdidIjustcallmyselfafashionblogger? #I’mkidding #Ithink? #Ihatemyself.
ANYWAYS, yesterday kicked off with my take on Emmanuelle Alt’s Chanel slingback outfit. After last night’s dream where I had swishy 60’s bangs (my dreams are super boring), today I’m going for a Jeanne Damas vibe.
Yes, Jeanne Damas’ style is heavily influenced by Jane Birkin. But Jeanne Damas picks up where Birkin left off (actually, Jane Birkin never left off) takes Jane Birkin’s 60’s style and takes it right up to the 2010’s.
Unlike Emmanuelle, I have not been able to find a photo of Jeanne in the Chanel slingbacks. This makes today’s dressing that much harder…
But with classic Breton stripes and red lips in mind, I present my Jeanne Damas inspired Chanel slingback outfit:
Did I do it?
Did I manage to pull off a modern day 1960’s Jeanne Damas outfit?
Let me know in the comments!
