5 YYYES for lace up boots

1. They raze the statement ˝boots are for summer, flops are for winter˝
You know how it feels in the winter when you have a layers of outwear and you need to wear giant shoes with that. Lace up boots, for some reason adhere on leg more naturally than most of the boots, and there are laces that are making the effect of detail so you don’t have to do additional effort.
2. Feel of the model off the duty style
Lot before Ann Demeulemeester or even when this trend of lace up started, the girls that walk the runaways had sense for motorcycle style.

Hana Soukupova, Joy Bryant wearing lace up boots

Alexa Chung, Hanne Gaby Odiele, Flo Gennaro in lace up boots
3. Heels or flats
Just choose which makes you feel more comfy daily because even flats lace up boots are very wearable for the night, parties( giving your outfit strong, confident glance)

Abbey Lee Kershaw in Ruby Leather Lace up boots from Urban Outfitters, Eniko Mihalik
4. Findable from 1000 $ to 50$ depending on what brand you will choose. From the flats my favorites are those models with tradition like Martens, Timberland’s or Justin’s (vintage Justin lace up boots are like melody for my heart)

Combat oak boots, Mentor lace up boots, Zeha Berlin boots, Jeffrey Campbell navy lace up boots, Timberland lace up boots
5. Working for the in- a- minute chic
Just think of white long tees and stockings or even nude legs when it’s little warmer. Think of all the high wasted skirts and ripped jean.

first photo; Grace Small for I LOVE FAKE #13 by Viktor Vauthier
Photos via flickr, style.com, modelinia

Vest trends for fall and winter

For centuries waistcoat was a part of men's formal attire and usually double breasted to stretch the belly.
Waistcoat or popularly vest (fr gilet) is a part of wardrobe that doesn’t go out of style lately and whoever came up with this trend is fashion friend.
First we started wearing the simple vests and craving those cottoned or suit waistcoats, but soon moved forward to lot of details on our gilets( think of studs)
Vests usually can ˝pimp˝ the plainest outfits. What is more rock'n'royal than a basic black cotton dress with denim vest. And if it is done in DIY manner from a old Levi’s jacket and studs you did real fashion forward.
Runaway collections from those that wear screaming grunge to those ladylike, showed lot loving for the vests. Fur, leather, tuxedo long vests, embroidered, even those leopards were stars of the season. One can certainly add trendy vests to his wardrobe but still not to forget to wear the old ones because the vest is always vest and we really detest throwing away our clothes, especially when it comes to good key pieces. And vest proved for seasons it is.
What to choose, what to add, where to buy, who wears it...
1. Fur vest
If vest was star of the runaways, fur vest was lodestar; from Philip Lim, Vandervost, Lagerfeld, Kane, Mendel, Marni, Lang. Some even said that the fur coat died when fur vest was borne. We wouldn’t go that far because it certainly cannot warm you up like coat but is very trendy and very practical to pair. Very popular is still Mongolian black fur but not less desirable those made of faux fur or the different types of real fur

Erin Wasson and Mary- Kate Olsen wearing fur vests

Elizabeth and James fur vest from netaporter, faux fur from H&M
2. Leather vest
Biker style left impact and brought the certain splendor, which refers on all of the leather items or boots. The leather vest is this year little longer or cropped with layered collar or with the fur. Another superb from motorcycle style, even if you were never punker is kutte (studs, badges and band logos in DIY manner)

Kate Young and Byrdie Bell wearing leather vests

Erin Wasson X RVCA Hard Loser Waistcoat from La Garconne, Alexander Wang Leather motorcycle vest from netaporter
3. Knitted vest
Not that from the runaway, as is the contributor of warm fall and winter look especially for the fans of layered clothing. Lots of patterns, like isle or different knitted versions make knitted vest city to ski chic option. Go for it.

Charlotte Ronson wearing knitted vest, Shop items; Patterned Knit Vest from YESSTYLE,Twenty8Twelve isle pattern waistcoat at mywardrobe,Retro Waistcoat from Wendy Keith Designs
Photos via style.com, nymag.com, elle.com

Rebirth of tuxedo

For years I used to be very suspicious on the subject of tough power-clothing or man cuts. Especially when you are younger there is some settled society chase for femininity, and you do effort just to avoid tough glance. Luckily for us things have changed. Do you reminisce of pant-less eras on the catwalk few years ago? Designers obviously seemed to forget how we have to go to work and actually wear pants. Except those from who we were expecting trousers like YSL or Lang, there wasn’t really some major buzz about the pants. Bad recession time seems that prompted detailed luxurious clothes, on one side and on the other, the basics. And they did work hard and bring to us all kind of suits including trouser pants for the fall season. And often, jacket or pants are in recognizable tuxedo style. Suit that contains good tailored trousers and blazer jacket still is reverberating powerful clothing but has softness that makes it very wearable. Pair of stilettos, length or wideness of the pants, materials or details (think of satin lapels on Balmain suits); they are all put up to improve gentle side of men's suit.
During the years I've always had an excuse for not wearing tuxedo suit; It's not really Le Smoking couturiered by Yves Saint Laurent and I don't own really starched white blouson. That was my very personal and vivid vision of evening tuxedo suit and glass of champagne in very old school way. Then I caught myself wearing recently harem pants with tuxedo blazer and black skinnies on same blazer and my past theory fell apart.
From what's seen on the runaway and that offered in the shops you can really put up your suit with the different parts to create the tuxedo or smoking style. Sometimes you are for cropped blazer and very wide length trousers. Sometimes you may feel you need stitch into your skinny's pants and long blazer to make a nice tuxedo combination. The way you put it together can make it further than just an evening outfit.
For the daily style or work, formality can be dissolved by bracing long blazer with thin belt like Donna Karan does. Hannah McGibbon with the softness of fabric and color makes very splendid suits(especially See by Chloe formal tuxedo jackets). Zac Posen creates sexy formality by bringing tighter pants and V neck blazers. Phoebe Philo proved once again her designer abilities debuting for Celine resort with tuxedo jackets made of tender, flexible fabric with the collar in different color. More Masculinity can be achieved with strong shoulders and leather pants, and if you are more into the warmer dandy English looks take a peak into the Ralph Lauren collection. Anna Sui for those unfamiliar with any kind of trousers suggest jeans on classic frock jacket.
For the evening wear silk blouse on wide leg tuxedo trousers (Currently hot cropped above the ankle) and have the glass of champagne. Very Katherine Hepburn.
Girls and they various tuxedo solutions



First four photos of Vogue France street style, image of Freja via nymag, Annabelle Dexter Jones and Liya Kebede via zimbio

True Friendship?

When she came to saint soil of supermodels in 90s as a hardly unknown model, Naomi took young Katherine (16), child of the same town, London, under her wing.
Katie was different and way shorter from the gazelles and started a new heroin chic back in the days, but together they were supermodels. More then 10 years later, Naomi held her back in Cocaine Kate's affair when no one actually stood by her; Kate Moss is my friend ... I think it's like everybody is being bad to her"
Seems that the over the years rumors haven’t destroyed the friendship. Once there was the lesbian affair. Next was YSL replacement of Kate as campaign face by her friend, which Kate handled very professional and aware. Same thing happened when Knight said he prefers to work with Naomi than Kate because she ˝sits less comfortably in society than Kate does˝.
Apparently that statement or fact that Kate Moss had many more covers of Vogue than Naomi couldn’t pull a fight between the girls. This year when Naomi didn’t arrive this at MET, some assumptions were that she didn’t show up because of Kate as co-hostess but Naomi boycott because designer Azzedine Alaia, another friend, wasn’t invited.
After years of common editorial work, or rocking together in Vivienne Westwood heels, girls still hang out and Naomi is always on Kate Topshop openings for support.
They in the way represent what is left from the model syndicalism of 90’s where models used to back up each other.

Naomi: Did you ever feel that I was over-protective? Did I ever nag you?
Kate: You took me under your wing, but occasionally, yes! You did!

Where to buy…Plaid blazer?

Plaids or checks are very seen on the streets for past few seasons. I am not crazy about mass following of trends and that I felt about long boyfriend blazers. But boyfriend blazer with checks, oh that’s the item I cannot resist. Do you remember Vivienne Westwood Anglomania collection back in 1993 and man's suits made in wool tartan, invented by Vivi herself? Oh those were the real days of punk. Last year many boys around fashion shows and parties mainly in Paris animated me with rocking plaids; on jackets, suits and shirts. RTW was not so passionate about them on outwear except Alta moda pronta in Milan that offered to boys lot of plaids for fall 09, but zero for the girls. So again we are borrowing (irreclaimable this time) from our boys.
We used to think they are too sensitive like outwear because they are already detail for itself. I remember last year how I caused 24h drama with complaining I am too too Kurt Cobain when I bought plaid bomber jacket. But again how can a girl ever be too much Kurt? He is totally important person for our grunge looks.
1. FIRST
Don’t worry about simplicity and find really good plaid blazer (suggesting vintage)Plaids are more than simple.
Misslikey is enormously head over heels for Jean Paul Gaultier plaid blazer from VagabondNyc but her LIKES are also checks in different patterns from topshop and
Smythe Dickens wool-blend jacket from net-a-porter
2. SECOND
Then wear it in a model off duty style on leggings, black stockings with basic dress, in manner of Britt punk, on your favorite jean jeanies for college look, with harem, tweed or wool pants for complete glance a la France. See?! Plaids are beyond practical and give you a very warm fall look.

Who’s that girl

I am sure you did spot her before if you were paying attention on front rows and après parties. She is one of those cool girls that are usually in a party report of those cool mags and with her witty but come–together-outfits she won the hearts of fashionistas over the last years. You must saw the Sophomore Lookbook last year where she modeled along with Cory, Bijou & co for her friend, Chrissie Miller, the designer. If you wear wondering who is the girl that wears perfect red matte lipstick and glossy long brown hair in the manners of indie film star, response is Jen Brill.
Jen is Parson's grad, photography and art agent that works now as Director of New Business Development at Fred & Associates. And she is not one of those hippies hungry for status symbols with rich parents behind her, according to insiders. Brill is a successful business woman that in the same time apparently knows how to wear purple YSL Mary Jane’s and sit in the front row on the Alexander Wang show. Ability to be a bizz and party girl in the same time is the reason why we heart her. Add on that great style and coolness you have a real American edgy style princess. “Everything goes so fast here if you want to be part of it, you have to be one hundred times better than anybody else, otherwise just forget New York, just go live in New Jersey, get married there and have kids”, said Jen for September 08 issue of Jalouse Magazine.

Jen Brill for Vogue China
Though she would manage to earn for living as a model: just take a look at Sophomore book, Vogue editorial or ID-magazine photo shoot. That is what the meaning of the word personality is. At Chanel also spotted that because she is named beauty ambassador of the same, along with Vanessa Traina, Leigh Lezark, Caroline Sieber and Poppy Delavigne. She claimed for few mags she is not fashion addict, but somehow she became inevitable part of the fashion word. Is it because of her boyfriend photographer and according to the rumors her future hubby, famous Terry Richardson, or friends like Chloë Sevigny, Jessica Stam, Genevieve Jones?! That is totally unimportant because Miss Brill earned her status cause whether she is wearing jean shorts and tee on plaid shirt or rocking Chanel or Proenza Schouler, she has style.

photos via style, sartorialist, the FASHION SPOT,Park Avenue Peerage

collarless, cozy and chic; little fall jacket

Did you pick up already jacket for the beginning of fall? You were thinking of super popular trophy jacket or long boyfriend blazer, shoulder pads frock or some other ultra super popular solution?! I’ve been extra fan of shoulder pads since Marc Jacobs’s rosy dressing vision of New York in 80s or Decarnin’s eternal flirting with masculine details in manner of French chic. And when it is about outwear it is for sure that girl can’t get enough of them, whether blazers, jackets or coats. Last season we slightly slip into fashion of 50s to see how it fells when you move collar from a coat or jacket. This year we were talking fairly enough about Mademoiselle chanel and we reminded of simplicity and liberation she brought for a woman of 30s. And yes, she and Karl took of our attention from a sparkle and glamour of 09’s ˝New Look˝ and reminded us on beautiful simplicity of boxy collarless cardigan jackets. Us and those clothes chains.
Collar in a menswear, as you remember from literature and movies is a symbol of dignity. But same as adjusting the collar can symbolize dignity, collarless jacket can symbolize in-a-minute minimalistic chic. And when the one is cutting your jacket, before it gets out from a fabric, ads a non-sparkly detail on it, like leather or plays with the pattern, makes sure you are cared for all day chic.
Sophomore collarless jacket (on the photo above) has a leather detail as a fake collar and as patch on the elbow. Established in casual rock-ness, Sophomore brought us a perfect little fall jacket for mini black dress and ballet flops. Round neck very kisses nonchalant hair in chignon.
There is something about this round neck that makes jacket very suitable for scarves, layered clothing for didn’t think about it looks we adore. Even makes the disco jacket more relaxed and casual, we saw that from Thakoon.
But certainly I suggest before getting the sparkly, disco or 80’s inspired jacket girl’s gotta take care of her day covering and work chic and get herself a simple jacket in neutral color. Stay tuned for next week and post about blazers where we gonna get a little vent for our eccentricity.

First set; 1. Tibi tweed jacket on mytheresa, 2. Marc Jacobs hand-painted tweed jacket on the Outnet,3. Chloe at outnet, 4. Marc Jacobs on netaporter
Second set; 1. Sally Scott beige jacket, 2.Cropped jacket at Spiegel, 3. Stella McCartney Cashmere jacket(black on farfetch) from netaporter , 4.Marc Jacobs jacket

Dear misslikey, its your 1st Bday

Dear Misslikey,
Despite of the fact that I am good with dates same as with cooking, when I woke up this morning I remembered today is your first birthday.
We started in September last year with first post of Miss Golightly. Back in the days nobody was actually reading except of my supporting chicks, and cute boy M I used to be in love with. Ohhhh, pooor little US in those days of non reading, we would spend the whole night with double coffee latte and pack of cigarettes. But we continued.
Your birth was pure love and topics to write were instinct. Those like real mothers have. And I really sometimes felt like a mummy. Did entire day pass that I haven’t check on you?! Well, maybe few times, but Dear misslikey you happened completely genuinely, as my fashion diary and personal inspiration, the way I saw things that I wanted share through you with fashion lovers. Normally that my taste and my likes are sometimes varying. That's why misslikey you are changing with moi. And if I sometimes act classically like egotistic parent does, I would like that readers admonish when they feel that. Because we don't have same taste and we like to live in the world of diversity. Who can really portray beauty? And who is enough in-the-know to judge about what is beautiful in the fashion?
There were moments when I just wanted to stop, to not believe in fashion any longer, to erase all those days of studying runaway shows as kid and tearing sheet into tank tops with Like a Virgin slogan. Why? From the time when was just one unique idea and heavy sewing machine, things had pretty changed in the world of fashion, like in every other industry that is led by the cash. It’s not strange that people have divided outlooks, objects, issues and many times disapprovals about fashion industry. I do feel now and then like I have double standards.For instance when model is too bony I go back in the time and I clearly can see a 5-year girl with messy-blonde hair and crying eyes. How would she feel about that and what affect would that make in her teenager years? Would she be miserable because of her chubby cheeks? Sometimes I can feel the pain on the fingers of those third world children working in the fabrics, and my body trembles just with the thought of that.

Dear misslikey, you know I am some sort of humanist and I have a certain problem about dealing with negativities, not only in fashion world but in normal world so I've realized that I cannot change the world. Myself is only world that I am able to change. And in crisis of those moments when I no longer wanted to be part of the fashion, I’ve ran into some individuals that not just breathe fashion, but their love is creation turned into a piece of fabric, rock or photo. In those turnovers my love for fashion grows and I wouldn’t stop for nothing in this world. Our constant readers remember over the year stories about Fay, Liv, Lara, Elisenda.I hope for more upcoming posts like those.
Fashion needs bloggers, our thoughts, opinions, and conscience. That can improve some things. That is why I am thankful to you, misslikey and readers because you are enhancing in me further interest for eco-clothing, vintage and recycled. One more thing that misslikey learn me is that there are many lovely people worldwide, either those that are sending me pleasant emails or supporting what I do. And I want to thank for that.
Some think that issues of clothing on daily basis and issues What Would I Wear are shallow. Yes, for sure we would be happy if there are extra days in the week when we just do some overlay in the morning and we look incredible. But there are those moments in which I used to yell at myself before; Why you don’t have normal pants and normal shirt in your closet, and why you cannot dress in 5 minutes? But why would be the ritual of dressing petite and simple if our lives are everything but petite and simple, we are existing dressed up; we work, love, create and make memories; all in our outfits. Blogs are amazing for the presence of those moment when we are not in alluring inspiration and with question how to wear x you would google something that will rouse your creative ideas. Similar to that when few pieces of your clothes end by coincidence or laziness one over the other and you say; oh this looks beyond together, how didn’t I notice that before?! With thinking of wearing we value more our clothes; we create our personal style which is very not connected neither with riches nor designer clothes. What is more gorgeous when delaying delight by buying something and saving it for certain occasion or just for the days of your work week when you are doing something special? Cause beyond how industry that is led by money often presumes woman as low self-confidence consumers, we certainly do know how to enjoy in that process.
And misslikey, I am very aware I am sometimes writing about clothes that average folks cannot afford, but that’s no reason to feel sad or desperate. Even if we could find the money for anything we want, there is always craving for more. That is just part of our human nature.
At the end misslikey you are for me dream world, and I hope I’ve managed to transfer part of those dreams to You, my reader.
Yours truly,
Nina

Photos; Eniko Mihalik in Forever Young by Sebastian Faena, Wildfox couture collection, Anna Jagodzinska as Diane Keaton for the September issue of Vogue Paris

coup de foudre in fashion world; Clemence Poesy

When it comes to front rows and the mingling around fashion outs and abouts, there is always some girl that outshines with her IN-Style. And all the cool papers instantaneously follow ˝What She Wears˝ like her private parade. With so many IT-girls you cannot blame fashion journalist and photographers of the social events if sometimes they forgot some name or distinguish them at all. Designers, muses to the same, photographers, models, musicians and various artists; many of them have great personal-with signature-In -style
Britain with real promenade of ˝bad˝, rebellious it girls with vivid lifestyle has always present duo Miller-Moss. In France, where competition may be even tougher (Traina, Gainsbourg,Fillol-Cordier, Dillon, De la Baume) Clémence Poésy with exceptional and sophisticated style rapidly have become darling of fashion press. Besides that every fashionista in industry knows her name, even many of the ones-not-in knowledge can remember charming Fleur with more charming French accent from Harry Potter. Accent was for the purposes of the movie, she states.
The style that is not connected with edginess, today, hardly can be IN-style or can make IT girl out of girl. Still, Clémence Poésy is Fashion Lovely even if only thing edgy is cigarette in her hand when posing at fashion objectives.


You can notice immediately French heritage when she wears delicate blouse or very feminine little jacket on very masculine men’s shoes. Or from the fact she didn’t deserve status of fashion icon by wearing designer bags and dresses, but having the knowledge of being chic in just pair of jeans.
This serious actress, that had many roles in British and French movies and TV shows, somehow can fit in stereotype of chic Parisian actress that lives in apartment with polaroids on the wall and books on the coffee table while enjoying in the glass of wine and slice of dark chocolate before sleep.
Clémence, that kissed Colin Farell as Chloë in In Bruges and was the face of Chloé fragrance with Anja Rubik and our another fashion boo-boo Chloë Sevigny, started acting when she was 14. She told Olivier Zahm for Interview Magazine that the fact she wasn’t popular in school was good for her because ˝You have to encourage people not to give in to the temptation to be normal, even if it isn't easy--because when you're young, you really want to belong.˝ The girl that wasn’t in front row in clique of popular girls in the school, today is regular guest in front rows at Chanel, Chloé and Balenciaga.
And it is not just the matter of many Chanel quilts that are slipping off her shoulders or fact she poses Chloé Sally tote, what we likey about Clémence Poésy is her settled style and at the end romance in her outfits even when she flirts with classic masculine pieces.

PHOTO CREDITS www.clemencepoesy.org
first; Photo shoot from Citizen K International

Fall pants

It is time to re-vivre le pants! We usually forget about them, but with jeans they make essentials for our daily wardrobe. Though today we had little moved away from classic tailored suits, still we need to stay dressed up despite how nonchalant we are. Don’t know how you feel, but loungewear lately makes my heart beat; that’s probably consequence of feshly ended summer and cruel dismissing of restless clothing. Since Girl's gotta have one decent pair of fall pants that are tailored but still casual, yet it’s not time for full combination of wool and tweed, I did little sneak and peek into windows of our favorite shops to find our uniform pants. I’ve chosen grey for the essential pants, since that’s our existent fall basic color that with white and black creates in-a-minute-chic. Grey pants with right cut can make a girl nonchalantly polished up even when she is feeling for the day on the low – with sneakers or ballerina flops. Add tiny leather jacket you’ll be adjusting to throng in manner of city chic.

Acne pants I found on net-a-porter with slightly cigarette cut and high waist are still enough boyish. Very French and very wearable in improved Annie Hall manner.
Someone finally made an idea about connecting the trousers with sweatpants. When I saw cashmere pants from Lucien Pellat-Finet in Elle US July issue my heart said; Ahh these were the pants from your dream last week when you were wearing basic white tee. Amazing pair from oaknyc are casual but with little glance of 70s lady clothes.
For the traditionalist’s visions or for the ones that are working girls with too many meetings to attend perfect are this Chloe ankle length pants from otteny Skinny, grey and looking light, able to pair in a minute for informal tuxedo look.