LE Spring 2014

so yesterday the plaza got hit by a new LE collection, which took me totaly by suprise (when you didn't check USD for two days .... really everytime) but i was lucky and when i logged in, the collection just got released so i could pick all the items i really liked (had to choose quickly) and bought not to much. i mean you all know these typical LE situations where you panic and buy way to much ending up hating most of the pieces you bought (but hey you still can resell those later on).

so normaly if i manage to get a hold on a LE collection i post a little hole but due to the fact that i just released two posts i will keep this one short, and only show you two special pieces i bought and if you'recurious about the other stuff i purchased feel free to look in my medolls wardrobe.

so why are these two pieces special? some of you may even think they're not really the best pieces of this LE collection. the reason why i bouht them is they're inspired by ALEXANDER WANGS spring 2014 ready to wear collection. i think you can combine both the dress and the top with other pieces and create a really cool alexander wang inspired look. 

 

i think this is the original version of the LE dress.

 and this seems to be the original version of the LE sweater top.

some more wonderfull looks from this awsome collection. ALEXANDER WANG is already one of the brightest young designers and if you like fashion or are simply interested in young fashion design alexander wang is one of the first names you should get familiar with. it's always a sign when h&m knocks on your door and wants to collabroate with you, something which just recently happend to alexander wang. 

but what are my thoughts about this LE season. i think (like every LE collection) it has it's ups and downs but you can never go wrong with buing a few pieces. this time we have some nice pastel and mint colors and if'youre into those kinds of colors this is your collection but don't get me wrong we still can find those over the top pieces which will hardly ever fit in any decent outfit but it's LE and i've come the understanding that LE is not made to fit it's made to impress just like haute couture. so buy only what you really like and set yourself a financial limit, this will keep you happy even after your LE shopping adventure.

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Bazaar Treasures

recently i found two pieces from my wishlist. whishlists items are really a strange thing. mostly it takes months or ( if you're really unlucky) years to find those items as many wishlists containing the rarest of items. so i always kind of didn't wanted to put a wishlist together because it kind of provokes you to really start searching for those rare and super rare items. maybe thats why i put my wishlist in my album instead of my presentation so i don't have to look at those pieces all the time and go totally nuts because of it. a long time i didn't had the money nor the pacience to reduce my (already pretty small) whishlist. but as i said during the last weeks i was lucky and found two pieces. one i found at the bazaar for a still high but not outrageous price. the other one came to me from my dear SD friend KLADIAAA.

 

this top named top inspired by marni, is not only wonderful because of its calm and pale colors but because of its graphic shape. lately i'm really into a minimalist, pale colored  look so this shirt arrived just in time at my medolls wardrobe. 

 

 

the inspiration for the SD version of the shirt came from the 2010 fall ready to wear collection by the fashion lable MARNI 

 

the second piece is called flower printed oversized tee and was originaly released at the bonjour bizou store. i love the print, and i did once saw the original dress on a photo and SD really did a great job on this one. so i was happy to pay a bit more and get a great piece of (virtual) clothing.

so i could cross of these two items from my wishlist but there a still some items left and i thought i just show you which exactly, and if you happen to own a piece from this list and would like to sell or trade it please feel free to contact me via dolly message or write a comment in my guestbook.

 as you can see it isn't that many (:D)

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Leather

when i first started as a member of SD there where hardly any leather items in the plaza. a fact which really annoyed me back than becauce i've always been a sucker for leathery objects. not leather in general but the black rock chick leather. i'm a fan of post punk, garage punk and edgy rock n roll looks and in order to create those looks, leather (or pleather) is very important. don't get me wrong i'm not talking about biker gang leather pants or vests, its the elegant smooth leather items i'm fascinated by.

 

SAINT LAURENT PARIS / spring summer ready to wear 2014

ALEXANDER WANG / fall winter ready to wear 2014/15

 

 

GIVENCHY / fall winter ready to wear 2013/14 

 

 GIVENCHY / spring haute couture 2012

 

 

 

 CHRISTOPHER KANE / fall winter ready to wear 2010

  all photos taken from style.com

i would strongly recommend clicking on the label names, the websites are really nicely done and you can watch the latest fashion shows plus get some informations about the fashion houses.

so why am i jabbering about leather you may think. it's because i recently went for a shopping spree at starplaza, i missed the last two LE collections and i desperately needed new clothes for my doll, and found a suprisingly large amount of pleather and leather clothes. inspired by this pleasant suprise i thought why not make a new countdown post and show my readers some of my favourite 10 leathery objects from my medolls wardrobe.

 

cross leather skirt by saint laurent tribute (vintage)

why? the ruffles makes it a feminin piece and the zipper makes it sexy but not cheap, you can easily combine this with a white shirt and some black heels and  have a perfectly nice outfit. 

slim black pleather dress by msw shop (vintage)

why? i'm a fan of shape, and this dress has this really graphical shape but still looks smooth and not to edgy. 

 

hotbuys top 

why? its inspired by a piece chloe sevigny designed for openign ceremony and of course that's why i bought it but it also looks rad because of the pattern. 

 

pleather top by elle (vintage)

why? it has this really eccentric armer look and it fits really tight so you can underline your medolls figure. 

 

dress inspired by christopher kane by archive  (vintage)

why? christopher kane is really one of my most favourite designers, and this dress is another good example for his brilliant work, the combination of leather and lace has just a wonderful and special effect. 

 

floral pleather jacket by archive

why? also inspired by fall winter ready to wear 2010 fall collection, this jacket has a very romantic touch because of the floral patches. you can use it for espacially grunge inspired spring looks. 

 

pleather platforms by bonjour bizou + heavy weight black plattforms

why? i know those shoes have quite a reputation, as many other users i really adore my pair (which bought from the plaza not from the bazaar, lucky me). i always combine them with the black fallen angel plattforms to make them look a bit more edgy. 

 

midnight lurex pants by ppq

why? normaly i don't like leather pants but this one has a nice shiny fabric, it has a skinny cut but not to tight so you can use it for more casual looks. 

 

hot buys cheap monday bag 

why? its part of the first cheap monday wave which arrived at the plaza and i was very exited about it. i love cheap monday it's a wonderful brand. the bag goes with many different looks and this is exactly what a good bag is suppused to. 

 

hot buys vest by bonjour bizou (vintage)

why? this one of the oldest items in my medolls wardrobe i used it at least a 100 times.

so that was my leathery countdown i hope you guys enjoyed it. make sure to visit the plaza and buy some of those newest leather / pleather pieces. oh and the reason i haven't put those new things in the countdown is because i haven't had the time to create as many looks with those new things as i did with the  older garments i mentioned in the countdown. so maybe in a couple of months there will be a new countdown (haha). 

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Street Smart 1#

like the legendary TOMMY TON (the don of street style photography) i grabed my camera and took a little walk around dollywood to see if i could catch some great looking fashionistas.

this is just a little new segment to keep the blog a bit more lively and updated and to see what trends have found there way into our little online fashion community.  there will be no comments from me. just some inspirational looks made by talented SD users.

PARKA ROMANCE

 

 miss.privacy

SPORTY SPICE

 

 amaia_estebanez

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Witchcraft /get the look/

 

so i already did a get the look called teenwitch but i thought about taking a second look at "witchfshion". i named this get the look post witchcraft because the look i'm going to show you is mainly inspired by the popular horror series AMERICAN HORROR STORY especially the third season AMERICAN HORROR STORY: COVEN. in this season the show is focusing on a modern witch coven and all its mysterious secrets. i'm kind of easily scared by horror movies that's why i simply don't watch them. but i'm some how facinated by witches and all those morbid things around them. so i pulled myself together and start watching this season of AMERICAN HORROR STORY.

immediately i was impressed by the visiual look of the show and i love the fashion in it. the clothes worn by the modern witches are exaclty how i would dress up a witch living in our society. we see lots of black and lace, silk and ridiculously cool umbrellas. but bevore i keep talking about it feel free to watch the trailer below. try to catch up with the mood so you can enjoy this post even more.

now you may have a better understanding about what i'm talking. the interesting thing about this kind of fashion is that you can be dramatic and simple at the same time. for example you can wear a simple silk dress (black of course) but put on a dark lipstick and suddenly your whole look becomes mysterious and elegant but also uneven, a fashion style i adore. be beautiful but be broken, be smooth but be rough. that is something only woman can do so we should do it!

MOODBOARDS

 

INSPIRATION

 

and while i did my visual research for this post i also stumpled upon this "old" movie with one of my alltime favourite actress during the 90s, WINONA RYDER and one of my ever all time favourite actor of all time DANIEL DAY LEWIS.

 

the movie i'm refering to is called THE CRUCIBLE. it's about the salem witch trails which are also really interesting so if you haven't heard about them you can easily inform yourself here. 

but now after this much real life input lets see how we can transfer those ideas of a modern witch coven inspiret look into dollywood fashion. 

 

when it comes to use of color everything is about black. a good modern witch look is a look dominated by black. you can use other colors but only to create a decent contrast.

 

searching through my medolls wardrobe i found lots of things which would fit perfectly for a modern witch coven look. maybe that's because my medoll closet is dominated mainly by black fabrics, sheer gowns, maxi skirts and overzied sweaters. so i think those a the central pieces for this look. you can easily start with some black basics (stop by the BASIC shop, the new collection has a black and white theme) without spending to much of your hard earned stardollars but i strongly recommend a really elegant and long couture dress (like the SONIA RYKIEL dress you can see in the picture above). it's necessary to be  at least a little dramatic and you can't be dramatic without a long, sexy, mysteriously looking gown. 

 

accessories are always the key to an indivudal look, if your whole outfit is suppost to tell a story, the accessories are always the dirty little detail everybody want's to hear about. without those your story would be boring wouldn't it? you can dare yourself to some excentrical pieces like the LE fur hat, keep things simple but excting using for example the SONIA RYKIEL hold-up socks or choose the romantic version and put some dark flowers on your head. whatever you do try to use black and silver objects. 

and to try all the things i just said / written about, i went ahead an styled some outfits. sorry for the hairstyle of my doll (i kind of think it's a bit to rock n roll for this kind of look) but i'm currently not a superstar and i don't wanne change my medolls face. 

 

this look is inspired by the AMERICAN HORROR STORY character zoe benson (TAISSA FARMIGA). her style is in a way simple but also very elegant and you can also see that after all she still is a teenager. 

 

this look is another example of how i would dress a young teenage witch but one which is a bit rebellious when it comes to fashion. i wanted to create something more rough and rock n roll. (sorry for the really bad quality of this picture) 

 

this look is a bit more dramatic, i layered alot of clothers here to play with the shape of my medolls "body", it kind of reminds me of a the iconic looks worn by mary kate and ashley olsen. 

so i think there's nothing left to say here. now it's up to you and your creativity. i hope you can use some of this to create a wonderful witch coven look inspired outfit. if you still have problems picturing the complete look i strongly recommend watching the series but if you're a person which is easily disturbed by horror content of any form you may stick to google and see what looks from the show you can find on the internet. 

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