Minimalism (get the look)

after my research for this post i came to the conclusion that minimalism is pretty much the style i prefer in my life outside of SD which makes this post very special to me. i would like to show you a way of dressing down without looking boring which is the most difficult part when it comes to minimal looks. you can't really distract your audience with a huge amaunt of extravagance you have to express your message with shape and shape only! if you want to do this reading this post is exactly what you need. i'm going to show you how you can stay simple and edgy at the same time.

this video features a preview for ALEXANDER WANG's 2012 ready to wear collection and i've chosen it to get you guy's into the right mood for this post. the video pretty much shows all the things being important to create a decent minimal look: challenging shapes, modern cuts, exclusive fabrics and almost no color (i know the video is in black and white but click here and you can see that this collection is coming without almost no color). besides alexander wang JIL SANDER is a fashion house which shows how exciting and modern it can be to stop the extravagance and focus on the important and essential things.

 moodboard "minimalism"

dree hemingway photographed by bryan adams for ZOO MAGAZINE

alexander wang pre fall 2013

... it is very difficult to create a calm and simple but edgy look as there is a difficulty in finding the right materials. first there aren't many things released which would fit into an reduced minimal look and if they are it seems like the average SD user  doesn't notice it at all until those things are vanishing form the starplaza (e.g. the pleather platforms or the rustle of wind skirt) suddenly those calm and unnoticed garments become rare and popular. but luckly the new nelly.com store offers lots of things you can use to create a look shown in the pictures above and don't worry it doesn't have to be high fashion but keep in mind it shouldn't be boring! so try to use pieces with a good graphic and a special appareance means a cut out top or shoes with an abstract shape.

black

grey

white

looking at those outfits you may get an impression of what i'm trying to say. you see those clothes may look simple but they all have a special way of being simple. means they may are plane but a bold cut out and an asymmetric shape are giving them a unique way of excitment (i hope you know what i mean).

normaly beneath those pictures of recommended clothes i listed all the clothes up, with their right names lables and prices but i won't do this anymore as it is way to much work and i think if you are really interested in one of the piece feel free to contact me in my GB i'm glad to inform you where to get the item and how much i payed for it.

and if you want to start trying on your own now and have the feeling your closet isn't containing the right things for a minimal look make sure to stop by the nelly.com store i'm pretty sure you'll find the right stuff there.

before i will say goodbye to you guys i have two wonderful videos from two even more beautiful jil sander collections to give you a final impression of a perfect minimal way of dressing.

 

stay edgy

XX

Coming Soon

i know i posted a coming soon for the minimalism get the look post a few weeks ago and i promise i'm working on it (it's almost finished!) but i had this idea a while ago and right now i have the time to work on both posts so that's why you can look forward for not one but two get the look posts! 

stay edgy 

XX

Fashion Is

always a development, you can't just create a style out of nothing and i think this process of development is pretty exciting. that's why i started to photograph almost every A_Horror look i created for the past two months. now after capturing 51 looks i though it was time to present this little project to my wonderful readers. so please feel free to visit the evolution section of this blog. the video is a bit small (but for the love of god i just couldn't figure out how to make it bigger hahaha). maybe i will ad some more parts to this video but i'm not so sure right now. i hope you like my litte experiment and maybe you will start doing something like this too. believe me it's so interesting to see how your doll is developing. 

stay edgy

XX

Maison Martin Margiela @ Pet a Porter

yes i know the PET A PORTER CLOTHES HORSE store has openend it's door a while ago ... shame on me for recognizing this so late but better later than never (i don't know if you can say it like this in english but in german it works hahaha). all the true fashionistas may already heard about the collaboration between H&M and MAISON MARTIN MARGIELA a french based fashion lable founded by MARTIN MARGIELA and known for its avant-garde designs. many designer refer to MMM as a source of inspiration but  "normal" people often never heard of the brand that's why i think it's wonderful H&M are working with them. most of the collection is no longer avaliable but luckly SD managed to put a very special piece in the starplaza means you can still get your piece of the cake. 

 

the graphic is marveouls and you can get it for 11$ (which is a very good price) at the pet a porter clothes horse store (funny name for a shop don't you think?). down below you can admire the original version.

 

for me there is no doubt that the SD coat was inspired by this MMM for h&m coat.

a short post  i know but i needed to share this with you.

i love this coat and i think the price is really fair so if you haven't already bought it i can recommend you to do it as soon as you can, this a piece a really fashion vicitim or doll should have in their wardrobe.

stay edgy 

XX

P.S.: don't forget to stop by my holiday special post about the nelly.com holiday calender i'm sure you will enjoy it ... so long

NEWS

the holiday season is coming closer and closer and i have to say (actually write) i'm not a big fan of christmas and the cold seasons at all! as much as i'm annoyed by all the christmas cheesy stuff i really like being with my family and that's basically what christmas is all about but with all this buying and spending money and choosing the right christams eve dress and bake cookies, the people forget about this basic idea of being with your loved ones but that's not the point of this post (sorry i kinda lost it here for a second haha)  ...  the point is even though i'm not such a christmas girl i would like to do something special for the holidays on this very blog and as i've come to really like the nelly hotbuys calender so far i decided to present you guys the real life versions of the upcoming clothes and show you a simple and nice way of combinig them in a outfit so you will see a new post hear almost every day simply click on the christmas calender site and watch which real life brand is behind the clothes of the nelly.com hotbuys calender. hey ho lets go ...