I gather here everything: sleek, refined, rough, geometrical, sartorial, artful, irresistible, magnificent, garish, sombre, etc. Everything that elevates my spirit of fashion esthetics. I melange it all until it is stark. That is why I call it Mélangelique (Mélange=blend, mixing). Julia Desjardins.
2/15/2014
Slouchy vs. chic.
This Saturday makes everything around melt and shine with its bright skies and mild sun. Today I wanted to feel at ease and comfy, but elegant. Nothing makes it more slouchy sleek than a stonewashed old gargantuan denim jacket over a polished dusty green blouse. I belted it to streamline the look and to provide specificity of shape. Light burgundy skinnies added a good colour accent to the pale shades of the outfit, and made it a dominant color. In general, I reached the target, I mastered up the simple chic of the look through slouchiness.
My superb VD outfit.
But I am not here to talk about lovey-dovey things. I am hear to talk and showcase street style of a vintage-lover:-)
Deep ocean blue shirt was refined by my signature design necklace, intricately embellished with glass and metal beads, and slouchily tucked in the shorts. Flower-strewn lace leggings provided a sheer but audacious note to the whole outfit, and my favorite Harley Davidson boots made a pretty edgy statement that put the whole outfit on the level of rock chick chic. Thank you, vintage stores for inspiring me and satisfying my crave for stylish mess!
2/11/2014
Boyfriend clothes transformation.
In order to escape boredom at work, I often try to be creative in whatever way is possible about my outfit, refining, styling up, spycing up, etc. Even when I do not have " material" to work with, jewelry, accessories, I find a way to conjure from whatever I have on, which can be the most plain and boring piece ever. This time, my "victim" of upcycling was my husband's gigantic hoodie, that happened to be with me. What I did was a simple criss-cross draping around my hips, that visually elevated my work look. That approach , in its turn, provided a pretty futuristic twist and turned that oversized hoodie into a talking-point piece. It didn't come out as perfect as I wanted that to be, but it inspired me for the further improvisation and play with clothes , especially my husbands hoodies (watch out, dear)! So my next goal is to master that idea to its maximum, deploying more subtelty, feminine chic and contemporary approach. See u laterrrr
Sunday is a day of sun and summer anticipation.
Believe it or not, but it's February in Charlotte,NC. Today's light vibes really inspired me for some sheer and airy summer accent, which I expressed in this interesting tiger-print texture vintage 1/4 sleeve blouse. I accentuated my waistline with string instead of a belt for more sensual emphasize. I know that the sun today was way too generous, that it dissolved the whole me in its joyful shine, and it filled with an incredible summertime anticipation. Even though I am really into summer heat at all, haah. But this amazingly pleasant day and the stylish vintage outfit made me yearn for tender summer evenings, when the sun just started to set down, taking a part of that unbearable hear with itself. Have a great rest of Sunday and a more great week:-)
2/06/2014
Magic hat.
I am always wondering if there are things that do not go well with hats. I never can find anything in my closet that wouldn't get elegantly elevated by a hat. It is just universally versatile! Whatever I wear, a hat, added as a finishing touch, provides a sensual feminine effect to my look. It either smoothens a bold selection of garments or, on the contrary, brings the edginess to a subtle outfit.
So, today , this " magical" accessory visually dissolved simplicity backbone of my all-black ( or almost all, if not paying any attention to a green olive accent, peering out from the overall darkness, lol) outfit. It added a little bit of casualty and smartness to my adolescent vintage look.
And, ofcourse , this day look couldn't go through without a smattering of bold jewelry, a metal cuff and a sterling silver reiterating element bracelet.
2/05/2014
Gilded glamour all day long.
The type of winter days that fill my life with sulky grayness and cold, I yearn for, at least , a little of shine. I want to dispense with thick dark attire, and reveal myself to superb shine! I would not, for sure, turn myself into a golden fish that would beblind the entire universe ( hell, no!), but would try to master the key accents of the look, applying golden elements. Just the way I did when I was trying to build the look. For a chic glamourous update of my black-base look I wore a golden finely pleated skirt,a shirt with rhinestones-strewn palm trees design and a finishing accent was put by gilded pendant, chains and bangles.The entire outfit was sharpened by my favorite Harley Davidson rough booties.
That is how I turned down the grayness of the day with this sweet ensemble:-)
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