Check Trends – S/S 2017
Whether mini o maxi, Vichy or tartan prints, Bardot-style by Au jour le Jour or a bit punk by Prada, ladylike by Miu Miu. Be daring with checks, better if dark, and you’ll look conceptual and chic….
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Single-Shoulder
Monochrome or patterned, but very colorful and, in particular, one-shouldered: this is the summer evening must-have dress according to Gucci, Isabel Marant, Chloe’….
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To the Stars – Lurex Trend S/S 2017
The most sparkling of the 2017 S/S trends, the most popular with top fashion models from morning to night and, if skillfully worn, a look definitely worth copying. We are talking about metallic fabrics: gold, liquid and precious, and silver, nearly astronaut-like. Balmain designed a knit lamé foulard-dress for the evening, Genny space jumpsuits. Isabel Marant’s and Kenzo’s style is romantic and futuristic. Saint Laurent’s look is eighties-style liquid metal, new but roaring just like back then.
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Return of the Nude Look
The nude look is making a comeback. It was a favorite of the great Yves, who was able to make it sophisticated and chic like no one before him. Culottes and bras become accessories to be naturally shown off, and black makes even a wide tulle skirt elegant. Wear them during the day, never in the evening, and strictly in the most glamourous seaside destinations- Ibiza, Mikonos, Saint Tropez and Forte dei Marmi- you don’t want to be misunderstood! Do you like it?
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See-through, but not too much
For lunch at Dalmazia with a new client who is staying at the Hotel Principe, I picked a black-and- white lingerie look which pairs wonderfully with my bicycle and is not too daring. You can catch a glimpse of my culottes through the lace skirt, a beautiful piece that I bought at the local Wednesday street market.
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Lingerie
It’s so beautiful it would be a shame to cover it up: this summer’s lingerie comes out into the open! It forgets its sexy side and becomes fresh, sporty, fun….a girls’ play, by Dior above all. Evening gowns are rich and flimsy thanks to the play of ruffles and overlaying. On the runways by Alberta Ferretti, N.21 and Gucci….
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Greenery
For my shopping tour of the Forte’s shops, I was dressed in one of the trendiest colors of the season: green! A breath of fresh air, nearly a small wearable garden. Well-cut Capri pants by Zara, a matching T-shirt with a pop pattern by Marc Jacobs and a Louis Vuitton bag.
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Garden-à-porter
For a number of business appointments with some shops in Forte dei Marmi, I picked an eclectic look, a chic mix of several trends: green color, flowers, Jap touches and water lilies suggestive of Monet. All by Stella McCartney, a brand that you can find at Babylon Bus in Prato and at Morini in Forte dei Marmi.
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Greenery Trend
Inspired by nature, it is a bright lawn-green color which dominated all the latest runways and spring magazine covers. It meets all our organic and naturalistic needs with cheerful sense of humour, turning a contemporary mania into a fashion choice. Botanical creatures by Gucci, Etro, Missoni. Flowery by Max Mara, and Vivetta
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Zoo trend
Parrots, teddy bears, butterflies, zebras, swans, cats and insects are all over backpacks, bags, jeans and shirts… a general trend, in particular by Dolce e Gabbana and Gucci. …
Ruffled by the wind
Like a whiff of air
Lightness: this is what plissé is mostly about. As delicate as an origami fold, I picked a brightly-colored sorbet orange dress down to my feet, leaving only by jeweled-sandals by Mauro Volponi visible. A short walk along the promenade to reach Datcha Beach, where we are greeted by the delicious scent of freshly-cooked fish. …
Plissè trend
In the nineties, the brilliant Issey Miyake gave us the Pleats Please line, comfort and eccentricity in one. Now it’s a must-have: the dress by Jil Sander is nearly an origami, light and very thin pleats on the suit by Vionnet, plissè weaving by Rochas. …
Stripes Mania
Very thin sailor-style stripes are one of this summer season’s hottest trends. The dress is in light-weight cotton, swirling. The straw hat is the vintage touch that makes my shopping tour of the downtown craft shops even more enjoyable.
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Good Morning!
A typical Forte dei Marmi-style morning: breakfast at Bar Soldi with a friend, a stop at the newsstand on the main Piazza to check the latest magazine issues and then straight to the beach for a relaxing full fashion immersion. Even my look is very BCBG: a blue-striped shirt dress by Aspesi, embroidered slippers by Alberta Ferretti and a straw hat.
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Sun Yellow
If colors were moods, yellow would be the bubbly joy of a warm summer day. I was all dressed in yellow head-to-toe to go shopping with a dear friend and customer of mine. I took her to Mauro Volponi which, with its four shops, is a true institution in Forte dei Marmi: deluxe and custom-made pieces for an international clientele. My jeweled-sandals are one of his creations.
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