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Object of Desire Part XI

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When I get fixated on a piece of clothing, only a new piece of clothing to usurp its place will help me get over it.

Sounds like a problem we’re all familiar with ;)

At the moment, these burgundy beauties are TOP of my list.

 

 

Leather trousers, Drome

Buttery soft (by the looks of things), and in a rich Autumnal hue, my legs are crying out to be ensconced by such a fine pair.

And I have a gorgeous pair of chestnut brown riding boots that just need to be worn this winter, having been neglected for a few seasons. Brown’s a little tricky with legwear- somehow I feel a classic blue jean doesn’t work, and black clashes. Wear white, and you’re just kind of taking the whole equestrian thing too far…

I need to hashtag #whitegirlproblems

But these are just the thing to compliment any shade of brown or even orange, as my long-term lover Olivia Palermo demonstrates so well:

 

I have a feeling that hers are actually by Acne, who also do a gorgeous similar pair, and they’ve also been spotted on the likes of Irina Shayk.

They’re quite tricky to pull off, and one might be left in a Ross-from-Friends predicament, but these babies wouldn’t make it to my Object of Desire lust list if they were bog-standard now, would they?

 

 

 

Copenhagen Fashion Week in Pictures

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Source: Rolling Stone

 

Copenhagen Fashion Week’s always been under the radar- perhaps a little strange considering the Danes have great style! There are a handful of Swedish brands you could list off the top of your head, (Cheap Monday, Acne, and that little known one, H&M!) for example, but Danish?- it’s a little trickier…

When I visited Copenhagen last year, I was struck by the street-style. It’s very simple, very ‘model off duty’, to use the standard phrase, but that really is the best way to describe it.

The clothing is plain but effectively striking, and by the looks of things, the locals eschew colour, and completely work the fresh-faced look.

Despite this, there was no shortage of crazy avant-gardism from the Spring 2013 collections at Copenhagen Fashion Week, earlier this month.

At Stine Goya, all attention was on the candy-floss hair to compliment a collection which the designer described as ‘La Parade Merveilleuse.’ Similarly at Barbara I Gongini, I loved the continuation of crazy hair- her collection was offset by the models’ vibrant yellow do’s!

Anne Sofie Madsen, one of the better known Danish designers, presented her take on a surrealist ‘decaying fantasy’ with models wearing her collection of gothic ballerina-inspired pieces.

Minimalism and leather were on the cards at Johanna Pihl, in line with typical Scandinavian style. I loved the simplicity of the models’ scraped back hair with a ‘wet-look’ feel. Now that’s one style I wish I could pull off!

Hopefully Danish talent will continue to make its mark on the international fashion scene, although in many ways it’s refreshing that it keeps a relatively low profile- I really think this helps give it an incredibly cool, anti-establishment vibe which I can’t help but be intrigued by.

 

 

Wunderkind: Yasmin Sewell

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Moda Operandi‘s Yasmin Sewell leads a colourfully fashionable life. She’s been a veteran of the London fashion scene since she was just 19, after moving from Australia to England to be with her then-boyfriend, Rufus Sewell. Her remarkable journey in the industry saw her start out in retail at Browns. She then went on to launch her own boutique, Yasmin Cho, which involved the risky strategy of showcasing unknown talent. But as an astute trends forecaster, and with an eye that many people have labelled as extraordinary, the decision paid off. Some of the most current brands today: Rick Owens, Acne, and Christopher Kane, are the ones which Sewell initially championed.

‘I remember seeing Rick Owens in the back corner of some dodgy showroom in Paris in 1998. His jackets were just amazing. Now he is one of the best-selling designers in the world [...] I was surprised that seeing and spotting and getting these designers seemed so easy to me. Was no one else seeing what I was seeing? After a while I realised I must have a good eye. I had no history as a buyer. How was I supposed to know? [...] I had no rules, no boss, no one saying “look at the sales of last season.” It was just about love.’ 

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After closing Yasmin Cho, she moved back to Sydney and worked for 6 months as a personal shopper for international clients. Then, it was back to Browns where she held the position of fashion buyer. Over time, and primarily driven by intuition and instinct, she’s forged an unusually creative path. She’s a self-confessed arbiter of the ‘portfolio career’, where work consists of fashion consulting, creative directing, forecasting, mentoring and currently, as fashion director of Moda Operandi. Prior to this, her input as Liberty’s Chief Creative Consultant saw the company achieve its largest half yearly profit in 10 years.

A few of her loves:  Style icons, Coco Chanel and Katharine Hepburn. The ‘assiette verte’ at Colette, and a yummy cheeseburger at Ferdi in Paris!

Sources: yasminsewell.com, fashion.telegraph.co.uk, thevine.com.au, harpersbazaar.com