It's All About The Fur Vest... And The New Girl Power

Suede booties: Casadei

Fishnet stay-ups: Wolford

Fake leather shorts: Liu JO

Fur vest: Cardiff Varese

Jeans shirt: Mango

Necklace: Zara

Sunnies: Chanel

Beanie: Imperfect

Photo by YLS

The fur vest is a key statement piece for the cooler season, it's more fresh and young than the traditional fur coat and it adds extra-chic to any look. You can play layering it above a simple shirt, a wool sweater or a leather jacket for more warm. It also helps to show off your legs (if you like it): the bulky and soft volume of the vest it’s great to make your legs look longer and thinner by contrast…and to show them off even in the coolest season (I don't mind to have almost bare legs even in winter, as far as my middle stays warm).  As you may have noticed and Vogue recently summarized: "minis are (once again) very, very hot.  From the front row to the street, the coolest girls, from Alexa Chung to Rihanna to Jennifer Lawrence are showing their legs and celebrating girl power with a chic, modern twist." I like this style!

Un gilet in pelliccia e' un pezzo base molto interessante e di super-moda per la stagione più' fredda: e' più giovane e attuale della classica pelliccia, e rende piu’ glam qualsiasi look. Un altro vantaggio, come si vede dalle foto, e’ che il volume abbondante e soffice della pelliccia fa sembrare per contrasto le gambe ancora più lunghe e sottili… e permette di metterle in mostra anche quando fa freddo (io ad esempio posso andare in giro tranquillamente con le gambe scoperte se ho la parte centrale del corpo, pancino e schiena, ben coperta). Come avrete notato e ha sintetizzato bene Vogue qualche giorno fa, le mini sono di nuovo super, super trendy e molte celeb famose hanno adottato questo trend, scoprendo le gambe in chiave di un femminismo moderno*.

Thanks for visiting my blog. Grazie per aver visitato il mio blog.

* Ecco, su questo punto potremmo ovviamente una discussione molto più approfondita...

XOXO/ "Baci e abbracci".

Spikey V.

Gladiators are Coming Back

Gladiator sandals - JIMMY CHOO "Glenys"

T-shirt -  HAPPINESS IS A 10$ TEE

Belt - BOTTEGA VENETA

White jeans - 7 FOR ALL MANKIND

Apart from showing you my Choo nerd credentials..., in this post I want to talk to you about another hot trend for this season: the return of gladiators. Few years ago we faced a gladiator invasion, mostly in the flat version with straps and buckles. There were also some heeled versions, as the Glenys model you can see in my pics. These multi-strap gladiator sandals were one of most successful shoes by this brand, and I still love to wear them, with skinnies or short dresses from day to evening (read this post by Bergdorf's blog for more advises on How to wear Gladiators when you’re short).

Well, as I anticipated you in some of my previous posts ( Spikey V.'s Valentine Wish List and Spikey V. in Wolford Tamara bondage gaiter ) gladiators are coming back in an even more strong version and often high to the knee.

These are some of my favorites:

TOM FORD (probably the most extremes, and more difficult to wear if you are not Rihanna or a Bond girl)

SALVATORE FERRAGAMO (Very chic)

JIMMY CHOO (more romantic)

GIANVITO ROSSI (very lean and sharp)

If you are interested to learn more, you can read also this post  Return of the Gladiator Sandal, again from the Bergdorf's blog. You can also shop their pretty cool selection of gladiators.

I hope you enjoyed my post.

XOXO

Spikey V.