Editor’s Letter

March Inspiration

I cannot believe it is already March! I have been busy working away in the background on CaraGray.com and am so excited to reveal some new developments very soon! I will also be spending more time on Uptown Twirl to publish daily fashion articles. So be sure to stay posted…

In the meantime, here are a couple of my March inspirations:

March Inspirations…. The breathtaking Erdem Fall 2012 collection; Behind the scenes drama at Fashion Week; Burberry’s beautiful Fall rain; one of my favourite films, Manhattan; Audrey Hepburn’s divine orange coat in Breakfast At Tiffany’s. And of course what month would be complete without some delightful sweet treats. This month is all about macaroons… yet again xx

Happy Weekend!

Photos from style.com / thealternativebride.blogspot.com.au / tibi.com / google images

Fashion

A New Year & A Fresh Fashion Start

Wanting to reinvigorate your style for 2012? Look no further than crisp, clean white for a fresh fashion start.

Elegant, sophisticated and seductively sweet, white can take you from the boardroom to the ballroom with effortless stylish panache. From a classic shirt to a little cocktail dress; white ignites a pure luxe minimalism.

Classic White Shirt
Worn by style icons for the past several decades, the white shirt exudes unmistakable polished chic. A favourite amongst Audrey Hepburn, Marilyn Monroe, Brigitte Bardot and others, the perfect white shirt is a must in every wardrobe. Wear over jeans, tucked into a pencil skirt or with a blazer – the opportunities are endless. For Inspiration: look no further than Audrey Hepburn’s adorably nonchalant white shirt style.

The Little White Dress
For a fantastic alternative to the ‘little black dress’; cleanse the palette and breathe some fresh air into your wardrobe with white. From delicate white lace to darling embellishment – the little white dress can be quite simply breathtaking. It’s seductive yet irresistibly sweet. For the exquisite allure of the little white dress, see Louis Vuitton’s Spring / Summer 2012… j’adore!

Why not start the New Year off with some luxe fashion optimism? Will you incorporate white into your wardrobe? xx

Photos from style.com

Fashion

The Little Black Dress

Finding The Perfect LBD This Party Season

The little black dress – so iconic it is often referred to as simply the ‘LBD’ – is a fail-safe look during the festive season (well any season for that matter).

Made an essential item in every woman’s wardrobe by Coco Chanel in the 1920’s; it has been worn by the world’s most stylish for nearly a century. From Grace Kelly to Marilyn Monroe – the little black dress is sexy, sophisticated and irrevocably chic.

Perhaps the most iconic of all little black dresses, Audrey Hepburn’s Breakfast at Tiffany’s gown, designed by Hubert de Givenchy, came to epitomise the chic just powerful impact a LBD could have. And when it was auctioned in 2006, it set another standard, selling for £410,000 – well over its asking price. Never ever under estimate the value of true style.

While the little black dress remains a sample across seasons and trends, it is constantly revitalised for the times. As Karl Lagerfeld once said: “Since it was invented there has always been a little black dress in the spirit of the moment. Women are never over- or underdressed with a little black dress. A woman never looks bad in one; she can always trust that look.”  

Here are a few of the most coveted little black dress styles this season…

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Lace

The little lace dress is a style statement. Feminine, fresh and refined; it can take you from day (wear with sweet ballet flats) to evening glamour in an instant (simply add polished heels and go). The new use of lace is all about polished beauty. Très chic…

Prints

Romantic, Feminine and ever-so chic – the polka dot returned as the print of the season. See on Kate Winslet and Liv Tyler; Stella McCartney’s polka dots sat on delicate chiffon over glimpses of seductive skin. While at Miu Miu, swallows became the sweetest print for Fall. Simply exquisite…

What is your fail-safe party dress of the festive season? xx

 

Photos from style.com & google images

 

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