FASHION HAS GONE WILD

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The Burberry Prorsum fashion show is probably the one that best describes this fashion trend.

Animal prints are a must have!

Usually, I would tell you to be careful with the amount of animal prints you wear in only one look, but this season you are a bit more free to play around with it and have some fun.

Just pay attention to the accessories you choose, so it does not get too tacky.

Burberry London; Maje

Zara; Zara

ENJOY YOUR MONDAY!

GOODBYE YVES

I know it has already been a while since Yves Saint Laurent changed its iconic name to Saint Laurent Paris, but I couldn't pass one more day without expressing my sadness.

I know fashion is all about changes but a name is a name.

Who did not love the YSL logo on totes and clutches?

If the "Y" is not there anymore, how is it going to be? Only "SL"? Or "SLP"?

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Paul Deneve, the CEO of the brand, justified the change by saying it is a celebration of their "legacy and heritage, while boldly marking their ambition for the future". He also claimed that the change will allow them to "return the fundamentals of YSL and revive the spirit and the intentions that reigned over the creation of "Saint Laurent Rive Gauche' in 1966: principles of youth, freedom and modernity".

I guess we will just have to get used to say "Saint Laurent" and say goodbye to the "Yves".

HAVE A GREAT WEEK, EVERYONE!

MR OR MRS COAT?

When I am asked what are the trends for this season, I always start by the coat and everybody stares at me like if I am stupid and in their minds there is this thought: "how could a coat not be a trend during winter?"

The thing is that, when you are into fashion as I am, or when your job is related to fashion, you see things changing. This year's coat is not last year's coat. Things change, but the changes are so little that you can barely tell the difference.

And because the differences are so little, for those of you who bought a coat last year, just wear it.

But for those of you who are considering of buying a new one, here are the two options you have:

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On the one hand - there are the male coats which are bigger than your regular size and have straight lines which confers a very structured appearance to them - on the other hand, there are the girly coats which accentuate the women's curves; these are usually worn with a belt emphasizing the waist.
Both types of coats can be seen at almost any store, but the girly one is particularly seen at expensive stores.

MALE COAT

Stella McCartney; Zara

FEMALE COAT

Marc Jacobs; Valentino

It is true I only mentioned these two types of coats but there are much more trends related to overcoats, especially when it comes to colours.

If you are a fashion risk taker, here are some suggestions for your next coat:

Rochas; Zara; Topshop

Stella McCartney; Zara; Topshop


HAVE A NICE SATURDAY!

Dear Readers,

We are so sorry we have been out of touch.

Since the announcement of our new blog, both blogs have been stopped.

Our pause was either due to summer holidays and to the adaptation to a new stadium of our lives: The University.

Now that everything has (sort of) settled down, we are back in business.

Regards,

DSTONE Crew

DSTONE MAGAZINE FOR MEN

The DSTONE CREW is happy to announce the creation of a brand new blog,
this time dedicated to all the men out there:
"DSTONE Magazine for Men"

We hope you enjoy this new project as much as we do.

We can't wait to start working for the male population!

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LET'S GET DOWN TO WORK!

FALL COUTURE 2013: JEAN PAUL GAULTIER & VIKTOR & ROLF

Jean Paul Gaultier fashion show was fierce and wild!

Animal patterns were all over the place.

The red tights with the animal pattern could have looked a bit corny, but Jean has been doing this for so long that he knows how to make things match.

Look 16, for example, could have gone wrong, but the black jacket makes the red tights look more normal.

Darkness...

Blackness...

Viktor & Rolf fashion show was only about one color: black.

The scenario was inspired by Japanese motives and the collection was really simple.

The designers only worked one type of fabric: black silk.

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HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY!

FALL COUTURE 2013: GIAMBATTISTA VALLI & VALENTINO

"Flowers and colors are what women want from me", Valli said before his show.

This time, his inspiration came from porcelain.

You can easily conclude that chinese motives are also there.

Valli delighted us with a very romantic collection that will suit every female in the world.

Oh Valentino! 

If you are expecting the little red dresses that are so common to see in Valentino's collection, you can drop that idea cause there are none of those.

Actually, Pierpaolo said that they have "tried to make something that is not only special, but also surprising, unexpected".

The pieces were very unique; 

some were more simple than others but overall the collection was really cohesive.

Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli did an amazing job!

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HAVE A NICE DAY!

FALL COUTURE 2013: ELIE SAAB & ALEXIS MABILLE

Ellie Saab is that kind of designer who we know what to expect.

He has a particular style.

His collections are always really classy and elegant.

Still, Ellie manages to wow us every single time.

There is no way we can get bored to his collections.

Even though they all look very similar, there is always something new that makes Ellie Saab be one of the best couture designers out there.

For this collection, Alexis Mabille got inspired by nineteenth-century Italian painter Giovanni Boldini, who was known as the "Master of Swish".

The collection was full of movement and ombré effects and it was really feminin and artistic.

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HAVE A NICE WEEK!

FALL COUTURE 2013: CHRISTIAN DIOR & ALEXANDRE VAUTHIER

Excuse me the expression but the Christian Dior fashion show was a "heck" of a thing!

Don't really know if that gives me reason to like it or to dislike it.

In one hand, Simons tried to adapt his collection to the actual women; but, in the other hand, the collection was not that cohesive, in fact, it looked a bit messy.

On the report Tim Blanks made, he said: "It should be said that there were some today who saw chaos in need of an edit. They missed the point: The mix was everything".

So, I guess the idea was to make a cahotic show but with a porpose: fit all the women.

Raf Simons said himself: "If we don't adapt to what women in society are now about, couture might disappear".

I guess it is a bit hard for me and for some you to look at this new version of Dior, though I guess these changes are only trying to improve what started so many years ago.

At the end of the day, the majority of the pieces individually were really pretty and the impact Simons wanted to provoke was there.

Alexandre Vauthier, more than anything, designs sexy clothes. That is his signature.

This actually made him have some really big followers such as Rihanna or Beyoncé.

The main colors of the show were black, white, beige and a little bit of blue.

The sexiness Vauthier is looking for is beyond tackiness it is actually really elegant and chic.

Short or assymetric pieces gave the collection an edginess every women will love.

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ENJOY YOUR THURSDAY!

FALL COUTURE 2013: CHANEL & ULYANA SERGEENKO

Karl Lagerfeld described his collection as a view of "tradition with future".

In fact, that is exactly what the fashion show transmited to us.

The tweed was there, the skirt and jacket combos were there as well, but something more modern gave  a different taste to all of it: the high knee boots or the fabrics, for example.

Also, remembering the 60s, Lagerfeld added to most of his creations a large belt on the models' hips.

According to Nicole Phelps, "after collections devoted to Russian fairy tales and American literature, Ulyana Sargeenko turned to orthodox architecture and priests' vestments as inspiration for her third couture show".

We could see bell silhouettes, ruffled collars, covered arms, lots of black, a bit of cardinal-red and velvet.

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TAKE CARE!