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Friday 30 January 2015

Iris Cantabri Pre-Fall 2015


I was so pleased to be invited to view Iris Cantabri's Pre-Fall collection, having discovered this young French brand last season and totally loving it (check out my review of SS15 here). Continuing the 'create your own look' theme, this collection includes tops and skirts made from a mix of wool, polyester and paper for warmth during colder months. 


Of course, thanks to the cleverly thought out zip system, you can mix and match the SS15 and AW15 collections to create, seemingly, an unlimited number of looks.


Artistic director and founder of the brand Guillaume Michel was kind of enough to talk me through the collection, his influences and inspirations. I was particularly taken by how he had translated his study of African masks to his designs and the result is both entertaining and beautiful. 


If this is just the pre-fall collection, I am dying to see what this amazing young fashion house will produce for AW15 in a couple of months!

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J'étais trop contente d'être invité de voir la collection "pré-fall" d'Iris Cantabri, une jeune maison française que j'ai découvert la saison dernière et que je kiffe. En continuant l'idée de "Prêt à Personaliser", cette collection inclus des hauts et des jupes fabriqués d'un mélange de la laine, du polyester et du papier pour donner chaud pendant les mois d'hiver. Grace au système de fermeture bien planifié, vous pouvez mélanger les collections printemps-été 15 et pré-fall 15 pour créer, apparemment, un nombre de looks illimités. 

Le directeur artistique et fondateur de la maison Guillaume Michel m'a parlé de la collection, ses influences et inspirations. J'étais impressionnée comment il a utilisé ses études de masques africains dans la collection et le résultat est à la fois divertissant et beau. 

C'est juste la collection "pre-fall", du coup j'ai trop hâte de voir ce que cette jeune maison de mode produira pour automne-hiver 15 dans deux mois!

Izzie x   

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Friday 23 January 2015

Clashing Leopard Print

Motel leopard coat (old - similar here)/ Topshop tartan leggings (old - similar here) / Topshop denim shirt (old) / Vintage crop jumper / Vintage platform shoes (similar here)

As promised in my last post, here I am attempting clashing prints, something which is quite out of my comfort zone. I actually really like this look because leopard and tartan are complete opposites. Leopard is a warm brown colour made up of a circular print whereas tartan is bold, strict and straight, which is why they work so well together. What do you think?

OH, and how aaaamazing are these 90s platform shoes! In love!

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Comme j'avais promis dans ma dernière poste, voici je suis vachement hors de ma zone de confort en tentant des motifs dissonants ensemble! En fait, j'aime bien ce look parce que leopard et tartan sont complètement opposés. Leopard, c'est un motif circulaire dans une couleur chaude et marron tandis que tartan est vif, osé et carré et c'est la raison pour laquelle ils marchent bien ensemble. Qu'est-ce que vous pensez?

OH, et comme ces chaussures compensés des années 90s sont magnifiques! Je les kif!

Izzie x

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Monday 19 January 2015

Leopard and Monochrome

Motel Leopard faux fur coat (old - similar here) / Primark polo neck jumper / Monki jeans / ASOS leather gloves / Doc Martens boots

Faux fur is massive this season, the crazier the better, so I thought with the January chill it was time to bring out my gorgeous Motel leopard print fur. With such a statement print, you can dress it one of two ways and here I've gone for the monochrome/basics look, with my (now) trusty Monki jeans and super soft Primark cream jumper in my favourite high neck cut. The other look you can go for is just to throw loads of clashing prints together. This is more out of my comfort zone but I am going to give it a try for you guys soon!

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La fausse fourrure est une tendance énorme cette saison, et elle est mieux plus colorée et plus folle. Du coup, ce janvier j'ai retrouvé mon beau manteau en fausse fourrure leopard. Avec ce motif audacieux, il y a deux choix de tenues et aujourd'hui, j'ai choisi le look monochrome/basic, avec mon jean noir et un pull crème et super doux qui a un col haut - mon favori! L'autre look est de mettre plein de motifs différents ensemble. C'est plus hors ma zone de confort mais je vais l'essayer pour vous bientôt!

Izzie x

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Monday 12 January 2015

In a park above paris

Vintage green coat / Vintage velvet top / Monki jeans / Doc Martens boots / eBay scrunchie / NARS lipstick
Location: La Coulé Verte, 12th arrondissement, Paris

Oh look, the green coat is back…hopefully not for long though as I'm looking to buy a classic black coat with my birthday money as mint green just doesn't cut it in the midst of wintery January. Anyway, I'm going off topic as the real star of this outfit is the top/dress. I mean what more could you want from an item of clothing - turtle neck, check; silver velvet, check; interesting split up the front; check. And to top it off, it was just 1€. Perfect.

I have paired it the only way possible without leaving little to the imagination, with my new black Monki jeans that were a Christmas present from Lewis. They are super comfy being high waisted and tight but stretchy. I had been on the hunt for a new pair of jeans so I am so glad he took the hint when I tried these on just before Christmas.

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Et voilà, le manteau vert est revenue…j'espère pour pas trop longtemps car je voudrais acheter un manteau noir classique vu qu'on est maintenant en plein hiver. Bref, la vraie étoile de cette tenue est le haut/robe. Il est parfait avec son col haut, son tissu en velours argent et sa divise au devant. De plus, il était à 1€!

Je l'ai mis, comme le seul moyen possible sans laisser beaucoup de place à l'imagination, avec mon nouveau jean de Monki qui était un cadeau de Noël de Lewis. Il est super confortable, taille haute, serré mais élastique. 

Izzie x

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Thursday 8 January 2015

#JeSuisCharlie


My blogging schedule has been disrupted somewhat this week for two reasons. Firstly I have been in bed with an energy-sapping flu but more importantly, my neighbourhood was rocked yesterday by the most horrifying terrorist attack on French soil in the last 50 years, less than 5 minutes from my flat in Paris.



I am absolutely appalled, angry and upset (to name just some of my emotions) that there are people ready to not only kill human beings but to kill them for exercising a basic human right, freedom of speech. This was not just an attack against Charlie Hebdo or not even, more specifically, the journalists who work there; it was an attack against one of the key principles we live by, freedom of expression. Perhaps we sometimes take this right for granted but last night people gathered in their millions across France in support of this right and in sorrow for yesterday’s attack. I was at Place de la République where I felt very sad but also proud to be among such strong people standing up for what they believe in.



My thoughts are with the family and friends of those brutally murdered yesterday. The journalists and cartoonists at Charlie Hebdo were extremely brave in continuing to do what they love despite putting themselves at huge risk. I admire them enormously and urge you all not to give in to these terrorists. Whether you write or draw about fashion or politics, you are free. Long live freedom of speech!

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Mon planning de blog a été perturbé un peu cette semaine, pour deux raisons. Premièrement, j’ai une grippe qui empêche la motivation, mais beaucoup plus important, mon quartier était déstabilisé hier à cause d’un attentat terroriste le plus barbare en France métropolitaine depuis 50 ans, à moins de 5 minutes à pieds de mon appartement.

Je suis choquée, furieuse et triste (pour noté que trois de mes sentiments) qu’il y a des personnes qui sont prêts, pas seulement à tuer des êtres humaines, mais à les tuer parce qu’ils ont exercé un droit basic, la liberté d’expression. Ce n’était pas juste un attentat ni contre Charlie Hebdo, même juste contre les journalistes qui y travaillaient, mais aussi un attentat contre la liberté de la presse. Il est possible qu’on la tien pour acquis des fois mais hier, partout en France, des millions de gens sont venus ensemble pour soutenir ce droit et pour montrer leur chagrin pour l’attentat. J’ai été à la Place de République où je me suis sentie très triste mais aussi vachement fière d’être parmi des personnes fortes qui luttaient pour ce qu’ils croient.

Mes pensées sont avec les familles et les copains de ceux qui ont été tués brutalement hier. Les journalistes et les dessinateurs chez Charlie Hebdo étaient très courageux pour continuer à faire ce qu’ils aimaient, même avec des risques. Je les admire trop et je vous pousse tous à ne pas céder aux terroristes. Si vous écrivez ou dessinez de la mode ou de la politique, vous êtes libres. Vive la liberté de l’expression et de la presse !

Izzie x

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Monday 5 January 2015

Sparkles and Faux Fur

Vintage jacket / Monki jeans / Missguided crop top (old) / Vintage faux fur stole (similar here) / Vintage faux fur clutch (similar here) / Doc Martens shoes / Topshop socks / Mac Diva lipstick
Location: 3rd arrondissement, Paris

Let's kick off this new year of blogging with a classic but loveable outfit post. I feel like I have been waiting until the new year for it to be acceptable to spend money on myself, so I felt really spoilt on New Year's Eve in this outfit. 

I was absolutely chuffed to find (by chance, may I add) these matching burgundy faux fur clutch and stole. Normally, I am not a clutch girl, mainly being scared of just leaving my bag somewhere if it's not attached to my body (and perhaps because I'm paranoid of the 'grab-out-of-my-arms-and-run' kind of pickpocket in Paris); but I just could not resist. The stole is super soft, unlike a lot of vintage faux fur and it looks great against this sparkly victorian tapestry style jacket (I know what I mean…). 

So I have lots of new ideas for my blog this year, including more reviews of exhibitions/bars/restaurants in Paris, and of course blogging more regularly. If you guys have any ideas for posts or anything you would like me to start writing about please let me know in a comment below!

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On commence cette nouvelle année de blogging par une tenue! Je me sens que j'attendais le nouvel an pour dépenser de l'argent sur moi-même, alors je me suis senti gâtée par ce que j'ai porté pour le Réveillon. 

C'était incroyable de trouver (par hasard) ces pochette et col en fausse fourrure bordeaux! D'habitude, je n'utilise pas de pochettes pour peur de les perdre mais je ne pouvais pas résister! Le col est super doux qui est inhabituel pour la fausse fourrure vintage, et il va trop bien avec la veste en paillettes. 

Alors, j'ai plein de nouvelles idées pour mon blog cette année, y compris plus de revues d'exposé/bars/restaurants dans Paris, et bien-sûr plus de postes réguliers. Si vous avez d'autres idées de postes ou un sujet particulier que vous voulez que j'en écris, dites-moi en mettant un commentaire!

Izzie x


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Friday 2 January 2015

The Best of 2014


Here are some of my favourite outfits from 2014 and what a year it has been! I have loved making the most of beautiful Paris for backdrops of photos and I was given a lovely new camera lens for Christmas so I'm hoping to be improving even more the photos on the blog. I have had a great time with my blog this year, collaborating with some great brands, especially reporting from Paris Fashion Weeks and Glastonbury Festival for Motel Rocks. I am looking forward to what 2015 might hold! Happy New Year!

Izzie x

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