My PFW S/S 2014 picks

Finally, after sharing my NYFW, LFW ánd MFW picks I'm now sharing some of my favourite looks from Paris Fashion Week. My favourite collections from Paris this time have to be Haider Ackermann, Maison Martin Margiela, Givenchy, Chloé, Stella McCartney and Dries Van Noten. And the Vionnet look that I posted here I really wouldn't mind wearing to a red carpet event sometime! It's so "me" - a perfect combination of casual and dressy with the simple tee worn on top of a sparkly loose fit floor-length skirt. Love.

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Chanel Spring 2014

The Chanel show during PFW is always a highlight - this goes for the actual runway show as well as the streetstyle circus outside of Grand Palais before and after the show - and in Chanel's 89 piece collection it wasn't difficult to find at least a bunch of looks I really like. First: some classic neutral Chanel tweed looks. These all seem to have a slightly more relaxed feel these days and I can áctually imagine myself wearing them as well. Second: bright pops of colour combined with loose fit leather trousers. These trousers were obviously surprising to see on a Chanel runway and, again, obviously I love them. BUT the biggest surprise came in the form of backpacks. I must have mentioned before how much I love backpacks and so obviously I find myself completely obsessed with these! I still have my old high school 'Eastpak' backpack lying in the back of my closet and seeing as, over the course of four years, all my friends left their messages and names on it with markers it also sort of looks like this. Except I never thought of attaching colourful ropes and Chanel keychains to it and unfortunately this is exactly what now seems to be missing and keeps my old backpack from looking quite this cool. I don't think I've ever wanted a Chanel bag this much before.
 
Also, below is a video with an impression of what goes on outside of (and before) a Chanel show at Grand Palais during PFW. Crazy.
 
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RENÉ Spring 2014

Always love discovering new brands, designers and collections and especially when the clothes appear to be right up my street. This is exactly the case for this Spring/Summer 2014 collection of modern luxury designs by German designer René Storck. He presented his collection at PFW this week and when I came across these images from photographer Axl Jansen I had to post them and show you what I'm talking about. These 3 looks stand out for me and I guess it's not hard to see why: while the proportions are perfect the outfits look like they could easily fit guys as well as girls, there's clearly been special focus on the quality of the fabrics and the overall feel of these looks is incredibly fresh and relaxed. 

 credit:  Axl Jansen