Never too Late to Go Green

Happy belated Earth Day! Here's a little taste of what fashion had in store for Earth Day 2010.

"Manhattan-based designers Stephanie Doucette and Annebet Duvall have channeled vintage glamour into an environmentally friendly line of exquisite separates. Using repurposed fabrics in unique patterns and prints, this collection of dresses, blouses and skirts embodies the eco-aware approach without losing out on elegance. Standout pieces include the little green dress — a Doucette signature that gives a stylish nod to Mother Earth." - Gilt.com

The Little Green Dress

Francisco Tank

Woven Samm Graphic Dress

Lo Strapless Dress

To accessorize, some beautiful jewelry made by nature, designed by SURevolution.

Memory Leaf Hoop Earrings

Pui Wood Bangle

Large Dipped Leaf Cuff

(photos from Gilt.com)

Flashback: Pieces from Project Earth Day Fashion Show 2009.

Refraction Dress by Bodkin

Madison Dress by Lara Miller

(photos from thegreendaily.com)

Models Miranda Kerr and Doutzen Kroes campaigned for green-ness in the industry while attending Christie's Green Auction: A Bid to Save the Earth.

Miranda in ?

Douzten in Rachel Roy

(photos from HuffingtonPost.com)

And check out Stella McCartney's new organic line here.

From eco-friendly make up products to shoes (Tom's perhaps?), to clothing to jewelry to cleaning supplies, bedding, and food, there's countless ways to get a little more green in your life.

Listening: Send Your Love - Sting

Love always, Belle

Wild, Wild West Meets Melancholy Country

Where the wind blows and the grass grows, the horses run free. It's Montana in the spring, it's Texas where it's green, it's the old saloons and the ghost towns of years past. It's a rusting sheriff star, beloved leather boots, billowy blouses, hammered belts, patterned cloth. It's eyeleted cotton, soft leather, worn jeans, everything in between. It's mexican, it's native american, it's cowboys and robbers. It's a vintage sort of feel in gun-slingin' country.

(images courtesy of TFS, style.com, weheartit, gilt, anthropologie, stevemadden, frye)

Listening: Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd

Love always,

Belle

Stained-Glass Dripping from Your Skin

So much for the list of future posts. I think it might be best if I stick to short ones while school's still in session. There's just simply not enough time to do everything and write everything I want to on here. For now I'll leave you with these gorgeous pieces from Robert Wander. The colors and designs are breathtaking. It's like stained-glass for your fingers-- bright, rich, colorful, and shinning like a million little stars.

(images courtesy of Gilt)

Listening: Heart of Glass - Blondie

Love always,

Belle

Psychic Powers

Since I've been in college I've realized two important things about myself. One: that I can work on very little sleep, and constantly need to. And two: I can predict the future. I'm serious guys, I'm freakin' psychic. Well, my (sixth) sense of fashion is at least. Without any connections to the current mood of the fashion world, not a single glimpse of the runway, not a flip through a magazine, a click to a style site, or a toe-dip into surfing the TFS forums, I came up with my hit-list of the next trends and key points for spring and into the summer season. From what I gathered from my hours deep within the world of fashion during my spring break, I hit most of them pretty dead on.

(weheartit)

The next few posts are going to be a series, each honing in on one of the trends that's on my spring Hit-List. The agenda:

Clothing

-beiges, nudes, creamy tans

-pastels in billowy, flowing feminine form (pinks, peaches, orchids, mints, banana yellow)

-floral patterns in tasteful moderation (50s inspired)

-bright fuchsia tops/ dresses

-high waisted drapey skirts

-safari inspired wear- the pocketed serengeti shirt, grassland greens and rich earthtones, gold accents

-light lace, victorian inspired romantic silhouettes

(TFS)

Jewelry/ Shoes/ Handbags

-Big artistic metals, designs specifically inspired by the garden and parisian filigree

-structural cuffs, earrings, and rings inspired by architecture and futuristic robotics, modern

-cowboy boots

-strappy sandals and bulky heels, some worn with socks

-camel, deep tan bags with lots of pockets and places to put things, the usually the bigger the better

(TFS)

Hair/ Makeup

-Fresh, soft shiny hair (classic)

-The high, straight pony-tail (business or a night out)

-Messy braid for long hair

-Soft, dewy skin, tinted lip color in a blue-hue pretty pink and gray smokey shadow for day

-Nails- bright colors, especially poppy & candy apple reds, corals, fuchsia;

pastels- bubblegum pink, mint green, lavender

(weheartit)

Listening: Around the Bend - The Asteroids Galaxy Tour

Love always, Belle

A Breath of Fresh Air

Sometimes you just need to get away from it all and breathe.

(weheartit)

So much has happened in the fashion world since I last posted I don't know where to start. But I have been wanting to get back to writing on The Naturale for a while now. And the time feels right. So expect many new posts and much new material very soon!

Listening: Intro- The XX

Love always, Belle