Stampede Styling with Michelle Magnan
Stampede is coming folks and the one stop shopping destination for Stampede style is The CORE Shopping Centre in downtown Calgary. This last session was with Michelle Magnan of Toque Girls fame and writer for The Calgary Herald. Michelle has a lot of corporate functions that she needs to attend this year so our focus was how to dress contemporary for those events.
The key to Stampede dressing is to never sacrifice your own personal style and dress in a 'costume'. In each of these sessions the client is encouraged to bring one piece of their own wardrobe for me to build a Stampede outfit around. Michelle, the doll that she is, brought her brown cowboy boots which made my life a tad bit easier. However I wanted to build her outfit out of items that could be incorporated into her everyday wardrobe to ensure the value of each garment was getting maximized.
The final outfit was found at Club Monaco and BCBG Generation.
The key to Stampede dressing is to never sacrifice your own personal style and dress in a 'costume'. In each of these sessions the client is encouraged to bring one piece of their own wardrobe for me to build a Stampede outfit around. Michelle, the doll that she is, brought her brown cowboy boots which made my life a tad bit easier. However I wanted to build her outfit out of items that could be incorporated into her everyday wardrobe to ensure the value of each garment was getting maximized.
The final outfit was found at Club Monaco and BCBG Generation.
Michelle and I in the CORE Shopping Centre pictured in her final Stampede ready ensemble
It's all in the small details at Aritzia
Michelle's Outfit:
Club Monaco - Tatum denim shirt $139.00
Club Monaco - Rowan textured skirt $129.50
BCBG Generation - Beaded necklace $29.00
The contemporary outfit pairs together perfectly for any of your corporate Stampede functions but is also versatile for mixing with your current wardrobe throughout summer and the year. Here are some ideas:
Pair the denim shirt with a pair of white skinny jeans and gladiator sandals (for day) or strappy brown heels for day/night
Pair the skirt with opaque black nylons, a black silk top and finish with a black blazer for the office
Pair the necklace with a classic drapy v-neck tshirt and any kind of denim from skinny to boyfriend and if possible pair it with a shoe and/or bag with one of the same colours in the necklace
Cowboy boots are a staple during Stampede but there are a ton of ways to wear them so you don't get tired of them: Pair with a sundress, lace dress, denim cutoffs, skinny jeans and match the colour of them with a leather belt or your hat.
Stay tuned for many more of these Stampede styling sessions!
Stay tuned for many more of these Stampede styling sessions!
~Phaedra
No comments:
Post a Comment