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Monday, 8 April 2013

Mix and Match for Spring 2013

Mix and Match for Spring 2013

One of the top trends this season apart from black and white stripes are florals and prints. One way that you can wear them and make the trends your own is to mix and match according to your own personal style! The trick is to take some risks with pattern pairing.

Here are some basic tips to ensure you are on the right track:

When pairing different prints and patterns together aim to have one to two colours that are the same in each item, this way the outfit will appear more cohesive
Floral, patterned and coloured denim are in for spring in a major way so update your bottoms by wearing them as cut off shorts, cuffed or capri or long and lean!
Bold florals and prints are always sophisticated when worn with black if you are feeling less adventurous
Finally, have fun with it, it's a playful way to update your wardrobe and remain on trend for Spring 2013!

For great ideas for mixing and matching your wardrobe try: www.zara.com and www.style.com

~Phaedra

Friday, 5 April 2013

What to Wear to Coachella Music Festival

With Palm Spring's famous music festival, Coachella just around the corner, I thought I would re post one of last years favorites with a few modern trend updates. I had the pleasure of going to Coachella Music Festival last year, the wonderful hippie-meets-high fashion festival of the desert. Which, by the way was f^*king awesome! There was everything from feathered head dresses to neon spandex to high-waisted/camel toe shorts, all of which, in my opinion, need to go! See below for some summer festival appropriate attire that will be comfortable and stylin'.

Note: it was very warm during the days but cooled off a lot at night so dress appropriately.

What to wear to Coachella by styleista-bh

~xoB

Thursday, 4 April 2013

Spring Trench Coat Trends by Styleista on Breakfast Television

Spring has sprung in Calgary...We hope!

It's March and the snow and cold has somewhat subsided leading into a time of milder temperatures and the need for transitional outerwear. Enter the trench coat! The trench coat has been around for close to 100 years and made an iconic piece when worn by Humphrey Bogart in Casablanca. The trench is a must have for both men and women and every year is reinterpreted in new ways by designers to be the 'it item' of the season.

This season we have noticed everything from pops of bright colours, studded details, short or long and classic versions. We were invited to speak about the trends and how to wear them on Breakfast Television Calgary on behalf of the CORE shopping centre. It was a delight to have models from Artists Within displaying the varying budget options and different occasions to wear your trench coat.

Below is a full look provided by Holt Renfrew including the bright fuchsia trench coat that can take you from casual Friday to after work dinner or drinks.

Backstage with two of our lovely models Leslie-Anne and Norm.

Norm 'pops' his collar to show us his pop of bright blue on the under collar of this fantastic Burberry trench coat. The entire look was provided by Harry Rosen.