The Power Print - Rihanna, Karlie Kloss & Co Bring Back Pinstripe.....

Since the days of Madonna kicking ass on stage in her pinstripe suit complete with protruding cones and Kate Moss coolly modeling an over-sized pinstripe blazer with vest in the 90's, Pinstripe has had a rough ride, finding itself on dated celebrities and as a part of all sorts of questionable ensembles of noughties. But thanks to Rihanna, Karlie Kloss and Co it's back to it's bad-ass best. 

Stella Mccartney brought pinstripe up to date and made it wearable again by treating it to some laid-back tailoring for her Autumn Winter 2013 collection and Balmain featured a pinstripe dungaree dress with classic white shirt in it’s Spring Summer 2014 show. 

Since then bloggers and fashionistas alike have made any images of ill fitting pinstripe suits a very distant memory by mixing pinstripe with modern cuts and at Paris Fashion Week, Karlie Kloss matched Balmain pinstripe trousers with a white shirt and jacket, making pinstripe a choice for sophisticated power dressing once again. 

Showing that the professional print is here to stay, Rihanna stepped out in West Hollywood today, giving the banking/gangster inspired look a typically individual stamp of approval by teaming a white pinstripe blazer with denim shorts and Manolo Blahnik heels.  

Sky Ferreira Marks The Grunge Beauty Comeback

Any reason to re-live Winona Ryder's grunge era i.e. pre bracelet-gate is a good one and controversial pop starlet Sky Ferreira's video for new single 'I Blame Myself' gave us just that.

With slick loose tresses, dark eyes and deep berry lips, Ferreira, who completed the look with black leather and a Saint Laurent shirt, took us straight back to the 90's, giving a lesson in grunge beauty along the way. Back to a time when the leading ladies of fashion, from Drew Barrymore to Kate Moss had traded the pink sheen of the 80's for dark, gothic tones with seriously sexy effects.

Sky's not the only stylish gal who's beauty look is grunge-inspired, Lily Collins has long been a fan of vampy beauty and recently she posed for pics at the Lancome Pre-Bafta party wearing a Mary Katrantzou dress with a deep and dark shade of berry lips. Of course, grunge hair, as modelled by Kate Moss AND Johnny Depp, also fiance to Winona Ryder (he loves a grunge girl look too), was just as important as the make-up, so get heavy on the berry lippy and throw out the the hair brush!

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Cinderella In Saint Laurent, Rapunzel In Dolce, What Would The Disney Princesses Wear Now?

Disney Princesses are known for their perfect hair, unattainable beauty and extravagant gowns and everybody appreciates a vintage dress. But despite the odd naive moment (Snow White I'm looking at you) they slay witches, build businesses and bag princes and I thought it was time this sassy bunch got a wardrobe update.

So I got cutting and pasting to give the pretty princesses a Spring Summer 2014 make-over, replacing the old ball attire with my picks of the current season's top designer collections. From Snow White's Mary Katranzou floral print piece (perfect for those forest get togethers) and Princess Tiana's tailored work wear to Cinderella's metallic Saint Laurent number, (well she IS the party girl) the Disney gals have been happily, wonderfully, MAGICALLY transformed into modern day fashionistas, but which is your favourite and what will they wear from the AW14 shows? Watch this sparkly, firework filled space...

CLUB TROPICANA

From the Hermes SS14 runway to the bright and beautiful stock of the high street stores, it's all about being pool party ready and rocking a tropical vibe for Summer 2014.

Topshop have a fabulous collection from skirts to pineapple tees, including pieces worn by none other than Brit fashion Icon Kate Moss and and her younger sister and heir to the fashion throne, Lottie Moss. Kate, who is of course launching her own collection for Topshop on 29th April, looked typically cool at the Autumn Winter 2014 Topshop Unique show wearing a palm tree print jumpsuit and Lottie was a perfect sidekick in her tropi-print skirt. Check out the tropical fashion inspiration and get dressed for that Pina Colada baby. 

Lottie Moss and Kate Moss at the 

AW14 Topshop Unique show. 

Heidi Klum wearing a palm-print Tee

GRAZIA DAILY

My fashion news, views and and trend predictions for Grazia Daily, expect to see a lot of Kate Moss and other fashion icons, including this piece on Victoria Beckham's model obsession.....




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