Skip to main content

Dries Van Noten Spring 2013 Inspiration

In this post I kind of railed against Saint Laurent's Fall 2013 collection for not being high-end enough, even though I responded to its grunge influence/aesthetic. So I was quite surprised how much I adored Dries Van Noten's Spring take on grunge and how luxurious it appeared in pics from the runway. When reading the review over at Style.com I learned that the luxury feel was achieved through luxury fabrics, like silk, cashmere etc. that weren't hidden by the grunge element, but more so celebrated through the use of plaids and disheveled styling.  Several looks caught my attention for outfit inspiration.

 
my take:
 
blouse-Uniqlo, sleeveless jacket-Forever21, skirt-Banana Republic(old), heels-Nine West(similar here)


I broke the runway look down into three key pieces: skirt, blouse, sleeveless jacket/vest.  And having all three components in my closet in various forms, I focused on the subtle blue tones of the designer look to put my version together.


 
my take:
 
shirt-Prabal Gurung for Target(available here), vest/heels-Zara(similar here and here), pants-Mikkat Market(similar here)
 
This is a very liberal interpretation from the look above.  Instead of finding pieces with similar tones and shapes as I did in the first go round, I went with interpreting the feel of the Dries look.  A relaxed bottom in a pattern, with another vest/sleeveless jacket top. The sheer element of the designer waistcoat I tried to capture in the sleeveless blouse from Prabal Gurung/Target collab.  


 
my take:
 
blouse-Nasty Gal(sort of similar here), vest-Asos, pants-Jcrew Factory(similar here), heels-Forever21(something fun here)
 
In this third look, I took the menswear inspiration and chose this vest from Asos. Instead of a plaid blouse I opted for plaid cropped trousers. I threw some color in with the blouse and pumps, but I'm not sure I'll actually go with this combo when outfitting in the real world. But I think this captures the aesthetic of the Dries look.
 
Overall this collection gave me ideas on how to break down each look to its elements and find similarities in my own wardrobe. I think my Looks 1 & 3  have a lot of interchangeable parts. Look 2 is a very liberal interpretation, but that's the fun of runway inspired outfits for the real world.  It's not supposed to be spot on, but instead spark a different way of wearing the clothes you already own. 

all runway images via Style.com

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

40 Year Old Cottagecore

  dress-Anthropologie(more options here ), sunnies- DIFF Eyewear , necklace- Benevolence LA , bag-- Shiraleah , sandals- Born I first became aware of Cottagecore earlier this summer and found it to be an aesthetic I can appreciate and find aspirational , but was not necessarily a style that aligned with my wheelhouse. Well as I've been growing my hair during covid quarantine and having picked up this dress as seen here , I felt that I was ready to tackle #cottagecore here on my 40th birthday!!! Yep, that's right today I turn 40 (but I don't look it). And while it's been a year like no other, I feel excited for my next year, decade, chapter of my life. I think it's fair to say I'm done having babies and ready to move on from the chaos of very little children to the chaos of big kids.  I no longer feel like I have something to proof in my work, writing, sense of self. I'm just going to enjoy and be grateful for the many blessings of family, friends, health, a...

Rent the Runway to the Rescue

So after the semi-disastrous dress vote from last week I took the stiletto by the heel, aka reserved this Slate & Willow dress from Rent the Runway  for the wedding in July.  Slate & Willow I had my eye on this as a possible outfit for the Tilda Swinton event I attended last month (fancy I know!) But, ended up going pretty casual since it was just a film screening. An AMAZING screening, but not a dressy affair nonetheless.  Anyway, this striped sheath has so many good reviews from a variety of fellow renters in all shapes and sizes, I didn't see one unflattering user pic, so I'm fairly confident this frock will serve my needs come July. And here are some pics of former rentals over the last few years: Nanette Lapore Elie Tahari Elie Tahari Robert Rodriguez Halston Heritage Interesting in renting something for yourself here this summer, use this link , to get $20 off your first rental. You're welcome!

Gift Guide Part 3--Literature

So far I've covered beauty products and socks in this year's round of gift guides, which are prefect gift categories for the coming winter. To add to that list--reading! Here are a few books from my Books Worth Reading Pinterest board, first up--poetry! James Allen Hall's "I Liked You Better Before I Knew You So Well" from the CSU Poetry Center I LOVED Hall's 1st book   Now You're the Enemy , which won awards from the Texas Institute of Letters, the Lambda Literary Foundation, and the Fellowship of Southern Writers. So this is on my personal wish list to read here during the snowy days to come.  Anthology from Mason Jar Press "The Black Ladies Brunch Collective’s Poetry Anthology,  Not Without Our Laughter ,  is a collection of humorous and joyful poems, riffing on Langston Hughes’s novel  Not Without Laughter . It explores topics of family, work, love and sexuality. The women of BLBC believe, like Hughes, that even in these ...