STYLESPO: A/W 2014

A lack of inspo from this season's shows in Stockholm coincides quite nicely with the start of autumn/winter 2014. LOADS of great stuff there! 

So I decided to curate my own superband of brands, including Deitas, House of Dagmar, Hunkydory, J. Jindeberg, and Ida Sjostedt. I've included pieces for casualwear, work, outwear and events.

Key pieces for me are silk tops and dresses, oversized outerwear and knitwear, a slender bottom silhouette for work with pencil skirts and leggings, and Russian textiles (scarves?!) to pop against the neutral colours.

{all images from fashionweek.se} 

THE BEST OF STOCKHOLM FASHION WEEK S/S 15 . . . SO FAR

Cheap Monday's concept (New Doom! which reflects "a naïve and youthful direction, the positive spirit of the innocent in the face of a gloomy environment.")

J. Lindeburg's makeup

Diana Orving's dresses

BACK's knitwear and jersey pieces

and Isabell Yalda Hellysaz's outerwear

I haven't been completely blown away by any of the collections so far. So, looking forward to seeing more tomorrow (the final day).

{photos: fashionweek.se}

PLEASE AND THANK YOU

Okey-doke, I have trawled through the shows and made a S/S 13 mood board, linked down below. Next stop, Polyvore and styling the shiz out of these graphic, vibrant, patterns and colours. Love it.



{all photos: style.com}

MAKE IT FUNKY

Whyred S/S 13

And here's the fairest of them all - Whyred. My fave show of the season is randomly a brand whose style reminds me a lot of East London. 













{Photos by Kristian Löveborg}

HEADS WILL ROLL

Ida Sjöstedt S/S 13

Ida Sjöstedt put on another of my favourite shows this season in Stockholm.

The trappings are major - the fairy tale castle backdrop, candy floss coloured  hair, flowered sunnies and platform pumps all immediately give you a sense of what kind of girl these clothes are for, and get your imagination going as to the feel and story of the whole affair.

Sjöstedt also gives a nod to current trends like hi-lo dresses and an obsession for all things pastel, which is fine - perfect to keep her in the loop... for now. I do wonder though, if people are going to still be going in this direction in 8 months when it's actually time to start buying S/S 13 clothing... After all, the whole purpose of these shows is to get excited about what's NEXT, not to receive an reaffirmation of what we're already into.

There are certainly some amazing pieces - the tailoring of the trousers for example is exceptional (front AND back ladies) and I could totally see myself in many of the items - I just feel like something falls a tiny bit short in the styling of the clothing itself. Why would you send a girl down the runway in trousers and just a bra? No matter how much we love the pieces as separates, it looks like the model's taking a walk of shame home... Take away the backdrop and the staging and it becomes a bit more apparent. 



In any case,  Ida Sjöstedt knows how to stage a SHOW and fill it with some amazing clothes - a show which, for all my blustering, I am actually kind of gutted I missed.

{Photos by Kristian Löveborg}