Carolin - Palais Royal - Paris

      Carolin - Palais Royal - Paris

      J'ai rencontré la jolie Carolin dans le cadre d'un reportage pour la télévision allemande. Elle est

      sortie diplômée d'ESMOD Munich cette année et elle était à la recherche d'un stage à Paris. Nous

      avons sillonné les rues de la capitale et fait quelques photos avec des créations de Carolin. Des

      tenues "automne-hiver" difficiles à porter par 35°C. Nous avons même croisé la styliste Isabel
      Marant en plein shooting, place des Victoires ! Carolin qui l'a tout de suite reconnu a eu la
      chance de faire une photo avec elle.

      Photos by Fred - Easy Fashion Paris

      Je rencontre souvent des étudiants des écoles de Mode parisiennes, qu'ils soient français ou  
      étrangers. Une fois leurs études terminées vient souvent le temps des premières désillusions. Il y
      a beaucoup d'appelés et bien peu d'élus dans les métiers de la Mode. Il faut donc du talent et aussi
      un peu de chance pour réussir. De la chance, c'est ce que l'on souhaite à Carolin qui a compris que
      pour progresser, elle doit d'abord apprendre encore ! Elle n'a que 21 ans. On lui souhaite le
      meilleur.

Cobalt Midi

I know for some, the inclination in summer is to wear as little clothing as possible.  And, as the temperatures climb into the 90s here in Oregon, I definitely understand.  And others swear that maxis are good, especially for air conditioning and I understand that too.

But, personally, I’ve found myself drawn to full, swooshy midi-skirts, like this cobalt one:

 

Skirt: Thrifted vintage   Tee: Gap   Sandals: White Mountain via Macys

 

I think it’s the swooshy-ness (shut up, Microsoft, it is too a word) of the skirt that makes it so lovely for summer:

 

Or, it could be the pockets:

 

Because pockets are a gosh darned delight all year long. 

Whether it’s the swooshy-ness or the pockets or something else, I don’t know.  What I do know is that I love a good midi-skirt for the summer months.

What about you, Reader Friends?  What length are your summer hemlines?

Happy Thursday, All!

Gracey

Literary Stylings # 2: City of Dark Magic

Hello, and welcome to the second ever Literary Stylings Link Party and All-Around Good Time!  Today, I’m wearing a look inspired by the book City of Dark Magic, by Magnus Flyte:



Image via www.goodreads.com

As I've mentioned before, this wasn’t my favorite book that I read in July (it was, in fact, sort of terrible) but I was inspired by the descriptions of Prague at night:

Skirt: thrifted Ralph Lauren  Blouse: LOFT  Wedges: Matiko via Ideeli

 

And I tried to channel that in my look, what with the dark colors and the added sparkle of my accessories:



 

The photo above is supposed to be showing a close up of my accessories, but, mostly, I am just laughing my fool head off.  As I do.  I would, however, like to point out that I attached a rhinestone brooch to my necklace, a la Carrie at Petal by Petal and was super proud of myself.

Anyway, back to my outfit.  This is totally Prague at night, no? 

Dark.  Magical.  Yep.  Totally.

And now for your literary stylings!  Bloggers, you can link to your literature-inspired look here:

 

And, don’t forget, if you’re not a blogger, you can post your literature-inspired look on the Fashion for Giants Facebook page!

Happy Tuesday, All!

Gracey

 
P.S. For those curious about City of Dark Magic, it’s not very good at all.  It’s kind of all over the place and there are ridiculous amounts of ridiculous, gratuitous sex.  And not even good sex, just silly, pointless sex.  So much so that it ruins the book.  Not that the book was above being ruined otherwise; the copious sex scenes are not the only parts of the story that are poorly written.

Get inspired ...

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Hello Sunday! You know how much I love you!
And if you are not at the beach right now, the best thing that you can do is to get inspired!
So today, I'm sharing with you some old and new blog crushes!
Carolines mode and Song of style are always on top of my list, but these girls climbed up very high:
1. Before our (Jelena and me) winter trip to Paris we were drooling all over the Paris in four months blog. Beautiful photos with very sincere tips about every single cute corner in Paris helped us a lot. Then, we had chance to met gorgeous and talented girl Carin, the author of this great blog and instantly fell in love even more with her story and photos that she makes. Now, I'm getting my daily dose of this incredible place thanks to her. She recently came back from holidays in Italy, so you will have chance to see this charming country too. Click, click, inspire!
2. Next girl, who is also super talented, is Slava Micic. You could see her in this post here.
With her husband, she travels the world, works from amazing places and takes snap shoots of different cities and share through her blog. What I also love about her, besides her great personality and talent, is the fact that everything is possible. With her lifestyle, she can confirm that dreams are coming true! So, click, click and inspire!
3. And the third girl for today is Evangelie Smyrniotaki, the Athens based blogger, founder of Styleheroine.com . I can't even describe her better than her blog title, she is a true style heroine, with amazing photos and enviable wardrobe you will get inspired for sure! Click, click!

What are you reading/browsing on a daily base? Share with me your favorites, can't wait to check them out!

The potion ...

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                                                                                              boots: isabel marant,
                                                                                              shorts: bershka,
                                                                                              shirt: zara,
                                                                                              belt: accessorize,
                                                                                              sunglasses: ray ban,
                                                                                              watch: morellato,
                                                                                              bracelet: morellato,
                                                                                              ph. Maja


If you're not wearing bikinis and flip flops while you burning your as... , I meant eyes at the beach, boots and bare legs are perfect choice for summer. ;)
Full stop

Sewing Savant and Possible Psychic

I love this dress:

Love the print, love the fit, love it. 

I mean, look at this thing.  It’s amazing:

It's perfect for swishing about, dramatic walks down spiral staircases, Mama Mia! viewings and casual summer parties.  I'd just add a white blazer for cool nights and I'd be set.  You can see it with a blazer at Everything Just So where the lovely Jill has included my pic with other party pics.

The best thing about this dress though?  It's handmade.  I’m always yelling about how much I love handmade vintage and this dress is a prime example why; it looks like it was made for me.  It wasn’t, of course, unless… Unless my 70s toddler-self sewed it for my future-self, at which point I should probably go on the next season of Project Runway because I’m clearly a sewing savant and possibly psychic!  

Happy Thursday, Everyone!

Gracey

Behind the scene ....

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Finally I managed to gather all these "behind the scene" photos in one place, and turn them into a post.
You know about my big photo shoot for Italian brand Morellato (official photos are HERE ) and today I'm sharing with you how we create them. Different make up, clothes and even a nail polishes, outside and inside scenery, for almost a whole day of shooting. :) Lots of fun for sure!
Hope you will like it!

ps. here you can find names of all who participated it and links to their official contact information! Once again thank you all for a wonderful experience!