Style File: Solange Knowles

Solange Knowles seems to be in a league of her own when it comes to her unique style. She just never appears to get it wrong.
Over the month of February she is the featured style icon on vogue.com for the "Today I'm wearing.." photo blog where she shares her chosen ensembles everyday.


When I realised that she is this month's "Today I'm wearing.." style-sharing star, I decided that I just simply had to blog about her!


I love her chameleonic and adventurous style and outfit choices and the fact that she is clearly not afraid to explore with a broad variation of colour, print/pattern, texture, style and design.
The words fabulous, elegant, original, ethereal, bold are just some words that come to mind when describing her style.


Here is her photo blog to date:


February 1st and 2nd

First outfit: T by Alexander Wang sweater, Guess by Marciano leather pants, BCBG shoes, Linda Farrow glasses and a CC Skye clutch . Second outfit: Tibi trousers, Alexander Wang shirt-dress, Dries Van Noten shoes,  Aldo rings, and Illesteva glasses 

February 3rd and 6th

Third outfit: H&M gloves, a Velvet sweater, Gucci leather leggings, Phosphorescence glasses, Nicholas Kirkwood for Rodarte shoes. Fourth outfit: Torn by Ronny Kobo minidress and Alaia shoes

February 7th (Day and Eve)

Fifth Outfit: Proenza Schouler jacket with a DVF blouse, Armani trousers, a vintage YSL envelope clutch, Lorraine Schwartz turquoise earrings, an Urban Outfitters hat and Lia Spohia and Konstantino rings. Sixth Outfit: Vera Wang gown

February 8th and 9th

Seventh Outfit: Velvet sweater, Zara trousers, Mulberry Alexa and Linda Farrow sunglasses. Eighth Outfit: Vintage jumper, American Apparel pleated skirt, a Phillip Lim belt and Miu Miu dragonfly shoes

February 10th and 13th

Ninth Outfit: Opening Ceremony crop top, Cacharel leather skirt,  Zanotti gold wedges and a Cavalli clutch. Tenth Outfit: Alexander Wang romper and shoes by  Dries Van Noten.

Solo, I salute you! 

Style File: Kate Moss

It is well established that Kate Moss is a much celebrated style icon and uber-cool fashionista of our day.
After noticing her rather fetching "get-up" that she put together on a visit to Croydon yesterday, her position was once again reinforced.

 

This outfit just absolutely screams cool! Her lauded signature style, which I love, is always so effortless and the infamous cliche "This old thing? Oh I just threw it on.." is befitting of her.

The leather jacket and leopard print clutch has the most appeal for me as I happen to have quite an obsession with leather jackets and leopard print... well.... everything! It therefore bodes well for me that this fabric and print are very much "in" again this season!

Want to follow in Kate's stylish footsteps? Well here are some leopard print handbags that I found worthy:

ASOS 

Leather Leopard Print Across Body Bag - £35.00

Rachel Ruddick Govett leopard print calf hair tote - £440.00 (available at Selfridges)

Style Tips: Slim ladies - ensure that you grab a clutch bag similar to the size of the one that our dear Kate has here. A huge tote bag is not for you, I'm afraid, as they will overpower your small frame and look unbalanced, plus you don't want the bag to be carrying you!

Curvacious ladies -  You can afford to opt for a slightly larger clutch or other type of handbag. Avoid ones that are very small as they will simply become "lost" on your frame.

Leopard print handbags are the perfect way to add that extra dash of intensity and pizzazz to almost any outfit.

I do hope that this trend will be with us for many seasons to come!










[Images courtesy of vogue.com, asos.com and selfridges.com]

Style File: Chanel Iman

Not only is she stunningly beautiful, but I find that there is something somewhat intriguing and certainly endearing about Chanel Iman's effervescent but equally demure demeanor.

In a video interview with her that I recently viewed on Vogue Italia this is truly evident.

She seems to possess a natural ability to allure her audience through the rapport that she effortlessly builds with the camera - something that has undoubtedly been well-crafted since the beginning of her career at 12 years old. 

Her billowing success is evident for all to see; one of the most recent examples of this being that she is currently the face of the Spring/Summer 2011 Campaign Advert for the DKNY "Be Delicious" fragrance.

She has graced countless catwalks across the world for several mainstream and major Fashion Houses, namely Marc Jacobs, Ana Sui, Phillp Lim, Valentino, Christian Dior, Yves Saint Laurent, Louis Vuitton, Balenciaga, John Galliano, Tom Ford, Dolce & Gabbana, Versace, Hermes, Jean Paul Gaultier, Alexander McQueen, Ralph Lauren, Micheal Kors, Oscar De La Renta, and Givenchy.

Gucci succumbed to her beauty in 2009 and thus she became the first black model in 8 eight years to strut their catwalk.

Her poise and embodiment of glamour and not to mention fabulous style places her firmly  in the category of an emerging supermodel and she certainly has the makings of a style icon.

I have personally taken a liking to Chanel Iman's style because her choices of outfits are almost always typically chic, feminine, glamorous and haute couture and, importantly, suit her body shape well which allows her to carry them off with confidence. 

She displays that she is not afraid to explore various looks and maximise her attributes.