Wednesday 3 April 2013

Time to roam in monochrome...

Spring/Summer '13 Monochrome Trend



Black and white is what spring 2013 is all about! From graphic prints to simple stripes, whichever you choose it must be BOLD.



 

Catwalk Influences



Dolce and Gabbana brighten up the Spring 13 monochrome with colourful tribal jewellery

Louis Vuitton

Alexander Wang

Balenciaga

Chanel

Chloe

Christian Dior

David Koma utilises cobalt blue

Donna Karen

Jonothan Saunders

Sportmax

Louis Vuitton

Marc Jacobs

Marc Jacobs

Moschino


Moschino


Moschino



Sportmax

Sportmax

Viktor and Rolf

Viktor and Rolf

Sass & Bide







Street Style, Celebrities and Blog Influences










Beyonce at the Grammys












Alexa Chung Shines in Polka Dot Chanel at the amfAR New York Gala




Hayley Atwell in a monochrome dress, BAFTAs 2013



Helmut Lang Front Row Alexandra Richards







Harpers Bazaar







Photography, Art and Fashion Marketing Influences



















Pierre Balmain



Cara Delevigne by David Roemer



Marc Jacobs


Reed Krakoff


YSL



Moschino













My Monochrome Wishlist




Apparel


Theory dress



Rag and Bone Jean Grand Prix Skinny Jeans
 
 


Argent Provocateur - Mazzie Bikini
   






ASOS - Girls in da hood

Urban Outiftters - lip stack
  
 
ASOS Baseball Jacket
 
JOY


Little white lies sissty piniafore dress - Urban Outfitters

Marc by Marc Jacobs - TARA TONIC TIERED PLEATED SKIRT




   
TopShop


Ted Baker

  



 



TopShop


TopShop
 



Urban Outfitters
 
  
Zara



Whistles

Whistles

Whistles

 
Helmut Lang jacket











 

Accessories 





 
 
Lazy Oaf metrics square backpack - ASOS












 
Return to the 90s with this Marc by Marc Jacobs Black and White Scrunchie



House of Holland - Peggy round acetate sunglasses



  


Laser cut waist belt to break up a black summer dress - Mango



 
Zara
 


Celine





Frye Billy Short Black Washed Western Boots
 

Braganca - Kurt Geiger
  

TopShop
 



Bianca Leather Rucksack - Grafea


Zara


Chanel


Esteban Cortazar Metal ankle-cuff leather sandals



Giuseppe Zanotti

Nike



Reebok


TopShop

Zara



Zara
  


Bucket Bag- Whistles




Beauty









Mirrored nails





 


Nude and Neon to brighten up the black and white



 







 

Do it yourself Monochrome


Being a student working in London, funds are never on great form. I have therefore started to think of ways to satisfy my fashion needs without spending a fortune. Especially since I have just dragged out my old retro sewing machine which I am loving using again.


An example of something I have made recently which fits in so well with the monochrome trend and is also super comfy which is becoming more and more important to me, is a black and white t-shirt.


This particular t-shirt started off as two mens t-shirts from Primark (only £2.50 each...what a steal).


I cut both the black and the white one right down the middle.

I then pinned them together to make a new colour block t-shirt.


I sewed along the pin seams and et voilĂ ...two monochrome patchwork t-shirts for only £5.