Model Citizens Photo of the Day!

You are Making me Blush

Blush and Champagne are definitely in and out every season and we see designers trying to embrace its effortless chic almost every season. With colours like blush, champagne, mushroom, grey, slate and cream they really embody a very NYC vibe. Carefree and linear, chic and structured.

How I love these soft vintage tones, with the exception of Lea Michelle's dress, not a fan of pink but she wears it well. Sandra Bullock, no matter what anyone else says, look stunning. I think that dress is so old world vintage, yet so chic and understated. Not sure if I would have chosen such intense features with it but her dress is fab.

Scarlett, the dress kicks serious ass. I love it! The hair though, takes away from the bohemian qualities of the gown. Meagan fox, meh but the colour is so elegant. 

This is a trend that will last coming out of this award season and trickle into the mainstream. It is a brutal colour to try and pull off with various skin tones but I think it is up to the wearer to just simply embrace it.

Minimalism Has Hit The Red Carpet

Finally, a minimalistic look gets its due on the red carpet!

Award seasons (along with weddings and proms for all of us normal people) are often littered with bling, poof and volume. I am SO happy to see the Minimalistic look really make a statement this past Golden Globes. I love the cap sleeves of the peach dress and I think the matte, flatness of the fabric, mixed with the beautiful cuts of these dresses is where it is at.

Inevitably, after these award shows, you see a surge in the retail market based on the three of four prevailing styles and my fashion intuition tells me that this is one of those looks. And emerald green. And sleeves (told you so!) But that is for another blog post...

These past few weeks, I have been on the hunt for a wedding dress that suits a minimalist taste. This is proving difficult, but I will keep you all in the loop about my progress. Hopefully, event designers take notice of this great style and effortlessness.

Model Citizens Photo of the Day!

Shot by Brian Ricks (www.brianricks.com)

Model: Nicole Fiander

Model: Steve Pike

Steve and Nicole are wearing some great vintage designer gear. Nicole looks to fantastic in this 1990's Versace dress and Steve is rockin vintage Christian Dior.

Photo of the Day!

Skye, Nicole and Paddy did this fantastic photo shoot with MC wears and I absolutely love this shot. Photographed by beloved St. John's Photog, Paddy Barry and styled by the force that is Skye Williams.

Enjoy!

Life in Color~

Hello and Happy Friday to all you lovely, lovely MC blog readers! I am pretty pumped to start contributing to the store's blog! Blogging in this business makes an incredible amount of sense. Every single day I work with clothing, and every single day I work with people. The two do not always get along. Dressing for some people is like a 6th sense. For others, they really have to work...and that's fine! You can have a lot of fun figuring out exactly what does and doesn't work for you when it comes to every element of clothing- color, fit, fabrics, patterns, and the oodles of other design elements. Embrace the faux pas! 

I have decided to use my blog time to reach every eye who wants (or needs!) a response to some of the everyday questions, dilemmas, successes, and failures that we face every single day here at MC. SO, here goes my first crack at 'er...i'll try and keep it short and sweet (like Chelsey baha. Sorry).

Today's thoughts are on matching. What does it mean when we say "that doesn't match" ? Think about it. While everybody has their own preferences and styles, it is a fun fact that if you're wearing a bright pink top- you don't HAVE to wear a plain black or brown bottoms or some other (BORING..ha) neutral. 

My friends always give me a hard time because "i studied color theory". However, it's true! Putting color on color can indeed induce not so pleasant 80's flashbacks, but it can also achieve that "Oh I just threw it on" look that most of us crave. To achieve perfection and avoid crazy town, try and keep colors in the same families. If you're feeling like you're up for a challenge, look for a contrasting color for an accent. YES you can incorporate another color as an accent...without involving any black dress pants! Amazing. 

I understand this can be a lot to absorb. To demonstrate this style concept, here's my mannequin, we will call her Kate. First pic, plain dress in navy and forest green. Another pic with an aqua cardy (same family as the green and navy). The middle picture demonstrates using accents colors- the yellow belt? It just works.

So that's today's thought. Hopefully I have inspired the need to add more color to your life. I promise you'll be happy and maybe even a little dance-y. 

I'm gonna go rock out to Florence and the Machine. You go have a fabulous weekend, and remember- Style is in you, not on you.

Much love, 

ML xx

Model Citizens Vintage Photo of the Day!

Nicole is stunning in this photo, taken by the man himself, Adam Penney. Clad in Ferragamos, an 80's vintage strapless dress and long glitter gloves, Nicole is gorgeous!