Today, I have some amazing news for you. For the first time on Sandra’s Closet, you can become a virtual stylist and create your favourite outfits online here at the end of this post.
The contest in collaboration with Polyvore and LuisaViaRoma has some great prizes to be won.
In case that you do not know LuisaViaRoma yet, the flagship store in Firenze, and its official website feature the must-have fashion pieces from over 400 designer collections.
Prizes: The winner will receive a € 500 giftcard to spend at LuisaViaRoma. In addition, the grand-prize winner will get round-trip air transportation and hotel accomodation in Firenze, Italy to attend LuisaViaRoma’s FIRENZE4EVER Second Edition Party on January 7th-9, 2011 – a unique and exclusive event for fashion’s most popular bloggers! Moreover, three top winners’ sets will be made into a LuisaViaRoma video which will be featured in the Style Guide Video section on luisaviaroma.com and on the Facebook fanpage. All sets will be credited with the winner’s name.
Challenge: All you have to do is create a look based on one of the LuisaViaRoma style guides: Cocktail Hour, Cool Street Style, Dancing ‚til Dawn, First Date and/or Work Wear!
You have time until December 8th. Please click here for all the rules.
I am looking forward to enjoying your creativity and fashion sense.
LoL, Sandra
THIS CONTEST HAS ENDED!
John Galliano has done it again and designed for the second year running the Christmas tree for London’s famous hotel Claridge’s. This time, he drew inspirations from the ocean.
„I wanted to create an underwater fantasy and have mixed pink corals, seahorses, anemones and jellyfish, all glinting like gem stones, swimming amidst the silver leaves,“ said Galliano, Christian Dior’s creative director.
As for me, I preferred last year’s installation, as the frozen theme looked more wintery.
The tree is on display in the lobby until January 5th, 2011.
LoL, Sandra
The first BALLY LOVE project is a series of outstanding iconic collectables created by Bally in partnership with Swiss-artist Philippe Decrauzat, a striking capsule collection featuring intriguing optical designs. Originally presented to the public during Art Basel in June, Bally will again showcase the collection during Art Basel Miami Beach, starting tomorrow, at a specially designed booth in the VIP Collectors Lounge.
Shop the iconic BALLY LOVE collection exclusively online and in the Miami pop-up store, located at the Moore Building, 191 NE 40th Street, Suite 101, Miami Design District, starting from December 3rd. From Decmber 4th, the collection will be available in selected stores.
Fashion meets art – always a good match!
LoL, Sandra
Thom Browne is the darling of the fashion community. The shrunken suit silhouette – narrow lapels and short-cropped trousers, meticulously tailored – is his signature look.
Since he founded his own line in 2001, the US designer has transformed the direction of menswear, a world in which change happens at a glacial pace. Especially American men tend to wear clothes that are too big. Thom, an admirer of European tailoring, has created a new exaggerated take on the staples of a man’s wardrobe.
He got his start in fashion by designing for Club Monaco in the Nineties. In 2006, Browne was tapped to design Brooks Brothers’ more fashion-focused Black Fleece line, and in 2008 he was named creative director for Moncler Gamme Bleu.
For his menswear S/S 2011 collection, the designer made his Paris Fashion week runway debut with his probably most commercial show due to date. From his famous classic gray flannel to a shimmering sequined plaid, all interpreted with bermuda shorts and kneesocks underneath, he proofed his talent for proportional play and focused on his craft, his love for quality.
And good news is, for S/S 2011, Thom Browne is making a foray into womenswear with an amazing collection. Women look great in tailoring and the clothes boast the juxtaposition of traditional fabrications remixed with a his special kind of humour and exaggerations.
Thom Browne’s statement regarding his new womenswear collection: „I’m looking at it the same as my mens, like looking at really well-made clothes for girls that are tailoring-inspired but interesting and provocative, not just another collection of clothing for girls.“
One thing is clear, Thom Browne is poised to be as big as his suits are small!
Thom Browne Men is available in Switzerland at Trois Pommes, for further store enquiries, please contact .
LoL, Sandra
