How do Parisian women manage to master the effortless chic dressing? The answer is simple: because of French labels like Carven, which fully embrace this effortlessly elegant way of dressing as their philosophy when designing clothes! The result? Well you will not find any sparkly evening dresses, or anything that is explicitly sexy in this collection. What you will find however is sophisticated, structured coats, the best knitwear you could ever ask for and daring pops of colour that in some incomprehensible way (something only a French label could achieve) also manage to be subtle. So if you are looking to follow the Coco Chanel philosophy, that simplicity is elegance, look to Carven to help you achieve just that; only with a fresher, younger twist!
I think it’s established by now, that if you like fashion, you will love Celine. In her pre-fall 2012/12 for the house, Phoebe Philo reminds us why every self-respecting fashionista is in fact so obsessed with everything Celine! The fur, the oversized jackets, the head to toe prints, the leather accents, what’s not to love about this? And I don’t even have enough words to express how much I’m loving that white maxi from the first image, which I would say, captures exactly what makes us so crazy about the brand: its so extremely simple and understated (you’d think anyone could cut a piece of white material and make that) yet looks incredible on, because there is so much detail put in creating this seemingly simple structure! Vive Celine and Phoebe Philo 
Another pre-collection that took my breath away would have to be Givenchy! First of all the concept of shooting the lookbook on the streets clearly shows how the house is aware and supportive of the influence of the digital media and particularly of street-style blogs, which is worth applause. Secondly, Ricardo Tisci truly deserves our applause for the amount of creativity he has put into the clothes: the prints used here are reminiscent of the great Givenchy classics, while the clean, neat structure of the clothes, like at Celine, again goes to prove that true elegance is found within simplicity, something which is at the core of Parisian fashion.
And of course I can’t not talk about the shoes; those incredible boots seen here on every look, are already creating buzz and they are without a doubt, soon to be seen all over editorials and front rows!
Natalie xoxo
