Summery Canvas Bags with a Chic Sensibility

We've always liked the idea of a summery canvas bag in theory, but in practice? We're often disappointed. This one's too beachy and that one's too boring, too cutesy, too casual, too geriatric, and so on. But this season designers are putting a sophisticated spin on canvas. Witness Foley + Corinna's smart, patent-trimmed canvas Jetsetter Jr., Kale's brilliant marriage of burlap and metallic, the Palmer bag, and MICHAEL by Michael Kors' sporty-meets-posh Hamptons tote. Summery canvas bags with a chic sensibility? Get yours right here, at shopbop.

Man Flower..

Et si le Power Flower venait frapper la porte des dressing de ces messieurs?
Sans tomber dans l'excès d'un total look, overdose de pétales tueraient nos chers mâles, preuve à l'appui :


Mais seulement quelques notes fleuries, histoire d'être comme les filles, dans la tendance de la saison.

A manier donc avec beaucoup de talents et de styles, l'imprimé fleuri s'associera avec une tenue un peu plus masculine, voir un brin rock-and-roll. Un seul dress-code donc...décalé!!
Une chemise fleurie avec un pantalon treillis, un bermudas fleuri avec une veste en jean...enfin à vous de jouer messieurs, il faut juste assumer l'imprimé, pour les moins odacieux...une petite fleur en boutonnière et vous serez vous aussi un homme dans le vent!!

Du côté des créateurs...Etro, Dolce-Gabana nous livrent leur interprétation floral.

Look Good Do Good

What happens when doing good meets looking good? Our Fashion Gives Back tees. Glamour magazine commissioned these wearable works of art by Jovovich-Hawk, Erin Fetherston and Thakoon, and for each one sold, 6 mosquito nets are donated to women and children in Tanzania through Malaria No More, an organization dedicated to fighting a disease that kills one million children in Africa each year. Wearable, limited-edition works of art that help fight malaria? Well that’s just plain brilliant, and you can get yours right here, at shopbop.

Do I Look Too Much Like a Sailor Girl?

Nautical inspired clothes (read: anything that is navy and white, and possibly red,) has been a must-have for the past few summers. A TimesOnline article suggests that the nautical look is so favoured because nautical clothes represent a highlife, (presumingly of a life that involves many luxurious holidays, yachts, beaches and seaside houses,) that most of us can't afford but do aspire for. This season, the runway collections offers the starry nautical look (see Chanel,) knit dresses and the 70's look.

The usual, nautical-inspired look is basically a striped top with jeans/ shorts.
A question that's been nagging me every time I see a nautical-looking item is this: Would it make me look like I'm dressed in a sailor costume? I don't mind looking a bit cutsy or too navy and white, but I really don't want to look like I'm some fashion victim who's literally dressed like a sailor.
Take this sailor-like outfit Blair is wearing: Leighton looks great in it, and Blair can totally pull it off, but that's because she's a tv character with a strong sense of style. I'm not sure it would translate well in real life.
Take these two tops from Top Shop. The top on the right is just too sailor-looking for me. And I've actually tried on the top on the left, but it kind of made me look like a 12 year old. I might be aiming to look young, but I am not aiming to look like a kid.
When I first saw this dress I thought it was cute but was way too sailor-looking and kiddy for me. But the more I stare at it, the more I want it! It's so cute and I love the details -the collar and the buttons. Alas, now that I want to buy is, it's sold out on asos.com. I totally regret not ordering it when I first saw it now!
As usual, Urban Outfitters provides some ideas on how to wear the nautical look in a young and stylish way: The key is to wear one nautical item, and the rest should be a bit plainer, or a add a splash of colourful to make it look like a chic and modern outfit. Match them with 'in' accessories, like long, charm necklaces (-no anchor charms though!) or sandals (-love the tan-coloured ones on the right).
So question: Is this APC sailor dress too sailor-looking? And is it too kiddy looking? It looks cute on the model, but then everything looks ok in catalogues. Would it look really boring?

Image credits: www.apc.fr, www.urbanoutfitters.com, www.topshop.com, http://city-celeb.org, www.asos.com

Haute Mama: Fashion-Forward Looks Inspired by Celebrity Moms

Mom jeans. Mom hair. Such shopworn disses may soon be a thing of the past if a new generation of celebrity moms has their way. Modern Sophisticates to Hollywood Bohemians, Couture Punks to Chic Humanitarians, these haute mamas show that having a toddler (or two) in tow doesn't mean being doomed to a wardrobe of saggy sweats and sneakers. We're finding fashion inspiration in the sweeping dresses and skinny jeans of a certain globetrotting do-gooder, while our favorite singer/actress/designer's luxe SoCal skater look proves that motherhood and punk rock attitude can go hand in hand. Head-to-toe looks inspired by our favorite celeb moms? Find them right here, at shopbop.

In the Glossies

The summer’s favorite footwear? Flat sandals. They’re elegant, your feet will love them, and they’ve been popping up in all your favorite mags since February. Check out the pair from Banfi Zambrelli featured in the April issue of Vogue. They have effortless grace written all over them. Where to score these toe-tickling delights? You guessed it, at shopbop. And while you’re there, check out the rest of Banfi Zambrelli’s sleek and chic spring collection.

New Styles from Diane von Furstenberg

Diane von Furstenberg burst onto the scene in the '70s, revolutionizing women's wear with her iconic wrap dresses. In the three decades since, DVF has built a fashion empire, attracting a devoted following of stylish women with her sophisticated-yet-effortless styles. True to form, DVF's spring repertoire includes her signature wrap dress, polished, work-perfect pieces, sweeping, colorful maxi frocks, and voluminous tops in tropical prints. Soon-to-be-iconic spring DVF styles? They're right here, at shopbop.