Floral Prints for Spring 2013

Spring has come, and with it, all the beautiful flowers are blooming, bright, saturated with colors, and I just enjoy walks through the parks of Manhattan, so much! I couldn't resist taking pictures, and then again when I went window shopping in Chelsea, Meatpacking and West Village I found beautiful floral prints, that remind me of this natural process of Spring, I just have to share them with you!

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 I hope you enjoy them as much as I do!

 And remember when choosing prints, always have in mind, the overall size of the motive, the main color scheme, and the distance between images, in this case, flowers. In the two examples to the left, you can see the first print the size is overall small, and the space in between is also small. It gives a closed print that looks good on small framed women, and women with small features if worn near the face, as in a top, blouse or t-shirt will look best in this kind of print. Also this print is a good combination of warm (warm orange and light yellow) and cool (pink and fuschia) colors. Ideal for all skin tones.





On the second print on the left, the overall size of the flowers is bigger, and the distance between them is larger. The space in between is black, which is a good choice when prints are big. It is a good option for bigger framed women, and those that have more prominent features if it is worn around the face on tops, shirts, or blouses. It is a good color scheme for all skin tones, but will look better on those that are Winter because it has mostly a cooler feel.

Remember that flowers are not just for Spring! But I do enjoy them now more than ever! I love the combine floral prints, with polka dots,

I just bought a polka dot blue denim shirt, that I just love to wear it opened or tied at the waist on top of the many floral dresses I own, and because it is getting warmer now, sometimes I can get away with just wearing those two pieces and no sweater! It looks gorgeous!

If technology were only a bit better, and I could show you the smell those flowers had, oh! but I think at least I can share these photos, they are one of the best I have taken ever!

Cheers to Nature's continuous inspiration for Art/Fashion!

CHECK! Spring 2013 - Primavera 2013

Check Party! Inspired by the LVcheck monogram. Spring 2013 is continuing the Geometrical craziness. And it will continue forward, so we must LEARN how to pull off a geometrical look!

Inspiration from Edgar Degas and Pablo Picasso, lets see the shoulds and should nots of Checks!

CHECK! 

• Full length, checkered head to toe. 
• Long skirts - Big Squares
• Long  wide legged Pants

CHECK NOT!

• See white and black checkered tube skirt below: why you should never wear that? Because unless you are as thin and tall as a Runway model, you will look at least two or three sizes bigger! Yes! It is true!
• Skinny Checquered pants - Can you pull it off? Send us your pic!
• Too much contrast - B&W color combination: if you have very soft features (use yellow/white, beige/whitw, gold/white, instead)
• Checkered bottom only. See w&b skirt comments.

Edgar Degas

Art work by Teresa Gianolio www.artmajeur.com

Read more below on why you should think twice before wearing this skirt...¿Por qué pensarlo dos veces antes de ponerse esta falda?

Edgar Degas

Its preferable that you use this type of color combination, if you have a warm undertone in your skin. We will learn more about that soon, I promise. But just keep in mind that if you sun tan easily, then you would look better with the above outfits.

More Inspiration: Ipad cases, even chairs are all being checked!

 

Comienza la fiesta que inspiraron Edgar Degas y Pablo Picasso con sus arlequines. Louis Vuitton a traves de Marc Jacobs esta jugando a vestirnos con el monograma de sus bolsos! Y quieralo o no, le esta saliendo bastante bien! Son muchas las celebrities que se mostraron en entregas de premios luciendo los checkered outfits!

Ahora no todas somos tan esbeltas como las modelos o algunas celebrities, por eso se nos ocurrió contarte:

CHECK!

• Largo entero, checks de pies a cabeza. 
• Faldas largas, Cuadrados grandes.
• Pantalones largos y de pierna ancha

 NO CHECK!

• Falda tubo en cuadrados blanco y negro. La vemos en la foto mas arriba. No es una buena opción, porque aumenta visualmente nuestro tamaño de manera considerable, y quién quiere eso?!
• Pantalones chupín cortos - desafiamos a cualquiera que luzca bien asi, nos envie una foto!
• Blanco y negro - demasiado contraste para aquellas que tienen facciones suaves (vamos a dar mas detalles de esto en otros posts)
• Solo faldas o pantalones con cuadrados. Es conveniente un look total de pies a cabeza.

Pablo Picasso