Fashionable Fruit: In Season

As I was flipping through the March “Power Issue” of Vogue, I came to their “FLASH” section and a giant banana caught my eye. It was a blown up image of an earring from Prada’s Spring collection.

Prints featuring floral or tribal zigzags come in and out but fruit!? I guess if Miuccia Prada says so...                            

Citrus fruits were reflected across garments on Stella McCartney’s designs at Paris fashion week.

Banana-clad Prada models

Charlotte Olympia fruit heel and banana clutch

Moschino Spring 2011

This look can easily become overwhelming but if simplified and downplayed a little, it can be somewhat...refreshing.

________________________________________

be sure to check out this post at StyleBy.Me!

chloe

One of my favorite French brands would have to be Chloe. It was the first fashion house at the time to do something other in haute couture. It was called Pret-a-Porter or otherwise known as Ready-To-Wear.

Today, designers everywhere have followed this trend by developing their own R-to-W collections along with their high-end ones. Along with their original brand, Chloe also has a more afforable line (think Marc by Marc Jacobs) called See by Chloe. It is a younger take on higher-end line and often times adds a little more color.

Hannah MacGibbon was appointed creative director in 2008 and has done the company wonders. The spring collection is full of airy neutrals and soft silhouettes with handbags that have great bow and stud detailing.

{Peachy Keen; Chloe Spring/Summer 2011 bags}

{front row of Chloe s/s 2011 show at Paris Fashion Week}

Lanvin Spring 2011

If you have yet to see the pictures from Lanvin's spring 2011 campaign here they are now...fab, fab, fab. There is something about models Kinga Rajzak and Iselin Steiro throwing each other across a velvet and animal print-clad room that just seems so chic. Maybe it has something to do with Alber Elbaz's floor-length gowns and fur stoles. Just maybe.