French Connection 2015 Fall/Winter Preview

 

Yesterday, I had a chance to take a quick peek at the French Connection Fall/Winter 2015 line and although I gotta say, I have barely begun to explore Spring and Summer, a few pieces from their collections really caught my eye.

The themes of the day were the usual suspects: lots of patterns, blacks, grunge, punk rock and retro styles, with some pop of colours like bright yellow and tomato red. There were also plenty of oversized sweaters and coats, with faux fur collars and capes (which you all know I adore!) But the pieces that really caught my eye were the party looks for Christmas and New Years, not to mention how they incorporated the same kinds of details in more casual pieces as well. It was all about the embellishments and little details. Tons of fringe hems, feathers, sequins and beading! There were so many fun party pieces that really made me rethink my whole winter hibernation habit. I gotta start finding more parties to go to...
                                   

GUESS Spring 2015 Preview

I recently popped into the GUESS Spring 2015 shindig to see what we have to look forward to after the deep freeze coming up and it just made me pine for Spring all the more. Pastels, neon, bright pink and yellows, maxi dresses, distressed denim, polka dots and of course, florals are waiting for us at the end of the tunnel...

Here are a few pics of some of the upcoming trends to keep you warm through the winter!

Photo courtesy of GUESS

Photo courtesy of GUESS

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Converse Fall 2014 Preview

This week I attended a press preview for the Converse Fall 2014 collection. As always, Converse stays true to its original design but always offers us some fun new twists.

For example, I think everyone knows how much I enjoy a good leopard print!

And then more on the practical side, these new waterproof sneakers. I was so happy to discover these for those people who still wear their Converse in winter...no more soaked feet!

And here we have so many fun new prints and textures!

Below are part of the Jack Purcell line and they feature this comfortable cork insole. A nice touch.

Also, check out these little animal sneakers for the kiddies! Adorbs!

All in all, a fun little preview of a brand we all love. Converse is definitely an iconic shoe and it will always hold a special place in the fashionista heart. Special thanks to Micki at Converse for having us!

French Connection Preview: Fall/Winter 2014

Last week, Jackie and I were invited to a presentation of the French Connection Fall/Winter 2014 collection. Hosted by the fab Charmain Emerson (Marketing VP for Canada) in collaboration with LouLou magazine, we were presented with some key looks for the upcoming season. Additionally, Charmain also brought some pieces from their current Spring/Summer collection to give us a taste of what was in stores right now.

The fall/winter pieces were pretty diversified but one thing that we can never live without in those chillier months is our (faux) fur! This jacket was quite impressive as it could almost fool you to think it was real. We also loved the chic collarless aspect of it.

I have to say that I really loved these two pieces from the fall/winter collection: a baby blue wool coat and this wonderful black and white flare dress with lace detail.

We also saw some interesting tops with real life landscapes used to create unique prints.

Next, we took a look at the spring/summer collection that is in stores right now. This rack was full of lighter tones including lots of white pieces, my favourite colour for summer!

The detailing on the white dress below made us extra giddy!

The lovely Charmain charming the room.