Style Icons

Everyone has celebrities or successful people they admire. I think it's important to have people you admire in life because it pushes you to venture into unknown territory and take risks. Some risks may be as small as wearing a tangerine coloured sweater instead of black or wearing high heels during the daytime. All these little things you admire women (or men) for make you push yourself to do something that isn't second nature to you which expands your boundaries. This is a good thing!

The three of my all time style and personal icons are Christine Centenera - Editor & Chief of Harper's Bazaar Australia, Emmanuelle Alt - Editor & Chief of Vogue Paris and Tamara Mellon - Original Co-Founder of Jimmy Choo. All three of these women are successful, powerful and extremely stylish. Who doesn't want to be Editor & Chief of Vogue Paris? Like hello! That is every little fashionista's dream. Dream big kids!


Any woman that can wear sweat pants, a sasquatch fur jacket and black and white striped high heels and look seriously stunning is an icon in my books. Common... If I walked down the street wearing this people would be yelling "chewbacca". It takes someone fierce to pull this outfit off...

 

Emmanuelle Alt is just French chic through and through and who doesn't want to be French? Any woman that can rock no make up on a daily and still look fierce is an icon.

And last but not least... Tamara Mellon. The day the news broke about Tamara bowing down as CCO of Jimmy Choo, my heart broke. I've admired her since I was like 15. She co-founded Jimmy bloody Choo, that says it all right there. This English fashionista is a hero to all us shoe whores. I'm slightly hoping she dabbles in something else... maybe another shoe line? maybe woman's clothing? ... *fingers crossed*. 

xoxo,
Michelle

To Fur or Not to Fur?

 {Ushanka from H&M}

That is the question. Wearing an Ushanka (aka. a fur hat with ear flaps) obviously is well known in the freezing climates such as Russia but its ventured its way into the North American culture and I'm not talking Nunuvut. Besides the fact that it makes your head like 10 sizes bigger than it really is, it does keep your noggin quite toasty. Does that mean this fashion trend should be donned by the best of us? I think that is for you to decide. After trying on handfuls of Ushanka's this weekend wondering if this fashion trend was for me, I decided better of it. My head is big enough already and my hair is kind of my pride and joy, so slipping it into a full fledged faux fur Russian hat is not my idea of a good time. Also, for the fact that I do not look like Miranda Kerr in this hat makes it a litter harder for me to bare. For those that choose to fur.... hats off to you ;)

 {Miranda Kerr}

{are you in there?}

Unless you are a Rockefeller and don't mind spending thousands on a real fur Ushanka, I recommend hitting up H&M, The Gap or even Forever 21 for a cheap yet chic fur topper.

 {The Gap - $39.95}

Also, for a side note... they also call Ushanka's - Troopers. Why? I don't know... all I can think about is when they do their Russian dance, cross their arms and kick out their feet bouncing from side to side. Am I alone in this?

xoxo,
Michelle