Posts with tag trench coats

If fashion is war, then consider Zandile Blay your embedded reporter. From fashion shows to stylish parties, she's there to cover it all -- from London to New York and everywhere in between. Read all about it from your favorite fashionista.

See, I sorta wish that was just a witty play on words. But fringes - and lots of them - were the detail of the day at the opening of Graduate Fashion Week. Leather fringes, straw fringes, cotton fringes, multi-colored fringes and beyond paraded down the runway on the first day of the event, which started on Sunday and ends to today. I am your girl in London for the week, as I check out the good, the bad and the fugly at what has become the largest event to promote student fashion designers across Europe.

Many of us women out there suffer during the summer because we don't have stems like a supermodel. Unfortunately, you can't think your legs long but you can create the illusion that they're a mile long with the right clothes. So let's put an end to your suffering and take a look at some helpful hints to getting Rockette worthy gams.

The Versace show was a big hit with the celebrities. Fergie, Megan Fox, and of course Patrick Dempsey were all there. Although, Patrick Dempsey had no choice. After all, he is the face of the brand right now.

Last week there were tons of amazing clothes on display in Milan. Versace really turned it on for this collection. The colors were bold and bright. We saw lots of fuchsia, dark purples, midnight blues and lemon yellows. Cocktail dresses had simple silhouettes coming down to mid-calf, many of them working the one shoulder look. For the most part, garments were pattern free, but the few dresses that had patterns, did them in a big way!

For me though, the short coats were the best part of this collection. Forget the little belts that cinched trenches in at the waist from last season. Clearly, Versace wants to accommodate the scores of pregnant Hollywood royalty. These coats were adorable, and better yet, forgiving of any figure.

I must just be in a Burberry mood after all this talk of Spring trends and trench coats!

Normally, I wouldn't look to Burberry for anything other than trench coats, rain slickers, and maybe a very unnecessarily luxurious umbrella. However, for some reason, I am quite taken by the Burberry Check Dress. It's got to be the fact that not only is it a shirt dress, which happens to be my favorite silhouette, but it has absolutely no shame in flaunting its brand - the entire dress printed in Burberry plaid, and you would know that Burberry check from three blocks away! The front has buttons down the front, a sash tie at the waist, and falls to a modest knee-length. I probably wouldn't go so far as to wearing Burberry check rain boots with this dress, but a cute pair of flat heeled, knee high boots would be marvelous.

The dress is $345 at Neiman Marcus.

You can't shop or surf the Internet these days without being reminded that yes, you should totally be shopping for Spring things, even though it might still feel like the Arctic. Get over it. You could use that excuse when it was February, but we've stepped into March, dolls. Spring officially starts this month and you can't be caught in the sunshine in a pair of cashmere leggings!

Look out for Styledash's Spring Essentials this week, because we may not be the Devil in Prada, but we definitely know what the hell we're talking about! Today, let's talk about the Five Must-Have Clothing Things for Spring.

We know that retailers have been wondering what the "must-haves" for this season are, and aside from the new and improved turbo Tickle Me Elmo, there hasn't been anything that has shoved its way to the front lines. The same is true in the fashion world. It seems that there are so many new things that are on the list for fall, that there hasn't been one thing that stands out from the crowd. It kind of makes you want to just stick with what you have, right?

No no no. If there is ONE thing you get to update your wardrobe for the fall and winter season, it's the trench coat. Granted, you might already have one if you live in colder climates, since a trench coat is a classic piece for outwear. However, this season, the trench coat takes on a few twists and turns with different colors, patterns, fabrics, and even a few surprises on silhouettes, giving us lots of room to put together perfect, layered outfits for every day of the week. I'm starting with Friday because really now, my week starts with the weekend!

Friday - For your first evening out on the weekend, this satin trench coat from Victoria's Secret is perfect to throw over that sexy little dress that certainly isn't warm enough to wear on it's own. The trench coat is $148.