Autumn Winter Style Inspiration. ( simple / knitwear / minimalist )

Christophe Lemaire F/W 2014/15.

 This year, I feel that the statement "Style not fashion" has been brought to our attention more than ever before. As far as I can say, I've been focusing a whole lot more on developing a strong sense of personal style than I have been on following the fashions and keeping up with the trends.  Having said this, I still look towards the high fashion catwalks during Fashion Month for inspiration which I re-visit throughout the year. 

Description.

Chistophe Lemaire- the ex-creative director of Womenswear at Hermès has a way of working with your standard, basic elements and creating an innovative amalgamation of drapery, structure and tailoring. Working with neutral colours, these items work collectively as well as separately. Shades of brown and taupe were draped and sculpted into relaxed shape that spelled out both 'nonchalance' and 'pure luxury' on the body. 

Working with staple shades such as black and white, Lemaire experimented with the structure of formal tailoring. This, coupled with the high necks, knitwear, tonal makeup and slouched hair set a laid-back tone to the collection, making it both inspirational and very appealing as a canvas or as a finished work. It was a collection that was open to interpretation. It had room for elaboration, but also readily posing the idea of being able to leave a look alone, without over-fussing. 

One look which included a heavy grey coat and minimalist block-heels captured the essence of French effortless-chic on a great beauty, Marine Vacth- who stars in one of my favourite French films: Jeune et Jolie.

 Lemaire's Hermès beauty was fabricated into easy, wearable shapes that held their structure. This collection is one which screams nothing, as it only needs to murmur, in the voice of a young, rich, french, 40-a-day smoking, aristocrat, in order to convey it's timeless, chic and luxurious attitude.