More of the 1970's!

Burberry Spring/Summer 2015

The 1970's are back on the 2015 runways with a rich hippie boho vibe.  Flowers, festivals and peace!  The dress on the right is from the recent Burberry Spring/Summer 2015 runway show.  Get the look for less $$ with an authentic 1970s dress by Lanz shown below. 

Lanz 1970s  midi dress only $42 at Inspiration Vintage

https://www.etsy.com/listing/96552230/1970s-lanz-boho-vintage-dress-with?ref=shop_home_active_7

Fringe: The trend continues for Spring 2015

Fringe was a relevant trend on the 2014 runways and keeps on going into the Spring 2015 lines.  Everything from 1920s inspired to rich hippie, fringe is always fun!

Herve Leger $2890 at Bergdorf Goodman

http://www.bergdorfgoodman.com/Herve-Leger-Kierra-V-Neck-Dress-with-Fringe/prod106120058/p.prod?ecid=BGCIGoogleProductAds&ci_src=17588969&ci_sku=sku88270330

Stella McCartney at Farfetch was $3145 on sale for $1572.50

vhttp://www.farfetch.com/shopping/WOMEN/Stella-McCartney-fringed-hem-dress-item-10767760.aspx

Ella Moss $238 

http://www.ellamoss.com/Jesse_Fringe_Dress/pd/cl/10591/np/80/p/6105.html

Altazurra at Shop Harpers Bazaar $1820 

http://shop.harpersbazaar.com/designers/altuzarra/artemis-fringe-trim-dress/?utm_source=polyvore&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=day%20dresses

Get the look with this vintage 1980s dress by Roberta at Inspiration Vintage for only $55.

The 70's Are Back!

One of the biggest trends for 2015 is the uptown 70's look.  Shown on all of the runway shows by the top designers, the look runs the gamut from bohemian to high end chic.  You don't have to spend a fortune to create the look, by using actual vintage pieces that cost you much less $$!

Ralph Lauren Runway.  This velvet suit was actually from the Fall 2012 show, but shows the 70's look that is being shown again this year.  And, it is in Marsala, the Pantone color of the year. 

Three piece velvet 1970s vintage suit by J.J.& Company.  $85 at Inspiration Vintage.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/220003589/1970s-marsala-cotton-velvet-three-piece

Trend : The Pastel Fur Coat

I am loving the pastel fur coat/jacket trend.  So fun and glamorous.  It was shown in 2012, but is still trending this year.  Several designers offered pastel fur jackets at the Fall New York Fashion Week 2014.  Kate Moss rocked the look with jeans.

Miu Miu $3670

http://www.net-a-porter.com/product/466896

Derek Lam 10 Crosby $1895

http://www.neimanmarcus.com/10-Crosby-Derek-Lam-Long-Sleeve-Pastel-Mohair-Coat/prod172680015

Kate Moss

Get the look for less with this Maria Dionsiniou Vintage Pastel Faux Fur Jacket. As an animal lover, I don't wear real fur, so this jacket is even more appealing. This amazing jacket is only $64 at Inspiration Vintage.   

https://www.etsy.com/listing/211612208/pastel-blue-faux-fur-vintage-chubby?ref=shop_home_active_22

The New Fall Coat 2013

The boxy long coat is one of the new shapes for Fall 2013 outerwear, according to Harper's Bazaar Magazine.  Stella McCartney shows the dad's overcoat trend with a dark blue pinstripe double breasted version as well as a pale gray double breasted coat below.

Get the look for much less than Stella McCartney's gorgeous coats, with this 1970's vintage wool tweed coat with a black velvet collar, at Inspiration Vintage, priced at only $62.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/166352691

80's and 90's Designer Eva Chun

Known as fashion designer, Eva Chun, Eva was born in Seoul, South Korea. At the age of 11, she was chosen by two great masters of Korean traditional watercolor, Byun Kwan Sik and Kim Eun Ho, as their protégé. But her training as a great artist was abruptly stopped as she had to come to the United States with her family. During her college years, she started to work for film production companies. But her true passion was art so she enrolled at the Otis Parsons School of Design in Los Angeles.

At Otis, Eva put together a small collection of simple evening dresses and tailored suits and showed it to a buyer for Neiman Marcus. The buyer placed a sizeable order and that started her fashion company from her living room. As her collection received great reviews and high demand, she soon followed by opening a showroom and a manufacturing company. As her collection gained international success, selling to Bergdorf, Barney’s, Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue and many specialty boutiques in major cities around the world, Eva opened her flagship showroom in 550 Seventh Avenue in New York.  Eva Chun's clothes, priced from about $700 to $3,000.

Within a few years, she joined CFDA in 1991 and was touted as ‘one of the top five young designers in America’ by Bernadine Morris, fashion editor of The New York Times. Her designs have also appeared in numerous issues of Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, the cover of Vanity Fair, as well as on the covers of Women’s Wear Daily. Many of her designs were photographed by eminent photographers like Helmut Newton and Herb Ritts. She was also a favorite designer to celebrities like Nicole Kidman, Sharon Stone and Angelica Houston to name a few.

While her career was flourishing in New York City, she met collector, designer and restaurateur (Tribeca, Mr. Chow , Michael Chow. They married in 1992.  Two years later, Eva left Seventh Avenue behind to have a child.

Since then with her husband, Michael, Eva has been collaborating on everything from expanding their business, to designing and collecting. Eva also serves on the Board of Trustees at the Los Angeles County Museum where she has founded and co-chairs an annual ‘Art + Film’ gala with Leonardo DiCaprio.
Although Eva’s been busy doing numerous endeavors, she continues to be very much in the fashion world and plans to return to work as a designer.

This gorgeous 80's dress by Eva Chun is available at Inspiration Vintage.
 https://www.etsy.com/listing/95959353

Eva Chun Dress $150
Photography by Alfa Image Photography

More Lace Noir

And back to the lace noir trend.  Gucci is offering this gorgeous lace fern long sleeve dress for fall.  It is priced at $3000.  I would love to own this dress, but it is not in my budget unfortunately!

Gucci $3000

This vintage dress by Tadashi doesn't have the detail and craftsmanship that the Gucci piece does, but it does have a similar look.  The dress has a slit up the side, as the Gucci dress does.  Shorten the dress and you have the look for a much affordable cost.  Priced at $85 from Inspiration Vintage at
https://www.etsy.com/listing/150788459

Tadashi $85