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The Guess Summer 2011 collection was a delight to preview as it was obvious the design team really outdid themselves this season.
For women, flairs are going to be big for Spring/Summer and they were, of course, present in the collection. But true fashionistas are going to drool over the super fabulous, corset jumpsuit with the mega-flaired legs (above). I've been drooling ever since I saw it styled in the lookbook and was absolutely giddy seeing it up close.
When it comes to making statements though, flairs are going to have to compete with color in jeans and shorts in the form of rusts and pinks, as well as polka-dotted prints. For those that want to go more 'basic', you can still find skinnies and bootcuts in traditional indigo washes and finishes.
Mens denim was loaded with treatments and had an updated Americana feel to it. Shirts with western details were given a modern-day acid wash. Jeans were highly textured with nubbly slub yarns or abraded down for three dimensional effects. An interesting stand-out was the dark denim, somewhat cropped, jacket with the pleated details. It's nice when menswear takes a cue from womenswear, but still manages to maintain a masculine feel.
I went to the Guess offices to preview both their main line and the GUESS by Marciano collection for Summer 2011. Although they come from the same company, both lines have very different things to offer by way of denim. However, they both deliver for their markets.
GUESS by Marciano, which is the more glamorous of the two, kept their denim offerings clean with dark indigo washes or stark white jeans. There were minimal treatments or finishings done which led to a sleek and sophisticated look. It should aslo be noted that skinny jeans were kept to a minimal while bootcuts and flares had a more dominant presence.
Shorts and jackets rounded out the denim offerings. Thigh-baring, cargo shorts (above) were a favorite of mine and white knee-length shorts were lined with a floral print at the waist, emphasizing the overall print story in the GUESS by Marciano collection. Jackets were short and cropped making them perfect for Summer.
Watch this space for the main Guess collection.
The stars came out to the Diesel Island Lounge presented by Flaunt at the Nivea for Men House during Sundance 2011 in honor of the cast and crew of HERE folowing it's premiere.
The film's star Ben Foster, Rob Lowe, Andrew Keegan, Florence of Florence and the Machine, Emile Hirsch, Slash and the cast of MTV's The Buried Life all picked out items from Diesel's new collection and were given Diesel Timeframes.
Funny guy Paul Rudd was one of a slew of celebs that turned up at Sundance looking like everyday people. It's too cold and snowy in Park City to dress in their best.
Paul wore a pair of J Brand "Kane" slim straight leg jeans in Boone which has also been seen on Ben Affleck, Justin Long and, who I will now title 'The Great', Jeff Bridges.
The jeans retail for $165 and can be purchased at www.jbrandjeans.com.
You know how I just said that Nicky Hilton is just like us because she wore her James Jeans more than once. Well Lo Bosworth is really just like us because she wears her jeans several days in a row. If you're thinking 'speak for yourself' than I will, because I am notorious for wearing a pair of jeans, taking them off, tossing them on the floor, picking them up and putting them back on the next day. Sniff test anyone?
The Hills alum wore a pair of J Brand "901" power stretch leggings in Starless this week to a book signing. Then wore them the next day to dinner with friends. I love the sparkly top look the best. What do you think?
There's a difference between a rich celeb that wears something again and an heiress. When a celeb recycles clothing we chock it up to middle class roots, when an heiress is photographed in something again it makes them seem more like us. A silly double standard I know, but Nicky Hilton is about to change all that for us.
She has been spotted in James Jeans' "MOTO" skinny jeans in Black Out on several occasions. Sometimes the look is a hit and sometimes it's a miss. What do you think about this look?
The jeans retail for $184 and can be purchased at www.revolveclothing.com.
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