Get Leathered in Fall 2012

Recently I finally got around to watching the fabulous HBO series Game of Thrones, and now I am obsessed! The mystical world of King's Landing and Winterfell has me truly gripped, and I noticed that you cannot deny the show's influence on the latest Fall fashions - particularly the influence of leather (and furs!). 

Game of Thrones style by louloublue

At once both sexy and strong, leather has long been a coveted and edgy fashion look. There is certainly something tribal and alluring about the shiny fabric. My earliest inspiration was rock chick Leather Tuscadaero (below) from Happy Days - played by Suzi Quatro, natch, and the Fonz'es unattainable rock chick object of obsession.  

Then later it was Joan Jett, Stevie Nicks, Lita Ford,Jim Morrison and Billy Idol whose leather looks I coveted. These days most musical ingenues can't carry it off, but the likes of Alison Mosshart, Rhianna and even Kylie Minogue can certainly rock the look. 

  

 Alison Mosshart

Rihanna

 
 
Kylie

Back to Game of Thrones, the inspiration is no more blatant than in Helmut Lang's Fall 2012 show, where the actress who plays the fabulous Khalessi Daenerys Targaryen took a turn on the catwalk (below). Designers Michael and Nicole Colovos admit to being heavily inspired by the show for their fur, boots & leather-heavy collection.

 

 

 Helmut Lang Fall 2012

More leather looks with a decidedly Game of Thrones feel follow, from Fall 2012 lines by Kanye West, Gareth Pugh, Richard Tisci for Givenchy, Versace and Gucci (-Italians love their leather!). The flowing leather coats & knee-high boots and fur embellishments would not look out of place in Winterfell.

  

 Kanye West

 

 

 

 Gareth Pugh

 Richard Tisci for Givenchy
 

 Versace for H&M

 

 

 Versace Fall 2012

 

 

Gucci

Latest Celeb leather looks. 

J.Lo

Brooklyn Decker

Charlize Theron

Cindy Crawford

Nicole Richie

 

 

  Victoria Beckham

Rosie Huntington-Whitely

Angelina

 

 

 

 Kate

 Beyonce

 

 Jennifer Aniston (with Russell Brand) in Valentino

Jennifer again

 

Kim K

Gaga

Blake Lively

Irina Shayk

Shailene Woodley

 Miley Cryrus

Tee Shirt Dress Style

 

 Nikki Dee for FOXETTE

I love a Tee shirt dress - they are so versatile! Over Summer I lived in stripy Maxis and short Tee Shirt dresses. It's a style that seems to come around every year, with the odd tweak. Bloomingdales decreed the Tee Shirt dress one of the Top Trends for Spring 2011.  You can go girly with a flowy long Maxi, sandals & floppy hat Polo-style, or rock-up a short Tee Shirt dress with boots & a belt slung around your wast, rock-chick/Kate Moss style. It's the 'go-to' look for the young LA ingenue, aka Shenae Grimes/Taylor Momsen - a butter soft washed-out baggy tee, boots & fishnet or holey tights for that 'Devil may care/I just rolled out of bed' grunge yet sexy look. Or a long fitted, stripy version a clean, fresh Summery look for your Kim Kardashian/Olivia Wilde/Zoe Saldana 30 something type. Here are a few of my fave celeb Tee Shirt dress looks.

 

 Kate Moss in an array of her fave Tee Shirt dresses

 

 
Taylor Momsen

Mollie king

Alison Mosshart in distressed grey

 

 Kim K's in Tank Tee dresses

Shenae Grimes

 
Hilary Duff

Kristen Cavallari in American Apparel

 Rachel Bilson in grey marl

 Khloe Kardashian's preggy T.Shirt dress

Kate Hudson in grey marl

 

Sienna Miller

 

 

Beyonce & Dannii Minogue rock sequined Tee Shirt dresses

 

 

 

Zoe Saldana, Amanda Seyfried, Nikki Hilton, Olivia Munn &

 January Jones hiding her bump in in Celine Tee Shirt dress 

Olivia Wilde loves stripey Maxis

My friend Fox & I have our own fledgling baby label, FOXETTE. For our first few designs we released a couple of stripy tee shirt dresses (below), and I've been LIVING in them! So comfortable, and easy to dress up or down. These photos are from our Summer shoot. Our Glam Squad is Owen Allison, photographer and make-up artist and Nikki Dee, model extraordinaire! 

Nikki Dee for FOXETTE