California girl Dylana Suarez from the blog Nana in Wonderland (colormenana.blogspot.com) has a knack for mixing high end fashion with affordable pieces. Her flirty, feminine style full of floaty blouses and romantic prints is perfect inspiration for spring! She kindly agreed to answer a few questions for us.
CC: Who is you all time favourite style icon?
DS: My all-time favorite style icon must have to be Audrey Hepburn because she was such a classic beauty and wore everything with grace and confidence.
CC: Do you shop at markets, if so what is your all time favourite market for vintage clothing?
DS: I love shopping on Main Street in Ventura, California. It is lined with thrift stores, many of which carry vintage. I always leave that place with bags full of beautiful vintage blouses and dresses!
CC: What has been your favourite trend over the decades?
DS: I think my favorite trend would have to be the boyfriend blazer because you can wear it with anything. It instantly livens up an outfit by adding shape, contrast, and a little bit of masculinity. I cannot live without mine. I have so many!
CC: What is your personal style?
DS: I would describe my personal style as quirky miniminalism. I gravitate towards classic and timeless shapes, but I love to add my own personal touch to things like a bright wash of color or an eclectic pattern.
CC: Do you customize your own clothing?
DS: Yes, sometimes I do, if I really love a piece but it does not fit me exactly right. I do this esp. with vintage items . . . I may hem a pair of shorts, taper a leg of a pair of pants, or shorten a dress length. I love doing this because it makes me feel like I am wearing my own creation and nobody will have the exact same piece as I do.
CC: What look is set to be popular this summer?
DS: I think the all over pastel look is going to be popular this summer because it has such a romantic, soft, fresh, and light look.
Q&A with Sara from Get Palmd!
Surfer chick Sara from GetPalmd caught our eye with her casual and chilled style with stilettos on top. Sepcial mention to her sense of humor, the music suggestions…and the fast cars pictured all over it! So we asked her a few questions.
What is this seasons must have clothing?
Sara: I’m starting to like the comeback of flannel shirts. I think of my childhood when I see them, and they actually look good on both guys and girls – on girls especially when worn oversized like a shirt dress. I like to shop for guy’s shirts, they often have a better selection of patterns and styles, so there we’ll find the best flannel shirts I believe!
Sara: A clutch. No party night without a big enough clutch for mobile, wallet and keys.
Sara: I’m not a huge fan of leggings. They’re really hard to combine: you feel you must cover your ass so they can rarely be used as pants unless they have pockets, and in the winter with a dress I personally choose to wear tights and not leggings. Also they are totally useless in the summer (we want bare legs, not covered legs), so I don’t know when and how to wear them. When you ask some people why they wear leggings in the summer, they say that they have pale legs that they don’t want to show off.. wonder how to solve that problem.
Sara: A girl can obviously not have too many shoes, but my personal collection is not even that big. Around 25 pairs of high heels and 10 pair of other shoes like sneakers and summer flats. I hate to shop for flats and sneakers, I rather spend on a good amount of inches.
Sara: I enjoy saying this but I really can’t define it in a few words. And I guess that’s the point; to discover new styles and trends and learn to love them, and somehow adapt them into your own dressing style. That way your personal style is constantly changing and you can never make an one time definition of it, as next week it could be totally different. So I’m open to all kind of clothing as long as I feel comfortable in them. But if I think of elements that can often be seen in my outfits, then I would say that high heels and bare legs are pretty much all I need to feel good.
Sara: I like high waisted shorts, so hopefully I’ll see a lot of them this summer. Without the leggings underneath them, obviously. Another trend I like are the sheer and low cut shirts – especially when worn with a pretty bra or bikini top and the top reveals a little, but not too much. It’s silly to think that women dress for the guys only, in the end I think dressing up is a lot a “from girls, to girls” thing, we enjoy to look at each other and get inspired. So nothing wrong with the “showing off your bra” trend, all women have them, some women just have the guts to show you a piece of their own!
Thanks a lot Sara!