Play the *Donna Summer* Disco Diva in a Fab Floral Frock
The Queen of Disco died these days – Could 17, 2012 – so I decided to republish this fun “get the appear” post I did a handful of years back that I’m sure she would have liked! Her fashionable excellent looks and incredible pipes resulted in nineteen #1 dance hits – second only to Madonna. “Poor Girls”, “Live and More” and “On the Radio” burned up the charts, making her the only artist to have 3 consecutive double-LPs hit No. 1. She was also the first female artist with four No. 1 singles in a 13-month period according to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, where she was a nominee this year.
The original diva of attractive disco is releasing a new album, Crayons, and is celebrating in true Donna Summer time style with a chi chi launch party at Mansion New York. We like to celebrate with, what else, fashion…so why not channel her iconic floral frock look? To preserve from searching like a museum piece, skip the satiny mules in favor of some thing like python snakeskin – the present need to-have neutral – and add a sexy pendant necklace, statement ring, and a clutch.
Here’s how to get the appear:
Ask CF: How Do I Wear a Jean Jacket Without Looking Outdated?
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Welcome to the newest edition of Ask CF! Each and every couple of weeks, we select a reader style query and answer it right here on the website. Do you have a specific fashion question for us? Scroll to the bottom of this post to discover how to send it our way!
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Fashionista Week in Review: Kelly Cutrone Busts Her Thieving Ex-Assistant, Mark Zuckerberg Loses His Hoodie, and Penis Print Pants Exist
Dressing Up Zuckerberg: Zuckerberg may be disgustingly rich now, but even ringing the NASDAQ bell to celebrate taking Facebook public wasn’t sufficient to get the Zuckster out of that damn hoodie. We got some of our beloved stylish dudes to play dress up with the Face of Facebook.
Delivery.com-Addicted Assistant Steals from Kelly Cutrone: We would never steal a seat from PR powerhouse Kelly Cutrone, let alone cash, but that is just what a single crazypants assistant did. We talked to Cutrone, and she shared much more unbelievable particulars about the situation. Great luck finding a fashion job now, kiddo.
Menstruation Can Be Fashionable: OK, possibly not. But Vice tried to convince every person that Auntie Flow is haute with their period-themed photo shoot. We suddenly have cramps.
Color Combo to Try: Peach + Gray
If you ever discover your self stuck in a style rut, playing with enjoyable new color combinations is a great way to liven up your wardrobe. In this series, we feature unique and unexpected color combinations, then give you fashionable outfit tips so you can attempt out these color combos your self. For far more color-centric outfit ideas, be positive to verify out our prior posts on combining Red + Pink and Mint + Mustard.
This time around, we’re going to be combining two colors that appear like total opposites — peach and gray. The pastel-hued peach offers off a soft and feminine vibe and when combined with the neutral, however sturdy gray, produces outfits that are both super chic and perfectly balanced.
Looks on Campus: Alex – Oregon State University
I 1st noticed Alex‘s style when we met backstage at the current Mom’s Weekend Fashion Show our school place on. She looked so place together even though she was just helping out as a dresser. Alex said she loves to dress up and wears this sort of outfit all the time around campus, specifically now that the Oregon weather is cooperating. Read on to meet her!
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Best Dressed: Rachel Bilson in Chanel, Alexa Chung in Carven and More
Think it or not, there was a small glamour to be discovered outside of Cannes this week. Rachel Bilson produced a welcome return to the red carpet at The CW upfronts in Chanel (and, yes, Heart of Dixie has been picked up for a second season). Kristen Stewart has been hunting very good, if painfully awkward at SWATH premieres. And the verdict is nevertheless up in the air with regards to Jessica Stam’s dark hair, but she looked fairly great in red Valentino at the American Ballet Theater opening gala on Monday. All that and much more in our ten finest dressed of the week. Click on by means of to see them all!
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10 Questions: Julia Restoin-Roitfeld
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Julia Restoin-Roitfeld just gave birth to the positive-to-be stylish baby of extended-term boyfriend Robert Konjic—a infant girl named Romy Nicole Konjic. As the world awaits for JRR’s offspring to make her initial public (or maybe editorial) look, we’re equally as anxious to find out what Carine Roitfeld, Julia’s mother, will go by—Granny? Nana? Grams? She’s recommended “Madame” in the past. We caught up with the new mom recently and identified out about her worst nightmare, her memories of Disneyland, and why she’s been wearing the very same fragrance for the past 15 years.
ELLE: What is your preferred smell?
Julia Restoin-Roitfeld: The smell of hot sand, the ocean, and sunscreen. I have been wearing Aqua Motu from Comptoir Sud Pacifique for practically 15 years—and that’s what it reminds me of.
ELLE: What do you take into account the epitome of happiness?
JRR: Right now, being an expecting mother with the man I enjoy. I couldn’t think of anything that tends to make me happier.
KateWatch! The Duchess of Cambridge in Emilia Wickstead
The artist formerly known as Kate Middleton has been flying the flag for British style again these days, at a unique lunch with members of numerous international royal families as element of the ongoing Diamond Jubilee celebrations.
Kate chose a pink pleated dress with extended sleeves by London-based fashion designer Emilia Wickstead. It apparently retails at £1,200 – a far cry from her sub-£100 Reiss ‘bargains’ and LK Bennett numbers. Regrettably, we haven’t managed to track down the exact quantity Kate’s wearing, but we’ve identified a couple of comparable designs by Emilia Wickstead below.
