Jason Wu 2013 Resort Collection - Shala Manroque Vintage Inspiration

We've fallen madly in love with Jason Wu's 2013 Resort collection with it's vintage inspired pieces. We are particularly mad about the black and white flower detail pieces. With shapes from the 50's full skirts to 60's shift dresses. The collection has us inspired and excited about the upcoming season!

Shala Manroque wears the look beautifully with a shorter style skirt with flower detail collar. The look is classic and effortless.

Here's a piece available at a steal in our etsy shop giving you all the details of a Jason Wu piece without the cost! Our little shift dress will be a great addition to your wardrobe. There is only one of these pieces so get your hands on it while it lasts ladies!

To recreate Shalas' look add a pretty pearl and bead collar like this one available at Topshop for only $30



Enjoy!!

R&M @ GoS

xox

Style inspiration - gold trend

Now gold may cost a fortune by the ounce but it doesn't mean we can't all afford a little luxury in our life. Gold is already shaping up to be a hot ticket for spring and as always is a stand out in evening wear.

Keep the look simple with minimal accessories be it tonal or in jewel colors and let your inner star shine!

For our gorgeous vintage gold, full length column dress http://www.etsy.com/listing/98743368/vintage-gold-maxi-dress we've drawn some inspiration from the following looks ....

Jessica Biel wears Oscar De La Renta Spring 2012 gold knit dress

or how about this http://www.shopbop.com/long-river-dress-alice-by/vp/v=1/845524441930700.htm?folderID=2534374302063655&colorId=11739&extid=affprg

Enjoy!

R&M @ GoS

xox

Upcycling

Today I thought I'd talk a bit about upcycling as it's a term we use to describe some of the things we do. What exactly is upcyling? Well it's pretty much just taking an item that would otherwise be considered useless because it may be out of fashion or just not suited to your taste or needs anymore and giving it a new life.

My personal love affair with upcycling began many years ago before the word even existed (the term upcycling was first used in 1999!). As a young teen my mother brought me a bag of clothing a friend was getting rid of. Being on very limited pocket money the opportunity for some new clothes was like a gift from heaven. Unfortunately most of the clothing was either too big or too mature for my years.... and that's when I realised... "what if I???....". And so began my foray into upcycling.

The very first thing I did was to turn a maxi circle skirt into a pair of hammer pants. They turned out a treat and soon I had three pairs of hammer pants! YAY! I was the talk of the school! The next item was turning a button down, long sleeve over the knee dress into a vest, all the rage at the time.

Many upcycled items you see for sale are intricate and have been completely restructured but it does not have to be that complicated. Upcycling is something you can do at home! It could be as simple as having an old dress with a sleeve style that is no longer in fashion. Instead of throwing it out get some scissors and a needle and thread and copy a sleeve style you have in your wardrobe that you love! Even items that are too big or too small can be upcycled. It's really about wasting less and let's face it we could all use the extra dollars these days.

One of my favorite websites for upcycled ideas and D.I.Y is apairandaspare. Here is one great example of what you can do at home.

http://apair-andaspare.blogspot.com.au/2011/06/lbd-1-diy-cut-out-back-minidress.html

                                                http://saigen.eu/showthread.php?tid=851

http://portialawrie.blogspot.com.au/

http://www.treehugger.com/style/365-upcycled-diy-dresses-all-under-1-photos.html

http://dornob.com/diy-dress-up-ideas-5-sexy-ways-to-upcycle-old-clothing/?ref=search

We hope you feel inspired!

R&M @ GoS
xox