The One That I Want

Chanel. Let's talk Chanel. More specifically the incredible No.5 film featuring Gisele. I love a good perfume story. Or any story to be fair. Chanel never lets us down with their stories of romance, passion, travel and of course amazing fashion in their fragrance campaigns. This one is very summery, classic and I think it almost has an old feel to it but with new vibes and styles. 

The story starts with Gisele glamorously surfing though the waves in what I imagine to be the Hamptons to find that a mystery man (her lover?) has left a note on he table. After a few gorgeous shots of the iconic 5 and Gisele with her daughter it shows her modelling for nothing other than a new Chanel No.5 fragrance campaign! What are the odds! She gets overwhelmed and she drives in to NewYork to find her lover. Ending with a passionate kiss. 

Ahh. Romantic. At heart I love romance. This kind of campaign with the style, the music, which is amazing with Lo-Fang performing "You're The One That I Want". Seriously though that song will stick in your head. It has mine! 

Check it out here if you haven't already! Actually even if you have treat typirself and watch it again! 

http://youtu.be/8asRWe5XNw8

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A Roaring Classic

The 1920’s.  Style had meaning in those days. Women were feminine and men were masculine. Silhouettes were curvy and classy. Not boxy and shapeless. The hips, the skirts, the bust and the fit. Each as important as the last. Making the woman. Making the icon.

Tailored garments were simple. Easy to wear. Timeless and chic. Eaton collars, scalloped hems and accentuated waists, fundamentals in the silhouette of the 1920’s jacket. I liked the idea that women made an effort in those day. Each day was a runway.  They made an effort for their husbands and worked hard to stay chic and fashionable. The classic two piece suit had been born in those days. Chanel and Dior had come in to their own. Making their names over the famous tweed suits and tiny waists. Contrasting piping was a nice touch I saw in old fashion photographs from the 1920’s.  White jackets with black piping. A simple detail that worked so well.  

Accessories such as hats and gloves were the finishing touches. Romantic and stunning these were the days off chic. The days of the woman. When men were gentlemen.  Men’s fashion followed the same ideas of being classic, simple and chic. Two piece and three piece suits were key. The men new how to dapper.  The term dapper was born in these days. Again nothing was too much effort. They made an effort for their wives. Timeless style. Walking canes, brief cases, hats, gloves and moustaches were staples in the gentle-man’s wardrobe. 

Let's revive the vintage. Let's revive the roaring 20's!