As this very
strange summer continues, most of us are finding our holiday plans are
cancelled. When it comes to vacation time, we are all about making the most of
our nearest outdoor spaces, and hoping the great British summer throws out a
little more sunshine. We are still loving spying on fashion, but our
binge-watching of Fashion Weeks has
had to change, too: no shows, no FROWs and no sidewalk trending.
This season,
the couture designers at Paris Fashion
Week (so far) have had to get inventive. Now, we aren’t exactly top of
their list of customers, but who doesn’t love to look at every look and dream?
We then wait, of course, for the trend trickledown, when inspired-by outfits
within our budgets start showing up. For the first time ever, the very best couture
and high end designers have been showing their collections on their socials.
Fashionistas
are arguing about whether this new way of showing fashion should continue
post-lockdown. It saves time and costs and the whole circus of famous names
turning up to take front row seats, never mind the air travel. It means even
more people can access fashion viewing. But many are already missing the
artistry on show, and for smaller brands it is a chance to make an impact. And
for models, the shows are like a showcase for them: they can then get spotted
for bigger campaigns. So the overall consensus is: bring back the shows, but
let us all watch.
All we know
is this: we love to spot a look, even if it is stationary and on a mannequin.
And this season so far we have noticed while everything else is being pared
down, the actual designs are there to make maximum impact. So we thought we’d
curate our own, and then see if we can already adapt it to what we can access
on the High Street and online.
Giambattista Valli
Does anyone
do a big look better than Valli? He
showcased his collection, Giamba, on supermodel Joan Smalls. Loaded with colour and sequins, his vision was all
about beautiful, overblown glamour. We are all on board with that.
Dior
We wouldn’t
have expected anything less from the house that’s bathed in couture history.
The sculptural designs spoke for themselves, and if you are not quite couture
level you can always opt to team your own looks with some Dior Air Jordans. A snip at just just £2000…
Chanel
Virginie Viard continues to make Chanel slightly more casual and
wearable, but when it comes to couture, it’s always time to muster up something
showstopping.
Team Fake Bake love a good fashion chat, so instead
of getting in touch with the couture ateliers to place our orders (we checked
our bank balances, not enough zeroes!) we had a good nosey online and on Insta to see what we could rustle up.
Here goes…
Ultamodan Tulle Ruffle
Maxi Dress
OK, so this
isn’t cheap and cheerful but if you are saving on the cost of a flight this
summer, it’s perfection. Plus, just the thing to wear when you are standing in
the queue outside Home Bargains on a Tuesday morning, non?
Topshop Khaki Tiered
Maxi Dress
We love this
on every level. Great for chillier days, you can dress it up or down, and the
strong colour mashes up the girlie tiers.
Forever Unique Ruffle
Dramatic Maxi Gown
This one is
in the sale: it would be rude to not pop it in the trolley. It’s still a bit of
an investment buy, but gorgeous to wear now or put away for a future occasion.
Like everything that has been cancelled this year so far. Come on, it’ll happen
some time.
Philosophy Dress
@linseycricket on Insta
Oh, our
hearts. It’s black, it’s big enough to be bold, but tailored enough to show off
your curves. We absolutely love checking out Linsey’s take on fashion, and she just has an eye for putting
everything together in style.
Kirsty Doyle
@jessflangan on Insta
We’ve worked
with Jess before and she just has
it. She already knows how to do bold. Jess
has teamed this sculptural Kirsty
Doyle puff sleeve top with her own pieces. We love this whole collection.
The matching frill-edge shorts are for dressing up, the joggers add a hint of
casual.
So now we’ve
worked out that we want to go big with fashion, we also want to save a little
on our stay-close-to-home staycation essentials. This week, we are saving some
pennies to splurge elsewhere with our Beyond
Bronze range. The little sister brand to Fake Bake, it contains all of our expert innovations with the DHA
dialled down a touch.
These are
our essentials…
Beyond Bronze Offer
An absolute
self-tanning steal at £15.99 (half
price, don’t you know?) this little wonder contains full size Beyond Bronze Self-Tanning Mousse which
goes on like a dream and develops in 3-5 hours, and our long-lasting full size Beyond Bronze Self-Tan Lotion, which
can be re-applied over a couple of nights if you want to go bronzed. Add in our
signature Mitt, and you’ve got all
your tanning finishes covered.
Beyond Bronze Instant Wash Off Lotion
For the
price of a coffee and a croissant, you get your own ultimate skin finisher. We
love layering this skin-tone perfecting product when our BB tan has developed and the colour guide has been washed away.
Also, the best thing for a grab-and-go tan.
How are you
all doing? We are still in that lockdown limbo feeling, where you still want to
go out, but you’re not sure how much you want to. But we are a positive and
hopeful bunch here at Team Fake Bake
and we have been using this time to work on us, too. Our brand new website is live and we’ll talk to you about that next
time. To us, it is simply everything.
Until then
we might treat ourselves to a baguette, and spend the day daydreaming about
whizzing around Paris (when it’s open) on our new Dior Vespa, to visit the all-new Dior store at 261 Rue Saint-Honoré, which literally has five levels of French
fabulousness.
Comme tu étais…
Couture images courtesy of @giambattistavalliparis @dior
@chanelofficial
You can follow Linsey on Insta @linseycricket
You can follow Jess on Insta @jessflanagan
View our fashion steals @ultamodan @topshop
@foreveruniqueofficial @kirstydoyle
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