Flannel, is about lifestyle, family, effortless elegance and organic luxury. Award winning designer, Kristy Lawrence’s motivation each season is to create an effortlessly stylish collection featuring pieces that are luxe, versatile and will work with past, current and future Flannel trademark pieces and the rest of your wardrobe…. Inspired by her summers growing up by the beach, The Flannel range consists of effortless pieces with a vintage twist – the styling is strong and cool, with a subtle sexiness, and an air of easy-wear simplicity. Flannel embraces the essence of organic comfort, mixing elegant and casual with lightweight cottons, cool leathers and sensual combinations of silk in natural hues.
The latest stunning summer collection to arrive in store at Its The New Black is the feminine and free-flowing, body conscious shapes of The Elissa Coleman label.
Her collection of weightless silk and cotton garments, translates seamlessly into the perfect combination for a gorgeous summer wardrobe. Offering a blend of stunningly coloured resort-style day wear & balmy summer evening pieces, the collection is contstructed in beautifully hand-painted silks and unique printed fabrics, all carefully detailed – with finishing touches painted directly onto the garments. The latest collection embraces the essence of femininity, embodying both elegance and function in seductive, modern silhouettes.
Dream of Spanish summers, flowers in our hair, sipping Margarita’s while Salsa dancing barefoot in the sand. Naturally we’re wearing the dip-dyed watermelon & white Frankie long dress or shaking it in the tiered, scarlet red Francesca…can’t you just hear the music??!! Bring on Summer dressed in Elissa Coleman! …
Its the time when fashion’s finest step out to show the world what trends are hot & what we’ll be wearing this coming Spring & Summer… Kicking off the season in New York, and followed closely by London, International Fashion Weeks are always held in the coolest locations – with designers, mag editors, celebs, models and the it-crowd/ brat-pack lining up for their front row seats to the hottest shows in Fashion. It’s the most exciting time for fashion, there’s a buzz, a magnetic energy that you can’t help but get caught up in. You become obsessed with wanting to know- Who’s doing what- who’s got ‘it’ & who hasn’t, who’s the first face & whats the look for the top fashion houses, what’s the latest style in hair, make-up, shoes, accessories, colour???? It’s maniacal, but it’s a beautiful thing… Yes, it’s those of us who call ourselves fashion fanatics (if we aren’t lucky enough to have front row – or even ANY seats at all) that find ourselves glued to foxtel’s FTV- (Fashion TV) to catch a glimpse at the shows from the comfort of our living rooms (at least we didn’t have to stress over what to wear!!)
At itsthenewblack, we’ve been admiring the shows via FTV- keeping a close eye on the latest amazing looks to come out of London and NYC so far… No we may not have been front row- but we have had a little Parisian spy checking out the scenes in Paris in the lead up to Paris Fashion Week for us. Take a look at the snaps below, street scenes, shop windows, a Vogue Mini… Fab shots! Also see some runway shots from Max Azria & Tadeshi Shoji- ahhmaaazing!!
So, we know we can’t all be able to afford a knock-out piece by BCBG MAX AZRIA or a flawless TADASHI SHOJI gown, or a 3.1 PHILIP LIM denim jacket, and we may not have the legs of the statuesqe models but we can be inspired, grab ideas & get excited to create our own looks with our own unique style and creative fashion flare. It’s about loving fashion, admiring the talent, the beauty and the artistic creations, getting swept away by the glamour and theatrics of it all- but remembering to love it for what it is and let practicality and real life back into the picture once again… But not too real.. We still want the beautiful things… just, we are happy with who we are, and what we have, that’s all!
So, be inspired, fall in love with Fashion again & shop your little heart out at itsthenewblack to fulfill all your style desires
Xo itnb
Labyrinth of mystical creations … Dream of far off lands, Animal and Aztec, Circus & Orbit – a Kaleidoscope of colours… just what dreams are made of….
Always a theatrical show, the SS 2011 Camilla story takes us on a journey around the globe and beyond. Her signature floor sweeping maxi-style Kaftans in round neck and drawstring, met with her gypsy-style harem pants and floaty frock tops are decorated in a plethora of magical designs.
As the summer sun begins to warm our days, the cocktail hour and balmy nights are on the horizon. This means party season is on it’s way and Camilla’s Labyrinth collection has begun to arrive in store…just in time!
Adorn yourself with an angelic Halo or an elegant Sphynx and be ready to spend your summer holiday season draped in Camilla….
