Noted : A Q&A on Constellations

Question: What’s a print that’s cheeky enough to be a head turner but subtle enough to be chic?

Answer: Constellations.

WHAT/ WHERE:

Runway à Dolce & Gabbana

Gloves à Nordstrom

Ankle Boots à Nasty Gal

Fire Pit à Sundance

Ring à Sundance

Dress à All Saints

Bag à Mod Cloth

Necklace à Max & Chloe

Perfume à Karl Lagerfeld

Flats à Fendi

Tank Top à Endless Wishes

Update : Noted

One lovely reader requested that we provide more inexpensive versions of the Noted items we've featured. So, we found some more little pieces that will suit any Modern Renaissance lady's fancy.

FYI: We hate the term trend because it sounds so impersonal and dated. We prefer the term noted -- meaning the look stands out to us and is becoming more readily available in the market. And without further ado, some more options of the noted looks from recent posts...

Noted : Patched With Panache

We often find that magazines latch on to completely different trends than those that we are drawn to. Perhaps it’s due to our lack of advertising dollar obligations or merely our personal tastes but we are not into the current crop of fashions that the publishing world is selling to us. What’s a trend that industry isn’t highlighting?

Noted : Trench Dresses

Sometimes the clothing that's deemed appropriate for the workplace is just so staid and basic. That's why we love the resurgence of the trench dress. More sophisticated than the shirt dress but less stiff than a suit, the trench dress is the ideal office getup.

WHAT/ WHERE:

Bag à Valentino

Khaki Dress à Ann Taylor  

Poplin Dress à Chloe

Tux Dress à Joseph  

Jacquard Dress à Thread Social

Silk Dress à Rag & Bone 

Noted : Dropped and Detailed

Today we had the pleasure of attending the Oscar de la Renta runway show. To say that the pieces are more beautiful in person that in photographs is an understatement. You simply can't get a sense of the detailed beadwork, the shine of the fabric, or the flow of the draping without seeing each piece up close and on a moving body. That being said, we were feeling quite validated in our trend scouting abilities when we saw that the very trend we intended on posting about today was all over the ODLR runway.

What's the trend?

Noted : Center Part

Thus far, there is a very clear beauty "look" dominating all of the runways of NY Fashion Week:
the center part.

What do you guys think? Is it too reminiscent of the 90's grunge when coupled with all of the layering we're seeing on the runways or are you going to dig your Chi iron out of the closet?