February 5, 2013

What I want to think is the root of stripes

We all know that this upcoming season is all about stripes and certain kind of geometric prints like squares, so popularized by the great Marc Jacobs on both his own collection and Louis Vuitton. This time I will focus just in black and white stripes, my favorite combo. From the previously stated MJ to the amazing designs of the house of Balmain to the fabulous duo composed by Dolce & Gabbana  going through Michael Kors, Oscar de la Renta and a little bit of Versace we will see (and are currently seeing) stripes in all kind of items, from shoes and bags to a blazer or pants. 

Todos sabemos que esta temporada es todo sobre rayas y cierto tipo de estampados geométricos como cuadros, tan popularizados por el gran Marc Jacobs tanto en su propia colección como en la de Louis Vuitton. Esta vez sólo me enfocaré en las rayas en blanco y negro, mi combinación favorita. Del previamente mencionado MJ a los maravillosos diseños de la casa de Balmain hasta el fabuloso dúo compuesto por Dolce & Gabbana pasando por Michael Kors, Oscar de la Renta y un poco de Versace, veremos (y ya estamos viendo) rayas en todo tipo de prendas, desde zapatos y bolsas hasta un blazer o pantalón. 
Marc Jacobs. Pictures from Vogue.com

Balmain. Pictures from Balmain's official FB fanpage

And I know you've seen so many posts in other blogs about this trend, including me of course, so I wanted to give a little bit of a twist to it while talking about what I would like to think was the inspiration to create all of these collections based on stripes and even though that may not have been the reason (and probably the typical jail uniforms from old movies were), please don't wake me up from my dream. 

Y sé que muchos de ustedes han visto diversas publicaciones en otros blogs sobre esta tendencia, incluyéndome yo por supuesto, así que quise darle un pequeño twist al hablar sobre lo que me gustaría pensar que fue la inspiración para crear todas estas colecciones basadas en rayas y a pesar de que esa no sea la razón (y probablemente los típicos uniformes de las cárceles de películas antiguas lo son), por favor no me despierten de mi sueño. 

Michael Kors. Pictures from Vogue.com

Dolce & Gabbana. Pictures from Dolce & Gabbana's FB fanpage

One of my favorite characters from my childhood is Beetlejuice, I loved how crazy and different he was and if you don't know him, guess what, he wears a whole suit full of stripes. In fact, one day I was wearing striped pants and as soon as a relative (with no awareness of the trend) saw me he said "so you know want to look like Beetlejuice". So yes, my fantasy side wants to believe that Marc Jacobs took inspiration from him (the situation stated above actually fed such fantasy) while my realistic side says "I don't think so" however, take a look at Beetlejuice and judge by yourself.

Uno de mis personajes favoritos de mi niñez es Beetlejuice, me encantaba cuán loco y diferente era y, si no lo conocen, adivinen qué, él usa un traje entero lleno de rayas. De hecho, un día que yo estaba usando un pantalón a rayas y tan pronto como un familiar (sin ninguna conciencia de la tendencia) me vio dijo "así que ahora quieres verte como Beethlejuice". Entonces sí, mi lado fantasioso quiere creer que Marc Jacobs tuvo su inspiración de dicho personaje (la situación mencionada anteriormente de hecho llenó tal fantasía) mientras que mi lado realista dice "no lo creo", de cualquier forma, échenle un vistazo a Beetlejuice y juzguen por ustedes mismos. 

Beetlejuice movie from 1988 directed by Tim Burton. Featuring Alec Baldwin and Winona Ryder.
Beetlejuice cartoon.


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51 comments:

  1. Yo soy una auténtica enamorada del black and white y de las rayas así que esta temporada estoy encantadisima =)

    Kate

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  2. love the stripes totally its my fav!!! wld love it if u wanna drop by my blog and follow if u like :)
    www.fashionistaera.blogspot.com

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  3. Great post! I also love black and white stripes. I think it never goes out of style :)

    xoxo

    www.fashiondary.blogspot.com

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  4. Woow,good post.I really love the black and white harmony.

    Melis

    fashionfrommyeye.blogspot.com

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  5. Me gusta la tendencia, pero ya me ha cansado de tanto verla!!!se hace muy vista!!!
    besos guapa!:D

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  6. Viva las rayas!! Nos gustan!

    www.trendiing.com

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  7. Buona giornata (: Reb, xoxo.

    *Nuovo outfit sul mio blog, fammi sapere cosa ne pensi:
    http://www.toprebel.com/2013/02/my-paillettes-skirt.html

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  8. LOVED beetlejuice! ha-ha they are thinking of making beetlejuice 2, but only if Tim Burton can get Michael Keaton on board as beetlejuice. So many great looks to look forward to, I like the geometric prints by Balmain.

    ▲_▲ HYENA

    xx

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  9. Hola guapa, muchas gracias por pasarte por nuestro blog. Nos encanta el tuyo, la película bitelchus es una pasada, es un clásico del cine.

    Muchos besitos

    http://fashionbohem.blogspot.com.es/2013/02/bilbao.html

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  10. I love looks with stripes! I follow you!
    www.shoppingmarbella.com

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  11. Well... I´m not a really big fan of this trend ;) but I think a lot of gilrs will wear stuff like this this summer ;)

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  12. Stripes are so good, as is Marc Jacobs. Love this!

    <3 Josephine
    www.champagnestar.com

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  13. Haha I have an awesome pair of stripped pants and everyone always mentions the beetlejuice thing when I wear them too! Not that I mind, I love stripes!!

    xx
    Sophisticated Lace

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  14. Omg i love stripes!! I'm so glad that theyre back! :)

    www.tlnique.blogspot.com

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  15. stripes, stripes ... and that is everywhere! I like the trend!

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  16. i love stripes!! and so glad its gonna be major this season..LOved the Balmain collection..it was so chic and classic and modern at the same time..
    xx

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  17. OMFG. I can not wait to start rocking this trend ;)



    XX,
    Miranda

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  18. Stripes are so rad! The hairstyles of the models are so chic too! Would love for your to check out my new post!

    xoxo

    glam-mania.blogspot.com

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  19. Ces silhouettes sont très jolies :)
    Bisous
    Yu'

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  20. Me encanta esta tendencia, cada día me gusta más!!!

    http://stylearua.blogspot.com.es

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  21. ajajaj!! Me encantó tu referencia a Beetlejuice!A mí esta tendencia me gusta pero siempre y cuando se combine con otra prenda en tonos sólidos para suavizar el look.Bsinss,wpa:)

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  22. Me encanta esta tendencia la verdad, en mi armario ya hay unos pantalones y ahora quiero encontrar alguna camisa que me guste! Siempre y cuando combinado de una forma correcta, sin pasarse! Buen post!!

    Acabo de descubrir tu blog y ya te sigo, pásate por el mio si quieres!

    myfashionisart.blogspot.com

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  23. Pure love,honey!;)
    xx
    B.
    http://www.beeswonderland.com

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  24. I looove stripes! I have a striped pant by myself :) Love that item! x

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  25. In love with the Balmain' looks!Happy Wednesday dear!
    Come back soon to visit me on Cosa Mi Metto???
    Win $80 gift card on Chicwish!!

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  26. Love the Marc Jacobs's ones!

    Xoxo

    G.

    http://georgefashiondreamworld.blogspot.it

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  27. I'm loving this stripes trend, I definitely need to go shopping (:

    xx

    talkingpickles.blogspot.com

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  28. ¡Cuántas rayas! Yo no sé si caeré en esta tendencia... quizá una camisa...

    Besos

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  29. A mi me encantan las raya, ya tengo varias cosas rayadas en mi armario jejeje
    un besito guapa

    http://somethingintheway5.blogspot.com

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  30. Omg love the Balmain outfits!
    http://anjasfashionblog.blogspot.ch

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  31. love stripes and i'm so happy they're back in fashion!
    especially love the second pic!

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  32. I love Balmain's collection. It's AMAZING! xx

    - Victoria
    www.VICKITAS.com

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  33. I love this trend!!!!!!this post is awesome! thank you so much for sharing dear!!many kisses!
    http://shoppingtherapy153.blogspot.gr/

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  34. I like stripes and I wore that trend too. Have a great day.

    http://www.fashiondenis.com/

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  35. Que buen post, muy buena selección! A tope con las rayas!


    *** mydope.net

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  36. such a lovely post! love the first one from dolce and gabbana! just an amazing trend:)
    xxx
    http://fromarmanitozurich.blogspot.ch

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  37. świetny blog, dodaję do obserwowanych, pozdrawiam i zapraszam do siebie

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  38. Esta tendencia me encanta! Todos los estampados geométricos :)

    Http://irenehsteel.blogspot.com

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  39. yes to all of it... i actually have several of those balenciaga photos saved on my desktop because im obsessed with them!
    brooke @ what2wear

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  40. I loved Beetlejuice when I was a kid too! Pretty sure it fed my love for stripes in the worst sort of way.



    http://raincloudforrent.blogspot.com

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  41. Love, love, love! I'm obsessed with stripes!:D And Balmain is my absolute favorite this season! Olivier Rousteing is not only cute, but as well is a GENIUS! <3

    Mariann from www.cashmereinstyle.com

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  42. Well J. stripe me up cause i love this trend girl.
    Best Regards
    Miss Margaret Cruzemark
    http://margaretcruzemark.blogspot.com/

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  43. great post, I love black and white stripes!

    xoxo

    www.fashiondary.blogspot.com

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