Call me... Miss Icône

''You either know fashion or you don't.''

To this day, I've never taken on journalism. What is journalism? Am I here to present my daily outfits, creative inspirations or am I here to teach you about the qualities I know? Am I here because of my name or am I here because I know what I'm doing?

 My journey on the Today's Top Trends is starting today, as I am writing my opening letter right this moment. My task on here as a journalist is to bring you the actual Top Trends from outside the borders of our box, to inspire you and give you the motivation you need to break through and move forward. I am here to present to you the style in it's best form and the most creative ways the one can think of. My task is to lead you through fashion. To visually show you, teach you, inform you. Let fashion guide your lifestyle. Let it be your lifestyle.

Yours truly,

 Carmen Bynes 

Introducing... André

(To be clear, I love this banner, and waiting the next one, I'm using this one)

And yet, another of my 'Introducing...' post. Today, I want to introduce you a shoe maker that all the girls love to wear in Paris : André.

André was founded in 1896 by Albert Lévy. The name comes from the son of the owner of a 'boutiques' in Paris, who died very young. Albert Lévy bought the 'boutiques' and kept the name, it is now the name of his brand.

So here some of the shoes I love from André:

From beach shoes to street shoes, André can give all the pleasure a woman needs to her feet. It's a brand that I call fresh. Just because of the colors and the patterns. 

"A girl just as hot as the shoe she choose! Yeeeeaaaah!..."

But also, they make shoes for man:

About the prices, it's not really expensive, less than 100€ for the most of the collection, so...

And I just let you look at their site if you want to know more, click on the picture to go there.

So, what do you think about this brand?

-AL

Introducing... Maje

Hey? It's been a long time, no? Well, I haven't been so far, so I can't say it's a 'come-back'... Anyway, this blog wasn't made for writers talk about their life, but their fashion feelings, right?

So, today as the writer of the column 'Introducing...', please let me introduce to you : Maje.

As always, I talk about french brands to expand them. I feel like a mediator between the unkown-ish french brands and you! You readers represent somehow a portion of each country of the world and so I'm proud to offer you what I appreciate in mine.

So, Maje is a Ready To Wear fashion brand created by Judith Milgrom in 1999. The name comes from the letters of her own name (J and M) and the letters of her brother and sister (Alain and Evelyne). 

Here are some of my favorite clothes of the last collection from it:

Maje offers "beautiful clothes, casuals, chics, but also originality and fun".

So what do you think about this brand?

Want to know more or shop there? Click on the picture to go to the official site of Maje.

-AL

Reduction of My Original Introduction

Hello!

My name is Kasey and I'm a new writer here at Today's Top Trends. I had planned on writing a post about the color orange and it's compliment, blue, but that will have to wait till Spring Break which is next week. In this post, I'm merely going to introduce myself and give you a few insights into my writing.

I'm going to set a few things straight:

1. I'm not always going to write about clothes or makeup. My topic is Trends on Stardoll, and that could range from anything between graphics to sceneries.

2. I'm not always going to stay on topic. Staying on topic could ruin the chances of getting my point through to you, the reader.

3. I'm always going to try my hardest and bring my best skills to the table, because I am a perfectionist. But perfection is nothing but flaws that haven't realized who they are. It's simply about giving all you can in order to please and entertain the readers.

I'm hoping to write for you more in the future and I'd love to give my gratitude to Kimberly who approved my application!

Thanks again,

         -Kasey:)

Introducing... Zadig & Voltaire

Remember about my column? 'Introducing...'

It's back!

And to stick to my roots, I'm introducing another french brand, which I love and wear. You may say I'm always posting about french brands... but it's my country, I feel proud to live here and I believe that everyone should be proud of their origins. And our common passion is fashion, so today let me introduce you : Zadig & Voltaire.

In a historic point, Zadig & Voltaire has been created in 1996 by Thierry Gillier. Your question is : where is the brand's name from, then?Well, all the french knows the answer, but I'm not sure that people from other countries could know that. Voltaire is actually a french author, and one of his books is called Zadig. Thierry Gillier just thought about this name because Zadig is the character of the book, and he's described as a very classy and good dressed man.

Interesting, no?

Also, a sentence that Zadig & Voltaire fans love to say:

Then, Zadig & Voltaire is known because of their modern class... Skulls are pretty much everywhere, but everyone loves it. Instead of explaining, take a look:

Amazing, no?

Well, it's up for you to say what you think in the comment section of this post, of course!

I personally like it, it's my style, but I understand that it can not be the style of anyone...

Also, here is the link:

http://www.zadig-et-voltaire.com/

-AL

Introducing... Vanessa Bruno

Maybe you remember my post about The Kooples. Then, as I thought, I want it to be like a column... called 'Introducing...'

So for today, let me introduce : Vanessa Bruno.

She's French!

Her name is her brand's name too.

Today she's 39 but she created her Line when she was 24 (in 1996), after being mannequin, singer and actress.

Her Line's a World Famous French Line. But the question may be : why? no?

Well, guys, let me introduce you the VANESSA BRUNO BAG!

There are many, many, other versions of this bag with different colors. But Vanessa Bruno doesn't need to say thanks to anyone. Her Line's famous because of her bags, and not because a star wear them! The bag made her famous.

May I give some numbers? One Vanessa Bruno bag is sold every 10 minutes in the World. 

She stills have a 'Prêt-A-Porter' Line but you understood where she earns more money on her business! (However I don't remember the number, but I think it's like more than 50%)

Now, my personal point is... I have a Vanessa Bruno bag since almost one year. It costed me 240€ (about 320$), yes! I know it's a lot of money and please don't judge me, as a fashion victim I'm also aware about all the things we can do with all that money... But I don't even think it really worth. 

I'm not advertising and then giving a bad opinion, I don't feel influent enough to be a media or a person that makes you change your mind about this bag. I'm just showing!

And my real point is that there is a problem with these bags... the sequins! I used to go to school with these bags, like all the other girls... but after seeing the old ones of the other girls... I saw mine become like theirs. And so a lot of sequins are gone. So, if you like this bag and then you'll buy one, I can promise it's a good quality (expect the sequins!) so you'll have to be a bit careful, and if you don't like it... it's your opinion! :)

Now if you want to know more about the Line go to her official site :

HERE

Also, she's about to launch her very first fragrance called 'L'Eau' (which means 'water')

Now tell me what you think about Vanessa Bruno (and her bags)? :)

-AL

Introducing... The Kooples

First of all, I needed to thank Lana for the amazing banner that is even more than I could think it could be.  So, thank you Lana!

And now just let me do what I want... Introducing you a new Fashion Line that you may not know.

Seeing all the crap Tribute store this year... I wanted stardoll to have a ''The Kooples" store!

But talking about the brand...

It's a french brand that was created in 2008 by Alexandre, Raphaël and Laurent Elicha. As the name let us hear... they proclaim to be a brand for couples!

Before they start having their own shops, they already had done a lot of advertisement for the brand showing real couples (straight or gays) and adding how many time they're a couple. 

The brand only has shops in France and in the U.K. I guess because it's a style that fits perfectly on both countries!

They say they're 'chic de rue', but I rather believe they are classic and young. I personally own a lot of The Kooples clothes, so that's why I thought about doing a post about them.

What I really like the most is that they know how to catch your attention. Their success was amazing from the beginning and the fact that they chose that name, with all the related things to 'love' is really international and everyone can feel good wearing The Kooples.

Also the fact that they choose some real person to be their models, shows that it's affordable...

Even if I think they're a bit expensive, it's still a ready to wear brand that deserves this kind of prices!

Now if you want more information go to the official site clicking on one of these image of the Fall/Winter collection of this year!

So... what do you guys think about 'THE KOOPLES' ?

-AL