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Guest Blogger - Men's Fashion Week Trends 2018

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Home Becomes Her is pleased to welcome back guest blogger Amandine Dowle. Amandine is a talented French photographer working in the Italian fashion industry and is keen to share with us her unique point of view on fashion and interior design. Today she is sharing with us some of her own images from Men's Fashion Week. Men�s Fashion Weeks are coming soon to present the latest trends for Spring/Summer 2018. From the 15 th to the 29 th of June, the catwalks will start in London, then in Florence with the PITTI UOMO, Milan and will end in Paris. What will be the trends for this years fashion weeks? And how will they compare with the design trends of 2017? Based on t he Fall/Winter 2018 collection which ended last March in Paris we can already get an idea on what spring and summer will be about. Pastel colors Each season, we see new color palettes emerging. For example, last year was all about rich shades of chocolate and hazelnut, blue-based tones, very dark blacks and getting...

Nautical - life's a beach

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Nothing says nautical like navy and white stripes.  Sunhats, sailboats, shells and sunshine are also highly complementary. Interior image courtesy of Tumbler Outfit image courtesy of A Positively Beautiful Blog My new home at the beach has inspired this post as I've been quite taken by the nautical theme. I've never owned a house by the beach, so I now feel quite entitled and even obliged to introduce some sense of a nautical feeling into my home decor. Complimentary The navy blue and white stripes are of course the classic combination, originally called the Breton Stripes which were the design of the French seamen's uniform. Coco Chanel then popularized the signature style and took it mainstream with her stripe shirt and palazzo pants combo, which is where the nautical craze all started and has been going strong for decades. For more on the history of the beloved nautical style check this article Stripes Ahoy! From the movie "Coco before Chanel" Audrey Tautou doe...

It's a tribal thang...

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Tribal interior pic from stylebeat.blogspot.com .  Mere wears Nine West boots, tribal print leggings by Supre , yellow sheer top by Backdoor  and tribal necklace   Aztec, bohemian, ethnic you name it, if the pattern is bright and bold and punchy with a strong sense of form and symmetry then it's bound to have a tribal influence.  Whether its the sight of these crazy but cool leggings or this bold feature wall print, these patterns awaken the Aztec in me and suddenly I feel the need to get up and dance....ok ok or perhaps you could just watch Miss B demonstrate tribal fierceness in this amazeballs vid, yep that's right cue Beyonce... (at 2min 50 to be precise) Beyonce in Deja Vu - turn it up! Tribal influences are everywhere.  Just check out these  tribal-esque fashion inspired pieces  Sass & Bide Aztec jacket from  Thehunt.com Multiple heavy-set rings by  Illtakethatinpurple.com Finger cuff from   Etsy.com Chevron necklace from ...