Sunday, May 24, 2009

Picnic Chic

All the essentials for your déjeuner sur l'herbe (Manet,1863).
Moschino ad, Spring 2009
Chinese Vogue editorial, November 2008.
Vogue editorial, February 2009.
Consider a billowy full-skirted frock for your picnicking comfort...
Nicole Farhi, via nymag.com.
Cotton swing dress at unique-vintage.com.
Sunshine ruffle dress, at fredflare.com.
Diane von Furstenberg Dewitt dress, at shopbop.com.
Junya Watanabe skirt, pictured via elle.com. CC would love this worn as a strapless frock too!
Tibi Tropical Poppy strapless dress, at Bloomingdales.com.
Tsumori Chisato colorful stripe dress, at lagarconne.com.
Opening Ceremony voluminous dress at twentythirtyforty.net.
Creepy cool: Ineke Otte ant necklace, at inekeotte.nl; pictured via elle.com.
Pringle of Scotland ad.
For footwear, opt for chic flats or wedge espadrilles...
Tory Burch Caylan flat sandals; this and next at net-a-porter.com.
Stella McCartney canvas safari print wedges.
Keep the champ cold with this bottle tote, available at iloveuma.com.
Stay dry and chic with this reversible waterproof picnic blanket ~ it folds up to a tote! Visit katalinaklark.com to purchase.
Tote the noshes in a luxe Brooks Brothers Country Club picnic basket, at brooksbrothers.com.
Keep the comestibles from toppling with a steady stick table and wine holders from redenvelope.com. Pure genius!
Get your game on with a Classic Frisbee from wham-o.com.
Last image via teenvogue.com.
Happy picnicking, darlings!
xoxox,
CC

66 comments:

yiqin; said...

Great post!I always dont know what to wear for it picnic! These are perfect inspirations!

erika sorocco said...

Oh, how can you do this to me? I am utterly obsessed with picnics. There is nothing I long more than for a cute boy to invite me on one. I honestly cannot stop staring at this post. Thank you, thank you, thank you for this! :)

Anonymous said...

that green strapless dress is divine--I am completely in love with the cut of it!! Have a great Sunday, CC :-)

Anonymous said...

I'm sorry I haven't been here in a while, but school is finally out so now I will have time to get back to checking out my fave blogs! I just brought this cute picnic dress and I think I may wear it next week out to lunch with my friends. Lovely post!

www.janetteria.com said...

so inspirated... YAY! Go to the picnic all of fashionistas! LOL! :)

XOXO

Swetha said...

gr8 picnic outfits...
i loved the yellow , green and pink costumes...

cherry_melancholic said...

I love picnics...and I live in Scotland, which has perfect picnic scenery. Shame about the weather :(
Those dresses are stunning!

Notion said...

i like that dress that is yellow and like two spots of pink on the dress i think it's simple but hot

Charlotte said...

I'm in love with the ruffled dress from fredflare! The painting looks gorgeous too :D!

Mai said...

I wish the weather get warmer and sunnier because if it is raining is very difficult to go for a picnic!
xx

Jennifer Fabulous said...

I'm in love with that light blue sun dress! How pretty. :)
And that ants bracelet is hilarious.

muranogirl said...

Love your photo! For many years I stayed at the Palace hotel with that EXACT view of St Patrick's and that lovely roof garden, (what's the name of that building??)
My trips always involved the Piers or the Javits and on those warm August days all I wanted to do is go to that roof garden and pool.
Love your aesthetic and your never ending variety of posts.

Anonymous said...

This is so not my style but still very cute and whimsical

Anonymous said...

Thanks for the shopping tips! Love picnics! I adore the second pic and the one of Agyness!! She looks amazing. Hope you're enjoying your weekend!!

xo, Becs

misslikey said...

i loooove picnic fashion...always fun

Hayley said...

Great post, great idea of what to wear to a picnic! I love picnics and would have/go to more if my hayfever wasn't so awful.

Hayley.
xx

Blair said...

Qué vestidos tan románticos!!!
Nunca he ido de Picnic pero me encantaría...por ejemplo en el Central park como Carrie y Míster Big.Xoxo

DaisyChain said...

fantastic post!
it's perfect picnic weather here today!

Angela said...

CC I adore the white/red check dress.

Unknown said...

that stick table and wine holder is genius! love the DVF dress as well. Happy Sunday CC!

Blair Friedeman said...

Oh, I adore the Manet painting inspiration! Love the pale blue vintage dress---so Alice in Wonderful! Happy Sunday! xx b

Liz said...

This post is adorable, very inspirational for my picnic today!

WendyB said...

That twisted looking green dress is very cool!

Unknown said...

I loved Agyness' dress and the article with her man :)

Fashion Moment said...

Such a wonderful inspiration, esspecially Moschino Ad and that wonderful-amazing-gorgeous Tsumori Chisato dress!

FM~FP

Meg said...

Some very cool dresses! And I love that ant necklace. Bugs you actually want at your picnic!

chalortte said...

I love the moshimo image !

OmnisLucis said...

oh my, i want those glass holders.. ingenious. and I totally thought that green skirt was a strapless dress too!

C.Elizabeth and Natalia said...

I don't think there's any of those dresses that I dislike. They're all so gorgeous and feminine! And those hats... !

C.Elizabeth

Tiana Couture's Addict said...

so nice pictures!

Seeker said...

This post is adorable and cute.

xoxo

Zara said...

I can't wait for picnic season ahhh :) Great pictures. The one with Agyness is actually really sweet xoxo

Syed said...

My favourite Manet painting!! Haha, I remember when it came up in one of my lectures, and I made a rather audible sound of excitement. The Aggy Vogue shot is so fantastic, I am so considering mint trousers! Wow love the print of the Nicole Farhi frock :) Ooh and the Junya Watanabe skirt has such an amazing shape. Sooo want the BB picnic basket! Annnd the Teen Vogue shot is adorable :)

SOS! said...

the weather has been so lovely recently. must pick a picnic ensemble.
xx-LJ from SOS!

Lochi Love said...

i love that bottle tote. hehe its so bubbly

Marian said...

oh darling, after reading this im so inspired to pack up a basket of yummy goodies and a blanket and go on a picnic all just because!
I am adoring that Junya skirt.
muah x
marian

Unknown said...

I love picnics so much!

Brigadeiro said...

LOVE picnics, and was even trying to shop for a perfect picnic 'basket' for an engagement present yesterday, gorgeous pics! :)
xx

Rebirth said...

always wondered if i could wear heels for picnics.....guess wedges would be great... fab post as usual

Gabbi said...

Amazing post dear CC... I love the picnic theme!! The closing Swiss alps picnic is dreamy... xo

Emily said...

i just made a dress kind of like the green gingham one, except it is pink. I am deliberating on whether to put it on my blog

B said...

I love that last picnic picture. I want to have a picnic like that!

My car is fixed now :D

Amelia said...

I love the Moschino ad and all the dresses. This is so my style!

Gєммα;∂ιℓєммα. said...

Lovely post. I love the green and white plaid dress and how it is sewn.

x

trishie said...

Aaaaaaaaw now i want to go on a picnic!

Anonymous said...

gingham dresses are perfect for summer!

Anonymous said...

Great inspirations - just love the pictures you've chose.

Unknown said...

I really like the last teen vogue image! Picnics.... so happy its summer.

Nemerae said...

I love the Moschino ad *.*

Etrapar said...

it's such a good idea to have a dress on picnic?

Tina { Luphia Loves... } said...

that moschino ad is so gorgeous!! xx

Sasi said...

Love that painting by Manet. And all the dresses are adorable!

Sam said...

The gingham is wonderful - especially the pretty green dress! ...and I wouldn't say no to the attractive/ quirky black and white floral number with the striped red top underneath! Actually, it's all lovely!

Amazing Style said...

the blue dress is awesome carrie

maverickandlove said...

i always love the moschino ads! and loving the green on that dress!

Haute World said...

Ah, I've always loved the idea of an elegant picnic! Those checkered dresses are great. But my ultimate purchase would be one of those picnic hampers...sigh.

Unknown said...

that's great! i'm studying this painting in art history now XD
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Cassiopeia said...

that last pic is amazing! can't wait for exams to be over and picnics in the summer sun to be possible again! sigh. reminds me, i should be revising... ;-D

xxxc

Elizabeth Marie said...

I love dresses and picnics are my favorite...so whimsical and romantic!

I love this post! Gorgeous!

T said...

LOVE IT -- so synonymous with spring and summer and having fun (:

Fifi Flowers said...

One must definitely be chic while picnicing!
BTW... I had no idea you would be showing the pictures from your pool party... ooooh WE do look like we are having FUN!!! ;)

Anonymous said...

The reference to Manet is due... and great ! It's amazing how art history and (recent) fashion are connected.

Besides this TOTALLY gives me the envy to do some pic-nic ASAP... ^^

HoneyBunny said...

Wow..love this post, sweeties! :)))
I adore picnics..and the pieces you've shown are perfect for it:))

Aline said...

adore this post! I need that dvf dress in my life!

kadler said...

Love, love, love. Picnics are one of the things I miss most here in Hong Kong. First of all, it rains all the time. And secondly, there's no grass. So sad!

Unknown said...

love everythng the yellow dress is too pretty I've a similar version but in black :)