Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Café Couture

Get latte lovely!
Runway inspiration?
DSquared2, darlings!
Bazaar, October 2008.


Painting by Fellow Fashionista Fifi Flowers.
This photo courtesy Fellow Fashionista Fashion Titbits.
This photo courtesy Fellow Fashionista Le Journal de Mode.
French Vogue June 2009, courtesy Fellow Fashionista The Little Fashion Treasury.
German Vogue, May 2008.
Italian Vogue, September 2008.
Italian Vogue, September 2008.
Vogue, March 2006.
Vogue, October 1990.
Vogue, September 2007.
What you’ll need to get the look:
A reusable coffee cup, at fredflare.com.
Some oversize shades. Marni square-frame acetate sunglasses, at net-a-porter.com.
A gorgeous scarf. Tolani super silk cobalt blue scarf, at chickdowntown.com.
Get café couture-ified, darlings!
xoxox,
CC
P.S. Don't forget to scroll down and enter CC's Chickdowntown.com Trove Tkees sandal giveaway!

83 comments:

Unknown said...

totally inspiring! i really like that one illustration of a woman holding a tea cup.. she's gorgeous.. and not to mention all the photos are great! gorgeous :)

xx

Anonymous said...

I love all of these shots! Especially the first two on the runway :D

Love your blog!

Hayley said...

I love those top 2 looks, amazing.
Come Autumn/Winter I will be trying to recreate that!

Thanks for my comment!

Hayley.
xx

Children of the 90s said...

I love the recreated painting one, thats so beautiful!

Mo said...

i love coffeehouse chic! nothing completes a look like a cup of starbucks in your hand

Etrapar said...

I don't have a problem with coffee, I have a problem without it!
kisses

Aline said...

you are so creative....I love these editorials!

Ela said...

Love the runway inpsiration! I have yet to find/own fabulous destroyed BF jeans. Still on the hunt!

Hope you're having a lovely week, CC! xx

meraldia said...

Great post, Carrie! It looks like Vogue's record office:)

carolina @ patagonia gifts said...

awesome café pics, darling! love that cafe de paris photo! xo

carolina @ patagonia gifts said...

lovely cafe pics, darling! j'adore that cafe de paris photo! xo

www.janetteria.com said...

Amazing. What a great idea! :-)
My fave post dear CC!

XoXO

Amanda K said...

Love those pics.. I love going to cafes.

Natalia | Look-A-Porter said...

How lovely! I must go and make myself a cup of coffee now.

Have a wonderful day, darling!

xxx

P.S. Thank you for adding a link to my blog. You are such a sweetheart!

Unknown said...

I love the first 2 outfits so much I had to clip them for my fall inspiration!

yiqin; said...

Yay I love this. I love seeing stylish people in cafes.

Anonymous said...

as I sit here, sipping my coffee..this is THE perfect post!!

Susan said...

I never drink coffee, however, I think a cup of coffee looks super cool sometimes- especially Starbucks coffee! :))
xoxo

myvogue said...

I am in love with the outfits from the first two pictures - I can dress like this every day :)

stilettolover91 said...

Amazing pictures!!! I love Coffee!!! Have to drink a cup every morning!! Fabulous post!

http://www.hottheels.blogpsot.com

Anonymous said...

this has been one of my favorite posts! love coffee & fashion, they go so well together

Irène said...

hihi, veeeerry nice!! :)

erika sorocco said...

My blog is called Cafe Fashionista; thus, there's no way I could resist this post! :)

Gabbi said...

Yummy inspirations dear CC, especially this early in the morning! :D I also love love love the Fifi Flowers painting... such a lovely painting and inspiration!

xxoxo

Beth Connolly said...

Love the Rodney Smith!

Jaime @ laviejaime said...

Cute post! Who would've thunk all these coffee images existed in fashion spreads (and runways!). Love the reusable coffee cup.

KP said...

makes me want a delish latte right now! very charming...

ღ♥ CONFASHIONS FROM AMSTERDAM said...

i cant resist to watch ur page so often. love all the pics you find!! Dsquared2 rocks bebe!

Lizzie said...

aww I love this post! Maybe because I am a coffee addict! Oh and to anyone that likes to drink coffee in paper cups in the morning, definitely buy the ceramic mug, I know this sounds weird but it makes coffee taste SO good and way different than a normal mug!!

Sierra said...

Loving the picture with the teapot on her head, too cute and lovely at the same time! Happy Tuesday! XO

WendyB said...

Some great pix here -- almost makes me want caffeine and I'm not a coffee drinker!

Unknown said...

I love the photo with the teapot on her head aswell xxx

Jennifer Fabulous said...

Lovely photos. I want to have a tea party now! Or at least stop by Starbucks on my way home from work. Hehe.
My favorite is that painting your friend did of that model. So talented!

Make Do Style said...

Mine's a cappuccino!

zoe aka drinkupthefashion said...

thanks! i'm glad you liked them! doing that entry made me want to go to a wedding so badly! i love the whole idea of planning a wedding.

i love these pictures, especially the ones with anja rubik and the one with carmen kass and that majorrrrr hunk.

TracyZLesh @ Then I Got To Thinking said...

Amazing... I think i need that sapphire blue scarf! It is so beautiful!

Jojo said...

I loved this Desquared2 collection. I'm going out for coffee this weekend..might just give this look a whirl...

Love Jojo x
www.josclothes.blogspot.com

Anonymous said...

LOVE this post!! Definitely fall inspiration!

xo t

Anonymous said...

luv your pics***

Angela said...

i love that outfit by DSquare. I don't think i can live without a cup of coffee in the morning.

leeselooks said...

oh the d squared boys!
those guys are crazzzzy.

cheers to coffee.
definitely love a good americano w/ rice milk ;)

xxxx

Susanna-Cole King said...

Sending models down the runway holding coffee cups, was a genius idea, completely captures that celebrity-grabbing-coffee-street-style sort of essence that is so popular. Can't say I'm actually a fan of coffee though (or celebrities, for that matter)! :P But I love the clothing in this post!

Hope you are doing well! <3

xoxo,
S-C

we wear things said...

haha hmmm... tea with milk for me!!

Unknown said...

these are beautiful and I happen to be drinking a latte at this very moment!! can that model's legs be any longer? I wish I had just another 2 to 3 inches...is that too much to ask for? lol
fabulous as always, darling.

Pink Links said...

Lovely photos! I love the atmosphere:)

xoxo

Brigadeiro said...

Gorgeous pics! I especially LOVE the reusable coffee cup from fredflare! Brilliant! :)
xx

Milltini said...

Coffee on the runway? Really? Coffee is a staple in my life, much like fashion...so I guess it makes sense!!!

Anonymous said...

dsquared2 is one of my favorites! great photos!

Kristiane said...

Ah, inspiring pictures! I love the cafe culture combined with fashion. I feel like having a coffee and a cupcake right away!

Hunters Glory said...

... gettin' it to go from the Cafe' Couture

Excellente! mi amiga!

maggie said...

tres chic! lattes on the runway. haha i love it. i love the two runway looks. :D

Midtown Girl said...

coffee eye candy. love this look and actually do my own version when early fall weather hits...

have you done a Mad Men post yet (i.e. show outfits vs actual era-looks? if not, would love to see what you come up with!

XOXO

Linda said...

Oh, I love' em all.
We can always dress up for any occasion :D

TheBeautyFile said...

I love me my coffee...I am nothing without it! Also love those gorgeous "I am beautiful and don't have to try too hard" scarves...!

Tiffany said...

as someone from Seattle, I can appreciate this a lot!

Anonymous said...

Oh I so love this fabulous post! Isn't it funny hoe coffee is more than a drink?? It's an accessory!
Cheers!

MizzJ said...

Is it just me or is the old lady in the French Vogue shot checking out the model's potentially chocha showing pose?

Sweety P said...

I love the Dsquared2 collection!

IAMTHEANGELNEGRO said...

I LOVING IT!

Blair Friedeman said...

Oh, if only I could drink coffee and look so sexy! Stunning images CC!

Anonymous said...

Great pics.... love the pants in the first two pictures... both pair....

Swetha said...

I love all the pictures!This is another creative post of yours! i liked the pictures of a girl with a tea cup on her head.

Unknown said...

love the first two looks...the scarf the glasses...! such a fun post!

The Anthology said...

So sophistimicated. I love it!

<3 Kelsey

Nicole Marie said...

oh the first 2 on the runway are great!

trishie said...

These are fantastic!

Anonymous said...

i love this so much
why is it that coffee and fashion seem to go so well together?

-cma
check out my blog @
cosmicaroline.blogspot.com

stellarvixen said...

i need my cuppa cafe fix!!
modeling with a to-go is a fantastic warm idea <3

such an inspiring post...
& wearableyummmy

Fashion and more said...

Now I need a coffee

Brunch at Saks said...

I adore this post! One of my all time favorites! Two of my most favorite things! XOXO

Terence Sambo said...

love the leopard print dress, both d fabrication and the cut ...very chic :o[]

MISS GLITZY said...

As a Parisian girl,Café is part of my life!!! xoxo

DaisyChain said...

Coffee = life. Love the runway inspirations especially.

*off to put the kettle on*

Jim @ CoolStuffForDads.com said...

Some really cool photos here, need that coffee!

Unknown said...

Absolutely enjoyable photo layout. Love the teacup lady :)

Mimi said...

love the DSquared collection and this post! who knew coffee could be chic?

T said...

So casual and chic! Along with a cup of coffee.. amazing!

Anonymous said...

I had to ask you if you've seen the Nespresso editorial in latest VOGUE ITALIA ? ( Which is actually a SHAME because we drink REAL coffee, we drink real ristretto, black, microscopic, done WITHOUT a machine. But anyway. Big divagation xD )...

That shoot is actually kind of awesome !

Coffee. Coffee. Coffee. I couldn't NEVER survive without it ( even if I'm only seventeen ! ^^ )

Anonymous said...

I LOVE IT Carrie! Brilliant. I pretty much love all things coffee... if I would cut back at starbucks, maybe I could afford more clothes! LOL.

Little Bow Prep said...

Lovely post!

I adore the first pic :)

Anonymous said...

Let's have fun fashion in cafe!

I need ice espresso in summmer!

Zevaa said...

Great selection as always. Adore the pics from the French Vogue June 2009 and the Italian Vogue, September 2008. Love those gorgeous black tights.

CafeCouture said...

My blog is called Cafecouture:) this post is awesome I'm jealous why I didn't make post like this:)thanks for inspirations. love this post..