Wednesday, January 13, 2010

S.C.U.B.A. Chic

Surf’s up, dudes (and darlings)! Neoprene-inspired fashions are rad for Spring 2010! CC loves the fluorescent brights, the clingy styles, and the SCUBA-suit details.
Runway coverage via style.com except where noted.
Alexandre Herchcovitch
Antonio Berardi
Balenciaga
BCBG; this and next via nymag.com
Bora Aksu
Derek Lam
Doo.Ri
Elise Overland
Emilio Pucci
Gareth Pugh
Issa; this and next via nymag.com
Jill Stuart
Julien Macdonald
Marc by Marc Jacobs


















Milly
Proenza Schouler; this and next via nymag.com
Rachel Roy
Richard Nicoll
Stephen Burrows
Temperley London
Thakoon
Threeasfour
Twinkle by Wenlan, via nymag.com
Unique
Versace
The trend even has (sea) legs for pre-fall! (Versace)
Lisa Marie Fernandez The Jasmine Dress; this and next six at net-a-porter.com.
Alexander McQueen crepe cap-sleeved dress.
T by Alexander Wang cutout jersey tank dress.
Zac Posen Cornelia duchesse satin dress.
Camilla and Marc Assasin Frock.
L’Agence leather and cotton dress.
Alexander Wang open-back halterneck jersey dress.
Alice + Olivia cutout sleeve dress; this and next two at shopbop.com.
Velvet Trishelle dress.
Splendid racer back tank.
Richard Nicoll silk-crepe color-block tank, at net-a-porter.com
Marc by Marc Jacobs Neoprene Tobo, at shopbop.com.
Catch the wave, darlings!
xoxox,
CC
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78 comments:

  1. gorgeous lime green dress, and killer Milly shoes!!

    Fab day to you Carrie!
    xoxo

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  2. I love this! that yellow and grey is amazing and you totally changed how I was seeing this body con look xo

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  3. So many beautiful dresss,i adore Doo.Ri,Elise Overland,Emilio Pucci and Julien Macdonald.Fab post Carrie!

    Nuheila

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  4. Fabulous geometry! Great selection of dresses!:-)

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  5. In the immortal words of Rachel Zoe, "I die!" ;)
    Xx

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  6. wow, love the Doo Ri grey one! stunning! have a beautiful day, Carrie! xo

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  7. Yeah, I also noticed that the fashionshows were very sporty/swimmingpool-ish!

    Love, Suusje Q.

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  8. Fun- I am smitten over the Elise Overland leather one. Also, did you see this from Ann Taylor... http://www.anntaylor.com/catalog/product.jsp?productId=23037&N=1200003&pCategoryId=3939&categoryId=2459&Ns=CATEGORY_SEQ_2459&loc=TN&defaultColor=Limeade&defaultSizeType=Regular

    Fabulous back!

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  9. These are all SO CUTE!! You always show me clothes that should be in my closet! Lol. :)

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  10. such a fabulous post! i love just about every item you listed here <3

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  11. These are amazing! They're not necessarily my taste but I like that they're mod but still wearable!


    clothedmuch.blogspot.com

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  12. HOT HOT HOT!!!!! They're all so gorgeous!!! Fab post!!

    http://www.hottheels.blogspot.com

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  13. Doo.Ri - love, love, love! And the Alice + Olivia Cutout Sleeve Dress - tres fabulous! I love the seductive aesthetic of little peeks of skin!! :)

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  14. oooo...love the neon colors and the seams on most of these looks really compliment a woman's body.

    www.bagpoor.com

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  15. I love the colors! I am not sure if I could pull off this look, but these photos are very inspiring

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  16. Beautiful colors, wow! Is is summer yet?

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  17. I love some of the form-fitting ones toward the bottom that you picked out. Great dresses. I love the theme. xoxo

    www.FashionSnag.com

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  18. Oh wow, nice nice! Very pleased with that Antonio Berardi dress - can be both dressed up and down, which is always a good thing!

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  19. Colourblocking does wonders for my boyish figure! And I do love that purse. Love the splash of colour in dreary Winter!
    xo

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  20. Something about the Bora Aksu made me stop and stare for a moment...

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  21. Fabulous colors... I love these color block dresses.

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  22. Oooh such fun dresses. I'm in love with the first one... Ws I could pull off something like that!!
    xxx

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  23. Sign me up for scuba lessons then!

    Love Grace.

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  24. love the bright pink dress! Life is too short to be wearing GAP colors all the time :D

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  25. Love, love, love the Alexander McQueen and Zac Posen dresses! xoxo, B

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  26. Finally some color for S/S 2010 with SCUBA chic - love this trend, especially in Balenciaga. Wonderful selection as always.

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  27. wow, some of these dresses are amazing! I'd love to own a couple, just to shock people at parties, haha!

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  28. These are all totally inspiring. I love the bright colours. Bring on summer!

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  29. I have a neoprene suit from Hysteric Glamour from my rave days... I should whip it out one of these days..
    http://www.twolia.com/blogs/teacups-and-couture/

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  30. These are so lovely. Definitely one trend I'll be trying out. I love the Antonio Berardi and Zac Posen ones.

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  31. Gorgeous dresses! Ah...haven't scuba'd in years! :)
    xx

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  32. I want to dive into this trend! weeeeeee!! Carrie, hope your day is turning out lovely. :)

    Love & Aloha, S
    www.elisharon.blogspot.com

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  33. I'm gonna pass on this one unless I get super super fit!

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  34. Loving the colour combos! Great pic choices:)

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  35. I love the green dress sleeves,
    just original!
    kiss

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  36. The colors on these pieces are very stunning! I love your summer theme thus far!!

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  37. The cutout sleeves are really cool.

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  38. i dont think im really into any of these... thats not to say that i would not stare...
    but perfer other things on this count...

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  39. Hang ten! I love that BCBG dress and those Proenza Schouler shoes.

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  40. great dresses but wow it would take a while before I could wear something like that. great to aspire to tho. great post as always CC

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  41. Awesome post! The colours are so refreshing! They make me want to go for a cool dip in the ocean !! Gorgeous. J'adore.
    xxx

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  42. I love the neon and black colour combos!

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  43. I just love the Marc Jacobs Dress.. that is so HOT!

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  44. Only you could make Scuba HOT!!! I love the Pucci of course!

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  45. i never thought that these came from scuba diving suits for inspiration !

    thanks for the lovely comments darling.
    appreciate the time you took to visit my blog !
    keep posting up great inspirations..

    x. Michelle.. visit, comment , follow me at .
    glisters and blisters :D

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  46. This is such an interesting trend! I have loved that cutout sleeve Alice and Olivia dress for months now. Too cool.

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  47. WOW! I haven´t noticed this trend. Pretty cool and fresh. ;)

    xoxo
    B* a la Moda

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  48. My fav is definitely the Rachel Roy dress! it's super fab!
    Hope you had a fantastic holiday C!

    E

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  49. WOW! Gorgeous! Love all the vibrant colors! XOXO

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  50. I LOVE the scuba style! I can't wait to wear scuba inspired dresses in summer :) Amazing post!

    http://thefashionsmoke.com

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  51. i love this wowwww!

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  52. Error... in the second picture the dress is Balenciaga (not Antonio Berardi) ;-P

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  53. lovely looks, especially those shoes!

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  54. Luuuuuurve scuba chic! I especially adore the Balenciaga. Now, if only I could afford it, lol...

    www.camboncambon.blogspot.com

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  55. I am a scuba chic girl in my dreams! Love the shapes and colors!

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  56. I love the abundance of yellow this season!

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  57. YAYYY !!!
    Loving the balenciagaaaaaaaa collection, incredible !!

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  58. I am afraid I'll never ever have the figure to wear anything like this... :)))
    have a sweet day, darling Carrie.
    xoxo

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  59. What a great idea, scuba chic and such wonderful colours.

    Happy weekend
    Hugs
    Carolyn

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  60. fabulous colors.. i love the blue one :)

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  61. Ooh there are some gorgeous dresses here!! xx

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  62. this is such a clever idea for a post cc!r

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