Before we even started on producing designs for nautical theme collection, we did some research and got even more inspired to work on this. So here's a little throwback on how nautical theme became popularised.
Did you know....
1) It was Queen Victoria who inspired the nautical trend in the 18th century. She had a child’s sailor uniform made on board the royal yacht for her son Albert Edward, Prince of Wales. People were very influenced back then, so everyone at the countryside wanted their child to dress in a sailor uniform.
2) From childrens' wear, the trend got picked up by womens' fashion. Sailor-inspired swimwear was seen in the late 18th century.
3) In 1917, Coco Chanel opened her shop in the resort town of Deauville on the coast of France where she made the nautical look go viral. Inspired by the classicly simple and comfortable shirts worn by the local fishermen and sailors, Coco Chanel’s designs, with their nautical touches and jersey fabrics, revolutionized the way women dressed. Here, style-icon Audrey Hepburn seen in the classic striped tee.
4) 1960s brought nautical with a twist of Mod. I love this look, its really cute!
5) Fast forward to today, many designers made nautical so modern and chic. Silhouettes kept simple but playful lines and stripes! Major love, from Marc Jacobs, to Alaxender Mcqueen!
For our SS17 Nautical Street, we decided to forgo the cliche anchor and ships prints, sailor kinda look. We played with stripes, added a tinch of red and blue and made it ours. Its been a while since we created a strong, vibrant print like this. We hope these prints will add some variation to your wardrobe, and most importantly fun and colours to your #ootds! Now lets take a moment to thank Coco Chanel for making a fabulous kick start to stripes!
More style tips on next selbsseries, while I experiment on these new prints.
Its been a really busy week as we're counting down to our big Anniversary Lully Selb Party happening on the 28th of May. Producing a collection and planning an event at the same time has its own challenges. Every other day, there is a problem to be solved and decisions to be made. But what keeps us going is the adrenaline rush and the excitement to reveal our Eid Collection.
This May, as we celebrate our first year Anniversary Party, we drew inspiration from how we ( Selb and Lully ) met each other. We were both art educators and we spent a lot of time with children, sharing with them the joy of drawing, painting, sculpting and so on. We collated photos and processes of our past childrens' art works and admired how the lines, colours and patterns were so expressive. In this collection, the sillouhettes are kept simple, focusing on the strokes and patterns of the print.
Yesterday we were finalising on our photoshoot details and looks with our samples right in front of our eyes. We were also still thinking of a name for our collection and was bouncing ideas; FREEDOM .... PLAY.. FREEPLAY... We didn't quite feel any of those so we carried on with our discussion. Minutes later, the perfect name just came out while we were having this conversation.
Selma: Lully, don't you think we have too much white based styles and shawls for this collection?
Lully: Its alright, its fresh looking. Plus, we always start with a blank canvas.
Selma: YES !! BLANK CANVAS!!! how about that for the collection name?
Lully: Ah huh. I like it.
So yes..... we can't wait to present to you -
Eid 2016 - ' Blank Canvas '
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These are the moments I truly enjoy.
See you at our LS Party! Dont forget to RSVP via email; [email protected]
One of things I want to start right this year is a fresh, clean organized wardrobe. Besides the fact that I love fashion, I believe how you look affects how you feel about yourself. To feel good, you've gotta look good. In order to look good though, your wardrobe should inspire you and ease the process of getting dressed – rather than not knowing what to wear every morning and getting depressed!
So in today's Selb Series, here are some simple easy steps to de-clutter and get your wardrobe organized.
1) Take out all your clothes from your cupboard onto your bed.
2) Sort them out into three piles; LOVE, UNSURE, HATE
LOVE : You love it, makes you feel good and wear it frequently
This pile goes back to your wardrobe.
UNSURE : You want to keep it but never ever wore it coz its not so you or something is not right.
My rule of thumb is that if you have not worn them for more than 3 months, it's time to donate or sell them off!
HATE : It doesn't fit anymore... It's worn out.. It's out of style!
Those still in good condition should be donated. For those that are more worn out, I usually cut them up into smaller pieces and use them as rags before disposing them. (Being eco-friendly is a bonus!)
3) It's time to put only those you love back in the closet! There's also an art to arranging them back into your wardrobe. Start by sorting them to categories and then by colours. ( Eg. white tops, blue tops, green tops......... white bottoms, blue bottoms, green bottoms.... ).
This really helps when in a single look, you'll be able to tell which types and colours you already have and need to avoid or get more of on the next shopping trip!
If you need more guidance, read up on Japanese decluttering guru Marie Kondo and her art of tidying up.
I hope that helps your wardrobe fatigue and inspire you to style yourself in only pieces that you truly love and feel good in!
