4 must haves this Fall/Winer 2012. season.

Photo source:Vogue

Working from home today due to high fever and feeling sickish and already feeling sick of drinking tea with lemon and honey all day, I thought that this would be a great time to put together a fall/winter essentials post as I am slowly but surely updating my warm clothes as the weather is getting colder and colder.

Some of pieces I am planning to invest this season are:

Warm and cozy sweatshirts and sweaters are very trendy this season. I already wrote about the trend of printed sweaters earlier past August when it hit the runway. There are many really lovely designer ones. My favorite ones are those which are not itchy and scratchy.

 I prefer plain color sweaters which I can wear with patterned smart high-waisted or cigarette work pants for the day accessorised with statement necklace or earrings and leather pants or jeans and boots in private time for a more of a casual look.

During Summer and Spring I worn cropped trousers with wedge heel sandals, tops and blazers for work or just with denim button up in a more casual variant. For this colder, Fall/Winter season I am looking for obviously heavier fabrications but I am also very much into lovely colorful patterns to brighten up short winter days and cold-dark nights :) 

I recommend wearing cropped patterned trousers with ankle booties with thick heel for the day and stilettos for the evening. Ladies who are more into casual look might want to combine them with men's oxford flats or slippers and warm and cozy sweaters.

Photo: DSquared

Photo source: Vogue US

Hats are my favorite accessory and I just never have enough of them! Just last year I discovered an amazing hat making store Mimoki. I also love wearing head wraps and turbans, I keep trying to find a new way to tie them. This winter I am thinking about investing in a brown wool hat, a bit wider then classic fedora. 

Photo source: French Vogue November 2012.

Hats can really last long if cared about properly and are an absolute classic so you can wear them every single year and look ladylike, mysterious and sophisticated. Currently I own a wide brim wool hat (JLo is how they call it often) and a classic gray wool fedora. 

Photo: Goran Čižmešija for Moda.hr portal | Coat: Teo Perić for Mak

My DKNY classic, fitted, knee-lenght coat has been serving me just great for the past couple of years but it has worn off a bit after wearing it a whole lot during cold New York and Zagreb winters, I recently donated it to Red Cross and now I am planning to invest in a good one for the couple of upcoming cold seasons.

As part of my seasonal Coat check post I selected some lovely structured runway looks during the fashion week, since, I have been looking for pret-a-porter version of these structures.

                            Photo: Goran Čižmešija for Moda.hr portal | Coat: Teo Perić for Mak

In one of my previous posts I mentioned that I fell totally in love with long KARL by Karl Lagerfeld black tailored coat with zippers. I was just about to order it online but got a bit worried about the lenght of the sleeves since I have rather long hands so I still didn't order it. Another option which I am looking at is buying one of Croatian designers - Teo Perić za Mak classic coats which seem to look great on tall girls.

What will be fall essential pieces you will be investing in for this Fall/Winter season?

MY TOP 10 FASHION BRANDS: Hooked on KARL.

Photo source: www.karl.com

A little while ago, I posted on my Facebook and Twitter pages how trilled I was with the last Marie Claire Spain November magazine issue which was chief edited by Karl Lagerfeld for magazine's 25th anniversary. 

I usually don't buy Marie Claire on a regular basics but since for a past year and a half I am trying to learn Spanish I have been purchasing more and more of Spanish fashion magazines. This particular November issue attracted me both with its amazing cover photo, lovely stories and fashion spreads as well as the 25th anniversary gift – this stylish KARL by Karl Lagerfeld canvas tote.

In preparing this post I dedicated some time to research this fairly young brand and brows through its FW 2013. collection available exclusively on Net-a-porter and it took me about 4 minutes to run to get my credit card. Ouu yes...I am hooked on Karl. 

This is Karl Lagerfeld's second collection for lower-priced line Karl by Karl Lagerfeld. The Kaiser Karl has launched sophisticated and edgy mix of clothing and accessories available for online purchase via Net-a-porter.

Like Lagerfeld’s first collection for Karl, this new collection offers a feminine twist on the designer’s signature personal style: There are sharp tuxedo jackets, embellished crisp white collars, and, of course, studded leather gloves. The collection is predominately black and white, but Lagerfeld also included a lovely miniature camouflage print and red stand out coat as well as some silver and gold stand out pieces. Most of the items are within a price range from $50 to $1000, so collection is as last year quite possible to sell out soon.

Iconic London department store Selfridges was where two collections from the fashion brand including KARL MAN + WOMAN and newly launched premium line KARL LAGERFELD PARIS MAN and KARL LAGERFELD PARIS WOMEN debuted.

Bellow are my favorite pieces from KARL collection, couple of these are already on their way to me J

KARL'S lower priced as well as his premium lines are available for purchase exclusively via www.Net-a-porter.com women's lines and www.LuisaViaRoma.com men's lines.  Lagerfeld launched pop-up-stores on 3rd floor of Selfridges but also at Luisa Via Roma and St Tropez which closed earlier this October. 

Saint Tropez pop-up-store  offered holiday makers the opportunity to discover – besides the beach line collection developed exclusively for that place – a selection of ready to wear items for the KARL and KARL LAGERFELD PARIS lines. Last pop-up-store opened was at Bleecker Street in New York.

All photos source: www.karl.com and Net-a-porter

How do you like the new KARL brand lovelies? Do you find it wearable and affordable for your style and budget?