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It’s not Paris week on the blog without a little Emmanuelle Alt, right? Right. Right!
This photo from fashion week brought me back to (one of) my biggest styling challenge of my life (drama being my least biggest challenge, obviously): belting my jacket/blazer/parka.
[You might recall that time I attempted to belt my down filled sleeping bag coat… it had a very low success rate. Garance and I don’t like to talk about it.]
Like French hair, it’s another one of those really effortless things that I just can’t seem to get right. I don’t have the right belt, or the right coat. For the time being, I’ll print this image out and stick it to my closet in hopes that someday I’ll be able to get it right.
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Emmanuelle Alt, c’est vraiment la parisienne par excellence. J’aime beaucoup son manteau ceinturé!
Mafalda
http://mafaldadotzero.blogspot
miss alt and there is absolutely no black in her outfit!! :)
http://littleaesthete.com
Moi non plus je n’arrive pas à trouver la bonne combinaison… Mais gardons espoir et prenons exemple :)
Very nice jacket, I like how wearing it!
Kiss!
Passa a trovarmi VeryFP
Je trouve qu’Emmanuelle Alt a une classe naturelle terrible, et elle respire une touchante authenticité, ce qui est exemplaire compte tenu de son statut. L’antithèse de sa prédécessrice !!!
http://lesprecieuses.fr/
Emmanuelle est unique, son style est pratiquement in-copiable!
Cecilia
http://www.modeskine.com/en
franchement mixer du Zara avec IMarant n’a rien de si iiiiiiincrrroyabble
She’s consistently fabulous! Love the idea of belting an army jacket.
xx Ella
http://www.ellaetcetera.com
Commence par des pièces faciles (parce que fines) genre trench ou veste militaire. Inratable, promis !
gorgeous as always!
Quel style magnifique.
Don’t worry Alex I can not achieve the french hair either. I love the scarf she did around her neck also.
She’s definitely the master of the belted jacket look!
xo
http://razzdazzle.blogspot.mx/
I’m french and I’ve never tried it!! But the more I see pictures of Emmanuelle, the more I want to! My question is: is it really practical when it comes to taking your parka/coat off?
No. That’s why it’s hard to do. It’s the perfect combination of effortlessly chic looking and really actually awkward to wear. Also, if you ever lose umbrellas you will loose the belt pretty fast.
Hi Alex!
I’ve tried to belt my jackets a couple of times but the problem comes when I have to take off my coat: what do I do with the belt? Do I discreetly put it in one of my pockets? How can you do that discreetly? (Once it felt on the floor and the bluckle turned that discreetly into loudly!).
Do I have to keep my jacket on no matter what? In Germany it’s quite cold outside but reaaaaly warm inside all the places…
I gues you have to be French to know this kind of things…
xx,
E.
http://www.theslowpace.com
Emmanuelle style is unique! xx Lucía
http://thefashionbrook.blogspot.com.es
This is one of those things that only fashion editors can do. I’ve accepted that I can’t do everything they do, no matter how fab E.A. looks.
Because a fashion editor, no matter where she goes, can simply throw her coat at whomever is standing at the door waiting to catch it (and belt). We haven’t that luxury. Nor the luxury of a town car to take us wherever we need to go.
Too bad belt loops would look ridiculous.
No matter what she does, Emmanuelle will always translate STYLE!
http://www.tonytowear.com
Love her, she is definitely so effortlessly cool! She makes it look so easy! C x
http://letmeseeyourwears.com/
Dear Alex, you talk right out of my heart! My belts and coats don’t really go with each other….. and since I think about two years I plan on going to town dressed in my favorite coat to search for the perfect belt…. never happens…… xxx
she’s so cool
http://hashtagliz.com
Evidemment elle est bluffante de simplicité ! Je repensais à tes cheveux il te faut une super coupe pour qu’ils bougent bien.
She’s so gorgeous this woman, I love her!
http://www.timelessdifference.com
Garance, Alex, Brie and the The Studio…. I have a feedback for the new organization of the blog. Although I do love all of your posts/articles/stories, when I get my cup of coffee and sit down for my Garance hit first thing in the morning, I want it to be predictable because I’m not all awake yet. I want to first get Garance’s take on something…. then you can mix it up. So, I’m suggesting, always have Garance’s post first… even if it’s just a photo and one line of text from Garance. It’s reassuring. I know where I am — I’m at Garance’s blog.
Thanks all of you!
She is always so amazing!
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I just adore her! What a graceful woman. Xx
love it!
xxxxx
http://www.dominiquecandido.com
Inspired! Love that she belted this military jacket! Fabulous as always,
xx,
Kristi
http://www.currentlycrushing.com
She’s perfect!! I just adore her, her style is simply amazing! I love how she wears belts over jackets and white jeans!
http://heelsandpeplum.wordpress.com/
J’adore sa veste!
http://fashionmusingsdiary.blogspot.fr
I took love how she belted this coat. It’s crazy cool styling with such an over-sized coat. Hmm, I have a feeling it wouldn’t look as effortless on me either. Cheers to her rocking it!
xoxo
http://www.thewrittenrunway.com
The coat, the belt, so perfect. I truly admire her style, so timeless and chic. A true fashion chief xx
http://www.creativityandchocolate.com
Je veux être aussi chic qu’elle!
http://love-deco-design.blogspot.fr/
That is such a wonderful way to style a parka. Emmanuelle´s style is very chic! <3
Ah, Emmanuelle a toujours tout bon! J’adore sa simplicité et son allure, elle a un vrai style et y reste toujours fidèle en dépit des tendances éphémères.
She never carries a purse. Is that a French thing?
Nice style!
not so many women can pull this off! Bravo Emmanuelle!
Love your parka!!
My Showroom
Je conais pas Emmanuelle mais j’ai bien hâte de découvrir un nouveau blogue..ce manteau est vraiment super!
http://www.seppysmontreal.com
Does Emmanuelle ever carry a handbag?
Le style à la française, j’adore !
http://www.laparentheseenchantee.fr/
j’aime bien son manteau, elle est toujours chic
C’est vrai que ça apporte un style indéniable et pourtant comme tu dis il faut vraiment les bons éléments dans sa penderie pour réussir à avoir un rendu aussi sympa , et pourtant ça paraît si simple!
Whenever I think of parisian-girl chicness, Emanuelle is the first one that pops to my mind!
http://fashion-soup.com/
She is just impeccable, even the details of turning up the sleeves of her jacket just right! so stylish ….. with love from sojustnice.com
J’aime le jean blanc
That’s an Australian plaited kangaroo leather belt. An outback classic – and very funny to see on uber stylish Emmanuelle.