Taste-Makers: The Young Starlets

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Welcome to our latest installment on Fashion influencers and trend-setters.  We started with the Bloggers and now we’re moving onto the Young Starlets who have already made it big, and who we think are going to get even bigger in 2016.  Our next post in the series (“Taste-Makers: The Business Women”) will appear on 4th of March 2016.

So who are the young stars who are setting the pace when it comes to Fashion?  The ones who despite their tender years have already established their very own style?  Here are the names to keep an eye out for in 2016…

Serayah McNeill

Step forward Serayah McNeill aka singer Tiana Brown from the massive US television hit show, Empire.  Singer, dancer, former basketball player and member of Taylor Swift’s girl gang, Serayah certainly knows how to make people stop and stare.  Always rocking a bold and fresh look, we see her star rising higher and higher in 2016.

Our top pick for Serayah: Berry Mini Wristlet in Black Patent

Serayah McNeill at Getty Images ( Tifanny Rose) 

Luping Wang

If you haven’t heard of Luping Wang already, you soon will.  The Chinese model, who was discovered in her hometown mall, has already appeared in the Chanel, Stella McCartney and Chloe fashion week shows, and has also worked with Alexander McQueen, Dolce & Gabbana, Dior, and Hermes. You may also have spotted her on the front covers of Elle China and Grazia China.  We love her cool sophistication and eye for style.

Our top pick for Luping : Mini Karolina in Sky Blue and Tanned Vegetable Leather

Luping Wang at Models.com 

Maisie Williams

You may know her better as Arya Stark in the HBO television series Game of Thrones.  The multi-award-winning English actress has also recently become a star of Doctor Who.  Not just a style queen who always strikes a vibrant and different look, she’s also a big lover of animals and cares deeply about upholding their rights, something that we at Anya Sushko care about greatly, too.

Our top pick for Maisie : Luxury Gem Rose Red Embroidered Bag

Maisie Williams ‘Game of Thrones’ at Book Barn International 

Olympia Campbell

You could say that Olympia is part of Modelling royalty.  The UK star’s older sister Edie is a renowned model and their mother is former Vogue fashion editor, Sophie Hicks.   Burberry, Lanvin and Fendi have all engaged her services, and she’s also worked with the fabulous Karl Lagerfeld.  We love this natural and stylish beauty’s blog and what she has to say about women being confident in their sexuality.  Girl power!

Our top pick for Olympia: Luxury Berry Mini Wristlet in Diamond Python Skin

Olympia Campbell at Le M Magazine Jardin D’Hiver ( Photography by Lena C.Emery)

Saiyami Kher

Popular Kingfisher model turned Bollywood actress, we predict that we’re all going to be hearing a lot more about Saiyami this year.  Daughter of former Miss India, Uttara Kher, glamorous Saiyami always looks hip, sassy and beautiful and definitely knows how to dress.

Our top pick for Saiyami  : Luxury Modern Extravaganza in Powder Pink and Taupe

Saiyami Kher – Facebook Page ( feature for Verve Magazine)

 

Style Icons – the 1990s

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We pay tribute to the women (& men) throughout the past century that have left an undisputed mark on style and fashion and inspire our sartorial choices up to today. This week, we take a look at 1990s – an era characterized by clashing styles and the democratization of fashion, when mixing couture with street style became acceptable. Of the many trends worth mentioning, we find that the glamour of the Supermodels as well as the uber sporty street style are the two that defined the decade the most.

Supermodels!

The 1990s was undisputedly the era of the Supermodels, worshiped by designers, brands, journalists, artists, consumers, all of us mortals. Linda Evangelista, Claudia Shiffer, Naomi Campbell, Stefanie Seymour, Cindy Crawford, Christy Turlington walked the Earth like Amazons, winking at us with their 24 carat perfect smiles from every glossy magazine cover and every billboard, they were the goddesses of the 90s. Similar in what they stood for, yet each one of them characterised by a very individual look, they all epitomized vitality, health and the perfect feminine proportions – a legacy which is making a comeback nowadays. The 1990s offered an optimistic outlook. The world’s economy, dominated by the US, was booming, the Iron Wall had fallen, it was a time for a positive change. The Supermodels symbolized exactly this buoyant attitude towards life. Fresh-faced, with a sparkle in their eyes and the glossiest of hair, the Supermodel’s signature look was feminine and strong. Every inch of their bodies was as perfect as it can get – they looked like a million dollars, were worth millions in contracts and sold millions of products. Their attractive, desirable image might not have been attainable for most of us, but it was something to strive for.

Naomi Cambell. Cindy Krawford and Linda Evangelista

The other prevalent trend of the 1990s couldn’t have been further from the glam of the Supermodels. The 1990s brought us the super sporty, uber casual street style, created by the sub-cultures that dominated NYC in particular. Gangster rap and R&B were on the rise and so was the style inspired by them – baggy jeans, extra large logo T-shirt, hoodies, baseball caps worn backwards or on the side, chains instead of jewellery and trainers as the footwear of choice. The rap fashion spread as quickly as the lyrics of the ghetto-inspired music and was quickly expanded beyond NYC. It was the fashion everyone could have a piece of. In the later 90s, the casual dressing culture continued to catch on with the skateboarding and surfing communities, again fuelled by the aspiring American dream lifestyle. The street style might have toned down since its inception in the 1990s but we can’t deny its influence is still very hip today – just take a look at Rita Ora or Cara Delevigne’s signatures looks, which at times can be very grunge, very street.

Cara Delevigne & Rita Ora’s spotted 90s look!

If you took a look at your style today, would you be able to identify the influences from the decade of the 90s? Which style prevails in yours? Join the conversation on Facebook & Twitter @AnyaSushko #StyleFile