Style Watch: The Ascot & Belt

Stock­holm Fash­ion Week wraps up today. The spring 2009 col­lec­tions by Tiger of Swe­den and Niko­laj d’ Etoiles caught my eye.  The styling is inter­est­ing. The top pic­ture is from the Tiger of Swe­den show, where nearly every model sported an ascot. The clothes are a lit­tle on the bor­ing side, but the inclu­sion of the ascot is engag­ing. The ascot cre­ates another layer and adds an appeal­ing visual depth.  I have not ven­tured into this ter­ri­tory, but I may just have to get out some scarves and experiment.

The bot­tom pic­ture is from the Niko­laj d’ Etoiles col­lec­tion. The styling of the belts is of inter­est.  The belt is yet another acces­sory to exper­i­ment with. I’ve already talked in great detail about the trend of belt­ing waists, but I did not stop to think of the end­less pos­si­bil­i­ties when con­sid­er­ing using dif­fer­ent mate­ri­als for belts. Rope, rib­bon, knit, etc. A new focus on belts presents the oppor­tu­nity cre­ate or rein­vent new fash­ion pairings.

Pic­tures from Cafe.