Daphne Dasque Paris

Daphne Dasque Paris

72 rue Vieille du Temple, 75003 Paris

A couple of weeks ago I was contacted by the lovely Amandine, PR director at Parisian jewellery brand Daphne Dasque, to invite me to a party to celebrate five years of the brand! I already knew a bit about the brand so I was very excited to attend and find out more about the collections.

The brand was created by childhood friends Daphne Dasque and Mickaëlle Chabat in 2009 with the opening of their exclusive boutique in Paris' chicest area, Le Marais. Earlier this year, they launched a stand at pioneer vintage and high street store Kiliwatch and this is where I first discovered Daphne's designs.

 

Daphne Dasque creates rock and roll inspired unisex jewellery, using a mix of mystical and urban symbols such as feathers, snakes and birds. Each piece is carefully handcrafted using silver, oxidised silver and gold plating with beautiful results. Throughout her collections, which include jewellery inspired by Native American culture and journeys through magical landscapes, customers can create their own style by mixing and matching pieces, such as these beautifully simple necklaces with rings. 

This style of jewellery is right up my street - delicate yet tough, perfect. I love how Daphne combines fine metals with contrasting leather for bangles and bracelets. Furthermore, I am obsessed with feathers so the Spirit Lake collection is definitely my favourite and I am pining after the gold-plated feather necklace. 

I was luckily enough to receive this classic silver bangle - a great way to start my personal Daphne Dasque collection! So, if you are ever in Paris you should check out the Daphne Dasque boutique - you will not be disappointed! 

Il y a deux semaines, l’adorable Amandine, Responsable de Presse chez Daphne Dasque (marque de bijoux parisien) m’a contacté pour m’inviter à célébrer cinq ans de la marque ! Je connais déjà la marque un peu alors j’avais hâte d’aller à la soirée et de connaître mieux les collections.

La marque était créée par deux amies d’enfance Daphne Dasque et Mickaëlle Chabat et en 2009 elles ont ouvert la première boutique exclusive dans Le Marais, le quartier le plus chic de Paris. Puis, plus tôt cette année, elles ont lancé un stand chez Kiliwatch, magasin pionner des vêtements vintages et neufs, et c’était là-bas que j’ai découvert les designs de Daphne.

Daphne Dasque crée des bijoux rocks et unisexes en utilisant une mélange des symboles mystiques et urbaines tels que des plumes, des serpents et des oiseaux. Chaque pièce est façonnée à la main usant des matériaux d’argent, l’argent oxydé et plaqué or et les résultats sont magnifiques. A travers ses collections, qui inclus des bijoux inspirés par des peuples amérindiens et des voyages en paysages magiques, vous pouvez trouver votre propre style en mixant des pièces différentes, comme ces colliers beaux et simples avec des bagues.

Ce style de bijou est fait pour moi, j’adore qu’il est délicat mais dur, perfection. J’aime bien aussi que Daphne mêle des métaux fins avec du cuir contrastant pour des bracelets. De plus, je suis obsédé par des plumes alors naturellement la collection Spirit Lake est mon favori et j’en désire ardemment un collier plaqué or.

J’ai eu la chance de recevoir ce bracelet en argent classique comme cadeau – parfait pour commencer ma collection personnelle de Daphne Dasque ! Alors, si vous êtes jamais à Paris, je vous conseille d’aller à la boutique de Daphne Dasque – vous ne seriez pas déçu !

Izzie x

Winter in a slip dress

Vintage slip dress / Vintage turtleneck top (similar here) / Calzedonia long socks / Doc Martens shoes

Location: Tiergarten Park, Berlin

At the weekend Lewis and I had a little trip to Berlin to see one of our favourite bands play, The Gaslight Anthem, and to do some exploring. It turned out that our Airbnb apartment came with two bikes, which was an amazing way of seeing the city and as I loved my cute baby blue one I thought I would feature it in some blog photos!

Slip dresses were my go-to piece this summer but I cannot bear to part with this one over winter so here is my way of styling them throughout colder months. Turtleneck jumpers are a wardrobe must-have this season, they are so versatile! I love the 90s look of layering mine under a slip dress for a bit of extra warmth. Then I just added some knee length socks and voilà! So remember, a slip dress is for life, not just for summer ;)

Izzie x

PFW: Designers Apartment

During Paris Fashion Week I was invited to view some of the collections at Designers Apartment, a showroom for several designers and here are some of my highlights…

Etienne Deroeux

My friend Gina and Etienne’s wholesale manager, invited me to view his SS15 collection at Designers Apartment and I absolutely loved it. Tailoured clothing and the sports fashion are some of my favourite trends at the moment and Etienne brings these together perfectly in his wearable sports luxe collection. Not only are the cuts flawless, the range of materials used are beautiful and just what I love right now, from sheer, mesh and fishnet to silk and wool. I love the fishnet detailing, one of my favourite pieces being the worker-style jumpsuit with mesh detailing on the top. Apart from the beautiful silk striped pleated skirts, the collection generally consists of block colours, from monochrome to pastel pinks and bright yellows. Etienne won the Marie Claire prize of excellence during Paris Fashion Week so he is definitely the designer to watch!

Iris Cantabri

I was an absolute awe when the extremely friendly designer, Guillaume Michel, began telling me about his vision. His collection consists of tops, skirts, trousers and shorts that can be zipped together to create what could be an unlimited amount of looks. He believes that women should be able to create their own looks and not necessarily feel restricted by current trends. If you had all the pieces from this year’s AW and SS collections, which would consist of about 80 items, you could create over 650 different looks just by zipping different pieces together! Incredible. The model tried on 5 pieces for me and created these 4 completely different looks. It is such a flexible idea that is perfect for many situations. For example, if you are going out after work you could just change your top for something slightly less formal and voilà! Or if you had lots of weddings to go to in the space of few months, instead of buying a different dress for each one you could buy a few of these pieces and mix and match! As I said to the designer, I can really relate to this idea because as a blogger on a limited budget I am always trying to find new looks to blog about but using the same pieces!

Monographie

This collection is right up my street for SS15. The designs are beautiful and very wearable with sports luxe vibe, which you know I love. A wide range of fabrics have been used, each of which are interesting and unique. Despite not owning anything in this material, I am pretty obsessed with scuba; I just love its squishy and smooth texture. The cobalt blue scuba skater skirts and dresses would be high on my wishlist for SS15. Sheer is always a winner for me and I absolutely love the black tailoured trousers with vertical sheer panels. From delicate sheer to tough, plastic-like mesh tops and jumpers, Monographie shows the diversity of their inspiration and skill, which is what I love about the collection. Each item is very different from the next and yet they all go together very well.

Guest Post for Motel Rocks

As I mentioned in my previous Paris Fashion Week related posts, I was reporting for one of my favourite British brands, Motel Rocks, at PFW as well as for my own blog. You can check out my guest blog post on their blog here. I would love to know what you guys think of my Paris Fashion Week coverage so please leave me a comment below!

Izzie x

PFW: Cédric Charlier X Petit Bateau

On Friday night I was lucky enough to go to the capsule collection launch of Cédric Charlier X Petit Bateau at the Palais de Tokyo. Belgian designer and former Artistic Director at Cacherel, Cédric Charlier collaborates with French children's wear brand Le Petit Bateau to create a dynamic collection, featuring the iconic Petit Bateau stripes, of course. The clothes pay tribute to the art of movement, which is demonstrated in the beautiful installation images and contemporary dance show with the dancers wearing the collection. Stripes are one of my massive weaknesses, I think I have bought about 5 different striped tops since being in Paris, so I loved the collection. The quality of the clothes is excellent, being made from thick, soft cotton I can imagine it would be very comfortable to wear!

Keep checking back for more Paris Fashion Week posts throughout the next week and follow me on Instagram for instant updates!

Izzie x

PFW: Etienne Deroeux X Le Mont Saint Michel

Location: Le Mont Saint Michel, 96 rue Veuille du Temple, Paris

Paris Fashion Week commenced yesterday and I kicked things off by attending the capsule collection launch of Etienne Derœux X Le Mont Saint Michel. I went with my friend Gina, who is Etienne's wholesale executive for Paris Fashion Week so it was nice to start with an event that felt a bit more personal. 

The collection brings together Etienne Derœux's sport luxe style and Le Mont Saint Michel's work-wear influence and the result is beautiful. The clothes are simple yet unique and very wearable and the monochrome and pastel colours used meant the collection was instantly right up my street. I am a huge knitwear fan so I adored the chunky, soft jumpers that made me excited to get cosy in my jumper collection over the coming winter months. The graphic print silk shirt is the stand out piece of the collection and it looks great styled with a cropped jumper over the top, as seen in the last photo. And how fun are the woollen hot pants?! Perfect for keeping your bum warm under a black sheer skirt or trousers!

Keep checking back for more Paris Fashion Week posts throughout the next week and follow me on Instagram for instant updates! 

Izzie x