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20 April 2012

One True Look: David Villa/David Silva


While the idea of slash in football is common and amusing to most girls dwelling in the black hole that is the internet football fandom, there are those who completely disregard it and look at it in grave disgust. Just to give our two cents, The Colney Chic thinks man on man is abso-effing-lutely sexy. And if most men out there can openly say they are turned on by female on female fantasies - then what's the bloody difference for us sisters? Add something we're passionate about, and you've got yourself an unlimited quantity of mind erotica to survive off. I have a right to get off on manpiles, thank you very much. 

In addition to all that, One True Look is about challenging us further in what one can do when given such a trivial inspiration. Enter the OTP styling idea - and we start our series with the Davids of Valencia: David Villa and David Silva. While I'm not entirely familiar with this pairing, I admit it's always a joy to shout "über-gay" at the mention of them in a typical fangirling conversation. Take two stylistically-challenged Spaniards - load them up with offensive t-shirts written in sparkly fonts and possibly a whole crate of Rioja then you've got yourself a 21st century Romeo and Juliet. 

I struggled for the first half an hour and finally gave in and resorted to 'silvilla' tagged entries on tumblr. At that point I regretted ever asking what these two were all about - just one thing: OTT and proud of it. So I took the simplest can't-go-wrong uniform of jeans, blazer, and tee and gave it the Silvilla treatment. What happened was well.... a bunch of things. I'd like to say it's wearable - but trust me, I will shoot a bitch who gets out of the house looking like this - but then I got it completely right because that's mostly the reaction we get out of the two Davids in their off-duty drabs. 

We start with simple black skinnies that's not quite simple at all - with an old-washed look and panelled surface, it's probably already sitting in Alex Gerrard's closet. We pair it with a statement tee saying nothing but a classy "fuck off", cover with an ombre-treated leopard print blazer. We complete the look with high-heeled boots, purple-tinted aviators, cross and wing earrings, and your overly worn, tired, yet still forcing to be a must-have bag - Balenciaga City in Valencian orange. 

Jeans, Balmain, £645
Tee, Bamboo Linne, (item no longer available)
Blazer, Preen Line, £400
Boots, Dsquared2, price unavailable
Bag, Balenciaga, £958
Earrings, Emilio Pucci, £175
Sunglasses, Dior, £279

28 February 2012

Team Togs: Valencia CF


What a great response we've had from our select group of friends on the blog! I had been requested to do a Team Tog on Valencia CF. I could not say no to the prospect of creating another outfit, so here we are once again. Venturing onto Spanish turf is not usually what I do for fun, but it was an experience to create a look inspired by the dark and quirky Valencian mascot of a bat stretching its wings around the arms.

Layering is key to this industrial-inspired autumn outfit as we start with a simple printed tee under a boho-esque knitted vest and a zig-zagged printed jacket whose small but busy prints give a bit of texture to the top half. The suede jeans adds more weight to the look however the orange shade lightens it up. 

We accessorise with contrasting accessories that make a statement in its own - vampire teeth two finger ring, a heavy chain bracelet with a wooden cross charm, snake-skin brogue pumps, and your classic rocker chic Rocco Wang in a unique petrol colour to cool it off. 

Tee, Zoe Karssen, £56
Jeans, Current/Elliott, £890
Vest, Calypso St. Barth, £168
Jacket, Elizabeth & James, £354
Ring, Verameat, £70
Bracelet, AliExpress.com, £4.50
Shoes, Kurt Geiger, £139
Bag, Alexander Wang, £600

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