Florence Welch needs no introduction. She has indeed become a major source of inspiration for many women and men, not only for her music, but also for her impeccable sense of style. If Karl Lagerfeld looks up to you as one of his muses, then you must be doing it right. Karl and Florence have collaborated extensively in the past few months, and Karl has even described Florence as a pure 'genius'. If that wasn't enough, Anna Wintour also asked her to perform at the Met Ball in New York. And we all know what Anna's blessing means right? Therefore, for all the reasons mentioned here, and many more really, I felt that Florence deserved a Style Icon Post.
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| Florence seems to love Nudes and Creams. LIKE! |
Welch's appearance is very androgynous in my own opinion. Her body and her facial features aren't very feminine. although I guess that can be argued. Yet, I just love how she juxtaposes her androgynous look with her staple feminine pieces which I'm going to outline very soon. I personally admire Florence's style so much because it is very vintage-inspired. The pieces she wears might not be authentic vintage pieces, but the details channel so many features from other decades -especially the 1920s and the 1970s - that it recreates the feel of it nonetheless. Speaking of details, here are a couple of the details frequently sported by the Chanteuse Anglaise.
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| So beautiful it's haunting |
Sequins
From the pictures I've seen of Miss Welch, I counted quite a few which included sequins. This is just one of the very feminine details that she likes to wear very often. There's no denying, sequins have feminine glamour written all over them, and they pretty much dress up anyone wearing them. Florence loves them, and so do I. Let's have a sequin party Florence, pretty please?
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| Florence and her Sequins |
Sheer, Lightweight Fabrics
This is possibly one of my favourite aspect of Florence's style. I adore how she wears these flowy materials and spins around in her videos. It kinda makes me want to do it too, which in fact I do. I just did that before I wrote the previous sentence. ANYWAY. Just look at a couple of music videos or her performance on Gossip Girl, and you'll understand what I'm talking about.
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| Florence, jumping around, as usual |
Ruffles, Frills and Fringes
The above mentioned details are feminine details par excellence. Many a times, Florence's numbers have included one of these details alongside some of the features I mentioned before, say sheer fabrics, for instance. It all works so well together. I have to post her fringe look at the Chanel SS2012 show at Paris Fashion Week, because she looked so divine, she just stole the show in my opinion.
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| Florence and Karl, a love story. |
Our favourite redhead singer - suck on that Lindsay Lohan - is also a phenomenon in the East, having landed Vogue Japan's October cover. Did you know she is the first non-model girl gracing the coveted front page? This cover, shot by none other than Lagerfeld himself, shows us a more androgynous Welch void of all the feminine details I spoke about before. Being such a fan of androgyny myself, I admit this is one of my favourite looks by Florence to date. I like her androgynous side a great deal. In this photo, Welch is seen wearing a Ralph Lauren blazer with accentuated lapels - which I want so bad! - and a pinstriped trousers. I am now on the hunt for a pair of those myself.
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| I just hate how this photo has writing all over argh!!! |
In one of her recent singles, Florence sings her heart out, telling all about what the water gave her. A couple of years from now - not that far in the future - we'll be singing about what Florence gave to fashion. And that is going to be one long, beautiful song.
-B
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