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 Elle Street Style: New York 

Sophie Goodnight is wearing a Vince shirt, Reformation dress, 

Rebecca Minkoff bag, vintage shoes, and Ray-Ban sunglasses.

 Get her look with the Graham & Spencer Maxi Pleat Dress and 

the Elizabeth & James Biscayne Sunglasses (below) from GAVIN.

Celebrity Style: Thigh High Slit Dresses

Gwyneth Paltrow on the cover of Elle Magazine September 2011 Issue

The thigh high slit dress is a perfect example of the way trends come and go over time. Some of you may even remember certain celebrities sporting this trend to various red carpet events and A-List parties throughout the years.

Rita Hayworth in the 1946 film, Gilda

Ava Gardner  wearing a strapless, slit dress in the early 1950s 

Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell in the 1953 musical, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

Throw back to 1994, Elizabeth Hurley wore the famous"safety pin" dress 

Nicole Kidman wearing Dior in 1997

Angelina Jolie at a film premier in August of 2003

Jennifer Aniston at 2010 Golden Globes

Left: Rihanna at the 2012 Grammy Awards, Right: Lea Michele at the 2012 Saga Awards 

Far Left: Karlie Kloss in Anthony Vaccarello Spring 2012 Runway show

 At GAVIN, we believe that the classic thigh high slit dress can be subtly sexy without looking over-the-top provocative; despite what some people say. And as this trend is clearly back in for Spring 2012, we now have a thigh high slit dress of our own at GAVIN. 

This Graham & Spencer Maxi Pleat Dress  features a scoop neckline, cap sleeves and a slit to the right thigh. The fitted silhouette and black jersey fabrication are super flattering. Whether you’re just relaxing or planning a night out, this Graham & Spencer maxi dress has you covered.

Spring 2012 Trend Alert: Florals

Floral prints were all over the runway at the Spring 2012 Ready-to-Wear shows- shown by the collections of Marni, Karen Walker, and Dries Von Noten below. According to Elle Magazine, the Flower Girl trend consists of "bold blossoms in vibrant hues and conspicuous patterns sprung up on the runways, worn head to toe and everywhere else in between."

Models gathered together in their floral prints post-Marni Runway Show

During the Karen Walker Spring 2012 RTW Show

Now let's check out a few of the floral items now at GAVIN...

Elizabeth and James Floral Luxe Pyjama Pant

Graham & Spencer Vintage Floral Tunic Dress

Equipment Femme Robin Rosebud Blouse

We Are Owls Flora & Fauna Scarf

Clover Canyon Folk Stripe Top

This spring, chose from a wide range of floral-themed accessories including the items below (*NOTE: the following items are not sold at GAVIN.)

Floral Accessories

Everywhere I go, stores seem to be carrying spring- spirited floral items, many of which are fairly inexpensive (which is always a plus!)

 Fragrances 

Other floral beauty products...

Queen of digital prints, Mary Katrantzou collaborated with Topshop to create a 10-piece collection comprised primarily of florals and unique prints. 

Photo: courtesy of Topshop

The collection sold out after only a few hours of being availble online. Some of Katrantzou’s signature sculptural “bowl” dresses. The photo below features Poppy Delevingne wearing one of Katrantzou's dresses to a recent red carpet.

GAVIN Holiday 2011 Lookbook

Model: Sophia Mondi

Photographer: Katie Kesling

Stylists: Emily Schnur & Michaela Jones

Hair and Make-up: Rosa Paz

Venue: Urban Totem

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A Trench Story

The trench coat started many years ago in the army, with a full double breasted ten button closure. Its purpose has obviously grown since Burberry took "trenching" to an art form. Every year we at GAVIN have one trench coat typically from GRYPHON but this year we took another route. Combining our usual leather jacket and trench options in one from Graham & Spencer.

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