Get your 'hospital green' trousers on!
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I am not a very daring person when it comes to colour even though I do love doing a sort of 'understated colour blocking' in the summer. Maybe it's the influence of living in the UK for so long but I tend to have a hard time wearing colours that are too bold.

However, for the last few years I've had this fixation with 'hospital green'. It started with a Acne jumper I bought a few years back. I started wearing it all the time because I felt like it made muted outfits quite interesting. Then Davidelfin launched his SS10 collection with 'hospital green' as it's main future. I wanted the whole men's collection but I was too slow and couldn't get my hands on any.

A couple of months later I blogged about this picture of Olivia Palermo in a pair of stunning DVF shorts. I then loved how she worked with the tricky colour. And that was it for then. Until today, that is. This morning I found a picture of Fergie (totally overdressed for the airport) looking great in a full-lenght pair of PVC 'hospital green' trousers. The colour seems to work great with baby blue, which makes me want to wear my jumper with a blue Oxford shirt.

Who said celebrities don't help the people?

Davidelfin FW12: The first must-have of the season
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(Mercedes Benz) Madrid Fashion Week closed its latest edition last Sunday after its first year on the new schedule, which aims at including it into the fashion calendar. For the past few years it's clashed with London Fashion Week, which drove interest away.
I will have a highlights post later this week but I wanted to first share my favourite collection. Davidelfin has been my favourite Spanish designer for quite a few years. You might remember one of his best collections, spring/summer 2010.
What I like the most about Delfín's collections is the fact that his clothes look almost like a second skin, even on the runway. There is always a sort of ease to the way you wear his brand. Most of his pieces, always have a very interesting construction and a sort of forward-thinking feel.
My favourite part of the FW12 collection, entitled WILL, were the midnight blue leopard outfits. There is something super luxurious in the use of the material, which contrasts with the super simple cuts. I also love how the very dark hue makes the golden zips, studs and buttons really stand out. The jacket and the body-con dress are definitely a FW12 must.

PS. Don't miss this video of Alaska, Mario and Bimba (who you will only know if you're Spanish) performing at the end of the show. I love it!

15 essentials for SS10

Every season, together with the must-have bags and shoes, lists are made about the key silhouettes, colours, textures and garments that a woman must add to add the required savviness to her wardrobe. We have chosen our soVIP essentials for SS10 with a selection of our all-time favourite designers, the most acclaimed of the season and a couple new additions.

1. David Delfín's hospital green, 2. Marni's head scarves, 3. Chloé's denim patchwork, 4. Céline's structure, 5. Rag & Bone's jersey harems, 6. Isabel Marant's cropped tweed, 7. Prada's palm landscapes, 8. Dries Van Noten's printed wraps, 9. Prada's bejewelled-ness, 10. Stella McCartney's denim, 11. Givenchy's stripes, 12. Altuzarra's suede and lace, 13. Preen's fuzziness, 14. Christopher Kane's gingham, 15. Alexander Wang's leather and jersey.

[Pictures: Style.com]

I'm off.

green with a red soul

Last night I watched the first episode of Kell on Earth —which I recommend to anyone that truly loves the fashion industry— where Kelly Cutrone, amongst other things, organises David Delfín's SS10 fashion show at NYFW. This made me realise I have never spoken of David Delfín in soVIPzone. It might be that I take certain Spanish designers for granted because they were always there while I first started to learn about fashion. In any case he is someone to have in mind. He has been taking Spanish fashion forward for the last ten years and his SS10 collection deserves a mention because the colour palette was superb and the shoes (in collaboration with Christian Louboutin) awe-striking.

After having a new look at the collection my brain rapidly started looking for ways for me to get a hold of any of the pieces (I am inquiring about the shoes —not sure if they'll be going into production). Luckily, my birthday coincides with the beginning of the SS10 season and with the Easter break so I migh be flying back from Madrid with a couple of "hospital green" (as coined by Style.com) items in my suitcase. I would particularly die if a pair of green patent leather shoes were among those items.

[Picture credits: YoDona.com, Tacoon.com]

See the rest of the shoes here. Do you love them or what?

I'm off.