issue two: high heels

Avec ChicISSUE TWO

Live with style.

About

Avec Chic, originated in French, means in an elegant manner. I started Avec Chic because of a need to share my dreams, my goals and my stories. I am Chinese born and raised, but 3 years ago, an opportunity came for me to study in England where this whole adventure started.

Days in England have been incredible and I feel very happy and honored to share with you some of my experiences which still inspire me throughout the time.

Finishing my Fashion Management courses in UK, I worked as a fashion buyer; then, a fashion editor.

Now, I’m a part-time BLOGGER and a full-time DREAMER.

Editor's Letter

This issue is all about high heels, along with a delicate selection of beautiful and p o w e r f u l h e e l s o n t h i s year’s runway. Personally, I am a die-hard high-heels girl, just like Nina Garcia, creative director of Marie Claire Magazine and one of Project Runway judges, who appears in street style snaps frequently, wearing heels, of course.

Sneakers have suddenly become a fad, the number of high heels in my wardrobe is rising, though.

I feel confident and pulled-together wear ing them. Those a few inches do give me power, as well as femininity. I suppose that’s the power of fashion; it is not just about clothing, it is about being confident and comfortable choosing the way you want to live.

I h o p e a l l o f y o u b e enlightened, reading this issue, no matter you choose to high heels or flats.

Katie♡

On The Cover

CÉLINE Spring/Summer 13 featured model Daria Werbowy wearing THE fur

heels by a swimming pool.

Photography by Juergen Teller

What They Say /

/ About Heels

"(During Fashion Week,) As for the shoes—I feel very Melanie Griffith in Working Girl having high heels in there, but I’ve found myself far too many times stuck at taxi “off duty” hour and blocks from the nearest subway. The only solution is to do a quick shoe swap (kept in dust bags, of course!) and jog it out on foot to the next show! No excuses for being late!"

- Rickie De SoleFashion Market and Accessories Director, W Magazine

"No matter what I am wearing on my body, give me a Gianvito Rossi heel or a Tabitha Simmons pump and I am strong, bold, alert."

- Jennifer DickinsonNet-a-Porter Senior Editor

What They Say /

/ About Heels

"Comfort is always key. Why wear big heels that you know are going to cause pain later in the evening? "

- Cathy HorynFashion Journalist

"People say I am the king of painful shoes. I don't want to create painful shoes, but it is not my job to create something comfortable. I try to make high heels as comfortable as they can be, but my priority is design, beauty and sexiness. I'm not against them, but comfort is not my focus."

-Christian Louboutin

Footwear Designer

Nina Garcia

Creative Director of Marie Claire Magazine

People will try to tell you differently. Smile politely and slowly strut away. A great pair of heels is a powerful thing — it can change your mood, your posture, your attitude; it can make a boring outfit instantly fabulous, and it always makes your legs

look better.

How many things in the world have that much power? I don’t know of any. This is why I respect t h e s h o e a n d o f t e n start the entire dressing process with the shoe and let it inspire the rest

of my look.

Project Runway Judge

You can never have enough high heels. You just can’t.

I am a die-hard high-heels girl. I wake up with heels on.

Sometimes there are exceptions, and moments when I wish I weren’t wearing them. But with the new wedge in style

again, I’m in heaven.

Carine Roitfeld

I have good legs, so I prefer my skirt lengths and my high heels. It's like

my uniform.

Editor in Chief of CR Fashion-Book

Global Fashion Director of Harper’s Bazaar Magazine

Marilyn Monroe

I don’t know who invented the high heel,but women owe him a lot.

A Collection of heels on the 2015

runway, that are

beautiful & powerful.

Balmain

Spring/Summer 2015

Giambattista Valli

Spring/Summer 2015

Jason Wu

Spring/Summer 2015

Mary Katrantzou

Spring/Summer 2015

Lanvin

Spring/Summer 2015

Prada

Spring/Summer 2015

Miu Miu

Spring/Summer 2015

Narciso Rodriguez

Spring/Summer 2015

Nina Ricci

Spring/Summer 2015

Balenciaga

Autumn/Winter 2015

Balmain

Autumn/Winter 2015

Narciso Rodriguez

Autumn/Winter 2015

Dolce & Gabbana

Autumn/Winter 2015

Miu Miu

Autumn/Winter 2015

Oscar de la Renta

Autumn/Winter 2015

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Katie. Zhang

Avec ChicISSUE TWO

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