Paper Crown Fall 2011

[MBee]

Here is Lauren Conrad's Fall 2011 collection for 'Paper Crown'

source:Wikifashion

 

[Zposen]

WOW WOW... this is SO much improvement from her first line and Kohls collection...

Now I am interested to see the whole line...

 

[alicia753]

love all!!

 

[babyjane]

Nice but boring. We've seen it all before. Her skills seems to be more stylist than designer. She's good at matching pieces...if she's the one doing the matching.

 

[Aoedele]

Everything is cute except for the leather shorts and those other shorts.

 

[couturecouture]

Love the styling. Everything is made in the USA (which I love) except one piece.

 

[loladonna]

This is lovely. I can see where she learned from her previous lines.This line actually seems to be a true reflection of her own style and there is a nice variety and harmony among the pieces. I'd wear them all save the drawstring shorts.

I'm glad to see she's ditched the jersey.

 

[stateofbliss]

Very polished, wearable collection. Since she's funding this line herself, you can tell she put her all into it.

 

[godsavethhequeen]

I love this clothe line more than the Kohls line

 

[queenie505]

I much prefer the Kohls line.... this is all very plain

 

[sleepykrista]

^but the clothes are going to be much more better made than Kohl's (I assume). Half the time, the Kohls stuff looks cute in pics but the material is crap.

 

[Erin]

I much prefer the Kohls line.... this is all very plain

Funny - I find this line to be much more interesting. Love the dresses... right up my alley.

 

[queenie505]

Okay I agree that her own line will be much better quality but I just prefer more prints and florals etc... its more of a personal thing really. There are a lot of neutrals in her own line I just think there is more going on in the Kohl's line!

 

[PonyShow]

I love all the high waisted shorts, the leather skirt, and the flutter maxi!

 

[Aoedele]

Love, love that outfit, specially her booties.

I love her logo for Paper Crown

Where is it? All I see is the name in her booth.

 

[Aoedele]

That's pretty much it
I like how the font recalls that of a vintage typewriter.

Now I get it, you're right. I like it too.

 

[lucy92]

i think it looks quite good and wearable.

 

[ultramarine]

OMFG! Those shorts are atrocious! Like ... I think Ive seen shorts cut that bad only from student fashion shows O_o

On the other hand, she was smart enough to tap onto the whole coral/nude color trend.

And there are a couple of things I dont mind ... though yes, I fell sleep after the flower patterned dress.

 

[loladonna]

The leather shorts are one of my favorite things from the line. I think they look better here on Lauren than the model

Lauren at Coterie day 2

allure.com

While at Coterie, the fashion trade show at New York City's Pier 94, mentally assembling our dream wardrobe this weekend (Theory pants, Elizabeth and James jacket...), we noticed a booth coming up on our left that had boutique buyers circling like sharks. It was Paper Crown, Lauren Conrad's new (non-Kohl's) fashion line. Conrad herself was there to explain the line, wearing high-waisted leather shorts from the collection and '60s winged liner. We chatted with her about her favorite Paper Crown look and her all-time beauty hits and hair color misses.

Why the name Paper Crown? When I was little I used to go to my grandmother's and we would always play dress-up; but when I would go there, I wouldn't have my dress-up trunk with me, so we'd make these paper crowns. That was our way of creating our own glamour—and that's what we wanted the line to be like.

From Fashionista.com :

“We wanted to the collection to look very clean and fresh–those are the pieces I gravitate towards,” Conrad told me as she walked me through Paper Crown, looking lovely in her leather shorts, a blazer and blush blouse from the line. “When I was designing [the collection] I wanted to do pieces that could be worn lots of different ways–I think it’s nice to invest in pieces you can wear throughout a few seasons. It’s modern but not overly trendy. I wanted an overall romance feel to the line, balanced out with a couple tailored pieces for a slight menswear feel and the leather pieces to balance out the chiffons.”

With Paper Crown, Conrad has achieved what she set out to do: the compact collection is full of on-trend basics like soft knits, silk button down blouses, tailored cropped pants and blazers, and faux-leather shorts and skirts balanced with loose airy chiffon dresses in blacks, blushes, creams, gray-blues and a few muted floral prints. It all looks like stuff Conrad would actually wear (or has already worn). “You’re keeping a customer in mind but you want to love each piece,” says Conrad. Her favorite is the tiered chiffon maxi-dress, which will retail at $400.

Lauren in Paper Crown blazer,top & pants at Coterie day 1

hillsfreak.com

 

[Aoedele]

At $400 for a dress, she's definitely not courting the Kohl's shopper.