Street Style #6: Charlie May is ‘Girl a la mode’

Girl a la mode is the alter ego of this week’s street style stunner; Charlie May.  “Who’s that girl?” I hear you say.

Charlie is an East London based cool kid, in the deep depths of launching her own fashion design label, “Charlie May”. Her blog (www.girlalamode.co.uk) is her creative outlet: design inspirations, press day photo (and actual) parties and the standard (her actual outfits are anything but standard) fashion blog OOTDs, fill the aesthetically pleasing pages.

Her signature style triggers a myriad of associations and buzz words. If I were to sum up Charlie’s styling personality, in three words, it would have to be: demure, juxtaposed and simplistic. A weakness for all things ‘A’ – Alexander Wang, Acne and Anna Demulster are favourite features, this illustrative example is characteristically Charlie; classic sleek chic with a dusting of London street cool.

A modern take on monochrome; the plain white t provides the base foundation. The leather (and studded, ooh er) Zana Bayne harness androgynises the over-loved wardrobe staple and acts as the perfect partner for the accompanying, statement, Acne wedge boots. The black maxi, (more Acne) offers plentiful proportions and messes up the established clean lines of the upper half to give classic Charlie May.

For a sneakier deeks into the progressions of Charlie’s label check out her dedicated website – http://charlie-may.co.uk.

Over and out.

- Helen Turnbull