When you’re young, you buy what appeals to you, what you think will make you stand out and seem different- paying little attention to fit, silhouette, print and color, or whether or not the garment wears you. As you mature and grow into your style, you learn what to splurge and save on, what flatters…
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What the Literal Fuck? Models Have Sex in Eckhaus Latta Ad Campaign
Certain taboos seem outmoded- Free the damn nipple people, they’re baby bottles for Christ’s sake. Nudity? Not a major issue if it’s artful- I think America is a bit too conservative in regards to nudity and sexuality. Hardcore pornography, censored or not- we can still see the D- may be a different case. I’m not…
Customized Knits Made to Fit: Adidas' Knit for You Makes Custom Bespoke Sweaters in 4hrs
The future of fast fashion is met with the time-old technique of knitting to create made to order knitwear in four hours in-store. In a process that brings Minority Report to mind, one has a body scan for sizing and then a graphic projected onto his chest and is he able to manipulate the placement…
Resort 2017 Fashion Shows
Helmut Lang Altuzarra Boss Isa Arfen Givenchy: youthful yet mature, edgy and ethereally feminine, the Givenchy Resort ’17 collection was beautiful, fun, chic and wearable. Norma Kamali Marchesa is known and renowned for its carpet-worthy gowns. The Resort ’17 collection was full of beautiful dresses and gowns, embellished with feathers, beading, and floral embroidery. I…
Fashion and Beauty Trends From Fashion Weeks Fall/Winter 2016 FW16
Fashion Weeks typically follow certain trends globally, with each city having things in common with and differing from the other parts of the globe. In the videos below I discuss trends we’ve seen in fashion and beauty from Paris, London, Milan, and New York Fashion Week. Fashion Trends:[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laIIHCmtOCQ&w=560&h=315] As we move from the 90’s…
Giamba Fall/Winter 2016 Milan Fashion Week MFW FW16 AH16
The Giamba Fall/Winter 2016 Milan Fashion Week was full of hard edged versus soft and frilly: leather, lace, tulle, ruffles and frill, the cropped mini Moto jacket we’re seeing everywhere, and platforms shoes and boots. Animal prints, florals, and lip and hand prints complimented the white, black, and pink color palette.
Joie De Vivre
The things which bring us joy and ecstasy in life must be the things we pursue to the ends of the earth. Whether they be the small things, or the grandiose- they are what gives life it’s zest, flavor, the joie de vivre. I am enjoying the Parsons Teen Vogue Fashion Industry Essentials Certification, and…
ParsonsXTeenVogue Fashion Industry Certification Program
Day 1 was a fail: They didn’t give me my login info. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmacC2u8BUg&w=560&h=315] Day 2: Overview of the Program, features, 1st course Intro to Visual Style [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PiMEPle4i3I&w=560&h=315] Day 3: Assignments [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHd_zbpMLmk&w=560&h=315] I’ve just started the Parsons Teen Vogue Fashion Indistry Essentials Certification, which is a five course program. How it’s laid out: Online…
What Fashion Means to Me as a Designer and Blogger
Fashion, design, sewing- they’ve always been a source of inspiration, creative expression, even necessary skills passed down from my mother who taught me how to sew. She taught my younger brothers and I how to mend a hem, reattach a button, iron, all when we were young children. She imparted upon us the skills she…
I (Black)Heart It All!
I honestly feel like I need everything on BlackHeart’s website…ok maybe not the women’s lingerie, but most of the ready to wear looks. Mesh and sheer hi-lo tops, wide brimmed and bowler hats…from the shag vest to the faux leather pants, I want to relive the 90’s in grunge and goth fabulosity. What I wouldn’t…
