Working In Fashion Industry Jobs: Experience and Advice

This video covers different positions I’ve held in the fashion industry, from Fashion Design, to Graphic Design for T-shirts, to Retail, to Certifications and College Education. Support my small business, shop Auric Wear https://AuricWear.com, follow @AuricWear on social media, and use the hashtag #AuricWear. Fashion, Beauty, and Lifestyle Blog: http://Subversive.Style -Skincare, Makeup, Beauty Product Reviews…

My Harness Bag

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5q4ioN3shH8] This is part of my class assignments for the ParsonsXTeenVogue Fashion Industry Essentials certification program.  It will be costing the bag I’ve designed,  showing you how to sew, use fusible interfacing to give your bag stability, and give you tools and tips to help you complete your sewing project.  Be sure to subscribe…

Production Costing

This is part of my class assignments for the ParsonsXTeenVogue Fashion Industry Essentials certification program.  It will be costing the bag I’ve designed. Shirt Costing: Custom Made Black Sheer Chiffon (per yard): $15.99 Buttons: $1.99 Bias Tape: $2.99 Total Cost: $20.97 +Cost Plus 20%: 4.19 + 1.5hrs Labor: $37.50 Total: $62.66 Wholesale Black Sheer Chiffon…

Retail Detail: Merchandising

This is an assignment for my ParsosnXTeenVogue course. The layout and look of retail space can determine whether or not a shopper notices it at all, let alone finds it appealing, wearable, and enticing enough to try on or purchase.  How the racks are positioned, whether there are mannequins showcasing outfits and how one might mix…

My Audience and Viewers

  This post is all about you- my viewers, subscribers, and fellow bloggers- it’s part of my ParsonsXTeenVogue assignment, but I’d like to take this time to ask you what you’d like to see more of on my blog. Viewers: On Feb 29, in order of most viewers: Australia, Belgium, U.S., Germany, UK, Philllipines, Sri Lanka, Greece,…

Going Makeup Mad

Yes, this is part of my Parsons Teen Vogue course.  I’m experimenting with color story, OTT make-up and beauty, colored brows and lashes here as part of my 4th course, Fashion Media. I’m creating a pin board which is to show the inspiration of my color story, the beauty and make-up looks that inspire me,…

My Makeup & What’s In My Bag

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3-X5YustOs&w=560&h=315] My Make-Up: Cosmetics are a huge part of my self-expression and style. I LOVE this Isaac Jacobs Makeup Caddy. Nyx, e.l.f., L’Oréal, Maybelline, Revlon & PTR products are go-to’s. MAC & e.l.f. Brushes= 💜. My make-up bag pours it’s heart out in the bg: Nyx Powder foundation, Maybelline Fit Me Powder & Concealer,…

Neo Nineties: Reinventing Retro

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEJdkk06Ju0&w=560&h=315]The nineties are back in full swing, and we see many different references to a time gone bye. Plaid, leather pants, goth, grunge, smudged eyeliner- not to mention the subculture play on the era, with pastel goth, soft grunge, neo goth. For my Parsons Teen Vogue Assignment, I created a Pinterest with the same…

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…

Back To School: Parsons X Teen Vogue

Tis the season to be learning; I’ve enrolled in the Parsons X Teen Vogue Fashion Certification Program. I’m very excited to learn from industry professionals, including Aliza Licht (DKNY PR Girl, now by her own name on Twitter), Rebecca Minkoff, Angela Gao (DKNY), Francesca Sammaritano (Calvin Klein, GFT), Amy Astly (Editor-in-Chief, Teen Vogue),  Andrew Bevan…