Tuesday, November 3, 2015

Future of Fashion 2016


As a dedicated follower of fashion tracking trends is a daily activity. Even with Fashion being a fast-always-changing society it has solid moments that come once in the fall and once in the spring it’s called  fashion week. These define what people will wear in the upcoming season- or the trend setters for daily wear. The looks that made the ‘in list’ where flower child based designs; X-factor, Orange Is the New Black,  and Fringe Binge.
(Photo Credit: OGUNNAIKE)

The first trend jetting off the runway is the romantic (or Maybe cold shoulder? ) X-Factor dress, blouses. The design in gives a dreamy, classic, romantic kind of look. The design is based off a halter top, now however the piece has sleeves that start few inches below the shoulder and seems to sit loosely by drooping down at a thirty to forty-five degree angle. This causes the dress or blouse to give the upper body an illusion of a  ‘X’. The designers that showed this look where no tiny names Givenchy and Proenza Schouler repeated this design throughout their whole collections. The fact that two big names put the design into their shows guarantees that they will show up in the spring/summer of 2016, and whether it's by celebrities wearing them as the temperature rises or cheaper brands create knock offs they will be here in the spring.  
(Photo Credit: OGUNNAIKE)
I am not talking about the hit television show Orange Is the New Black becoming a spring trend. The ever so bright colour of  prison jumpsuits is trend for Spring/Summer of 2016, and honestly they do give the ever so chic black clothes in people’s closet a run for their money. The colour is in everything from hair to shoes. The colour even though bold has been seen to still look stylish enough to be used in street-wear.  There also seems to an overlapping sense of  1960’s and 1970’s inspiration among the designers for the future of style.
(Photo Credit: OGUNNAIKE)
The trends continue to with the vintage binge of  fringe. This trend has been going on for a few season now, but this time the more dramatic it is the better. It’s than before dreamier because the fringe is on less structured shapes, and it's used more to give a organic easy feeling. That easy going feel ties into the flower child underlying tone in  S/S 2016. 
When seasons have a underling style that is easy it will more than likely become a trend because of its sense flow, stylability, and marketing potential. The appeal of the flower child style meets majority of criteria for becoming a trend, it creates a sense of cohesion, it mixes and matches with easy (making the morning so easy and lovely), and magazines can make issues relate throughout the whole thing. The public find trends through magazines by watching what their favorite celebs are wearing, and then it makes people want it more and before you know it  everyone has something related to the trend.











Images from
OGUNNAIKE, NIKKI, and JUSTINE CARREON. "A Comprehensive Guide to Spring 2016 Fashion." ELLE. ELLE MAGAZINE, 07 Oct. 2015. Web. 02 Nov. 2015.

Sunday, August 30, 2015

Dr. Seuss Inspired Art

 Inspired By:

Joseph Katz and His Coat of Many Colours 
- 1970


 Inspired By:

 Green Cat in Uleabourge Finland Subway (1,2,3)

Venetian Cat Singing Oh Solo Meow (4)




[Up Close pt.1]













[Up Close pt.2 ]

Sunday, August 23, 2015

Sweatshirt from Mango - Review



 I bought and ordered a sweater online from a Spain based fashion company called Mango. I got it on a sale so it originally costed 40+/- dollars, and I got it for $24.99.


        

 The sweater came in  nice packaging that had a handle for delivery. It was wrapped twice. I personally liked that, because it's rainy this time of year so it kept the product from getting wet.

The delivery process was fast, it took about five days to arrive .The company stated it should take seven to nine days. Mango also gave me a tracking code so I could keep track of sweatshirt.





So a huge plus with Mango was the product was super easy to unwrap, because of the simple packaging design. The company put a bit of tissue paper in between the folds to prevent permanet wrinkling to the product.




 (shirt says:
 Cool
 Look
 Good Luck. 
Your life is your message to the world make sure it's inspiring. 
 #New York City Dreams)

 I love this sweater so much because of it's message. I ordered a size large in hope of having an oversized sweater for fall-spring, but the sweater is a bit small length wise. It still works just not what I was expecting. I plan to layer it with my long button-ups this fall-spring, or wear it with interesting bottoms + accessories. The sweater is completely cotton besides the lettering that seems to be some form of vinyl blend. I would recommend washing it on cold+delicate, and letting it air dry for best results.I will post a picture of how I will style when it gets closer to fall.

8/10

 Link to: Mango




Tuesday, July 28, 2015

20 Questions W/ Me

by Juliette


1. Who would you say is your number one fashion inspiration?
I would say what people wear during Fashion Weeks. It’s the loudest moment of fashion so everyone's trying to make a statement.
2. What made you decide to start blogging?
I plan to be a fashion designer in the future,and while I am working towards that I want journal my 2cents towards fashion, art, music, and beauty along the way ( maybe one day vlog it who knows).
3. Favorite fashion magazine?
Nylon, Refinery29, and Vogue.
4. What are some of your current fashion obsessions?
B/W clothes, colour accessories,  and Backpacks/ Bags.


5. Favorite Jewelry/Accessory  Designer
Betsey Johnson and Anya Hindmarch,


6. What do you want to be for Halloween?
A mermaid or tilapia ( should I combine them?)
7. What type of camera do you use?
My sister’s cameras, My friend’s camera, or my JellyBean phone (lol).
8. Coffee or Tea?
Both but coffee during the school year.


9. Top 5 favorite designers/?
Karl Lagerfeld
Jeremy Scott
Alexander Mcqueen
Jean Paul Gaultier
Rei Kawakubo
 
10. Heels? or Flats?
Both, but I prefer chunky heels though.
11. 90s Grunge? or 60s Glam?
I would do a combo of 60’s makeup with 90’s grunge clothes.
12. Favorite TV show?
This like asking someone who’s their favorite kid. I am currently on a reading kick, but Project Runway ( it was the last thing I watched).
13. What is your dream job?
Being head designer of my own fashion company and having multiple locations so I can travel.
14. Name your Top 3 favorite bands.
I haven’t been listening to bands as much as individual artists so it’s hard to remember.


15. Do you prefer music on Vinyl? CD? or Download?
CD.
16. Favorite lipstick color?
I  love orange, light pink, or deep rose lipsticks.


17. Marilyn Monroe or Audrey Hepburn?
Marilyn Monroe.
18. Other fashion/ lifestyle aspirations?
Isabella Blow
I want to live an innovative, sociable, and inspiring lifestyle.
19. Favorite Quote?
“Fearless minds climb soonest unto crowns.” -Shakespeare
and I am trying  to live by this
“It’s the emphasis [on] time. It’s getting out and getting in the market and learning and moving, [which are] much more important than the ego satisfaction of ‘Oh, I want to do it completely behind a cloak and then [remove] the cloak and everyone knows how wonderful and what a genius I am cause they think the product is so wonderful.’ That’s actually rarely the winning strategy. The actual winning strategy is ‘I’m moving, I’m getting out there and I’m adapting at a fast rate.'”
20. What is one thing your readers would be surprised to hear?
I have been to 18 of the states in the last 3 years.