Week 4

Journalist Jargon 

Tomas Maier made two basic points at  Bottega Veneta :

Tomas Maier made two basic points at Bottega Veneta on Saturday morning. The first was his anti-decorative use of pleated ruffles on dresses and skirts. That sounds like a contradiction, but the flat, almost offhand treatment of the monochromatic frills seemed to be used for texture and unexpected volume on his classically shaped cotton dresses. The ruffles appeared a lot, but they were not sweet.
His second idea, it seemed, was to drain the color from Bottega Veneta and replace it with mood-dampening shades of gray, navy, espresso, black, and then do the same thing with lighter neutrals, like sandy beige. There was a bit of red and deep purple in the latter part of the show, for dresses embroidered with hairy threads of fringe, as if your cat had decided to sharpen its claws on your favorite sweater. The shoes were a refined style of sling-backs, low and high, with a woven toe.

You can say that the ruffled trims might have worked better in small doses, but women looking at these clothes next spring probably won’t think that way. They will either love ruffles or hate them. And Mr. Maier gave them relatively few choices.

 •  Silhouette - dresses, skirts,
•  Details – anti decorative, pleated ruffles, volume, frills, not sweet, embroidered, hairy threads of fringe,
•  Color – monochromatic, shades of gray, navy, espresso, black, lighter neutrals, sandy beige, red, deep purple
•  Fabric - cotton
•   Creative Jargon – offhand treatment of the monochromatic, not sweet, mood-dampening, your cat had decided to sharpen its claws on your favorite sweater

I never paid much attention to reading what critics had to say, I always just scanned through the pictures. After, reading through a few of them it really does give you such a description to picture what they used what they think and what vivid detail they put in their writing on a piece. It lets you know what they used and what they call things in the fashion world. It really expands your vocabulary on fashion journalism jargon. 

Week 3

Trends on the streets of New York 

Black and white is a must have this fall! Black pants/ leggings are everywhere! A long with the knee length trench coats since it is starting to get chilly for fall! The black leather jacket and black blazers are almost becoming classics it seems! 

Week 2

KEY ITEM FOR FALL 2013


 Boots, all the way from booties to thigh highs, whatever works for you! They are a must have for fall, it is time to put away your sandals and peek a boo heels and keep the toe-zies warm! You can go with the classic black or brown, or try to spice it up with a bold color boot this fall. Boots go well with any and every outfit.

Week One

Top 3 blogs <3

                                                    checkinthemirror.blogspot.com


 My favorite blog is written by Rachel Talbott, I originally found her on YouTube and fell in love with her tips for not only fashion and style for each season but for her love of cosmetics and hair. I have taken so many of her "recommendations" as far as beauty supplies and wardrobe styles. She gives your her closet tutorials and also where she gets things for a cheaper price. I think she is a beautiful person inside and out and I think you can really see that by her blog and YouTube videos.

                                                           http://fashberries.blogspot.com/

I love love love the creativity in Priscilla's styles. She was my suit mate last year, and is currently still going to FIT. She lives everyday like its a fashion show and I love the things she can do! I take a lot away from her styles and pictures! She has several different looks she doesn't just stick to one kind of style. She tells you what the brand she is wearing and also has links you can click to find a similar style. I love people who just have fun with style. <3 She hopes to be a stylist one day, and I think she would be excellent at it!

                                              http://monicarosestylist.blogspot.com/

Monica Rose, I stumbled upon her blog searching through pictures of dresses I liked via the Kardashian sisters (go figure). It looks like she does a lot of styling for the Kardashian sisters among other celebrities. I might get a little ragged on for this but I love look at what the Kardashians are wearing.  I always go to this blog because she is always posting up to date trends, hair styles, jewelry, clothes, quotes, celebrities at red carpet events and runway looks. She has A LOT to look at and also makes you want to get a little crazy with fashion.