Feminine details, quality fabrics and affordable prices. Vancouver born, New York breed label (212), the brainchild of two friends Anthony and Scott, was their answer to the age old fashion conundrum, “Why are there no designers making well made, beautiful clothing at a price point we can afford?” I’ve been asking myself this for years [...]
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Playing dress up is by far one of my favorite past-times with dancing my ass off a close second. So what do you get when you put getting ready and dancing together? A DRESS UP DANCE PARTY! Putting on some Prince, Vanity 6 and RuPaul, pulling out all my makeup and dancing around my apartment [...]
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What would New York Fashion Week be without a renegade showing? As well-known designers paraded their creations down runways in Lincoln Center, Moore College of Art and Design graduate and local designer Shavonne DeAnn decided to take to the steps of Lincoln Center and show fashion week exactly what she was made up. In a [...]
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Military style clothing is one of those things that keeps coming around in fashion and is always deemed as the next big trend. Except for the fact that military inspiration has never actually gone out of style. It’s a perennial trend that takes a lickin’ and keeps on tickin’. Camo green, cargo pants, nautical accents [...]
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Standing in front of my closet, thumbing through dress after dress nothing sparking my fancy. A wash of sadness and frustration came over me. The clothes before me were uninspiring and I was tired of looking at them, let alone wearing them, day in and day out. My denim was dull, my frocks a failure [...]
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Vintage inspired? Check. Frilly and feminine details? Check. Love at first sight? Check. These delightful attributes describe Alexandra Greeco’s 2010 Pre-Fall collection. The Brooklyn designer collects a wealth of inspiration from vintage shops, photography and romantic details. The scalloped shorts and heart-shaped cutout are simply to die for. Check out her Etsy shop and inspiring [...]
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This post was inspired by Kris Atomic After summer’s long, hot and oppressive reign I can’t be the only person ecstatic about the return of Fall. Full skirts, red lips, cat eyes, full figures, breasts, big hair and bouffants are making a comeback. The 50s and 60s looks and silhouettes are taking over fashion right [...]
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Breasts have been out of style for awhile now. They went out when the waif heroin chic look entered and 12-year old Ukrainian models became all the rage. Alas, with everything else in fashion the presence of body parts is cyclical and breasts (boobs, hooters, knockers, sweater puppies) are getting their day in the spotlight. [...]
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Hipster Fashion Cycle This infographic on Hipster fashion sums up trends in a nutshell. Hipster fashion thrives on irony and bad taste which ultimately becomes mainstream; taking the fun out of it. What do you think of Hipster Fashion?
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The recent hiring of a white fashion director at Essence Magazine, a historic lifestyle and fashion publication for African-American women, has spurred a fashion debate rooted in issues of race, diversity and least of all fashion. When I first heard the news about the hiring of Ellianna Placas (formerly of O magazine) I didn’t know [...]
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