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(09/11/14 7:31pm)
As our suede Jeffrey Campbell lace-up booties step onto Homewood for yet another semester of changes and new experiences, we hopelessly undergo the desire for self-reinvention that plagues us at the onset of every school year.
(04/22/14 11:14pm)
Since 1990, nearly 1 billion people have been released from the chains of extreme poverty. The poverty rate among developing countries has fallen to 20.6% in 2010, from 43.1% in 1990. This remarkable achievement is being applauded around the globe as a major accomplishment for the governments and international agencies which developed the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in 1990.
(03/07/14 11:35pm)
As consumers continue to build resistance to traditional advertising in response to the excess advertising clutter that plagues public and private spaces, fashion brands have proceeded to devise innovative guerrilla marketing tactics aimed not only at capturing attention and creating positive word-of-mouth advertising, but at drawing this positive buzz into the realm of social media, where messages not only have the potential to reach an infinite number of target consumers, but can reach them in a matter of seconds.
(02/22/14 7:49pm)
As much as we absolutely dread the post-New York Fashion Week-stress-syndrome that consumes us when we’re left to bid adieu to American fashion for the remainder of the season, we must admit that being able to look back, extract our favorite trends, and incorporate them into our fashion vocabulary is our guilty pleasure.
(02/20/14 3:42am)
As New York Fashion Week Fall 2014 made its highly anticipated visit this past week, we were expectedly delighted by the sights of Jill Stuart’s funky interpretations of the little black dress, Ruffian’s tapestry-printed dresses and ruffled collars (inspired by Petrus Christus’ 15th century portraits), and Rebecca Taylor’s assemblage of minimalist menswear-inspired pieces. But although we adored Christian Siriano’s elegant modern collection inspired by 1950s glamour and Alexander Wang’s structured monochrome wool mini dresses, can we really say we were artistically stimulated, or even surprised by each designer’s choice of inspiration and consequent execution of his designs? Would it really have been that difficult to anticipate that Siriano would choose to design a collection inspired by classic femininity à la Dior circa 1957, while Wang would focus on rendering the austere minimalism that contributed so highly to his popularity last NYFW?
(02/07/14 5:27am)
When it comes to sartorially expressing oneself, there are two tactics that the strategic enthusiast employs. First, she identifies her charming quirks and current fascinations, and collects statement pieces capable of highlighting her unorthodoxy. These items may include –but are not limited to—leather fringed batwing tops, white hexagonal shades, and lace-up platform booties decorated with unicorns. This method essentially involves building what I like to call one’s “fashion repertoire,” or the visual sartorial vocabulary with which one identifies herself at the present moment.
(12/05/13 9:30pm)
Economic uncertainty has a way of forcing our most beloved high-end designers into a fierce survival mode.
(11/18/13 12:24am)
Sometimes, transitions are difficult. They are especially so when they involve relinquishing my sky-high floral platforms to a horrid Rubbermaid bin labeled “Fall,” and bringing out my now-foreign fur coats, studded leather boots, and cashmere sweaters. And it’s not that I don’t absolutely adore my fur and cashmere; it’s just that when it comes to dressing for winter, well, it’s a bit of a challenge to strike perfect sartorial harmony and emit my personal style while wearing puffy windbreakers and fuzzy socks, as I try to avoid developing frostbitten appendages.
(11/07/13 11:35pm)
As Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Tokyo came to a close three weeks ago, we fashion enthusiasts were predictably left with two thought-provoking tasks: interpreting what in the world it was that we had just witnessed, and equipping ourselves with enough understanding so that we could then properly appreciate the thrillingly unconventional Japanese approach to fashion.
(10/25/13 8:50pm)
Imagine waking up in a warm, sunlit room on a Sunday morning in June. The crystalline light and invigorating summer warmth radiate through the windows, enveloping you. Barefoot, you drape yourself in a white linen button-down top and a dewy pastel-yellow pocketed bell skirt, as you draw in the fresh morning air. You feel easy, light, and free.
(10/18/13 3:36am)
Our reverent adieus to one of the most spectacular events of the past month—Paris Fashion Week—have surely flung us fashion aficionados into a rather exciting next stage in which we may now look back, extract, and embrace.
(10/10/13 9:10pm)
You probably often find yourself on an everlasting quest for enlightenment, contemplating one of the most urgent philosophical questions plaguing the inner cores of womankind since the beginning of time: what is it that I want out of my wardrobe?
(10/04/13 7:40pm)
While we can all agree that our insatiable hunger for the beautiful garments being cooked up by Balenciaga, Rochas, and Dries van Noten across the Atlantic is the primary cause of our sleepless nights preceding Paris Fashion Week each year, we cannot deny that we are almost equally as ravenous for the divine duds draping the women along the streets of Paris during this immaculate week.
(09/29/13 5:20pm)
I officially welcome all of you academically motivated — yet fashion-conscious — Blue Jays to a trend that will surely provide you with that much-needed balance between pragmatism and style that you’ve been searching for since the dawn of the dreadful oversized clutch and top-handle bag crazes this season.
(09/21/13 9:48pm)
We must not dwell on the brevity of its life, but on the beauty of its existence. To all my fellow fashion bloggers, New Yorkers, shopaholics and fashion enthusiasts, let’s take a moment to put ourselves together and briefly reminisce about those darling floral embellished Oscar de la Renta dresses, J. Mendel’s intricately detailed metallic brocade dresses, and Alexander Wang’s in-your-face graphic tops, so that we may then shed our desperate longing for the past week and remember New York Fashion Week 2013 as a time when digital floral prints, black leather tanks and beautifully structured outerwear reigned supreme. The fifth of September: Let’s not pretend like you had to press the snooze button the morning of BCBGMAXAZRIA’s 10 a.m. show. In fact, you probably didn’t even require your daily morning dose of your chosen Starbucks coffee. And if you weren’t one of the privileged few to have gotten an invite to the show, don’t pretend like you weren’t viciously scanning your favorite social media sites and blogs at 11:00 a.m. for pictures from the glorious event. But whether you were at Theatre in your Louboutins (or Steve Maddens…hey, we’re broke college girls here) rubbing shoulders with the Man Repeller, or at Brody, working with your Chem Lab buddy, we should momentarily look back and admire BCBGMAXAZRIA’s reinvention of the straight-line dress, made popular during the 1920’s. The duo design team, Lubov and Max Azria, replaced traditional satin with chiffon and discarded typical 1920’s glass beading and detailed embellishments in favor of digital floral prints, while keeping the integrity of the straight-line dress’ silhouette. Daisy Buchanan meets Cara Delevingne? Could there be anything more perfect? The sixth of September: Baroque-style gold leaf graphics decorating black leather tanks, noir black leather jackets with metal embellishments, structured jackets on top of frilly linen blouses paired with skin-tight leather pants, intricately black beaded tops with beige lace cardigans and layered gold chains. Nicole Miller truly outdid herself this year by presenting a collection that so creatively blended her eclectic sources of inspiration ranging from theatrical Baroque era decorative arts to early twentieth century fashion to edgy street-wear. Shall we now silently applaud Nicole Miller for amalgamating our adored but often overwhelmingly-old-fashioned-vintage-chic-style with an edge that will make you want to spontaneously purchase a big black Harley and ride it right out of the shop while sporting your new DVF stilettos? I think so. The twelfth of September: Lastly, we shall commemorate one of the most sumptuous, beautifully constructed, and daring collections of the season. Leave it to none other than Marc Jacobs to have created a dark and moody collection complete with bulky sculpted wool jackets adorned with military accents and tassels, matching tasseled jackets and Bermuda shorts in various floral patterns, and gothic sequined dresses with rather high necklines and rather low hemlines adding to the stark androgynous, gothic feel. Online blogger, OJ Williams, at STASHED perfectly attributes the phrase “Victorian decadence” to describe the collection. The dark, romantic Poe-esque vibe was achieved through the use of structured tailoring and Victorian silhouettes for outerwear, and the combination of deep reds, hunter greens, and stark navy blues all embellished with noir black accents such as tassels and braids. Marc Jacobs could not have executed his intentions and sources of inspiration more forcefully and skillfully, and has consequently driven us fashion aficionados into an even deeper nostalgia for the breathtakingly beautiful collections this past fashion week. Our beloved designers’ appreciations for such obscure yet pleasing trivialities of our world - such as a baroque gold leaf accent, vintage embroidery, street style, or the romantic spirit – unite us fashion enthusiasts, artists, and women, in a world in which every triviality from our history or present society is brought to light to be properly appreciated and turned into that magical something we call “fashion”. It is essentially that accessibility to our creative collective understanding that has made last week the most liberating and inspirational week of the year, and this week the hardest. Alright, Hopkins girls, don’t know about you but I’m setting my countdown. Just 360 more days!