Truthfully, I Don’t Care About Trends
Being a good stylist is not only about being able to identify what’s cute; it’s about being able to identify what looks good on you and what looks good on your client. Hanger appeal or lack there of can really deter people from buying things that unbeknownst to them are perfect for their body type…
What Will Gen-Z Fashion Be Defined by
First, we have to take a look at what media came out during their teen and young adult years and what is yet to influence those on the younger side who are just now turning ten this year. Generation Z is debated to be born from 1995-2012. the ’96 is the debated part as some…
Why I love Punk Fashion and Subversive Basics
Vivienne Westwood andAnna Sui are probably names you’ve heard if you study the works of fashion designers, but also had an emo phase in high school like myself. Punk fashion was adopted as an antithesis to the glamour excess and picture. Perfect aesthetic being pushed in the 70s and high end fashion. Itdefinitely influenced 90s…
Rodarte is So Witchy, I Love It
I have started to understand how to properly observe a fashion show. And when Margot Robbie mentioned that she wore Rodarte to a red carpet in her “my life in looks” vogue video, the classy flowered gown peaked my interest to look up the fashion house’s most recent F/W runway. The first thing that hit…
Best Dressed on the Internet = Having the Most Clothes
This is more of a think peace about the nature of trying to be influential in the fashion space of Internet celebrity. All of my favorite influencers have one thing in common: no matter what their budget is they seemingly have overflowing closets and accessories full of every single silhouette, shoe, shape, and jacket in…
Breaking Down the Beautiful Lyrics of “Touch Tank”
Sometimes there are benefits that come from being chronically online. I cannot confidently say I would have found this song on my own by surfing Spotify or Pandora. Touch Tank is the first song I have ever listened to from Quinnie B despite her having released music since 2018 and being a part of the…
Kibbe: A Biased Deep Dive
I have been spending the last 6 months straight investing all of my time (on my days off) into two things: Traditional Astrology(a later deep dive) and David Kibbe’s Body Type Theory. Without Bodyandstyle.com (TikTok) and AlyArt (YouTube), I wouldn’t even know this shit existed. You can come to your own conclusion too using the…
Tumblr : An Actual “Cultural Reset”
I’m going to speaking as someone who spent a lot of time on the app as opposed to someone with a background in data analysis studying it. People like to throw around the word cultural reset as a joke, but as it is being talked about more, Tumblr is definitely an unironic example. Coined by…
Cheugy: The Death of Personal Style
Cheugy is a chronically online way of calling something outdated or out of style. Literally its not even a dictionary word yet. I am getting the red squiggly line typing it right now. Cheugy can technically be traced all the way back to 2013 but like many things nowadays, it became popular through a Tik…
Emma Chamberlain Represents Gen-Z Fashion Trends in the Best Way
I have been watching Emma Chamberlain since 2018, and the first video of hers that I saw was her first day of school vlog. I know now that what attracted me to her content was her authenticity. I feel like it is the most overused phrase to describe her, but it is also the most…
Grimes and Her Influence on Fashion
Grimes is weird, to put it simply. But she makes me want to dive into the literal definition of the word weird and why it’s the first thing that comes to mind when I think of her personal style. I first heard about Grimes, aka Claire Boucher, through discussions about her relationship with Elon Musk,…
Settling The Debate: Is Thrifting to Resell Unethical?
There is an ongoing debate about the ethics behind thrifting loads of clothes from Goodwill to resell for a profit. Some people blow up their Depop shop and some turn it into an independent vintage shop with a target market and centered aesthetic. Many people are against it because Goodwill is supposed to be a…
How to Analyze A Fashion Show
Fashion week is essentially one big marketing event. I consider fashion shows as a form of performance art and all haute couture and ready-to-wear should be viewed with the same respect and criticism as such. Even then, it is so much more than that. The energy of fashion shows is magical because it is such…
Why Everyone Should Think About Community College: My Experience
I wrote this piece in 2018, right after transferring to my dream school for fashion merchandising that I now have a degree from. Now that I have this blog I would like to share it for anyone who might have had to postpone moving cities for college due to the pandemic. ~ I’m certainly not…
My Updated, Personal Favorite Fashion Only YouTube Channels to Watch
Fashion used to be very prevalent on YouTube. In high school, I was obsessed with Back To School lookbooks. However, trends have changed since then, and the rise of the Beauty Community has overshadowed any need for these kinds of videos. Closet essentials are a thing of the past. Over time, I noticed that these…
A Luxury Streetwear Brand I Discovered This Season
So I have been venturing out to the Galleria for many things such as interviews, shopping, simple CDC approved exploring, and it led me to some great finds. Golden Goose I walked past this store and saw sneakers in a laundry dryer out of my peripheral vision. I’m a suckered for weird visual merchandising so…
The Way Music Influences Your Style
People are drawn to music that speaks to them on a political, creative , or emotional level. That being said, when lyrics speak to me, I want to live by them. According to my Spotify wrapped, my top genre was pop, my top decade was the 2000’s, and my top artist/band was All Time Low.…
How to Style A Bold Skirt
Make it edgy: Because of how strong the hue of this skirt is, making everything else black brings all the attention to the skirt without the whole look being so busy. Silver accessories are a must because the hardware on the skirt’s zipper and the belt is silver. It is a detail most people would…
So You Want to Study Fashion? Here Is A Preview to Merchandising
In pursuing a merchandising degree, you essentially learning everything about the production of clothing without being directly responsible for sewing it. As a fresh graduate, I do not possess the experience of someone who has lived and breathes this industry like a professor or a department coordinator, but all of the info I have listed…
What Makes a Fashion Brand “Sustainable?”
“Sustainable fashion” is a hot topic right now. The term is getting thrown around by bloggers, consumers, and fashion experts alike, but has it lost it’s meaning? I would argue that what’s most important in the sustainability of a brand is how their products stand the test of time, how workers are treated, and most…
The Best Websites for Fashion Students
We all seem to have an unprecedented amount of free time these days, so whether you’re in school writing papers or you’re desperate for a creative outlet, you’re still on the lookout for content. This list I have compiled addresses resources that can be fun and creative or provides content that’s analytical and rivals the…
The New Wave of Modesty
I think there is something to be said about risking comfort for modesty. Those who choose to express modesty in clothing are fully choosing it less than they are being forced into it. It is commonly respected among different social groups and religions to honor the body and protect it from being objectified. But when…
Fashion on TV
Here’s a guide to taking inspiration from your favorite fictional characters. Villanelle- Killing Eve I wanted to (re)start strong, and what better way than to begin with an Assassin. Villanelle is not your typical antagonist. She is cunning and cold in a way that you never see coming, even if you know She’s the villain.…
The New Black: My Thoughts on Sustainable Technology
For my final assignment in undergrad, I had to watch a short film called “The New Black, A Film About The Future of Clothing” This film has made me more aware of how luxury consumption can easily shift to sustainable consumption with the technological options available for designers to produce high-end garments while creating less…
Putting The “Why?” in Style
I’m going to start this off by stating a fact. While fashion is creative, it is still a business. All things creative have a business side. Andy Warhol said it best: good business is the best art. While I love talking about the colors on-trend at the moment and analyzing the personal styles of celebrities…
How I Slowly Revamped My Closet
It took me a long time to curate a fully wearable wardrobe, and it was not easy. I grew up in a catholic school with uniforms for half of my adolescence. The only time I needed to think about coordinating anything other than a plaid skirt in a button-down was the weekend. When I stopped…
Billie Eilish: The ONLY Thing She Wants You to See Her in Other than a Crown.
When I first heard of Billie Eilish, I heard her music before seeing what she physically looked like. After seeing how she composes herself through her oversized streetwear, I thought she was a rapper. The lyrics to most of her new songs are as subversive as her style (cannibal class, killing the son; bury a…
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