Prabal Gurung fall 2010 fashion line

marc jacobs sailor dress

make way for the new you!

Well you heard it here first. That's right, the school year is starting. For some this means a new school and the chance to reinvent. That means reinventing your wardrobe too! But even if you are simply returning to the same old same old, this is no reason not too reinvent yourself anyway. Each year brings about the oppurtunity to erase preconceptions and repair you reputation. It is difficult to change your appearance ( there is only so far a haircut and some makeup can go) but it is always easy to change your style! In fact, the clothes on your back are often the quickest way to jump start a rapid change! There are so many new people who you can become, you could delve into Marc Jacob's fall line and transform into a jaunty, athletic sailor girl with his new navy and white tank dresses. Or develop an image of propriety with the new fringe suspender skirt from 3.1 philip lim. There are so many must haves in the new fall collection that the possibilitys are endless. As human beings, we are meant to be constantly developing and growing. So don't let past years hold you back. The new you might be just around the corner- or at least around the sales rack!

Hard to live in the City

For the past three weeks I have been esconced in the city of New York participating in summer courses at the Fashion Institute of Technology. This was my first taste of a true college experience. I was living alone in the city, in one of the NYU dorms. Commuting to FIT everyday and doing my own laundry, buying all of the necessities and experiencing the city as a native. Four days a week from 9:30 to 4:30 i would go to class and then afterwards my time would be spent doing work for the two classes I was taking. The first of the classes I was taking was Fashion Art in which I honed my skill as a designer. I learned how to improve my fashion sketches and the basics of putting together a mood board and rendering different clotheing in a sketch. I learned about all sorts of different fabrics and how to incorporate them into a design. The class was taught by the talented artist Anna Kipper whp is a designer fot teh Haute Couture company Maggie Norris. Our projects for said class were only two but they were challenging and took time and energy to perfect. The first was to design a line of 1960's inspired swimwear and the second was to design a lingirie collection based on a movie. On the last day of class we were asked to design an evening dress for a celebrity of our choice. My first collecting recieved only a B- and my second a B+ which brought my average to a B. Not bad for a college as demanding as FIT! My second class was Urban wear in which we were given much more freedom to let our imaginations run wild as designers. We were asked to design a dark glamour line, an atheletic wear line, and a line based on superheroes! But when classes were over I was free to go out on my own and experience New York City proper.



City Style has no limitations and is often well beyond the progression of style in most other areas. Trends that I saw more often than not were ankle boots and gladiator sandals as well as the lady like trend of tucking ones shirt into a belted pair of shorts. Denim button downs and fedoras were quite popular and as I said in an earlier post of mine, florals are back baby! And be sure to get yourselves a pair of oxfords because this is a trend that you have to claim ahead of time! Rompers are here to stay the high waisted trend is more popular than ever. In my adventures I met a couple of models and was scouted by one modeling agent. Based on these two connections I was asked to participate in a Balthasaar Verdugo fashion show being held in Battery Park. The look was a flurorescent 1970's punk the likes of which had not been seen since Grease!



If you are ever in the city several hot spots that I urge you to check out are as follows.



Phileo: make your own frozen yogurt!



Reservoir: a bar for those who want to get smashed quick



One Eyed Willys in Soho: My number one club reccomendation



Cheap Jack's vintage clothing: number one vintage store on 5th avenue



Pink Penguin: My favorite Soho boutique



And be sure to check out Alexander Wang's new fall line, because there is a certain tuxedoe dress the likes of which I have already claimed that if you have a size 00 body and 545 dollars is quite a steal!

the NYC photo album

The oxford!

Rompers on the runway!

The urban staple: gladiator sandals

the denim shirt on the runway

urban outfitters ankle boot

the city popularized floral trend

evening wear

swimwear

more lingire

lingirie

mood board

athletic wear

Superheroe design

samples from blogger's dark glamour line

Blogger participates in Balthasaar Verdugo fashion show with professional model Hayley Uzzo (left), stylist Rachel Lether (right) wears sample garnment

Blogger wears vintage hat and vest on university place

The Garden Restaurant ion NYC

La Petite Coquette corsette

model Chelsea Bantham of IMG wears a Stella Mccartney romper. Chelsea will be appearing in W in October.

FIT student Chandletr wears a fringed grey top from Rag& Bone tucked into belted cut offs with converse.

Model Emma Apple of VNY models wears an H&M dress and shoes. Emma can be seen in next months issue of Harper's Bazaar. Keep an eye open for her!

Student of the Fashion Institute of Technology. Wearing a Zara dress, bad: Louis Vuitton

blogger in front of the Fashion Insitiute of Technology. Tank: Forever21, skirt H&M

Blogger works the rock star leather jacket and black skinny jeans in nyc: jacket, vintage; jeans Gucci; purse Dooney & Bourke

The Mick Jagger inspired leather jacket from Balmain

Mick Jagger in his rock and roll glitter leather jacket

Jean Paul Gaultier's "band" jeans

Alexander Wang Freja boots

See by Chloe vintage band t shirts

The only thing i'm missing is a black guitar...

What does it take to dress like a rock and roll superstar? With all of the summer music festivals starting up this month, that is a question that you might want to ponder. When one thinks rock, one thinks leather, torn jeans, band jackets, maybe Doc Martenss, or some form of combat boot. Rock and roll has been a fashion inspiration for quite some time now and it is not uncommon for musician to become muse to some of the more worshipped of the fashion Gods and Goddesses. However it also takes a rock and roll attitude to pull off these bad ass zippers and fringe. Some advice for acquiring the rock star attitude:

1) Act as if the world revolves around you

2) Have no fear because you know that you are the best

3)Act as if life is simply one big party and you are the guest of honor

One can not dress like a rock star and then go around acting like a besotted fan. After all that Balmain band jacket and those ass kicking Alexander Wang Freja boots require the proper moves to match. So what does it take to dress like a rock and roll superstar? Well thanks to See by Chloe and Gaultier the clothes are already provided for you, all you are now missing is a black guitar and a sexy swagger!

Playing Dress Up!

Blogger channeling her inner pocahontas; belt Forever21, Sarong Calypso, bikini Ralph Lauren

Lady Gaga & ALexander McQueen: Louis Vuitton, Lion KingEsque Serenghetti print:

Helmut Lang Closeted Delinquent leather leggings:

Balmain Bad ass leather jacket:

Rag&Bone Parisienne style shirt:

J brand skinny black Audrey Hepburn pants