Worldwide Fashion with a dash of hocus-pocus
Women’s Wear Daily has pictures from fashion shows all around the world, while Chic.tv has fashion shows and interviews with fashion experts, including this one about shoe designer Joy Chen.
NBC10’s Lilliana Vazquez fills us in on what to do in case of an ‘oops’ moment, what dresses cover the most occasions – a classic from Diane Von Furstenberg, of course, and more stockings! These stockings don’t look too professional to us, but could definitely work for after five.
Philly.com’s SnapGlow.TV has up pictures from Philadelphia’s Fashion week that focus on a Russian designer, while Clutch has Halloween makeup ideas.
Let’s talk about socks, baby
I kind of love over-the-knee socks. They’re the one weird outlier in all of fashion in which you look sluttier by covering more skin. Last Friday, I wore a pair that come up to about my mid-thigh (well, when I continually tug them up, anyway) with a short skirt that I wear frequently, and observed that I got checked out/hollered at a lot more than I do when wearing the skirt alone.
In the spirit of this, and partially spurred by a recently-released ad for a new American Apparel product that I’m just going to put after the jump to be safe, here’s a roundup of strange socks and tights you may not know existed.
Bebaroque fringe thigh high: Urban Outfitters
If you ever wanted to dance like a monster on Sesame Street, these are the ones for you.
IMPORTANT NOTE TO EMILY’S MOM: Mom, you mentioned that you read this blog. Please stop reading this post now, do not click on the jump. Anyone at work, also, might want to not click the jump.
Happy Tuesday! Stylish Links to Sass Up Your Morning
Remember that crazy patterned dress you were just dying to winterize with the perfect pair of tights, but you could never seem to find the appropriate color? You can thank me later…
Check out the beauty trends that set the stage for the Spring 2009 runway shows. I am particularly fond of that red lips are included, but what’s with Ralph Lauren still being boring yet still being featured? How do we go from slides of futuristic-looking sculpted updos to yet another semi-tan blonde model with “the natural look”?
This month, Nylon chose Bonnie Parker, the female half of the most notorious yet romanticized crime sprees in American history, as a style icon. I almost forgave them for putting Paris Hilton on the cover of the November issue, until I read onto read that the upcoming remake of Bonnie and Clyde is rumored to cast Hillary Duff as Bonnie. And I read on, searching for a line, just a word even, of horror at the thought. But nothing, just onto the clothes..
If you follow trends, you know they reappear just about every decade or so. You may notice a ’90s revival in the fashion world as well as on the street. My co-worker caught onto this early and noted the dare I say “ironic” resurgence of a particular ’90s fad in her fashion blog. But no matter what the magazines say, no matter what you think just might be worth another try, let the scrunchie go.
Ever have a date scheduled at the end of a hectic work week complete with the best friend’s birthday and a younger sibling’s seasonal choral pageant? Look cool from head to toe without one foot in the mall or any effort aside from one click of a mouse.