Dior's New Designer

On March 2, 2011 Galliano, after having a few drinks, had an out burst at a cafe in Paris. His antisemitic rant cost him his job as head designer at Dior , as well as a fine of $8,400 (6,000 pounds)

On April 9,2012 Raf Simons was appointed the new head designer at Dior. I was anxious to see the direction that he would take Dior after Gallianos creative reign.

First here is a little back story on Raf Simons.
Raf Simons was born on January 12, 1968, in Belgian. He started his career in the fashion industry in 1995 with Walter Van Beirendonck, in Paris as a menswear designer. in the summer of 2005 he was named creative director for the Jil Sander Label. Until April 9, 2012 when he was appointed head designer for Dior.
Raf Simons has a sophisticated style and is know fro dressing the corporate women.

Here are a few of the designs from Raf Simons 2013 Resort Line. 
I found him to be a wonderful fit with Dior. He is classic, sophisticated and elegant. Everything that I think Dior should be. I look forward to seeing what else he brings.

Dior, Resort 2013

 

Dior, Resort 2013

Dior, Resort 2013

Gaudy or Nice?

The fall fashion trend that I have seen pop up for a few falls in a row, Is black and gold. This fall they seem to be embellishing  black dresses and accessories with extravagant gold detail. Some of this clothing (mainly by Dolce and Gabbana) have an 18th century aristocratic flair to it. Does all that gold make these clothes a little bit gaudy or is it a lavish new style to embrace?

Dolce and Gabbana, Fall 2012

Fall 2012 Accessories

I think this trend can be worn in every day life so its not so overwhelming. Personally if I were to wear this trend I would wear the black and gold accessories with a solid colored outfit. If I were to wear the black and gold on an article of clothing it would be a black and gold bustier with a solid color to drowned out the flashiness.

What do you think about this fall trend? I'm Dying to know!

Maternity with style!

Rockabilly Maternity Clothes!

I am taking on a new project! My bestest friend is pregnant and it is so difficult to find cute maternity clothes in any style!
When I was pregnant I remember having several meltdowns and bawling my eyes out because I couldn't find anything that, not only fit right, but look good at the same time. I wore..pretty much the same pants through out my pregnancy and stretchy shirts. I felt insecure and depressed. I do not want other women to feel that way too. Not all pregnant women are petite with a cute baby bump! some women unfortunately blob out when they get pregnant, I sadly was of them. and a lot of my weight gain was from stress not the actual pregnancy. Every women wants the cute baby bump, but not everyone is that lucky.

SO, keeping my dear friend Heather in mind and her bad-ass style I am creating a rockabilly maternity line! I want women to feel as comfortable and gorgeous as they already are. I want them to be able to keep their style and not have to adapt to what little style of maternity clothes are out there.

I have researched rockabilly style maternity clothing and I would Like to say I found at least one site that had cute affordable clothes, but sadly I couldn't find anything! Nothing was cute AND affordable, even the expensive things weren't that cute and were clearly overpriced, I can understand why Heather is so annoyed with finding clothes.
 Here are a few things that I found.

 

                                     

Cherry Shirt $45.00                                    Halter Dress $50.00

 

                                     

Elvis Striped Tee $29.95                     Swallow Banner Dress $49.95

As you can tell everything is really over priced for how simple it is.

A lot of the clothes I will be making will depend on creative construction and flexible shape. With fall and winter coming up I want her to be able to layer all the pieces and look like it all goes together. I will of course be sharing my progress and lessons with everyone, because I am going to be doing a lot! of trial and error.

I will be posting some of my sketches soon, I seem to be having some technical difficulties getting them on my computer.

*Clothing found at http://www.stellamaternity.com/punk.html

Shopping edict for parents

PARENTS! please read this!

While I was working today there was a toddler screaming at the top of her lungs, It sounded like she was dying! I look around concerned, as do other people and I see a mom trying to get her toddler to listen to her. The mother then continued shopping while her daughter screamed, tried clothes on and even returned items, She let her child scream bloody murder for at least a half hour! it was ridiculous!!! 

I have of course had a few days like this working in retail but I have never seen or heard anything like this before in my life it was rude. 

So for all parents who just aren't sure how to handle a meltdown in the middle of a store here are a few tips on proper shopping edict when you are shopping with your kids.

*If your kids a screaming at the top of their lungs, throwing themselves down on the ground, kicking or hitting. LEAVE THE STORE!!!

            -If you stay it is beyond rude. you are interrupting everyone in the store, you don't need anything THAT badly. leave and come back another time

* DO NOT let your kids run around the store.

* DO NOT let them climb on things.

* WATCH THEM

If you follow those simple steps then shopping won't be a headache for you and everyone around you. 

* You should always have a talk with your kids before you go into any store, you need to tell them the correct way to act in a store, the consequences for not acting the way they should and a small reward if they act the right way.

             - here is an example; My son is three we have had this talk before every store we go into and it goes like this:

"we are going to go into the store, so I need you to behave. You need to listen to me, no yelling and no tantrums. If you are good you get a little drink or treat but if you don't behave then we will leave without getting anything and you will go on a time out when we get home and I will go to the store later alone." 

My son has only ever had one tantrum in a store because when he did we went home without getting anything, and he had a time out when we got home.

The key to making sure any talk with your kids work is to fallow through with what you say. If you tell your kids that you will leave with nothing and they will go on time out, you have to do it! if you don't then they wont listen to anything you say.

Shopping should be enjoyable for everyone! Please help keep your kids under control so you can have a pleasant shopping experience too.

Click HERE if you want to know more about temper tantrums.!

More Peplums Please!

Short, Long, Flat, Full, Sheer, Stiff....... Whats the best one for you?

Me and my sister were talking about 2012 Fall Trends, Peplums are one of my favorites! I told her she would look amazing in a Peplum. She didn't agree with me. I think any body type can pull off a Peplum you just have to wear it right and it has to be the right style and size of Peplum. Of course the hourglass silhouette is the best for this feminine trend but that's one of the many advantages of Peplums, you can easily get this ideal shape just wear it the right way.


For those of you that don't know here is the definition of a Peplum;
Peplum [ˈpɛpləm]
n pl -lums, -la [-lə]
(Clothing & Fashion) a flared ruffle attached to the waist of a jacket, bodice, etc.

Body types:

Hourglass
You all are luck, basically just wear it and you'll rock it.

Pear shaped women (aka a triangle)
Wear a Peplum that is medium to large and be sure you wear something on top that has some shoulder detail or a puffed sleeve shoulder. That will give the garment an hourglass look. only wear a small Peplum if you aren't going to balance it out on the top.

Inverted triangle
Wear sleeveless or little shoulder detail and a Peplum that is full and medium to large sized. If you have too much shoulder detail it will make you look unbalanced.

Rectangle
Keep the proportions as even as you can, If you wear a large Peplum then wear larger shoulder detail, small Peplum then little to no detail.

Peplums are a classic look, I'm glad they are popping up more and more. I am very much pear shaped and I love Peplums because I can hide my "trouble" areas and look even more feminine and have the hourglass shape everyone wants.

Fashion HELL NO or HELL YES!?

This is one fashion statement that some women just cant understand is a HELL NO! 

Leggings for pants.

I don't care how amazing your ass looks, LEGGINGS ARE NOT PANTS! 

*This image brought to you by Tumblr

http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/leggings-are-not-pants?before=1323368457

I was going into a restaurant with a friend of mine and we saw this girl sitting out front wearing leggings (not just leggings but fashion leggings, so holy and see through) and a shirt that didn't not cover her ass, I asked my friend if he thought the leggings made her look easy? Because to me, when I see a girl dressed like that it says easy,  He told me that of course his mind started fantasizing about things he would do to her.
So ladies if you want to be fantasized about by random strangers please keep wearing your leggings as pants. If your an actually lady please fallow these simple guidelines to wearing leggings.

- Make sure your top covers your ass (mid-thigh is best)

- Make sure there are no bulges showing. (get the right size, so it is tight but not so tight your boiling over) 

- Its best to wear a tunic or a mini skirt, longer skirts can look funny if its not one right

and finally

- Wear the right footwear (sandals, flats, heels or boots)

Fallow these simple rules and your golden!

*This picture is from shoppingthelifestyle.com, Click on the link below for more tips on leggings. 

http://www.shoppinglifestyle.com/beauty/tsg/how-to-wear-leggings/1307/

A few examples of the right way to wear leggings!

God bless fashion!

The Fourth of July is coming up! show off you patriotic side with these celebrity worthy American flag denim shorts. (find them at Polyvore.com) These patriotic shorts have been popping up all summer long and what better way to celebrate the 4th then by showing off your sun kissed legs.
Another great way to show off your country spirit is to create your own red, white and blue statement.. especially if you ad an oh-so-trendy 70's twist like in the photo below.

Picture featured at Glamour.com  

From left: top, shorts, Isabel Marant. Blouse, skirt, Fendi. Bikini, D&G. T-shirt, jeans, What Goes Around Comes Around. Tank, Marc by Marc Jacobs; shirt, Stella McCartney; shorts, What Goes Around Comes Around.
Read More http://www.glamour.com/fashion/blogs/slaves-to-fashion/2011/01/whats-cuter-these-spring-outfi.html#ixzz1yNyUkBPk

Have fun this 4th of July and create your own amazing red, white and blue statements. I'd love to hear what everyone else comes up with. I know I will be doing something fun and sharing with everyone on the 4th! 

Email me what you have and I'll post your creations too!

Jacqrmoore@gmail.com