Modcloth Contest

Well I recently entered a design into a contest at Modcloth. Unfortunately my design did not make it but I am excited to see what other designers entered in. They will post the top 20 on their fan page. http://www.facebook.com/ModCloth?fref=ts

I Just wanted to share my design, so Here it is.
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This was the only picture I could get to work.

Fashion Favorite Fall Footwear!

Boots Boots and Boots!!

For some reason it is so hard to find cute, knee high, flat boots! I have been looking for a decent priced pair for many fall seasons now! so I am officially on the hunt.

Last year I found some cute flat boots at Famous footwear, The were $70.00 and I have always regretted not getting them, for me they were a bit too expensive, but in retrospect $70 Bucks for boots is not bad at all. And they were PERFECT!

So this fall I am determined to find a cute, comfy, cheap pair of flat knee high boots.

Here are a few of the popular boots that are trending this fall:

Fur Trimmed

$30.00 At Shoe Carnival 

Biker

$59.50 At Piperlime

Lace up

$36.94 At Old Navy

Bootie

$28.88 At Target

Equestrian 

$98.00 At Banana Republic 

Snake skin

$49.50 At Piperlime

Wedges

$94.99 At Famous Footwear 

All of these boots are under $100.00!!! I think its time to go shopping!
I am hoping to find a cute pair of the Equestrian style and of course I will always love the Biker boots!! What kind of boots are you getting this fall?

Falls Favorite Colors

Say HELLO! to Cobalt blue and Eggplant purple this falls favorite colors! 

Zac Posen

Jean Paul Gaultier 

This winter catch EVERYONE'S eye with these stunning colors.
Depending on where your going and what your doing will determine what color you should wear out. whether it be a work party, on a hot date, to a play or just going out with the girls.
So here is a bit of color psychology to help you decide when yo add these fabulous colors.

Blue: Blue is associated with depth and stability. It symbolized trust, loyalty, wisdom, confidence, intelligence, faith and trust. 
Blue is a masculine color and is highly accepted with males. Blues like this beautiful Cobalt is associated with depth expertise and stability and is widely accepted in corporate America.

So if you have a hot date and want to be taken seriously, or you are going on the interview of a life time this color will help you to get the best outcome. 

Purple: Purple is associated with Royalty. It symbolizes wisdom, dignity, independence, creativity, mystery and magic. This color combines the stability of blue with the energy of red. Dark purple can cause frustration. 

So if you are going out with the girls and don't care where the night is taking you, If you want to be bold and appear creative, independent or mysterious rock this color! 

Both colors are awesome and will be sure to turn a head or two this winter. So go out and get a few pieces that will help make your winter wardrobe wonderful! 

Here are few places where you can get these wonderful colors for a kick ass price. 

http://www.etsy.com/

http://www.kohls.com/

http://oldnavy.gap.com

Those are just a few of my favorite! 

Hello Coats!

Now that summer has ended and jacket weather is here! (In Utah anyway) here are some trends that are showing up for outerwear.

The top outerwear trends that hit the runway!          &            The affordable versions!

                                                    Patterned parkas

$5,405 By Altuzarra

$114.00 At Karmaloop.com

                                                                                       
                                                                                   

                       







                                Sailor inspired pea-coats, in black and navy,

$66.99 At Overstock.com 

$ 2,995 By Altuzarra

                                         









Men's inspired trench coats.,

$2,498 By Ralph Lauren

$45.00 At Etsy

                       

 

Over sized coats

$78.00 At Etsy.com

       












                                               Fur (of course)

$99.99 By Weather Solutions

$29,046 By Alexander Mcqueen

                                           And as always leather.

$990.00 At Saks Fifth Avenue 

$42.00 At Meijer.com

                                                                            





                                                                                                         




Now you know whats in! How and where to get a more practical version if you want to. Have fun shopping and stay warm!

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