From Fashion Me Fabulous on reinterpreting Tudor design in your personal style...
Modern Tudor Clothing
I'm sure my love of costume drama is mainly due to - duh! - the costumes. So it was interesting to me to see someone taking a try at applying the elements of a certain costume style to a modern wardrobe. Check it out!
Showing posts with label style. Show all posts
Showing posts with label style. Show all posts
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Short or Long....
Waisted that is!
I found out I was short waisted when I took a sewing class a couple of years ago. I had no idea - and it has definitely changed the way I think about what I wear.
How to determine whether you are short, average or long waisted? Ms. Angie over at youlookfab points us to a simple way to find out....
How to tell if you are short or long waisted
I found out I was short waisted when I took a sewing class a couple of years ago. I had no idea - and it has definitely changed the way I think about what I wear.
How to determine whether you are short, average or long waisted? Ms. Angie over at youlookfab points us to a simple way to find out....
How to tell if you are short or long waisted
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Sunday, May 03, 2009
Wow....
Henri Bendel Plans to Stop Selling Clothes This Summer
By it's very nature, the business of fashion has become, in great part, a business dependant on obsolesce - convincing people that they need to buy something "new" all the time. With everyone (and baby, that definitely includes me) doing more shopping in their closet than in the malls, the whole idea that folks will buy a whole new wardrobe (or, at the very least, quite a few new outfits) for each season just doesn't have lot of purchase right now.
It's going to be very interesting to see how the world of "fashion" negotiates the recessionary swells we're all experiencing right now. Hopeful we will see a move from selling (and buying) everything under the sun just because it's the "new" to a more thoughtful and, dare I say, style focused attitude towards both the buying and selling of fashion.
By it's very nature, the business of fashion has become, in great part, a business dependant on obsolesce - convincing people that they need to buy something "new" all the time. With everyone (and baby, that definitely includes me) doing more shopping in their closet than in the malls, the whole idea that folks will buy a whole new wardrobe (or, at the very least, quite a few new outfits) for each season just doesn't have lot of purchase right now.
It's going to be very interesting to see how the world of "fashion" negotiates the recessionary swells we're all experiencing right now. Hopeful we will see a move from selling (and buying) everything under the sun just because it's the "new" to a more thoughtful and, dare I say, style focused attitude towards both the buying and selling of fashion.
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Sunday, October 05, 2008
This just made me smile...
From Ms. Elle of The Lucky Nest..
Fashion Maturity Milestones...
Now Ms. Elle isn't all that old, but lets face it, throughout a woman's life you hit these fashion/style milestones where you realize your style has changed for good (I still remember when I decided that the Limited just wasn't going to cut it anymore!)
When did you know you'd hit a fashion milestone?
Fashion Maturity Milestones...
Now Ms. Elle isn't all that old, but lets face it, throughout a woman's life you hit these fashion/style milestones where you realize your style has changed for good (I still remember when I decided that the Limited just wasn't going to cut it anymore!)
When did you know you'd hit a fashion milestone?
Saturday, September 06, 2008
Once again, all politics aside part deux...
More on how fashion has been taken to a new level in this presidential season!
From the incomparable The Thoughtful Dresser....
The piece we've been wanting to read about politics and fashion
Follow the link and read the whole article - Ow! Just like in the British Parliament (which makes our give and take in the Congress look like a kiddie camp) there's no holds bared! Do read the comments as well - interesting to hear what our sisters across the pond think of how their female politicos dress!
(And yes, this is my last post on this subject - time to concentrate on the issues!)
From the incomparable The Thoughtful Dresser....
The piece we've been wanting to read about politics and fashion
Follow the link and read the whole article - Ow! Just like in the British Parliament (which makes our give and take in the Congress look like a kiddie camp) there's no holds bared! Do read the comments as well - interesting to hear what our sisters across the pond think of how their female politicos dress!
(And yes, this is my last post on this subject - time to concentrate on the issues!)
Saturday, June 21, 2008
I might have found.....
A style soul mate....cause God knows I love black!
Valerie Steele Is Glad Black Is Back
If you're interested in more info on the exhibit...
FIT: Gothic: Dark Glamour
Valerie Steele Is Glad Black Is Back
If you're interested in more info on the exhibit...
FIT: Gothic: Dark Glamour
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Another stylish woman of an age....
Over at The Sartorialist....
Style Profile...Renata Molho, Milan
As you know if you read here often, this is not the first time that Scott has featured this wonderfully independent woman. But this time he has interviewed her on her approach to her own style. Do your self a favor and go over and read her take on how she decides what to wear. She has a very clear view of her own style and how she wants to express it - and knowing that is the foundation of true style.
As you know if you read here often, this is not the first time that Scott has featured this wonderfully independent woman. But this time he has interviewed her on her approach to her own style. Do your self a favor and go over and read her take on how she decides what to wear. She has a very clear view of her own style and how she wants to express it - and knowing that is the foundation of true style.
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Over at...
YouLookFab Ms. Angie points us to an interesting article over at Psychology Today...
The Psychology of Style
It's an interesting article and so are Ms. Angie's comments. Go on over and check it out!
The Psychology of Style
It's an interesting article and so are Ms. Angie's comments. Go on over and check it out!
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
As any one who reads here knows....
I have issues with edema which has caused me to all but give up higher heeled shoes (through my recent purchase from the Isaac M.'s Target line is giving me hope that I can go as high as a 2 inch heel in comfort - if it's the right shoe!).
So how delighted was I to see Ms. Teresa over at Wardrobe 911 giving tips on great outfits to put together with ballet flats...
how to wear: ballet flats
So how delighted was I to see Ms. Teresa over at Wardrobe 911 giving tips on great outfits to put together with ballet flats...
how to wear: ballet flats
Saturday, April 12, 2008
STYLEnosh....
Poses an interesting question...
DO WE DRESS TOO CASUALLY?
I have to admit I have mixed feelings on this - seeing as I was one of those teenagers who purposely dressed as casually as possible as a mark of Independence!
In the Chi-town of my youth, it was customary to dress up to go downtown - I'm talkin' dresses and dress shoes, hats and gloves! (My fellow Chi-Towners of an age, you know where for I speak!) I'll never forget the day, as a teen, when I strutted out of the house to go downtown in jeans - my mother was horrified! "Are you going downtown like that?" she asked. "Yes I am.", I declared resolutely as out the door I went!
Needless to say the days of little girls in patient shoes is far over in the downtown shopping areas (well, except perhaps for the ladies on their way to the American Girl store for shopping and lunching!). And even the last time I attended a CSO concert, dress code was a varied interpretation!
I think we are simply a more casual society in general now - in many ways too rushed and focused on the next task at hand to give great stretches of thought to what we wear. And maybe it is in that that all style dilemna lay.
But that is a meditation for another day. Meanwhile, what do you think - are we dressing just too darn casually?
DO WE DRESS TOO CASUALLY?
I have to admit I have mixed feelings on this - seeing as I was one of those teenagers who purposely dressed as casually as possible as a mark of Independence!
In the Chi-town of my youth, it was customary to dress up to go downtown - I'm talkin' dresses and dress shoes, hats and gloves! (My fellow Chi-Towners of an age, you know where for I speak!) I'll never forget the day, as a teen, when I strutted out of the house to go downtown in jeans - my mother was horrified! "Are you going downtown like that?" she asked. "Yes I am.", I declared resolutely as out the door I went!
Needless to say the days of little girls in patient shoes is far over in the downtown shopping areas (well, except perhaps for the ladies on their way to the American Girl store for shopping and lunching!). And even the last time I attended a CSO concert, dress code was a varied interpretation!
I think we are simply a more casual society in general now - in many ways too rushed and focused on the next task at hand to give great stretches of thought to what we wear. And maybe it is in that that all style dilemna lay.
But that is a meditation for another day. Meanwhile, what do you think - are we dressing just too darn casually?
Sunday, March 16, 2008
Saturday, March 01, 2008
Over at...
Wardrobe 911 Ms. Teresa has been knockin' out excellent dressing advice for the past couple of months! I suggest that you get yourself over there and get schooled in general - but here are a few of my favs:
What to Wear to NYC
How to Wear - Black Blazer
How to Wear - Short Trench
how to wear: Pencil Skirts
Their all great and informative posts...so go on over and enjoy!
What to Wear to NYC
How to Wear - Black Blazer
How to Wear - Short Trench
how to wear: Pencil Skirts
Their all great and informative posts...so go on over and enjoy!
Sunday, February 24, 2008
Over at Wardrobe Oxygen....
Ms. Allie reflects on how to make style truly our own...
A New Look on Fashion
In thinking about the issues brought up in this wonderful post, it occurred to me that women need to start thinking in terms of "mindful" dressing. That, to me, means dressing according to both your tastes and your lifestyle.
This will mean putting aside the current focus on what some random celeb is wearing or carrying now or what the so called "Fashion" press and elite declare is the style of the moment and putting a laser focus on what you are wearing and carrying now! You maybe surprised to realize that, while your present wardrobe may not have all the style you might desire, it probably still says volumes about what types of clothes you have been inclined to spend your dollars on -- what you, yourself really like when it comes to what you wear.
I'm certainly finding that to be the case as I struggle to clean out my closet (yes, I'm finally tacking THAT job - and I'll be posting on how that's working for me at a later date!). While the clothes I'm tossing or giving away may be too small, worn out or just plain out of date, watching my past style choices parade before my eyes as I sort through them is proving to be an unanticipated education on what my past and current self likes to wear - in other words, my personal style.
What have I discovered so far? That there is a surprising consistency of style in my choices - I aways sort of thought that my closet was something of a patchwork of styles but I find that is not the case. And,if I used a style icon to define the types of things I've purchased, it would be some mixture of Kate Hepburn, Audrey Hepburn and a dash of Jackie O. I won't go into detail (I'll save that for another post) but I will say that it's been interesting!
Try it yourself -- you may find that you're pretty comfortable with what you already like. Yes you might need to change up some of your color choices, work more diligently on fit issues and admit to yourself that you're going to have to find another way of dealing with your narrow shoulders than linebacker shoulder pads...oh wait, maybe that last one is my issue....
My point is that I will bet you will find that your choices have a certain logic to them that makes sense in the context of you're own tastes and what you need your clothes to do for you in your life. That's not to say that some of that can't use rethinking - everyone can use the infusion of a fresh approach on a regular basis - but you may just find that your confidence level increases a bit as you think about why, for better or worse, you have purchased what you have in the past. It can definitely help you think more clearly about what you purchase in the future and how it fits into your life and thus to take real control of your fashion life!
A New Look on Fashion
In thinking about the issues brought up in this wonderful post, it occurred to me that women need to start thinking in terms of "mindful" dressing. That, to me, means dressing according to both your tastes and your lifestyle.
This will mean putting aside the current focus on what some random celeb is wearing or carrying now or what the so called "Fashion" press and elite declare is the style of the moment and putting a laser focus on what you are wearing and carrying now! You maybe surprised to realize that, while your present wardrobe may not have all the style you might desire, it probably still says volumes about what types of clothes you have been inclined to spend your dollars on -- what you, yourself really like when it comes to what you wear.
I'm certainly finding that to be the case as I struggle to clean out my closet (yes, I'm finally tacking THAT job - and I'll be posting on how that's working for me at a later date!). While the clothes I'm tossing or giving away may be too small, worn out or just plain out of date, watching my past style choices parade before my eyes as I sort through them is proving to be an unanticipated education on what my past and current self likes to wear - in other words, my personal style.
What have I discovered so far? That there is a surprising consistency of style in my choices - I aways sort of thought that my closet was something of a patchwork of styles but I find that is not the case. And,if I used a style icon to define the types of things I've purchased, it would be some mixture of Kate Hepburn, Audrey Hepburn and a dash of Jackie O. I won't go into detail (I'll save that for another post) but I will say that it's been interesting!
Try it yourself -- you may find that you're pretty comfortable with what you already like. Yes you might need to change up some of your color choices, work more diligently on fit issues and admit to yourself that you're going to have to find another way of dealing with your narrow shoulders than linebacker shoulder pads...oh wait, maybe that last one is my issue....
My point is that I will bet you will find that your choices have a certain logic to them that makes sense in the context of you're own tastes and what you need your clothes to do for you in your life. That's not to say that some of that can't use rethinking - everyone can use the infusion of a fresh approach on a regular basis - but you may just find that your confidence level increases a bit as you think about why, for better or worse, you have purchased what you have in the past. It can definitely help you think more clearly about what you purchase in the future and how it fits into your life and thus to take real control of your fashion life!
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
What!!!!!!!.......
Okay. Just this morning I was telling my sister (as she was slipping on this great kimono sleeved sweater from Old Navy...
how I felt that Old Navy in many ways provided better design choices for both women of an age and plus sized women than many a store that purports to cater to either group...
When later I see this bombshell....
Second City Style - News Flash! Old Navy's Young Prez Steps Down
Old Navy struggling? This is NOT what I want to hear! Not from the Gap Corp who gave Forth and Towne the unceremonious boot - and they were actually making money! (And no, I have NOT forgiven them for that! :-p )
I hope they don't bale on Old Navy as well...not when it is able to provide outfits like this...
For Misses sizes....
For Plus Sizes....
Here's hoping that the Gap can right the ship - and that they give Old Navy enough time for that to happen! :-/
(And while their at it -- how about some plus sized lines in your Gap and Banana Republic stores - punks! :-p )
how I felt that Old Navy in many ways provided better design choices for both women of an age and plus sized women than many a store that purports to cater to either group...
When later I see this bombshell....
Second City Style - News Flash! Old Navy's Young Prez Steps Down
Old Navy struggling? This is NOT what I want to hear! Not from the Gap Corp who gave Forth and Towne the unceremonious boot - and they were actually making money! (And no, I have NOT forgiven them for that! :-p )
I hope they don't bale on Old Navy as well...not when it is able to provide outfits like this...
For Misses sizes....
For Plus Sizes....
Here's hoping that the Gap can right the ship - and that they give Old Navy enough time for that to happen! :-/
(And while their at it -- how about some plus sized lines in your Gap and Banana Republic stores - punks! :-p )
Saturday, February 16, 2008
How to punch up black...
Ms. Allie over at Wardrobe Oxygen gives the 411...
Black Doesn’t Make You Look Slimmer, it Only Makes You Look Boring
Black Doesn’t Make You Look Slimmer, it Only Makes You Look Boring
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Speaking of Marc J.....
The Chicago Tribune has an article on him today.....
Marc's over it -- Designer Marc Jacobs emerges from tabloid fires hotter than ever
All his personal issues aside, I think that he and his business partner Robert Duffy are a couple of the smartest and more far-sighted minds in the fashion business today. They have seen clearly what Isaac M. saw many years ago - that there is a desire for good design across the economic strata if only it can be made available at the right price point.
The only difference seems to be that at the time Isaac took it on the chin (and to a certain extent still does - just see some of the responses to his just cut deal with Liz Claiborne)for daring to make a deal with Target to bring his clothes to what the fashion intelligentsia obvious felt at the time - and many probably still feel -- are the undeserving un-washed masses.
Marc J., thankfully, seems to be escaping that for now -- probably because the idea of designing up and down the price scale is just old news now.
Still I don't see a lot of designers approaching this strategy with the kind of clear, unapologetic intent that Jacobs and Duffy are. I would suggest, in a world where dollars are becoming tighter and tighter, that could prove to be a major mistake.
Marc's over it -- Designer Marc Jacobs emerges from tabloid fires hotter than ever
All his personal issues aside, I think that he and his business partner Robert Duffy are a couple of the smartest and more far-sighted minds in the fashion business today. They have seen clearly what Isaac M. saw many years ago - that there is a desire for good design across the economic strata if only it can be made available at the right price point.
The only difference seems to be that at the time Isaac took it on the chin (and to a certain extent still does - just see some of the responses to his just cut deal with Liz Claiborne)for daring to make a deal with Target to bring his clothes to what the fashion intelligentsia obvious felt at the time - and many probably still feel -- are the undeserving un-washed masses.
Marc J., thankfully, seems to be escaping that for now -- probably because the idea of designing up and down the price scale is just old news now.
Still I don't see a lot of designers approaching this strategy with the kind of clear, unapologetic intent that Jacobs and Duffy are. I would suggest, in a world where dollars are becoming tighter and tighter, that could prove to be a major mistake.
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