The new trend of bead bags and what they bring to the table
I’m honestly so happy about this trend!! The beaded bag trend has been getting more popular and other brands are picking up on it too!! The beaded bag is so chic and by adding this to any outfit can instantly make you look more stylish. I find this new bag to be so girly and elegant but also really fun with the variety of colors. The beaded bag trend really reminds me when I was younger and always playing dress up with all my little toy bags that had a bunch of sequence and beads on them, and for this reason I think is why I’m loving it so much!! This bag can bring out the kid in you but taking your accessories to another level. The beaded bag can be pricey with other brands but I have found some that are still adorable but affordable on Zara, Free People, ASOS, and Etsy.
The spring season is here!!
Spring is now here and one of my favorite times!! I love the beautiful transition of spring to summer. What I love the most about spring is the blooming of colors after winter and the aesthetic of pastels. When I envision the spring season, I think of pastel colors when it comes to the wardrobe. Pastels have to be my favorite shades of color, they’re bright, sweet, and give you a soft look, they also remind me of pastel colored flowers that are blooming in the spring. When I think of spring and the warm weather, I think of refreshing looks and flowy patterned dresses and anything flowy of that matter. I think of comfortable mini dresses, satin pants, silk dresses, and maxi dresses as the strict wardrobe for spring. You can find satin pants and flowy pants at: Nordstrom, Free People, Revolve, Tobi, and Missguided. You can also find spring mini dresses, silk dresses, and maxi dresses at: Reformation, Revolve, Nordstrom, Free People, and for more affordable looks, you can go to Missguided and online at Sybil J.
Opinions and favorites shows from London, Milian, and Paris Fashion Week
This years London, Milan, and Paris Fashion Week had so much variety and complete changes in collections since last years collections. I had so many favorites this year that I wasn't able to show them all!!
My favorite collection from London Fashion Week are: Victoria Beckham, David Koma , and Burberry. Victoria Beckham's collections never fails to be chic and classy, I especially love how her collection this year involves patterns on top of patterns and pops of bright colors in most of her pieces. In the Burberry collection I loved the black oversized jacketed, it made the look casual, but brings in attention as well. Also in London Fashion Week in David Koma's collection, one of my favorite pieces is the white butterfly embroidered short dress, and I love this dress because there is so much detail and a lot going on since it is all made up of butterflies, with this dress you don't need much else with it except the dress its self. Lastly from London Fashion Week, Gayeon Lee and his collection is vintage but abstract at the same time, one of the pieces in the collection above, is a piece that stood out to me the most, because over the dress there was an object that was put over like a skirt, and changed the whole look of the dress and the use of materials.
Now on to Milan Fashion Week, my favorite shows from Milan: Arthur Arbesser, Philosophy di Lorenzo, Blumarine, Versace, Ermanno Scervino, and Simonetta Ravizza. One of my Favorite brands is Philosophy di Lorenzo, this brand is always romantic, chic, and even casual at times, I love every collection more and more. This Year Philosophy di Lorenzo had a very romantic collection consisting of lace and silk with beautiful shades of pink and red. I was in impressed with Blumarine and their use of print and pastels, there was so much going on and different color spectrums, I loved their creativity on each look. Lastly another brand I was impressed with was Simonetta Ravizza, this collection is very youthful and has one or two pops of color with most of the looks, which really makes it refreshing! I also appreciated the use of animal print, which we don't see much of at the moment.
Now finally to my favorite; Paris Fashion Week!! Paris Fashion Week has the most designers in fashion month, so here are my favorite shows from Paris Fashion Week: Lavin, Guy Laroche, Valentino, Saint Laurent, Chanel, Alexander McQueen, Akris, Miu Miu, Giambattista Valli, Off-White, Each x Other, Isabel Marant, and Elie Saab. I'm going to discuss the brands that I was most impressed with out of this bunch. Lavin's collection really stood out to me because there was so much use of print and creativity behind it, for example, if you look closely at the blue dress from Lavin, there are print faces on the dress, which you don't notice right away. In Lavin's collection there was so much different kinds of prints and colors that were used for each look, so the collection was really innovative .
Valentino never fails to disappoint me, and this years Valentino collections have really changed and gotten even better. I am in love with the collection Valentino did this year, and it was very different as well. The Valentino collection had so much more colors than usual and variations of print. I also adored the reoccurring pictures of ancient statues on the clothes, which made the collection more youthful and casual.
Now in Chanel I want to quickly comment on the two looks I chose for the slide show because these looks stood out to me the most. This is because Chanel has always stayed consistent with their traditional look, and the two black pieces I chose seemed so different than their usual looks, I thought It was a much more edgy Chanel.
Alexander McQueen stays to be one of the most craziest and out of the box brands out there, even after his passing, the company lives up to his name. The Alexander McQueen collection this year was as unique as always especially with the pantsuit look with the fuchsia rose sleeves, which brings the blazer on another level.
There are a few brands in the slide show that did not have a show in fashion week, but were just as impressive, like Barbara Bui that had incredible pops of color and the use of neon orange like the blazer above.
Overall I thought this years fashion month was magnificent and much more wild and creative. What I can take back from fashion month, was the amount of prints and colors used within these collections , which altogether was very exciting and pleasing.
My favorite collection from London Fashion Week are: Victoria Beckham, David Koma , and Burberry. Victoria Beckham's collections never fails to be chic and classy, I especially love how her collection this year involves patterns on top of patterns and pops of bright colors in most of her pieces. In the Burberry collection I loved the black oversized jacketed, it made the look casual, but brings in attention as well. Also in London Fashion Week in David Koma's collection, one of my favorite pieces is the white butterfly embroidered short dress, and I love this dress because there is so much detail and a lot going on since it is all made up of butterflies, with this dress you don't need much else with it except the dress its self. Lastly from London Fashion Week, Gayeon Lee and his collection is vintage but abstract at the same time, one of the pieces in the collection above, is a piece that stood out to me the most, because over the dress there was an object that was put over like a skirt, and changed the whole look of the dress and the use of materials.
Now on to Milan Fashion Week, my favorite shows from Milan: Arthur Arbesser, Philosophy di Lorenzo, Blumarine, Versace, Ermanno Scervino, and Simonetta Ravizza. One of my Favorite brands is Philosophy di Lorenzo, this brand is always romantic, chic, and even casual at times, I love every collection more and more. This Year Philosophy di Lorenzo had a very romantic collection consisting of lace and silk with beautiful shades of pink and red. I was in impressed with Blumarine and their use of print and pastels, there was so much going on and different color spectrums, I loved their creativity on each look. Lastly another brand I was impressed with was Simonetta Ravizza, this collection is very youthful and has one or two pops of color with most of the looks, which really makes it refreshing! I also appreciated the use of animal print, which we don't see much of at the moment.
Now finally to my favorite; Paris Fashion Week!! Paris Fashion Week has the most designers in fashion month, so here are my favorite shows from Paris Fashion Week: Lavin, Guy Laroche, Valentino, Saint Laurent, Chanel, Alexander McQueen, Akris, Miu Miu, Giambattista Valli, Off-White, Each x Other, Isabel Marant, and Elie Saab. I'm going to discuss the brands that I was most impressed with out of this bunch. Lavin's collection really stood out to me because there was so much use of print and creativity behind it, for example, if you look closely at the blue dress from Lavin, there are print faces on the dress, which you don't notice right away. In Lavin's collection there was so much different kinds of prints and colors that were used for each look, so the collection was really innovative .
Valentino never fails to disappoint me, and this years Valentino collections have really changed and gotten even better. I am in love with the collection Valentino did this year, and it was very different as well. The Valentino collection had so much more colors than usual and variations of print. I also adored the reoccurring pictures of ancient statues on the clothes, which made the collection more youthful and casual.
Now in Chanel I want to quickly comment on the two looks I chose for the slide show because these looks stood out to me the most. This is because Chanel has always stayed consistent with their traditional look, and the two black pieces I chose seemed so different than their usual looks, I thought It was a much more edgy Chanel.
Alexander McQueen stays to be one of the most craziest and out of the box brands out there, even after his passing, the company lives up to his name. The Alexander McQueen collection this year was as unique as always especially with the pantsuit look with the fuchsia rose sleeves, which brings the blazer on another level.
There are a few brands in the slide show that did not have a show in fashion week, but were just as impressive, like Barbara Bui that had incredible pops of color and the use of neon orange like the blazer above.
Overall I thought this years fashion month was magnificent and much more wild and creative. What I can take back from fashion month, was the amount of prints and colors used within these collections , which altogether was very exciting and pleasing.
Opinions and favorite shows from New York Fashion Week
In this years New York Fashion Week I mainly noticed a lot more casual pieces and pop of color. The pictures above are my favorite collections in fashion week: Calvin Luo, Oscar de la Renta, Marissa Webb, The Row, Longchamp, Self-Portrait, Cushnie et Ochs, Rag & Bone, Ralph Lauren, Elie Tahari, Victor Glemaud, L'Agence, Rachel Comey, La Vie by Rebecca Taylor, and Acne Studios. What I love the most about these collections and this years fashion week is how casual the pieces are and how easily you can wear them in your daily life. I have also noticed the use of plaid in NYFW (I personally love plaid) and how much it is being used with pantsuits, I’m very happy with the huge comeback of plaid and how many collections incorporated it. I also enjoyed the pop of color in these collections, especially in Oscar de la Renta, Victor Glemaud, and Cushnie et Ochs. I was very pleased with Oscar de la Renta and his usage of orange/red shaded colors and overall fall colors, which also brings me to Victor Glemaud and his colorful collection with bright orange pieces, that gives the color orange so many ways to be worked with. Lastly Cushnie et Ochs has the most delicious and eye pleasing purple/pink pieces in his collection, which pops out in the color spectrum of his collection.
The Transparent Bag
The transparent bag has been an ongoing trend, and continues to do so. Transparency has been seen a lot lately in the past few years in clothing, accessories, and shoes. A transparent piece on an outfit can entice anyone who has a quick glance, like a statement piece, leaving anything out in the open when it comes to the transparent bag. The transparent bag has a sense of vulnerability when it comes to exposing your go-to bag items. Transparency shows a quick inside look about who you are and your personality, which some people might not feel comfortable putting out there. Trends like this are now letting you decide how comfortable you are with letting yourself be fully seen in the world. Which is bringing the transparent bag to another level. What's inside a woman's bag has always been secret and private, not to suddenly be looked through by anyone (even though most women have the same items in their bag as any other woman). The transparency look is simple, but can bring a look together and make it fun or interesting.
Valentines Day hers and his!!
Hers:
With Valentines Day coming up, I gathered up a few ideas for gifts to get women. There are some simple beautiful gifts to give any women, like a friend, girlfriend, wife, or mother. The red and white booties are from Urban Outfitters and the black heeled boots are from Free People, the boots are stylish and can go with any outfit. The Nars liquid blush, Origins moisturizer, I’m Real face masks, skincare and Clinique gift set is a great gift to give for getting fresh looking and gleaming skin. I personally love the delicate gold earrings, which is minimal but gives a little touch to a look. The aromatherapy candles at Bath and Body Works is always a good idea and I wish to get a dozen of them, all of the candles are so relaxing and have incredible scents. I did find a little cute blue dress from Free People that can be used for upcoming spring and summertime. The Miss Dior perfume, the Chloé perfume, and Tory Burch perfume set all have lovely scents that lasts all day. Lastly I love coffee table books and if who ever you’re buying a gift for loves them too, it can be a thoughtful gift and also a start to a coffee table book collection.
His:
Men can be simple at times to buy gifts for, but here are some simple yet stylish, urban, and even useful gifts to give. I found shoes from Steve Madden men and Reebok from Urban Outfitters, they are both on the slightly affordable side but the Reebok’s are more of a casual look that can be paired with an outfit, and the black/blue Steve Maddens can work for a casual but more amped up look. For tops I found a long sleeved tee from Kith in the color Baked Clay, a regular black tee from Diesel, a grey crew neck short sleeve tee from Stussy, a sweater in Military Green from Diesel as well, and a black sweater from a streetwear brand in New York called, Four C. These tops can be for men’s day to day street wear style or a casual urban outfit. Accessories for men are important too, so I have found sunglasses from Le Specs that are made in great condition but are also on the affordable side, another accessory find is the black nylon bracelet from Diesel, that is minimal but an extra component to an outfit. For whomever you’re buying a gift for if they like high quality skincare, body care and aftershave, I recommend the Origins male set and Aēsop hair products, body cleansers, and aftershave lotions.
Month Favorites
My January favorites are tights and feathers(faux). For the winter season, some black sexy but yet classy tights are stylish for any simple outfit with a small black dress or mini skirt, tights can easily and simply pull a look together. I don't really wear feathers but lately I've been really loving a look with feathers that are incorporated. There is true beauty with the look of feathers and adding any piece with feathers can instantly give you a soft and angelic look.
My Favorite Met Gala Looks 2018
The theme for the Met Gala this year was; "Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination." This theme was by far my favorite theme the Met Gala has done. The creations of the design were between fashion and masterworks of religious art. Religious art itself has so much meaning and beauty that with fashion and Catholic art, the imagination with the creation is limitless. Some guest really outdid themselves with the theme and followed it to the T, these looks were so complex and had so many beautiful details that the architecture of the outfits gave a live recreation of these paintings.
The Trends This Summer!!
The trends this summer when it comes to clothing is the simple white dress, and the 90's mini pattern dresses, which I adore. Whether it's a short or long white dress, it gives a touch of fresh air for the summer time and gives me such a romantic feeling. I could wear a mini 90's dress everyday, they're so comfy yet so stylish and fun.
Favorite Looks From Fashion Week
Out of all the shows in New York, London, Milan, and Paris, these shows and collections caught my eyes the most. The collections I have here are from: Saint Laurent, Alessandra Rich, Brandon Maxwell, Chloe, Maison francesco scognamiglio, Pamella Roland, Dolce&Gabbana, David Koma, Fendi, Philosophy, Jacquemus, Burberry, and Carolina Herrera. These looks either have amazing detailing, very refreshing and colorful pieces, elegant and simple night out looks, and an everyday ready-to -wear looks.
Statement Pieces
Statement pieces is an interesting or eye-catching piece from your outfit. I love statement pieces because it can pull a whole look together with simply colorful shoes, bold jewelry, or anything that pops out. A statement piece is supposed be something that someone first notices about you or draw their eyes to. I adore statement pieces because they can be so powerful for your look.
Blazers for Winter
Winter is approaching and I’m obsessed with the blazer look this year. I always like the business suit, oversized blazers, and blazers dresses and I think it’s a great pieces for the winter season. I especially adore plaid blazers (or anything plaid lately) but it goes well with the winter season!!!
Sustainable Fashion Brands
There is so much importance for sustainability brands and what they're doing for the environment. Sustainable fashion brands is a growing trend that is better for the environment than fast fashion. Fast fashion is produced in mass productions that are spread out around the world with large factories with many factory workers making low quality fabrics and exposed to dangerous chemicals. There have been many accidents that have ended in death due to mass production conditions. When it comes to sustainable fashion, recycled and eco friendly material; organic wool, silk, bamboo, linen, etc.
Here are some of the top sustainable fashion brands:
Here are some of the top sustainable fashion brands:
- People Tree
- Simon Miller
- Reformation
- Eileen Fisher
- Encircled
- Kotn
- Mayamiko
- United By Blue
- Elizabeth Scarlett
- Lilian Von Trapp
- Pippa Small