Class. Style. Everywhere you look young men and women are finely dressed with hair neatly trimmed. You’re at school and getting ready for your first class. You aren't at some rich private school. No, you’re at a common public school back in the 1960’s, where things are quite different and may take time getting used to some of the social normalities, like how to use the radical slang, and how men and women dress, in general or for school and work. Fashion and language of the 1960’s has greatly…
The last day of Art Hearts Fashion, LA Fashion week arrived in the most stylish way and with a full variety that range from swimwear to haute couture. Aussie Gear LA was the first label to showcase their menswear collection that had everything in the spectrum from underwear to tanks, to daytime wear. Every piece was very much inspired in street and urban wear, and the predominant colors were black, grey and white. Some of the most notorious pieces were a cotton tank top that crossed over at the…
DAANIKA: STEVE MADDEN (BLACK LEATHER CHELSEA BOOTS). Maybe it is the matte finish, the gore elastic inset at the sides, the 2 ¼ inch heel height and 1 ½ inch platform, or their overall aesthetics that made me want them so badly. I waited months for them to be back in stock and intentionally saved a portion of my paycheck from my summer job so I could afford them. Finally, I got the email notification with the subject headline: “Heads up. Your Steve Madden item, just came back in stock!” I…
Waking up in the morning and hearing that blaring alarm barking to start a stressful day is a struggle for most, especially when all one wants to do is stay in the warmth and comfort of a bed. This could be so much easier with school uniforms. All one has to do is wake up, throw on a daily uniform, brush their hair and teeth, and they are out the door. Uniforms are starting to become a necessity that schools are relying on to help their students. Although school uniforms limit self-expression,…
Here is a cheap, easy and very effective way to construct your own authentic ninja uniform. You may already have some of these materials in your closet, or you may be capable to find them at thrift stores. From head to toe, here is how to make an authentic ninja uniform for cheap: 1. The black hoodie. A black hoodie is an ideal base for midsection ninja wear. It provides a hood for cover, and unlike many ninja uniforms, the black hoodie will usually provide a large front pocket area for…
Andy Warhol has said “I want to die with my blue jeans on.”(Brainyquote, n.d.). A lot of people today share Warhol’s affection for jeans. Denim is a staple of the modern wardrobe. It is comfortable, practical, and fashionable. However, jeans weren’t always common and popular. Denim has first been popularly used when designer Levi Strauss figured out a way to make denim affordable in 1936. Since then, denim has been through an interesting revolution. All kinds of people, including cowboys in…
If you reflect on 1920s fashion, there was a feeling of eccentricity and originality in fashion that is one of the reasons we associate the 1920s with exciting changes in culture. The movies and books we associate with those times often reflect a time of an explosion of frivolity and a certain amount of wild behavior in entertainment and nightlife. The 1920s fashion very much fit in to those cultural changes. Jean Patou was a designer who pushed the envelope a great deal in creating exciting,…
on you know you want!” I grab the piece of clothing and rush to the changing room to try it on. Once I’ve wiggled my way into the shirt, jacket, or pants I examine myself in the mirror. I imagine how fabulous I would look strutting around campus in my brand new outfit. By now, I can barely contain my excitement. I make my way to the check-out line grinning from ear to ear thinking about all the compliments I’m going to get on my new piece of clothing. When I give the cashier my card it’s as…
Canadian province of British Columbia in November 2000. The company had a survey in which a 100 people were interviewed and was given 20 names and 20 logos to choose lululemon’s name and logo. Chip Wilson found a niche creating suitable athletic yoga clothing by designing clothes with specific fabrics. The idea around the store was to create an atmosphere that would encourage and foster healthy lifestyle through exercise and dieting. Chip’s idea gained traction and the Lululemon expanded into…
such as the Wall street journal, Bloomberg and CNN. According to teenage research unlimited, the average amount of money female students spend on clothes is $2356 and for male students the average cost is $989. With students spending this much on clothing wouldn’t it be more economical to have uniforms? Dress code, is a nuisance, however, if we implement uniforms into our school system, we can…