SO are we all on the same page today ? Hope so because i have some interesting news in the fashion world. But, before we get into that - let's look at the amazon pics i have for choesn for you. A poster, a book and magazine. The poster is in memory of the late A. McQueen, who was so gifted and is so sincerely missed amongst the fashion community. The facebook marketing book is a great manual on how to market your business via: FACEBOOK. If you have a business and already have a business page on FB now - hurray for you! If not, i recommend you do so - Facebook is recognized universally and creating a page on Facebook will help your business in a myriad of ways. If you need more info on this please get in touch with me. Besides being a fashion consultant, i am the president of the company Spirapex that specializes in developing, marketing and creating social networking tools for businesses via the internet- my email is Spirapex - my blog, website anf FB page are in the works as we speak so stayed tuned till further notice. Continuing on the subject of Facebook you can view my fashion consulting business page on FB by clicking this link: http://facebook.com/spirapex . When you visit my page please click the "like" button. Alot of times i talk about reviews of other fashion websites that you might not get here on my blog. If your'e on facebook and want some current interesting fashion news and cool websites to check out then join my facebook page.
Onto the last pic i have chosen for you from Amazon. It's a special collectors issue of Purple magazine. The reason i selected this magazine is because i am taking the high road and promoting a magazine that has just recently endured alot of uproar within the fashion community. I honestly feel that supporting the magazine despite the big hulla bulu, shows that although i disagree about the comments made towards fashion bloggers, etc., i have no ill will against Purple magazine. Olivier Zahm of Purple magazine who was quoted in a video at a recent fashion show, wanting to kill all bloggers ... especially fashion bloggers !!! In the video clip, Terry Richardson (long time friend of mine and great guy) pokes his head out from beside Olivier when he makes the statement about bloggers and looks quite shocked and a bit confused as to why Olivier would say such a thing. As far as i'm concerned, fashion blogs are like mini online fashion magazines and cater to those of us who spend alot of time on the internet and find it hard to catch a moment to read a magazine. They also serve the purpose of providing the inside scoop in the fashion world that you might not otherwise find in a magazine and of course they provide a forum for followers to express their own opinions about a particular topic. Perhaps he feels that fashion bloggers are his competition and that's why he said such derogatory comments about us. I think that for Olivier to say something so mean spirited towards fashion bloggers, (who take alot of their material from fashion mags), will hurt his business in the long run. I believe that fashion bloggers are about a 1/4 of his business. Do you think Olivier Zahm cut off his nose to spite his face ? Perhaps he did ... watch the video on Tony Wangs fashion blog http://postfashionism.com/2010/kill-all-the-bloggers/ to decide for yourself.
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THINGS YOU HAVE TO HAVE?
Hi everyone ... it's very hot in New York : 100 degrees and 100% humidity to match ... i certainly enjoy all the places i go during the day that have air- conditioning, but at the same time, i prefer to be natural at home, w/o artificial air. Sure i am sweating like crazy but it's a great way to lose weight lol - not that i need to lose weight, but i think that its better for our bodies to stay in sync with the temperature and be hot and sweat like your'e supposed to. So on to the fashion stuff , beginning with my Amazon pics for this week - and why i like them: which completly pertains to weather too, because you can wear these things about town in the heat. I love all of these pieces - they are delicious and if you have alot of money - buy them all - they are so awesome ! If you have money and alot of bills and debt - like myself (i have just let you know my personal secret - lips sealed) - I would go for ONE of the items : i really like the Missoni platforms (i seriously am DYING for these) or i might go for the dress ... BUT, then again the Gucci bag really is an investment piece ... i don't know - now i'm confusing myself ... so forget what i'm saying about this and lets get to the subject at hand : "things you have to have" or which may also be refered to as ... impulse buying !!!! Ta - da !!!! i am going to present you with some items that may make you feel like you HAVE to have them or maybe not - but for me ; all the items i am blogging about below could slip into that HAVE to have it category. Always remember though; like i have mentioned in an earlier post, that the most expensive items that you crave can wait a week or two - because in most cases you will find something that you like just as much and for less money : so remember that ... and i am saying this to myself now too, not just you - ok?
So here are my impulse items - all of which i want dearly but feel obliged to give you the heads up on what you might be able to find cheaper - unless you don't give a shit and want to wear Versace NOW because your bank account is limitless - so if you are in that category : god bless you, but this blog will probably not be your cup of tea.
I want to quickly point something out that is a philosophy that i embrace, which pertains to feeling comfortable with what you are wearing. This comes up alot when i am working with a client and i cut out this little photo on the top of my collection of images to the left to illustrate the subject.
It's a bit difficult to read the type next to the black and white photo. The woman in the picture is PAM HOGG and she is singing "MY WAY" by Sid Vicious, in the year 1993 ... This image struck me as being not only an icon photo of a beautiful woman - but as an amazing example of a woman who is comfortable in what she wears - doesn't she look fierce? And she is starting her own fashion line - the tiny images of the fashion models to the right of her photo, which look pretty incredible - i would love to wear her creations. To me, as a fashion consultant and stylist what makes me feel really successful is when i can help a client to feel comfortable with what they are wearing and really "OWN" their look. A good fashion style only works when it matches who you are as a person. I am very open minded in my "look", but not everyone can or would look good wearing what i wear and i would be the first to advise them not to. I can help a client discover a look if they don't have one and i can also polish up a clients look - if they already do. So, that's whati wanted to say about being comfortable with what you are wearing. OK - under Pam, to the far left is a metallic bootie sandal - Christopher Kane's for Versus, who pays tribute to Gianni Versace - there is no price on these babies which means CRAVE them but look for something like it, my advice: Forever 21 - I swear by Forever 21, i can only see you rolling your eyes but i buy online there all the time; especially their shoes - DO IT! And then you will thank me ...
OK the gold necklace is gorgeous - love it !! It would make a simple tee and jeans look amazing ... pull the hair up real high on the head and smack on the great sunglasses below it and then put on the jeweled cuff to the left: bingo - you have got a great look going - i can't figure out what type of shoe to wear with this outfit so just go barefoot for now ( ha !). The necklace is expensive and the sunglasses and cuff are not. Unfortunately, i couldn't remember where i got the pics for the necklace and sunglasses (i cut out alot of things from magazines) but you can definetly find a necklace like this without too much trouble and spend less than $50.00 - this particular one was way more than that. The sunglasses weren't more han $30.00, sorry - but i don't know who made them, but i like them cuz they are wayfarer looking with a twist - but if you can't find them anywhere, any wayfarer type looking sunglasses still look fresh and red is always a nice color choice and flatters anyone. Now for the cuff bracelet - you could spend alot of money on this - but why would you if you can get it at H & M for $9.95?
H & M ... is a fashionista paradise although they need better online services (i haven't had much success on H & M online) but if you live in the suburbs you might find some good digs - in the the city H & M stores - pphfff !!! They are always out of merchandise - i swear i think the employees must take all the good stuff before the store opens everyday - it doesn't matter what time you get there or what day you get there - you can never find what you saw in their ads in magazines at H & M. That's why i'm so big on shopping online - you can usually get a larger assortment of clothes and accessories than what you would find in the stores and most of the time they have exclusive online merchandise and sales - that you cannot get in the actual store ... so sign up for your favorite stores online emails and check their inventory regularly. My next blog in fact will have something to do with online shopping and tips and so forth - so i'll get more in depth on that subject soon. So back to the photos i have provided you with - the last two things left are the hair combs and the mesh dress. I'm not going to do a whole outfit on these two items - i wanted to discuss them singularly. I'll start with the hair combs ... hair combs: my god what a concept !!!!Especially decorative hair combs ! These are very lovely peacock green feathered ones that you can find also at H & M for $3.95 each!. I feel like i'm in the dark ages when it comes to hair combs because my hair is wildly curly and i never know what to do with them at all !!! ... But, one day i saw alittle hair comb with a purple rose on it amongst my collection of hair & scarf accessories and decided to shove it on the top of my twisted upsweep hairdo and i was very pleased. It was the perfect little accent ... if you have more manageable hair i'm sure you've figured other ways to wear hair combs, so you probably think i'm nuts - but i really feel so much better now that i have discovered a way to wear them and i will be experimenting more on other ways to use them - so, go out and get your hair combs ladies and get some that are bold, exciting and colorful ! Last but not least, i am going to discuss the gorgeous dark orange and oh so delicate mohair lace dress by Missoni. It's got a pretty steep price tag - $2,630.00 but the craftsmanship is so impeccable that if i had made this dress - i would probably sell it for that amount of money because of the time that it would spend to make it. You could buy a mesh dress today - and there are alot of mesh/lace types of tunics and dresses out now - for a much lower price than this one - but, you won't get the quality - that's undeniable. In any case whether you want to invest in a beautiful mesh dresss like Missoni's or find another equally appealing version thats less expensive, i really think this type of layered statement is really modern and versatile and something you need to have now. You can literally just throw it on top of another outfit and transform your look completely. Don't be silly and put it top of anything with structure in it, for example ; a tailored shirt, skirt or dress - it will look dumb, ok? This kind of layered dress will only work with equally unstructered garments. A full dress slip, camisole & a half slip or leggings, a bodysuit and my favorite: a catsuit. Imagine an amazing black catsuit with this mesh lace dress on top ! How great would that look ! Then stick two HUGE feathered combs in your hair on both sides of your head like an opened hat - make sure your hair is slicked back tight on the sides already & fastened sleekly in the back - a high ponytail or ballerina bun. Forget jewelry - the dress is your jewelry and shove on a pair of really funked up bootie peeptoes or platform pump high heels (black and metallic would be nice or patent leather red with embelishments ... limitless possibilities on the shoe color and pattern - get creative!) and you are so good to go!! I also have some bohemian and glam ideas and a whole host of variations that you could rock with this layered mesh dress - but i won't list them all; what i will say is that this is a tunic/dress you should have NOW ... it's perfect for the summer season and will work right into the colder months - so whats not to like about that? So are these items i've shown you .... things you have to have ? I'll leave that decision up to you ... till then - au revoir mon amie's ...
I want to quickly point something out that is a philosophy that i embrace, which pertains to feeling comfortable with what you are wearing. This comes up alot when i am working with a client and i cut out this little photo on the top of my collection of images to the left to illustrate the subject.
It's a bit difficult to read the type next to the black and white photo. The woman in the picture is PAM HOGG and she is singing "MY WAY" by Sid Vicious, in the year 1993 ... This image struck me as being not only an icon photo of a beautiful woman - but as an amazing example of a woman who is comfortable in what she wears - doesn't she look fierce? And she is starting her own fashion line - the tiny images of the fashion models to the right of her photo, which look pretty incredible - i would love to wear her creations. To me, as a fashion consultant and stylist what makes me feel really successful is when i can help a client to feel comfortable with what they are wearing and really "OWN" their look. A good fashion style only works when it matches who you are as a person. I am very open minded in my "look", but not everyone can or would look good wearing what i wear and i would be the first to advise them not to. I can help a client discover a look if they don't have one and i can also polish up a clients look - if they already do. So, that's whati wanted to say about being comfortable with what you are wearing. OK - under Pam, to the far left is a metallic bootie sandal - Christopher Kane's for Versus, who pays tribute to Gianni Versace - there is no price on these babies which means CRAVE them but look for something like it, my advice: Forever 21 - I swear by Forever 21, i can only see you rolling your eyes but i buy online there all the time; especially their shoes - DO IT! And then you will thank me ...
OK the gold necklace is gorgeous - love it !! It would make a simple tee and jeans look amazing ... pull the hair up real high on the head and smack on the great sunglasses below it and then put on the jeweled cuff to the left: bingo - you have got a great look going - i can't figure out what type of shoe to wear with this outfit so just go barefoot for now ( ha !). The necklace is expensive and the sunglasses and cuff are not. Unfortunately, i couldn't remember where i got the pics for the necklace and sunglasses (i cut out alot of things from magazines) but you can definetly find a necklace like this without too much trouble and spend less than $50.00 - this particular one was way more than that. The sunglasses weren't more han $30.00, sorry - but i don't know who made them, but i like them cuz they are wayfarer looking with a twist - but if you can't find them anywhere, any wayfarer type looking sunglasses still look fresh and red is always a nice color choice and flatters anyone. Now for the cuff bracelet - you could spend alot of money on this - but why would you if you can get it at H & M for $9.95?
H & M ... is a fashionista paradise although they need better online services (i haven't had much success on H & M online) but if you live in the suburbs you might find some good digs - in the the city H & M stores - pphfff !!! They are always out of merchandise - i swear i think the employees must take all the good stuff before the store opens everyday - it doesn't matter what time you get there or what day you get there - you can never find what you saw in their ads in magazines at H & M. That's why i'm so big on shopping online - you can usually get a larger assortment of clothes and accessories than what you would find in the stores and most of the time they have exclusive online merchandise and sales - that you cannot get in the actual store ... so sign up for your favorite stores online emails and check their inventory regularly. My next blog in fact will have something to do with online shopping and tips and so forth - so i'll get more in depth on that subject soon. So back to the photos i have provided you with - the last two things left are the hair combs and the mesh dress. I'm not going to do a whole outfit on these two items - i wanted to discuss them singularly. I'll start with the hair combs ... hair combs: my god what a concept !!!!Especially decorative hair combs ! These are very lovely peacock green feathered ones that you can find also at H & M for $3.95 each!. I feel like i'm in the dark ages when it comes to hair combs because my hair is wildly curly and i never know what to do with them at all !!! ... But, one day i saw alittle hair comb with a purple rose on it amongst my collection of hair & scarf accessories and decided to shove it on the top of my twisted upsweep hairdo and i was very pleased. It was the perfect little accent ... if you have more manageable hair i'm sure you've figured other ways to wear hair combs, so you probably think i'm nuts - but i really feel so much better now that i have discovered a way to wear them and i will be experimenting more on other ways to use them - so, go out and get your hair combs ladies and get some that are bold, exciting and colorful ! Last but not least, i am going to discuss the gorgeous dark orange and oh so delicate mohair lace dress by Missoni. It's got a pretty steep price tag - $2,630.00 but the craftsmanship is so impeccable that if i had made this dress - i would probably sell it for that amount of money because of the time that it would spend to make it. You could buy a mesh dress today - and there are alot of mesh/lace types of tunics and dresses out now - for a much lower price than this one - but, you won't get the quality - that's undeniable. In any case whether you want to invest in a beautiful mesh dresss like Missoni's or find another equally appealing version thats less expensive, i really think this type of layered statement is really modern and versatile and something you need to have now. You can literally just throw it on top of another outfit and transform your look completely. Don't be silly and put it top of anything with structure in it, for example ; a tailored shirt, skirt or dress - it will look dumb, ok? This kind of layered dress will only work with equally unstructered garments. A full dress slip, camisole & a half slip or leggings, a bodysuit and my favorite: a catsuit. Imagine an amazing black catsuit with this mesh lace dress on top ! How great would that look ! Then stick two HUGE feathered combs in your hair on both sides of your head like an opened hat - make sure your hair is slicked back tight on the sides already & fastened sleekly in the back - a high ponytail or ballerina bun. Forget jewelry - the dress is your jewelry and shove on a pair of really funked up bootie peeptoes or platform pump high heels (black and metallic would be nice or patent leather red with embelishments ... limitless possibilities on the shoe color and pattern - get creative!) and you are so good to go!! I also have some bohemian and glam ideas and a whole host of variations that you could rock with this layered mesh dress - but i won't list them all; what i will say is that this is a tunic/dress you should have NOW ... it's perfect for the summer season and will work right into the colder months - so whats not to like about that? So are these items i've shown you .... things you have to have ? I'll leave that decision up to you ... till then - au revoir mon amie's ...
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