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London Fashion Week with Julien Macdonald
For London Fashion week, I only had my eye for one collection and that was for Julien Macdonald. He celebrating his return back to fashion, how exciting!
For this year I am looking for clothing pieces in a collection that I can see down the carpet for an award show. So, with that said I am doing something different this time. I have paired a celebrity to a dress and gave my opinion on hairstyle and makeup choice I would want them to wear for a future event. Take a look.
You mention to me Rooney Mara and I would say to you, her style is boldly elegant. I can totally picture her wearing this dress down a red carpet. Hair must be pulled back (her signature look) but a bit more edgy like the one above. Have her makeup with a tint of red, keeping her face a bit neutral yet give her a very light smokey eye to accentuate her eyes.
Zendaya always has me clapping and screaming every time she walks a carpet, this girl knows how to dress. I think this dress matched with the necklace would be a perfect outfit choice. I love how it is crafted; it is perfectly draped. Has a peekaboo effect, which accentuates the upper torso. I would have Zendaya wear her hair down in a curly style and keep her makeup neutral with a hint of a blush gloss.
Miley Cyrus has an edgy style. I would love her in this jumpsuit. The illusion of the fabric makes the jumpsuit look like its cut in a way to show skin through the cutouts. I loved when she came out with her pixie cut in 2013, I would like to see her back in that hair style and have her in a smokey eye to make her eyes enhance and brighten as the outfit is already dark a bold red lipstick would make this a strong statement piece.
You are probably looking at this outfit and saying “WHAT, but HOW?” Hear me out, if the designer were to put a sheer covering under the embellished skirt and made it a little longer, I think it would look great for a music award show. Perfect person to showcase this outfit would be Ciara, her hair would be styled back or have her with an edgy bob. Lastly, have the makeup be smokey eyes and everything else neutral and this outfit would in the top 5 best dressed!
I have watched all of Emily in Paris and when this short empire waist bell dress came down the runway, the one person I thought immediately to wear this was Lily Collins. The dress feels young, the color stands out and it can be worn as a crossover from day to night. I would love to see her hairstyle be kept loosely short, her makeup can be 2 looks – if this dress is worn in the day, keep the makeup subtle. Neutral tones with a hint of rose lipstick. If this outfit is for the night, make the eyes smokey but the lipstick a light beige with a hue of salmon pink.
LEGS! Have you guys ever noticed Carrie Underwood’s legs? If you haven’t check them out next time she is performing. She has the best toned legs. I remember flipping the channel and landing on the Country Music awards and she started to come out and it was a dark background and just the light on her, all I noticed was her legs. When I was watching this collection the first person that popped in my mind was her and I said, “this dress would look so good on her”. So, this is the reason why I paired her this dress with her, not only that but this gold really makes her shine. In my opinion, whenever she wears shimmer/embellished pieces she glows, and is always so pretty. It’s best to keep her makeup in a neutral tone, do give her a light brown smokey eye and the lips a light beige hue. For the hair, it’ll be best to have her in a soft ponytail bringing just a few hair pieces to the sides of her face.
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My Top 2 Collections from NYFW ’23
What more can I say? Christian Siriano for me is a remarkable and talented fashion designer. I have been a fan of his ever since his win in Project Runway. He understands a woman’s body, for those that don’t know- he includes plus size and for me that’s wonderful! For this collection he took me away by the floral, elegance and the presence of Audrey Hepburn.
Celebrating 20 years in fashion. This Collection must be talked about. The craftsmanship, glamour, and elegance caught my eye. I totally see all these looks down the red carpet for all future award shows.
Rihanna’s Concert – I mean The Superbowl Halftime Show
I’m a little late for the party but nevertheless here is my fashion review.
Rhianna came out in a red Loewe boiler suit (jumpsuit) covered in a red body suit while adorn by a breast plate by British designer Jonathan Anderson.
Noticeably on her right shoulder you may have seen three vintage diamond brooches from Joseph Saidian & Sons. Which perfectly matched her several earrings.
She then added a layer of clothing during her performance of Umbrella. This was a red custom floor length maxi puffer coat by Alaia, which included integrated gloves. It has been said, this moment was an homage to her late friend and Fashion extraordinaire Andre Leon Talley. Her shoes were in fact sneakers, a pair of Maison Margiela and Solomon called MM6.
If you’re not familiar with him, he was an American fashion stylist, journalist, creative director and was most known as the editor at large of Vogue Magazine and judge on America’s Next Top Model.
In my opinion, she came comfortably in style.
Grammy’s 2023- Fashion Trends
Sunday night was the 65th annual award show of the Grammy’s and let me just say it was very entertaining.
From Noah hosting, to Adele finally meeting the Rock to Lizzo being the ultimate humble fan and mentioning Beyonce in her acceptance speech and let me not forget Taylor Swift dancing to Bad Bunny. The night was full of fun moments!
One thing I was watching for the most was the fashion. There were 2 trends I noticed at the show that I loved the most. One was of Sparkles and the other of Ruffles. Let’s look at both trends below.
Embellishing the night, are these celebrities. But what does a little sparkle create? It gives an extra amount of glamour, makes the outfit of choice stand out. These decorative details make it more appealing to our eye and its truly amazing under the lights at the Grammy’s. Next time, you pull an outfit out of your closet that has some bedazzle on it. WEAR it! Because you will brighten up a room day or night.
Here were two ways the celebrities were wearing ruffles at the Grammy’s.
1. On top over the shoulders -which will attract your bone structure. How is this done? The ruffles emphasizes your collarbone, jawline, and simply your shoulders.
2. Ruffles at the bottom- will accentuate your hips and balance the top half elegantly.
Also notice, J.Lo and Beyonce showing a thigh-high slit accentuating the leg. This defines confidence.
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A Fresh Start
It’s a fresh start to the new year. And if you are anything like me… late for the occasion I am here to say, “you are on time.”
New year resolutions- have you written them down?
You shouldn’t feel as if you missed your chance to do something new. You need to be able to tell yourself, “just do it.”
Repeat after me “The possibility are endless and I am not going to be the one to think I am not capable of it. Because only I, that have dreamt and said “I wish” too many times CAN and WILL be finally able to say YES.”
Believe me, I’ve been here too many times. Year after year I say to myself, “maybe next time.” But screw it, we need to start now.
So grab a pen and paper let’s do this.
How to write a New Year’s Resolution
- Write down goals you know can be achieved in a reasonable amount of time.
- Goals should be realistic.
- Write in future tense.
One thing that helps me is a vision board.
Once you write all your goals down, get a couple of pictures together for each goal and have it hanging on a wall or even as a wallpaper. By having this up, it will make you more motivated to complete.
Now it’s time to focus on our goals because determination is the key for success.
Good luck and happy writing.
Taking Back Tuesday’s -Are the times where I reflect in the past that I may have not posted. You know, like throwback Thursday’s? Now you get the point.
Today, I will be discussing New Year’s 2021.
Bringing in New Years was a new one for us. For the 1st time, we stayed home as a family. We took the initiative and said no in going out. With COVID-19 was still lingering back on December 31 and we did the right thing and stayed home.
We also didn’t keep our tradition in throwing fireworks. Instead, we opted for sparklers I had left over from the 4th of July and bubbles; just so that the girls will be entertained at night.
Now let’s begin from the start, New Year’s starts early for me and the girls.
I try to do something special with both of them. So at 12 pm in the afternoon, I do a countdown. I put up in a plastic bag in the ceiling and add some balloons that I tape up then I have a string that is attached to it and hope they hold until our little dance party is done. This is a tradition I started doing, since Averie was born. It’s something that I hope to continue until they think it’s too wack. Which, I hope it never comes to.
Once I have that set up, I look in Youtube for a dance songs – mostly Kids Pop songs and we dance. Next up I search for a countdown on Youtube or sometimes Netflix and we count from 10 to 1. We pull on the string and the balloons come down. We scream “HAPPY NEW YEARS!” – If you are a new mommy, I suggest you to start doing this in the day time because sometimes kids become restless and they do not last till 12 am for New Years. At least, this method lets them participate even if they fall asleep at night.
One new thing I did this year was to cut out stars and have them write one wish they want for this upcoming Year. You are probably thinking, “Ady, where did you come up with this?” And the honest truth is that I just thought of it on the spot. Arya, is not able to write at this moment. So her wish was to stay with mommy home. Averie, her wish is to have a kitty by the end of the year. We shall see.
As night ascended, we began our celebration with Walt Disney World’s past fireworks video then we did a quick clothing change and started blowing and cheering with our party horns. As Rob popped a bottle for him and me; I took the girls outside to the balcony to throw some sparklers and blow on bubbles. We saw a couple of fireworks in our neighborhood but not as much as past years.
The countdown was about to start, so I did something new. I finally captured our moment as a family ringing in the New Year. Check out our reaction below.
In all seriousness I thought it was canceled. Until I looked at my calendar today and I was like, “Hold up, it’s 2021. Maybe it’s up and running?”
That’s when I went full research mode. First place I went to was nyfw.com and saw the schedule. “They are back!”
NY Fashion Week has changed to more of a digital experience. Also, the name has changed.
“SAY WHAT?!” Take a deep breath, exhale. I GOT ALL THE DETAILS.
The show is now schedule to go as the “American Collections Calendar.”
But I noticed there were a few changes. The BIG designers were out of the early schedule lineup. No Ralph Lauren, Marc Jacobs, Michael Kors (he will debut his collection on 4/20 via multilayered digital experience) and the list goes on.
Not only did I find that change, but I noticed no crowds of people. Just a few to none in the audience, masks are mandatory and temperature/health checks were done prior of entering.
No more racing around the shows. As many spectators were not allowed. Most audiences were booked by appointment and if so, are all in the fashion industry. In my opinion, this may have saved money to the fashion houses. This is a big plus during these tough times.
Further down my searching, I stumbled across an article that stated
“Chairman of the CFDA Tom Ford announced that New York Fashion Week was adopting the American Collections Calendar, catering to the wave of designers opting out of showing during the typical fashion week calendar or choosing to present outside of New York.”
–Via Nylon (https://www.nylon.com/fashion/fashion-month-fall-2021-schedule)
So what does this mean?
Let me break it down, designers are now able to show later in the season and not have to show their collections in NYC. They can show outside like Europe or Asia. It does not matter the location or the date they showcase. That’s something new. Oh, and let me mention, some or all designers have opted for a virtual show.
This of course has to do with COVID-19. Precautions are being met by following all CDC regulations and of the city.
What does that mean to the viewers?
CFDA has now implemented a digital platform to help designers bring their collections together called CFDA Runway360. Meaning, you can get to watch all the designers, wherever you are at and at any time. Not to mention, everything is there for the designer. What is inside the website? It has a brief description of the collection, the looks, BTS (if possible), a profile of the designer and past collections.
Go check it out.
In my honest opinion, I actually love this! I am more in tune of watching zoom meetings and interviews of the industry. I am more engaged of doing my research, not that I have not done it before. But I feel like we are taking a step at the right direction.
The council/industry is giving designers flexible time that is due as I feel like shows in the past may have been rushed due to a deadline, whereas now they have the rights to choose when they want to showcase their collection.
What do you think? Do you see Fashion Week all over the world changing? Do you like it or not? I would love to know your view. Comment below.
After New Year’s I mentally knew what I needed to get done. But somehow I fell into a deep writer’s block. I was unmotivated and very, very, very, uninspired. I swear when we get into December its super filled with lots of activities with none stop to do lists. January was a very busy month for me, with Rob’s birthday and our anniversary. Plus Averie was back in school and projects galore. Anything I thought for the blog was being pushed to the side. Work was hectic and life just kept going. I didn’t know when it was just going to stop.
A little voice in the back of my mind wanted to get back.
“You need to Create.”
I knew that my passion was asking to get out but the funk was getting in the way. It needed to breathe, needed to get back to how I normally am. I hope I am making sense.
I really think I should actually consider that my year starts in February. LOL. It’s less busy- well sort of.
In reality, the funk (writer’s block) just recently came off when we decided to go to the beach, this past weekend. It’s where I recharged. The weather getting to the beach was gloomy just like how I felt inside. Though, I didn’t care at that moment. We all knew we had to go. Once we got there, it was perfect. The sun came out beaming, the temperature was just right; the water was a bit cold for us Miamians. But I wouldn’t change a thing.
My mind got exactly what it was yearning for, the beach. Mental clarity is very real and sometimes we ALL need to hit a reset button. The overwhelm feeling, the worries, and the indecisions in my head all went away when I was looking at the ocean and listening to the waves. As I carried Arya in my arm who was already tired from the long day, I stared at the ocean. The overall peace that draped over my body was an outer experience that I never felt before. The clutter left my mind into the ocean and there I knew I was ok.
If you ever feel this way please know you are not alone, whatever place makes you feel grounded (back at peace) go to it. Whether it is at the park, gym, or even if you stand in the rain. Release all the clutter that your mind has and recharge. It will all be ok.
Now I am back to my normal schedule. With a clear mind set and full of inspiration.
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