Beauty posts are back by popular demand! Ever had an annoying chip on the edge of your nail? Take glitter polish in a color that looks good with your original mani, and put it on a stripe across the nail so the glitter polish covers the chip. Totally looks like you meant to do it!
Okay, so I know I did a post on colored denim in the spring, but I just have to do it again. But now wild jeans are becoming more extreme. I just snagged a pair of originally$68.00 leopard print skinnies for 13.99 at Kohls. Jeans are 1.becoming more crazy and printed and 2. going on sale. But this is important. Make sure they are skinny or bootcut. Flare jeans will make you look like you just stepped off of the Paris runways-in a bad way. But if you go the bootcut route route, make sure you are at least 5’4. If you are really petite the print and shape will swallow you and your body up.
Here are some places to shop for fall trends for affordable prices.
Forever 21 for colored denim under $25.
Old Navy for great maxidresses under $35.
Kohl’s for Vera Wang’s New edgy cool teen line, Princess by Vera Wang. But don’t worry, its a LOT less than regular Vera Wang stuff.
Old Navy again for every style of jean a girl could need.
For updates on the latest couture, ready-to-wear menswear, and resort shows and collections, head up to http://www.style.com/. You can see every fashion show from even less well- known designers. The shows go back as far as 2000. You can even look at accessories and beauty, along with tributes to late designers and advice and how to shop the runway looks for cheaper.
Sometimes in the summer, it can be hard to keep your punk-rock style because wearing all black can be impractical in the summer. I love abstract animal print maxi dresses. I also love neon or brightly colored tops with handkerchief hems. They look funky without being super goth. Also. a neon studded belt will give even the girliest of outfits a punk twist.
The first annual LaTeaDa fashion show was a huge success. Designers Timothy Westbrook, artist in residence at the Pfister Hotel in Milwaukee, and Barbara Bates from NBC’s Fashion Star showed clothing and accessories on real women models. Barbara showed retro, 50’s inspired dresses, and a GORGEOUS leather jacket with jeweled buttons. Another huge accomplishment on Bates’s part was her gold blousy top with bell bottoms.
The Leather Jacket
Pfister Hotel Artist In Residence Timothy Westbrook showed an exceptional showcase of embellished dresses that were all either handmade or sewn on a 1920s treadle sewing machine. The mini-collection included a “Queen of the Night” dress that was black and purple and looked exactly what I would have envisioned the Queen of the Night to wear. Westbrook also showed a black and green dress with a black chiffon bodice and a green skirt. The skirt was made out of fabric with audio cassette tape woven into it. Timothy also sold scarves made out of the same material. At a street festival, people tie-dyed dresses made out of old Pfister bed sheets with Super Soakers filled with either turquoise or coral dye. Timothy showed the dresses at the show.
The Turquoise Super Soaker Dress
All in all, the first annual LaTeaDa fashion show was an amazing achievement. With LaTeaDa 2013 being planned, hopefully it will measure up to the first!
If you want super deals, head to Rue 21. The $3 rack is full of tees and tanks with trendy prints, and you can get jewelry for under a dollar. Also, look at the 50% off rack for shoes as inexpensive as five dolloars
On the weekends you want to be comfortable, but still look cool. I like patterned or neon cutoff shorts.(Just make sure they are Bermuda length or a tiny bit shorter to avoid a Daisy Duke disaster.) Also, if you can, make the real thing instead of buying.It will save you so much time and money. By the way, there is an art to finding a good t-shirt. Look for one that isn’t super heavy cotton but isn’t too sheer. A quick test is put your hand under the shirt. If you can see your palm, it’s too see-through.