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Tiffany
Growing up I wasn't allowed to adopt the trends of the time for various reasons (religious beliefs, mostly, as my parents were under the impression that I was a boy and crossing the gender line was forbidden) and I missed out on some cute ones. Scrunchies, babydoll dresses, denim skirts were big in my neck of the woods for a while, hot loops, the list goes on.
Now that I'm on my own I'm a bit of a fashion bug. However, adopting the fashions I missed out on would make me stick out (more than I already do) since the ones I liked at the time were primarily teenager things or they're so far out of favor now that you can't even get them anymore (I haven't seen scrunchies in stores in years) but I don't really see any discernible trends these days.
The 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, and 90s all had apparent trends. You can recognize the era a photograph was taken in because of the style of dress and the accessories they were sporting. But today it seems to be all jeans and t shirts, which I tend to wear a lot but I'm looking for something distinctly feminine, and sun dresses, which seem to have been common since at least the 1940s.
I don't see much in the way of accessories, either. Scrunchies, butterfly clips, hot loops, those were seen all over the place in the 90s. Today the only thing I see is girls dying their hair unnatural colors, which isn't really an option for an adult (especially since I have to rely on a wig that can't be dyed), and sparkly nail polish.
I don't want to sit out any more cute trends and fads but I'm not really seeing any today. Seems everyone's going plain or dressing androgynous. Is there something I'm just not noticing?
Answer
One of the beautiful things about fashion is that it's a way to express yourself and who you are. While you should try and keep up with the trends, (you don't want to look outdated) put your own spin on things and try to be unique. Some specific Spring/Summer 2013 trends are:
-Monochrome: a minimalist trend featured in Gucci, Marc Jacobs and Roland Mouret.
-GM Flowers: "chemically enhanced flowers" like plastic roses at Holly Fulton, pop art daisies at Prada, and gemstone gerberas at Moschino.
-Aqua Fresh: one colour in many different shades, from cobalt at Etro to cornflower at Chalayan and aquamarine at Zac Posen.
-Clever Prints: Let your clothes do the talking-foreign postage stamps at Mary Katrantzou, Sicilian folklore at Dolce & Gabbana and colourful exaggerated leopard print at Kenzo
-Swinging Fringing: It's all about the shimmy detailing, from glitzy metallic fringing at Versace to leather at Rodarte, silk at Nina Ricci and raffia at Donna Karan.
-Gruffles Flamenco Forte: All sultry curves at Balenciaga, Gucci and Marni.
-Geometry: It's time to go back to geometry class. Thankfully fashion is much more exciting with jumbo checks at Marc Jacobs and super even stripes at Moschino.
-Geisha Delisha: Prada, Hermes, Etro and Emporio Armani all looked Eastwards for inspiration.
-Sixties Super Graphic: Bold primary colours and pop-art prints spliced together
^^occasionally those times will come back with a more modern twist to them
Hope I helped!
One of the beautiful things about fashion is that it's a way to express yourself and who you are. While you should try and keep up with the trends, (you don't want to look outdated) put your own spin on things and try to be unique. Some specific Spring/Summer 2013 trends are:
-Monochrome: a minimalist trend featured in Gucci, Marc Jacobs and Roland Mouret.
-GM Flowers: "chemically enhanced flowers" like plastic roses at Holly Fulton, pop art daisies at Prada, and gemstone gerberas at Moschino.
-Aqua Fresh: one colour in many different shades, from cobalt at Etro to cornflower at Chalayan and aquamarine at Zac Posen.
-Clever Prints: Let your clothes do the talking-foreign postage stamps at Mary Katrantzou, Sicilian folklore at Dolce & Gabbana and colourful exaggerated leopard print at Kenzo
-Swinging Fringing: It's all about the shimmy detailing, from glitzy metallic fringing at Versace to leather at Rodarte, silk at Nina Ricci and raffia at Donna Karan.
-Gruffles Flamenco Forte: All sultry curves at Balenciaga, Gucci and Marni.
-Geometry: It's time to go back to geometry class. Thankfully fashion is much more exciting with jumbo checks at Marc Jacobs and super even stripes at Moschino.
-Geisha Delisha: Prada, Hermes, Etro and Emporio Armani all looked Eastwards for inspiration.
-Sixties Super Graphic: Bold primary colours and pop-art prints spliced together
^^occasionally those times will come back with a more modern twist to them
Hope I helped!
How do you cut the neck of a shirt for an 80s look?
kelly o
I have a white t-shirt and I would like to add an 80s look to it, with either a cut neck or a v-neck.
Answer
Cut the t-shirt from 2 inches at the shoulder to the other side, like a boat neck cut.
make sure you cut two inches from the shoulder seam.
It should look something like a banana cut. you still want a little to sit on the shoulder so it slips off a little, but not too much cause you dont want it looking too stretched out.
80's look.. ha that's so funny, this just we used to do in high school is fashionable again, now I wish I kept all my , joan jett, billy idol and duran duran rock buttons we used to pin all over levi's jackets! Black rubber bracelets and neon nail polish and accessories. (save the neon stuff - don't go there! it didn't look good then and it won't look good now) Too funny!
Cut the t-shirt from 2 inches at the shoulder to the other side, like a boat neck cut.
make sure you cut two inches from the shoulder seam.
It should look something like a banana cut. you still want a little to sit on the shoulder so it slips off a little, but not too much cause you dont want it looking too stretched out.
80's look.. ha that's so funny, this just we used to do in high school is fashionable again, now I wish I kept all my , joan jett, billy idol and duran duran rock buttons we used to pin all over levi's jackets! Black rubber bracelets and neon nail polish and accessories. (save the neon stuff - don't go there! it didn't look good then and it won't look good now) Too funny!
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