Accessories

        Accessories this year make a huge impact on your outfit. So many eccentric colors, styles and looks have made its way out in the fashion world that it is hard not to go into a store and not buy an accessory. Lately with how stylish the accessories are you can get by with wearing a plain outfit and an accessory and make a statement. This year there are no boundaries at how far accessories can go.  When your wearing 5 rings on each finger, 12 bracelets including your watch on your wrist, and a hott neon yellow bag with purple nail polish, lately that seems to be the style.

 Even nail polish and your phone cases have become an accessory as well. What nail color or pattern is on your nails have become huge and there are so many ways you can design your nails now. iPhone cases are so popular that even top designers are coming up with up to date designs. Clear clutches, and neon have made its way out too. Showing what is in your bag is something no women would ever wanan do, but lately its all you see. 

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 Samira Boon creates these neon, clear clutches and tablet cases under the name Furoshiki Shiki. True to her inspiration, instead of snapping, latching or zipping closed these bags flap, overlap and fold shut

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DIY TRANSPARENT CLUTCH BAG:

You need:
- A big rectangle of clear PVC. Mine was around 3mm thick
- 5 round top studs with screws
- A pen
- Scissors
- Multi hole punch
- A ruler
- An A1 piece of white paper or cardboard

How to

1. Draw the template onto your paper - following the measurements you see below. Click here for a bigger version. Note that the image itself is indicative and not to scale. The measurements are approximate because I think you can make it a little bigger or smaller or give it a different shape if you want, it's just about trimming it to suit you, but this template will give you the general structure.

2. Cut your template out and then use some tape to stick it on your pvc.

3. Cut your pvc, using the template as a guide.

4. Remove the template from the pvc.

5. Fold the corners over like an envelope, folding the sides in first, then the bottom, and then lastly the top flap.

6. Decide where you want to put your stud beads to secure the envelope shape. I have put little coloured circles on the template to give you an idea of where the holes should go for the studs. Use the hole puncher to make holes relative to the size of the screw in the stud bead.

7. Push the screw through from the underneath and then screw the top on.

8. For the lower holes, make the top hole first and then mark with a pen the inside hole. Open up the bag to make the inside hole.

9. Once all the holes are done - close the bag to work out where to put the stud that will act as a latch.

10. Mark with a pen and then use the hole punch to put a hole in the underside of the opening. Thread the stud bead through the single underneath layer, and then put another hole in the flap to be used to secure the opening by pushing the hole over the stud.

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11. All done! Put a glitter or leopard print purse inside to hold all your bits and pieces.

Street Fashion

       Street Fashion is what we see everywhere. It is what we see when we walk out of your doors every morning, what we see walking to class, what we see wherever we turn. Street fashion is a term used to describe fashion that is considered to have emerged not from studios, but from grassroots. Street fashion is generally associated with youth culture, and is most often seen in major urban centres. It is the most interesting fashion of all, you can see many different styles and concepts in street fashion and get inspired so easily. 
       When walking down the street and seeing so many races, and different ages and people wearing different trends and clothing it is so interesting and youthful to watch. Street fashion is derived from what we get off eachother, what we learn, what we see around us, and thats what makes it so unique and easy to follow. Most street fashions you cant buy in the stores and thats what makes it so much fun. Street fashion sustained multiple highly diverse fashion movements at any given time. 

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Textiles

Chiffon

          Chiffon has been seen  almost everywhere. Wherever you turn you are bound to find a chiffon style garment. Color has become very popular and noone seems to be scared to wear it anymore. Bright colors have been making their way out in everyones wardrobe whether it be a pair of pants, or an accessory. The great thing about chiffon is that it can be worn casual and it can also be dressed up. People automatically think of chiffon and think of a long flowy dress or a formal affair, but this year chiffon has given a whole new look to its name.

           At New York Fashion Week lemon chiffon was one of the trends seen on the runway. This color is a great trend for summer and especially in chiffon material. Most designers showed some sort of yellow in their collections. As stated in the Boston Globe,  For DKNY it was taxi cab yellow, for Chado Ralph Rucci it was canary yellow highlights to contrast with white and designers like Zac Posen and Caroline Herrara took it to a delicate level. This trend may not have been as widespread but it was a personal favorite.

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Backcasting

Not so OVER you, Overalls        

     Overalls, you hear that and you instantly think working on a farm or looking like a little kid. But really, they have made a come back but in a much more styleish way. I would never think that overalls would ever be flattering or styleish ever again but beleive it or not they have done just that. They are seen in different colors, fabrics and looks and they actually look really good. Whether they be jean, cordoroy, or even a cotton you will make a statement. 
             For the summer overalls became quite popular but instead they were cut into jean shorts. You could wear a cute bandeau underneath, a shirt off your shoulder or even a bathing suit and you will be looking stylish. Jean will always be the best way to wear an overall but different styles has come out to make this look more up to date. Whether it be having the straps a little thinner, or the shorts cut wide, or even wearing the top part down and pairing it with a stylish sweater.

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Color

Colour Me Bad

Color has really made its statement in the fashion world. Whether it be on your lips, on your jeans, or even your pumps. Who knew that wearing megenta pink jeans, or royal blue jeans would be a fashion statement this day in age? Well, its seem almost everywhere and everyone wants a pair! It is so easy to make a trendy outfit with color these days and it really will make a bold statement. It is certainly not boring, and it pairs well with almost any neutral color clothes you have hidden in your closet. 

One look that has made its way everywhere was the color lip. Lipstick has made a huge turn lately and almost everyone is wearing a color lip and it doesnt matter what age. Wearing a red lip with a simple black dress can simply just make an outfit better. It adds a lot to whatever you are wearing and believe it or not it can look good on almost anyone. Even a soft pink during the day can make a statement. Accessories have been seen in almost every color whether it be neons, pastels, or cool patterns. Patterns and colors have gone hand in hand and have even brought back the hippie 60's look. Wearing a neon yellow clutch, with a black leather jacket is something I have seen and it makes quite a statement. Not only is color booming with clothing and accessories but also with your hair. Coloring the tips of your hair with different pastels, or bright colors has been a new fashion statement. 

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Prints Charming

London Fashion Week

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             Fashion Week in London showed many trends, for one is the minimalist look. As London Fashion Week Daily says, the likes of Helmut Lang, Jil Sander, and Ann Demeulemeester produce a skew whiff hemline, a whole lack of detail, and a bold block of colour found on whire or black exemplified the look of the nineties. This pure style may be far different from the loud prints and colors that has been all over the fashion world. But it is making a comeback with a few 21st century qualifications. As stsated in London Fashion Week Daily, “In the Nineties women didn’t wear high heels with these minimalist styles," explains Simon Doonan, Creative Ambassador at Large of Barneys New York. “The fact that people wear them now changes the whole look.” 

                The younger generation of designers including Thomas Trait and Simone Rocha look to continue the new mood  London Fashion Week Daily states that even unique can be found rolling back the decades to give their younger customers a taste of how cool the former generation actualyl was. The brand’s Creative Director, Kate Phelan, describes the Nineties revival as being about “wearing clothes in a free and individual style.” Christian Blanken stated after his show “I think it’s about getting rid of all unwanted detail and making clothes that women want to wear,”“Not esoteric and exclusive.”