TRUE FASHIONISTAS' FASHION BLOG
HOT SUMMER TRAVEL ITEMS
It’s never too early to get your travel plans in order. Before you know it, summer will be here and you’re off on some grand adventure with accessories that you swore you were going to replace two years ago. Well now’s the time to find the latest True Fashionista travel items, ones that wouldn’t dare get misplaced on your way to Milan!
MET GALA 2019 – CAMP LIVES!
It was another banner year for the Met Gala, fashion and fundraising’s True Fashionista hour. The theme, “Camp: Notes on Fashion” was on display in full force. Quick review of the meaning, which in case you’re even questioning, is not a summer flashback to canoeing on a lake and popsicle stick arts ‘n crafts projects: Camp in this context refers to a term coined in a groundbreaking 1964 Susan Sontag essay, “Notes on Camp”, where she argued how the love of the unnatural, displayed via artifice and exaggeration, can be summed up in that one word.
BIZARRE FASHION TRENDS THROUGH HISTORY AND TODAY
Throughout history, fashion has reflected art, and since art is a True Fashionista creation from the imagination; so then comes fashion as “wearable art”. It’s as if someone had an idea so outlandish that it should have just stayed in their head, but instead of moving on to the next awesome idea, they just well, went with it.
HOW TO PROPERLY STORE SWEATERS
There’s no doubting it, summer is looming on the horizon; if you haven’t squirreled away your sweaters for the next few months, don’t feel like you’ve procrastinated. We’ve got some great tips here for properly storing your winter mainstays so they look as fresh when you unearth them as the day you swap them for True Fashionista summer attire.
FENG SHUI 101
Let’s just clear something up first and foremost. It’s pronounced FUNG SHWAY. Next order of True Fashionista business… literally translated, feng means “wind” and shui means “water”, and in Chinese culture, wind and water are associated with good health. Therefore, since its introduction in China some 3,000 years ago, feng shui has evolved over the years into meaning the art and science of fortune; good feng shui is good fortune and vice versa.
HOW TO PROPERLY STORE PURSES
You spent how much on that gorgeous True Fashionista Louis Vuitton purse, so why would you just toss it on a shelf when it’s not in use? Wow do we sound like your mother or what? But seriously, there’s a life hack for everything, so we’ll help you here to keep your investment looking like new for as long as possible.
HISTORY OF ALEXANDER MCQUEEN
What, the name Alexander McQueen isn’t familiar to you? He was the designer who made the plumber’s crack fashionable with his perilously low-cut jeans, a move which consequently spawned the resulting term, “muffin top”. Is the memory creeping back now? Yeah, it was him. Got a skull-imprinted clutch handbag or scarf lying around in your not-yet-Konmari’d-but-I’m-gonna-do-it-I-swear closet? McQueen. Or that timeless pencil skirt and gorgeous prints that seem to flawlessly work forever? That was Alexander McQueen as well.
HISTORY OF DENIM
Let’s be clear here. Blue jeans are the clothing item; denim is the fabric they’re made from. The two, however, are so inextricably linked that you’d be doing them both a disservice to discuss one without the other. In fact, when delving into the history of True Fashionista denim, the place that seems to know the most is the history department at Levi Strauss & Co., that all-American home of the now-classic blue jeans with the rivets worn by millions.
HOW TO LAY OUT A ROOM
HOW TO LAY OUT A ROOM Thinking about redecorating your house, or at least a portion of it? Before you jump in, consider some ideas from the experts to help envision your plan. It can be a little overwhelming. What with TVs, couches, coffee table vs. ottoman, too little space, too much space, and occasional
GOING GREEN THE DESIGNER WAY
GOING GREEN THE DESIGNER WAY Let’s face it, to be eco-conscious is not only good for the planet, it’s also become trés chic. It seems that every True Fashionista designer now features organic clothing, fabrics created sustainably using a variety of recycled items, all beautifully reimagined into stunning pieces found increasingly more often on runways everywhere. …
HOW TO PROPERLY STORE SHOES
HOW TO PROPERLY STORE SHOES Ever think twice about what was going on with your True Fashionista shoes once you took them off for the day, doing that acrobatic kick/toss move where the shoe at once leaves your foot and lands somewhere within the confines of the closet or in the pile by the front door?
FEMALE FASHION ICONS THROUGH HISTORY
FEMALE FASHION ICONS THROUGH HISTORY In honor of International Women’s Day, let’s take a look at some True Fashionista female fashion icons whose ideas and vision over the years have helped shape the industry. They not only have helped pave the way, they also mirror the times and societal shift of the passing years.