Category Archive: Global Fashion

May 24

How Punk Went From Street Fashion to High Fashion

On May 9th, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York opened its doors for its latest fashion exhibition, Punk: Chaos to Couture. Curated by the Met’s Andrew Bolton- with a helping hand from Givenchy’s own maestro of punk, Riccardo Tisci- the exhibition explores the intriguing journey of punk from its subcultural rebellious and anti-social …

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May 08

My “Punk: Chaos to Couture” Red Carpet Review

Even though the event is truly about the exhibition and the fundraising efforts for the institute, the red carpet is the kickoff (and extra highlight) of the exhibition. I’m quite sure that by now you have seen the thousands of images online and read the reviews for this year’s Met Gala red carpet arrivals, as …

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May 07

THIS! Tuesdays: Is that a “REAL” bag?

I love cartoons and I love all types of bags. So, you can imagine how excited I was to hear about a new line that has combined both! JumpFromPaper is a fun & quirky bag line by Taiwan-based designers Rika Lin and Chay Su. The global brand just turned 3 years old and shows no signs of stopping.

Apr 23

THIS! Tuesdays: BYOB receives a fashionable upgrade

Bringing boxed wine to a nice dinner party may usually seem to be tacky or taboo, but now fashionable dinner guests can feel secure in their “bring your own box (bag)” choices. This unique and creative “Bag-in-Bag” wine carrier, not only is a testament in good taste, but the contents are just as delicious!

Apr 22

The Eco Fashion Movement of 2013…

“Being green is the new black”…. I know this has been said many times before, but I completely agree with that statement! I don’t think sustainable fashion will ever go out of style. I think we’re just now starting to see more and more evidence of the “Eco Fashion Movement” becoming more popular over the last …

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Apr 08

Music Monday: Joe Fresh – Sam and the Womp

I was going through my Facebook news feed a couple of weeks ago and this video image was screaming at me to click it. All it said was “Spring is here! Coloured denim, $19″, but I had a feeling since it was by created by the fun and chic label Joe Fresh I would enjoy …

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Apr 01

Style Diary of a Manchester Chick: Sophie Gardner

Sophie Gardner has been embracing an unconventional personal style since she was a child, and totally rejects the idea of matching your handbag with your shoes. Sophie recently decided to share examples of these rule breaking looks on her style diary and inspiration blog “Bang Bang Pretty Pretty”. The “unconventional stylista”  is starting to make waves …

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Mar 28

Throwback Thursday: Versailles ’73 – The Runway Battle

Today’s Throwback Thursday post is going way back. I decided to highlight the main event that has been recognized many times over as the “Moment in history that changed the course of (fashion) history”.  We can now have a front row seat to the show that became known as the American Runway Revolution! As I noted …

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Mar 25

Music Mondays – MIKA: Relax (Take it Easy)

Happy Monday Beautiful People! I’m sure you would agree that after a relaxing weekend returning to work on Monday can be anything, but relaxing. For that reason, I decided to post a song that I play on my

Mar 19

THIS! Tuesdays – Monochrome Manicures

The trend of wearing black and white color combinations in clothing trends has been everywhere these days. From bold stripes and graphics, to monochromatic solid combinations, to mixing of black/white prints in one look.. both ends of the color spectrum are getting a lot of “wear” by everyone. Of course what is usually trending in …

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