"Spring 2017 Accessories Trends"

Spring 2017 is coming soon and we need to staring getting prepared for the new trends that are coming in. Vogue provided a list of images of the soon to be trending accessories. Observing these trends, it made think a lot about the 70's and 80's. Feels like were going to start living that era again through our garments and accessories. Going through the images were things that I really loved, for example were the eye glasses frame. They were very retro, chic, and classical (some). One of the things that I wasn't to fond of were the half or less inch heels. They are very funky looking and basic. One of my other favorites is the large bags. I feel that larger bags will more convenient to store anything. I also loved the frame for the glasses.
Photo and source credits: www.Vogue.com

FIDM

FIDM is the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising an located in San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, and Orange County. The Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising is a for-profit college in California. It offers courses in fashion, entertainment, beauty, interior design, and graphic design and more. I learned that the generation we are living in today doesn't want to be sold anything. So this means that's it's getting tougher for brands, stores, etc to sell and market their products. For example now brands have to connect with us through social media to reach to us in a matter that will get our attention and reach our hearts. Also I learned that fashion technology is advancing more. When the instructor from FIDM came she talked about the the new "smart stores" located her in the Bay Area in San Francisco. Basically the smart store is clothing store in which you get into a fitting room and then you're able to select the clothing of your choice through a digital touch screen, then when you're done choosing what you selected an employ from their will have your garment that you chose ready to be fitted. How cool is that! Now you don't have to stress of walking around looking for your size, color, style, etc. I'm truly excited to learn more about the fashion and designs of this era.

Photo Credits: www.fidm.edu

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"Khloé Kardashian and Emma Grede on Their Denim Collection"

The Kardashian's/ Jenner's today are well known for their famous luxurious lives they are living from having their own lip kits, clothing line, game app, and more. Today, October 18, 2016, the famous Khloe Kardashian opened her new jean line at Nordstrom along wit Emma Grede. I feel that her clothing line will become successful because of her popularity. Because of that they also explain that their jeans were made to fit any body type. I personally think their line will become efficient, many people struggle to find a perfect jean. Some are just way to tight, loose, baggy, or unfitted that is just doesn't feel comfortable to walk around with. Khloe says that, "these jeans are made to fit every shape and size. they’re sexy and flattering, and made to fit you—not the other way around." Khloe definitely wants the best for clients and she reaches to connects with them and feel that they are not the only ones with these jean struggles. Overall, according to Emma this collection was made to "celebrate our curves and strength as women ." 
Sources:  http://fashionista.com/2016/10/khloe-kardashian-good-american-denim
http://shop.nordstrom.com/c/good-american
Photo credits: http://shop.nordstrom.com/c/good-american

"Cover Girl's first male ambassador"

The 17 year-old, James Charles is the new and first Cover Girl male. He started sharing his stunning and creative make-up looks on social media. This brought everyone's attention because of such a talented young boy. I feel like this the start of our generation. We as a society living in the 21 century need to start realizing that make-up, magazines covers, nail polish, garments of any kind, beauty brands, etc, are for all genders. We all need to be accepting over the fact that we are all free and equal.  I believe Cover Girl made a great choice with choosing the first male. There are many teens out there that are doing what they love, but I feel that there not as appreciated nor have the proper behavior to be involved or announced in a huge business chain, like James Charles. He is a perfect example of being an icon because of such young and sophisticated talent. I really hope to see more males in the cover of "female" products, magazines, social media, and more.

Photo&Source credits: http://fashionista.com/2016/10/covergirl-male-ambassador-james-charles

Jobs in the fashion industry

There are many fashion jobs out there. I found three that caught my attention and will be willing to consider this job in the future. One of the occupations I found was being a stylist. Stylist are known as "personal stylist or a makeup artist." If they are experienced and successful, meaning if they have skills, well educated, work for many clients, and are well known, they will typically earn $100,000 a year. This job provides "two main types of stylists: makeup artists and personal stylists. A makeup artist specializes in the application of makeup, and a personal stylist specializes in improving an individual's image through accessories, clothing, hair styling, and/or makeup. A makeup artist should expect to earn less than a personal stylist because the former is usually only familiar with makeup techniques." This job requires you to have a "General Educational Development (GED) credential, an associate's degree or a bachelor's degree in styling and/or fashion design." The second occupation I looked in was a retail manager. Retail managers are common fashion store managers. They earn about  $25,000 and $50,000 if they are stable and have medium size stores. "Retail managers are responsible for making sure that the cashiers, salespeople, and other employees of a store perform the tasks necessary for the store to succeed."General Educational Development (GED) credential, have at least two years of experience in a customer service or retail position related to the fashion industry, pass a background check, and complete a training program. Some companies may also require or prefer that you have an associate's degree or a bachelor's degree in business or management, a Master of Business Administration (MBA), and/or another similar degree." The third job I found was a visual merchandiser. A visual merchandiser "allows you to express your creativity" They are "are responsible for making sure that the customers can see every accessory and garment and that the accessories and garments looks like something that a customer might want to buy." Visual merchandisers earn about$37,000 and $58,000 annually. This job requires "high school diploma or a General Educational Development (GED) credential and some experience in a related field (typically three to five years of experience in customer service, general retail, sales, marketing, or another similar field)." Overall I gained knowledge towards the variety of fashion jobs there is and willing to consider myself in joining into one of them.
Source: http://www.fashioncareerstips.com/fields-within-fashion.html

Photo Credits: http://www.123rf.com/stock-photo/fashion_designer.html

Neith Nyer | Spring Summer 2017

Neith Nyer, a Spring Summer collection for 2017. This Spring Summer collection was very dark, abstract, and gothic in my opinion. I felt like the designer was going for dark layered clothing, at times I thought this collection was more like Fall inspired. I would say though that it was very unique and chic. For example many of the tops like coats, jackets, etc were open from the shoulders. I thought this was very different. Another one was wearing cut waisted jeans with different materials on one sided leg. Also they had a dress over a under a shirt. One the things that caught my attention was the use of facial piercings everyone had. This added the gothic and chic touch to the garments. It also played as a great accessory. Overall I think this collection had to many layers of clothing, and I did not feel the Spring Summer vibe throughout the show
Photo Credits: http://www.deuxhomm.es/neith-nyer-spring-summer-2017-pfw/

What are hems? How can they affect a garment's appearance?

Hems are stitches that are hand sewn into garments. They are used in many different ways. One of the basic hand sewing stitches is the Invisible Slip Stitch, Herringbone Stitch, and the Whip Stitch. Each one of these are used for a variety of techniques. To start with a hem is used to stitch at the bottom of the fabric or garment to keep it from falling it apart. An Invisible Slip Stitch well work for a hem because you don't want your hem to be seen and with the Invisible Slip Stitch it will work perfect for your hem. The herringbone stitch in another hand, works from left to right. You take a small horizontal stitch into one layer and the another, so the thread crosses itself. This stitch is very useful to secure hems. Lastly the Whip stitch is a diagonal stitch sewn with a single thread along a raw edge to prevent from fraying. Overall these are one the few hand sewing stitches.

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