I think everyone knows how glad I will be to see winter end and spring begin with all its warmth and glory.
I'm so over the winter wardrobe and just want to hang up my winter jacket for a short sleeve shirt and pair of sandals.
But
even I know it's still just a little too soon to jump on the spring
bandwagon. We are still in for a few more cold snaps. However, that
doesn't mean we can't still have just a little preview of things to come
this spring.
So
let's keep it real and start small. For the first preview of spring,
I'm starting with nail polish. It's something that we all can wear and
it doesn't discriminate on size or age.
Other than my “rosy tosies,Canada Goose Expedition Parka”
I'm not a hard-core nail polish wearer. I will, however, take time out
on a Sunday afternoon for this hot spring shade – nudes.
What
is so great about the color nude — or lack thereof — is that it allows
anyone wearing nail polish the freedom to not be the perfect manicurist
and also to give wearing nail polish an honest-to -goodness try.
When
talking to other women about nail polish, many, including myself, are
kind of intimidated about what a “color” will look like once it's on all
10 fingers.
Its
one thing to try it on your thumb at the store, but another to pay $7
and then get home and find that your fingers look like they're bleeding
or losing circulation. I have a lot more things I can buy with $7 than
one-time-use nail polish taking up residence in my makeup drawer.
So
if you want to start out slow, try a nude. There is nothing wrong with
color, but sometimes less is more. As always, here are some nude shades
to try for each skin type. Happy polishing.
Legler
has a tattoo on her neck that says "Leviathan". "I once dreamed about
whales for six months straight," she says. She tells me the story of
Jonah. How he ran away when God asked him to be a prophet, and ended up
in the belly of a whale, and how, when he later sat in the desert, spat
out and burning, God told him life is about, "doing your part, however
it lands". This – fashion – is where Legler's work has landed, she says.
"My job is to be brave. And to show what that looks like," she
half-whispers. "And if that moves other people to be exactly who they
are – shit, this is going to make me cry – that's what it's for. This,"
she gestures to her hair, to her body, "is just what it looks like for
me." Talking to her feels Berocca-like: it's refreshing to talk to
somebody who can discuss gender in terms of their own body and work, and
who is excited about what that might achieve.
In
2011, when Love magazine published an androgyny-themed issue, featuring
a cover with Kate Moss kissing transgender model Lea T, Vogue described
gender as a "trend". Caroline Evans, professor of fashion history and
theory at Central Saint Martins, scoffs. "It's not a 'trend' – what
nitwits! It's who we are." And Legler agrees. Trends are fleeting.
Androgyny without context is just, she says, a trick of the eye. Without
context it is voyeuristic. "What I really hope is that there aren't a
bunch of girls out there cutting their hair, unless they want to.canada goose chilliwack parka That's
not what this is about," she stresses. "It is why it's happening.
Fashion will do what it needs to do, but this" – this truth that women
don't always look like girls – "exists already on its own." And the best
thing about it, she says, excited, is that by playing with gender so
publicly, by "just being myself", she can help make room for everybody
else: she can help widen our ideas of what is beautiful. A masculine
girl makes way for a feminine boy, and an older woman, and a size 18. Of
course, she is acceptably different – she is slim, tall, white and
classically attractive, but still, she is both boyish and feminine. She
is different. She is helping chip away at walls. She's knocking through
to the kitchen.
We
finish our lunch, and she unfolds herself from the bench. She shrugs on
her jacket, and the people behind the bar give her sly, appreciative
looks. She pulls back the table, she pushes in my chair, she makes
space.
2013年3月3日星期日
2012年12月5日星期三
Lady Gaga Buys Michael Jackson Items, But Not All for Charity
This past weekend,
pop music icon Lady Gaga bought 55 items that belonged to another pop music
icon,I compare {} dre in ear tour headphones.monster
beats cheap the late Michael Jackson, at an auction. The auction included
big-ticket items like Jackson’s “Bad” tour jacket and one of his signature white
gloves. Lady Gaga tweeted to her 31 million Twitter followers that “pieces I
collected today will be archived & expertly cared for in the spirit &
love of Michael Jackson, his bravery, & fans worldwide.”
Overall, the auction drew more than $5 million. An unspecified portion of that total will be donated to Guide Dogs of America,Cheap Yves Saint Laurent burberry bags High Quality Replica Bags. which is “dedicated to its mission to provide guide dogs and instruction in their use, free of charge, to blind and visually impaired men and women from the United States and Canada so that they may continue to pursue their goals with increased mobility and independence.” Another unspecified portion of the auction total will benefit the Nathan Adelson Hospice in Las Vegas, which provides end-of-life care in Southern Nevada.
More than a few online media outlets, including the websites of Glamour,Why not buy Canada Goose Kensington Parka Women in our Cheap Canada Goose Online? Starpulse, and NME, got the facts wrong on this one, suggesting that the entire auction total of $5 million would benefit charities, as opposed to an as-yet undisclosed portion of that amount. This may have given the impression that sellers were motivated by more of an altruistic impulse than may have actually been the case.
So, note to Guide Dogs of America and the Nathan Adelson Hospice: if you approach Julien’s Auctions looking for $5 million from the Michael Jackson auction extravaganza, don’t be surprised if you’re told to “beat it.”
News executives and their stylists are pressuring smart women to serve cheesecake with the expertise — and justify the ugly business as evidence of gender equality: Ladies, you don’t have to prove anything anymore, so forget about those ’80s power suits and wear whatever party dress you want to on “Meet the Press.”
“Ten years ago, professional dress meant a Talbots suit for women,” the head of a marketing firm that consults with news networks told The Washington Post. Things have changed for the better,” he said. “The audience has equal regard for female and male anchors. It’s given women far more liberty to be feminine.”
A crock. If no one has to prove anything, why doesn’t David Gregory wear a cut-off T-shirt and flip-flops?
Ann Curry, former co-anchor of NBC’s “Today,” told a women’s magazine how she was pressed to wear “ridiculously high-heeled shoes.” Mika Brzezinski complained that when she started on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,For sale is a Canada Goose Chilliwack Parka men's jacket.” she was pushed into clothes that were “short, skimpy, tight.” She somehow escaped and now wears sweaters and collared shirts, which is what Joe wears.
Rachel Maddow has dismissed the cable TV news look for women as “un-businesslike.” How interesting that the minimally adorned Maddow is MSNBC’s hottest commentator, challenging Fox News and attracting the younger demographic. I have no idea where Maddow gets her jackets,This is my review of my Canada Goose Womens New and how it . but Talbots would not be an impossibility.
You wonder whether the news executives tarting up their female journalists aren’t the Ron Burgundys stuck in the age of disco. Perhaps they’re the dated ones, not giving women the liberty to be serious.
Overall, the auction drew more than $5 million. An unspecified portion of that total will be donated to Guide Dogs of America,Cheap Yves Saint Laurent burberry bags High Quality Replica Bags. which is “dedicated to its mission to provide guide dogs and instruction in their use, free of charge, to blind and visually impaired men and women from the United States and Canada so that they may continue to pursue their goals with increased mobility and independence.” Another unspecified portion of the auction total will benefit the Nathan Adelson Hospice in Las Vegas, which provides end-of-life care in Southern Nevada.
More than a few online media outlets, including the websites of Glamour,Why not buy Canada Goose Kensington Parka Women in our Cheap Canada Goose Online? Starpulse, and NME, got the facts wrong on this one, suggesting that the entire auction total of $5 million would benefit charities, as opposed to an as-yet undisclosed portion of that amount. This may have given the impression that sellers were motivated by more of an altruistic impulse than may have actually been the case.
So, note to Guide Dogs of America and the Nathan Adelson Hospice: if you approach Julien’s Auctions looking for $5 million from the Michael Jackson auction extravaganza, don’t be surprised if you’re told to “beat it.”
News executives and their stylists are pressuring smart women to serve cheesecake with the expertise — and justify the ugly business as evidence of gender equality: Ladies, you don’t have to prove anything anymore, so forget about those ’80s power suits and wear whatever party dress you want to on “Meet the Press.”
“Ten years ago, professional dress meant a Talbots suit for women,” the head of a marketing firm that consults with news networks told The Washington Post. Things have changed for the better,” he said. “The audience has equal regard for female and male anchors. It’s given women far more liberty to be feminine.”
A crock. If no one has to prove anything, why doesn’t David Gregory wear a cut-off T-shirt and flip-flops?
Ann Curry, former co-anchor of NBC’s “Today,” told a women’s magazine how she was pressed to wear “ridiculously high-heeled shoes.” Mika Brzezinski complained that when she started on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,For sale is a Canada Goose Chilliwack Parka men's jacket.” she was pushed into clothes that were “short, skimpy, tight.” She somehow escaped and now wears sweaters and collared shirts, which is what Joe wears.
Rachel Maddow has dismissed the cable TV news look for women as “un-businesslike.” How interesting that the minimally adorned Maddow is MSNBC’s hottest commentator, challenging Fox News and attracting the younger demographic. I have no idea where Maddow gets her jackets,This is my review of my Canada Goose Womens New and how it . but Talbots would not be an impossibility.
You wonder whether the news executives tarting up their female journalists aren’t the Ron Burgundys stuck in the age of disco. Perhaps they’re the dated ones, not giving women the liberty to be serious.
2012年11月28日星期三
YouTube HOF: Holiday Commercial-ism
Michael Weinreb: I do not know how many tri-state
area children turned to a life of street-corner violence and petty crime because
of the trauma brought on by Crazy Eddie commercials. All I know is that I was 5
years old when my parents moved me away from New York (presumably for this very
reason), and these ads are so deeply burrowed into my subconscious that I cannot
dissociate Santa Claus from the skeeviest parts of Breaking Bad.
Andy Greenwald: Growing up, no East Coast Christmas was complete without being hollered at by Crazy Eddie. (Actually, no summer was complete either, as Eddie was instrumental in introducing the controversial "Christmas in August" sale event, too.) In a golden era of local advertising, Eddie Antar was both the king and the jester, the sort of manic capitalist who could make you feel guilty for not buying a digital watch for that special someone, even if you were only in second grade.The Canada Goose Chilliwack Parka are bright and very easy to spot in the snow or anywhere you might be! In real life, Eddie wasn't crazy, but he wasn't all there, either: From the moment the company was founded in the pre-artisanal Brooklyn of 1971, it was rife with fraud. At one point, Eddie was funneling millions of dollars into Israeli banks, which promptly wired the bills to Panama. In the end, the craziest thing Eddie ever did wasn't the deep discount on the reel-to-reel player. It was cheating on Debbie, his high school–sweetheart wife,This is my review of my Canada Goose Trillium Parka and how it . with another woman named Debbie. (They were caught, in flagrante digital licto, by OG Debbie on New Year's Eve. Let's hope no one was wearing the Santa hat.) Anyway, Eddie was eventually convicted, fled to Tel Aviv under a fake passport, was arrested and extradited, and spent most of the '90s behind bars. My favorite thing about Eddie Antar — huckster, con man, over-rater of calculators — was that despite his unstoppable, vaguely terrifying love of Christmas, he probably never had a Crazy Christmas Tree in his Crazy Condo. Crazy Eddie was Jewish.
Mark Lisanti: The 1980s were a simpler time. Back then, a prodigal, letterman-jacket-clad son could slip quietly into the house, arms laden with presents for his loving family, and crack open a can of delicious Folgers with an adoring sister, and the only suspicions aroused were those of the slumbering parents, who thought Santa might have arrived early to fill their house with the smell of classic roasted holiday joy.
But we now live in a more complicated world. When "Peter" arrives home from his adventures in the ostensibly java-bereft lands of West Africa, his backpack bursting with exotic gifts from "far away" (we never see what's in that box, but it's almost certainly opium-based; when you can't get supermarket-quality canned coffee, you have to take refuge in whatever gets you through the day), the exchanged smiles and coy bow-play inspire different, queasier feelings. Ones that make people describe this updated ad in far more sinister terms and then compose disturbing fanfic about the relationship. So thank you, Folgers Incest Claus, for squatting atop our chimneys and dropping this new holiday tradition into our living rooms every year since 2009. It wouldn't feel like the holidays without it.
Emily Yoshida: This ad is not only fantastic, it was a formative part of my creative education. I was in a video production class in fifth grade, and our final project was to create a television commercial. (My group ended up making an ad for a service that put together and executed garage sales in exchange for a cut of the profit. This is a terrible idea for a business, and it ended with a group dance to James Brown's "I Got You," which is an idea I think we stole from a Senokot commercial.) Anyway, in order to learn how to plan our shoots, the teacher had us draw storyboards off preexisting commercials. I knew whatever ad I picked should reflect my personality and also include imagery that I would be excited to draw over and over again in 30-plus frames. So of course, I taped this Klingon-language Hallmark ad off an airing of Deep Space Nine and proceeded to get really good at drawing Birds of Prey. Never got that ornament, though — Mom thought the Klingon were too violent a people to be represented on the Christmas tree. I dunno, maybe she wasn't reading the subtitles — they seemed to be way more diligent about writing thank-you notes than I ever was.
Charles P. Pierce: The Budweiser commercial gets more hype, but this one, with the lovely piano music and one-horse sleigh, is the one that most means Christmas to me. (Also, I prefer High Life to that St. Louie Kool-Aid anyway.) In fact, very often, the two get confused. On an episode of Designing Women, Charlene once referred to how sentimental she got when she saw "the Budweiser ad playing 'I'll Be Home for Christmas.'" That, of course, is the theme to this ad. (The Bud Christmas commercial plays the Budweiser theme.) And, yes, I watched Designing Women and remember specific dialogue from it. What's it to you?
Brian Phillips: Look,The Canada Goose Montebello tend to be more leisure, thus opening a broad space on the fashion area. children! A 6-foot-3 clown in yellow slaughterhouse coveralls is performing lyrical pirouettes across the middle distance of our neighborhood skating pond! His face looks like a chemical accident! Let's conga!
This commercial essentially played on repeat on every channel during the entire 1980s, which explains why — to this day — the sight of Battle Cat makes me long to accept a milkshake from a pedophile. I love Christmas.
Andy Greenwald: Growing up, no East Coast Christmas was complete without being hollered at by Crazy Eddie. (Actually, no summer was complete either, as Eddie was instrumental in introducing the controversial "Christmas in August" sale event, too.) In a golden era of local advertising, Eddie Antar was both the king and the jester, the sort of manic capitalist who could make you feel guilty for not buying a digital watch for that special someone, even if you were only in second grade.The Canada Goose Chilliwack Parka are bright and very easy to spot in the snow or anywhere you might be! In real life, Eddie wasn't crazy, but he wasn't all there, either: From the moment the company was founded in the pre-artisanal Brooklyn of 1971, it was rife with fraud. At one point, Eddie was funneling millions of dollars into Israeli banks, which promptly wired the bills to Panama. In the end, the craziest thing Eddie ever did wasn't the deep discount on the reel-to-reel player. It was cheating on Debbie, his high school–sweetheart wife,This is my review of my Canada Goose Trillium Parka and how it . with another woman named Debbie. (They were caught, in flagrante digital licto, by OG Debbie on New Year's Eve. Let's hope no one was wearing the Santa hat.) Anyway, Eddie was eventually convicted, fled to Tel Aviv under a fake passport, was arrested and extradited, and spent most of the '90s behind bars. My favorite thing about Eddie Antar — huckster, con man, over-rater of calculators — was that despite his unstoppable, vaguely terrifying love of Christmas, he probably never had a Crazy Christmas Tree in his Crazy Condo. Crazy Eddie was Jewish.
Mark Lisanti: The 1980s were a simpler time. Back then, a prodigal, letterman-jacket-clad son could slip quietly into the house, arms laden with presents for his loving family, and crack open a can of delicious Folgers with an adoring sister, and the only suspicions aroused were those of the slumbering parents, who thought Santa might have arrived early to fill their house with the smell of classic roasted holiday joy.
But we now live in a more complicated world. When "Peter" arrives home from his adventures in the ostensibly java-bereft lands of West Africa, his backpack bursting with exotic gifts from "far away" (we never see what's in that box, but it's almost certainly opium-based; when you can't get supermarket-quality canned coffee, you have to take refuge in whatever gets you through the day), the exchanged smiles and coy bow-play inspire different, queasier feelings. Ones that make people describe this updated ad in far more sinister terms and then compose disturbing fanfic about the relationship. So thank you, Folgers Incest Claus, for squatting atop our chimneys and dropping this new holiday tradition into our living rooms every year since 2009. It wouldn't feel like the holidays without it.
Emily Yoshida: This ad is not only fantastic, it was a formative part of my creative education. I was in a video production class in fifth grade, and our final project was to create a television commercial. (My group ended up making an ad for a service that put together and executed garage sales in exchange for a cut of the profit. This is a terrible idea for a business, and it ended with a group dance to James Brown's "I Got You," which is an idea I think we stole from a Senokot commercial.) Anyway, in order to learn how to plan our shoots, the teacher had us draw storyboards off preexisting commercials. I knew whatever ad I picked should reflect my personality and also include imagery that I would be excited to draw over and over again in 30-plus frames. So of course, I taped this Klingon-language Hallmark ad off an airing of Deep Space Nine and proceeded to get really good at drawing Birds of Prey. Never got that ornament, though — Mom thought the Klingon were too violent a people to be represented on the Christmas tree. I dunno, maybe she wasn't reading the subtitles — they seemed to be way more diligent about writing thank-you notes than I ever was.
Charles P. Pierce: The Budweiser commercial gets more hype, but this one, with the lovely piano music and one-horse sleigh, is the one that most means Christmas to me. (Also, I prefer High Life to that St. Louie Kool-Aid anyway.) In fact, very often, the two get confused. On an episode of Designing Women, Charlene once referred to how sentimental she got when she saw "the Budweiser ad playing 'I'll Be Home for Christmas.'" That, of course, is the theme to this ad. (The Bud Christmas commercial plays the Budweiser theme.) And, yes, I watched Designing Women and remember specific dialogue from it. What's it to you?
Brian Phillips: Look,The Canada Goose Montebello tend to be more leisure, thus opening a broad space on the fashion area. children! A 6-foot-3 clown in yellow slaughterhouse coveralls is performing lyrical pirouettes across the middle distance of our neighborhood skating pond! His face looks like a chemical accident! Let's conga!
This commercial essentially played on repeat on every channel during the entire 1980s, which explains why — to this day — the sight of Battle Cat makes me long to accept a milkshake from a pedophile. I love Christmas.
2012年11月26日星期一
The Comptoir des Cotonniers Sale Offers Euro Chic for 70% Off
French brand Comptoir
des Cotonniers kicked off its seasonal sample sale yesterday morning at
Clothingline.The Canada
Goose Montebello tend to be more leisure, thus opening a broad space on the
fashion area. Featuring utilitarian chic separates and outerwear,This is my
review of my Canada
Goose Trillium Parka and how it . the sale has been attracting a steady flow
of New Yorkers with a certain je ne said quoi: minimalists, downtown cool girls,
middle-aged European women, and even a dog who looked unmistakably like Léon,
Comptoir's mascot. Considering the sizeable 70% off markdown, it's no surprise.
Comptoir's first foray into the sample sale world last spring was a bit underwhelming, so it's refreshing that this time around the offerings are covetable and the goods are priced to move. Everything is marked with its regular retail price,The Canada Goose Chilliwack Parka are bright and very easy to spot in the snow or anywhere you might be! so you'll need to do a bit of math to figure out the actual markdown. Since most Comptoir separates retail for about $150 to $250, there's a large offering of pieces in the $75 and under range.
At the front of the sales floor there's a long rack of knit separates, including cable knit sweaters, striped pullovers, and light tees in neutral utilitarian colors. A cable knit shrug was $46.50, a silk tee with an exposed back zipper was $40.50, a sweater featuring Leon the dog was $52.50, and a 90s-approved ditzy floral top with attached cardigan was also $46.50.
On the opposite wall, there's enough black dresses to keep you outfitted for every possible occasion for under $75 a piece. For the same price, there are also funnel-neck sweater dresses in blues and purples. We also spotted structured blazers, tailored shorts, architectural pants, and mini skirts. The most eye-catching piece was a floral quilted mini skirt for $36, but that might be because it was the only non-black item on the rack.
At the back of the sales floor, you'll find a trove of outerwear: the perfect place to refresh your collection. Regardless of you're preference, you'll find something here—trenches, puffers, tweeds, and bomber styles all included. One of the more expensive items available was a leather jacket for $151.50, which originally retailed for $505. Our personal favorite, though, was a caramel suede bomber jacket that originally $480 and marked down to $144.
Though the selection at the sale is pretty extensive, the sizing leaves something to be desired. Most of the knits are only available in smaller sizes (34 or small), while the more structured items seem to be available only in larger sizes (38 and up or medium through extra large). Luckily, the outerwear is offered in a full size range and there's a spacious fitting room. There are also a few small bins of accessories available, including angora neck warmers, opaque tights, and checkered cotton scarves with prices topping out at $30 an item.
Clothingline is rounding out its European offerings for the week by also hosting a Furla leather goods sample sale in the other half its sales floor. We spotted a vast variety of bags in a rainbow of colors starting at $99 and capping off at $249 for the larger sizes. There was also a small accessories section that was totally mobbed.
The Comptoir and Furla sales continue through Wednesday. For hours, check out all the details in our dealfeed.
Comptoir's first foray into the sample sale world last spring was a bit underwhelming, so it's refreshing that this time around the offerings are covetable and the goods are priced to move. Everything is marked with its regular retail price,The Canada Goose Chilliwack Parka are bright and very easy to spot in the snow or anywhere you might be! so you'll need to do a bit of math to figure out the actual markdown. Since most Comptoir separates retail for about $150 to $250, there's a large offering of pieces in the $75 and under range.
At the front of the sales floor there's a long rack of knit separates, including cable knit sweaters, striped pullovers, and light tees in neutral utilitarian colors. A cable knit shrug was $46.50, a silk tee with an exposed back zipper was $40.50, a sweater featuring Leon the dog was $52.50, and a 90s-approved ditzy floral top with attached cardigan was also $46.50.
On the opposite wall, there's enough black dresses to keep you outfitted for every possible occasion for under $75 a piece. For the same price, there are also funnel-neck sweater dresses in blues and purples. We also spotted structured blazers, tailored shorts, architectural pants, and mini skirts. The most eye-catching piece was a floral quilted mini skirt for $36, but that might be because it was the only non-black item on the rack.
At the back of the sales floor, you'll find a trove of outerwear: the perfect place to refresh your collection. Regardless of you're preference, you'll find something here—trenches, puffers, tweeds, and bomber styles all included. One of the more expensive items available was a leather jacket for $151.50, which originally retailed for $505. Our personal favorite, though, was a caramel suede bomber jacket that originally $480 and marked down to $144.
Though the selection at the sale is pretty extensive, the sizing leaves something to be desired. Most of the knits are only available in smaller sizes (34 or small), while the more structured items seem to be available only in larger sizes (38 and up or medium through extra large). Luckily, the outerwear is offered in a full size range and there's a spacious fitting room. There are also a few small bins of accessories available, including angora neck warmers, opaque tights, and checkered cotton scarves with prices topping out at $30 an item.
Clothingline is rounding out its European offerings for the week by also hosting a Furla leather goods sample sale in the other half its sales floor. We spotted a vast variety of bags in a rainbow of colors starting at $99 and capping off at $249 for the larger sizes. There was also a small accessories section that was totally mobbed.
The Comptoir and Furla sales continue through Wednesday. For hours, check out all the details in our dealfeed.
2012年11月20日星期二
Fashionable Life: Wardrobe Oxygen
In our November
issue, we featured a hand-picked guide to the runway’s top 10 trends (p.
54-57), including black and white, studs, peplum, metallic brocade,
capes, leather accents, herringbone, ankle boots, motorcycle jackets and
military-inspired ware. Now,The Men's HyBridge Jacket
Hooded Parka is one of the newest models from the Lightweight Series.
we have sought out the area’s top fashion bloggers to showcase their
takes on the trends. Tune in each Tuesday for the next several weeks to
see trendy outfits created by Washington’s finest-dressed and exclusive
interviews with the women behind the blogs.
In 2005, Alison Gary was traveling often for work, visiting clients every few weeks. But when a client she had only seen once a month greeted her as “the lady in the cream suit,” she realized she had worn the same outfit to the same client twice, and needed a system to keep track of what she was wearing. Enter Wardrobe Oxygen, Gary’s popular Washington style blog that helps women of all sizes and ages learn what works for their bodies.What started as a personal project grew into a tool to show that personal style can always be achieved. Now Gary sees her blog as a voice for women over 30, who still care about fashion but need to balance that passion with family responsibilities and work.
“I realized there were a few basics every woman should have in her wardrobe, no matter her style or size, and I wanted to share what I had learned through personal experience,” said Gary.
Gary sees a revolution occurring in the fashion industry right now, thanks to personal style blogs, and she is thrilled to be a part of it.
“Style blogs are showing that you don’t have to be the size, shape and age of a model to love fashion and look great in it. It forces designers to create for more than just 15-year-old,Women's Canada Goose Trillium Parka Graphite ,The design of Canada Goose Parka is the good combination of style and function. six-foot, size 0 models, because they are seeing there are plenty of women over 30 who still love fashion, and deserve to to have fashion that we can look fabulous in,” says Gary.
We love the confidence, spunk and pep that radiates from Wardrobe Oxygen, not to mention the killer workwear inspiration (we die for this outfit). Oh, and did we mention she combined four of the trends from our November trend report, and manages to strike the perfect balance between classic and trendy? We recently chatted with the woman behind the blog, to pick her brain on the best trends, how she creates her stylish outfits day in and day out and why her mom is her fashion icon.
Washington Life: Describe your style in five words or less:
Alison Gary: Modern classic with trendy accents
WL: Where do you get your fashion inspiration?
AG: Fellow bloggers, particularly design blogs. I am more inspired by how decorators pair fabrics and colors to bring a room together than a collection lookbook. Oh, and my mom. She understands her figure, loves colors and accessories. I inherited a lot of her passion for fashion.
WL: If you could have chosen to live in another fashion decade,Max Altitude compares the Canada Goose Manitoba Jacket to The North Face. which one would you chose?
AG: My hair wishes it was still the 70s and early 80s, since it always parts in the middle. If I was 10 years older I would have been able to embrace the trends I really love like the grunge look and the big hair.
WL: What is the most versatile item in your wardrobe?
AG: I have a dress that I bought from Target shortly after my daughter was born.Massive range of Specialized Cycling and Castelli clothing accessories available. It is a three-quarter sleeved black shift dress with a boatneck. It has gotten more miles than anything else I own. I can wear it with knee high boots, tights and a scarf and run out the door or dress it up with heels. The length of the sleeves and the fabric make it wearable year-round. It is my not-so-little black dress, and I am so glad it’s in my closet.
WL: Five Washington winter must-haves:
AG: A warm water-resistant coat with a hood, a pair of knee high boots that you can spray down with protectant, a pashmina which can be used as a scarf, a wrap if your office is cold or even a blanket on a plane, a pair of boots with good grip that will handle the snow, salt and black ice and a pair of really thick tights (Spanx and DKNY have great options).
WL: Is there one accessory you are really loving at the moment?
AG: A couple inches up the wrist of bangles and bracelets, all in one metal. I am loving gold ones this season, from hammered cuffs to smooth
WL: Top item you are coveting:
AG: I really want a leather biker jacket in an unexpected color, like hunter green or oxblood.A new Canada Goose Chilliwack Parka creates a clean read by getting a discreetly cinched stomach or thinner furrows solely.
WL: What is your favorite neighborhood for shopping?
AG: Georgetown, hands down. I could spend all weekend there.
WL: Biggest fashion pet peeve:
AG: People embrace trends blindly without thinking about how they work with their personal style. You can spot a copycat a mile away.
WL: Trend you fully embrace:
AG: I could dress head to toe in leather.
In 2005, Alison Gary was traveling often for work, visiting clients every few weeks. But when a client she had only seen once a month greeted her as “the lady in the cream suit,” she realized she had worn the same outfit to the same client twice, and needed a system to keep track of what she was wearing. Enter Wardrobe Oxygen, Gary’s popular Washington style blog that helps women of all sizes and ages learn what works for their bodies.What started as a personal project grew into a tool to show that personal style can always be achieved. Now Gary sees her blog as a voice for women over 30, who still care about fashion but need to balance that passion with family responsibilities and work.
“I realized there were a few basics every woman should have in her wardrobe, no matter her style or size, and I wanted to share what I had learned through personal experience,” said Gary.
Gary sees a revolution occurring in the fashion industry right now, thanks to personal style blogs, and she is thrilled to be a part of it.
“Style blogs are showing that you don’t have to be the size, shape and age of a model to love fashion and look great in it. It forces designers to create for more than just 15-year-old,Women's Canada Goose Trillium Parka Graphite ,The design of Canada Goose Parka is the good combination of style and function. six-foot, size 0 models, because they are seeing there are plenty of women over 30 who still love fashion, and deserve to to have fashion that we can look fabulous in,” says Gary.
We love the confidence, spunk and pep that radiates from Wardrobe Oxygen, not to mention the killer workwear inspiration (we die for this outfit). Oh, and did we mention she combined four of the trends from our November trend report, and manages to strike the perfect balance between classic and trendy? We recently chatted with the woman behind the blog, to pick her brain on the best trends, how she creates her stylish outfits day in and day out and why her mom is her fashion icon.
Washington Life: Describe your style in five words or less:
Alison Gary: Modern classic with trendy accents
WL: Where do you get your fashion inspiration?
AG: Fellow bloggers, particularly design blogs. I am more inspired by how decorators pair fabrics and colors to bring a room together than a collection lookbook. Oh, and my mom. She understands her figure, loves colors and accessories. I inherited a lot of her passion for fashion.
WL: If you could have chosen to live in another fashion decade,Max Altitude compares the Canada Goose Manitoba Jacket to The North Face. which one would you chose?
AG: My hair wishes it was still the 70s and early 80s, since it always parts in the middle. If I was 10 years older I would have been able to embrace the trends I really love like the grunge look and the big hair.
WL: What is the most versatile item in your wardrobe?
AG: I have a dress that I bought from Target shortly after my daughter was born.Massive range of Specialized Cycling and Castelli clothing accessories available. It is a three-quarter sleeved black shift dress with a boatneck. It has gotten more miles than anything else I own. I can wear it with knee high boots, tights and a scarf and run out the door or dress it up with heels. The length of the sleeves and the fabric make it wearable year-round. It is my not-so-little black dress, and I am so glad it’s in my closet.
WL: Five Washington winter must-haves:
AG: A warm water-resistant coat with a hood, a pair of knee high boots that you can spray down with protectant, a pashmina which can be used as a scarf, a wrap if your office is cold or even a blanket on a plane, a pair of boots with good grip that will handle the snow, salt and black ice and a pair of really thick tights (Spanx and DKNY have great options).
WL: Is there one accessory you are really loving at the moment?
AG: A couple inches up the wrist of bangles and bracelets, all in one metal. I am loving gold ones this season, from hammered cuffs to smooth
WL: Top item you are coveting:
AG: I really want a leather biker jacket in an unexpected color, like hunter green or oxblood.A new Canada Goose Chilliwack Parka creates a clean read by getting a discreetly cinched stomach or thinner furrows solely.
WL: What is your favorite neighborhood for shopping?
AG: Georgetown, hands down. I could spend all weekend there.
WL: Biggest fashion pet peeve:
AG: People embrace trends blindly without thinking about how they work with their personal style. You can spot a copycat a mile away.
WL: Trend you fully embrace:
AG: I could dress head to toe in leather.
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