[ TREND REPORT ] ROMANTICISM & BAROQUE by Marina Araujo Alvarez

Monday, July 9, 2012

We are thrilled to post today's [ TREND REPORT ] ROMANTICISM & BAROQUE from our new fashion and trend contributor Marina Araujo Alvarez who is a Fashion Designer and Stylist located in Barcelona, Spain.

Make sure to visit her amazing and inspirational blog, marinaaraujoalvarez.wordpress.com and her website marinaaraujoalvarez.com.

© 2012 by Marina Araujo Alvarez - all rights reserved.   
Inspirational layout may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, photocopying, or otherwise, without prior written permission.

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[ TREND REPORT ] BALMAIN - RESORT 13

Friday, July 6, 2012

Layout by Fashion Vignette . Images via Style.com . Balmain by Olivier Rousteing

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>>TRENDS - DESIGN OPTIONS . A/W 2013

Thursday, July 5, 2012

DESIGN OPTIONS is a Los Angeles based trend and color forecasting company, providing trends from a west coast prespective. If you missed them in NYC here is a preview of their Fall / Winter 2013 - 2014 Young Women's contemporary market palettes. To order your new Fall palettes now, go here... 


For this season, the 6 trend moods are: Rising Star, Flashback, In Fine Print, Glam Slam, Avant Garde and Material Dreams.

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WHAT DO YOU LOOK AT - WHAT DRIVES HIM OR WHAT HE DRIVES?

Wednesday, July 4, 2012

Ladies….this is for you.

Sometime in February I was reading an article by a fellow blogger titled “Intelligence turns me on…I must be sapiosexual!” And I was like…WOW! Nice one, at least here is a lady who thinks about what a guy has upstairs. These days it seems like what’s upstairs doesn’t matter at all as long as he can make it up with what’s in the pockets. Hence my question…Ladies, what are you looking at? What DRIVES him or what he DRIVES?

While reading one of Fela Durotoye’s speeches to his wife Tara, he said something I will never forget – “Ladies, marry a man whose vision will put you on television”. In a lay man’s language this means that the material and flashy things you see around a guy should not be the basis for your decision to stay with him. So why would I want to be with someone who can only buy me a television but does not have a vision for his future? Where will that lead us to? Some ladies get so carried away while looking at what he drives that they forget to look at what drives him. Everybody has a driving force, the reason why we do the things we do and why we react the way we do. It’s not enough to look at what he drives, you have to find out what drives him. When a guy is driven by the right things, it will be evident in his character, the kind of things he says and how he says it, the type of words that make up his vocabulary; the way he responds to situations and challenges, the way he acts when things go wrong etc. These are little things that say so much about a person but when one is driven by the wrong things…it doesn’t end up well. Omawunmi will say, "if you ask me, na who I go ask…the matter we dey so, e heavy for mouth". Anyway, that’s not the koko…I digress.

My point is, girlfriend be sure you know what drives him before you fall for what he drives and land yourself in a life sentence. Wisdom is a defence, make good use of it. A man with a vision and purpose for life will help you grow in the right path; like a rose, you’ll bloom, flourish and glow. With focus on his vision, he’ll achieve greater success than a man without a vision and purpose, so don’t be deceived by what you see on the outside. Look deeper cos the things which are not seen have more impact than the ones you can see. Above all, pray for a man who is driven by his love for God. Believe it or not, no one can truly love another without understanding the love of God…unconditional love and that is what you need, Love against all odds.

                                                 SHINE YA EYES WELL WELL.

Sapiosexual (n): a person who is attracted to intelligence in others.

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[ TREND REPORT ] PATRIOTIC

    PATRIOTIC    

Comes in a perfect time to post this for the 4th of July holiday in the USA today.  Anything patriotic and Americana is a key trend right now. This trend was prevalent in my trend spotting and shopping in the US and also in Europe most recently.

• Back to the roots of supporting locally "Made in America" products. There were many suppliers at the Magic/Pool show during my Vegas trip back in February and is currently strong in retail.
• Seeing stars and stripes
• Bandana scarves and print influenced
• Red, White and Blue collections in traditional solids and patterns with stripes, stars and dots
• Vintage apparel
• Washed out and bleached denim

Layout by FASHION VIGNETTE and images via:

• Free People's Vintage Loves and DIY shorts.
• Lana Del Ray with Free People's American Flag Crop Pullover.
• Urban Outfitter's knit dress.
• Sofa with American Flag from the Oswald Mill.
• Chica Chola Flag shoes.
• Topshop, white shorts with Americana Flag.

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>>TRENDS - SPIN EXPO . WOMEN'S AND MEN'S A/W 2013

Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Here is a preview of the Women's and Men's A/W 2013 textile direction from Spin Expo. To also read and view additional trend and color direction, go here.  

Spin Expo is a leading fibres, yarns, knitted fabrics and knitwear show and will be held in New York, July 16-18, 2012. This show is organized by independent textile specialists in fibers. To attend their show you can pre-register online Spin Expo pre-registration.

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>>DESIGN CONTEST - BETA FASHION - HEAVEN'S DOOR PROJECT

Monday, July 2, 2012

Here is Beta Fashion's latest design contest: 

   HEAVEN'S DOOR PROJECT   

Death has always been a seminal theme in the arts, with little wonder why as it is the most universal of topics, sure to engage and stir the emotions of each of one of us. It's relationship with fashion however is somewhat more curious and unexpected, particularly in the commercial arena.  Yet in recent years we've sen death play a prominent role in fashion, particularly with the use of Skulls, crossing over from being mainly the reserve of the Rock scene to something far more mainstream, advocated in particular by the likes of Alexander McQueen.  Historically skulls have been used as the very symbols of death and mortality, but notably also as symbols for poison, vanity and more.  There is even some suggestion that the large eye sockets of skulls create an inherent visual appeal to us due to a phenomena called Neoteny.

4 winners will be selected, each receiving £300 cash and seeing their designs produced and solid in our online store, Topshop.com and more.

To learn more and submit your project, go here.


Project submission deadline: July 26, 2012


Image is Alexander McQueen's tshirt.

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