Sunday, February 1, 2009

This Season's Fashion Do's

I thought I would share my latest fashion trends I have stumbled upon over the past few days.

Makeup:

  1. Bright Colors!! I am so excited about this!  I love this look.  To make your brights stand out even more, start with a white base.  The colors will really pop against a blank canvas.  You can use this trick with both your shadows and your nail polish (i.e. white base coat).  While these colors are tons of fun, it’s not ultra professional, so use your judgement.  Also, reserve the blue and purple shadows for evening wear.  These colors tend to be very powerful even in the brights.
  2. More specifically, high intensity blues and greens are making a statement in the magazines these days.  Along with different shades of gold and copper.  Same rules as above apply for these emeralds and ceruleans, but the golds and coppers are day time and work friendly.

Clothing

  1. Trousers.  I would suggest pairing the masculine slacks with a feminine blouse or girly accessories.
  2. The basic Tee.  No ridiculous phrases.  Images yes.  Nothing that says your hair color is better than some one else’s, or you other ride is someone else’s mom.  Those just make you sound trashy, and are not the latest trend these days.  The basic tee is being paired with vests and heels, and in the right fit looks ultra sexy without being too showy. 
  3. Sequin dresses and tops for evening/club-wear.  With something this sexy though, don’t over do it.  Since sequins can be excessive on their own, the rest of your outfit should be relatively tame with simplistic accessories.
  4. Chucks.  Though, I feel like they have never truly left the scene, they are definitely making a come back these days.  They would look great paired with the aforementioned black trousers, white tee, black vest + very feminine accessories (i.e. floral purse, noticeable jewelry, etc.)