With September being a day away and crisp Autumn temps creeping up on us, this editorial in Vogue Turkey is especially inspiring.
It proves why I'll never tire of lace, sheer or a choppy DIY--yes, to hacking at a maxi skirt! [see above] Those 3 things, and I'd like to add audacious, colorful fur, are just a few things that are so glam people won't be able to take a day of you in! And we love that!
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O.M.O. Writes was featured in a round up of 40 Fab Bloggers. Shouts to friends also featured: Jared Lowe of LoweFactor, Christina of LoveBrownSugar, Celia of A Fraction of Fashion, Najwa of Styleaholics, Rae and Gabe of Stuff Fly People Like, Teena of Fashion For Breakfast, Jess of Glamazons, Josh and Travis of Street Etiquette, Saneeta of Chic Inspector, sP of Swagger of Paris, Misha of The Fab Chick, oh! and last but not least Claire of The Fashion Bomb.
It's so funny...we were all blogging and linking and tweeting each other. But this is great, so another shout to Zandile [and Terrence] for compiling such a great list on which to share company.
See the full run down //here//
Love StyleSight for how spot on they are when it comes to trends. But here's two that I've been on for a while. Keep it here and tell your friends about O.M.O. Writes to be the first on what's fresh in fashion, style and trends!
Click the images for me wearing these trends months, even a year, ago!
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Fader's Styled By features my girl, Javana Mundy who is 1/3 of our art exhibition series The Reawakening.
See Javana's blog //here//
Tom Ford's Black Orchid Fragrance. The little-appreciated, lesser-sibling-to-blue-denim black cut-offs. The super trendy for this coming Fall, the varsity.
All of this is just a few of the reasons that this Knight Cat collage is everything.
Frida Kahlo has actually been on my inspiration board for years. The strength in her demeanor and attention she commands in her look is so provocative and admirable.
The fashion inspo she evokes of long full skirts, art deco jewelry and everythign artistic and reoltionary doesn't hurt either!
See my Frida Kahlo collage from 2008 //here//
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Oneandra is comfortably fashion-forward in this pink pout, summer turban and spiked bracelet. So striking just because I know her profession. She's a scientist.
I guess people are still scientists...someone has to be. The term just seems so elementary and yet so abstract, complex and distant. I'd understand biochemist more for some reason.
Finding this key note speech that Steve Jobs gave at a 2005 Stanford graduation came just as I got news that he had stepped down as CEO of our favorite computing system powerhouse, Apple.
In his speech, he reminds us to follow our intuition, crappy things often lead to amazing things in life and that we should "Stay hungry. Stay foolish." I hope his lessons continue to ring true as he embraces this new chapter in his life.
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She's already on your coffee table or shelves amongst others at your local library. Iris Apfel has long been the cause of interest, intrigued and discussion. I had the pleasure of meeting her just this week //here// The New York Times speaks with Apfel to discuss her new-found fame, though.
"But now, at 90, she seems baffled, and clearly tickled, to find herself on the cusp of pop stardom, an unlikely celebrity whose fame has been constructed almost entirely around her look. “I’m a geriatric starlet, my dear, don’t you know,” she said the other day. Relaxing in her Park Avenue apartment, a visual feast of cabbage rose patterns, paisleys and brocades, she added, “All of a sudden, I’m hot; I’m cool; I have a ‘fan base.’ ”"
Read on //here//
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Garage, the new magazine said to be launched during fashion week, is headed by former Pop editor, Dasha Zhukova and features Shala Monroque as Creative Director. I just hope they'll be giving them out for free at the mag' kiosk during the shows :/
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"Gah-ments, Dah-ling!" Can't you here Gaga screaming that in the showroom?
Lady Gaga is said to be working on a fashion line with her little sister, Natali Germanotta who is currently attending Parsons and working on costumes for a new off-Broadway show. That combination already sounds devastatingly interesting...hope not predictable.
I may not have an iPad, but that won't keep me from lusting after these iPad cases that, as Refinery 29 points out, also function as clutches. Besides, having an iPad case will guide the "Universe" to plop an iPad into my lap...Can't blame a girl for channelling her thoughts!
I love raw, earthy, heirloom-bound jewelry. And even as a jewelry designer, I'm never hesitant to gush over the work of other designers. Kate Albrecht, designer behind Mr. Kate takes us somewhere that decayed, layerd, clever pieces exist. It's all about Rose gold this season and Mr. Kate's got you covered, as modeled by Alexandra Spencer of 4th and Bleeker.
Shop Mr. Kate //here//
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It's the Loehmann's Blogger Shopping Event! Here's A QUICK overview with tons more shots TK!
Stylist, Felix Mercado dishes on the seasons trends and how to shop them for much, muhc less at Loehmann's. "Loehmanns is the secret you don't want to keep to yourself," Mercado says.
Bloggers and Loehmann's buyers listening. Notebook-ready!
Living Fashion Legend! Iris Apfel admires the Shards Of Glass ring I designed for my jewelry line TNEMNRODA.
Chatting with the handbag, intimates and accessories buyers to find out shopping's hotspots for you!
Quick tip: go cleaner and classic for handbags. The days of super adorned are over!
Photo op with Iris and amaze personal shopper Victoria.
Shopping! Thank you Loehmann's and Alicia Lutes at Hip Genuis!
Stay tuned to O.M.O. for more shots and info that will help you win the awesome giveaway I have lined up from the shopping event...
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Deets://
BCBG Generation bangles (set of 2) $20 -> $9.99
Fur Vest $180 -> $79
Equipment Blouse $208 -> $79
Wool Medium Floppy Hat $45 -> $29
Romeo and Juliet Couture Maxi Dress $158 -> $39.99
That's super crazy savings, no imperfections, original markdown! I tried everything on altogether once I got home.
I'm still so excited from my shopping experience at Loehmann's, where myself and six other bloggers were invited to the discount department store for trend talk with Stylist Felix Mercado and shopping with a $300 gift card.
Observing Loehmann's from a distance and, of course, having walked by it on so many occasions as it's walking distance from my job, I thought it to be a retailer for an older woman. I thought the woman who is devoid of fashion insight shops at Loehmann's. That is soooo far from the truth!
Don't compare it to Century 21 either. The Chelsea-based Loehmann's is super organized, on and ahead of trend with a selection that keeps your eyes darting across the floor.
It's seriously my new fave store. Check my twitter for the tons of twitter updates I made throughout the event and after! //here//
p.s. I picked out a great giveaway item for one of my readers! The giveaway post TK ("to come" in journalism-jargon).
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The jovial print makes a major statement this fall in every garment type, fabric and print style!
Be on trend this Fall with billowy spotted blouses, '70s style jumpsuits and dramatic print-all-over maxi dresses.
For the timid, accessorize in the trend. This means, polka dotted scarves, bangles and bags...why not?
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Goodbye to the days of asking friends to take shots of me--"No, not with you...just me."
It's time. O.M.O. Writes needs a resident photog!
Team with me every weekday to produce amaze style shots. You will earn photo cred, a transportation allowance and a small fee for taking my daily style shots. Be an O.M.O. Writes Contributor!
Contact me at samantha.smikle@gmail.com if you're interested.
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-You must live in NYC with the ability to travel to various locations in the city once everyday.
-You must own a professional camera
-You must email me the shots unedited after each session
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-Photo cred on each post
-Metro Card to cover transportation to and from our shoot location and/or small fee for each session
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Many designers source ethnic societies for their aesthetic value with no regard for the actual community from which this inspriation is derived. Not Thakoon!
As the Horn of Africa [Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia, and Djibouti, to name a few] suffers from the worst famine of their history, experiencing widespread drought and limited food supplies, Thakoon offers a scarf from the same print featured in the Fall 2011 collection. 100% of the proceeds will go toward a relief organization for the region.
Visit Thakoon //here//
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Embellished shoulders will be relevant for some time to come. With the progression and deconstruction of the shoulder from to severe '80s power dressing to soft puff sleeves to just off with them in cut outs, studding and pearlifying possibilities are endless!
Check out my video about Rihanna's bold shoulder //here//
I knew I couldn't be the only one advocating for the convenience of moist towelettes or just plain ol' baby wipes as I mentioned in my "O.M.O. Secrets" post. //Read here//
NYT Fashion jumps on amazing-ness in a wipe to feature the onslaught of a million reason to use them. From Sunscreen to tanning bronzer to deodorant the wipes have been infused with whatever you can think of, packaged and sold as some ingenuine idea!
I hold fast to my initial POV, use a good unscented hypo-allergenic baby wipes for makeup removal or a quick freshen up session and most needs--your life will be changed forever. But feel free to supplement with a few specialty wipes.
Sunscreen wipes //here//
Self Tanner wipes //here//
Deodorant wipes //here//
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It's the New York Times! It's "All the news that's fit to print!" As a journalism major in school, I was taught that the New York Times is the newspaper authority. So when you're featured among the pages, print or digital, it's...ummm...kind of a big deal.
Shouts to Josh and Trav of Street Etiquette who earned a feature on NYT Fashion for their development of a niche of fashion that orginated eras ago--Dandy style. They're hailed in the article for their partnerships with companies like Nike and Sebago, congratualated for their planned college tour and admired for their step out of the normal static street style poses and introduction of active, in motion editorial personal style shots.
Any one who's read Street Etiquette knows what a leap it is for men's fashion. Even Mos Def, now mentor of the duo recognizes their influence saying, "They want to elevate the awareness level of young people in their communities. As opposed to ‘We’re better than y’all,’ it’s ‘You can be this, too.’ All of it is a political expression,” he said. “White people have all kinds of archetypes, from Brad Pitt to Al Bundy, everything in between. The cultural paradigms that are aggressively promoted to young black people and young poor people are extremely narrow.”
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