Overwhelmed!!!!!!!!

I haven't blogged all week. It seems like I am falling behind because I am so focused on doing my research paper that I never seem to have time to blog or write in my journal. Outside of school I am working and doing other homework for other classes. i am overwhelmed with things to do and blogging right now is the least of my worries. When I do have time to blog I have nothing to say. I want to blog about something new. I just wanted to get this out so I figured why not a great time to blog. Well I am about to get back to my research paper which is due April 1st. So much to do with so little time!

Famous quote from Coco Chanel

" Fashion is not something that exist in dresses only, fashion is in the sky, in the street, it's a person personality, fashion has to do with ideas, art and the way we live and what is happening."

-Coco chanel

Finding bathing suits for the summer

Every year it seems to me that finding bathing suits for the summer is very difficult especially for a person with a big bust size. So I came across this bathing suit from Victoria's secret that I want really bad but unfortunately the top part of the bathing suit doesn't fit properly. So I went to about. com to surf the net to find ideas of a bathing suit to wear for a person of my shape and size. They gave me some good ideas on what tops to wear like if you have a bigger bust size then average people you should go with a whole piece or halter top bathing suit and if you have short legs you should go with bottoms that fit your hips. I think this site really helped me to find the perfect bathing suit for the summer because I don't want to be walking around with a bathing suit falling off in all types of areas.

Coco Chanel back in theatres

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From WWD.COM
A glamorous, big-budget short film of the silent variety will premiere in Paris this week, and it’s all due to Chanel and Karl Lagerfeld, who donned a director’s hat and let rip his encyclopedic knowledge of Gabrielle Chanel’s early years.The 10-minute movie — in all its flapper glory, as these stills illustrate — will be screened at Le Ranelagh theater on Wednesday night, along with a showing of Chanel’s Paris-Moscow, a luxury pre-fall ready-to-wear collection embellished by the couture ateliers Chanel owns.“Today, people are ready for silent movies again, as they spend time — hours, I would say — looking at text messages and e-mails,” says Lagerfeld. “I always loved silent movies.”The designer gathered some familiar members of his entourage, including model Brad Koenig and his bodyguard/private secretary Sébastien Jondeau (mustachioed and surly as a Russian nightclub owner), for the cast, along with model Edita Vilkeviciute, her gamine allure, jutting chin and ramrod posture creating a beguiling portrayal of the young Coco from 1913, when the legendary designer first set up shop. As reported in WWD Nov. 17, Tallulah Ormsby-Gore plays a Chanel model who has to sell her real-life mother, Lady Amanda Harlech, a hat in the film. Even the workers in the Chanel atelier got to play parts as workers in the fashion house. “I cannot take extras,” Lagerfeld notes. “They don’t know how to touch the clothes.”The second part of the film takes place in 1923, when Chanel was already established, and is interspersed with newsreel images from the First World War. The plot, conveyed with title cards, involves a fascinating cast of characters, many tied to Russia, including Chanel’s lover the Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich, from whom she borrowed the pea jacket and pelisse, giving them a feminine touch. “It’s a funny movie, unpretentious,” says Lagerfeld. “Chanel was a charming woman, at liberty to seduce men. Everybody this year has decided to make a movie about Chanel, and you know their historical worth is not always too exact.”Lagerfeld’s mini movie took two days to shoot in a studio on the outskirts of Paris, and was “made like a Hollywood production,” the designer says. “I had every image in my head.” As for the collection he will show, he says it will be “constructed,” incorporating elements of imperial Russia and Russian folklore.

He's Back!!!

Celebrity Kanye West just can't stay away from a fashion week. This rapper is making the runway rounds again with girlfriend Amber Rose. Kanye west is a person of style who likes to stand out at all times. He has been busy checking out all the fashion shows overseas at the fashion weeks in London and Paris. Now he has to get back to the music business.

Fashion tv series

There are so many new tv series coming out today. They all seem the same, based on finding true love like The Love of Rj or the I Love NewYork show or either just based on money. Finally there is a real show coming out based oh Fashion.
FLIRT-ing with the FASHIONISTA DIARIES-- a Hip New REALITY TV Series About NYFW! LA STORY Hot New Cosmetics + Fashion+ TV Blog
Hang onto your tv time and don't totally blow it off this summer because one of the hottest summer shows will be on SOAP.net with a NEW reality series that marries fashion + cosmetics+ Jane Magazine + New York Fashion Week all in show that has 10 episodes!! It's called The Fashionista Diaries. Buena Vista (Disney division) partnered with GO GO LUCKEY ( Laguna Beach) and HOUR ONE to present this show.

10 steps to accessing your personal and professional image

The moment we see people, we make judgments about them. Our initial, split-second contact with a person is eye-to-body. We look at their face and clothes first, and evaluate them on a scale of attractiveness and whether we consider them friendly or threatening; but it doesn’t stop there. Immediately after that, we start making evaluations about their character, temperament and professional abilities. Whether we like it or not, our appearance speaks volumes about us before we say a word. Hence, your image needs to say that you are professional, credible, trustworthy and likeable. Here are 10 tips to help achieve this:

1. Your verbal and non-verbal communication styles must be consistent. Your appearance is your most powerful non-verbal communication tool. Consistency breeds trust; make sure that your body language and appearance are consistent with your message. Unless the language of the body synchronizes with your words, you will convey a hollow message at best, and an uncomfortable, dishonest one at worst.

2. A pantsuit adds instant authority and easy elegance to every woman’s wardrobe. Pair it with a classic white shirt and pumps for the boardroom or with a tank top and heels for a more relaxed look.

3. Don’t wear clothes that are uncomfortable or do not reflect your personal style. Regardless of your personality and lifestyle, there are options available in building a professional wardrobe. Fashion-411 has an easy to use fashion personality quiz to help you make these choices. Email us at mcole@fashion-411.com to request your copy.

4. As a businesswoman, you should project an image of professionalism while maintaining an updated and modern appearance. Purchase Trend or Trend-Classic combination garments that have been around long enough not to look faddish, yet create a current and fashionable image. If you wear all classics, you run the risk of appearing old fashioned. If you wear nothing but the latest fads, you appear to be victim to the whim of fashion. Trend or Trend-Classic styles will stand the test of time and are worth the investment.

5. Adding trendy accessories to an outfit is an inexpensive and simple way to convert a traditional classic look into a conservatively fashionable one.

6. Use the 8-count rule when choosing accessories. If you count the number of points of interest you have on your total outfit, the number should not exceed 8. Include belts, decorative buttons, rings, earrings, watches, glasses, pins, necklaces, embroidery, bracelets and shoe ornaments.

7. Invest in the right jacket. Every woman needs at least one great jacket that she can wear with jeans, slacks or a skirt. Even in a more casual work atmosphere, a high-quality casual jacket looks professional and works well for that last minute meeting when worn with a nice pair of trousers or over a dress.

8. Your hairstyle is the most important accessory you wear each day. Invest in an attractive, basic design and weight distribution, a professional color and cutting technique. A good haircut will pay off in easy maintenance and a polished appearance.

9. When available, purchase all three pieces to a suit – jacket, skirt and pants. This interchangeable set will make packing for a business trip much easier.

10. When visiting a company, find out what their dress code is so that you can dress accordingly. If the company has a casual dress environment, and your dress style is too corporate, you may be judged as formal or stuffy. If, on the other hand, they have a more traditional dress environment and you come dressed too casually, you stand the risk of not being taken seriously.

Pie Day

What a crazy day to have pie day on, Friday 13th 2009. Next friday is pie day and for an xtra 20 points in Mr. Davidson's class Tyana, Thomas, and I plan to make fashionable shirts with the pie sign written everywhere. We plan to be real creative a make our own letters and iron them on. Isn't that neat?! I can't wait till next week so the three of use(The Three Stooges) can show off our work. I also look forward into seeing what all the other shirts, pies, and poems about Pie will be like. Next friday is going to be a crazy day and I can't wait!

Prada gets tough at Milan fashion week

Reporting from Milan, Italy -- Being a woman is a blood sport, according to Miuccia Prada, who on Sunday showed her own powerful vision of the tough chic that is emerging as one of the biggest fashion trends for fall. And it didn't involve the rocker wear we've seen from so many other Italian labels, including Gucci.The arena seating should have been a clue. Prada's vision suggested female gladiators dressed to kill in mannish, rust-colored coats slit up the sides like loincloths; jeweled, fringed suede tunic dresses and wool tabards with fur breastplates.The cold, harsh world is no match for these warrior women, pounding the pavement in crepe-soled shoe boots, braving the floods in rubber gators and warding away the competition in killer heels with suede plumage.

Sponsor

So I went to meet my sponor for the first time with my mentor Ms. Clark last Friday at her shop in Haddon Heights. Her name is Mrs. Sheila she is a very vibrante person. In just the little time that I spent with her, she taught me that fashon designers use colors that are in season, like this season, the colors are gray and black, she told me a little about how to do a runway, the different scenes and music, the background etc. She gave me a little insight on what she does which is a little of fashion damce and competions all in one. She showed me pictures from her previous work which gave me many ideas for my runway show that I will be presenting at the end of senior project. I am extactic that she excepted the part in being my sponor, she reregistered the hope in this senior project class. I am very pleased and I can't wait for her to show me the various arts of fashion.