Fashion No No's

As I was researching what some of the top fashion no, no's this fall were, surprisingly enough I got lucky to find a recent article in the Cosmopolitan. But during the search, I found an article online through Ambition Magazine. One thing in particular caught my eye that I wanted to share with you wonderful people. It noted that one of the biggest fashion fads from 2012 to throw out this year was leggings.
 "Whether its under, skirts, dresses, or with boots, leggings need to be retired. Fashion stylist and consultant Keith Grant thought they were the worst fashion trend ever and specifically states, it all looks the same and so predictable." Credit goes to Ambition Magazine
 I am actually surprised this was said because I still see people wearing leggings with boots and over sized sweaters actually quite often. Even myself, I wear leggings quite often, maybe not often as a fashion trend, but to be comfy. If I were to wear them to make a fashion statement, I'd be wearing them with leg warmers, boots and a big sweater. I don't think that leggings should necessarily be thrown out of style, however, I do feel that they are maybe not for everyone just like high-waisted shorts and crop tops. Just like a lot of other types of clothing, they might just not be for you and that's something that you have to watch out for. My final opinion on wearing leggings as a fashion fad, is be careful, but if you can pull it off and put the right outfit together, work it.

A few other things I found when researching what to throw out of my closet from last year came from a Cosmopolitan article. One obvious thing they were saying to throw out was flare jeans. I completely 100% agree with that statement. I haven't worn jeans that weren't skinny jeans in over a year and I plan to keep it that way. My personal opinion when wearing jeans, is that skinny jeans are not only more fashionable, but tend to be a lot easier to work with as well. For instance, when wearing them with a boot, you don't have crunch the extra jean material in order for it to fit into your boots. Another is that when wearing them, they are easy to roll and at no point will you have to hassle of stepping on the bottoms and ruining them like you do with any flare pant.
They also said that chunky necklaces weren't the thing to be wearing anymore. I on the other hand feel that with the right outfit, the chunky necklace can be the finishing touch. For example with a plain colored shirt, or with a high neckline shirt. I'm not all that huge with the chunky necklaces, but if you can wear it with the right thing I think that they are something to keep around, at least for the mean time.
 They had mentioned multiple other things such as high waisted underwear and wrap dresses, but I felt those were a little irrelevant to mention. Why they would need to mention to someone that high waisted underwear is not longer in and "not sexy", is beyond me. I don't think they have been in since my mom was at the age of 20.

These are just a things I found and my thoughts on them. I'd love to hear what everyone else is thinking.

What are your thoughts/comments about leggings, flare jeans and chunky necklaces going out of style?
Please share!

 

25 Ways to Tie a Scarf

As we know fall weather has arrived and winter isn't far behind, which means wearing scarves is the biggest accessory this time of year. I usually struggle with how to tie my scarf, so below I have posted a video of 25 different ways to tie a scarf.

Enjoy!

Freepeople: Boho Fashion Line

As I have been writing these blogs about fashion, I have been keeping my an eye out for inspiration in any way possible, not only for me, but for my lovely readers to get more inspirational insight on the latest fashion fads. One brand in specific has really caught my eye lately. It all started with a simple follow on instagram and escalated from there. I then started looking them up online, trying to figure out what their style was all about. Their name "Free People" says it all. 

Freepeople is a brand name clothing line that allows women the chance to dress free through their fashion line. Some of you may be curious what exactly I mean when I say dress "free" through clothing. Like I mentioned in a few of my latest blog posts, fashion lies in the hands of the beholder. Yes, there are fashion no, nos, but using the knowledge provided to you, how you dress yourself can express who you are based on what you know. Fashion in this case is "free," you are free to dress the unique style based on who you are. The  line is a unique boho style brand made for women to express their lives through different pieces of clothing. They have their website at which you can buy freepeople brand clothes, as well as a blog to get the latest insight on not only fashion, but beauty, music, food, and decor.

blog.freepeople.com

www.freepeople.com

As I have been trying to stress before, fashion is one of the greatest ways to express yourself and show people who you really are. I grew up on in small town on a pig farm, but on the inside I wasn't a true farm girl. Yes, I appreciate where and how I grew up, but if you haven't noticed my motto is "small town girl, big city dreams." So although I am from where I am, on the inside I'm a girl with big dreams to live in a big city and eventually have a job in the fashion industry. I can express who I really am through the clothes I choose to wear. For instance, I went home a couple weekends ago, going out to small town bars I wore causal jeans, my converse, long sleeve with a "weekender button down," a grey beanie and my big glasses in which are actually prescription. I love the boho/hipster look when I am going out to be casual, but as I had mentioned that I was from a small town everyone looked at me like "what are you wearing," in fact I had someone tell me that I looked like a gypsy. Personally I didn't care, I knew going into the whole scene that things would be said. It is one of the ways I can express who I am and you can too.

Check out the blog and website for +Free People. They also have a great instagram and twitter page where you can see their latest updates on their clothing line. Let me know what you guys think on this newly outed fashion line.