The Power of Fashion Bloggers

Took this picture on my way home from Brooklyn. Very inspiring. Kudos to the power of the iPhone camera ;)

HAPPY NEW YEAR FASHIONISTAS!!!

It has been a while!! After all the Holiday shopping I hope you are ready for some new outfits, people, and trends coming your way! I know everyone will be coming back to campus with their news threads ready to show it off.

#2012

It's all about WHO. WHAT. WEAR. baby :)

Peace, Love, & Camouflage

I can always count on my friend, Rian to dress fly. He has that urban hip look to him that usually catches attention. He is one of the guys who has a very unique style here at STJ and he tries not to fit in with the basic trends. This thrifted camouflage vest used to be a jacket, but Rian got tired of everyone having this same style so he chopped the sleeves off and added the white peace sign on the back. Simple but so creative, right? On top of his creativity, he also sketches, designs dope clothes, and re-creates other over-done trends.

1. Jacket- Metropolis Thrift Shop
2. Hoodie- Stussy
3. Hat- unknown
4. Jeans- Bullshead Denim
5. Tennis shoes- Sk8 High Vans

On The Edge

Sophomore, Damali Underwood, wore the cutest Harem pants yesterday and wore them right. Usually I see people try to rock these and she is by far one of the cutest. I love how she kept the look on a monochromatic tone, making it seem like she didn't have to try too hard. When I see harem pants, it is normally paired with a blazer, but she even made it nice with a long cardigan. On top of her edgy style, Damali is perfect at sketching anything, making jewelry, sewing pieces together, and just an altogether well rounded artist. This hasn't even been a fave look of hers.

Btw, her hair goes perfect with this outfit! 

Bleach Black

One of my favorite blogs to stalk has this D.I.Y iPhone Case. This is really cool. When I get my iPhone, if ever,  I want to try this! And you can, too!


Remember the site I posted before with the D.I.Y studs? Go there, order your studs and get busy- it's simple.

Fashion Is Art

Earlier this week, my friend, Lauren and I ventured to The Museum of Art and Design. I had to go and take pictures for my graphic design class, but happened to stumble upon this piece created by Jang Seung Hyo. This artist portrays images of his life through his art. He placed the images in layers forming this structure, but what really caught my eye was the clothing. It is amazing to see that fashion is everywhere.
Go check out this museum: located 2 Columbus Circle New York, NY
                                             Free with donation every Thurs 6-9


*More works by Hyo: http://hzone.com/artists/2010/jang-seung-hyo/

Thrift Thrifting Thrifted

If you have not noticed, thrifting is the new shopping savvy. Every single one of our 'look of the day' models have included an item that they thrifted. Not only does it save money,  but you can find the most unique articles there. It also provides other things that range from jewelry to furniture to electronics. One guy that I modeled with for SwaggerNY (which I cannot model for anything) buys his clothing off Ebay. This is cool if you know your size and how things are going to fit, but I do not know my body type that well so I try and stick to exploring the thirft market.

Here are a couple of online thrifts I have shopped at before:
KYC Vintage
D.Fame
....somewhat obsessed with these sites.


I tried to search for all the most popular shops in well- known areas. I hope I'm right :)


Brooklyn
Buffalo Exchange- 504 Driggs Avenue, Williamsburg
Beacon's Closet- 88 n 11th Street, Williamsburg
                            92 5th Avenue, Park Slope
Housing Works Thrift Shop- 122 Montague Street, Brooklyn Heights
The Salvation Army- multiple locations
Baltic Bazaar- 141 Atlantic Ave, Cobble Hill
Deluxa- 187 Sackett St, Carroll Gardens


Manhattan
Buffalo Exchange- 114 W. 26th Street, Chelsea
                               332 E. 11th Street, East Village
 Beacon's Closet- 10 w 13th street

Queens
Consignment Store: Loveday 31- 3306 31st Ave, Astoria
The Second Best Thrift Shop- 3007 Astoria Blvd, Astoria 
 
Jersey
Salvation Army- 248 Erie Street, Jersey City

Chicago
Land of the Lost- 614 West Belmont Ave # 4
Hollywood Mirror- 812 West Belmont Ave
Buffalo Exchange- 1478 North Milwaukee