Moving On

That's right ladies, I've returned to the bloggosphere. After a long hiatus spent dealing with some personal issues, I've discovered the New Haven public library. I'm not sure how often I'll be able to make it in but whenever I have time during the library's open hours, I will be continuing my quest to beautify America. (If anyone would like to donate funds so i can get a computer of my own and blog to you all the time, that'd be much appreciated.) Given that it's August and summer is officially on it's way out (despite the escalating temperatures here in tropical Connecitcut) I'm going to begin discussing Fall fashion.
A every woman in the inustry will ell you, the best place to begin revamping your wardrobe is Prada. Every season, without fail, Muccia offers the strongest, chicest, most focused collections.Generally, her asthetic offers a feminist point of view using masculine influences and high Italian glamour. For fall, the initial reaction was shock when she showed girls in pink and sequins. The girlish silouettes and doll-like detail didn't make much sense to avid Prada fans at first but when you look more closely, it's probably one of the most clever tricks she's ever played. Muccia has taken all of these traditionally girlish elements and blown them up on 1920's silouettes (which was actually a great time for female emancipation). The huge paiettes and soulders of fur not only reference sequins and glamour but give a look like armor. It's as if she's taken everything we think of as gilish and dainty and made it strong and protective.
As any good business-person in the fashion industry will tell you, accesories are the backbone to every house. Chanel makes 90% of it's profits on bags lone and Prada is no exception to that rule. Shoes are always a huge draw at Prada and this year, she did not disappoint. The most influential colelction fr accessories from Prada was last season when she offered cable knit socks under sex-kittn heels. This year is a continuation of that styling principle. Muccia has given u boots that are made to loo like retro MaryJanes paired with python knee-highs. The affect is very cool, fun, and actually really appropriate for everywhere, everyday, every age.
Now, I'm sure you're asking (as many of you are my mother's teacher friends) how does this apply to the way you should be dressing this fall? Well, I am a firm believer that you should not be thiking about what you're "suppose" to wear and tink more about what you want to wear, or how to apply these trends to your own way of dressing. My sister. for example, is very girly and very preppy. She love the color pink and anything a little sparkly. For her, Iwould suggest taking Muccias advice and pumping up these girlish details into something tht really makes a strong statement. Look for girly coats with ruffles and fur that have huge (or easily replaceable) buttons. You don't need to buy Prada shoes (although i commend you if you do) to accomplish those boots either. Any kind of MaryJanes or heeled oxford would look super chic with a cool python or even a plaid sock. As for day-wear, try to ignore your insticts that drive you to pants and look for girlish dresses. Same idea as the outer-wear, think about girly colors with strong, bold details and eay silouettes. It's super easy to change the buttons on a coat or ad some paiettes to a simple dress. For the low cost of the labor, I'm even open to making these alterations for you if you have older pieces you want to update for today. Here's some pictures from Prada to start you off. Don't forget to ad my blog to your favorites on your smart phone (I have a mobile version now) and happy hunting!!