Finland has been ground zero for groovy, eclectic, fun-loving, dynamic printed textiles since the 1950s, when the Helsinki-based husband-and-wife team of Vijo and Armi Ratia opened a garment plant and enlisted a group of their graphic artist friends to create statement-making designed that could be printed on cloth.
Ever since celebrities like Rihanna, Kat Graham, and Shay Mitchell started posing on the red carpet and on Instagram with faux septum rings, fashion hounds could smell a trend in the making.
For spring and summer, your denim decisions won’t be restricted to whether to opt for brightly colored, white, gray, or indigo jeans — or, for that matter, whether to add a pair of ’70s-inspired high-waisted or flared pants to your denim rotation.
My son celebrated his 12th birthday on Saturday, and my super awesome cousin Patricia helped me plan a whole day’s worth of surprise activities: a trip to a trampoline playground, a stop at an indoor arcade and bowling hall, lunch at a saloon-style restaurant, and a visit to a puppy shop where you could actually play with the puppies and pet them (so, basically, my son’s idea of heaven).
Those of you who follow me on Twitter or Instagram, probably caught my live updates from an HBO Latino event on Tuesday evening, during which I had the pleasure of screening the new series El Hipnotizador.
From Fairuza Balk’s spike-covered leather number in The Craft to Natalie Portman’s charm-adorned, Victorian-flavored velvet piece in The Professional, Drew Barrymore’s daisy-themed crochet collars, and the plastic tattoo-style trinkets worn by Alyson Hannigan in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Melissa Joan Hart in Sabrina the Teenage Witch, choker necklaces were as crucial to ’90s style as tube tops, scrunchies, grunge-y flannels and combat boots, butterfly hair clips, and platform sneakers.
Last night’s Oscars awards ceremony was marked by a great deal of sociopolitical discourse, primarily in response to widespread criticism regarding the Academy’s failure to acknowledge great performances by actors of color (as summarized by the #OscarsSoWhite social media campaign) and, moreover, the overarching issue of institutionalized racism within the film industry.
There’s truth at the core of the adage “You have to dress for the job you want” — and it applies to every part of the employment process, from securing a gig to being promoted, earning the respect of colleagues, transitioning into different fields, and becoming a top-tier executive.
The Academy Awards will be broadcast this coming Sunday so, in anticipation of the year’s most talked-about red carpet event, I stopped by Telemundo NY’s “Acceso Total” this morning to chat about some of the makeup trends we’ve seen this season.
Love is a many splendored thing — and so are the thoughtful gifts we’ve amassed in Part 3 of our Valentine’s Day gift guide.
