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.
Yesterday, Beyoncé revealed her highly anticipated activewear collection which, in keeping with the current athleisure movement, aims to offer versatile pieces that can be mixed and matched, dressed up or down, and worn to the gym and beyond.
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.
Not every woman longs to wear a bikini — even if she’s in exceptionally great shape.
Unless you’re Kimmy Schmidt, you’ve likely moved on from amorphous purple Jansport backpacks to more streamlined, stylish but functional bags that incorporate modern patterns and color combinations.
Just days ago, Banana Republic unveiled its Timo Weiland-designed capsule collection, a playful array of pieces consisting of matching crop tops and fitted skirt ensembles, as well as fanciful day dresses with artful prints.
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.
