Yesterday was an insanely busy day but, fortunately, the sun was beaming in New York City, so I took the opportunity to wear a bright shift dress in the hopes that my Field of Dreams-inspired, “if you build it, he will come” ethos and basically will springtime to stay for good this time around.
You’ve heard the expression uttered to unabashed oglers time and time again: “Take a picture — it lasts longer.” Unfortunately, in the age of Twitpic and Instagram, when we’re being bombarded with images on our mobile phones and computer screens, this may not be quite as veracious a statement.
Yesterday morning, I had the immense pleasure of appearing on Telemundo NY’s 6-month old morning show “Buenos Días Nueva York” to discuss spring footwear trends and, of course, show off some styles every woman will likely covet.
It’s been about a decade since sneaker companies began offering customers the option of customizing their sneakers, selecting the color of the uppers, laces, lining, eyelets, outsole, heel counter, and more — and, of course, Converse has provided this alternative as well via its “Design Your Own” tool on Converse.com.
The ongoing collaboration between New York-based footwear company Modern Vice and street fashion blogging sisters Natalie and Dylana Suarez (of Natalie Off Duty and Color Me Nana) has become a lot more colorful.
In the collective mindset, backpacks tend to be associated with outdoorsy, adventure-loving campers and hikers, Amazing Race contestants, and — above all else — smiling school children in checkered uniforms.
Back in junior high, you probably couldn’t wait to toss your clunky backpack and trade it in for a big girl bag: a leather-trimmed straw tote, a leather or canvas messenger bag or even an oversize purse.
While traveling through Thailand, Kenzo creative directors Humberto Leon and Carol Lim found inspiration from the lush vegetation and exotic animals in the jungles and parks they visited.
Coco Chanel once said, “I consider lace to be one of the prettiest imitations ever made of the fantasy of nature; lace always evokes for me those incomparable designs which the branches and leaves of trees embroider across the sky, and I do not think that any invention of the human spirit could have a more graceful or precise origin.” This season, designer’s seem to have taken heed of Chanel’s words, incorporating loads of lace into their garments and accessories.
As a Latina fashion fashion blogger, I’m always eager to support other Latinos and Latinas whose creativity, talent, verve, and drive is transforming the fields of fashion and jewelry design, journalism, makeup artistry, hair styling, photography, styling, blogging, broadcast television, advertising, marketing, events planning, and social media.
