Fashion in Music: Monica & Brandy

Artist: Monica and Brandy


Song: It All Belongs To Me


This video premiered yesterday and the fashion is amazing. I've noticed that a lot of music videos are as much about the music as they are about what the singer is wearing. This video does not disappoint in music or in fashion. 


Take a look for yourself and tell me what you think.

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Monday Muse: Guy + Elizabeth Olsen

Guy: What made me select this picture were the jeans. Denim jeans with distressing and holes always catch my eye and the dramatic hole on his right leg made me want a pair just like that. Besides the jeans the v-neck cotton 3/4 cut sleeve shirt was a perfect way to balance the look. The fit on both are done perfectly and the shirt was able to show off his body art in a fashionable way as well. 


He is a Monday Muse. Do you agree?

Gal: Elizabeth Olsen

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Girl Panic!...Duran Duran + Supermodels

What do you get when you cross Music and Fashion?


Supermodels portraying the members of 'Duran Duran' in a fashion infused music video. 


Supermodels:

• Namoi Campbell
• Helena Christensen
• Cindy Crawford
• Eva Herzigova

Take a look at the nine-minute music video below.

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Jason Wu for Target

Fashion designer Jason Wu will be the latest to make a collection for retailer Target. 


This is good news to me because I'm a major fan of Target and believe that Wu is an amazing designer. Pictures for the collection have not been released, but the collection will debut sometime next year for the stores spring fashions.


Are you excited about the Jason Wu and Target collaboration?

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Just Fabulous is JustFab

I'm a huge fan of Kimora Lee Simmons and she is once again making a mark on the fashion industry. Several years ago she moved on from a certain clothing line to focus on her other ventures and let the world into her life with her Style Network show Life in the Fab Lane.


This year she became the Style Networks Fashion Editor and it was just announced this month that she has become the President and Creative Director for Just Fabulous. 


JustFab.com is a online fashion store that is known for their shoes, but offers more. Kimora hopes to turn it into a lifestyle brand. What's special about the company is the monthly subscription service. Customers pay $40 a month to receive a new pair of shoes that are hand picked to match their style.


It is a cool concept and I'm happy to see Kimora taking over. This company has no choice but to rise. 

Do you subscribe to JustFab?


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Beyonce Maternity Style

I came across this picture today and I had to share it: 

Lucky for us, Beyonce style won't suffer due to a pregnancy!


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New York Fashion Week 2011

Fashion week in New York City is here and I have some looks to share with you from several designers. I can't share every look from all designers, but I'm going to try and randomly select designers and share a couple of looks...


Enjoy these looks that are forecasting our Spring wardrobes.


Jason Wu

Luca Luca

Richard Chai Love

What's your favorite look?

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Voguepedia and MYFDB Make Fashion Fun

Two websites worth bookmarking are VOGUEPEDIA and MYFDB. 


The first is the brain child of Vogue Magazine and is an electronic encyclopedia of all of the fashionable people and beauty featured in the magazine. 


The second site is the creation of actress Zoe Saldana. This helps you track all of your favorite fashionable thinkers and their accomplishments and projects. 


I will be exploring this websites a lot more. The results seem to be endless and its always fun to study fashion from the past, present and future. 


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Back to School: Books

You can't have school without having books. So why not make some of those books fashion books. These four books are full of fashion information and pictures and are worth adding to your fashion library. 

The first book off the list I have not read, but I recently read so many great reviews that I've added it to my Wish List. This book is written by a fashion stylist for all inspiring fashion stylist (like me!).  

• Secrets of Stylist by: Sasha Charnin Morrison

I devoured this book when I read it and took pages worth of notes. For anyone wanting a career in fashion please read this book. It gives not only great advice, but tools and real stories from the experts and interns alike. 

• The Teen Vogue Handbook

The next book is an amazing blog and an amazing book full of street pictures. I was so obsessed with the fashion inside this book I photographed the pages with a camera and have them archived.

• The Sartorialist by Scott Schuman

If you are a fan of Nylon Magazine, you will love this book. It's a collection of street fashion from around the world. You will fall in love by some and be shocked by other countries fashion styles. 

• Street: The Nylon Book of Global Style

Enjoy a good fashion read to relax your mind during such a busy school year. You won't even realize you are learning about the fashion industry.

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Tear Sheet Fun

All fashionable thinkers take pride in going through monthly or even weekly magazines and taking tear sheets for inspirations. I'm no different in taking pages out of magazines.


If you don't already collect tear sheets, I strongly urge you to begin. It's very easy, simply go through a magazine and when you find a picture or any graphic inspiring rip it out and put it in a safe place.


Here is what I look for and why I collect tear sheets: 

• References - When I want or need to style a look or need inspiration for  a photo shoot I go to my collection and see what I like and may try to imitate or may take the concept and recreate it my way.

• History -It's a great way to go back and look at trends from the past and even to catalog what your favorite designers have created and what their different ads look like from season to season.  

• Enjoyment - Sometimes going through a magazine and looking at creative fashion and ads are simply fun. A lot of the times I get behind on reading magazines so I try to set time aside to go through some of my magazine and find the best tear sheets. 

Collecting tear sheets is really fun and should be habit for every fashionable thinker. 

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"Celebrity" Fashion Flash

I came across these pictures this week and fell in love with all of their fashion choices!

Beyonce looked stunning, while heating up the cold New York Streets!

Ricky Martin dressed to impress for the winter weather!

Nicole Richie said hello to London in an amazing red coat!

Who dressed the best in this "Celebrity" Fashion Flash?

New York Fashion Week FEBRUARY 2011

On February 9, 2011 the Heart Truth Red Dress Collection Celebrity Fashion Show will kick off New York Fashion Week. This show features celebrities coming down the runway in all red dresses designed by their favorite designers.

This year, Jennifer Love Hewitt will be wearing Max Azria, Patti LaBelle will be in Zang, and Audrina Patridge will be wearing Badgley Mischka (just to name a few). Afterward the clothes will be auctioned off at Clothes Off Our Back, proceeds benefiting children charities.

Follow this link to watch the show from last year.

Below are a few of the looks from past shows. What are your favorite looks?

Golden Globe Society

I was debating if I wanted to do a post about the Golden Globes. Like all major red carpets every site jumps on the chance to give their opinion and share what they thought about the looks from that night. Instead of rating every single look I have decided to share looks that grabbed my attention, be it good or bad. I want you all to be the judge.