Dressing for holiday events, meals
Peppermint cookies sprinkled with crushed candy canes sit on a festive plate while hot cocoa simmers on the front burner. Lights twinkle on the fresh-cut Christmas tree, and your mom frantically asks...
View Article‘Underneath is All’ features corsets, skirt forms and skivvies
Can history be relayed through underwear? The Missouri History Museum’s exhibit “Underneath It All” certainly promotes such a notion. The display of corsets, undergarments, bras and cages interspersed...
View ArticleThree shoes necessary for every young man’s closet
Shoes can say a lot about a guy. Regardless of your lifestyle, there are three types of shoes that should be in every young man’s closet: boots, casual sneakers and Oxfords. These three shoes are a...
View ArticleHighly anticipated Prabal Gurung for Target designer collaboration launched...
Excitement has been buzzing in the fashion world over Target’s newest designer collaboration, and the patience of frugal fashionistas is finally paying off. The highly anticipated Target Corporation...
View ArticleFinding the perfect outfit for Valentine’s Day
With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, the excitement and nervousness begins with selecting the perfect outfit for the occasion. Since this month is all about love, here are some fun, flirty...
View ArticleGlobal exploration to fashion inspiration
In a room filled with students in sweatpants tucked into Uggs, Amanda Araiza draws instant attention. Her seemingly all black outfit is striking and almost harsh, but the studs on the shoulders of her...
View ArticleA gentleman’s guide to layering
5 tips on mixing and matching for spring With spring quickly approaching, we all want to get rid of our winter wardrobes. However, this may be difficult due to St. Louis’ sporadic temperatures. One way...
View ArticleForm, function and fashion for men
Fashion often connotes impractical design and is generally ignored by those in search of functional clothing. For too long, men’s outfitters have ignored the basic design features that should be...
View ArticleSpring Break Essentials
Inspiration Straight from the Runway Photo courtesy of Filippo Fior, GoRunway.com While college kids everywhere are busy pretending to go on diets and strict workout regimes in preparation for spring...
View ArticleAcademy Award-winning fashion
A look at designer trends that were hits and misses on the red carpet With over 40 million viewers watching the 2013 Academy Awards, the pressure was on for Hollywood’s biggest stars to look their best...
View ArticleNY Fashion Week
Before diving into some of my favorite shows of this past fashion week, let’s cover a few of the basics that may have been discussed at the shows this year. First, the fabrics in the shows were all...
View ArticleReigning Men
This past weekend marked the closing of the Saint Louis Art Museum’s summer exhibition, Reigning Men: Fashion in Menswear. As fun as its punny title would suggest, Reigning Men encompassed the main...
View ArticleSLU Fall Fashion Preview
SLU has some promising, but not surprising, styles to look forward to this fall. When walking down West Pine, be sure to find the casual statement pieces, that is, comfortable fall wear with a striking...
View ArticleLast-Minute Halloween Costumes
When I was tasked with creating a list of the best last-minute Halloween costumes, I did not realize I would be needing my own advice so soon. And yet, two days later, my friends and I needed costumes...
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