summer on the horizon

Clean lines and warm, soft hues have ruled over everything this summer. From beige to taupe, a color story unlike any in the past has shown up all over the streets of major fashion city's and beach towns alike. Over the past year, new jewelry trends such as rosary beads and minimalistic pieces have shown great growth, and unique, one of a kind pieces have taken a back seat to more simplistic styles. I have become obsessed with this trend, and love that these colors and styles have taken over. Compared to a much more bold look, this trend is much more versatile and offers more longevity than others we have seen over the past couple of years. This mood board that I created offers a visual representation of this trend, and allows for us to see the line structure and color play in a very easy, achievable way.

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trend board: sweaters 2018

This was actually a project I completed with my bestie, Miranda, for our Fashion Forecasting class! For this particular project we were assigned one clothing item to forecast for the Spring 2018 season. Miranda and I chose sweaters, and after interviewing female students around Auburn, Alabama, I created these boards to display the trends we predicted would be big into the spring season of '18. There are two separate themes above: Rainy Coffee Shop Mornings and A Weekend in Amsterdam, both of which display the color and fabric trends for the spring. What do you think about these trends? Let me know in the comments below!

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why burberry is the bomb

Let me set the scene: Christopher Bailey, chief creative officer + president of Burberry for 17 years, is  launching the most iconic show of London Fashion Week. The lights play for a couple minutes and then Adwoa Aboah (both model and activist) opens the show with a white dress painted with rainbow stripes down the front left side, paired with a large jacket and large drop earrings. The show continues to drop jaws with pairings of both retro Burberry pieces from Bailey's beginning and rainbow color patterns all over the runway. From incorporating the rainbow flag into Burberry's signature print, to adoring it on everything possible: hats, vests, dresses, jackets, sweaters, you name it... what an iconic show. Now picture this: the last walk is none other than Cara Delevingne, known to be sexually fluid and openly supportive of the lgbtq+ community. If that wasn't enough to make me love the whole show, I don't know what would. The whole show was breathtaking (it is very slow starting... but if you watch it all it is so worth it!), and I love how it all came back to center at the end when Bailey walked out. As a gay man, it was his final stand to shed a light on the LGBTQ+ pride. In a snippet taken from Vogue: "That is surely why Bailey chose to wave farewell to Burberry in the way he did: with a collection full of the symbolism of gay pride and with a large donation to youth charities that support LGBTQ+ rights and mental health" he paraded (literally) out a collection of rainbow adorned pieces and what a freaking amazing show it was. 

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top picks from nyfw fall '18

overall synapse from fall fashion week: lots of oversized pieces, cool color combos, and fun trench coats and suits. I. Am. Obsessed. I love all of the yellows, oranges, and unexpected pops of color. I can't wait to see how these trends translate onto street style this fall!

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hailey daily: girl updated

What a moody mood board! I don't know if it was just valentines day inspiring me, or if I just really fell for pink hues this year.. but I am definitely feeling all of these shades of pink. I have been wanting to hone in on my style, and this is the direction I want to go in! I have played with these colors for a while and I feel that although no one color describes me, these shades are the closest it's going to get (besides a rainbow, of course :) I hope you enjoy just being inspired by this as much as I am. Per usual, let me know what you think in the comments and if this is something you'd like to see again in the future!

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