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rockTREND: Animal Print

RAWR! Oh, sorry, I got a little carried away with all of the animal print I’ve been seeing lately!

In case you’ve been living under a rock, animal print is back this season and it’s huge. There doesn’t seem to be a specific print this fall, although I have been noticing lots of leopard and snake skin (my personal favorite).

Concerned about wearing animal print and drawing too much attention to yourself? No worries! Luckily, the prints are very natural this season – meaning you won’t be trying to figure out how to mix and match a neon pink zebra striped top with a green leopard print bottom – whew. It’s also become very minimal. I would not recommend going about your daily life in head-to-toe leopard print. Instead, maybe use it as your accent piece. Not sure what I mean? Here, let me show you.

Animal Print Collage on Polyvore - Click for Item Information
Animal Print Collage on Polyvore – Click for Item Information

As you can see, it’s very easy to tame the wild animal inside of you…by showing it off with your clothing! The snake skin look gives you a perfect everyday outfit to go out and hang out with friends. The leopard look gives you a classy work outfit that will make your coworkers envious of your style. Lastly, the subtle zebra print with less-subtle neon yellow shoes is a perfect match for a night out on the town (without the hat) or a weekend hangout (with the hat)!

There are so many ways to rock animal print! How do you like to style it?

rockST*R Taylor Momsen of The Pretty Reckless

The Pretty Reckless is currently on their fall tour in the U.S. and they were recently here in Tempe, AZ performing at the Marquee Theater. The show was amazing, with Taylor Momsen loving on the stage and her bandmates. This is why I decided she was going to be my first rockST*R of the blog.

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Photo from Twitter: @taylormomsen posted yesterday, 10/7/2014

If you aren’t familiar with the raw rock ‘n roll music of The Pretty Reckless, I recommend you check out their newest single, Going To Hell. The leather-clad singer seduces her audience in the video with her blonde locks, her heavy-duty makeup, and the skin-tight jumpsuit. However, I want to take a look at how she dresses when she’s not playing with snakes in music videos with nearly 10 million views.

Screenshot from Going To Hell Official Music Video
Screenshot from Going To Hell Official Music Video

Every time I see  a picture or video of Momsen, she always seems to be wearing the color black. Even when I saw her perform in person, she was wearing an all-black ensemble. Not that I have a problem with the color black, in fact it’s very edgy and rock ‘n roll. That’s probably why she prefers it.

Photo from Twitter: @taylormomsen from 10/4/2014
Photo from Twitter: @taylormomsen from 10/4/2014

With her black, edgy pieces, how is it possible to take her look and turn it into a fashion statement? Let me show you some examples that I have put together.

 

Created on Polyvore: Click on photo to find out what's being featured
Created on Polyvore: Click on photo to find out what’s being featured

Momsen loves her black, her boots, her giant sunglasses, and her crosses; or at least that’s what it seems. These are things I incorporated when creating these styles on Polyvore.

Have any other ideas for Momsen-inspired outfits? What do you think of her fashion and her out-there attitude?

Fall: Boots, Fires, Pumpkins, and Leather Pants

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Yesterday kicked off the first day of fall for 2014! I can’t believe it’s already here. With the seasons changing and the temperatures finally getting lower, it’s time to get out our leather pants again. I personally cannot wait.

Photo credit: What I’d Wear

Anticipate Exciting New Changes

I have been working for the past few weeks on deciding what direction I want this website to go in. I have started coming up with a game plan and I will be putting it to action very soon! Keep your eye on things that are to come, including:

– Trend Forecasts in shoes, clothes, colors, ect.
– TV Show Influences on Fashion
– A new web layout

and more!

Have suggestions? Leave them in a comment below!

Love,
Ash

Trend Alert: Bold Prints; Mix & Match!

Dear Readers,

It’s in and ready for summer: Bold prints. Everyone loves a splash of color here and there. It’s an easy and affordable way to add flash to any outfit!

Mix Prints

Get The Look:
Shirt by Forever 21
Shorts by Forever 21
Shoes by Nasty Gal
Earrings by ModCloth

Challenge yourself: What else is in? Mixing and matching prints of course! Take this trend and double it up with the mix & match. Take some bold stripes and mix them together with a floral print! Or use your own twist on this trend. I know this one is definitely tricky for me. Hint: Use similar color patterns to make the outfit flow together.

Love,
Ash

Jenn Jones’ Fashion Show – Future First Fashion

Dear Readers,

This last weekend I was blessed enough to help out local Flagstaff designer Jenn Jones. She is an awesome person and a real inspiration to me and I’m so glad I was able to participate.

On Saturday, Coconino Center for the Arts hosted an Eco Fashion Show. All of the dresses were made out of recycled materials like plastic bags, newspapers, magazines, and various computer parts. It turned out really cool. I decided to shoot most of the show, especially behind the scenes. I also was able to go to her studio last week and shoot some awesome photos of a model fitting. I’m currently creating a multimedia project out of this that is still in progress. I just need to interview Jones and I will then be able to finish it and post it on here. Until then, I will post a few of my photos from the fashion show.

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Stylist Tommy puts the finishing touches on a model’s makeup
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Jenn Jones fastens a recycled necklace onto a model

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Model puts on finishing touches

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Assistant Audra helps put on shoes for a model

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Three models pose

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Nerves before walking out on stage

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Jenn Jones watching from backstage

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Models being…models

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Preparing to walk

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One of many photos taken during show
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Model fitting a week before the show
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The dress has to be just right

 

 

For more photos, check out my Flickr that I will be constantly updating with new ones.

Love,
Ash

Let’s Talk Colors

Dear Readers,

I want to apologize for the two week hiatus. I was on Spring break and since then I have been dealing with a lot of personal stuff. However, I’m back to talk about the fashion show I was at for Phoenix Fashion Week and some things I observed that I wanted to share with you guys.

Last weekend, I went to Phoenix to work the MIM Fashion Show, the second biggest fashion show put on by Phoenix Fashion Week. It was a blast and I had so much fun looking at everyone’s clothes and meeting the people in charge of Fashion Week as well as some of the designers. The clothes were as gorgeous as the night and it was definitely a show not to forget. It took place at the Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix right on the border of Scottsdale. It’s a gorgeous museum with a great courtyard where the show was staged.

As fun as the event was, I wanted to talk about some of the fashion trends I’ve been noticing lately; starting with the fashion show.

I’ve discovered a secret recipe for this Spring’s fashion trends – Mixing hot and cold colors together. For example, some awesome mix-ups are mint (cold) and salmon (hot), blue (cold) and yellow (hot), and green (cold) and orange (hot). Let me show you what I mean.

Orange - Mint

Blouse by H&M
Necklace by Nasty Gal

In this half-outfit, I’ve got a gorgeous light orange blouse with a mint necklace. Both colors just seem to pop when put together which is something I love, especially with these amazing Spring colors.

Blue and Yellow

Dress by Tobi
Shoes by UrbanOG

Here’s another example using the blue and yellow combination. This is more of a bold look, but I still think it’s super cute.

Feel free to mess around with different colors! Try some fun color-blocking combinations and challenge yourself to not buy black next time you’re out shopping! I recently did that and got a lot of cute colorful stuff out of it. Have fun with this, and show me your mix-ups!

Love,
Ash

InStyle Challenge – Alexander McQueen Jacket

InStyle asked us how we would style this magnificent Alexander McQueen jacket.

Well, InStyle, this is my answer.

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Alexander McQueen jacket

Neiman Marcus pant

Shoes by ModCloth

Michael Kors bag