Coulture
Comfortable and cute seem like the last words you would use to describe a pair of sweatpants, right? You would be surprised. Loungewear has been one of the biggest trends for the past year, and people are finding the most creative ways to be comfy.
We all want to fit into a mold. Surely, we display our individuality with the pieces we choose to wear, but no one can deny that trends, potential compliments and self-esteem influence our style. The concept of self-esteem, however, has dramatically shifted since the start of quarantine.
Being deemed fashionable relies on outside perceptions of your clothing. How do you look wearing those Nike shorts? Do they make your butt perky? Are they, God forbid, stained? As society progresses, one’s clothing becomes less about intrinsic comfort and more about the desire for external validation.
New York Fashion Week sets the tone for upcoming fashion weeks in Paris, Milan and London. Previewing the spring 2020 trends gives insight on what to expect from major designers and mainstream trends in the coming months.
Discussing Carolina Herrera, Tom Ford & Dion Lee’s collection to show the popular trend of edginess and angularity in the spring 2020 NYFW collections.
Many brands quickly and cheaply produce products to keep up with current fashion trends. This has become a common process, but most of the brands do not source their clothing in ethical ways. According to the Los Angeles Times, companies like Zara, H&M and Forever 21 have horrible working conditions and often steal ideas from […]
While the history of women’s trousers is fraught with overcoming misogyny, today we have managed to transform basic bottoms into an art. Bridging the gap between high-waisted “Mom jeans” and business chic attire, paper-bag (also known as tie-waist) pants were born. Since they first reemerged on the runway in Spring/Summer 2016 collections from designers like […]
As transition weather envelops us in the sartorial version of writer’s block, here’s what the clothes of this past month’s Spring 2019 collections were saying to whoever would listen, spewing inspiration for outfits to come:
Bike shorts have been in and out of style since Princess Diana was first spotted wearing them as a fashion item rather than athletic wear in the 1990s. In the spring of 2018, the shorts popped up again and have continued to cameo throughout the year. Since the 2018 Yeezy-inspired debut, “fashion” bike shorts have […]