Fall Fashion Chronicles

Strolling around the stores for Fall the look is very familiar, prints were everywhere. On leggings, various tops, dresses, even on denim. The materials were also quite familiar, sateen, viscote, cotton mixed with polyester; or spandex, polyester type jagger pants, and yes, jogging & yoga pants too. Dare I say VINTAGE is back! That is exactly what this year's Fall Lookbook is, Vintage. Chain link belts, high-waisted jeans; even dress trousers were high-waisted; and glitter the mainstay holiday trend was everywhere.

Yes curvy divas, fashion has come full-circle and vintage have arrived in all its splendor, even more than in any other year it seems to me, although really, vintage never left the fashion world. Fashion left vintage on the floor for a while. But not anymore. The love affair is on again! I've even spotted polyurethane military-style boots! Yes, those cute plastic shoes even I used to wear back in the day!

It's happened in the movies where they are remaking everything, with movie makers sometimes putting their own spin on whatever genre they are remaking. Consider this the rebirth of vintage. The Harem style pants aka MC Hammer pants back in the day, have become the go-to style even here in Orlando. ~Sidenote: for some reason my pre-teen and her friends call it Mick Jagger pants...I think it's because they are named Jagger Pants....lol!

I'm happy to report that here in Orlando, the trend is the same for us curvy girls. While there are still those very staid-looking moo-moo styles, and not so attractive style for full-figured women, stores like Macy's and Kohl's have us in mind with their print leggings, faux leather styles and other fitted fashion such as A-Line skirts.

Comparing my Red Pazzo Military style throwback boots to the Polyurethane boots

I've been perusing my fav mag-rags and will share some of their ideas for fall in subsequent articles. What do you think about the polyurethane boots, would you wear them? Have you been shopping for Fall yet? What is your must have item?

Comments

A Re-post: Red Carpet Reviews - 2013 American Music Awards

Another post of mine that was a write up for Orlando Fashion Week Magazine. It was published there previously. If you missed it, I'm sharing it again here on my blog for the first time, with some edits for relevance of course curvy divas. A writer's work is never done! Let me know which celebrity wore your favorite style! Did you watch last year's AMAs? Me too! It was one of the best with my favorite Mr. Worldwide, Pitbull as host. Did you catch the fashion that walked the red carpet? No? Well, pull up a chair and I'll fill you in. At the 2012 award show, Christina Aguilera was beautiful in all her curvyness in a Pamella Roland dress, unfortunately, she went overboard on the suntan lotion. Last year, she showed off a much leaner physique in a white Maria Lucia Hohan cut-out dress with a high split on the side. Her shoes were Christian Louboutin peep-toe and I loved her pave jewelry. Christina Aguilera at the AMAs in 2012 & 2013. ...

Fashionistas - What's in a Word

You have heard this word before curvy divas , "Fashionistas"? When it comes to anything to do with fashion and being fashionable, I am sure you have! Do you know who coined the word and how it came about? Well, first of all I didn't even realized that there was a story to the word, much less it being "coined" by any one particular person! I just thought it was one of those words that came about and became popular because of its usage and in reference to anything fashion! According to Elle.com's Culture News, in an article by Rebecca Moss , the word Fashionistas was first created by Stephen Fried. In 1993, Fried, a young Journalist was writing a book about the Model Gia Carangi, who died very young, (sidenote-have you seen the [autobiography] movie of the same name, Gia? - I did and it is one to watch)! Stephen met with people in the Industry and wanted a word that would represent who and what they were. Because models and the Industry weren't p...

Global Fashion: For the Bride: Bridal Week in Barcelona

Tis the season for brides, in fact, it really is ANY season that a bride to be chooses to get married. However many weddings take place from Spring to Summer. It must be something about the warm weather coming back, and flowers blooming with that scent in the air...could it be romance?! I took a virtual walk over to glamour.com and found some really beautiful photos of bridal gowns in an article written by Glamour contributor Kim Fusaro , in her article featuring Barcelona's annual fashionable event, Bridal Week.

Show Me Your Closet

Search This Blog