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Is Tie-Dye, To Dye For?
Picture this- buckets of warm water, RIT kits, white Hanes tee-shirts, rubber bands and what do you come up with? Yes! Tie Dye! Remember those nights of being a teen-ager and having a dozen girlfriends over while you all transform basic white shirts into creative, colorful masterpieces? We would spend hours wrapping rubber bands around all sections of the shirt and then selectively dunking it into certain colors. And if you don’t wait long enough until the shirt’s dry you risk ruining the hard work you did! It was fun and fashionable… but it seems to stick in my fashion head as something teen-ish. What do you think?
Well, while you decide your thoughts on tie-dye, I’ll let you know that many big designers are all about tie-dye in fashion now. Yes. And I’m not just talking about teeny bop designers. Big designers such as Tory Burch are featuring tie-dye in their summer lines. Have you seen any yet? Although I’m not solid on my opinion of tie-dye yet, I have to admit between you and me that I am liking a lot of the freshness that the designers are creating with the look. It’s definitely a spring/summer look – that’s obvious. But I feel that this can be a tie-dye for all ages! When is the last time THAT happened?
From accessories to shoes to dresses to even swim wear tie-dye is the new item to die over.
Tie-dye not your thing? Try using RIT dye to make your faded black jeans, black again or add a fun color to a favorite old shirt or maybe even dye a pair of shoes. Be warned this is messy so wear something you don’t care about, put on some cleaning gloves and maybe mix the whole thing in a paint bucket to avoid staining your sink. Also dye doesn’t worl on all fabrics and color often varies significantly from the packaging so just plan to have fun with it, be creative and let yourself be surprised by the outcome!!!
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Day 31: Little Black Dress Experiment™ Tours to New York, New York
Karen Klopp- WhatToWearWhere
PHOTO LOCATION: New York, New York- The Metropolitan Museum
I am Karen Klopp, founder of What2WearWhere.com, a digital boutique and blog, updated daily, that helps today’s busy women dress for all of life’s events, sports and travel. The site is an aggregator of all the best online women’s fashion sites. (more…)
Day 30: Little Black Dress Experiment™ Tours to Los Angeles, California
Kelsi Smith- Dedicated Follower of Fashion
PHOTO LOCATION: Los Angeles, California
My name is Kelsi Smith and I am the Editor and Founder of Dedicated Follower of Fashion and I’m here in sunny and fabulous Downtown Los Angeles. Peeking out of my background there is the Walt Disney Concert Hall, a beautiful landmark in this fabulous city designed by world renowned architect Frank Gehry. Now it may seem that I’m just standing in an ordinary parking lot – for the view perhaps? Nope, this ordinary little parking lot will be, in 6 months from now, a Downtown Los Angeles landmark in itself as the new home of Los Angeles Fashion Week thanks to Fashion Los Angeles (http://fashionlosangeles.org) and architect Marmol Radziner. Exciting stuff happening in my amazing city! (more…)
STYLE SERMONS™: Episode 5 [August 29, 2010]
Day 29: Little Black Dress Experiment Tours to Houston, Texas
Sarah Bray- ChicTexan.com
PHOTO LOCATION: Houston, TX- Lake Woodlands
ChicTexan.com does the Little Black Dress Experiement
I chose to pair my classic black Ann Taylor sheath ($128) with some bold statement pieces that express my true personality and style. The cotton shirt-dress is versatile, comfortable and flattering – making this piece the ultimate closet staple. Yet those three factors proved as an unexpected challenge when it came down to styling my individual look for Society Stylist’s Little Black Dress Experiment, because the directions this dress could be taken are limitless! Paired with black pumps the look is “Career Chic,” worn with a cardigan, layered with polos and paired with ballet flats or loafers it’s “Country Club Chic,” but what I was looking for was a glamed-out, on-trend, head turning, but not gaudy, fabulous “Texas Chic”! (more…)
Day 28: Little Black Dress Experiment Tours to Dallas, Texas
LeeAnne Locken- LeeAnne Locken
PHOTO LOCATION: Dallas, Texas
So here’s my version of Society Stylist, Valerie Elizabeth’s “Little Black Dress Experiment”. First of all, I must say Ann Taylor created the perfect dress!! It really doesn’t need a thing but for the experiment I added a little!! (more…)
Society Stylist Partners with Project Runway’s Althea Harper at Mercedes Benz New York Fashion Week
We are thrilled to be partnering with the beautiful and talented Althea Harper [a fan favorite from Season Six of Project Runway] to style her Spring 2011 show at Mercedes Benz New York Fashion Week. If you are interested in doing a profile piece on Althea, her show or her collection don’t hesitate to let us know and we will pass your information along. To find out more about Althea and see her awesome collection visit: www.AltheaHarper.com
xo-Valerie Elizabeth
Day 27: Little Black Dress Experiment Tours to Burlington, Vermont
Lesley Scott- Fashiontribes.com
PHOTO LOCATION: Burlington, Vermont
Hailing from Vermont (sometimes…when the weather’s nice), NYC (more often), and on a trip somewhere fun like Paris or London (as much as possible), I’m Lesley Scott, the Editor in Chief of Fashiontribes.com. (more…)
Day 26: Little Black Dress Experiment Tours to Tulsa, Oklahoma
Beth Anderson-Chic Galleria Magazine
PHOTO LOCATION: Tulsa, Oklahoma
Heralded by Vogue as “a sort of uniform for all women of taste,” the little black dress was first introduced in the early 1920s my Coco Chanel. It’s popularity grew with designers such as Dior, Givenchy and Bill Blass altering it’s length, bodice and trimmings to meet the trends of their time. The little black dress is the one staple that every woman must have in their wardrobe. As Editor-in-Chief of Chic Galleria magazine (www.chicgalleria.com), being part of The Little Black Dress Experiment Tour placed me in front of the third largest free-standing statue in the United States, the Golden Driller in Tulsa, Oklahoma. (more…)
