The BOLD and the Beautiful

The Spring season started with a bold pant as the main power piece, a statement will hold up through the summer and into fall. With the hottest months upon us, the bold and the beautiful color pallets of summer scream "Look at me."

Just recently, I was looking over some street fashion snapshots on Vogue the other day during fashion weeks across the country. I wanted to be inspired on looks to come in the fall, and love that the looks of the on lookers are versatile and fashion forward. In Australia, women flock to the fashion streets dressed fabulous for fall fashion, but current for the season at hand. This versatility has become my new outlook for fashion. I like staying ahead of the trends, and staying with the times all at once. Take something from one season pair it with the new trend and create looks that remain fashion forward no matter when you wear them.

What I love now, A Top to Bottom BOLD Look.

How perfect is it to wear two bold colors in the same bold family together for a sexy well put together look. I love this women's neon sweater, & bold blue skirl. Very BOLD and FUNKY yet Clean and Classic

Bold Color Swatches 

A bold slack, trouser, skinny, skirt (full/pencil). Pair with a bold top, try something with texture, and find a bold color that shines just as bold on top as the bottom.

Ecofriendly Style

No, this is not about organic clothing. This is about recycling a look and being fabulous. If your anything like me you could spend hours picking and pairing the right items together within your closet to wear on any particular occasion. When you go out at night,  are you spending double the time picking out clothes when you could be pre gaming with a glass of wine, or chatting with your friends? If you are female and fashion focused, the answer to this and many other wardrobe questions will be YES!

Did you ever consider that you could adjust an already wonderful outfit and still look fresh and well put together? Me neither...but I am now. Why do laundry you do not have to do.... and dry cleaning is out of this world expensive. Save yourself the drama and headache of wardrobe switching by making a good daytime outfit great for night time play.

 Lets say you wear a cute dress cardigan/ jean blazer ensemble to work ... you've dressed for the day by using day time accessories such as scarfs, glasses, flats, big carry-all bags and subtle jewelry. Why not ditch the day wear accessories and replace them with some mood changing fun loving feature items...

The trick is to change a look...by simply adding some shine and sparkle. Update the soft wearable day looks for something a little more edgy and fun...

Some of my favorite night time accessories...

A great Clutch- Trade in that big bag for something hand held...

                                                                         A Fun Heel- Stop traffic and turn heads in the perfect pump

                                                                                 I love these Sam Edelman Lorissa Spiked heel

Now lets change up your day time Jewelry...

Try a chunky or detailed necklace

or  depending on your top some great earrings

and if those do not do it for ya'... Add on the Bracelet bling

 

Finally... Hair and Makeup. Go from day time charm to night time vixen with a bold or smokey eye and sleek hair. 

These tips will easily take you from day time trabajo to night time hot mama in one fowl swoop...

Congratulations you have done a good deed... together we can all cut back water use and save on energy by reduce recycle and reusing outfits that we already have on.... 

WHO SAYS YOU HAVE TO WEAR RECYCLED COTTON AND GOING GREEN SHIRTS, do your part your way. BE APART OF THE CULTURE...J.Cultura

Pick your wardrobe like a designer

Just watched the very best interview of TOM FORD. I love him, and it is refreshing to hear the simplicity of his work. The Interview which aired on OWN, follows Tom through a few week period leading up to a small viewing. In the interview he talks a lot about the art of being fashion forward in his designs. He said the best way to follow and predict trends is to be aware of your surroundings and to live, daily observation is key in fashion. While it is great to be a trend setter, the reality is most brilliant ideas come from observations we see in passing. Maybe you saw a beautiful fun woman walk by and she was wearing something so cute, maybe you take that look and reinvent it to fit you. Maybe you duplicate fab looks in a magazine you read. Whatever the case, women are observers. What Tom brings into designing is the same out look we should take into our daily wardrobes. I say "think like a designer"... 

Use the world around you to pair and put together looks within your own wardrobe that you love, and know look great on you.

The best place to start when thinking about what to buy for the season ahead, is to get out into the world and see where the fashion is headed... read up magazines to check for looks you love, up to date magazines insure looks are trendy and in for the season at hand. Rip out clips of fashion you like and things you may want to duplicate, take the magazine clippings with you on your trip to the mall. These clippings are quick references while you shop, and help to give your trip to the mall a little focus. Happy shopping

Thanks Tom Ford xoxo....

Be sure to check out his video it is wonderful if you have about 45 minutes on your hands.