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Keeping Up With the Trend: The Western Hat Round 2
Last week we talked about the western hat being paired with a modern look that was on-trend but had the hat as an element of the look rather than the steering element. Today we will be flipping that idea on it’s head and going whole hog-western style. That means fringe, and lots of it.
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How to Wear the Trend: The Western Hat Round 1
Hats are absolutely everywhere these days from Beyonce music videos to the streets outside fashion week. The ‘Western’ style seems to be the prevailing hat style of the moment making them a perfect for Coachella but slightly more difficult for everyday wear. It is tempting to embrace the western style ‘whole-hog:’ pairing it with fringe and suede then voila you are ready for a rodeo . However, as fun as that can be (see Wednesday’s upcoming post) that isn’t necessary in order to wear a western hat. Today we will look at how to style a western hat with everyday casual wear.
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Why You Should Start Your Spring Shopping NOW
Spring may not have sprung quite yet but in retailers everywhere Spring fashion has started to appear. While I personally am a big ‘buy now where now’ kind of shopper I seem to find myself wishing every year that I had better prepared for the summer months earlier in the year. So this season I am bucking my own trend and starting to buy Spring/Summer dresses exactly when I should, which is right now.
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Trend Report: Opulence is IN
It all started with the 70’s trend: designers wanted this go-round to be different than our mothers’s version so they recreated trends only this time they strived to make them better. Fabrics were more luxurious, no detail was left behind; embroidery and embellishment became the norm while fur took a prominent position in so many collections and patchwork combinations became commonplace. Welcome to the new normal where the over-the-top has become the base line and normcore is nowhere to be found.
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All You Need is a Coat
All you need is a coat, perhaps in a vibrant shade of tangerine, a great coat and a taste for adventure, exploration and a bit of fearlessness in the face of change. Maybe it’s because we are Millennials or maybe it is our age tipping on the cusp of ‘maturity’ that makes us this way but I find myself so eager lately to simply toss off the status quo and just get out there and travel. But whatever the cause, that feeling sure is contagious.
