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Wednesday, November 18, 2009

All Sequin Apparel - will you be wearing it?

It's one thing to have some sequin worked into the shoulder or the neckline or some parts of a skirt. It's another thing all together to have sequins EVERYWHERE. With all-sequin apparel, the bling factor is out of this world, and you have to be ready to shine. But if done right, it is a beautiful and wearable trend. Let's see if I can convince you.

First of all, we have celebrities in sequin minis. Make it look easy to wear, doesn't it?

Alice + Olivia Sequin Keyhole Dress in Forest as seen on LAUREN CONRAD

Free People Sequin Skirt in Black as seen on MILEY CYRUS

Free People - Convertible Sequin Tube Top / Skirt (Black Ice) - Apparel
(Also, In Gold.) Free People - Convertible Sequin Tube Top / Skirt (Gold) - Apparel

With Lauren Conrad (top picture), the key with wearing a sequin dress is to keep everything else simple. Hair pulled back into a no-fuss bun, nude lips, and toned-down jewelry all keep the alice+olivia sequin dress as the focus of the outfit (as it should be), and do not overload onlookers. Miley Cyrus, on the other hand, had a lot more going on in terms of accessories. This is acceptable because she chose a simple white tank to go with her Free People sequin mini (which can convert into a tube top). The way a sequin miniskirt goes, the bling peeks out and grab people's attention, and then the attention starts drifting to other details in the outfit. So you can just replace the sequin mini with whatever mini you used to wear and go about as usual with an updated and fashionable look.

Not convinced yet? Here are some more examples of beautiful dresses, skirts, leggings, vests, and jackets with sequins to seduce your senses...

LaROK Social in Sequin Dress

Charlotte Russe Sequin Mini Dres

Free People - Sequin Mini Skirt (Black) - Apparel

Free People - Dripping Sequin Fitted Skirt (Black) - Apparel

Alice + Olivia Sequin Leggings as seen in Vogue Magazine

DKNY Jeans - S/S Sequin Top (Black) - Apparel

Robert Rodriguez - R910T22 - Glitter Sequin Tank (Black/Gold) - Apparel

Juicy Couture - Sequin Sunburst Date Top (Black) - Apparel

Free People - Sequin Blazer (Black) - Apparel

BCBG Max Azria - Sequin Cardigan (Black) - Apparel

Twelfth Street Sequin Vest-FINAL SALE

Fine, this last one is really just a splattering of sequins, but it's really cute and it's on sale now. Well, are you convinced yet?

What are some of your concerns for wearing an all-sequin apparel out?

Friday, April 24, 2009

Rebecca Minkoff makes Green Marketing Effort look bad

Rebecca Minkoff, I love your morning after bags and studded clutches, but the "bread and wine" totes are a disappointment. The blue canvas tote on the right is $72 on Bluefly, and the royal canvas and leather tote on the left is a whooping $111. The words "WINE" and "BREAD" are slapped over the fronts of the bags, and Rebecca Minkoff's name is plastered in big letters on the sides of the blue canvas tote. "Big on style" indeed.

Recall that the "movement" for carrying fashionable shopping bags was started by Anya Hindmarch's "I'm not a plastic bag" bag, which was sold out worldwide and spun off tons of imitation bags (at least in Asia). Recall that the "I'm not a plastic bag" bag only cost around USD $15. Since then, a number of brand names including Marc by Marc Jacobs and Juicy Couture, has come out with "green bags", and I got tired of telling people about the ridiculous prices on them.

If you really wanted to save the world, you would buy one less tote and reuse the ones you have religiously until you've worn them out. If you never reuse your totes, buying yet another pricey "green tote" is just additional burden to the ecology of the world. PLUS, if you really wanted to help the earth, you would buy an inexpensive reusable tote like this one below (from Old Navy) and donate the rest of your money to organizations that are cleaning up the earth, or working towards innovations that will save energy. Better yet, you can use your money to buy organic and ecological products on the market (since they are still really pricey due to under-production) and help bring the green market to its market efficiency levels.

Women: Women's Eco-Graphic Totes - Pink

Available in 6 colors/designs.

By the way, not all shopping totes are "green". Some of them do not use recycled material, some of them are made out of thicker plastic material that sits in the landfill for a longer time, and some of them stay in people's closet never seeing the light of day. I am just saying...sometimes, it is the dubious "green" marketing efforts of otherwise trusted companies that put off the public and make all "green activities" look bad. Sure, all firms are created to maximize profits. Can this be done while minding our impact on earth? I sure hope so.

Go to Ecostiletto.com and Treehugger.com for more eco-friendly information.