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In this episode of Fashion Forward Teens one of the fashion twins gets a new job, Toms lands a new partner in crime, Versace gets a face lift, Channel hits the big screen, the Beckham’s get their charity on. I also shine a spot light on one of my favorite brands and give a few fashion tips.
In The News
Ashley Olsen has become the newest addition to the CFDA, Council of Fashion Designers of America. She joins the ranks of designers like Teohlee Ten, Kenneth Cole, Isabel Toledo, Kate Spade, Deborah Lloyd, and Prabal Gurung.
A new fashion alliance has been made, and shoes will never be the same again. Toms, the amazingly comfortable slip-ons that we teens love so much, has collaborated with Tabitha Simmons to create a collection of footwear that’s out of this world! Her beuatiful prints have transformed toms, but how did they meet? What inspired them? Well, Blake mycoskie, the founder of toms, and Simmons hit it off in New York, but it wasn’t the popularity of Toms or Blake, it was Tom’s buy a pair give a pair deal that lured her in. She loved it so much, that she even spent a week in Honduras helping with one of their giving projects. Tabetha’s crazy designs mixed with tom’s simple comfortable feel seems like a little much, but the collaboration works really well. There’s even one print, the I love you print, that’s inspired by tabetha’s children and the love letters she would send them when she was away.
Versace proudly confirms Lady Gaga as the face of SS14 campaign. Gaga is to be in magazines starting January 2014. Lady Gaga and Donatella Versace have been friends for some time now and Gaga even has a song called Donatella. Checkout the link to see the video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqgIHw6Hskw
A short fiml about Coco Chanel is to be released on the Chanel website. Chanel will be played by Geralding Chaplin, the daughter of Charlie Chaplin. This film will center around the life and career of Chanel during the 1954 reopening of her couture house in Paris.
Spotlight Brand
Forever 21 is, according to Teen Vouge, the top most popular brand for teens. Forever 21 opened April 21, 1984 and has been growing every since. The have had their share of contversy with claims of copyright and labor law violations but with their popularity amoung teens it looks like their success will continue.
Fashion Tip
Everyone knows vintage is totally chic. A jazzy fedora or some pearls, you decide. This episode’s tip is add a vitage touch. Go down to your local consignment shop and pick something out, because old is new.
Accessories
What’s the one accessorie must-have this season? Velvet shoes!! strappy heels, flats it doesn’t matter. Their totally cute and will go with pretty much anything. Jeans, dresses, you name it!
Ashley Granata, F I T grad and textile designer, recently inherited her grandmothers scarf collection, and has done something amazing with it. After her grandmother passed away, Ashley learned that she had been a cancer survivor. Then, she got the idea to give cancer patients going through chemotherapy a little something to get through it. For every $50 raised by her Ashley Jeanne project, she gives a scarf to a patient at Brooklyn Hospital. That way some of these patients who are not only going through this, but are also losing their apperance, can control something in their life, how they look.
Boys Fashion
Some guys are always wondering, How can I dress to impress? What gets a girl’s attention? Well You don’t have to wear leather pants or dress like your from the 80’s. All you have to do is dress nicely and if you can’t do that on your own, get a girl’s advice. Your tip for this episode is ditch the jeans. No not permanently, just every once in a while. In my opinion, guys who wear more than just one pair of jeans all the time have some style. I mean, don’t get me wrong, some of you do look good in your old faded blue jeans, but whats wrong with khakis or something else, but if you just have to wear jeans, stick to the kind that fit. Oversized jeans are not in!
