Author: awrensays
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Victoria Beckham’s fashion line only now turned a profit, after 15 years?
Victoria Beckham was covered in a piece on the CNN Style. She had recently shown her collection at Paris Fashion Week. In the article, there is a line that says critics questioned the brand’s commercial viability. It only recently turned a profit. This made me think, “Really, a brand that has been around since 2008…
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Another reminder that it is just marketing: Women’s History Month Edition
I, like many of you might have, noticed a uptick in ads and social media posts from brands centered on women’s empowerment. Why? Because it is March, also known as Women’s History Month. Just like the number of ads that feature more Black people in February and more Asian people in January, it is (often)…
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With Fall/Winter 23, Bottega Veneta asks, “What is chic?”
I am late to the party on this, but I finally saw the Bottega W 23 show. Often designers end their fashion show with a final look intentionally chosen to be the show stopper. I mean because it literally is the signal that the show is over. It is a work of art. At the end…
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I dream of Harrod’s
I have somehow drifted into British fashion YouTube. For whatever reason, the site has decided to grant me my fashion fix with side of accents and dry British humour. (The extra u was intentional. 😊 ) Watching them has exposed me to a whole different type of department store: Harrods. The way place is set…
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The Mila Moursi Cleansing Foam, an effective yet gentle cleanser
The Mila Moursi Cleansing Foam is one that I have now tried multiple times. I had a fairly good experience with it. I would say it errs on the side of gentle and non-stripping. I didn’t get that tight feeling and instant dry patches I get some times with cleansers. Mila Moursi Cleansing Foam $52…
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Thoughts on Gucci Flora Gorgeous Jasmine
Based on the marketing and the scent of Gucci Flora Gorgeous Gardenia, I can see the vision they were going for with this one. I think Gucci was intending to do something young and fresh. This is not an intimidating fragrance at all. I can see it fitting within a more youthful style. In the…
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Because you made it optional
I went to bed racking my brain trying to figure out why it was that I was so unproductive during the day. Why couldn’t I fill all the tasks on my habit tracker? I was so good last year? Why is this year such a struggle. And then the words popped into my head: “Because…
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Prabal Gurung’s imPOWER collection is available at JCPenney now
Prabal Gurung has partnered with JCPenney for a limited release collection, imPOWER. It is a collection of dresses of 25 dresses and jumpsuits available in select stores and online. From what it looks like on the site, styles are offered in standard and plus, with separate links for the same style. That gives a size…
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“This isn’t Zara for rich people”: Daniel Roseberry on keeping Schiaparelli exclusive
Previously, I had watched a video by Bliss Foster, where he discussed the idea of not everything has to be for him. If there are times when he doesn’t want to pay full price for the authentic item (in contrast to buying a replica) then maybe that wasn’t a bad thing. It just is a…
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The Dior FW23 show was like a letter of encouragement to the 1950s woman
Today’s Dior show felt like a love letter to 1950s fashion. Personally I love a long skirt and structured jacket. However, my thinking was that this was a way of reinventing the styles of the house from its early days. I thought about the “New Look,” which was Christian Dior’s way of bringing back femininity…
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