Official Blog of the Fashion Merchandising and Design Society at Virginia Tech
As the seasons change and the temperature starts to warm up, our looks change too. Just as important as switching out our wardrobe is to mix up your makeup routine! Moving away from the trendy dark lip colors we wore in the winter, refreshing glowing skin is the look for spring and summer. This look, [...]
The past few months, the lace-up trend has been everywhere. Walk into any party over the past few months, and you'll see a girl with a lace-up shirt. This trend is so popular, especially amongst young women, a lot because of "it-girls" wearing this look, like Gigi Hadid and Kendall Jenner. As we move into the [...]
From the runways to the VT Drillfield, backpacks are everywhere. This trend was first gaining momentum last S/S and carried through this fall/winter. The F/W designs are more sleek, with dark leather or suede. Backpacks are one of my favorite trends this season, because you can so easily incorporate this into your daily look without [...]
It’s that time of year again! Zara is having their end-of-season sale. I have always loved Zara, as it is a fantastic store to get pieces that have that high-end appearance but have a reasonable price tag. Zara focuses especially on trends, which is perfect because it has made chic clothes accessible to a larger group of consumers [...]
For this fall/winter, capes are the new chicest trend around. We first saw this trend pop up at the 2012 Oscars when actress Gwyneth Paltrow dressed in an exquisite Tom Ford white caped gown. Since then, this trend has exploded. These jackets have much more drama (and style) than your regular puffy North Face jacket. [...]
It’s approaching that time of year where we finally have to bring our big puffy winter jacket to the front of our closets. The hardest part of dressing fashionably during the winter is finding a stylish AND warm outfit, but also the dread of ruining that chic outfit with a puffy, practical coat. Thankfully, there [...]
As we are well into the fall season now, fall/winter trends are starting to pop up all over campus. It’s finally cool enough to wear all your favorite sweaters, boots, and this season’s trendy, icy jewels. For the last few seasons, minimal jewelry designs dominated the runways. But now, from hair accessories to oversized earrings [...]
Let’s be honest, Blacksburg’s fall season is typically a jump from the sweltering Virginia heat to frigid temps overnight. Does saying a “see you next year” to your shorts, skirts, and dresses really bum you out? Don’t let it! There are multiple ways to wear your warm weather clothes in the icy Blacksburg temps. For [...]
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