Official Blog of the Fashion Merchandising and Design Society at Virginia Tech
During the summer of 2019, I had the opportunity to work for two of my local boutiques in my town as their merchandising intern. I had never had any experience in this specific type of retail space, so I was really excited to learn about a different aspect of the fashion industry. While the two [...]
If you’re anything like me, your mental health took a MAJOR hit when COVID took over the world a year ago. I won’t lie, it hasn’t been an easy year for me, but it has taught me so much about myself. I’m super open about my struggles with anxiety, but only recently began to open [...]
I’ve been blessed with the gift of curly hair. When I was younger, everyone had straight hair, so I would straighten my hair, but even when I did that, I never really felt like myself. As I got older, I became more and more grateful that I have the hair that I have. I have [...]
I actually published this article back in July on my personal website. I wanted to bring it back during Black History Month to really draw attention to these brands and how AMAZING they are. At the end of the article is a link to the original article on my website with direct links to each [...]
In my opinion the Juicy Couture tracksuit was the most defining moment of 21st century fashion. There, I said it. It was one of the first true loungewear sets that I remember. I used to wear my tracksuit to Limited Too with white bedazzled sunglasses and do some SERIOUS damage. While we have come so [...]
I know it’s December and I probably should be writing about something for the holidays or cold weather, but I just feel it is my obligation to talk about Gucci Fest. Gucci Fest is a series of short films on their YouTube channel that comes from the collaboration of creative director Alessandro Michele and award-winning [...]
I think it all started when I was about 8 years old and everyone was talking about what they wanted to be when they grow up. There were the typical answers, president, vet, teacher, etc. My answer stood out among them all when I said, “fashion designer, like Coco Chanel.” I got lots of confused [...]
Recently, I purchased the iconic James Charles x Morphe eyeshadow palette and I can honestly say it has been one of my best purchases so far; I only reach for his palette now when I do my makeup! This palette comes with 39 well-pigmented shades with a variety of matte, metallic, and shimmer finishes. The [...]
It has been almost a week since Karl Lagerfeld, head of the House of Chanel, passed away and the fashion industry is still mourning the loss. Lagerfeld is by far the world’s most iconic and prolific fashion designer. Along with being heavily involved with Chanel, he oversaw women’s collections for more than 50 years at [...]
I remember being younger and dousing my lips in “Lip Smackers” clear gloss watermelon flavored before I left my house no matter what the occasion was. That was a staple of my childhood and as I grew up, I noticed lip gloss was not as popular as it used to be. Consumers weren’t the biggest [...]
