Blog #9: 'Tis the Season (almost?)

I have always had an affinity for the Christmas season: some might even use the term obsession as opposed to affinity.  Now, I'm not about to complain, but I have an inkling feeling that the Christmas season is creeping ever-so-close to encroaching on the Halloween season.  KMart in Penn Station proudly displayed their Christmas trees well before Halloween (around October 25th, if memory serves).

Now that it is officially my Christmas season (post November 1st), I have begun my hunt for the perfect Christmas decorations to decorate my small dorm room.  Thankfully, a lot of stores have started catching up with mine and KMart's excitement.

I had to visit a Crate and Barrel for a Home Products class this past weekend, and was pleasantly surprised when I found that their main displays have switched from autumnal hues to metallic holiday shades of gray.

Even the neighborhood of NoHo is in the spirit!

What are your favorite designers/retailers doing this year for the Holiday Season?

There are, of course, the ones like Ralph Lauren that produce entire Holiday lines seen here.
Victoria's Secret puts on a Christmas Fashion Show.


Neiman Marcus released their annual Holiday book, and according to WWD, for the second consecutive year over half of the items are priced under $250. There are always luxurious items featured inside as well ($4,500 Tory Burch tricycle anyone?) You can read the full article from October 6th's edition of Women's Wear Daily here.

Are your favorite retailers doing anything creative and festive this year?

Blog #8: Concerts are the New Catwalk

Have you ever wanted to emulate your favorite singer or band? Sure, you have. Everyone has.

The costumes that musicians wear on stage have become more and more important to their fans overall concert experience. Ever since the 1980s, pop stars of the world have dictated fashion, and have made their choice in clothing essential to their persona.

It all started with the queen, Madonna. Unafraid to take risks - both fashionable and musical - Madonna ruled as the Queen Bee in the 1980's. Girls across the world wanted to mimic her eclectic personal style.

(via Google Images)

(via Google images)

Just look at the way her fans imitate her style in the video below:


Today, the same epidemic is sweeping the nation in the form of Lady Gaga.  Her style is equally as outlandish and provocative as Madonna's was in the 1980s.  Her outfits are constantly adapted and worked into mainstream fashions.

(via Google images)
Her use of leopard harks back to my post about leopard, and she is right on trend with her lingerie, though she takes it farther than most.

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Which celebrity style do you emulate?  Do you think fashion rules the concert stage, or is it really all about the music?