Posted in Fashion, Uncategorized, tagged Brooklyn fashion, Brooklyn Street Style, Brooklyn style, fashionable quotes, Karyn Starr, travel on November 25, 2019| Leave a Comment »
Karyn Starr. Photo from Brooklyn Street Style. Such a great yet simple outfit with excellent accessories such as the silver bangle bracelets. the hat, the sunglasses and the pop of red lipstick. It all just goes.
Style is important because what we wear can make us feel good in our own skin. Everyday style carries us through everything we do, enabling us to best face the world. It’s your life; why not get dressed for it?
Karyn Starr, aesthetic consultant.
What a good question!
Posted in Fashion, Uncategorized, tagged American fashion, American style, Anya Sacharow, Brooklyn fashion, Brooklyn Street Style, fashion books, fashionable quotes, Shawn Dahl, travel on November 18, 2019| Leave a Comment »
Simple, elegant, comfortable. Jackie Kennedy Onassis did it well.
For many critics, the American style of dressing has gone too far. Yoga pants, hoodies, and flip-flops appear in all sorts of places they shouldn’t, like restaurants, offices, and European capitals … Comfort is not to blame. It appears that we’ve forgotten about panache. The most classic American women style icons always perfected both. Think of Jackie O. and Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, Lauren Hutton and Michelle Obama. They share a simplicity and elegance in their choice of clothes, adding a pop of flair with a scarf or hat, a hair twist, or an elegant shoe.
From the book Brooklyn Street Style: The No Rules Guide to Fashion by Anya Sacharow and Shawn Dahl (Abrams Image).
This quote points out something very important – that comfortable fashion is not the same as sloppy fashion, or it doesn’t have to be.
We can be casual and still chic by keeping it tidy, choose the right size, and add an accessory or two.
Posted in Fashion, Uncategorized, tagged Brooklyn fashion, Brooklyn style, Cordings, fashion travel, fashionable quotes, Glam4Good, London Travel, Mary Alice Stephenson, travel on November 11, 2019| Leave a Comment »
Mary Alice Stephenson. Photo from Brooklyn Street Style.
Some people are just born with style and they know what to do and how to do it. I was born with a passion for all things stylish. I learned by being surrounded by stylish people. And I learned the ingredients and elements of style. Many of the most stylish people make it look easy, but there’s a lot of work that goes into it.
Mary Alice Stephenson, fashion director and founder of Glam4Good an organization addressing social change through style.
Today’s quote is another one from Brooklyn Street Style (Abrams Image, 2015).
I agree with Stephenson that one can learn from being around stylish people. The best inspiration comes from other people – in our lives, work, community, and on the street.
Because I live in a place void of stylish people, I often wonder how I might be challenged and inspired if I were surrounded by other fashionables who stay on top of their game. What am I missing?
As it is, I dress for myself by myself with ideas that come from media like magazines, television, and old movies. Also, travel! I love to get AWAY and see how other people do it. I was greatly influenced by my trip to South Korea last year. The UK is also another place I like to visit and see what’s going on in fashion. After my trip in 2016 I came home and made a cape, which was inspired by Cordings in London.
(Interestingly, there are other cities that I noticed have no style – Portland, Seattle, Chicago, and Philadelphia).
This year I’m off to Brooklyn New York, where I’m sure to find lots of inspiration.
Let’s see what I come away with.
Posted in Arts, Fashion, Uncategorized, tagged Brooklyn fashion, Brooklyn style, fashionable quotes, headpieces, Jennifer Behr on November 4, 2019| 1 Comment »
Halo headpiece by Jennifer Behr. Photo from the book, Brooklyn Street style: The No- Rules Guide to Fashion.
You have to be a bit brave to put something on your head. It’s something unexpected, a mark of individuality. It sets you apart from the average woman on the street.
Jennifer Behr, Brooklyn-Based headpiece designer.
A hat, a scarf, a flower, a bejeweled headpiece … anything atop the head is indeed something different. I agree that you have to be up for donning anything that is unusual. Hats, maybe not so much unless it’s a really dramatic hat. But a headpiece is unusual and will for sure provoke a few stares and comments.
To get ready for a visit to Brooklyn, NY I read Brooklyn Street Style by Anya Sacharow and Shawn Dahl. This is a fun book about the changing and diverse styles of modern Brooklyn. Certainly nothing like corporate high fashion New York City, Brooklyn is a city of individuals.
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