Girls Who Get It
80s Hollywood Nites Bodycon Dress
Why we love it: Not only is it just stunning, but it's also perfectly on trend; lace and mesh bodycon in a gorgeous fire engine red. Want to be the center of attention at those holiday parties coming up? Wear this.
How to wear it: This little number makes quite a statement on its own, so all you really need is basics: shoes, jewelry, maybe some nylons.
What are you waiting for? This one's going to go fast, so hurry up and get it before some other girl does.
Perhaps the most iconic figure in fashion, Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel is the founder of Chanel; one of the most notorious houses of fashion. Coco was born into a life of hardship, experiencing the death of her mother and the consequent abandonment of her father at the vulnerable age of twelve.
Before she became Coco Chanel, fashion powerhouse and designer of gorgeous clothes, she had to work her way up. She started as a seamstress, designing hats as a hobby. Then she began making hats for a living. Three years after she opened her hat boutique, she finally entered into the world of clothes, designing and selling her garments to prominent members of society.
There is much debate over personal aspects of her life, especially of her romantic life, but due to her private nature and use of multiple names, it's difficult to decipher truth from rumor.
One thing that is definitely not rumor, however, is that the name Chanel has become synonymous with classic glamor. Coco once said "A girl should be two things: classy and fabulous." And that is exactly what she always was. Tweeds, nautical stripes, black, jackets, hats, and pearls define Coco's infamous style.
It's All in the Details: Alexa Chung
This English beauty's effortless style has made her a fashion icon not just in the UK, but worldwide. But what makes her style so special?
Alexa doesn't wear a whole lot of high fashion. In fact most of what she wears is (more expensive versions of) stuff you might expect to find if you raided a NYC college student's closet; sensible basics, solid neutrals, a few big statement pieces, and loads of accessories. So it's not immediately evident what's so captivating about her style. But once you take a closer look, you'll see that Ms Chung is the master of effortless chic and attention to detail.
Although she is definitely not afraid of it, Alexa does not wear much color. She tends to choose solids over prints and neutrals over colors. However, this doesn't mean she's boring and un-experimental. The uniqueness of her garments tends to lie within their structure.
(stacked tiers)
(lace detail)
(heart-shaped cutout)
She also seems to know exactly what an outfit needs when it needs something:
and when it needs nothing at all:
Bunny Fufu/Banana
Bunny Fufu is one of two fashion blogs managed by the unbelievably creative and inspiring Brianna, who goes by the pen name, Fashion Monstre. Brianna scours the internet for fashion bloggers whom she finds inspiring, then posts photos of them to Bunny Fufu. And she is so good at what she does. This blog is an absolute hotbed of beauty and inspiration. Featuring bloggers from all over the planet, Brianna’s eclectic style is reflected in each dazzling post.
Her other blog, titled Banana, is more personal, containing her own outfit posts in addition to street style pictures, photos from fashion magazines, video clips, model pictures, and anything else she stumbles across that sparks her interest. This blog is more like a visual diary, and is equally inspiring.
Brianna kindly set aside some time to answer a few of my questions:
· When did you realize fashion was something you were passionate about?
My mom always wanted to be a fashion designer when she was young, she got accepted into FIT, but unfortunately didn't have the money to pay for it. At the time she told me this I honestly didn't really care about fashion all that much...until I was in 7th grade. I was doing some project in class and needed a magazine, my dad picked up a Teen Vogue for me. Once I flipped through the glorious pages of color I instantly fell in love. I became my "own" person at this point, not following any of those "abercrombie middle schoolers".
