Time to Get a Watch!

Watches have been around for centuries. They are fairly popular accessories. Many people have made an investment in this item so they can always know the current time of day.  And I’m positive others just get watches for the sake of decorating their wrist with something pretty.

Of course I am one of those lovely individuals that doesn’t own a watch. I simply rely on my cellular device to deliver the proper time for me. The only problem with relying on your cell phone to give me the time is the fact that phones run out of battery life though out the day. With this fact being stated; that means that I need to bring a charger with me everywhere I go and then pray that there is an outlet. Or if that doesn’t work out I guess the best next thing is to ask a nearby stranger the time. Ultimately I believe the best solution to this problem would be to simply purchase a watch.

With purchasing a watch, there are all sorts of decisions a person can make. There are watches that are in a traditional, wrapped style, and then you have the crazy styled watches (not really a fan of those).  My favorite is the wrap watches, which is made clear in the images above. They are super girly and fashionable and I believe it would really fit my personal style

Image via drivennetwork.com

Here is my good friend and partial inspiration (Flavor Flav) for writing this post about watches. I remember when I was in High School and I would watch that Flavor of Love show. It was extremely comical. He would give the girls clocks to let them know they were going in the next round (or whatever). Then the girls he didn’t give clocks to would have to hear the heartbreaking  words “Your time is up”. 

Men's Fashion Trends: Fall and Winter 2012-2013

A couple of days ago I spoke of the drop in temperatures here in the lovely state of Michigan. So I delivered women’s fashion trends for fall and winter. And I figured why not share the love with men as well. I suppose men need to be fashionably warm as well.

Prints

On your left you have a fine young fellow in Versace (image via Style) and then the guy on your right I stole him from fashionising.com

Real Men wear prints or fashionable ones I suppose. Prints are the new pizazz that have been added to a gentleman’s manly pants. And please don’t forget his manly shirt as well. But all jokes a side this trend is something to be considered for men when styling themselves for the fall and winter.

Leather Bomber Jackets

On your left Versace from Style and on you right an image from fashionising.com.

Bomber Jackets are a trend for all fine gentlemen out there. Of course this trend stems from the military trend we have been experiencing over the past few years.  But it seems these jackets take it to another level. I must admit I wouldn’t mind dropping in on this manly trend and sporting a bomber jacket myself. I think it would make for a magical outfit this fall and winter.

Bright Colors

Both images are from the Versace Fall 2012 Collection taken from www.style.com

For years dark colors surrounded fall and winter fashion. It wasn’t until last year that I started to see more people wearing brights for the chilling seasons. It was mostly women taking to this trend last year but it is indeed part of men’s fashion as well.

Fall and Winter: Women's Fashion Trends 2012-2013

Here in the lovely state of Michigan we have been receiving cooler weather. Cool enough to remind me that fall is soon approaching.  Fall is one of my favorite seasons because it means less skin. It gives hookers and annoyingly provocative women no choice but to cover themselves. Another thing that is lovely about this time of year is that there are amazing trends to help inspire one’s style.

Leather

  

Honestly I feel like leather is always stylish. Every fashionista has a few items that are made of leather. But, no matter my opinion it is in fact a trend and it is fabulous. The runway has displayed a lot of skirts, dresses and jackets.

Gothic Fairytales

It is a combination of horror and romance. The textures that are involved are rich fabrics such as velvets, broads, and embroidery (vampire-ish type stuff). Of course this trend involves a tremendous amount of black. But don’t forget the dark embellishments.

Red Clothing

Red anything is fabulous. Be it a coat, a top, pants or etc. wear it because it is indeed, trending.

Plaids

This is simple you can wear plaid on any of your items. Coats and skirts are a big deal when it comes to this trend. And it seems to correlate with the school girl chic trend I spoke of a few weeks back.

I’m Not Matching or Complementing: But Don’t Worry!

Coordinating, matching and complementing are all words we have heard in the past when listening to someone talk about colors that are linked together in one’s attire. But what happens when one doesn’t really care about these words and doesn’t match all the items in their outfit? Well, the answer is nothing. It just means that you aren’t matching or complementing all the items in your outfit and that’s fine. It doesn't make you any less stylist than the next fashionista. It just so happens that you like color and people that like color are exciting. I believe one should embrace this. 

This past weekend I went to the river walk and I wasn’t so matchy. My leather jacket, plaid dress, and my strap heel sandals were met with my tan handbag. And as I like to say I loved every moment of it. This isn't the first time I've pulled this move, check out: Detroit Style, Maybe?.

Image taken by Josh

Dress is Old

Jacket is Very Old

Heels is from Bakers

Cross Cuff is from Forever 21

Box Braids: Should I Wear?

Image via shechubby.tumblr.com

I am in dire need of a new look. I have been flipping and curling my natural hair for a long time. And I am honestly ready to retire this hair. I believe it’s boring and it's time to experiment with something new, fresh and funky. The last article that I wrote that was hair related was “Colored Hair: Should Women Wear?”. In this article I spoke of the fashion world’s new fascination with colorful headed fashionistas. I also expressed how I loved seeing women in their colorful hair, but it was so clear that it wasn’t for me because I don’t like to dye my hair.

One of the newer hair trends that has caught my attention are the box braids.  For a long time; braids, dreads, and afros have scared me. But, it seems to have a strange appeal to me these days. And I have been considering a natural hairstyle for a few months now. I remember seeing a very beautiful young lady at the Grosse Pointe Woods fireworks with blonde dreads and it’s been like a never ending cycle of me trying to find a similar hairstyle.

Image of Beyonce music.yahoo.com

Image of Solange via fashionbellus.tumblr.com

A couple of days ago I took to my Google search engine and typed in boxed braids. To my surprise I saw Beyoncé (my favorite style star) rocking the box braids. It was like the confirmation that this trend is fabulous and it's something I should be diving into. I also saw pictures of her sister, Solange and I thought she looked absolute perfection. And of course I looked at images of women that aren’t celebrities and I loved their hairstyles in box braids as well.

So should I get box braids? And the answer is yes in my opinion. I’m young, black and I think that both of these facts correlate with the braided hairstyle.  

Back to School We Go! (Supplies and Fashion)

I can hardly believe how fast we have moved in to the month of August. It literally seems as if I was just on campus finishing up my finals for the winter semester. But regardless of my feelings, school will be back in session soon. So it is important for me and all of you college students to make sure that we have the proper supplies. I paid a visit to teen vogue and came across some pretty cool supplies which I’ve placed in the collage above.

These are backpacks and laptop cases. I love all of these. I found all of these items on urbanouttfiters and asos. The reason I suggest the items above is because they are all super cute. And it is a cute-fashionable way to keep all of your belongings secure while walking around on campus.

Clueless School Girl Images via talesfromthesuburbanfashionista.blogspot.com

Image via www.fashionising.com

Another thing that should be considered for back to school is one’s style. A couple of trends that I have come across are the school girl trend and the headscarf trend. The school girl fashion trend is perfect for school because it is a reenactment of the 90’s clueless fashion style. The headscarf trend is an evolvement of the turban trend that took place in previous years.