Chuck Bass from Gossip Girl, giving us his best Gordon Gekko impersonation. I adore this look! This over-the-top style is amazing…and so hot! It screams sexy. Love it! I especially love the fact that the style continues on to another generation.
The consensus on the newest trend, the maxi dress is…..He says, “no way!” She says, “I love it!” That seems to be the latest consensus from an unofficial poll I’ve been taking about the latest trend in women’s fashion, the long maxi dress. From Rodeo Drive to your street, the maxi dress is making a fashion statement. The question is, what is the statement? Women seem to think the overall statement is cute and comfortable. Men seem to think the overall statement is frumpy and unflattering.
A wildly popular trend now, the maxi dress is being worn by women who want to be cute and comfortable at the same time. However, the negative input by the men may have you changing your mind….along with your dress.
Every male I had asked about this new trend gave a luke-warm response with, “it’s okay, but not form-fitting enough.” Some even responded with “dresses like this need to be burned.” Ironically, I couldn’t find one male response that said, “gorgeous, sexy, I love it.”
Women, on the other hand, simply loved the maxi dress. Women find this dress to easily transition from casual to dressy. The biggest response I received from women was “it looks so comfortable.”
What do you think about the maxi dress? Love it or lose it?
Have you ever considered vintage? I truly appreciate vintage…vintage linens, vintage dresses, vintage magazines, vintage jewelry, etc. This vintage Vogue magazine reminds me of my senior year in high school. In 1986, my home economics teacher had scads of vintage magazines around the room, magazines from the 70s. I would pour over them and fall in love with the fashion and with the notion of being an independent woman with ultra style and class and dancing at Studio 54. In 1986, I was quite certain that I’d move off to New York the next year to be a fashion designer. I had no doubt that I’d make it. I had planned on being a Rockette, you know, as a side career to support myself in New York…at least until my name was synonymous with Gloria Vanderbilt.
Not only would my home economics teacher let me day dream and share my vision of my oh so successful future, she encouraged it. Never once did she question if I’d be a successful fashion designer, or even a Rockette, for that matter. I think she liked seeing a student dream big and she supported it fully. It was a very special time in life, filled with hope.
I applaud those who teach kids to dream big. My teacher inspired me and made me feel I could do anything I wanted to do. She made me believe in myself, and even let me turn in sketches of dresses for grades. She taught me the beauty of vintage, taught me to appreciate beautiful old objects such as pressed napkins and gorgeous tablecloths, and made the 1950s housewife seem like someone I aspired to be…that along with the fashion designing career and Rockette gig on the side.
Discover vintage. You may just fall in love with vintage style. I did.
