dressing for your body shape

There are programs that allow you to enter in your measurements and it will tell your body shape, along with what styles look best on you! I recently did this. My body shape is a rectangle. Here are some outfits that would look good on me!

asymmetrical lines and color blocking look good on rectangle body shapes

cowl necklines also look good on rectangle body shapes

Repurpose clothing

Here is a cool website about re-purposing clothing!
https://www.good.is/articles/ethical-style-don-t-donate-clothes-repurpose-them/
This article is about how when we donate so many clothes to a fund lots of time the clothes go unused and sit in warehouses for months, but what other choices do we have? This article proposes that instead of over donating we should repurpose clothes so they become new to us and we will continue to use them!
Their suggestion is that we think of new ideas of how we can make the piece of clothing better and then either make a minor alteration or a complete change to the garment to make it fun for us again. This will also reshape the way we buy clothes, because when we find something we like that isnt quite right we can still buy it and repurpose it to be what we want!
I tried this out with a onsie I got at DI. I gathered extra fabric I had around the house and sewed it in to create a little baby dress! I really enjoyed this project!

It's all about Color!

I just love color! there are so many different color schemes available in fashion! this website shows lots of them if you are interested!
http://www.tigercolor.com/color-lab/color-theory/color-harmonies.htm
here are some examples

Complementary color scheme

Split-Complementary color scheme

Analogous color scheme 

Licensing

mood board

This is a mood board of textured swimwear, or fabrics that could be used for textured swimwear

Clothing Interview

For this interview I talked with my husband Skyler about his clothing choices.

How important is clothing in your life?-  I think if I had all the money in the world and didnt have to buy them, then I would like nice clothes, but it is not important enough for me to spend money on. 

- how much time and thought do you give to what you wear on an average day?-  Little to no thought, about two seconds. However when I have something important to go to I try to look my best. 

- What do you hope to accomplish from being dressed in a particular way, now or in the future? - in the future the way I dress will help me to look professional in the medical field so it will be important I dress the part. Now I just want to dress in a way that is appropriate but also doesn't cost a lot. 

- do you dress to please yourself or others? - I used to dress to impress others, now I kind of lean toward pleasing others, but I still have the mentality that when you look good you feel good. 

- Would you say you dress for comfort? - yes, most of the time I do especially when I know I will be sitting for a while, (like at school) 

- do you think people are judged by their appearance- yes I think people judge others by their appearance, whether it is conscientiously or not. 

Personally I think my husband and my views are very similar. I think that it is important to look your best each day, but I rarely if ever spend money on fashion because I think there are way more important things to spend money on. I think that much like every other thing in the world today fashion is gaining a wide variety about what people think about it. I also think that gender is playing less and less of a role in how you feel about fashion. 

Modesty

Being modest isn't really the cool thing to do in the world today. I however think it is a privilege to be modest in my clothes, dress and language and behavior!

Here are some of my favorite quotes that show why!

"Your body is God’s sacred creation. Respect it as a gift from God, and do not defile it in any way. Through your dress and appearance, you can show the Lord that you know how precious your body is. … The way you dress is a reflection of what you are on the inside” 

"Modesty is more than a matter of avoiding revealing attire. It describes not only the altitude of hemlines and necklines but the attitude of our hearts. The word modesty means “measured.” It is related to moderate. It implies “decency, and propriety … in thought, language, dress, and behavior”

being modest shows you respect yourself and it actually shows you are confident in who you are!

Fashion design then and now

I've been looking at our fashion today, and noticed how our "new ideas" simply have come from the past!- so many times designers look to the past for inspiration!  check it out!

20's dress

20's style dress today

40's dress

40's style dress

60's dress

60's style dress

Horizontal flow in fashion

This Fashion theory states that fashion comes from our social class and peer groups

Fashion Count at BYU

This week Jennie and I spent some time observing what types of coats BYU students were wearing. We decided to observe the number of students wearing military style coats, peacoat's or puffy coats. We found that out of 189 students observed 56% (105 students) of students were wearing puffy coats, 20% (38 students)were wearing peacoats, and 24% (46 students) were wearing military style coats. Jennie and I felt that military style coats are trending up, and will soon become more popular. Peacoats however seem to be trending down. I was surprised by the number of puffy coats, and decided it is still in the high stages, but will soon trend down. What do you think?

Military style

Puffy style

Peacoat style

NeeSees Dresses

I found Neesees Dresses while searching for a modest dress my sister could wear to a school dance. I really love this website because it sells modest clothing that is adorable! Check out NeeSees Dresses to check out cute modest clothes!

This is the dress I found while looking for my sister, I think it is beautiful!

New Dress A Day!

New Dress A day is a blog that shows how things that are old and outdated can be changed into something stylish and fun! I really love this blog because it is practical and takes a lot of creativity! I wouldn't wear everything on this site, but I love the inspiration it gives me! check out New Dress a Day to see what you can do with funny second hand store clothes!

These dresses are so fun and take so much creativity! I love it! 

Sew Over It!

Sew Over It is a wonderful Vlog/ site, where a women does fashion videos, as well as sewing classes. I really like her vlog because she has her own designs that she makes and then you can buy the pattern to make it yourself! Sew over it is all about sharing the world of fashion by helping us learn to sew! Here is the link to her website, Sew Over It. but check out the video below to see what it is about, as well as her other videos to learn more about fashion! 

Jane.com

Jane is a wonderful website that sells all sorts of cute clothes for women and children for relatively cheep! My husband actually found it when looking for a birthday present for me, and I have loved this sight ever sense! I like this site because it has so many options for clothes and other accessories such as bags and scarves. I have also been able to think of new design ideas from looking at the clothes on this site! click on the link below to check it out!

This is an example of some of the clothes you can find at jane.com