Fashion @ MindSay

Alright, the new semester is just around the corner (August 25th! Woohoo!) which means it's time to start planning my fall wardrobe and making wish lists for all the things I'll [hopefully] acquire when the semester begins. Because lets face it, I very much enjoy fashion and other materialistic things.

From Shanalogic.com, a cute site with randomly sweet little items, I'm eyeing a rad little shirt called "Sir Fancy Rabbit" for a more casual look:



From Threadless.com, a site where artists can submit their ideas for the chance to be selected for tshirt screen printing, I'd like the "A Key For Everything" tshirt. Again, keeping it casual:


I would also like the "She Doesn't Even Realize" shirt, given my love of cutesy things like hearts and robots:



From Torrid, I'm considering some leggings. In black, charcoal grey, and olive:




In addition to leggings, I'm contemplating skinny jeans. Obviously I'd have to try them before hand, given that I'm typically more of a "flared" jeans sort of girl. However, if I were to get some, the following would be my top picks:




From American Eagle, a store that I've never been a big fan of, I'd surprisingly like this nifty little sweater:



From Hot Topic I'd like this little number, though I'd obviously pair it with leggings:



From JCPenny, I think this tank would prove useful to my wardrobe:



From Journeys we have a few pairs of lovely shoes (because I apparently need more):




Now, in addition to those shoes, I'm also lusting after this cute pair of mary janes from Payless:


And there you have it, the soon-to-be new additions to my fall wardrobe. They ought to mesh in well with what I already have.

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German fashion industry seeks to ban anorexic catwalk models

 

German fashion industry representatives signed a voluntary code of conduct in Berlin Friday aimed at banning anorexic models from the catwalk, an initiative backed by the federal government. In terms of the agreement, women models must be older than 16 and have a dress size of at least 36, equivalent to a size 10 in Britain and a size 6 in the United States.

The prime mover behind the initiative, Health Minister Ulla Schmidt, acknowledged that the move would not solve the problem of compulsive slimming among young women.

But an example could be set, in cooperation with other European countries, for the large fashion shows with their extremely thin models, she said.

In December last year, Schmidt, in cooperation with Family Minister Ursula von der Leyen, Education Minister Annette Schavan and Austrian Family Minister Andrea Kdolsky, kicked off a campaign entitled "Life has weight - together against slimming madness."

A recent comprehensive survey by Germany's Robert Koch Institute found that around 22 per cent of youngsters aged 11 to 17 suffer from some form of eating disorder.

In boys, the rate then falls off, while among girls it rises to 30 per cent at the age of 17. Schmidt called the numbers "shocking."

Von der Leyen said 90 per cent of those affected were girls or young women. "Anorexia is overwhelmingly female and it is very youthful," she said.

I am the Vintage Diva

 

My favorite periods run from the 40's and 50's.... 

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1940-1949

With entry of the United States into World War II in 1942, the world of fashion went to war with waste and frivolity. Whether one was on the front fighting or aiding the great war machine by keeping the home fires burning, few people were unaffected by the war. Among the many commodities that were rationed were two that had a profound effect on the styles being designed during the war; silk and wool. Silk was being used to make parachutes (and many women donated their silk stockings to Uncle Sam), and wool was needed for uniforms and blankets for soldiers. The necessity to conserve challenged clothing designers to use their genius to make clothing using as little yardage as possible. Hemlines once again rose to just below the knee, skirts were often slender or boxy, having fewer gathers and pleats. Jackets were shorter and more fitted than in the thirties. Designers used clever cutting techniques in their pattern making to create detail work that required no extra yardage. However, detail below the waist would never again be quite as intricate and interesting as it had been before the war. Women's clothing also became more masculine as women took jobs traditionally held by men as they went off to war.
In stark contrast to the war efforts' conservation, the Zoot suit was a glaring reminder that not everyone supported the war. Zoot suits were made of an excessive amount of fabric and were mostly worn by non-white hepcats unwilling or unable to join the military. Zoot suiters were seen as being unpatriotic and often drove enlisted men into fits of rage that usually ended in violence

 

 

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