Milliner Rosie Boylan talks about designing all the fabulous daytime hats and elaborate party headpieces for “The Great Gatsby”. While hair designer Kerry Warn explains how one goes about creating true to the 1920s hairstyles for over 300 extras.
Costume designer Julie Weiss sees the clothes she makes “as tools of communication”. In this Wall Street Journal article she chats about six style principles that emerged from her work on “Hitchcock”, and the similarities between movie costumes and everyday clothing.
If you enjoyed Robin Wright’s outfits on “House of Cards”, then here’s your chance to learn more about Tom Broecker, the designer behind her tailored TV wardrobe.
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Ingunn sees shopping vintage as a budget-friendly way to lighten her footstep on earth and a great way to develop a more personal wardrobe. She thought that the guidelines for shopping vintage over at A Pair & A Spare were spot on.
This article talks about Spring trends to avoid. While Lisa would not wear clear heels herself, she does regularly sport Bermudas in the heat.
As a mother of a 17-year old young man, Transcona Shannon believes that some of the late teen/early twenties’ men could certainly use the advice in “5 Reasons Why Young Men Should Dress Sharp“.
The Jezebel article “Please Stop Telling Me I Don’t Have to Dress Up For Work” is very funny and so true, says MaryK.
A different article on Jezebel asking if we are a nation of slobs on the other hand made Angie sad, as she is very much in favour of defying your environmental norm and setting the stylish example. Alaskagirl also started a very interesting discussion about this topic on the YLF forum.
Ironkurtin loves skateboard-apparel-designer and blogger Jayne Min, who’s a big fan of closet purging.
My Year of Fabulous had Vildy howling. Holly, a self-proclaimed “sloppy dresser”, is on a year-long mission to redeem herself, and is using “The Lucky Guide to Mastering Any Style” to figure out her signature look.
Sarah found this NYT article an interesting update on how major labels are responding to the crises in the Bangladesh garment factories.
Last but not least, Parsley directs us to an informative story about what really happens to those clothes you donate.
