Dior and Chanel Spring/Summer Collections

         I was so excited to see TWO new shows of my two favorite designers. The Chanel show was the best by far. All of the looks were gorgeous, but my favorites were the ones with feathers. The light green and light pink high low dresses were absolutely gorgeous, and it impressed me how well the meshed with the classic Chanel style, while still not being either white or black. That takes a lot of design talent, and Karl Lagerfeld smashed it. The bridal gowns were just the most beautiful bridal dresses i've seen (please still be making them when I get married, Chanel!). The incorporated feathers also. The first segment of the show were the tweed dresses, with drop shoulders. I loved the flap that came down. I just love how he made the classic Chanel look modern! Some of his designs have been, in my opinion, pretty bad, such as a dress I saw in W Magazine that looked like someone took craft mesh and embroidered flowers through it, then wrapped it around the model. But these looks were amazing, and really changed my mind about where he's taking Chanel. I still am not too happy about his remark about Adele, but I don't think he's too bad anymore. My opinion of this show? PURE GENIUS. Oh, and Grimes was there. In a quirky yet elegant and wonderful outfit.Anything that includes Grimes is inherently awesome.
      The Dior show, though, was incredibly dissapointing. The designs were not very creative, they didn't go with the classic Dior style, not Bar jackets or dresses. It was nothing like the famous Fall collection that Raf Simons did. One dress looked like it was wrapped around the model (you can tell by now I don't like wrapping models in things) and cut out a piece of fabric. I adore Dior, but this show really disappointed me.

Da Eighties (i live in in chicago, have to use a ''da'' sometimes)

     My latest obsession is everything that has to do with the 80's. The clothes, the hair,the earrings, and best of all the music. No matter what you say, Girls Just Wanna Have Fun is one of pop's best songs, ever. And her clothes in there are amazing. Especially in the beginning of the video. Lots of people look down on the 80's, but c'mon! Big hair brings you closer to the Lord! Anyway. And that dress Carrie wears in The Carrie Diaries? When she's catching the cab? OMG! Who doesn't scream in glee at the sight of polka dots? No?
         And the 80's gave us the Baby Sitters Club! Sure, I still haven't gotten through any of those books, (workin' on it) their really interesting. They make me want to babysit. Yeah, they have boyfriends, but it's refreshing to read a girly novel about girls being independent, making there own money, and not having lives that revolve around guys.
          Why would I put all this stuff about music and a book series in a fashion blog? Because the whole thing about the 80's was a style. Big colors, big clothes (shoulder pads!) and booming loud AMAZING pop music. BTW, I desperately need some purple-orange triangle earrings.

W Magazine!!!!!

            I read a ton of fashion magazines constantly, like Nylon and Vogue. The one I probably like the very best, though, is W Magazine. A recent issue had the most gorgeous cover with a Dior red bar jacket (i am deeply in love with those, and hope to own one someday).
            W Magazine is a lot different from Vogue. Like Vogue, it features extremely high end clothing with often very expensive prices. But unlike Vogue, it's much more, um, grungier? Not in a bad way, whatsoever. I said it was my favorite, remember? I really love the artistic element to the magazine, and how the shoots don't all look effortlessly perfect. And their extremely artsy.
           The only negative I really have about W is that a lot of the outfit's seem to show a lot of skin. In saying that I don't mean I'm prudish or something, but it just isn't attractive to have just enough clothing to not get arrested. Like those ridiculous cleavage dresses a lot of girl celebrities wear? That's not hot or sexy or whatever, it's downright goofy and dumb. I suppose, though, what redeems it is that a lot of the readers (me!) aren't going to go out immediately  buy this stuff, so it's more for an artistic purpose then a ''buy this!'' purpose. Not all of the clothing in there is like that, and all of the shoots are wonderful. I just don't exactly know about the wear-ability of a lot of the clothes.

The fact that I didn't see this makes me very angry

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXeDHLsj2qAIn which Louis says he loves fashion and clothes and has a quirky style...i knew he was meant for me

February Issue of Teen Vogue

        Yesterday I got my Feb Teen Vogue in the mail! That's always awesome :). I think it's my favorite one so far! All of the outfits are amazing (and wearable...). Lots of color and pinks and oranges. The feature about AnnaSophia Robb is my favorite part though. The outfits are so gorgeous! There in the 60's style, and the makeup reminds me a lot of Twiggy (in the front they noted they took some inspiration from Twiggy for this). There are three Marc Jacobs pieces, a Katie Ermilio dress (my favorite dress so far!), a Louis Vuitton skirt and halter top (it's funny seeing how since Marc Jacobs designs for Louis Vuitton, sometimes you think it's a Marc Jacobs), and a Calvin Klein dress. Another one of my favorite dresses that Robb wore was the Polka Dot 80's style prom dress. I want that so bad! Ebay here I come.
        The rest was very good too. The article ''Crazy Beautiful'' was about having unusual or edgy fashion choices. I really liked how it encouraged everybody to try new things and be yourself. I really wish that wasn't such a cliche thing to say! Gah. It was cool though how it didn't just talk about how to copy the looks, but how to deal with people's reactions and own it. Everyone knows how to put on blue lipstick....but does everyone know how to deal with rude staring-at-you-on-the-L people? To make it better they had pictures of some of my favorite people, like Katy Perry and Tavi Gevinson. I want her blue wig!
    The fashion spread ''One Direction'' (didn't have to do with the boyband) was okay. The looks weren't very up my alley though. The sunglasses on the first page were way too obnoxious and looked like wood carving glasses. The pink Oscar De La Renta top was amazing though, and the Alexander Wang skirt was super unique and fun. My favorite outfit was the Marc Jacobs jacket and headscarf. By now it's pretty obvious I like Marc Jacobs. LOL. The two Burberry jackets were really lame though. The reminded me of some plastic jacket from some place like Claire's or something. And there was no unique design or color there at all.
      The last thing I'll cover will be ''Kids In America'', about teen fashion bloggers from places like Texas and Tennessee, places where you might not suspect fashion bloggers to live. Which is stupid, because anyone can be fashionable and awesome, anywhere! Anyway, I liked reading about the blogger's inspiration for their blog names and unique styles, which were all totally different!
        THIS ISSUE WAS AWESOME! GO BUY IT NOW PPLS!

Chanel Eye Shadow

       For Christmas my mom got me a lot of makeup (which is most of what I asked for) and one of them was this sort of coral shade eye shadow. Chanel eye shadow is a little different from normal eye shadow. It's doesn't come in a powder or a little rock hard circle. It does come in a circle, but it's like a cream almost. So you have to be really careful with it. I like it because It's a way more long lasting and can easily be seen. It's also easier to take off because it's more thick (I don't know, maybe that's just easier for me). The coral shade I got is really nice. It goes well with fair skin, and is a nice but not too obnoxious makeup to wear just out and having fun. Chanel eye shadows come in a ton of other shades too, like Black or gold.

Seventeen Magazine....Fashion and Makeup tips?!

                    So, is there anyone literally on this friggin' planet who does not know what Seventeen Magazine is? Like honestly! Most  people know of it because of it's often unrealistic dating advice and advice columns (and, ugh, that horoscope? hasn't worked for me eva!). But it also has some sometimes awesome makeup and fashion tips. I repeat, sometimes. I've been reading it more and more. In the October issue, the make up section had some pretty rad Bobbi Brown inspired tips. The gel eye liner is something that I MUST try.
        The issue that's on stands now's makeup tips are a mix of SUPERBLY AWESOME and INSANELY UNREALISTIC! Exhibit A: Cat eye made with rhinestones? More power to ya if your brave enough to do that, but that seems more Halloween Angel costume-y to me. I did really like the tips in ''Easiest Eyes Ever''. The ''Flirty'' eye look is my favorite. It's super cute. Although the name is a bit silly. ''Big Night Out'' was super cool also! It shows you how to do this eye look that has blue in it but then a cat eye.....something I haven't seen before! If there's one thing I love, it's uniqueness! But please don't believe the little yellow star shaped label on the page that says you can get the look done for free at your mall's MAC counter. I did it and the informed me I had to make a $50 purchase. Even though the page says free. Whoop de doo.
       The fashion tips are a whole other story. The outfits almost all are awesome, especially in (when i say in, i mean the December issue) ''Look Great All Winter Long.'' My favorite look is the one with a TopShop mini skirt, knee high socks, and sweater. The one thing about this was that, it's winter, it's freezing....and we're talking about mini skirts? These looks were amazing, but totally un-doable this season! Freezing your legs off will never be in!