Let's chat about choosing the style

Hi everyone!

Spring trends of 2019! That is what the issue is going to be about, I thought it was appropriate to focus on spring since we are fastly approaching that season. As someone who really enjoys clothes, I have downloaded on my phone the apps for the stores I mainly shop at. I normally pick up on a pattern of what will be trending that season but,  instead of guessing I wanted to get a more professional opinion. I went on https://www.elle.com/spring-fashion/ and read into their entire article regarding their predictions on what will be trending this spring. To be quiet honest, this wasn't the source for me, but it did bring me to the correct one. I recognized that this article included extravagant runway outfits that my target audience would just simply not be able to fully to relate to. I desire my audience to feel empowered while looking at the different trends on the issue and inspire them to include them in their day to day outfits.

Among a little more research I was able to proceed to this article from Harper Bazaar a well-known fashion magazine; https://www.harpersbazaar.com/fashion/street-style/g23030921/new-york-fashion-week-spring-2019-street-style/?slide=28. This brought me to understand the style I want to convey for the outfits is chic everyday outfits. 

Let me break down what street style is for those of you who don't know. Street style is ready to wear, everyday outfits. I had this stereotypical street style outfit in my head that I just couldn't wrap around my head to work for the type of issue I want to create. The outfit is baggy jeans, long shirt, and trendy sneaker shoes. Here are some pictures for you! 

With a little more research I was able to understand that although street style might have a specific stereotypical style, self-expression and location play a role. I was able to find this through simply googling "Spring street style", and led me to find these outfits that are more suited for not only my audience but the style I'm trying to convey.

All in all, it was a successful researching session! I was able to establish exactly the fashion style I'm going for, and learn about all the different trends that fall into my style for this spring. I can't wait to share the trends with you all!

- Andrea

Let's chat about my photography inspo

Hi everyone!

This week I was able to collect all of my thoughts. I deeply read the article I linked on my last blog post and created a plan that includes the photographs I'm going for. As I said before VOGUE magazine is my inspiration, and while flipping through the pages of the dozens of VOGUE magazines I own, I decided I would like to adopt their photography style. I will add some pictures for you to completely understand what style I'm going for.

It has always been evident to me that VOGUE is truly simple with their images, and make the fashion their big statement rather than the location. VOGUE loves to set a model wearing vibrant colors, and posing peculiarly with a plain backdrop. Although there is this classic side of VOGUE that I truly love, I really wanted the background of the pictures I will be capturing to truly wrap the outfits together. It will be a springtime issue, therefore I desire to make the background a trendy setting appropriate for the season. All in all, I want to make it look more natural, rather than a studio finish photo shoot. The best example of what I want to adopt is the two-page spread with the cover line "The ultimate recovery rundown."

 I now know the type of pictures I would like to recreate and make my own! My goal for this upcoming week is to fully know what my issue will be about. For now, I'm leaning towards for something like " The springtime trends you will see in 2019". I'll keep you updated this week with my final decisions!