Let's chat shoes

Hi everyone!

I know some of you might be thinking why is she going to write a whole post about shoes, don't they fall in the accessory category? For me personally, shoes are essential to an outfit. After reading some articles I found so many trendy ones for the spring time so I thought why not make an entire post dedicated to them?  The article that truly summed them all up was a Cosmo article, that I will leave right here for you; https://www.cosmopolitan.com/style-beauty/fashion/g23322585/spring-shoe-trends-2019/. This article included dozens of shoe styles.

White with everything




These shoes are a staple for the springtime. White sneakers go with any type of outfit; dress, shorts, or pants. It's important to always have a comfy shoe that goes with any type of outfit, and one that is trending massively right now are from the brand SUPERGA. This Italian brand is perfect because these shoes are not only comfortable and durable. They have sneakers with all different types of patterns, lace colors, and platforms. But these classic ones are a definite easy go-to for the springtime.


Animal print



In my research, I came across the animal print. This trend was very big during the early 2000s and have reappeared in waves. Last winter they made a firm comeback and especially in shoes. Printed shoes are an amazing way to be able to wear this trend, but in a moderate way especially if it's not in your typical style. The two animal prints that are persistently put in shoes are snakeskin and cheetah/leopard skin. Although these shoes are chunky pumps the animal print constantly varies throughout different shoe styles.


Strappy leather sandals 



A girly addition to my research! Strappy sandals make any outfit look girlier, and for the springtime. These shoes are always necessary since the weather is beginning to get warmer.



Chunky sneakers

Chunky sneakers! In my research, I realized how highly trendy these shoes are. Originally these shoes came from the FILA brand. The celebrities have been wearing the Balenciaga ones, but mainstream brand decided to imitate this style and put them at a lower price. These are the type of shoes that make your outfit, not complete it.

Let's chat about accessories

Hi everyone!

So today I have been thinking a lot about the accessories I want to make sure to include in the magazine. Accessories are SO important and can definitely make an outfit go from a 5 to a 10. After reading this article https://www.instyle.com/fashion/accessories/spring I was able to pick up on some trends that I had not picked up on yet and decided to share with you all which went the best with the outfits I am putting together.

Barrettes
This trend has got me thinking about how trends come and go and we don't even notice. I used to wear these clips when I was little and grew out of them before going into middle school because " they weren't cool anymore". Now they are one of the biggest trends and are being sold in stores for teenagers, and young women.




 Scarves

An accessory that I own a bunch of! This trend is going to be very easy to incorporate in the outifts I have in mind because I have so many already in my closet. The coolest thing about this accessory is that it's not limited to only wear it in your hair, instead, it could be paired around a bag or around the belt loop of pants. These scarves are so versatile since they are sold in so many different patterns.




Wooden/ basket bags

These are amazing! I was just able to purchase a similar one of these to incorporate it within one of the outifts I have in mind for the shoot! These scream springtime to me. I find it quite amazing how these are made by hand, and it just makes it that more special when wearing them. Not to mention they are definitely unique and add a laid back feel to any outfit.





Fun sunnies 

Fun sunglasses made a comeback a while back, and they don't seem like they are going anywhere. Which is why I want to include them in some of the outfits! The best part about sunglasses is how inexpensive they can be. These are all from a trendy store ' Urban Outfitters' and they are just $10 bucks!


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- Andrea

Let's chat about the plan for this week

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Last week I told you guys about my dilemma with the photo shoot, and how I was going to show you all the outifts I will be putting together this week! But a little change of plans! I will not be sharing with you the actual outfits until the final pictures of the photo shoot come out. I really want it to be a surprise, and I thought it would be more meaningful and useful to share with you my inspiration for the results. For now, I will be talking to you all about the trends I picked up on from my research and giving you a "sneak peek" of the pieces I will be utilizing when putting together my final outfits this week. I decided to do research on 3 categories; accessories, shoes, and main outfit garments. I will make certain to talk about the items I will be using for my outifts within these categories.

- Andrea

Let's chat about schedule change & my models

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So as I had planned out last week, I was supposed to take the pictures for my magazine this weekend! However, due to one of my models being sick we decided to reschedule this photoshoot for March 23! This was ideal, not only due to one of my models being sick but also because I have more time to gather more outfits, and buy some pieces so the shoot can come out even better! This is also to my advantage because I did feel that I did get very excited to make the photo shoot happen, and wasn't as organized as I should have been. So for this upcoming week, I will be working on putting the outfits together and sharing them with you all in a little more detail, both for the girls and the boys.

However today I really wanted to introduce to you, my models/best friends!

1. Valentina Rincon



2. Oriana Elfakih

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3. Fernando Sosa



4. Diego Schummer

Let's chat about scheduling

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In my last post, I mentioned that I was so excited about scheduling my photoshoot! I decided this weekend would be great for this since the weather is looking nice for the weekend. The plan, for now, is to take the pictures this weekend with my 3 model friends!

As I really want to get this done, I decided that it would be a good idea to research the location of where I want my photoshoot to be at. I have always imagined certain areas around the growing design district. I really want us to get multiple shots in multiple places, to cover not only the two-page spread on spring trends but for the table of contents and cover as well. I just thought I would put the locations we are planning to go to this Saturday!

Dior Cafe



Miami Design district iconic orange walls



Perez Art Museum



Iconic walls around the area

Let's chat about CHÉRIE

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I am so excited to finally be sharing with you the name of my blog! Last post I told you guys the two main factors that were helping me shape the name of my magazine. One was thinking of a word in a different language, the other was thinking of a specific keyword and maybe finding a unique synonym for it. I first came up with the name DIME, I thought it was a nice 1 syllable name that could potentially mean "10" like the coin and imply that the females who read this magazine could always feel like a 10 on a scale from 1 to 10. I realized that it was very corny, that in some ways it reminded me of TIME magazine, and it wasn't feminine enough for a magazine with a female target audience. After I scratched that name off, I began to use one of the techniques the article from the last post recommended, which was to think of one in a different language. 

For the past 4 years of I have been learning the French language, and a word that I always found very pretty was simply the word pretty but in French of course. JOLIE! I was very set on this name until I looked down on my computer and saw a cherry sticker I have next to my keypad. I thought naming the magazine cherry would have been feminine, I automatically thought about the color red and the power that it conveys. But of course, that didn't really have a meaning, and by then I was really hung up on the name being French like VOGUE's is. So I thought of CHÉRIE! It sounds like cherry, but it's the French word for sweetheart. Which was so perfect in my eyes! It was a mix of all of the things I want, it's meaningful, it's French, and it is feminine. CHÉRIE was what my fashion teacher in my study abroad to Paris called me and the rest of the girls in my class, so its a very sweet reminder for me! Now I'm getting very excited about my pictures and in my next post, I'm going to be sharing my schedule for my photoshoot! 

Let's chat about the name of the magazine

Hi everyone!

This week I decided it was only fitting to finally give the magazine a name! I have been thinking long and hard about what it could be, I knew I wanted it to be original. Nothing very unique came to mind, so naturally, I did some research on magazine names. As I have mentioned dozens of times, I love VOGUE magazine and it is a big source of inspiration to my magazine so I researched what the name "VOGUE" really meant. In the article https://www.babynames.com/name/vogue, it states that the origin of the name is French, but that originally an Italian verb, Vogare, which means "to go well". This all leads to it being a word for popular/fashion in French.

After reading that article I knew I wanted the name of my magazine to have a name with meaning, rather than maybe my last name, or something just pretty like the name of a flower. This article http://magazinecreationacademy.com/5-tips-to-naming-your-magazine-baby/ truly helped me break down the steps and gave me some tips in thinking for one. I really gravitated towards the ideas of it being in a different language and had a keyword always in mind that I tried finding synonyms for. It was a very stressful process, not only finding a meaningful name but also picturing with the cover, making sure it wasn't too long and that it hadn't been used. For now, I'm in between two... but if we are lucky I'll decide on one and announce it on my next post. Stay tuned!;)

- Andrea