Most fashionistas wouldn’t be caught dead wearing a fanny pack or clutching an oversize checkered plastic bag (like those sold all over Chinatown or at various bodegas in Harlem and the Bronx) — no matter how much they need to haul from point A to point B, they’ll make sure to accomplish this feat with way more style and panache.
Sure, she nagged you about eating your vegetables, reminded you incessantly that she was neither a maid nor a short order chef, and monitored your every utterance in case a curse word slipped out, but she also cooked you chicken soup when you had a cold, kissed every scraped knee and tiny boo-boo, read your favorite bedtime story so many times she could recite it from memory, stitched up your favorite stuffed animal for the 100th time, cut the crust off your sandwich, drove you to ballet or baseball practice at obscenely early hours, and displayed every excellent report card or sports team trophy with the pride others would reserve for Nobel Peace Prizes.
From collages to assemblages, the Dadaist art movement that thrived in Zurich and Berlin in the early 20th century, eventually reaching New York City, was anarchic in nature, shirking reason, tradition, logic and cultural standards of aesthetics, instead prioritizing intuition, rebellion, and chaos and eventually leading the way for surrealism and social realism.
Shortly after the Chrysler Building was erected in New York City, with its linear skyscraper silhouette and ornamental spire, replete with vaulted arches adorned with triangular shapes, Miami Beach area saw its own landscape change to accommodate its own Art Deco-inspired buildings and homes.
Yesterday was an insanely busy day but, fortunately, the sun was beaming in New York City, so I took the opportunity to wear a bright shift dress in the hopes that my Field of Dreams-inspired, “if you build it, he will come” ethos and basically will springtime to stay for good this time around.
You’ve heard the expression uttered to unabashed oglers time and time again: “Take a picture — it lasts longer.” Unfortunately, in the age of Twitpic and Instagram, when we’re being bombarded with images on our mobile phones and computer screens, this may not be quite as veracious a statement.
For several seasons now, John Frieda stylists have been responsible for masterminding the hair looks seen on the runway at designer Zac Posen’s shows during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York City.
It shouldn’t come as a surprise that X-Men: First Class star Zoë Kravitz gravitates towards free-spirited fashions with a bit of an edge — after all, her parents are none other than The Cosby Show alumni Lisa Bonet and rocker Lenny Kravitz, both known for their Bohemian-meets-rock ‘n’ roll aesthetics.
In the collective mindset, backpacks tend to be associated with outdoorsy, adventure-loving campers and hikers, Amazing Race contestants, and — above all else — smiling school children in checkered uniforms.
Back in junior high, you probably couldn’t wait to toss your clunky backpack and trade it in for a big girl bag: a leather-trimmed straw tote, a leather or canvas messenger bag or even an oversize purse.
