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Editors’ Pick: Betzabe Gonzalez’s Floral-inspired Summer 2020 Footwear for Mia Becar

June 26, 2020 by admin Leave a Comment

“Florals for spring, hmm, groundbreaking.” You must be living under rock not to recognize that iconic line uttered by Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep) in “The Devil Wears Prada.” Though Miranda Priestly was being sarcastic and throwing shade in the film, florals for spring, when done the right way, can bring a new energy and freshness to any spring/summer style.

Founded in 2018, in Los Angeles, Mia Becar is an American brand led by Founder and Creative director Betzabe Gonzalez. Each collection reflects Betsy’s love of exotic colors, bold silhouettes, the travel that inspires her and her passion for artisanal traditions and techniques.

For spring/summer 2020 Betzabe Gonzalez looked to florals that one might find traditional floral carpets created at Italy’s Infiorata festivals. Gonzalez turned this inspiration into two styles, a slingback and sandal featuring exquisite woven embroideries. These two styles would great with a night out on the town ensemble, or works just a well for a daytime look, paired with denim slacks, denim jumpsuit or a wide range of daytime looks. These floral-embroidered shoes will elevate any daytime look.

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Mia Becar produces monthly capsule collections that debut digitally on MiaBecar.com, allowing the brand to work more organically and more in tune with the desire of clients. The designs, handcrafted in Italy from the finest of materials, are intended to be transitional, as well as functional—so that the wearer feels confident, but also comfortable, as she navigates through her day. Designs epitomize sophistication, quality, impeccable craft, and everlasting beauty, celebrating all that is feminine, powerful, sensual, and timeless.

—Staff

Editors’ Pick: Gucci’s Off The Grid Collection Featuring Jane Fonda

June 19, 2020 by admin Leave a Comment

In case you were not aware, Film Icon Jane Fonda’s life has had many acts. The depth of her expansive life and career was chronicled in the 2018 documentary “Jane Fonda in Five Acts.”

Always an activist involved in several cases from the delegitimization of the Vietnam War, social injustice, feminist cases, the Iraqi Wars, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and more the Poor People’s Campaign, and environmentalist causes. And though Jane is an esteemed actress, winning two Academy Awards, seven Golden Globe awards, a Primetime Emmy, and an AFI Lifetime Achievement award, these accolades have not kept away from being intimately involved in causes that are near and dear to her.

After sixty plus years in the film industry, Jane Fonda has not slowed. In fact, she has a new gig, or you could say another act.

You will find this octogenarian in Gucci’s new environmentally friendly collection, Off The Grid. Designed for those mindful of their environmental impact, Gucci Off The Grid uses recycled, organic, bio-based and sustainably sourced materials, including ECONYL, a regenerated nylon made from nylon offcuts and pre- and post-consumer waste. Fonda is featured in the campaign video Lil Nas X, King Princess, Miyavi and David de Rothschild.

“The collection is the result of teamwork; everybody brought something to it. And in the campaign, too, there is this idea of dialogue among people building something new. I imagined that we could build a treehouse in a city [center], all together, like kids playing in the park. Because all of us need to build this house or to find out that our planet exists, even where it seems it’s not there, or it’s far away,” explains Gucci creative director Alessandro Michele.

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The Off The Grid collection contains genderless luggage, ready-to-wear garments, accessories and footwear. Along with the video, Alessandro Michele employed Harmony Korine to shoot urban dwellers living in a rustic treehouse. The treehouse and the simple way of life it represents becomes a metaphor for the desire to escape conventional life and enjoy the experience of living more off the grid.

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Editors’ Pick: Avant-Garde Sunglasses for Summer 2020

June 8, 2020 by admin Leave a Comment

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Warm weather gives consumers more latitude to experiment with colorful, bold fashion statements. Instead of donning your standard black or brown aviator sunglasses, why not wear spectacles that make everyone take a second look. Take that avant-garde style to the beach, the park, or those selfies sun tanning on your building rooftop for a look that is truly and uniquely you. Now that we can finally start going outside again–make up for all those fashion moments you lost in the spring.

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Gucci Mask Acetate Sunglasses $1085

These sunglasses are anime-character ready. (Sailor V called; she wants her glasses back.) However, this isn’t Comic Con, but a look to superpower your summer accessories collection. This pair of sunglasses were seen on Gucci’s Cruise 2020 fashion show runway, and while your cruise plans might be on pause, you can still cruise through the season in style.

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Linda Farrow Dunaway oversized round-frame acetate sunglasses with detachable scarf $385

Yes, these are sunglasses that come with their very own scarf. When you think you’ve seen it all, fashion can still surprise you. The giraffe print scarf can be threaded through eyelets on the sides of these ‘70s inspired sunglasses. Fashion Reverie suggests a giraffe print bathing suit to match the scarf, but remember, only one animal print at a time. Don’t start mixing giraffe print with leopard.

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Chloé Round-frame gold-tone and acetate Sunglasses $420

It’s not every day you come across a pair of sunglasses with a decagon silhouette. Be the one to stand to the tenth power this summer with these shades. If you feel that your outfit is understated, accessorizing with these sunglasses is sure to elevate your look.

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Loewe Paula’s Ibiza Square-Frame Acetate Sunglasses $360

It’s never too late to live your neon fantasy. Taking a cue from vintage styles, Loewe is bright and right with a pair of lime green sunglasses. With 100% UV protection, you can brighten up your face and block out the sun’s rays.

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Poppy Lissiman Hyacinth Cat-Eye Sunglasses $125

The unique cut-out detailing on these sunglasses reminds us that it’s the little things that help make a fashion statement. This item pairs well with your simple sun dress or a beach throw. If you’re the kind of person that prefers to let your accessories make your statement for the summer, say hello to your new little friend.

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Dior Futuristic Silver-Mirrored Pilot Sunglasses $580

For the gentleman, these futuristic Dior shades were inspired by the year 3000. This isn’t what The Jetsons had in mind, but what high fashion is projecting. We might not have flying cars and hoverboards yet, but at least we have great fashion options.

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Saint Laurent New Wave 181 LouLou Sunglasses $299

Who said hearts are just for Valentine’s Day? Wear a little love on your face this summer with these spectacles. You can even wear these sunglasses to a summer night out at the club to put some love in your nightlife style.

—Kristopher Fraser

Editors’ Pick: UNIQLO’s Kurta Spring 2020 Collection

May 26, 2020 by admin Leave a Comment

Is UNIQLO one of the premier fashion brands for collaborations? Well, they may be. In 2020 alone, UNIQLO has collaborated with MARIMEKKO, Ines de la Fressange, Hana Tajima, and JW Anderson. And 2020 is not yet over!!

Add to this 2020 bucket list of collaborations UNIQLO’s collaboration with renowned New Delhi-based designer, Rina Singh. In this second collaboration with Singh, UNIQLO celebrates the everyday dress of the modern Indian women. The new collaboration with UNIQLO has been dubbed Kurta, drawing on an Indian style of dress that is made to dress up or down while keeping you cool during the summer months. This collection infuses modern simplicity with a traditional Indian aesthetic.

Based on Singh’s richly colored hand-painted botanical motif, the collection is a tribute to pre-eminent Hungarian-Indian painter, Amrita Sher-Gil., one of the greatest avant-garde artists of the 20th century and a pioneer of modern Indian art. It embodies the LifeWear concept of simple and high-quality clothing that makes life better for all.

UNIQLO’s Lifewear concept is based on clothing designed to make everyone’s life better. It is simple, every day, high-quality clothing with a practical sense of beauty—ingenious in detail, thought through with life’s needs in mind, every evolving.

With that concept in mind, the UNIQLO spring 2020 Kurta collection seems apropos for the times we are living in. A stressful time that is has global financial instability and a global health crisis not experienced in over a hundred years.

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In this time of instability and new normal, as those who can work from home investigate clothing that is comfortable, fashion, and easy to maintain, this new collaboration from UNIQLO fits in quite nicely into what many female consumers need and will embrace. The collection comes in a full range of women’s sizing, priced from $14.90 to $59.90 and will launch on uniqlo.com from Thursday, June 4^th and in stores to follow.

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Editors’ Pick: Fendi’s Spring 2020 Peekaboo Bag Campaign

May 13, 2020 by admin Leave a Comment

It’s been a decade and Fendi’s Peekaboo bag is just as popular as when the bag first debuted during Fendi’s spring 2009 show in Milan. Models Laura Stone and Anja Rubik flashed the classic black patent leather bags as they flaunted their well-honed signature runway walks.

“It is a timeless bag,” says creative director of accessories and menswear Silvia Venturini-Fendi who designed the bag with future generations in mind. “You buy a Peekaboo not only to wear now, but to wear in the future. One of your daughters will probably steal it from your closet!”

The Fendi peekaboo bag is a bag of two parts, divided by a rigid middle with a twist lock on both sides. The element of surprise is all down to its front flap which can be pushed down into a U-shape to reveal the strong central partition which acts a canvas to Fendi’s artisanal flourishes.

The peekaboo bag is made at Fendi’s ateliers by its esteemed staff of craftsman. These craftspeople join cuts of prestige materials, before fitting the leather case around its strong central core, itself fitted with a twist-lock which is matched with gold-finish or silvery-white Palladium hardware.

For the spring 2020 season Fendi presents its classic handbag in large and mini versions, with the leather ‘Interlace’ workmanship. The leather is cut and rolled into stripes that are hand-knotted to create a crochet-effect pattern with squared knots, giving life to the shell of the bag. The hand knotted shell is then folded on the opposite side showing the uniqueness of the backside of the workmanship and squared knots. The interlaced shell is then finalized with a maxi metal needle. Finally, the handle, the accessories and the inside pocket are sewn to the hand knotted shell.

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Fendi places this spring 2020 campaign against the backdrop of bold floral prints, and a 1960s pastel color-blocked collage of color. True to form, the spring 2020 peekaboo bags fit very nicely into this explosion of color and joyous kaleidoscope of fun and frivolity.

Fendi’s spring 2020 peekaboo bag campaign was photographed by Nick Knight.

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Editors’ Pick: Serena Williams x Stuart Weitzman Spring 2020 Campaign

May 7, 2020 by admin Leave a Comment

Serena Williams is not only a star on the tennis courts—23 Grand Slams—she also makes strong fashion statements that are followed by her admirers. Whether is conquering opponents of the tennis courts, standing up and supporting causes that affect her community or being a strong role model for her daughter and millions of women of color, Serena Williams continues to set a standard of excellence that defies race, gender, and socio-economic backgrounds.

For their spring 2020 ad campaign, Stuart Weitzman looked for such an icon that embodied elements of courage, resilience and hope. These qualities are especially apropos in these challenging times. The Stuart Weitzman 2020 ad campaign reinforces the notion that women possess the innate strength to be symbols of hope for their communities—a message that is especially relevant right now. “Now, more than ever, is a moment to focus on hope and moving forward,” Serena explains. “I want women of every generation to be inspired to do so, one step at a time.”

In addition to the brands spring 2020 campaign, Stuart Weitzman continues its philanthropic relationship with Vital Voices Global Partnership, an international nonprofit dedicated to investing in women leaders who drive global change. Together with Serena Williams, Stuart Weitzman has selected two women leaders—and their organizations focused on lifting up women of color—who have stepped up to support vulnerable communities in the midst of COVID-19.

Gabriela Karefa-Johnson, who styled the spring 2020 campaigns describes the look of the campaign as “classic and refined to elegant and bold to sleek and sexy—all facets that could describe our muse.” The black-and-white campaign images were shot by photographer Ethan James Green.

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In describing the reasons, she chose to be a part of this spring 2020 campaign, Serena Williams detailed, “I’ve been wearing [Stuart Weitzman shoes] for probably over a decade now and they’re a real staple in my closet … Most of all… it’s SW and it has my initials.”

—Staff

Editors’ Pick: The UNIQLO x Marimekko Spring 2020 Collection

April 22, 2020 by admin Leave a Comment

The COVID-10 pandemic is not stopping UNIQLO from doing one of things the brand does best, collaborate with fashion icons and other fashion brands. For spring 2020, UNIQLO once again collaborates with the Finnish design house, Marimekko.

UNIQLO first collaborated with Marimekko in 2010 in an ode to Finnish summer living with its bold prints and colors, adding a splash of fun to LifeWear. The UNIQLO x Marimekko limited edition collection represents one of the leading collaborations for UNIQLO in 2020.

“Our three seasons of working closely with Marimekko have deepened our understanding and appreciation for the Finnish fashion and design house and its art of printmaking. We are pleased to once again feature iconic Marimekko prints by the company’s legendary designers Maija Isola and Annika Rimala, and this time include a Finnish take on celebrating the end of long winters and the joys of summer times with friends and family. We hope the new LifeWear will be enjoyed by all,” expressed Yuki Katsuta, Head of Research & Development, UNIQLO Co., Ltd.

“Brand collaborations with partners with whom we share values and are able to create something truly exciting for customers represent unique opportunities for Marimekko to share our design philosophy with a wide global audience. We are thrilled to partner with UNIQLO again, with a splash of summer fun that builds on the strengths of both brands: Marimekko’s empowering aesthetic renowned for its art of printmaking and UNIQLO’s high-quality, functional and affordable LifeWear made for all,” says Tiina Alahuhta-Kasko, President and CEO of Marimekko.

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As some US cities are beginning to loosen stay-at-home restrictions, this is a good time to start considered spring 2020 wardrobes that are comfortable, affordable, and stylish. The UNIQLO x Marimekko collection highlights relaxing times with signature V-neck maxi dresses and shirt styles that pair seamlessly with wide cropped pants, skirts, and shorts, all in joyful Marimekko prints of course. With plain bottoms, the line offers numerous great coordination looks in comfortable fabrics such as linen blend, cotton and jersey. Thin new Pocketable Parkas keep summer rains at bay.

The UNIQLO x Marimekko is available online on April 23 and in UNIQLO stores when those stores open.

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Editors’ Picks: Spring 2020 Handbags That Are Stylish and Safe

April 15, 2020 by admin Leave a Comment

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We are all facing uncertain times, saving the lives of others and our own life by sequestering at home. We are probably not wearing any of our fabulous spring 2020 outfits purchased before the lockdown. Spring garments meant for a gala or a night out with friends. High-heel fans probably won’t be making a run to Trader Joe’s in stilettoes, and it is questionable if any of the cool, bodycon dresses still fit.

Don’t stress, there are options! Fashion Reverie has curated one of our favorite Spring accessories, handbags, just for you!!

These bags are easy to maintain for those who are germphobic or those just following recent sanitation rules. They are all hard to let go and easy to wipe off with great sections to hide your medical masks and, yet, are still springtime perfect.

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Shrimps ‘Antonia’ beaded tote is ideal for this season. It completes almost any ensemble and it comes in beautiful vibrant colors. Shrimps ‘Antonia’ is made of artificial beads that make stripes, and beaded handles. There is also a fabric lining. Easy to maintain. ($696)

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For spring 2020, Nancy Gonzales has a gorgeous clutch in a beautiful-pink lined satin with pvc material made of snakeskin. This bag is perfect for those who always needs an envelope clutch bag. This spring 2020 bag is perfect for dressing down, dressing up. ($695)

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Staud, a Los Angeles-based brand, always has stylish designs and is accessible to women from a variety of economic statuses. This spring 2020 bag is a two-in-one wonder and matches almost any outfit. Fashion Reverie would argue it could match any mood as well, since the color is neutral. ($208)

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Luxury veterans trust PRADA and the design team knows how to satisfy their consumer needs. How stylish is this transparent purse aligned with beautiful red color and a little mini Prada inside? It matches everything in my closet, how about yours? ($990)

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This Olivela clutch has been crafted from woven bamboo and features two top handles and an unlined interior. Effortless, beautiful, and most of all stunning; this timeless piece is a must in every fashionistas’ closet. ($208)

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Mini bags are still on trend for spring 2020. Sure, you can’t fill it with too many (un) necessary items, but you sure would look stylish with a little help from Ted Baker! Also, mini bags are so easy to clean and sanitize. ($195)

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Do you want to go big? Of course, you do, and for spring 2020 there are plenty of options. Why not get a nice Naghedi tote? Wear it to the beach, or to today’s place to go, the grocery store or pharmacy. Ugh!! ($275)

Enjoy Fashion Reverie’s suggestions. All these pieces are picked to accommodate the current health pandemic and to make you feel safe and stylish!!

—Tijana Ibrahimovic

Editors’ Pick: NUGG’s New Lip Scrubs

April 14, 2020 by admin Leave a Comment

OK, the weather is starting to warm up and if you are fan of Fashion Reverie, you would’ve noticed that we have featured lots of spring 2020 beauty products and tips for the avid Fashion Reverie fan. This is in spite of being COVID-19 sequestered.

From detoxifying your beauty regimen to spring 2020 skincare guides to how to bring make spring 2020 streetwear beauty your own, Fashion Reverie has covered all the beauty bases. Well, almost.

For spring 2020, don’t forget those sweet pucker uppers. Silky smooth skin, luminous hair and bright-eyed and bushy-tailed spring beauty will start to fade if your lips are not luscious and smooth. Fashion Reverie to the rescue, once again!!

Say goodbye to dry flaky lips with nügg’s new lip scrubs in coffee flavor and berry dream. Nügg’s lip scrubs are all natural and vegan. Jojoba wax and sugar granules gently exfoliate lips while cocoa butter and Abyssinian Oil helps nourish and lock in moisture. Both lip scrubs are packaged in a metallic sphere that can be upcycled once empty to store travel moisturizer or small jewelry.

Nügg’s products are Leaping Bunny certified, cruelty-free, vegan and proudly made in the USA. There are no petrochemicals, parabens, sulfates, synthetic fragrances or colors in any nügg products. 93% to 100% natural, nügg products are cute and colorful on the outside, but with serious clean formulations on the inside. And they retail for only $9.99. Nügg’s products are available at Whole Foods, Amazon, and nuggbeauty.com.

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COVID-19 aside, make sure your lips are luscious and refreshingly smooth for spring 2020. Remember, cracked, flaky lips are a no no, especially if you are working from home and need to look pulled together on your video conferencing calls!!

—Staff

Editors’ Pick: Vera Wang’s Spring 2020 Campaign

April 6, 2020 by admin Leave a Comment

Are you going a little stir crazy? Of course, you are. Self-isolation can cause the mind and body to become very restless. And restlessness and aimlessness can lead to mind fatigue.

Don’t fret, stimulate your mind and visual senses with Vera Wang’s spring 2020 campaign. And in this spring 2020 campaign Vera Wang lets her penchant for combining disparate fabrications and non-traditional silhouettes shine through.

This campaign culminates on Vera Wang’s 30^th anniversary of her ready-to-wear collection. And her first time back on the runway after a two-year absence.

Wang in this collection vaguely drew inspiration from Edwardian silhouettes combined with a nod to the current trend of lingerie as outerwear. “I was searching for a new formula for evening that I thought was more modern,” Wang explained in a vogue.com review.

This collection featured hip-grazing chainmail slips featuring garter belts, sheer bra tops worn loose and unfastened over structured pieces, ruffled bustles, short shorts, and pelmet minis. And though this collection referenced Wang’s predilection for Edwardian silhouettes, the dark sensuality of this collection elevated the garments beyond a vintage homage to a modern reflection on dark romance.

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This spring 2020 ad campaign was captured by photography duo Inez & Vinoodh with Vaughan wearing trumpet skirts, ruffled minidresses and flared sleeves. And the wildly layered hairstyles added a particular whimsy and downtown appeal.

Don’t let the coronavirus sequester inhibit your creativity and personal style. When this is all over let the glory and dark majesty of Vera Wang’s spring 2020 collection inspire you to express your own romantic whimsy and sensuality.

—Staff