Hey Guys!
Today our Bombshell is Radica, yet another New Yorker with great style:
About the Fashion Bomb, she says, “I love The Fashion Bomb because the it features all aspects of fashion: clothes, makeup, hair, careers in fashion etc. And when a celebrity is rocking a piece that I know I can’t afford the blog shows great alternatives to that piece!”
LOL, we try.
We love your outfit’s great color, detailed embroidery, and unique straps. You’re also working a haute hairstyle. Fab!
What do you guys think?
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So today was kind of womp womp. I ran to catch the Louis Vuitton show at the Louvre, but was running a little bit behind…I thought I’d be fine since most shows start a little late. Well, I got there about 15 minutes after the start and all I could see were the well dressed show attendees leaving the venue:( Yes, I was tardy for the party.
I stood outside literally kicking rocks until I spied Covergirl Chanel Iman:
I interviewed her really quickly about on her on again/off again friend Jourdan Dunn and the state of diversity in the industry (see above). She was super sweet–and I love her shades!
Being in the midst of Paris fashion week, it’d only be appropriate to dedicate today’s splurge to one of the greatest Parisian fashion houses in existence…not to mention the shoe is insane!
I can see them on Carrie Bradshaw’s feet right now. They’ll set you back $1,090, but if the price doesn’t intimidate you, you can get them here.
Hey Bombshells,
Adriana here with a Breaking Into Fashion post on stylist extraordinaire Mariel Haenn!
We’ve mentioned Mariel before in a spotlight, and you all know her best as the force behind many of Rihanna’s genius, show stopping looks. I recently interviewed her to talk about her work, her own personal style, and what she counsels young stylists not to do!
In addition to Rih-Rih, her work with stars like Ciara, Will and Jada Pinkett Smith, and Kerry Washington has gotten her noticed by others craving her brand of attention-getting styling. So how does she select which celeb clients to work with? “It depends on who the client is and what they are about. I don’t select anyone just because they’re famous, and like to work with people willing to take risks and who aim to be style icons.“
Mariel’s clients always seem to carry off the ensembles she puts together like they’re born to it, but what happens when she has to convince a reluctant star to try a risqué piece or let go of an unflattering look? “You don’t want to be a forceful stylist but you have to be comfortable sometimes disagreeing with a client. It comes down to the actual look itself and what makes sense for it, and using your ammunition when need be (professional know-how and knowledge of what looks good) to talk someone into or down from something.“
We always ask style experts what they advise aspiring professionals to do to succeed in the field, but this time we made it a little different and asked Mariel what budding stylists ought *not* to do. “First, never be a groupie. It might be intimidating to be around celebs but you really must keep your composure, and above all be discreet. Working with clients is an intimate relationship: you get to know their insecurities, what’s going on in their personal life, etc., and you cannot betray that at all.” Not bad professional advice in general, no?
Aside from citing Grace Jones as a favorite style icon and preferring the comfort of Helmut Lang leather pants and flat boots when she’s working, Mariel offers that she gets style inspiration from any and everywhere she goes. And she means everywhere. A trip to Home Depot inspired the look she created for Ciara’s “Work” video, below. “The knee pads and clear goggles, especially.“
Finally, what are the qualities in a person that make a good stylist? “Being a good stylist is 90% psychology, 10% talent. Personality alone won’t make it.” There you have it from one of the industry’s best and brightest!
Thanks, Mariel!
And learn more about this uber stylist on her website!
~Adriana
Psst! Craving some Mariel style for yourself? Check out her picks for MasterCard and Saks Fifth Avenue’s 2009 Fall Want It! campaign on Saks’ site, or her Facebook video on Saks’ FB page with fall style tips!
Young modeling superstars Chanel Iman and Jourdan Dunn grace the cover of Teen Vogue’s latest issue:
Inside, the pretty young things talk about their outstanding careers, their sometimes contentious relationship, and the daily issues they deal with being one of a handful of minority models.
About their supposed feud, the Chanel states, “I could sit here and tell you, ‘I love Jourdan! We’ve always been the best of friends!'” she says. “But we haven’t. Until recently, we barely even spoke. We went from being super close in the beginning,” she says, “to dead silence if we saw each other backstage at a show.” Not even a hello? “If we did say hi, it was hi, and that’s it.”
Jourdan adds, “It’s competition…There aren’t a lot of us, but instead of sticking together, we’re pitted against each other. People will say things in Chanel’s ear like, ‘Jourdan is taking your spot,’ and then they’ll say to me, ‘Don’t trust Chanel.’“
It seems that the article is definitely more than a fluff piece–it discusses the issue of diversity in fashion, which is still a relevant and persistent problem.
Read more about two of our fave models here.
I’m sure most of you can tell that I may have a current obsession with all things Zoe, hence this to die for cocktail ring.
Unlike Rachel, though, you won’t have to spend a load of cash to get the same look. This ASOS Vintage Style Statement Teardrop Ring is only $22, and you can get it here.
Rihanna hit up the Chanel show earlier today wearing a skin clinging white tube top, tweed blue skirt, layered pearl necklaces, and pointy toed shoes. She finished the look with a cross body Chanel bag and paparazzi blocking sunglasses:
If you have Chanel taste without Chanel money, get the look with the following:
