Happy Wednesday! Today’s Fashion Bombshell of the Day is Jerolyne aka @jerolynemartha from London!
Jerolyne is a celebrity wardrobe manager and VIP personal stylist!
Jerolyne describes her style to us, “I’d say my style is classic, timeless and fun!“
She further writes, “I love colour, I love something that ‘wows’ and I’m all for a statement! There are no limits to me! Once my attention is taken to a detail, I always want to make it my own statement.“
“I’m not afraid of what’s different! I like what I like and run with it! I’ve always been inspired how a piece makes me feel!“
We absolutely adore Jerolyne’s colorful aesthetic and looks!
Fashion Bombshell of the Day is a feature showcasing the singular style of Fashion Bomb Readers. Send your name, location, a description of your style, and 5-10 clear, unfiltered, head-to-toe pictures of 5-10 different outfits (no collages) to Bombshell@FashionBombDaily.com. Images submitted will be featured on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or any of our social media platforms. Comments can be harsh, so bring your A game! Please be advised: once published, pictures will not be removed or taken down.
For people who want to start their own business in the fashion industry, there is quite a steep learning curve. Many young designers want to start a business, not realizing that running a fashion business means they will probably spend more time managing people, finances and processes than designing.
If you want to set up your own fashion business, the buck will stop with you and making important business decisions and carrying responsibility will be necessary every day.
If you’re committed and feel you have the tenacity, endurance and passion, read on.
Fashion is hyper-competitive and complex, even on the smallest scale. You should never jump in without doing some research first, including looking at what competitors are doing.
Why would people choose to buy your product over someone else’s? Is it the price or the design that will attract customers? You will need to think very clearly about who you are designing for and why.
You also need to know as much about the industry as possible, including recent trends such as the rise in the importance of ethical and sustainable fashion.
You can also do research on grants or sponsorships that organizations make available to nurture new design talent. If you’re still a student and you feel you don’t have the time to do this research, you may want to consider using an essay writer to help you.
Develop your strategy
You need to have a clear strategy for your business. This includes choosing a business structure, creating a business plan and deciding where to base your business.
Writing a business plan helps you to clarify your vision, get funding and sets a roadmap for how to achieve your goals. It is usually better to begin with a small, well-priced range that is attractive to customers than trying to go too big too soon.
Hire others with the skill sets you need
You obviously won’t be able to do everything yourself. Doing a self-assessment of your abilities can help you to see what skills gaps you have to fill to make your business work.
Financial skills: If you have no financial experience, you will need people with financial skills to take care of essential financial areas such as cash flow, budgeting and profit and loss.
Marketing skills: If you don’t know how to make your business stand out from the competition, you need to hire someone who does.
A strong, consistent brand identity is essential for success today. There are many different techniques used today to promote a brand and products to target customers. Online marketers know exactly how to utilize social media platforms and much more to offer value to buyers.
Develop a support system in the industry
You will need to find people in the industry to support you. For instance, you may have contacts to help you to get funding. Speak to bank managers about loans, and think about getting investors.
You will need to find a factory prepared to make your garments in small quantities and the services of photographers, stylists, production managers and more. Leverage any contacts you already have in the industry and if you don’t have any, you will need to get out there and start networking.
Have a clear design methodology
The design process in school, where you usually don’t have to worry about anything other than the product, is often very different from the design process in a business.
The design process you will follow in business has to be organized and clear so that not only you but the rest of your team can work to it as well. This is one area where working in a large fashion house first can help – you can learn from others who already know how to organize the creative process.
Understand manufacturing processes
Learn about the manufacturing process and what manufacturers need from you. You want to be able to have your samples and garments made without any problems.
Routes to market
You want to ensure that your garments reach a wide range of customers. This means learning the different routes to market. Having an online presence, for example, is crucial in such a competitive industry. You need to understand your customers’ buying habits to choose the most effective routes to market for you.
Protect your designs
You need to protect your intellectual property. You’ve put hard work into creating your designs and it is important to get legal advice on how to protect them or you won’t have recourse when others infringe upon your rights. One option you can consider is applying for a patent to prevent other fashion designers from copying your unique design.
Use a PR strategy to promote your fashion brand One of the PR strategies to promote your fashion brand is to adopt the press release distribution service to spread your story. This will help you gain huge visibility for your fashion brand.
Conclusion
When you plan to venture into the fashion business, it’s very important for you as an entrepreneur to self-reflect in terms of style and overall personality. You need to have good experience and a desire to learn the things that you do not know. Also, recognize your weaknesses and analyze them. Recognize something you’re not good at and work on it before you launch the business.
Happy Tuesday, Bombshells! Today our #FashionBombshelloftheDay is Karla (@princessbellaaa) from St. Lucia!
When it comes to her style of choice, Karla states “I love effortless outfits. I feel like LESS IS MORE. I love to emphasize my outfits with accessories. After all, the budget shopping queen.”
“It’s not everyday I wear LV or Gucci because honestly, who wears that everyday? The average woman is inspired by clothing that looks affordable but still BOMB af!”
“Now don’t get me wrong, I loveeeeeee am my HIGH end pieces…”
“But it’s just not me to consistently post it when I know some people will be inspired but is also out of their budget.So yea I just love looking confident honestly. That’s my true style.”
Karla you are totally Bomb!
Fashion Bombshell of the Day is a feature showcasing the singular style of Fashion Bomb Readers. Send your name, location, a description of your style, and 5-10 clear, unfiltered, head-to-toe pictures of 5-10 different outfits (no collages) to Bombshell@FashionBombDaily.com. Images submitted will be featured on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or any of our social media platforms. Comments can be harsh, so bring your A game! Please be advised: once published, pictures will not be removed or taken down.
On Friday night, singer and fashion mogul Rihanna was spotted courtside at the Lakers game with her bestie, Melissa Forde. Rihanna kept it comfy and stylish while she enjoyed the game!
Rihanna wore a cream look featuring an Alexandre Vauthier SS19 Couture leather trench coat with Fenty Pants, Amina Muaddi shoes, and a Fendi bag.
Shop below:
The bad gal never misses even when she’s courtside!
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West were both spotted in NYC this past weekend attending a few events and promoting Kanye’s latest album, Jesus Is King which was released on Friday.
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Kim Kardashian and Kanye West attended the 2019 FGI Night of Stars Gala. Kim Kardashian wore a Rick Owens metallic look paired with Manolo Blahnik sandals.
Shop her sandals below:
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Kim Kardashian was also spotted in another Rick Owens looks over the weekend along with a pair of Giuseppe Zanotti heels.
Shop her Giuseppe Zanotti heels below:
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Kimye made another appearance in NYC with Kim in a Mandarin top, her go-to Helmut Lang pants, and Yeezy sandals.
On Sunday evening, the 2019 Governor’s Awards was held which serves as a precursor to the highly-anticipated Oscars award ceremony in November, kicking off award season!
Awards always brings out the A-list celebrities and their best looks on the red carpet! At the 2019, Govenor’s Ball, we spotted flawless looks from Keke Palmer, Jennifer Lopez, Dakota Johnson, and many more. So, we’ve rounded up the Top Ten Best Dressed celebrities of the night based on your engagements on our Instagram page (not in any particular order):
Keke Palmer wore Christian Siriano FW19 RTW and Giuseppe Zanoto shoes, styled by Scot Louie.
Halloween is coming up, and the cutest component just might be the Fashion Bomb Kids! From dressing up as vegetables to channeling their celebrity parents, Fashion Bomb Kids are showing out for All Hallow’s Eve:
Mini Bombshell @peyticakes got in formation and channeled her inner Beyonce by recreating one of her iconic looks from her Formation video 💣 Want the look? You can get the skirt from FashionBombDailyShop.com!
@_samchanel_ dressed up her mini me as Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany’s. We love it!
We cannot get over Stormi Webster’s @alejandrocollection recreation of her mommy Kylie Jenner’s Versace Met Gala look! She definitely nailed this down to the wig, so adorable 😍
Speaking of adorable, nothing screams cute quite like Kaavia James, who posed with mom Gabrielle Union in a Clovers cheerleading costume. While Kaavia is adorable defined, can we take a moment for Gabby? She hasn’t aged a day!
Nothing gathered her friends, and styled the in fashionable looks, down to a fake cast and furry shoes.
Songstress Kehlanie dressed up her son Adeya as an Avocado (she dubbed him Adeycado for the day). He looks scrumptious!
Online shopping is trendy, and this direction will only develop by creating virtual reality stores that combine the best opportunities of online and reality. But while this has not happened yet, we have to choose clothes in online stores almost blindly, just hoping for our luck. In this article, we offer you a more reasonable approach to online shopping.
Match the New Item with the Core of Your Wardrobe
Very often we buy things on the Internet succumbing to an instant impulse, and without even thinking about how this or that thing can combine (and more often not combine) with what is already in the wardrobe. And this is a big mistake, which leads to unnecessary purchases, which either lie on the shelf for years or are simply thrown away in the next season.
Therefore, before buying, think about what things you will wear the one you plan to buy. Here’s a quick tip. The online stylist site has already collected ready-made outlooks that you can buy right away, or find similar things in your wardrobe based on ideas on the site. Try and the number of unnecessary purchases (as well as the amount of money spent in vain) will decrease.
Invest in Qualitative Things
Instead of 10 acrylic sweaters from the mass market, it is more profitable to buy one knitted from natural wool, which can not lose its attractive appearance for several years. This system is called times per wear – the price of a thing is divided by the number of times you put it on. High-quality clothing made from natural materials is even more expensive, but in the end, it fully justifies its price. Also, the middle market and luxury brands are taking responsibility for the production – including environmental and ethical issues.
Do Not Guess the Size but Clearly Define It
Buying things of one brand you can not fit in size L, another brand sews huge things, claiming that it is XS. Of course, the easiest way is if you have already dealt with the brand before: choose the same size that you had last time (just pay attention to whether this is oversize). Besides, any online store has not only size matching grids, but also tables with measuring ranges corresponding to different sizes, and detailed instructions on how to correctly measure yourself.
Choose Clothes That Suit Your Lifestyle
First of all, clothing should be comfortable, and for this, it needs to be integrated into your lifestyle. After all, if you have a mobile job or you are a young mother, then high heels and a skirt will not add mobility and beauty after several hours in motion. Also, if you work in the office, it is unlikely that the dress code will allow ripped jeans and sneakers. So correlate new purchases with your current occupation. And buy the things you can wear right now.
Prioritize
Before shopping, make a list of necessary purchases – this will save not only money but also time. Determine in advance the amount you are willing to spend. If the budget is limited, focus only on the most necessary things – nature will thank you because today the fashion industry is the second source of environmental pollution after oil production.
