Archive for 'Style'
Inspired by: New Year’s Eve acorn drop
“Inspired By” draws sartorial inspiration (via N.C. boutiques and designers) from notable North Carolina buildings, landmarks and hole-in-the-walls. If Christmas style is known for red, green and tacky sweater vests, New Years Eve is the holiday season’s glittery, sophisticated grand finale. The ball drop in New York City, perhaps the night’s most famous celebration, has [...]
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Rock & Shop Market – Gift Guide – For the Ladies
“Hey ladies!”, this one is for you. After spending weeks and weeks looking over the applicants photos and websites for the Rock & Shop Market, I have a pretty good handle on what I will be coveting at Saturday’s event. Below I’ve compiled some of my favorites and the items that I predict will be [...]
Rock & Shop Market featured on My Carolina Today
I was excited to drop in on the My Carolina Today crew over at NBC 17 this week to talk about the Rock & Shop Market. Check out the segment below: A special thanks to Oami Powers, who let us borrow the Snap Tee from her line Judah Ross to show off on air!
Wear This to That: Rock & Shop Market
“Wear This to That” pairs an upcoming North Carolina event with fashion and accessories made by local designers or sold at local, independent boutiques. A better title for this post would be Wear This From That, as all of the stylish local designers featured here will be at Saturday’s Rock & Shop Market. While these [...]
Raleigh Denim to open brick and mortar store in Triangle
Local fashionphiles with a penchant for internationally lauded design, rejoice – Raleigh Denim now has a real, live store of its own in the Triangle. The Curatory will celebrate its opening with a launch party Saturday, Nov. 13, from 1 to 6 p.m. Perhaps most exciting is the news the store will carry Raleigh Denim’s [...]
Inspired by: NC State Free Expression Tunnel
“Inspired By” draws sartorial inspiration (via N.C. boutiques and designers) from notable North Carolina buildings, landmarks and hole-in-the-walls. As the winter sun sets earlier and warm-weather inspirations such as the blue ocean and green grass fade away, it’s tempting to reflect the seasonal transition with darker, color-tempered wardrobes. An easy cure to the drabber shades [...]
Wear This to That: N.C. State Fair
“Wear This to That” pairs an upcoming North Carolina event with fashion and accessories made by local designers or sold at local, independent boutiques. Slowly but surely, Fall is making its way across North Carolina, and with the changing weather comes changes in wardrobes. Scarves are twirled around necks, vests are pulled from back corners [...]
Marie Cordella
Today I am excited to share an interview with Raleigh based fashion designer Marie Cordella. I love Marie’s ability to combine texture, pattern, and unconventional forms. She has a daring and innovative approach to fashion, and it was a pleasure to have the opportunity to learn more about how she conceives and constructs her inspired [...]
Designer Dossier: Revamp
Designer Dossier: Jamie Powell, Revamp 1. Who are your favorite designers? i live in a world of vintage influences, but from today’s world: Jason Wu, Tomas Maier 2. Who/what is your biggest influence? my mom 3. Favorite article of clothing? a pair of holey jeans with patches on top of patches, bought from a thrift [...]
Threads, ECOuture Fashion Show
This past Saturday THREADS, the UNC Greensboro Consumer, Apparel and Retail Studies Organization hosted a “ECOuture” fashion show at the Cultural Arts Center in Greensboro. On the catwalk were green-themed creations by students of the program including an elegant dress made from caution tape by designer Caroline Sulatycki. Outfits were required to be made using [...]
