Noteworthy necklines-Apparel design 1

Hola! Oh wait I speak French not Spanish... Salut! ;)

I hope everyone is having an amazing week so far. Today I am going to talk about necklines and how different they can make one look. First I shall list all the different necklines that are out there that I can think of:

• The classic lowered neckline, or scoop
• The V-neck
• The boat neck
• off the shoulder or close to the shoulder edge
• Boat neck's best friend, the bateau
• this one doesn't go off the shoulder, it stops where the bra straps are or the shoulder joint
• The built up neckline, which can include lots of things
• like the kimono neckline, or a small turtle neck, or anything of the sort. 
• The cowl neckline
• This can be draped a little or a lot, can be big or small
• Can be formal or casual depending on what material it is made of
• The sweetheart neckline
• The turtleneck
• Mid-height or can be super tall
• The square neckline
• Traditional jewel neckline, or t-shirt neck

That is all I can think of at the moment, but there are technically many more, because each can be varied in size or width. And depending on what kind of look you are going for, the neckline is very important. If you want something for the office, but buy something low-cut, that is very conflicting. So hopefully this post will help you un-conflict your outfits and convey the meaning that you want to your audience (which is the people that will see your outfit all day) to see. There are more kinds of necklines in the following pictures, my little pea brain couldn't remember all of them off the top of my head.

Now that we know what we are looking at, I'll categorize the necklines based on occasion.

• For business wear, it would be best to keep the neckline straight, high or a small bateau. And if you do a scoop neck, probably 2 inches at the most would be the most you can scoop it without implying something else besides work.

• For casual wear, you can pretty much do any of these; it depends on how comfortable you feel in these. You can do strapless, turtle, spaghetti straps, or just to the traditional jewel neck or v neck. 

• For semi-formal wear, you can go a little more funky. I classify semi formal wear as not as formal as a gown, but not t-shirts and shorts either. The occasion would probably be like a sunday brunch or a nice dinner with friends or even an evening outing with a special someone.

• For formal wear, you have more free reign. Try not to do the simple ones like jewel necks, unless you have another visual point of interest like a big necklace, or a cool back. I love looking at the Queen Ann neck, it is really interesting. I would probably put that one here. I would put asymmetrical under this category as well.

Queen Ann neckline

Some super cool necks

I hope this post has helped you determine the differences between occasions in which you can wear a certain neckline! I hope this helps you in your search for... Whatever you are looking for lol. 

Vivre la mode, tout le monde!

If pirates had peg legs, did they wear peg skirts? -Apparel design 1

Argggh! I mean... Hi everyone :) 

Seems like I have pirates on the brain tonight. I also have peg skirts on my mind. Pirates... pegs... Oooh I have a joke.Where does the Pirate get his coffee? Starrrrrrrrrrrbucks! Haha :) I just had to. Anyway, we talked about peg skirts one day in my fashion class, and I had never heard of them, except for the pictures of patterns in the book. So I figured I'd do some research and report my findings to you.
 So let's teleport back into the early 1900's when the styles of clothing were on the cusp of changing drastically. This look was popular from 1908-1914 and at various points throughout the century. A peg skirt or peg top was modeled after men's peg trousers, which were wide at the hip and tapered off towards the ankle. The peg top was most striking with women's clothes, and it was used in skirts, tops, and suits. "The  look could be subtle, with soft billows at the hips narrowing to a close fitting, but not restrictive, hemline. But the peg top look that got the most attention was anything but subtle". The peg top is a great way to change the shape of garments and the silhouette of the body, giving any outfit some cool visual intrigue. 

Picture time!

I am kind of in love with this yellow dress on the bottom. The silhouette is so visually interesting! And I know that gray skirt on the left side is really crazy and over exaggerated, but it's a super awesome representation of a peg skirt.

Thanks to this fashion encyclopedia for the information! Check out the website! Click here

So I hope y'all found this as interesting as I did! Vivre la mode, tout le monde!

Gotta love pockets!- Apparel design 1

Bonjour :)

Nowadays it seems like everything is based on appearance, especially when it comes to buying clothes. "Is this in style?" "Oh that color was so last year." "That silhouette is so Audrey Hepburn!" "Does this make my hips look big?" There are other things that factor into a garment than just appearance, and  I feel that it is unfortunate that people have to sacrifice comfort sometimes in order to wear what is deemed fashionable. I think we should bring back the comfort and functionality aspect of clothing. People want to be comfortable, not inhibited by the garments on their body. You should be able to do the same things you want to do in a pair of slacks that you would want to do in a pair of skinny jeans. Know what I mean? I'm just going to talk about functionality. Clothes should move with you! You know, whenever I look at a garment (now maybe this is just me, because I've been in so many fashion classes) I think of functionality. So when I look at jeans, I need a big back pocket because I like to put my phone back there when I need a free hand for something. So... today's post is going to be about pockets :) because I love them. Whoever thought to put pockets in prom dresses and cocktail dresses was a GENIUS. When you're dancing at a formal event, you don't want someone to steal your phone or your money that you left at your table, so with these pockets you can keep it on you! What a great idea. Another thing that makes me mad is fake pockets. It's like I try to put something in there and try to get my finger between the garment and the pocket, and there's a seam there! Lies! Pockets need to work people! I like putting lots of things in there, just for fun! Like gum. Everyone needs gum on their person right? Hooray for pockets if you don't wan't to carry a purse to an event, you can keep it all in your pockets. So there are many different kinds of pockets: outside, inserted, welt, flapped, besom, patch, bellows, ticket, in seam, front hip, and many more! They're so versatile and functional, i think more garments should have pockets. And not those fake ones either- shenanigans! I want to put things in there. Picture time!

This is crazy cute

Yay back pockets!

Genius! You can put a camera in there and take pictures on the dance floor

Okay so that is my rant on pockets, I just felt like I had to express my love of pockets in dresses. So smart! I just can't get over it. When I make my wedding dress someday, there will be pockets. You bet your sweet bippy there will be! Okay I must go finish some homework for one of my other classes now, in the mean time... as always...

Vivre la mode, tout le monde!