Carly's Corner!

 Mary Quant was a fashion designer best known for her works in the 1960s. Thanks to her works we now have certain iconic looks of the sixties. Mary was upset with the range of women's clothes available at the time, and after the success of a set of loungewear she created, she decided to create her own brand. Mary was a self taught designer. She would attend classes in the evening to help her achieve the look she wanted for her clothes. She is most credited for the look of the sixties, the mini skirt. She helped pave the way for differences in fashion. Her designs where not like the ones you would see in all the other stores. Her designs are one of a kind.  I'd like to touch on some of her designs, the first one begin Things like pants for women where not really socially accepted at the time. Up until then women were normally seen in dresses. With Mary's design she show new ways for women to dress, even if they didn't want to wear skirts.  During this time Mary opened a

 Hello everyone! This week I wanted to touch on the topic of post consumerism waste. Post Consumerism Waste is the waste that people make everyday. That can be shopping bags, food containers, and more. It can be from any kind of business, home, school, etc. To help fight that companies are trying to become more and more friendly to the earth. A popular brand that has been seen everywhere is Shein. Shein is a fast fashion online shop that has trendy clothes at low prices. What people don't know is that a lot of Shein's clothes end up in landfills. Trends are always changing, so when the trend changes people want to get rid of the clothes and get new trendy clothes. While reading an article on The Guardian, https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2022/apr/10/shein-the-unacceptable-face-of-throwaway-fast-fashion, "Most returns end up in landfill because it costs more to put them back in circulation". This means that most if not all of the clothes you return to Shein ends up

 Hello Everyone! This week I want to talk about the topic of insulting and inclusive branding. Over the week I have been reading about Banana Republic and it inspired me to talk about it on my blog. Inclusive Branding is when a brand is inclusive in all aspects. May that be age, gender, sexuality, ethnicity, and more. The brand is welcoming and respectful to all their consumers. This helps the consumer feel safer and respected here, also making the consumer feel like they belong there.  Insulting Branding is when a brand uses offensive language, imagery, and or symbols in any of their branding. Or even when they are marketing. Making the consumer feel unwelcomed in there store. This can also include things such as homophobia language, racist slurs, and more.  While I was doing some research on brands from the past there is a brand I want to talk about. H and M was created in 1947 in Sweden. The brand carries the latest fashion trends at cheaper prices. In 2018 the brand released a yout

 In my blog I like to talk about all sorts of things I enjoy. A part of that is things like fashion and beauty. Something I noticed throughout the years is how the beauty world seems to be scared of ageing.  If you go into a store like Ulta or Sephora, you can find a ton of creams, lotions, oils, etc. That are used to help you look younger than your age. I believe due to people such as celebrities and media now it makes you feel bad for not looking as young as possible. Celebrities all over the world promote things like anti wrinkle cream or oils that make you look years younger than you are. When the consumer sees that it makes them feel like they have to look younger too. In some ways it can be helpful. Sunscreen for example, helps to make sure that you don't get skin cancer, and protects your skin from UV rays. While some other products on the market don't do anything at all. Everyone is different so some people want to look younger, while others do not care.  Some retailers

Hello! I wanted to announce that I am opening my first store! My store is called The Beauty Of  Life , and will be located on W 23rd Street, New York.  The mission of my store is to bring people from all sorts of cultures, religions, styles and more together. Working with brands all over the world, my store will bring in different styles of clothing. As well as clothing articles from around the world. Everyone is different and has many different styles, and my store is here to show it. Also showing people that it's ok to stand out and be yourself. My store will help to inspire people to be themselves. Besides begin a store, my store will have a rooftop garden and farmer market.  My store ties in really well with my blog. Like I said in my introduction I wanted this blog to be full of things I love and adore, so with my store I hope to show people all sorts of beautiful styles.  In my store you will find a mix of things. In a way it is a thrift store, with multiple different styles

 Happy International Woman's Day! This is one of my favorite holidays, so I wanted  to shine some light on some of my favorite role models! While these two are some of my huge role models, these two are not hugely fashion related.  One of my all time favorite superheroes is the wonderful Starfire! I will honestly take any opportunity to talk about her! She has been a huge inspiration to me ever seen I was younger. As a kid before I was diagnosed with  Autism and ADHD I always felt like I was a alien or something out of this world. While I was too young for the 2009 Teen Titans show, I did see parts of episodes and she completely became my favorite character. It felt almost as if she understood me, with the way she is a literal alien that is experiencing earth for the first time really stuck with me. It felt like someone was almost having the same experience as me. Her character has always made me really excited to see how optimistic and happy she is while also begin a crime fighter