SO ILLUMINATING

Have you seen the color(s) of the year for 2021?

They are "Illuminating" & "Ultimate Gray"

{source: "Pantone unveils its 2021 Color(s) of the Year: Ultimate Gray and Illuminating" CNN.com}

I squealed when I saw the announcement.

Remember when I did the "Color of the Year 2019" project 

for my Fashion Forecasting class at The Fashion Institute of Technology?!

This was my project 👇🏼

I even blogged about it!

Not going to lie, I like mine better.

I had to reach out to my professor and she was just as excited!

You already know I am fully into this color trend.

I realized that I purchased an outfit that fit both of 2021's Colors of the Year 

from Old Navy:

What I Wore: glasses- c/o Zenni Optical, earrings + necklace- Julie Vos, top- Old Navy, jeans- Old Navy, boots- Target

A trendsetter, with not so good morning light to take outfit pics.

🤷🏻‍♀️

💛🤍

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Fashion Faves For Friday!

Some random fashion favorites that I have been inspired by lately!

 I laughed out loud at this notification from ZipRecruiter, 

they viewed my "Merchandising Ass"

hahahah

I love the pink bottom of these dress shoes, 

even better that it is made from recycled bubble gum!

{source: bbc.com}

Speaking of recycled materials, I love this dress that edgar_artis shared on Instagram, 

doesn't look comfy but it is aptly named "toxic siren" 

 {source: edgar_artis on Instagram}

I love following edgar_artis on instagram, 

his fashion illustrations using objects to create texture are so visually pleasing and inspiring:

 {Left | Right}

I love all the patterns of dusendusen:

I love this leather pants look, 

especially the pattern of her sweater and the metal detail at the front of those pants 

#futureproductdeveloper

{source: abeautyfeature on Instagram}

I love this little puppy Louis Vuitton wallet
that Tradesy shared in a sponsored Instagram post:

I love these science "ugly Christmas sweater" that _mrslong shared on Instagram, 

I would definitely be making my students do these if  I was still a bio teacher

I loled at this picture that my Zia sent me... 

It is so true...

Happy Friday!

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Faves For Friday :: Prints that look like Knits!

 I have become obsessed with prints that look like knits for about a year now...

I am not sure where this obsession came from, 

I think it might have been a woman on the train/airport 

with a printed tote in this pattern.

I really liked this idea for a print for my Product Development project 

and still think it is a cool idea for a garment.

It is a little hard to explain (and also hard to google) 

but these are garments that are printed to look like a chunky knit:

{source: monoimages.com}

{source: cargocollective.com} 

I saw this cable knit version pouch on projectmgallery on Instagram:

{source: projectmgallery on Instagram} 

Upon further investigation, projectmgallery on Instagram has so many prints that look like knits,

I love these tops! 

Left: projectmgallery on Instagram | Right: Top- Knit Weave Navy | Bottom- Cable Row

& she has this print in towels: 

& cell phone cases:

Found these knit print leggings from Bestbehavior.com:

& cable knit print bedding:

& pillows:

I knew when I saw The Snugglery on Storenvy's logo that they were on board 

with my print-that-looks-like-knit obsession:

I like the tote version:

& they have "knitspired leggings" too!

The look of chunky knits without the weight or heat make them a perfect transition piece.

Less snagging too which tends to happen with me in chunky knits and my bracelets...

Definitely a favorite on this fall Friday!

🍂 🍁

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In Like A Leopard Out Like A Lamb :: Product Development Final Project

One of the best classes I took at FIT was Product Development, 

this class was a hands-on project based class that challenged my creative side 

and provided clarity to what I would like to do in my career. 

Our first step in this project was to pick a private label retailer 

and pick color and pattern swatches. 

I picked the Who What Wear collection @ Target, 

mainly because well, I love it. 

I love their patterns and the fashion risks they are willing to take. 

Who What Wear @ Target is affordable, fashion forward, and fun! 

I went to the swatch room at FIT to pick out my color palette and patterns:

We were taught how to do a "Pitch Sheet" 

and how product developers recolor prints for designing new lines, 

I choose a leopard print {obvs} and I liked this one because it was also polka dots.

I would definitely buy a shirt with this pattern and I am their target customer!

So on the top is the original pattern and I planned out a new color way:

I watched this video in YouTube and taught myself how to recolor the print in Photoshop!

So happy with how it came out! 

+ yes I named these colors: 

Next I had to design the siluoettes for the new garments, 

We did research using forecasting websites and worked off Spring 2018's knit offerings,

For my print/pattern garment, I wanted the drop sleeves, similar to a top I bought in Thailand, 

I also wanted an uneven hem line similar to the Hunter x Target sweatshirt from the collaboration.

I couldn't find and flats that were to my design idea so I decided to attempt to draw my own:

I was so impressed with my sketch, 

I cannot draw to save my life so this was pretty damn good:

After all that, I ended up finding a similar enough flat version, 

and totally modified it to make it my own design.

My friend Holly helped me put the pattern into my new design 

and I worked on my Photoshop skills to show the color options for each garment. 

Here are the three items that I designed for the Spring 2019 Who What Wear x Target line: 

 To present the line I created three foam core boards:

Board 1: Last years items, mood board, and color palette: 

Board 2: Last year's items vs this years, fabric swatches, design inspirations for the new designs:

Board 3: Garment color options, line plan for the garments including budgets, 

print/pattern original and recolored print options:

I worked really hard on this project but seeing the final products were so rewarding. 

This definitely solidified that product development is the career path I want to pursue!

Speaking of Who What Wear x Target, they always have such cute stuff! 

I am so in love with this floral leather jacket, 

I still want it!

I also loved this pink version:

This earth tone leaf print is playing on my camo loving heart strings!

top | shorts

Also loving these striped dresses, 

I wish it was a little bit shorter, like right under the knee 

{I guess the product developer in me is just running wild these days...}

I do love this cube cross body bag, 

such a cool design & perfect for this time of year! 

{source: WhoWhatWearCollection on Instagram} 

I saw this picture on WhoWhatWearCollection on Instagram 

& quickly became obsessed with the subwaydoodle account on Instagram: 

{source:WhoWhatWearCollection on Instagram via subwaydoodle on Instagram}

Now I am totally addicted to subwaydoodle on Instagram, 

especially this post taking the WhoWhatWear @ Target florals into outer space:

{source: subwaydoodle on Instagram} 

& you know this post wouldn't be complete without a WhoWhatWear x Target outfit! 

What I Wore: glasses- Marc by Marc Jacobs c/o Optically, lips- MAC "Viva Glam II", necklace- Tiffany's {gift from Charlie}, top + jacket + pants- Who What Wear @ Target, flats- Express 

After this project, I was definitely part of this club 👇🏻

{source: eyeamoptometrist on Instagram}

But it was definitely a huge step towards this 👇🏻

{Source: sciencejewelry1824 on Instagram}

♥️👚

especially WhoWhatWear @ Target ♥️

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