Day 4: Alice in WonderGLAM Original Art

Day 3: A Few Fashion Firsts


Alice in WonderGLAM's
A Few Fashion Firsts

• First Organized Fashion Week: 1943, PressWeek (now known as New York Fashion Week)

 Picture from 1st Fashion Week

• First Official Little Black Dress: 1926, Designed by Coco Chanel

 Coco Chanel in one of her own LBDs

• First Fashion Institute: ESMOD (l'Ecole Supérieure des Arts et techniques de la Mode), in France, 1841

  ESMOD showcase

• First Fashion Law Institute: Fordham Law

 Fordham Law Entrance

• First Department Store: Bon Marche in France in mid-nineteenth century

  Bon Marche Department Store

• First Time Women Wore Trousers: Mid-nineteenth century, to work in coal mines

  Women in pants at the coal mines

• First Screenprinting: While it began in China, it was first patented in 1907 in England by Samuel Simon

 Chinese screenprinting

Day 3: Outfit of the Day

 
A sexy leopard print dress is always a golden choice, and a red clutch? DUH! Couldn't be hotter!

Day 2: Alice in WonderGlam Outfit of the Day



Outfit of the Day

Top: Target, $19.99

Skirt: Modaxpressonline.com, $19.99

Shoes: Endless.com, $100

Day 2: What Fashion TV Needs


Television is full of fashion related shows: Project Runway, What Not to Wear, How Do I look?, Mad Fashion, and so on. But do you know what fashion television lacks?

A budget makeover show. A show that makes over the fashion-challenged with fashions from stores regular middle and lower class people can afford. The problem with shows like What Not to Wear and How Do I Look? is the fact that they reclothe the participants in boutique wear: fashions that most of America can't comfortably afford. It makes a lot of women (and men) feel like great fashion sense is not obtainable, atleast not reasonably.

So what if we have a fashion make over show that is partnered with a low budget, or atleast reasonably budgeted store, such as Macy's, JC Penney, or even Wal-Mart or Target. Then viewers can more realistically see themselves as fashionistas. This could also open up the market for such shows sense the intimidation of cost can prevent people from watching shows that indicate how to dress better. it could be a "What Not to Wear: Budget Edition" Hmm..maybe that'll be a good section of this blog..Let's try that out below.

What Not to Wear: on a Budget

Everyday Shoes for the Office 

Just Say No

Birkenstock clogs may have been in at some point, but it's not 1998 anymore and wearing these to the office (or anywhere for that matter) is just plain sloppy.



Platform heels at work? Leave the "sexy" at the pole, ladies.



Grandma called..why the hell did you steal her shoes? They might seem comfortable to work all day in, but don't. Just don't.

Try This Instead

          

Mustard flats from Target, $19.99, have fun with color without going overboard

Basic black pumps with alligator texture from Target, $24.99, goes with EVERYTHING!

Red slingbacks are comfortable and casual for the less formal situations, the low heel will save your feet from blisters and pain, Liz Claiborne, $40

The  classic loafer, but in a fun print. Basic black, brown or burgandy also work, but get it in a texture such as alligator, crocodile or snakeskin gives it an updated appeal, Aerosoles, $40

Two toned pumps, sexy and classic: win-win! Target, $34.99



Day 1: History of the Stiletto Heel

"I don't know who invented high heels, but all women owe him alot"
Marilyn Monroe

          

Let's start this blog with a history lesson in one of the most crucial parts of a jaw dropping outfit: The Stiletto Heel.

"High heels were invented by a woman who had been kissed on the forehead."
Christopher Morley

Quick Facts

Named after the stiletto dagger

Defined as a long, thin, high heel on a shoe, typically a woman's shoe

Definite time of invention is uncertai. However, by the 19th century, stilettos were obviously popular.

The actual original maker of the stiletto isn't certain, but Roger Vivier is often credited with the invention of the stiletto. He invented it by encasing a thin steel rod in wood or plastic to support the wearer's weight.

You can find his shoes on display in the following museums: Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NY, The Louvre in Paris and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.

If a heel is less than 5cm in height, it is called a "kitten" heel.

Stiletto heels come in a variety of shoe, such as box-toed pumps, pointed-toed pumps, open-toed pumps, boots, booties, sandals and more.

Stiletto Heels Photo Gallery

 Alexander McQueen, 2009, 10-inch Stilettos

Jimmy Choo, 2012

 Christian Louboutin, 2012, ballet stilletos

Betsy Johnson, stiletto booties 

Steve Madden, "Bitter" pump

 

All I want are high heels, high heels. If I was a girl, I'd wear a lot of high heels. High, stiletto heels.
Isaac Mizrahi

Day 1: Welcome

Welcome to

Adventures in

Wonder GLAM

About the author: I am a graduate from South Carolina State University and the University of Georgia.

I have a B.S in Family and Consumer Sciences Business with a concentration in Fashion Merchandising and a minor in Business Administration and a M.S in Merchandising and International Trade.

I have a love for retail and the fashion industry. I'm not the artsy fashion type, more of the business fashion type, but either way, fashion is my life!

This blog has been created to share my love of the retail industry with everyone!

I am open to all ideas and comments about what should be included in this blog so please leave your feedback! And make sure you "follow" my blog so I know who is reading!