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Get “in the know” about the ins and outs of the fashion industry as a whole. Learn about everything from design to production and sales.
The 10 Best Online Classes for Fashion Design
The fashion industry is lucrative, and can be a great way to make a living doing something you love to do. The world of fashion is always changing, and anyone looking to break into it, will need some classes in fashion design to learn the ropes.
By Patty Ramsen7 years ago in Styled
Ways Clothing Became Toxic
Before we begin talking about all the ways clothing became toxic over the years, we have to define toxicity as it applies to this discussion. Something can be toxic by virtue of being unhealthy. It doesn't just apply to chemicals and poisons, although they certainly count. In addition to deficient practices in the textile industries, clothing has become toxic due to uncomfortable fits, potentially hazardous fabrics, and a desire to produce clothes at bottom-of-the-barrel costs. Clothing is toxic to the people who make it, the people who wear it, and the people who live around factories. First, you need to pinpoint the causes; then you have to work on finding safer alternatives with which to stock your wardrobe.
By Lorna Vause7 years ago in Styled
Reasons Why Swimsuits Are so Expensive
If you’ve ever thought to yourself, “Swimsuits are so expensive,” you’re not alone. You might still be surprised to learn that there are actual factual reasons to why this is the case. Sure, designers want to make as much money as possible, and although that is a factor, it’s not the main reason why you dish out hundreds of dollars to look cute on the beach each summer. The reasons are everything from the type of material used, to innovation and designs.
By Julie Barnes7 years ago in Styled
Fashion & Fitness
Fashion and fitness—two things that are most dear to me outside of my family and friends. It’s important to understand that both have played a major role in our society, especially from the mid to late 80s to even now. Bodybuilders work in their cut sweatshirts, a way to get the best of both worlds, to sweat it out while still being cool and fashionable. The short ranger pantie style shorts show off their aesthetically built legs, paired with long old school double ribboned high socks which were the most important accessory on your feet. The most common workout sneakers were the bike track sneakers and the high top converses.
By BodyBY Mikero7 years ago in Styled
Best Fashion Design Books for Beginners
Fashion designers are the type of people that are perennially cool. They make the clothes we wear, dictate style, and also somehow manage to get people to see aesthetics in a brand new way. Most creative individuals have, at one point or another, considered becoming a fashion designer.
By Sasha Konikovo7 years ago in Styled
Transforming DTLA’s Fashion District
In October, California Market Center, the largest wholesale fashion mart in Los Angeles and a famous venue for wholesale apparel industries, will once again host numerous trade events—LA Majors Market, LA Textile Show, Sustainable Fashion Forum, Market Week, and LA Men’s Market.
By ashley collie7 years ago in Styled
How Fashion Affects the Environment
The environmental impact of the fashion industry is crippling. Fashion affects the environment in a huge way and it is the second largest polluter in the world coming in second place to oil. Most people don’t realize that the clothing they wear is made with toxic chemicals, consumes many of earth’s natural resources, contributes to water pollution, and affects greenhouse gas emissions. Our carbon footprint is constantly growing and fashion plays a huge part in this. Here are the main aspects as to how fashion affects the environment.
By Morgan E. Westling8 years ago in Styled
How Fashion Has Changed Over the Years
If there is anything that we can all agree on in the fashion world, it's that fashion always recycles, whether we like it or not. Over the course of 100 years, fashion has changed dramatically but has also kept trends from the past very much alive.
By Evelyn Starr8 years ago in Styled
Most Inspiring Fashion Quotes of All Time
Fashion is an art form like any other. It's a method of creation, of expression, of reflecting and creating culture. This is why fashion and music intertwine, as well as other art forms. But in some ways, it's an art form unlike any other, in that it pervades every corning of our lives and our world. These inspiring fashion quotes reflect that: fashion is about style, yes, and style is about how we present ourselves to the world. That is something important and profound. And fashion is also about creation, about following the changes in society and in many cases, pushing for changes in society.
By Nicola P. Young8 years ago in Styled
Important Fashion Terms Everyone Should Know
Being a fashionista isn't about clothing—it's about culture, creativity, and occasionally making a statement. And as with any culture—especially a creative one—the fashion industry is constantly changing and growing, keeping the best ideas of the past and introducing the brightest ideas of the future.
By Nicola P. Young8 years ago in Styled
What Is the Future of Fur in Fashion?
If you consider yourself a fashionista, chances are that you have worn a fur item once in your life, whether you realized it or not. The fur trade is a worldwide industry and for a long time, wearing fur was one of the largest trends in the world.
By Emily McCay8 years ago in Styled
