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Fashion Friday

Charm necklaceWearing Thatch jewelry via Vocabulary boutique

For today’s Fashion Friday, I’m bringing you another Fashcap.

That’s a Wrap for Fashion Month

Fashion Month came to a close on Wednesday, and the trends we saw in NY, London and Milan held true.

Fall/Winter 2021 will include giant handbags, layers upon layers, menswear pieces and neutral color palettes.

Paris Fashion Week included a lot of subdued collections – several with an entirely black palette.  I wasn’t a huge fan of Paris, but did love Louis Vuitton and Jil Sander’s collections.

The head-scratching moment came with Matthew Williams’ collection for Givenchy.  I predict his tenure with the house will be short-lived.  Compare Clare Waight Keller’s Givenchy to Williams – WOW.

Personalized Jewelry

I had a fabulous Instagram Live discussion with Vocabulary boutique about the role jewelry plays in our style journeys.  Featuring one of my long-time favorite designers, Thatch, we chatted about how jewelry makes us feel connected.

You can watch it here.

I’m building a charm necklace and adore the process of picking out meaningful treasures to add to a beautiful piece I’ll have forever.

Simone Rocha x H&M

This designer collab launched on March 11 and about half of it is still available.  Sizing is limited, but if you had your heart set on this collection, there is still time.

I didn’t buy anything.  While I adore Simone Rocha, I felt like the price point was still a little high and the pieces, albeit beautiful, weren’t very wearable.  I love a sheer embroidered dress but how often will you really wear something like that?

Fashion Friday

Fashion FridayFor today’s Fashion Friday, I wanted to throw it back to the first iteration of this series: Fashcap.  I created Fashcap in 2014 as a quick way to share new and noteworthy stories in the world of fashion.

Here are the deets for this week.

  1. H&M taps Simone Rocha for its next designer collab.  The collection will be released on March 11 with a focus on sustainability – an important attribute for Rocha.  She said to “be surprised” with the quality they were able to achieve at affordable price points.  Besides women’s, the collection will include men’s, kid’s and beauty.  Will you be shopping?
  2. Poshmark’s IPO. The app-based reseller far exceeded their initial offering at $100 per share.  This continues the prediction that vintage and resale will be the name of the game in fashion going forward.  Do you shop on Poshmark?  Check out my closet here.
  3. Nordstorm debuts a clothing donation and beauty recycling program.  I could not be more excited about this!  I’m a Nordstrom girl for life and these added sustainability features make my heart happy.
  4. Paul Frank sells all intellectual property.  As a kid, Paul Frank was all the rage.  I wanted anything brightly colored and cartoon-looking.  Paul Frank’s library is now in the hands of Futurity Brands, a Swiss company that plans to continue the legacy with a refreshed update.  The cost of acquisition was not disclosed.  Hmmm… any guesses?