Fashion Trend Summer 2013: High-Low Skirts and Dresses

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Today I am going to discuss the trend of high-low hemlines or what some call dip hems...

 

At first I wasn't sure if I like the idea of having a skirt or dress that was shorter in the front and longer in the back, I also wasn't sure if they would flatter my body shape, but I have quickly grown to love the style. High-Low dresses and skirts are basically the mullet of the clothing industry, except they look much better. As some of you may know I am quite the curvy gal and some styles I know just don't work for me, so, I make sure I try everything before I buy, so when I was shopping last I tried quite a few dresses with the high-low hemline and as long as the dress had some type of emphasis on the waist they looked fabulous.

Below are some examples of some dresses and a skirt with the high-low hemline that are just terribly shaped, or the print makes the style too overwhelming. Like I said above I believe the shape of the high-low hemline pairs best with some type of emphasis on the hemline.
 

Untitled #230 by bri-grim featuring a silk dress



Below is an example of a fun way to wear a high-low hemline dress.

 

 

Cottoncandy by bri-grim featuring opi nailpolish

Fashion Trends Summer 2013: Midi Skirts and Dresses

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Since I am a fan of vintage styles it should be very obvious that I do love midi skirts and dresses, but it is still very easy to find midi's that are of terrible taste and ill-fitting. Below I have some examples of midi skirts and dresses that have either terrible prints, or are oddly shaped. Not all prints work well on all shapes of clothing, some of these prints may work well for other pieces, but paired with the midi shape they just don't flatter.

 

Untitled #221 by bri-grim featuring mid calf dresses



Before I move onto my examples here are a couple pictures of celebrities sporting midi skirts and dresses and looking beautiful.

Untitled #223 by bri-grim on Polyvore

Below are some examples of how I would wear midi dresses and skirts. I absolutely love vintage reproduction midi styles, and would love to fill at least half my closet with them. Some people tend to think that midi's are for older women, but it all depends on the style and the print, choose the right one and they can be very fashion forward.

Untitled #222 by bri-grim featuring crystal handbags

Untitled #224 by bri-grim featuring black heels

Untitled #225 by bri-grim featuring chandelier earrings

Fashion Trends Summer 2013: Floral Print

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Today I will be discussing the trend of floral prints, a trend that comes and goes throughout the years. Floral print can look absolutely wonderful and fashionable if worn the right way, but it also can look like a gaudy train wreck if you choose the wrong print. I am going to begin showing off ways not to wear floral print, and conclude this post with fashionable ways to add floral print to your closet.

 

To start off I have two pictures of very fashionable celebrities that are wearing floral in the wrong way. Kim is a very fashionable woman but occasionally she makes bad choices like this custom-made Givenchy gown she wore to the Met Gala. Not only is this floral print too large and reminiscent of a vintage couch, the shape of this dress combined with the eye gouging print just looks terrible. If you look closer you can see that this dress is paired with sewn-in matching gloves, and matching shoes.

 Jessica Alba is a beautiful woman no matter what kind of clothes she wears, but this dress she was spotted in leaves me with a headache. The way the print changes near the bottom of the dress almost appears like it's two entirely different dresses sewn together to create one hideous dress. Although I do feel if the entire dress was created from the same colorful floral print that the top half consists of this dress could be a cute bohemian style dress.

 

 

If you choose the wrong color, size, or shape of floral print pieces for your body you can appear to be overwhelmed by the print, younger, older, insane etc. Pictured below are some hideous floral print pieces I found, now you may find these style pieces present on the runway, but not everything worn on the runway is truly wearable for the common person.

Untitled #217 by bri-grim featuring stella mccartney jacket




Pictured below are a couple different outfits containing fashionable floral prints.



 

Untitled #218 by bri-grim featuring maxi dresses

Untitled #219 by bri-grim featuring a curb chain bracelet