I believe that the housing crisis has really affectef the home fashion retail. There has been many stories in the news about how homes are getting foreclosed..because do not have the money to pay for their homes. Many have stated this came about from the banks giving loans to people who could not afford the homes. Real estate agents are having a tough time trying to get people to buy homes. When one is selling house the furniture inside the home is a must..this is why many real estate agents have a open house there is furniture insiside the home.
Since there has been a decline in the homes..because we are in recession..our local home fashion and retail stores have been down. Some big names in the home fashion and retail are Bed Bath and Beyond, Sears, and Michaels. These stores have decline because the economy is bad and people do not have the extra money to go out and by extra house hold designs. The prices if many of the in home designs are exspensive.
The only time that I can really recall when these companies do well is when its time to go back to school and holidays. The times are usually called the seasonal. Without these times of the year these companies would not make it in my opinion. I see these companies making a come back was the economy gets better...
Friday, November 21, 2008
Saturday, November 15, 2008
Guest Speaker
The guest speaker that came to our class was Elyse Mullis she attended here at UNCG with her major being English and the minor being consumer retail. I thought she was a really great speaker..She told us how she was a intern at the greensboro Coliseum but she did not ge the job that she wanted and it was also unpaid. She spent most of her time making coffee and doing other small task that had nothing to do with the job.
The intern that she wa at gave her some experince to the real world..Everything is not easy and then she went on to talk about how a college room mates father put her resumes out there and then he ended up getting a phone call from this company named Westminister fabrics...which of course works with fabrics, threads etc. At first response she may have been unsure but at the same time she had taken the job anyway.
Next she went on to explain the company and what it was all about. There are over twenty designers and they send their drawings, paintings and sketchings. in the process of her job descriptions she also has to do work blogs similiar to the blogs that we do in our class. I thought it was pretty cool how she still had her blogs from this class.
Elyse also told us about the trip that she got to take to Houston, Texas...pretty cool. In Texas there was a quilt market. She also showed us som great pics that she had taken while she was there. Then there is the international quilt market were there are reps and designers in booths. there were a kot of pretty colors in the boths. Overall I think that the speaker was pretty cool I really enjoyed it.
The intern that she wa at gave her some experince to the real world..Everything is not easy and then she went on to talk about how a college room mates father put her resumes out there and then he ended up getting a phone call from this company named Westminister fabrics...which of course works with fabrics, threads etc. At first response she may have been unsure but at the same time she had taken the job anyway.
Next she went on to explain the company and what it was all about. There are over twenty designers and they send their drawings, paintings and sketchings. in the process of her job descriptions she also has to do work blogs similiar to the blogs that we do in our class. I thought it was pretty cool how she still had her blogs from this class.
Elyse also told us about the trip that she got to take to Houston, Texas...pretty cool. In Texas there was a quilt market. She also showed us som great pics that she had taken while she was there. Then there is the international quilt market were there are reps and designers in booths. there were a kot of pretty colors in the boths. Overall I think that the speaker was pretty cool I really enjoyed it.
Friday, October 31, 2008
Sweatshops
When I think about sweatshops I always have this very negative image in my mind. I can see over worked human beings working in poor conditions. I believe this is something that no one should have to endure. I know in some of the third world countries this is all they know and have. The wage in which the people are working for is unacceptable. Ten cent here and fifty cent here is nothing compared to the wages paid here in the United States.
I know when it comes o fashion and clothing..it is cheaper to send it over seas and have the sweatshop. The price is much cheaper and I do agree if I had my own clothing line I would want to get things at a cheaper rate. What is not acceptable to me is the conditions that these human beings are in is nt fair. I wouldnt mind have things made in the sweatshops but there need to be more strict rules and regualtions.
The article that I read talked about the conditions for the children in these sweatshops. One thing that stood out most is when I read this section "The aisles we shop are lined with products made in factories that exploit child labor and fire and harass workers when they try to improve their lives by forming unions"(Stop Sweatshops). http://www.aflcio.org/corporatewatch/stop/
No child should be working at these young ages...it breaks my hearts to know people are living this way. I think when people are in the retail industry the nlock these types of images. This is something no one wants to talk about but this should be talked about..When will it stop and everyone says this is enough.
I know when it comes o fashion and clothing..it is cheaper to send it over seas and have the sweatshop. The price is much cheaper and I do agree if I had my own clothing line I would want to get things at a cheaper rate. What is not acceptable to me is the conditions that these human beings are in is nt fair. I wouldnt mind have things made in the sweatshops but there need to be more strict rules and regualtions.
The article that I read talked about the conditions for the children in these sweatshops. One thing that stood out most is when I read this section "The aisles we shop are lined with products made in factories that exploit child labor and fire and harass workers when they try to improve their lives by forming unions"(Stop Sweatshops). http://www.aflcio.org/corporatewatch/stop/
No child should be working at these young ages...it breaks my hearts to know people are living this way. I think when people are in the retail industry the nlock these types of images. This is something no one wants to talk about but this should be talked about..When will it stop and everyone says this is enough.
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Milan Fashion week
The Milan fashion week is very creative and unique. It brings a whole nother meaning of an art form. These close are intended not to be wearable...but it is making a statement about fashion and what that it is. When I look at some of the styles it reminds of me me of paintings. The bright colors and silhouettes were amazing. The patterns we very detailed and I think that I enjoyd that the most.
The fashion week from Milan that I watched for Spring 2009 was very crative and different. In comparion to some of Milans other styles the Spring collection seemed wearable, classy, girlie and unique. The accessories were anothter thing that stood out most to me..The very High heel shoes were amazing, and I am pretty sure that they were difficult for the models to walk in...I know the clip we watched in class showed one model falling. The Heels were very deatailed as well.
Overall I really enjoyed watching the Milan fashion week. The selected styles were very artistic and creative. Compared to some of the styles that we seen in the New York fashion week the were very different. I think Milans fashion week was focused more on creativity and the artistic look. It was like a panting coming to life. I really enjoyed Milans fashion week.
The fashion week from Milan that I watched for Spring 2009 was very crative and different. In comparion to some of Milans other styles the Spring collection seemed wearable, classy, girlie and unique. The accessories were anothter thing that stood out most to me..The very High heel shoes were amazing, and I am pretty sure that they were difficult for the models to walk in...I know the clip we watched in class showed one model falling. The Heels were very deatailed as well.
Overall I really enjoyed watching the Milan fashion week. The selected styles were very artistic and creative. Compared to some of the styles that we seen in the New York fashion week the were very different. I think Milans fashion week was focused more on creativity and the artistic look. It was like a panting coming to life. I really enjoyed Milans fashion week.
Friday, October 3, 2008
My Design
I am not an actually designer myself..but I have many visions when it comes to fashion and what I would like to see in and on a piece of clothing. I like all types of fashion there is not a selective style that I like I like tons of color and fabrics. When I think of clothing for women, I always think of chic, cute, sexy, comfortable and affordable. So if I ad to come up with a piece it would have to be very sexy.
As I was thinking about a design that I would come up with it would have to be this retro, almost masculine but with a feminine twist to it. This design would be made particular for the everyday business women, who wants to go out in style but also have sense of comfort. The price of the three pieces would be very affordable. The ofit would be about $125.
The color for this particular design would have to be black and a HOT HOT pink. It would almost be like a men's suit but fitted to form a women's body. The Pants would be a flare pant, made out of cotton and nylon, they would have a high waist and very form fitting. The Blazer would be black with the hot pink lining it and trims of the hot pick around the color and the cuffs. The shirt under the blazer would be a silk HOT pink top, with a popped collar. The blazer would also be forming fitting as well. Although this product sounds OK.. i wish I could actually draw..it would look much better on paper.
As I was thinking about a design that I would come up with it would have to be this retro, almost masculine but with a feminine twist to it. This design would be made particular for the everyday business women, who wants to go out in style but also have sense of comfort. The price of the three pieces would be very affordable. The ofit would be about $125.
The color for this particular design would have to be black and a HOT HOT pink. It would almost be like a men's suit but fitted to form a women's body. The Pants would be a flare pant, made out of cotton and nylon, they would have a high waist and very form fitting. The Blazer would be black with the hot pink lining it and trims of the hot pick around the color and the cuffs. The shirt under the blazer would be a silk HOT pink top, with a popped collar. The blazer would also be forming fitting as well. Although this product sounds OK.. i wish I could actually draw..it would look much better on paper.
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Ethnic influences on Apparel Design
Inside the fashion industry ethnicity is influenced due to the nature of the different ethnicity throughout the world. I think when the designer are influenced by or ethnicity's, he or she is being very inovative. In order to come up with new ideas one much be anle to tak an idea and run with it.
I was watching a runway show by Diane Von Furstenberg and it looked like some of her influences were inspired by these ethnicity; Mexico, India and Egypt, i notice all the bright colors like orange, pink and yellow. I think the line she did for spring 2009 was great. I also noticed a lot of scarfs and flowing materials.
I also checked at the Parsons Junior Fashion Show on you tube and a lot of the dresses where inspired by the ethnicity of china. The dresses were made like Kimonos,which were worn in the traditional China and are still worn today. I think that all designer should be influenced by other ethnicity's because it gives the designers more ideas. It also attraction more clientele for whatever particular brand. I would like to see more designers to use others ethnicity's for new ideas.
Keshia Jones
I was watching a runway show by Diane Von Furstenberg and it looked like some of her influences were inspired by these ethnicity; Mexico, India and Egypt, i notice all the bright colors like orange, pink and yellow. I think the line she did for spring 2009 was great. I also noticed a lot of scarfs and flowing materials.
I also checked at the Parsons Junior Fashion Show on you tube and a lot of the dresses where inspired by the ethnicity of china. The dresses were made like Kimonos,which were worn in the traditional China and are still worn today. I think that all designer should be influenced by other ethnicity's because it gives the designers more ideas. It also attraction more clientele for whatever particular brand. I would like to see more designers to use others ethnicity's for new ideas.
Keshia Jones
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Trends of New York Fashion Week
New York has been a very fashion, trendy and unique city this week...due to the BIG fashion wee. This is were all designers put his or her new and trendy styles on the runway. While watching some of the runway shows, the one I enjoyed most was Betsy Johnson. It was very femine, sexy and sassy. I liked the fact that she had a lot of color. The texture and material look very classy. I noticed there was some fur, red, white and blue. Loved the fact that I seen strips, and fish net stockings. I think that Besty was gong after showing off the body of a women. I think her clothing line was something you could see someone wearing on a day to dat bases. There were many pattern, floral, circle and polka dots. If I could afford some of her newest designs I would defently wear them. Not mention the famous cartwheel at the end LOVE LOVE L0VE IT...
Looking at other designers I noticed a lot of detail. Many of the designers were putting hats, fur, and really high heels with his or her pieces. Ana Sui was a big hit as well. Everyone seems to be emphazing women, sexy sassy and feminie. I thought the styles were very cute, girlie and classey. There were also a lot of plaids.
Overall I thought fashion week was a hit and I love to watch designers put there creativity to work. The piece that we watched in class I loved that as well. I thought Calvien Klien did well too, with all the symetrical idea and a lot of use with the white. I would give anything to go to one of the fashion shows. If I think its cool just watching it..I can only imagine watching it in person..cool cool =)
Looking at other designers I noticed a lot of detail. Many of the designers were putting hats, fur, and really high heels with his or her pieces. Ana Sui was a big hit as well. Everyone seems to be emphazing women, sexy sassy and feminie. I thought the styles were very cute, girlie and classey. There were also a lot of plaids.
Overall I thought fashion week was a hit and I love to watch designers put there creativity to work. The piece that we watched in class I loved that as well. I thought Calvien Klien did well too, with all the symetrical idea and a lot of use with the white. I would give anything to go to one of the fashion shows. If I think its cool just watching it..I can only imagine watching it in person..cool cool =)
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