Revista Vogue USA, februarie 2011
Dupa cum va spuneam si in alte ocazii, sunt abonata la revista canadiana de moda Flare. Dar in acelasi timp m-am gandit ca ar fi bine sa citesc si alte reviste, ca sa-mi largesc orizontul de informare. Cand spui “reviste influente de moda”, la ce publicatie te gandesti prima oara? Corect, Vogue. Asa ca am inceput cu Vogue USA, si aptamana aceasta mi-am luat numarul de februarie 2011. A trecut ceva timp de cand n-am mai citit Vogue, si chiar mi s-a facut dor sa o rasfoiesc din nou.
Cateva date istorice si curiozitati despre Vogue. Este una din cele mai vechi reviste de moda din Statele Unite, fondata in 1892. A inceput ca revista saptamanala, iar in 1973 a devenit publicatie lunara. La inceputul secolului XX a inceput sa se extinda si in Europa – Germania, Spania, Franta. In 1988 Anna Wintour a devenit Editor-in-Chief la Vogue USA, pozitie in care se afla si acum. La ora actuala, revista Vogue apare in 18 tari – Statele Unite, Marea Britanie, Franta, Italia, Germania, Australia, Brazilia, China, Grecia, India, Japonia, Korea de Sud, Mexic, Portugalia, Rusia, Spania, Taiwan, Turcia. Patrick Demarchelier si Mario Testino sunt doi dintre cei mai influenti fotografi de moda din lume care colaboreaza cu Vogue.
Vogue este o revista care se adreseaza unui public feminin middle-upper class si upper class. Majoritatea continutului Vogue este high-fashion; dar pe ici pe colo mai vezi si middle fashion si pret-a-porter.
Cea mai extinsa editie a revistei pe care Vogue a publicat-o vreodata a fost numarul din Septembrie 2007 – 840 pagini de moda fara limite, un record in lumea publishing. Cele mai importante editii ale anului sunt cele din martie si septembrie, caci acestea marcheaza inceperea noului sezon – primavara-vara in martie si toamna-iarna in septembrie.
Pe coperta editiei de februarie 2011 o vedem pe Kristen Stewart, actrita devenita celebra datorita seriei de filme Twilight. Revista ii dedica un articol si un pictorial. Ult alt articol care mi-a placut in acest numar a fost unul dedicat printului William si logodnicei sale, viitoarea printesa Catherine Middleton. Mario Testino a relaizat fotografiile de logodna ale cuplului princiar.
In privinta tendintelor din acest sezon, numarul de februarie al revistei ne da de stire despre o alta regula incorsetanta a modei care s-a relaxat – pantofii cu toc mic si mediu versus pantofii cu toc inalt. Vogue ne spune ca acum pantoful cu toc inalt nu mai este obligatoriu ca odinioara (dar nici interzis), si ne da liber la comoditate “cu picioarele pe pamant”.
O alta tendinta din acest sezon este revenirea pantalonilor si blugilor evazati. Acestia au farmecul lor aparte, si chiar ma bucur ca au revenit in moda. Si ca o adevarata fashionista ce sunt, ieri am purtat la serviciu blugi evazati (vinerea e Jeans Day la mine la birou), iar in timpul saptamanii port pantaloni dressy evazati. Fetelor, daca pantalonii si blugii evazati au somat pana acum in garderobele voastre, scoateti-i la suprafata, caci acum sunt din nou la moda! Este incredibil cum moda se reinventeaza uneori si revine pe podiumuri. In acest sezon, dar si anul trecut, am observat foarte multe trenduri care au fost la moda candva, si care acum au revenit. Roata modei se intoarce, tac-tac-tac! De exmplu, anul trecut au revenit leggings negri, dupa ce au fost la moda in anii ’90. Iar in acest sezon unele trenduri care au revenit in moda sunt fusta midi si lunga, precum si pantalonii si blugii evazati de care aminteam mai sus. Si daca tot am amintit de blugi evazati si de faptul ca am inceput sa-i port din nou, as vrea sa ma laud si eu cu ceva bun care mi s-a intamplat in ultimul an. Ca orice proaspata mamica, mi-am acumulat si eu surplusul de kilograme in timpul sarcinii si dupa nastere (precum si din cauza nasterii). A trecut un an si 5 luni de cand l-am nascut pe Alex, si in acest timp am dat jos toate kilogramele in plus. De fiecare data cand ma vad cu prietenii mei, si mai ales cu acei prieteni cu care ma vad la un interval de cateva saptamani sa zicem, mi se spune ca am slabit. Este cea mai buna veste pe care o primesc in acest registru. Si daca ma credeti, nici macar nu am facut eforturi deosebite pentru a slabi, caci nu sunt mare amatoare de sport. Desi am o bicicleta de gimnastica, am cam neglijat-o in ultimul timp si am si uitat cand am folosit-o ultima oara. Sunt foarte norocoasa!
Slabitul are si reversul sau, bineinteles, si anume faptul ca nu mai pot purta unele haine din garderoba, caci acum imi sunt largi; printre care trei perechi de blugi preferati de-ai mei, o pereche Donna Karan si doua perechi Guess. De-acum inainte, pentru viitorul apropiat cel putin, acestia vor fi trasi pe dreapta, pana cand ma hotarasc ce sa fac cu ei. Dar in schimb, ieri dimineata cand ma pregateam sa merg la birou, mi-am adus aminte de doua perechi de blugi evazati de-ai mei, care in ultimii doi ani au stat intr-un colt al garderobei, caci nu imi mai veneau dupa ce am nascut. Si, surprise! Acum imi vin perfect! Ii am din 2007, de pe vremea cand eram slim and childless, si acum e timpul sa ii port din nou. Acelasi lucru s-a intamplat si cu alte haine de-ale mele (bluze, rochii…) – in perioada de dupa nastere nu am putut sa le port, caci nu imi mai veneau; au somat o perioada in garderoba; iar acum, dupa ce am slabit, le pot purta din nou, ca noi.
Revenind la Vogue din februarie 2011, vreau sa mai mentionez un trend pe care ni-l propune revista pentru acest sezon – trenciul. Vine primavara, cat de curand se va incalzi afara, vom renunta la hainele groase si la blanurile cu care ne-am incotosmanat in timpul iernii, asa ca Vogue ne sfatuieste sa le inlocuim cu trenciuri! Nu ezitati sa purtati trenciuri in aceasta primavara, caci sunt la moda acum. Trenciurile in culori uni sunt cele mai in trend – rosu, crem, maro, negru, alb, mov, bleu-marin, sau orice culoare care va place. Si mie imi plac trenciurile, si de-abia astept sa se incalzeasca afara, sa le port. Am trei trenciuri – unul rosu Kosta Blanca, unul bleu-marin no-name, unul culoarea untului de la brandul romanesc Asco Bacau.
Va doresc o primavara cat mai calda si plina de culoare!
How to Attend a Fashion Week
Attending a fashion week is a glamorous experience many fashionistas and fashion consumers are very much looking forward to. I had such an opportunity last year – I attended Toronto Fashion Week, officially known as LG Fashion Week Beauty by L’Oréal Paris, March-April 2010. It showed off the new collections for the upcoming Fall-Winter 2010/2011 season. Now, the new Toronto Fashion Week is just around the corner, on March 28th – April 2nd 2011, and it will show new collections for Fall-Winter 2011/2012 season. Based on my own experience, I could share a few tips on how to attend a fashion week.
If you are looking to attend the fashion week in your city, or a specific fashion week from another city (LG Toronto Fashion Week for instance), the first thing first to do is to seek out that fashion week’s official website.
The website should contain such basic information related to the preparations for the upcoming Fashion Week like contact information, volunteer information, fashion week schedule, list of designers presenting their collections during the Fashion Week, buy ticket information, newsletter. Browse all the pages and categories to familiarize yourself with the website and with the steps of the fashion event to come which you want to attend.
Get yourself on the Fashion Week newsletter and you will receive all the information and notifications about the fashion shows.
You could consider volunteering for the Fashion Week, for a closer exposure to the fashion world, for some fashion networking, and why not, for new friends. The website will announce the areas volunteers are needed for. It could be fashion environment, head office administration, décor, event set-up, distributing marketing materials, greeting guests, registration, and other areas. The website will also announce the days and times volunteers are needed.
Once the names of the designers showing their collections in the Fashion Week, the schedule of the shows and buy ticket information are available on the website, decide what show(s) you want to attend and buy your ticket(s) well in advance if you want to attend the show of a specific designer (or several shows). Do not leave buying ticket(s) to your preferred show(s) for the last minute, as you could find them sold out. When I attended Toronto Fashion Week, I wanted to see David Dixon’s fashion show; but when I got around to buy a ticket, all of them were sold out, so I had to choose another designer’s show, Linda Lundstrom’s. Do not let that happen to you, if you are looking forward to see your favorite designer’s collection, and buy your ticket well in advance.
So, you have decided what show(s) to attend, you have already purchased the ticket(s). Next step is going to the Fashion Week itself. How to grab a good seat for the show? Don’t forget that a fashion show is not a concert, and the hall where it takes place is not a huge one, so the seats are limited. It’s just the runway and most of the times 6 rows of seats on one side, and 6 rows of seats on the other side. Your seat is guaranteed of course, since you have bought the ticket for the show; but the problem is where to sit for a good view of the collection(s)? Keep in mind that quite a lot of seats are already reserved in the first rows for VIPs, special guests, media, and the consumers and visitors take their seats in the back rows. Unless the seats are numbered and you have a specific seat for the fashion show, consumers take theirs seats as per the availability, once the reserved seats are occupied. In this case, the best seat is on the last row, because you could stand, for a better visibility, to watch the show without bothering anybody in your back. Anybody who sits in the middle rows cannot stand to watch the show, because in this case they would bother other consumers. When I attended Toronto Fashion Week, I sat on the last row, and I am glad I was inspired to do so, because I could stand for a better visibility without bothering others; but people in front of me sitting in the middle rows could not do so.
How to dress for a fashion show? Fashionable, of course. It’s a glamorous event, so don’t hesitate to dress up. Leave your jeans and T-shirts for more casual occasions, and choose a dressy outfit. The same with the make-up and the hairstyling, they should be stunning. As for the hairstyling, you don’t necessarily have to go to see a stylist before the fashion show, just make sure you have a good hair day.
Have fun at the Fashion Week!
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