Cute new shoes! ♡

Yay! I'm alive! And I'm dedicated to posting every Wednesday now. Well, I'll try my best. 

So, for this post, I'm going to be talking about the new shoes that I bought! They are from Amazon.com and are from a brand called Chemistry.

They're see-through! With pink laces and bottom as you can see. I absolutely love these shoes. I got them for around $26 dollars, and the shipping was really fast. 

OK, more about the shoes. They're really good quality. For the price I expected much less in quality than what I got LOL. They're really comfy! And the pink is very bright. I don't mind that though. :) 

I wore them to school yesterday, which was a lot of fun. The main thing that I love about these shoes is that I can wear my really cute socks with them. Now I have a reason to buy cute socks. 

Well, that's pretty much it. In conclusion I really love these shoes, and I for sure recommend them. ^_^

♡ Claire 

My New YouTube Channel! ♡

Hello everyone! I have some great news. I decided to start a YouTube channel to go along with this blog! My first video was uploaded yesterday about my first collection and the fabric swatches to go along with it. Subscribe to my YouTube if you want to see more fashion-related videos. I'm not really sure what I'm going to post on there yet so any suggestions would be appreciated!

You can watch my video here!

♡ Claire

Kohl's Haul and OOTD ♡

Hello everybody! Yesterday I went to Kohl's to get a new backpack, but I also ended up finding jeans and a top as well! The backpack has a galaxy print, so I had to get it. It's my favorite print at the moment.

I wore my new outfit today to go see Inside Out with my sister! It was an adorable movie, so you should go see it if you haven't already. My favorite character was Disgust because she was so sassy.

♡ Claire 

(By the way, the jeans were $12 and the top was $4! Yay for clearance!)

OOTD: 6/15/15 ♡

Happy Monday and happy summer!! For this summer's first post I decided to post an OOTD.

My Outfit:

Bow- Claire's 

Necklace- By "Murano Glass" from Italy, thanks Emma!!

Shirt- Amazon

Skirt- Target

Sandals- Payless

I hope you liked today's post and I'll see you again on Friday. Make sure to follow me on Instagram @claire.fashion! 

♡ Claire 

My Favorite Bows ♡

Happy Tuesday everybody! Today I thought I would share my favorite hair bows. I wear bows on a daily basis, and these are the ones that I wear the most often.

Strawberry Bow

My best friend Emma gave this one to me for my 15th birthday this past October! She got it at a chili festival. Fun fact. I wore this today!

Pink Sequin Bow

Pink is my favorite color, so I love this bow! I bought it at Sidecca.

Black Lace Bow

I wear this bow a lot, because black goes with everything and I like wearing black skirts. It's super cute and simple! I bought it at Claire's. 

Baby Pink Ribbon Bow

This adorable bow was given to me by my best friend Caitlyn. I really like the color. 

Hello Kitty Bows

Caitlyn bought these for me too! She gave them to me as a Christmas present and they're just too cute. I wore them to the HK museum, check out that post if you want to see my OOTD!

Black and Gold Bow

This one is so pretty! I bought it at Claire's. 

Pink Lace Bow

This is the same type of bow as the black lace bow. It's a super bright pink; I love it!

Mint Sparkly Bow

For some reason, the bow looks blue in this picture. It's actually a very pretty mint green/sea-foam color! It's super sparkly. I love wearing this bow with my Little Mermaid t-shirt.

Thank you so much for checking out my blog! Don't forget to follow me on Instagram @claire.fashion.

♡ Claire 

Designer Spotlight: Coco Chanel ♡

    Credited with the creation of the Chanel suit, the Chanel No. 5 perfume, and the little black dress, Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel is the most iconic and influential fashion designer to this day. You don't have to have an interest in the fashion world to just know her name.

Coco originally wanted to pursue a career as an entertainer, singing at cabaret shows as a young adult. However, although she had the look and charisma, her singing was not incredible. She eventually realized that she would never be a successful performer. 

 

Around 1908, Chanel designed the iconic Chanel No. 5 perfume with her then-boyfriend Arthur Capel, who also helped finance Coco's first shops, in Deauville, France. In her early fashion career, Chanel sold mainly hats and clothing, and eventually established her first couturiere boutique at 31 rue Cambon. She didn't enjoy immediate success, however. The reason for this, however, is why she eventually became so influential and successful.

Chanel lived through WWI and through the post-war era that followed. It was around this time that women gained the right to vote, and an increasing demand for women's rights developed. 

It was Chanel who revolutionized women's clothing during this time period, promoting the liberation that women were then seeking. Coco did this by saying goodbye to tight corsets and long Victorian dresses, and designing clothes that were far more practical for work and everyday life (not to mention easier to breathe in).

Chanel designed clothes made with jersey fabric, once considered too simple to be used in couture fashion. She saw the advantages of wearing jersey clothing for women: it allowed far more movement than long dresses with corsets allowed. The Chanel jersey suit became instantly popular among women for this reason. 

Another Chanel design that promoted practicality in women's clothing was the Chanel bag. This bag, called the 2.55, overthrew the use of the hand bag with its chain strap and functionality, while still looking fashionable. 

(Probably my fave picture)

Last but not least, I want to talk about the little black dress. Coco's little black dress was basically the polar opposite of the restricting Victorian dresses. The dress was comfortable but chic, and became instantly popular. To allow all women in society to wear her practical designs, Coco had some of her creations including the little black dress sell for affordable prices. (She is actually credited for the start of the Flapper trend in the 1920's!)

(That's Audrey Hepburn!)

 Thanks to her career as a designer, Coco Chanel completely changed the image of women and gave them a sense of empowerment and freedom from the restriction of the pre-WWI era and long before, as modern women continued to pursue their goals in their careers and political rights.

I really hope you enjoyed this post! See you on Friday!! ♡

♡ Claire 

Café Chic ♡

Happy Friday everyone! ♡

Yesterday was a minimum day at my school. My best friend Bea and I decided to go to a local café after school and have a photoshoot! Here are the pictures:

Bea's outfit:

Kimono- Forever 21

Top- Target

Shorts- Forever 21

Shoes- Target

^ fave picture of the day, Bea looks beautiful!

                                          ♡ 

My outfit: 

Cardigan- Amazon

Dress- Charlotte Russe

Boots- Payless

Bag- Target

Bow- Claire's (my store!!!)

I had a super fun afternoon with Bea and I've been really excited to share the pictures! I hope you liked this post!

Oh, and I also got a B-Mo sticker because....why not. He's now on the front of my binder :p

See you on Tuesday!

♡ Claire

Doggie Fashion: Blue Sweaters ♡

Hello! So today I thought I'd share pictures of my dogs in their blue sweaters. Lizzy's was made by a family friend and I have no clue where we got Olive's, but it's just as cute ^_^

Lizzy 

Olive 

See you on Friday! 

♡ Claire

Second Fashion Design + Instagram Update! ♡

Happy Friday!!

So today I wanted to share my second completed fashion design. It's fairly simple but I think it turned out pretty well. 

I also wanted to talk about my Instagram on this post. I just got an Instagram recently, and on there I post my designs, ootd's, and other fashion related stuff. It would be awesome if you're interested if you would follow me!! My username is @claire.fashion and I post pretty frequently. 

I'm also playing a game called Fashion Design World, and my nanobit ID is clairemariefashion if you want to friend me!

See you on Tuesday!

♡ Claire

Elegant Emily ♡

Happy Tuesday! ♡

My best friend Emily went to her ROTC ball for our school on Saturday. She looked absolutely beautiful, so of course I have to post about it!

Dress - Ross

Cardigan - 

Shoes - JC Penney's

 

♡ Claire

Follow Emily on Instagram: @emiliasamantha

Designer Spotlight - Lilly Pulitzer ♡

Happy Friday!! I hope you've had an awesome week.♡

This Friday I'm going to be talking about one of my favorite fashion designers of all time, Lilly Pulitzer. She had a truly unique view on the whole art of fashion design, and her illustrations are instantly recognizable because of the bright colors, beach themes, and animal themes. 

I love the story of how Lilly got into the fashion design world. When she move to Palm Beach Florida, she opened a juice stand. Working at the juice stand and squeezing fruit got a lot of stains on her clothes. So, Lilly designed her classic sleeveless shift dress with bright and colorful fabric to hide the stains. When she wore this dress to work, she got a lot of compliments on the dress she had designed. Lilly then began making more of these dresses and selling them at her juice stand!! Of course, she ended up selling more dresses than juice, so Lilly changed her career interests to design. And ta-da, Lilly Pulitzer Inc. was founded in 1959!! 

Here is a Lilly shift dress. It's absolutely adorable, and there are so many styles and prints to choose from on the Lilly Pulitzer website(if you can afford them that is. i just stare at them and wish they weren't over $100 each. still cute though.)

Now I'm just gonna put some of my favorite Lilly quotes:

And of course:

♡ Claire 

{All of the images in this post belong to their respective owners like the Lily Pullitzer company. I'm not taking any credit for any of the prints or pictures that I used in this blog post.} 

My First Fashion Design Sketch! ♡

Hello everyone! ♡

I've been interested in the fashion design world for some time now, but I've recently been really considering majoring in fashion design in college. I'm going to take up sewing lessons in April! For now, I'm working on my fashion illustrating skills. 

So, I thought I'd share my first finished design. (I also posted it on my new Instagram, @claire.fashion) 

I'm really looking forward to improving with each sketch I complete! I will definitely start posting them here.

♡ Claire