Styling by Kaitlyn Howard
Models Name: Veronica
Look one: For this look, she wore a plaid mini dress with an oversized brown leather jacket with white tennis shoes.
Bottoms: The dress was a timeless piece, because plaid has been in style for a long time and is always just a good basic to have, and it was from Corbeau in Columbia
Top: The Leather jacket was also a timeless piece because of how it has continued to stay in style. It was also from Corbeau in Columbia
Accessories: The purse and sunglasses as well as jewelry were brought from my personal belongings.
Look two: Veronica wore wide-leg jeans with a classic white blouse and a cut-off sleeve sweater with some white boots paired with a snakeskin bag.
Bottoms:The pants were mine that I brought for her, but wide-leg pants are the perfect pant for every outfit and will continue to stay in style.
Top: The blouse and the cut off sleeve sweater are both classic pieces that everyone should have and they were from Vestique in Columbia.
Shoes:The white mini boots were also from Vestique in Columbia and little boots have always been in style and go with everything.
Accessories:Her bag was brought from my personal belongings and was a snakeskin mini bag that tied in great with the outfit
Models Name: Billie
Look three: Billie wears a green mini skirt with ties that wrapped around her stomach paired with a black cropped long sleeve top. Both these pieces are very trendy right now and are perfect for fall. She wore black combat boots and big, black sunglasses to tie into the trendy look. Also, she had a zebra purse which ties into her other outfit.
Bottoms:The green mini skirt is from Corbeau in Columbia.
Top: The black mini long sleeve top is also from Corbeau in Columbia. This store is perfect for anyone who wants to stay in trend, they have such cute stuff.
Accessories: The zebra bag is from Corbeau as well and prints are very in right now so this was perfect for the outfit. The sunglasses I brought but you can find similar big sunglasses anywhere.
Look Four: Billie wears a mini skirt that had ties wrapped around the model's stomach and this was paired with a white crop top and a mint fuzzy shacket. She also had a black mini purse with a short silver chain that matched her silver earrings. She wore white booties as well. This look was very trendy and perfect for the cooler weather making its way here. Pairing a printed mini skirt with color can be tough but the mint looked particularly good with it I think.
Bottoms: The bottoms are from Corbeau in Columbia and I thought they were just a great option to go with because the tied part around the stomach is so in trend right now as well as the zebra pattern.
Top: The white tank top is the models and then the mint Shacket is from Vestique. I loved the Shacket because of how in trend I think they will be for fall and pairing it with a fun print is very trendy.
Accessories: The little black purse is from Vestique and I picked it because I thought the silver chain would look good with this look and it's so in style right now.
Written and styled by Kaitlyn Howard
Most of us may not think about how the pandemic affected fashion, but it affected it in more ways than we know. With the world shutting down and people not being able to express themselves through what they wear out, many people turned to social media. Platforms like TikTok and Instagram were thriving with fashion trends during this time. So many trends, for about a year now, have been coming in and out of style so fast that it has been hard to keep up with. It’s been putting a major dent in a lot of people's bank accounts because they keep buying new clothes. Not only is this hurting peoples bank accounts, but, more importantly, it’s hurting our environment with all the fast fashion that has been taking place. Don’t get me wrong, I love all the trends and different pieces that become popular because it keeps fashion fresh and eventful, but I am just putting out some tips for anyone who wants to look fashionable with pieces that are going to continue to stay in style for a long time. This is what I would call dressing in more of a timeless way then trendy. Let’s start with jeans. I think that just because mom jeans or wide-leg jeans have recently become in style, doesn’t mean they’re not timeless. These types of jeans will stay in style for a long period of time because they can be paired with so many different pieces of clothes and styled to be either casual or fancy. Classic tanks, fitted long sleeve tanks and blouses are also timeless because they can be paired with so many things and styled many ways. For shoes, a classic pair of white sneakers and a classic heal are timeless because, again, they can be paired with many different things and if we look back at the heel it has been the same for decades so we know it lasts and will continue to last. Leather is also timeless because of the way it looks and can make an outfit go from a 5 to a 10. Also, a leather jacket has been in style for decades, just different variations of it. The two looks I choose that are shown here are timeless pieces in my opinion and perfect for the fall season. Now, let's talk about Trendy looks and how so many things come back in style. First cowgirl boots, which came on all the sudden but now I see every girl has a pair. They’re super cute but are definitely not going to last too much longer. I think as fall continues people are going to transition into more of the knee-high wide leg boot. Also prints have been popular in the past year or so and of course tennis skirts and just the “athletic look” in general is extremely popular. Many trends from the early 2000s are making their come back with fun colors, low rise pants, mini skirts and tie tops. What I have noticed with these trends is that they are either being started by an influencer who starts wearing something that attracts many people's attention so they buy it and it builds up popularity from there, or just random people post a video or a picture wearing something that many people really like, so it blows up and becomes a trend because everyone buys it. This is all thanks to social media and
how technology is changing the fashion industry so much. With the other two looks I chose for this shoot, I wanted to show some fun outfits that many people would look at and go “okay that’s trendy” and also find inspiration for some cute fall looks. These outfits were just my opinions on trendy outfits but there are so many ways to dress in-trend right now and that’s one of the reasons why I love fashion. People can express themselves by dressing how they want to. Now, when we talk about Trendy vs Timeless it can get pretty confusing a lot of the time because so many trends from the 70s, 80s, 90s and now early 2000s are coming back. A lot of these pieces are considered timeless pieces while also being worn in-trend right now. Not to say that these trends now will not come back in style in the future just like they have before, but being able to slow down this process and pick up more basics will not only help your style last longer but can help the environment as well.
