Thursday Night Lights

A venture through the outfitting picking process of a college student's Thursday night, going to a party. Students speak on how they choose their outfits, their styles, getting ready and just being them.

This was my first time doing this guys so bare with me. My next one will be much better.

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Pea Coats

When you feel that first breeze of cool air sweep through your hair and roll over your skin, in late September, you instantly get that hint of excitement because you know what trend is vastly approaching. Pea Coat season is right around the corner. Long, short and mid-drift in a wide variety of colors. The wool material on the outside with the silk inside will keep you warm from the cool air, but not hot enough to make you uncomfortable.  Some include hoods now which is a great feature to keep your head warm or shield you from the rain. This green one down below is a woman's coat and is similar to my fab green peacoat I bought last fall. I love it to death and will probably wear it until it falls apart. I also, have a black one and had a blue one but it has a hole in it so I no longer wear it.

Pea Coats are a great way to be warm and stylish and are not only popular amongst girls, but boys are wearing them, also. They give males a very sophisticated and mature appeal seeming very business-like. Below is an all black men's peacoat that I think will look amazing on a guy, especially if he has on some slacks, dress shoes, and a button up with a cardigan or sweater over it.

You can find Pea Coats pretty much everywhere. Old Navy has coats on sale for $49, Target has some for $27.99 and $34.99, and TJ Maxx always has them starting from about $25 and going up.
Pea Coats can be worn for  the very beginning of the winter, if that, but as soon as the below zero starts it's time to switch over to that good ol North Face or Bubble Jacket. 

Apology

Hey everyone just want to apologize for my lack of posting these last three weeks, the snow storm threw me off. Power was out and honestly having those days off from class and stuff put me in lazy mode, but I'm BACKKKKK lol my future posts are going to be probably a soundslide I've been working soo hard on about college students' Thursday night, two profiles, pea coats, outfits to wear on your first date, cute maternity clothes, a storify  and a google mash up of stores. If you have any other ideas just let me know. But I'm back and ready to work #Leggo lol

Scarlet Shadows: Fashion Show

When I logged onto Facebook I was notified that I had an event invitation so I just clicked on it. It was from a friend of mine from high school, Cosmeque Hall, and titled Scarlet Shadows. Scarlet Shadows was a fashion show being put on by the students of Sanford-Brown College at the West Hartford Town Hall Auditorium on Friday, October 28 at 7 pm. I decided, hey why not stop by and check it out after work. Though I was late and got there a couple models before the intermission I enjoyed what I did see and was very impressed by most of it.

It wasn't your typical styles and outfits, but it did include some familiarity. There were blazers, booties, heels, tims, vests, skirts and different shirts. There was on shirt with a vampire cape-like collar,  a dress with glass pieces all over it as well as the red dress with the long train down below, a two piece lumber jack jacket and skirt (which i thought was kind of cute and lots of funky designed stockings.

My favorite outfits of the nght were a guy in a blue and white pinstripe blazer with green interior, blue man caprice (but I would have liked them as full pants), a white button up with a green vest, a red bow tie and white loafers. And there were two girls whose outfits I really liked. The first one had on a simple white knee length pencil skirt. The top was plain, black in the front and white in the back. It dipped in a V-Shape in the back and was sliced up and fell off the shoulders. And she had on some black booties. The other one was a short green mini skirt that was like a wool material, a green and cream oriental styled jacket-like top that buttoned up in the front, stockings and black heels.

The Fashion Show Sponsors were Jessica McClintock in the West Farms Mall, Mary Elizabeth Anne at etsy.com and Uptown Consignments, Barbara Capenera in South Windsor. The jewelry was from Sparkle Jewelry, Tracy Claire in Canton Evergreen Walk, South Windsor.

Sanford-Brown  College- Farmington was formally called Gibbs College and offers career training in fields like Fashion Design and Merchandising, Medical  Assisting, Medical Billing and Coding, and Business Office Administration.

The Fashion Department put this event together to give back to the community with entertainment as well as donations. They are giving part of the proceeds earned from the many supporters who showed up to an organization called "Our Piece of the Pie," which helps urban youth become successful adults. It is a youth development agency offering a relationship-centered approach to help young people access and attain a mix of the educational, employment and personal skills that contribute to their success."

Here is Sanford's website if you like what you see and/or are interested in seeing what they have to offer. --> www.sanfordbrownfarmington.com