Coachella Catalogue

Hi everyone! 

Erin back with another post. This week considering Coachella's just been on, I've put together a mini catalogue of some of the looks from the week. Some of them are weird and/but wonderful and some I'll let you make your own minds up on!  So let's get into it. 

I always think that Coachella is a very 'floaty' festival style wise. This is where all the loose blouses and dresses come out with the frills or the bell sleeves. With a festival like this, you're always spoilt for choice on what you can wear and so I love seeing the different outfit choices that people come up with. 

Considering this isn't a massive event like the Oscar's where its pretty obvious thousands would be spent on outfits, you'd be surprised at how many Prada handbags were thrown in or boots costing thousands of dollars. Coachella is never done by halves even though the outfits are very much more relaxed and give you the 'chill' vibe. 

I hope you liked this post and thank you for reading! A lot less of my rambling and more of your favourite celebs. Stay tuned for Georgie's post next week and make sure you leave a comment on your thoughts!

Until Wednesday
Erin xx

Political Fashion Movements | Georgie

MY FAVOURITE POLITICAL FASHION MOVEMENTS

Hello everyone! It's Georgie writing this post today and I'd like to welcome you back to Until Wednesday. 

I am writing about something slightly different today: Political Fashion. I think that over time there have been some really strong movements and campaigns in the fashion industry. There are so many that have inspired me, however, today I am going to highlight just a few of the ones that stand out to me. 

Last year it's fair to say that political fashion was 'Trendy' with the popularity of discussing current affairs particularly in American and British Politics, therefore, I felt that this would be an interesting topic to discuss on this blog. So here are some examples that I have found that may be of interest to some of you reading this post.

PETA'S ANTI-FUR MODELS

'We'd rather go naked than wear fur' was the tagline for Peta's iconic campaign poster featuring the likes of Naomi Campbell in 1992. I love the power in the tagline and I feel that it is a much less aggressive way of addressing this issue within the fashion industry. I think that choosing five of the most highlighted models in the 90s would make a lot of people follow this campaign as a lot of women looks up to these models.

#METOO

This has been a huge movement recently and although there is still a lot of progress to be made, I think it's great to see how many women have come together and shared very personal stories to bring light to the serious issue of domestic violence. 

To name an example that I'm sure everyone is aware of linked to this campaign, I felt that the blackout on the Golden Globes red carpet and the Baftas where actresses wore black as a statement of feminist solidarity, really showed the power that the fashion industry and women can have.

PUSSY RIOT

If you don't know about the backstory of the Pussy Riot I would certainly recommend reading up on the Punk-rock feminists who campaigned against Russian politics and LGBT rights. The fashion world had a defiant response to this. The campaign included designers, models, editors and photographers such as Kate Moss and Shane Oliver. This unified response challenged Russia's human right abuses.

ANTI-TRUMP STATEMENTS

Last year, the fashion world populated by minorities, women, gays, immigrants, East coast elites and all around rebels- a lot of people were not fine. People were angry and frightened and no one could compete with the stream of news flashes coming from the Trump administration. Borders closing and travel bans were certainly starting to shake people up. However, this didn't stop some designers from responding to the current affairs through their collections. 

LRS- Mexican-born designers Raul Solis inscribed political messages like "Fuck your wall" on the underwear of his models. I think this is a hugely powerful message to come from someone who is Mexican themselves and it's great to make this statements so publicly with the shocking threats of the wall at the time. I love this way of fighting back.

Additionally, Designer Robert Geller, born in Germany is another example of a designer who responded to Trump as he took his bows wearing a t-shirt that read 'immigrant'. Once again, I think this is a brave and powerful move in the industry where designers receive a lot of critiquing. I feel that more designers should take these risks as inspiration for their own brands to help promote movements like this in the future. 

CHANEL'S SS15 RIOT

Chanel is one of the most recognised brands in the world with a great heritage therefore I think that it is great that they took a step in a more controversial direction to join the representation of the feminist movement with the protest march in the Chanel SS15 show as models chanted empowering phrases like "feminist but feminine". 

JEAN PAUL GAULTIER PUTS MEN IN SKIRTS 1984

When Gaultier did this for the first time, 30 Vogue Staffers stood up mid-show and left. He stated to Face magazine in 1986, "I was slated by the French Press for designing clothes for hairdressers and homosexuals! It took them two years to accept my statement that Prince Charles is not the only real man to wear a skirt". I find it extraordinary that the sight of men in skirts led Vogue workers to leave and it shows how much the industry has evolved since.

Well there you go, that was some of the most iconic moments related to politics in fashion over the years. 

I know politics isn't for everyone but I still hope that people find this interesting to see the evolution of the industry and I really hope that you enjoyed reading this post. 

If you haven't already make sure you check out Erin's post on Blake Lively's style if you love what she wears as much as I do. Erin will be back next week with another post but I will be uploading again the following Wednesday so make sure you come back every Wednesday to see what else is to come.

Thank you again for returning to our blog.

Until Wednesday 

Georgie xx

Style Evolution - Blake Lively | Erin

Hi Everyone!
 
I, like many of you reading this, absolutely love binge watching Gossip Girl and it never gets old no matter how many times you watch. This week, I’ve decided to write all about the queen that is Blake Lively’s style and how it has changed since way back in 2005.



2005:
 
2005 was the year that Blake first came into the spotlight and although most of you know her from Gossip Girl, she was the lead role in ‘The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants’. Pictured on the Teen Awards 2005 red carpet, Blake wears a cute and casual yellow dress. It looks like something you could wear to the beach but obviously she just pulls it off. The chunky bangle was in back then and let’s face it, who didn’t love wearing either a chunky or a silver jangly bangle? On her feet, she wears snakeskin peep toes which makes her outfit as a whole almost look like something created on the Sims but this is fashion from over a decade we’re talking about, so it was acceptable then.



2006:

In 2006, Blake went for a look that was quite stripped back in the way that it was just the dress, the heels were hidden by its length and she didn’t use any accessories. With a plunging neckline, she wore a floor length dress with a monochrome pattern to it. With this look, she again doesn’t particularly work what she’s wearing. The same sort of stance and even though the dress has pattern, still quite a plain look for her.



2007:

2007 marked the start of Gossip Girl and I think this is where she really started finding her style. With her outfit here, she wears much more of an exciting outfit in the way that she has different sleeves going on, a chunky belt round her waist to accentuate the dress there and allow for the sort of ruched area and then the alternating lengths on either leg. This is the first piece we see her wear that isn’t just straight up and down and has a bit more something about it.



2008:

2008 Blake Lively reminds me a lot of her character Serena Van Der Woodsen in Gossip Girl. She has the chunky belt, one shouldered dress paired with stilettos, quite short and a statement ring to pull it altogether that just screams Serena. She still looks so well put together but is just missing the glamour that she finds shortly after.



2009:
 
At the 2009 Emmy’s, Blake looked so elegant. She compliments her again plunging red dress with a pair of nude heels, more of a statement bangle and little earrings which bring just the right amount to the outfit as a whole. The dress works so well on her tall stature and the slit in the leg gives her that extra bit of elegance.


 
2010:
 
Blake brought the leg slits with her into 2010 but left the colour. Interestingly, she still wears chunky bangles to accessorize her outfit and what looks like a brooch under her neck. She also moves to wearing higher heels than before.


 
2011:
 
2011 meant colour where Blake wore an electric blue, figure hugging dress paired with the strange choice of plum coloured heels. Again, she’s wearing bangles to add a bit of bling to the outfit. Her style is still much different to what we see her wearing today.



2012:
 
I love this look on Blake. She looks so sophisticated in her red suit, paired with black heels and black earrings to match. It’s almost like we see the change in single Blake to, married and potentially starting a family Blake. She just looks amazing and so well put together.



2013:
 
In 2013, Blake looks stunning in a monochrome colour contrasting dress. Feather detailing is added but the whole shaping to it and the lack of straps make her look glamorous as well as so elegant.

 
2014:
 
This colour suits Blake so well as she wears a long, flowing dark red dress. Again, she looks so elegant and it compliments her height so well. With a bit of leg on show, the dress lays so well on her figure and the nude heel itself shows how much her fashion sense has changed over the years. Long gone are the days of snakeskin heels and yellow dresses!

2015:
 
2015 was the year when she gave birth to one of her children and it’s not often you pair glamour and children together. Blake however literally brings glam to any situation. Although this dress is quite dark, the pops of bright yellow are enough to show she doesn’t shy away from styles like this despite only having a baby months before. She still looks incredible.

2016:
 
This dress is absolutely stunning. It compliments her in every way! She looks amazing to start with but everything about the actual outfit works so well. The whole maturity of the dress and the way she’s bringing such style being a mother of two just shows that she has definitely grown with her style.

From last year up until today, Blake has come out with some amazing looks. She can pull off almost anything but I love the way she has gone from her bright colours, lots of statement bits of accessories - especially her love of chunky bangles. She has taken her style with her as she’s grown older but in a way that she hasn’t ruled out anything despite this. She’s become much more confident with what she wears and the way that she wears it and even the way that she’s photographed on the red carpet shows off this confidence. 

I absolutely love Blake Lively and she’s one of those people that I love seeing what she comes out wearing in fashion weeks or on red carpet events. She can be daring with her style but she’s such a glamorous woman and she gets it right every time. She’s come a long way since 2005!

Thank you so much for reading! I hope you’ve enjoyed this post and would love to hear your thoughts. If you could leave a comment about your style icons or even just to let me know if you’ve enjoyed reading, that would be great!

Georgie will be back with another post next week as usual and I hope you’ve all had a great Easter.

Until Wednesday

Erin xx