Johnson Wales university ?

Today in fashion Design we had a guest speaker, Mrs.Jill Naughton come in and speak with us about the collage she works for, Johnson & Wales university. I learned a lot today with her coming in speaking with us and I now know how many campuses they have and where all 4 are at in the country. They have 50 different classes you can get a Bachelor's Degree in, everything from Graphic Design Arts, to Fiance & Fashion Merchandising & retail and they have small classes and big classes, there fashion class on the east coast goes to New York all the time and the big trip is to go to Europe. It sounds like a nice school with a lot of big opportunity's and give out scholarships and help students go there for cheaper.

Function or Design

Function or design may ask ? When people come and think of an idea they normally choose if they want that item to be based around an the Function of  it or the Design. When I make something I want it to function right because not it is not what I wanted to make, but what ever I make needs to look good and show me so I also like design, some people get away with just having a good design and something that can't function and others make things that can function with no type of design.

Cyber Monday

CYBER MONDAY!!!! Cyber Monday is a huge online sale. It's like Black Friday just online. Everything online is either 50% off or more, or sometimes less but it's still a sale. I 

Black Friday

Black Friday is the day right after Thanksgiving when prices are half off and everyone shops. Black Friday was created so the stock market would shoot up and it obviously makes really good sales and is good for the market. The president at the time, Ulysses Grant, wanted Black Friday to be directed to gold sales and rise. I think Black Friday is a good idea because it does help boost the market and it's beneficial for everyone because everything is cheaper. I personally love it because I get to go to my favorite store and buy anything for half off. Most places I shop at are super expensive so if I get a $60 shirt for $30 I'm honestly happy. Or a $100 jeans for $50 I'm happy. Yes I kind of do believe it is a commercialism monster because some people take Black Friday way too seriously and it has actually costed some people lives. A few dollars off materialistic things are not worth a life! It is ridiculous and saddening that people have actually gotten killed. That is the worst way to do honestly. I do take part in Black Friday but if I don't get something I want it's not that big of a deal I only do it for fun. This picture from Black Friday is crazy.

The 7 Steps of Effective Product Development

Toni Ko came up with this idea of a pencil eyeliner. Although at the time in 1999, they didn't exist. She wanted to pursue in making this product and also to make lip liner. She had borrowed $250,000 from her mom to get the product started. she didn't have any type of experience making makeup but she wanted to do it anyways. The key to selling a product is good, simple packaging so that's what she started to design first. Ko was going to sell her product for $1.49/ $1.99. Toni's first year in business she got $2 million in revenue. Ko also founded NYX cosmetics. NYX cosmetics is now a huge, world wide known makeup company with great, affordable products. The article mentioned that it took eight years for Toni to start selling her products in a big name store like Ulta. This article just gives you an example that you work hard for things you want in life. Hard work will always succeed. If Ko would've never believed in her product and never pursued it we wouldn't have NYX cosmetics today which is a big name brand. You can read the article  of Toni's road to success and also get seven tips on how to pursue your own idea and get a little advice.

Canada ?

Fuck Donald Trump.

SUSTAINABILITY

I think the fashion industry is behind on sustainability because to them no one cares if their products are safe or eco friendly. So until customers start not buying their products because of that reason their not gonna stop making their products that are harsh. The industry doesn't care either, their just trying to make money. The most shocking part of the article to me was the whole thing because I always knew about going vegan or vegetarian to help the animals but I never thought products that companies use were unsafe or bad for the environment. I think certain fashion designers must compromise when it comes to using eco friendly products because once people start to know about it they respect the brand more and makes them want to buy more of that product. Like myself, I only buy vegan, cruelty free makeup. Once I know that a brand is vegan or cruelty free I love that it even more. I think that sustainability in fashion will be solved but it's going to take them time to switch over and adjust. The people need to stop buying their products and start wanting eco friendly products also because the companies won't do it unless the people want it also. Now that I know about this problem I will try to buy clothing that is ethically sourced because I do care about the environment. This is a website that lists brands that are ethically sourced, eco friendly clothing brands.  

Bamain's Fashion show

So Balmain just had a fashion show in Paris, and it was amazing, the clothing was really inspiring, with it all flowing together. The clothing remained me of a cross of the movies Avatar meets Star Wars, the clothes look very tribal with the nips free in a few pieces and all were so colorful with bright beautiful colors like green, purple, pinks, gold, silvers and silk black and white. 
Whether you're a Balmain fan or not, you have to give Olivier Rousteing credit for consistency. The whole show looked so beautiful with models looking like they had just left a disco in the jungle, but it was done so well with the shining dresses and snakeskin and the open and freeness  of the colthes.

I think the show was great and I think the designer Olivier Rousteing, in an inspiration, just because he made this amazing collection and is so young and has been doing this for a few years.

Who, What, Wear.

The latest collection of Yeezy boots were just released and you can see them on the feet of many inspiring females that love yeezys, like Kyle Jenner,  Hailey Baldwin, and Emily Ratajkowski. The shoe's are not bad but the price tag does come in at a high, these are the most expensive he has priced his shoes at retail.

Both the Yeezy PVC Ankle Boots & Yeezy Mesh Ankle Boots go for ($995) & the Yeezy Women's Military Boots going for ($645) The military Boots look like the other boots Kanye had put out before under his Yeezy line but these ones a bit more ugly, but if they are as weather proof as the yeezy 950's I think they will be worth it.