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Fall/winter 2013/2014 street style trend: monogram

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One of the biggest trends on the street right now is monogram. Fashionistas are monogramming everything from handbags to jewelry to sweaters. This personalization trend has not enjoyed such a bounce in popularity since SATC!

Monogrammed items fade in and out of style. Monogrammed sweaters were huge in the 50’s and 60’s, while the 1980’s enjoyed monogrammed necklaces and sweaters. Initials graced handbags and luggage in the 1980’s and 1990’s while “Sex and the City” gave new life to monogrammed necklaces in the late 1990’s and early 2000’s. In 2004 the ultimate “IT” handbag was a color blocked shoulder bag with a single initial on the front. Since then, the monogram has faded towards the back of every Fashionistas closet; until now.

As we head towards winter 2014 and the holiday 2013 season, the monogram is huge. Not only are Fashionistas buying monogrammed items for themselves, monograms will be the hottest gifts to give, and receive, this upcoming holiday season. So, if your closet is lacking in the personalization department, this is the perfect time to pick up a monogram necklace, clutch or sweater. This is also the perfect time to start placing orders for personal, monogrammed holiday gifts! Love it!

I found a few fabulous items around the web you can personalize for yourself or that special someone this holiday season. Hope you love them! Happy shopping, and stay fabulous 😉

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Fall 2013 trends: biker jackets and boots

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Biker jackets and biker boots are considered casual classics. Although timeless, the biker trend has taken on new life for the fall 2013 season. Biker jackets and biker boots graced the runways for fall/winter 2013/2014 in New York, Paris, Milan and London. Store buyers and consumers loved the casual, edgy biker look and store shelves have become stocked with the look for the autumn season; and consumers are buying the biker look like mad!

With the rocker chic trend and grunge trend popular in 2013, it is only natural that the biker look, often referred to as the “moto” look, would gain popularity with Fashionistas who do not normally wear such edgy attire. Designers have responded to the trend with biker boots and jackets in multiple colors which stray from traditional black. We are seeing shades of brown, tan and even brighter hues such as blue and pink on biker inspired items.

In addition to traditional biker jackets, designers have created vests, sweater and tops with biker jacket details. Biker boots have found new life with high heel versions of the traditional, casual style. This is bringing the biker look into chicer, dressier waters. Love that!

My favorite biker jacket of the season is by Cusp. I personally own this jacket and feel it is the best value on the market for rocking the biker trend. The sleeves zipper off from the body of the jacket leaving you with a biker vest! It is two jackets in one! The leather is soft and the jacket is cozy. I also love the price especially considering the jacket is also a vest. So much bang for your buck!

Are you wearing the biker trend this fall 2013 season? What are you favorite pieces to wear this season which are in line with the trend?

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Rocker Chic for fall 2013: the trend continues

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The rocker chic trend has been going strong for several years now. For fall 2013, the edgy trend is showing no sign of slowing down. Rocker Chic touches were all over the runways in Milan, Paris, London and New York for the fall/winter 2013/2014 season. These touches are wildly popular with consumers and are dominating the fashionable streets of the world and closets of shoppers everywhere.

Studs, spikes, motorcycles jackets, leather, moto pants, biker boots and more have been on-trend for the past several seasons and are dominating for fall 2013. Everywhere you turn rocker chic touches are on store shelves, in store windows and on people walking down the street. The trend has also been boosted by the recent resurgence of the 1990’s Grunge trend which exploded when Saint Laurent featured the retro look on the fall/winter 2013/2014 runway.

If you have already been rockin’ the Rocker Chic trend for the past few years, you are in luck! You can easily shop your closet this fall and put together an outfit worthy of a Van Halen concert. If not, you are in luck too! Since the Rocker Chic trend is hot, you can find the perfect piece to rock this trend in any price point.

When shopping for the Rocker Chic trend this fall season, look for studs, spikes, grommets, leather, anything black and motorcycle jackets in any fabrication. This is a trend you can throw yourself into and look like you are walking out of a Metallica video, or you can pick one or two pieces to spice up a classic or conservative ensemble.

I found a few fabulous Rocker Chic pieces around the web and assembled them into the shopping widget below. Hope you love them! Happy shopping, stay fabulous, and rock on!

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