There are a lot of people out there that claim to love fashion, but there are few that can find a way to express that successfully. Taylor Thomas is the exception. The Amherst College student has built a platform to share others stories on what she calls Trill Voices. The blog that started as just a little high school experiment would eventually evolve into a platform … Continue reading Concrete Citizen Meets Trill Voices
Being a college student isn’t easy. But being a college student who’s in the process of launching a swim line, preparing to move into a new apartment, while creating future in finance and staying fashionably dressed for all of this, has to be even harder. Fortunately, McKenzie Barnes, Baruch freshmen, has no problem doing any of it. Down below we rock through the day with her … Continue reading Ten Swim x Concrete Citizen
As she hopes out of the Uber, she barely peaks at 5 feet as she frowns at the rain. Her earth tone skirts waves as the sidewalk glistened from the New York skies. She’s familiar with the Chelsea neighborhood; this is her domain. Cristine Sanchez, is a senior at Fashion Institute of Technology, which is only blocks away from the galleries in Chelsea. “The way … Continue reading The Now: Art and Fashion Collide in the Heart of Chelsea
Street style can be interpreted in many different ways. It’s recently revived influence on mainstream fashion, causin many see it as just another trend of the season. However, many New Yorkers have been providing the groundwork of this trend far before its rise to fame. Sumit Poudyal, 26, freelance translator, interpeter, and senior studying political science and economics at Baruch College, radiates thoughtful but effortless … Continue reading Eccentricity meets calculation with style
With Spring finally here, there is the opportunity invest in new pieces under the sun and condemn our boots. As fashion in Tokyo comes to an end, and brands launch new collections, inspiration is everywhere. New York’s most coveted fashion district was taken by storm by Kanye West, after he set up a pop-up shop in SOHO that sold “Life of Pablo” clothing pieces that … Continue reading The Now: Streetwear Reigns Supreme
New York serves as one of few fashion capitals of the world. With places like, Soho, Harlem, and Brooklyn’s very own Flatbush just a train ride away, there are colorful people around every corner. Edwin Morel, Rag & Bone stylist, writer, and student, uses New York as his inspiration for the very work that keeps him going every day, and keeps it all interesting. Q: … Continue reading Street style meets street art with Edwin
Unlike many places in New York, Dover Street Market is a space that uses art functional purpose. As one looks through the collections inhabiting on the concrete floors, there is depth in every area, as wooden racks replace the cold department store racks that most are familiar with. The colors of the fabric contrast with the vibrant colors of the interior and the white walls. … Continue reading Dover Street Market brings life to Lower East Side
