March 21, 2016
by Julia DiNardo
My version of attention-grabbing style has become more subtle over the years; it’s not longer about the entire look being over-the-top, but more of just one or two key pieces providing the “wow” factor. While out of reverence for professionalism and appropriateness, my wardrobe has certainly gotten more serious over the past six or so years, I can’t help but fall for those pieces every now and then that just feel so fashion, so exciting, and restore my sense of the power of great style.
After this trip to Japan, I believe that it’s definitely going to shift again; there’s no way that this incredibly fashionable place won’t be instrumental in influencing my looks and consideration of style going forward. I’ve been here a little over a week, and am already shifting the way I think about pairing silhouettes and balancing proportions.
Do you have an item or two in your closet that you feel this way about? For me, it’s definitely this skirt, and the shoes; they are far from the ordinary, and wouldn’t work in an every day scenario, but that’s what so special about them, making each time I wear them quite memorable.
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October 12, 2015
by Julia DiNardo
By mid-October every year, I’m reluctantly packing away my summer clothes, with only a few apparel and accessory items remaining behind, with the hope of layering them to transition into the colder weather, or for positive thoughts of a freakishly warm day or two in the near future. I simply adore the summer, and feel like I relish in dressing for the season; the thought of endless summer days are what makes me most happy. Meanwhile, when winter rolls around, I feel the effects of seasonal mood disorder rapidly set in, missing my summer-centric belongings and fighting the sense of ‘blah’ that I feel when it comes to the season’s clothes.
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August 3, 2015
by Julia DiNardo
[Photos by Giafrese]
This past weekend, I was reading a fascinating article in The Wall Street Journal about time capsules; it addressed the fact that it’s human nature to want to to preserve artifacts from our culture, and revel in the wonder of what the future may bring. The focus of the feature was that time capsules are oftentimes forgotten, or lost, due to poor record keeping and no maps created in order to find them in the future. Coincidentally, I ended up being at Flushing Meadows Park this weekend (in 1938 a time capsule was buried for the 1939 New York World’s Fair), which was part of the fairgrounds for the 1964 World’s Fair. My mom, who attended, said that everything was cool and just so incredible, remembering it all so vividly over fifty years later, and remarking that she had the memory of the desire to “live in the future.”
I got to thinking about time and style, and as much as we want to be forward-thinking and embracing of new exciting technologies, we constantly look to the past for reference and inspiration. Fashion is such a huge example of this, as what comes around, goes around, and styles from the past are constantly revived and updating. Just the act of fashion blogging itself merges the concept of a time capsule into a digital version; looking back at my personal style pieces helps me to very clearly catalog what I was wearing from years prior. This form of “style time capsule” is so fascinating, and I look forward to seeing how it evolves as the technology that we use to record it changes; chances are, in some shape or form, what we where and how we wear it will always be a subject of curiosity.
In this look, I’m wearing a mix of pieces that involve both the past and present, at once sentimental and utilitarian. It’s easy to look at the “ghosts of your wardrobe’s past,” and find plenty of nostalgia rife with conversation starters!
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December 1, 2014
by Julia DiNardo
Now that the holiday season is officially here, I’m sure that your calendar is already jam-packed with to-dos, but I bet you won’t find “win an awesome Tourneau watch” on it (yet!). I actually won this Tourneau TNY Series 35 Watch, and courtesy of the brand and retailer, the exact same one is up for grabs for an FPD reader!
It’s been a breeze to incorporate it into my personal style, featuring a light brown alligator strap and silver dial and stainless steel bezel with seamlessly works with both casual and more formal looks alike. Retailing for $760 at Tourneau, the watch design itself drew inspiration from my home of New York City, merging the clean, architectural design aesthetic found here into its over-sized dial structure with two layered plates and an ultra-slim bezel.
But enough about the watch – click below for the details on how to enter to win!
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