FASHION JOURNALISM
Topic 1: How to dress like your favourite Suicide Squad Character.
Title: Bye Bye Superman!
As much as we agree on how the plot did not play out as well as we all have expected (we know we have). Te
DC superhuman Mademoiselles in ‘villain league’ have certainly caught the attention for all ‘squatters’ out there.
The Mad Hatter: Let’s face it; every girl wants to pull o those pink and blue locks just as Margot Robbie did in
the movie. With her “insane” gure paired with a metallic bomber jacket and nishing her ensemble with knickers
shorts, we foresee Harley Quinn replacing all slutty nurses and corseted bunnies with shnets walking the streets
around the world on the 31st of October. Who’s Daddy’s lil’ monster now?
The Wicked Witch of Midway City: Who wouldn’t love a bad-ass witch played by the well-loved Cara
Delevingne? Tis powerful Enchantress glamorously rocks her costume with the ongoing trend: chokers and
body chains with nothing else but a two-piece and metallics. “And the award for the wicked witch of the town
goes to...”
Topic 5: Makeup Trend: Te new Urban Decay Naked Palette
Title: Matte a façade the Naked way.
All you Urban Decayers (Urban Decay fans) out there, your prayers have been answered. Only 24 hours ago, Urban Decay left a teaser on their Instagram page, featuring a pink-hair model with neutral make-up and gorgeous blue eyes captioning, “You asked for it,” which leaves over fy thousand curious minds, leaving comments on what they think might be revealed as the exclusive secret. UD’s popularized series of their ‘Naked Palettes’ has been a craze for all the UD-ers for as long as we can remember. When UD releases such a taunting post, naturally, all of their fans will go wild and start assuming the best of the best. Shortly afer, the news of the release of a newest member of the Naked lineup, the Naked Ultimate Basics has been made official. They have created the ultimate “weapon” for all beauty fashionistas to fabricate their matte self by using the ultimate range of matte neutrals featuring 12 shades of eyeshadow of which, 11 shades in matte nishes and a “demi-matte” highlighter as the 12th. Te color range addresses to a wide range of skin tones from burnt orange to slate grey to rich pulm. Hitting the stores as soon as September this year, it is time to whip out those wallets and do it the Naked way.
Topic 4: Writing a Product Page
Product: M.A.C’s Troll Makeup Series
Title: Wear the latest Trolls
Stand frst:
The era of the nude little rainbow-colored hair childhood trinkets are re-introduced to the world by MAC Cosmetics.
Body Copy:
The 22 neon-hued piece collection consists of all the tools of the (queen bees) in the makeup world. Price ranging from $16 to $43, the variety starts from lipsticks, glosses, eye-shadows, glitters and the hot pink ber tip brushes, “it’s never been more glamorous to be a troll,” says James Gager, senior vice
president and creative director of MAC. Te troll collection coincides with MAC Cosmetic’s culture of celebrating pop culture and fantasy. With names such as “Can’t be Tamed”, “Twerkquoise” and “Bubble Butt”, these little babies brings out the enchantment of the original characters, making them desirable and what do you know, a ordable at the same time. Available online and in stores, the bold candy-colored packaging will be hard to miss. Need I say more?
Product Captions:
Top Row (lef to right): Eye-
shadow ‘Paradisco’ Eye-shadow
‘Sun’s Out, Bun’s Out’
Bottom Row (lef to right):
Lipstick ‘Can’t be Tamed’
Lipstick ‘Sushi Kiss’
Bottled pigment in ‘Chartreuse’
Bottled glitter in ‘Fuchsia’
Lip-gloss in ‘Twerkquoise’
Lip-gloss in ‘Glitter Grunge’
Chroma Craze colored hairspray
‘Tease and Tank You’ Chroma
Craze colored hairspray ‘Good
Luck Locks’
Topic 2. Hair trends: Boxer Braids
According to teenVogue, boxer braids has never gone out of style. Dating back to the hairdos for Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) boxers, the center-parted reversed French-braid has crawled back into fashion. It has been worn by many renowned celebrities these days, including the Kardashian clan, and was also seen in Sasha Obama at the White House State Dinner wearing a $19,990 Naeem Khan gown. Who says you can’t be the
first UFC fashionista/trend setter? Tat’s right, not the next Kim Kardashian.
Topic 2. Hair trends: Boxer Braids
According to teenVogue, boxer braids has never gone out of style. Dating back to the hairdos for Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) boxers, the center-parted reversed French-braid has crawled back into fashion. It has been worn by many renowned celebrities these days, including the Kardashian clan, and was also seen in Sasha Obama at the White House State Dinner wearing a $19,990 Naeem Khan gown. Who says you can’t be the
first UFC fashionista/trend setter? Tat’s right, not the next Kim Kardashian.
Topic 3: Introducing other sneakers to wear besides Stan-Smiths.
Title: The little guys of Sneakerdom
Ever tried stepping away from the ever-ruling giants of the world’s Sneakerdom? As much as Nike, Adidas and even Puma’s Fenty creepers are on the radar of the sneaker world, it is not such a bad idea to stray away at times and settle for those in between. In fact, there are undiscovered super-cool indie
branded sneakers being uncovered in the streets these days. Each carrying their own personality and flavor,
we feel that these guys can also be as worthy as bringing Stan Smith home to meet the parents. Brands such as
Veja with their mysterious message conveyed through their sneakers, Feit with their sleek and modern designs
rediscovering the chicness in you and, Tey, bringing you minimalistic architectural based designs all the way
from Manhattan. These brands are the ones that Nylon is currently obsessed about and we feel you should be too.
Topic 2. Hair trends: Boxer Braids
According to teenVogue, boxer braids has never gone out of style. Dating back to the hairdos for Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) boxers, the center-parted reversed French-braid has crawled back into fashion. It has been worn by many renowned celebrities these days, including the Kardashian clan, and was also seen in Sasha Obama at the White House State Dinner wearing a $19,990 Naeem Khan gown. Who says you can’t be the
first UFC fashionista/trend setter? Tat’s right, not the next Kim Kardashian.
Topic 6: Trend Report: Spring Summer 2017 on Embroidery
Title: Stitch Me Up!
Stand frst:
Whether it’s a two-piece suit, ever trendy bell bottoms, or when east meets west mandarin collared doubled breasted piece, the season features the comeback of embroidery strutting down the runway of Spring Summer 2017.
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Embroidery is spotted everywhere this spring. Tis needlework is climbing into the hearts of renowned labels such as Jason Wu, Alice + Olivia and Dolce & Gabbana. This particular embellishment is an artisanal craf has been considered as a ‘beautiful painting’ on fabrics. Often used in haute couture collections, the beautiful comeback has converted itself into a practice that is artistically stitching contemporary motifs.
In this season’s highlights, the captivating ‘painting’ has been commonly painted on coats, jackets, and the most common fabric we all love – denim, rocking the streets of fashion cities. Even the simplest use of the technique creating quirky words or organic artworks at the simplest areas and the smallest quantity can change the overall impression on a piece of clothing as shown on Alice + Olivia, patching cutesy illustrations all over the bell bottom denim. Jason Conran shows us experimenting with the materials of the runway pieces like gowns, lace, denim, sheer or not, rugged or chic, this well orchestrated needlework can never go wrong. In fact, what it does is bring uniqueness to and avor to a piece of apparel