Royal Wedding

Today William and Kate got married in front of nearly 2,000 guest.  her guest were from other royalty, leaders, celebrities, family, and friends.  Kate wore a dress in remembrance of Alexander McQueen, a designer that committed suicide last year two weeks after his mother passed away.  While still dress elegantly and classy, Kate did not let her dress over shine Princess Diana's wedding dress when she got married.  Kate's dress was a cathedral gown with a long train.  Her dress had long sleeve made of lace and embroidery.  Her flowers were petite and did not over shadow the beauty of her dress.
Now that she is a princess, there are rules for her to follow. She is no longer allowed to be called Kate, but strictly Katherine.  She is not allow to eat shellfish, in the risk of eating contaminated or toxic fish.  She is no longer allowed to use public restrooms.
With her becoming princess, many think that with that title comes the ability to do whatever she wishes, however, she is given a longer list of things she isn't allowed to do.  Becoming a princess has put her directly in the spotlight which makes it impossible for her to live a private life.  So being a princess and having power versus not being able to go to the restroom if you are out in public, seems a little extreme to me.
What do you think???

Cosmetic Trends for Spring 2011

Makeup was created to enhance the natural beauty on a woman's face.  They create a glow to her cheekbones, bring a little color to her lips, or outline her eyes to make them stand out.  Makeup was about being very natural and almost invisible on the skin.  However the more advances with cosmetics, have expanded the creativity.  The eyeshadow colors and bright saturated lipsticks started in high fashion editorial shoots and on the runway.  For the camera to catch the look of the models makeup on the runway, the make up artist had to apply more than normal....much more! Meaning brighter colors were used, thicker  lines of eyeliner were used, long fake eyelashes were applied, and so on...so why do people use it in everyday life....

Just like fashion, we want to look like we stepped off the runway and into our offices at work. We look for the current fashions and follow the trends to get that look. That also means, the makeup.  makeup for this season are bright colors on the eyes.  Women aren't just sticking to eyeshadow just on the eyelid, but are creating a full look by extending the shadow up to the brows, creating a very bright wide eye look.  We also see women wanting bigger fuller lips, but who want s to go under the knife for that when you can just apply on a bright colored lipstick.  Bright reds, pinks, and even corals are the colors girls are using to get the "voluptuous" lips they want.  To get the glow on the cheek bones, bronzers or bright colored blushes are being used.  To wrap up the complete look of the bright and bold spring look this year, pale and smple color nail polish is a great addition to the look and creates an amazing contrast.

Trends of Spring/Summer 2011

This spring and summer it is all about the bright colors and the bold patterns.  We are seeing more floral patterns this season along with other abstract patterns.  The use of colors in fashion are inspired by art from artist such as Andy Warhol.  Colors are being mixed with other colors that we wouldn't normally be putting together.  Along with he crazy patterns, the design of this season's fashions are unique.  We are seeing a lot of embroidery on the runways.  With the inspiration of Native American culture, embroidery on clothing is what everyone is shopping for.  Designers are using colors such as turquoise and other earthy tones.  Another trend this season is the bohemian look.  Which plays a role along with the Native American inspiration as being earthy.  Bohemian is about natural, "green", and the enviroment. Trends this season are using inspirations straight from nature, and bringing it onto the runway.  

Bridal Trends of 2011

While looking for my wedding dress, I researched what the upcoming trends were going to be. When we think of bridal we think of white, lacy, diamond, and pearls.  We also think of the bride being a princess, and when we think of a princess we think of the big ball gown.  The traditional wedding dress is no longer what brides are looking for these days.  They want the most lavishly embellished and unusual dress you could think of.  The thought of wearing white for your wedding is not as thought of now as much as it was back then. Brides are looking for color in their gowns, whether it's in an accessory, or the entire dress. The trends in colors for bridal is a pink, lavender, ivory, and even silver.  This used to be expected in the late 1800's when white was not seen as a necessity for the bride to wear.  White soon became a tradition as being a symbol of purity.  The value of being pure your wedding day was very high.  However, that trend has changed just as much as the wedding dress.
Brides are not looking for their mother's wedding dress anymore. They are also not looking for the basic, expected look.  They want their dress to be first seen walking down a runway and next walking down the aisle to get married.  They want to walk down the aisle in what everyone expected not to wear.