ZIPPED FA LL 2016
FALL 2016
ISSUE 18 | ZIPPED MAGAZINE
BRIEFS 06 GET THE LOOK Create dualism in your wardrobe with smooth textures and statement metals
08 DARK DEVICES Amplify your pout
10 SKIN AWAKENING Freshen up your look with eco-friendly products
11 DISHEVELED GLAMOUR Roll out of bed and onto the catwalk
FEATURES 12 THE PRICE OF FAST FASHION What’s easy on your wallet isn’t as easy on your conscience
14 STELLAR STYLE The heavenly status of soft velvets and shiny metallics
22 A WITCH’S TALE The magic behind this spellbinding trend
24 FASHION’S COLORLESS REALITY Why NYFW struggles to expand its spectrum of diversity
ENDINGS 26 AN ETHEREAL AFFAIR Textures and warmth meld into a free-spirited romance
36 THE 2000S’ REVIVAL Ditch class for kitsch this season
37 Q+A WITH SHILPA PRABHAKAR NADELLA Get to know Zipped’s founder and her wisdom into the industry
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YERIN KIM Editor-in-Chief NISHA STICKLES Executive Editor MELISSA CUBIT Managing Editor
FASHION & BEAUTY HELENA ELSTON Fashion Assistant
LEE MUSHO Fashion Assistant
MAYA SOLO Fashion Stylist
BIANCA KIM Creative Director
FEATURES MADISON BREAUX Features Editor HANNAH MALACH Features Editor
MARINA FERNANDEZ DE LA CUESTA Fashion Stylist
ADRIAN LEE Art Director
JACQUELINE SIMPSON Art Director
MICHAEL ISENBURG Photo Editor FIONA LENZ Assistant Photo Editor
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HALEY MILLAN Web Director
EVA NARUN Ad Director
LAINA PISANO PR Director MEGAN SHELTON PR / Social Media Assistant
ISABEL GREENBERG Web Editor MELISSA CHESSHER Faculty Advisor
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LINDSAY CURRE Event Planner
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
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omething wicked this way comes. Upon hearing next year’s arrival of “Wicked” to Syracuse’s Landmark Theatre, I was transported to the fantastical realm that is the Land of Oz—inspiring me to bring Zipped readers down the yellow brick road. “Wicked” strikes me with its darkly romantic features—the earthy, yet gothic haute couture, the vocal magic, and the whimsical rush of emotions. But I have to say, above all else, the production’s most compelling feature is the anti-establishment spirit that is the Emerald City. With its powerful dynamic female characters,“Wicked” challenges simple definitions of what it means to be good versus bad. This fall is all about embracing this eccentric spirit—we’re exploring the theatrical trends rooted in fantasy. But we don’t all own ruff led velvet collars or golden brocade dresses. So, this semester, Zipped celebrates what’s really on trend—individualism. Mix and match those dramatic pieces or wear them all at once. If you’re like me (or Zipped’s founder—check out our Q+A with her on p. 37) and prefer a minimal aesthetic, experiment piece by piece. The real takeaway is to adopt our fiercely different styles to make them our own.
Flip to page 22 and find inspiration from the sexy, empowered witches once seen as villainous social outcasts of the Wiccan stereotype (Season of the Witch). In this issue’s 10-page fashion editorial, Zipped crafts a dark, alternative fantasy that captures fall’s most lustworthy pieces (The Elysian Fields, p. 26). Channel your inner “vampiress” and discover the perfect lip color to change up your style (Vamped Up, p. 8). Turn to page 12 for inspiration on conscious consumerism (Stained or Sustainable?). It’s a new season—one that unveils countless possibilities for the individual palette. That’s why I’m confident that this issue will inspire, even as the gloomy Syracuse winter encroaches. It’s time to try defying gravity. Enjoy!
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1. SWEATER $39.90, Zara; zara.com 2. SHOES $100, Topshop; us.topshop.com 3. SOCKS $6.50, ASOS; us.asos.com 4. TOP $180, Reiss; reiss.com 5. EARRINGS $15.99, Mango; shop.mango.com 6. SKIRT $69.90, Zara; zara.com
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Metallics are nothing new, but these designer-inspired iterations will leave you looking on-trend and ahead of the times.
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Designers wrought the runway with head-totoe texture and made the fabric fall’s softest staple.
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VAMPED UP This season, don’t be afraid to go dark and try these gothic-inspired lipstick shades. BY MADISON BREAUX
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hen autumn comes around, we trade in rosy pink and bright red lip colors for deeper, warmer hues. With the rebirth of gothic beauty, lipstick on the runway has reached new levels of dark. Models f launt their vampy lips with deep berry and rich plum shades that teeter dangerously close to black. Regardless of your skin tone, you can find the perfect dark lipstick to make you look beautifully vampiric.
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Avoid deep plum shades that will wash out your skin tone. Instead, opt for rich burgundy and scarlet hues to illuminate your lighter skin. These deeper reds will add a pop of color to your face without distracting from the rest of your features. Try Yves Saint Laurent’s Rouge Pur Couture Matte in “Prune Virgin” ($37) and pair it with a light champagne eyeshadow. To make your bold lips stand out, skip the eyeliner and focus on long lashes.
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Those with slightly deeper skin tones should choose lip shades with reddish-brown undertones. Because these particular colors are neither too light nor too dark, they help warm up the face, giving you a cohesive look. Play up the vampy style by drawing attention to your lips with Urban Decay’s Vice Lipstick in “Blackmail” ($17). Swipe a clear lip gloss on top. Keep your eye makeup light. Remember, the main attraction is the intense lipstick. Nothing else should detract from that.
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Deep berry shades and dark burgundies work best in balancing the warm undertones of olive skin. Work with red hues, too, but use subtle purple shades to achieve the perfect vampy lipstick. Think Smashbox’s Be Legendary Cream Lipstick in “Witchy” ($21) or Clinique’s Almost Lipstick in “Black Honey” ($17). To complement the dark shade of your lipstick, choose a volumizing mascara for spidery-long lashes.
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Darker skin tones radiate from the cool tones of deep plum and chocolate brown shades. Not only do these colors embody the frigidity of the fall/winter season, they also allow you to channel vamp vibes for the day and night. For the daytime, choose a matte shade like Nars’ Pure Matte Lipstick in “Volga” ($28). For the nighttime, swipe the same color across your lips, but pair it with a seductive smokey eye.
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A CLEAN BREAK Refine your beauty routine from the roots up with these eco-friendly products. BY DANIELLE AGUGLIARO
Cleanliness aside, beauty products lift our confidence. But more often than not, your daily routine could be hurting the environment, and even yourself. The Environmental Working Group (EWG) is a non-profit organization that helps consumers live healthier lifestyles in a sustainable environment. It conducts research on product ingredients and their possible harmful effects on users and the environment. Thanks to the EWG, you can learn which of your beauty essentials are both budget- and eco-friendly. The EWG has strict criteria for product verification: void of questionable additives, full transparency of ingredients, and ethical manufacturing. Below are some EWG-verified products that can help you look your best, and do what’s best for the environment.
1. ORGANIC TO GREEN COCO OIL LIQUID COCONUT OILS ($36) These jack-of-all-trade coconut oils vary in scent and purpose— from anti-aging to antibacterial. Organic to Green incorporates all-natural botanical oils to fit all skin types, and ensures a permanent liquid form. As an all-in-one cleanser, makeup remover, moisturizer, and shaving lotion, these coconut oils are an essential.
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3. ISOI BULGARIAN ROSE LIP TREATMENT BALM ($21.97) This natural product perfectly moisturizes lips and adds subtle color. Every ingredient used in this balm is broken down on isoi.com. The website even compares the balm’s ingredients of vegetable oils and natural fragrances to luxury cosmetics’ toxic chemical preservatives and colorants. isoi makes us seriously reconsider what chemicals we apply on our lips.
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4. REJUVA MINERALS PUR LASH VOLUMIZING MASCARA ($11.95) Rejuva’s Pur Lash makes your eyelashes pop for all the right reasons. Made from all-natural, vegan materials, this mascara volumizes without the harmful chemicals that irritate the skin and eyes.
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Most popular shampoo brands contain trace amounts of carcinogenic compounds that are not only associated with cancer, but also can build up in your body. ATTITUDE provides the alternative with its all-natural ingredients that will have you feeling just as fresh and clean without any of the potential health risks.
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Afterglow BY JULES RUDKIN
Part with ideals of perfection and embrace natural beauty this season. Day-after makeup and undone curls have awoken from the bedroom and made their way onto the catwalks. Off-duty models, like Kendall Jenner, artfully balance looking like they just rolled out of the sheets and looking damn good. This season, it’s time to emulate this effortless chic. Say goodbye to the shame that comes with pressing the snooze button one too many times. Embrace the disheveled look.
Brighten your tired face with a glowing, yet grungy look, as if you woke up flawless.
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1. Skip foundation and apply concealer under your eyes and on any blemishes. 2. Highlight the bridge of the nose and cheekbones for a healthy glow. 3. Using a brush and bronzer powder, create depth in the hollows of your cheeks.
These perfectly undone styles complement all hair types and require minimal time.
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1. For an everyday look, start with a matte nude eyeshadow. Opt for Anastasia Beverly Hills’ eyeshadow in Nude ($12). For a night out, use a shimmery champagne shadow. 2. Emulate the slept-in makeup look with black eyeliner—think MAC’s Technakohl Liner in Graphblack ($17)—on your lash line. Smudge with a Q-tip. 3. Appear awake by dusting highlighting powder with Laura Mercier’s Face Illuminator in Indiscretion ($44), on the brow bones and the inner corners of your eyes. 4. Add a quick coat of mascara. 5. Make your brows look fuller by running a brow brush through your eyebrows.
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1. Spray dry shampoo throughout your hair, 10 inches away from the scalp. 2. Pull your hair up to the top of your head. 3. Fasten hair into a ponytail and wrap a one-inch piece of hair around the elastic to hide it. 4. Play with the ponytail to give it the chic bedhead appearance.
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1. Start with dry shampoo. 2. Then, pull hair into a ponytail at the nape of your neck, leaving a few pieces out in the front. Tease. 3. Twist hair into a bun and secure with bobby-pins.
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OR sustainable? BY ANNIKA HOIEM
Fast fashion stores deliver trends on a budget, but these clothes are more costly than they seem.
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he “Elite Four”—H&M, Topshop, ASOS, and Zara— bring the runway to the public in an affordable and trendy fashion. There are, however, hidden dangers behind these glossy storefronts: toxic chemicals, poorly treated workers, and piles of waste. Fast fashion refers to cheaper quality, trendy clothes that are sold at relatively low prices. Even though these clothes require just as much working effort, lower prices result in lower compensation for the people who make them. In 2013, a textile factory in Bangladesh connected with the Ready Made Garment (RMG) Industry collapsed, killing over a thousand people. Though the garment workers had noticed the cracks in the factory’s cement walls, their supervisors insisted they continue to meet their production quota, ultimately resulting in their deaths. The Bangladeshi casualties are just one example of deaths linked to the fast fashion market. Cotton farmers use pesticides and fertilizers to increase yield. These chemicals are associated with causing cancer, mental illness, and physical deformities amongst those who live nearby. Over the past 16 years, 250,000 cotton farmers have committed suicide. “When we are in America, if it’s out of sight, it’s out of mind,” says Parsons School of Design fashion design student, Chelsea Ma. “If we need a five dollar t-shirt, the people in China or Indonesia are going to suffer. What’s the price of that?” According to the documentary “The True Cost,” the fashion industry holds second place for the most polluting industry on Earth, right behind the oil industry. “A lot of people don’t know where their clothes go after they donate them or they think that they recycle them, but 90 percent of what’s given to charity stores ends up in the dump and it just rots,” Ma says. Haley Dresser, retail and marketing assistant for sustainable clothing company Everlane, agrees, noting the change in the industry over the past 40 years. “Our parents were more into buying quality items that were made to last them a lifetime, whereas now, with the quick turnaround time, the amount of waste from the fashion industry has exponentially grown,” Dresser explains. Dresser learned about the harmful effects of the industry while studying at the Fashion Institute of Technology. These often unethical practices made her question her major—fashion
business management—until she found companies she sees as game-changers, including Everlane, Reformation, and Patagonia. “I think it’s really important to find a middle line between being sustainable and transparent with the customers, but also being a successful company… I think Everlane’s really unique in that standpoint,” Dresser shares. Marc Jacobs’ showroom coordinator, Jordyn Cline, says she has recently moved to purchasing from brands similar to Everlane. Reformation and Miayet are two of her favorites. Though Cline used to shop primarily at Zara and H&M, she now feels more comfortable spending money on ethically-conscious brands. Fast fashion still garners a massive following, but Cline believes that its success may not last. “You can be as successful as possible, and pass up Apple and Microsoft on the stock exchange, but at the end of the day if you’re running people into the ground in [developing] countries, you’re eventually going to get shafted for that,” Cline says. In the face of these injustices, helping to reshape the fashion industry can seem like a lofty and unattainable goal, yet many see this generation’s potential to turn the tide. “Every day when we buy something or we even wear something, it’s a choice,” Dresser notes. “Whenever you’re spending your time, your money, your resources, you’re given the opportunity to support someone with the same mindset as you.” Dianne Brudnicki, who has worked in the fashion industry for over 15 years, says that she witnessed the transition to fast fashion firsthand. Brudnicki believes in the consumer’s power to hinder its current business practices. She sees social media as an effective way to spread the message. “If more people understood what fast fashion does to the environment, to people’s lives, and ultimately to how someone thinks, it could be a powerful tool,” she says. “You have to tell the story.”
“IF WE NEED A FIVE DOLLAR T-SHIRT, THE PEOPLE IN CHINA OR INDONESIA ARE GOING TO SUFFER. WHAT’S THE PRICE OF THAT?” -CHELSEA MA
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CELESTI BEINGS Adopt an astral take to athleisure with metallic looks fierce enough to realign the stars.
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Inclusion has strut onto the catwalk, but the fight for diversity is hardly over. BY HALEY MILLAN
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he line for Yeezy Season 4’s New York casting call snaked around an entire block. Kanye West, as in everything he does, wrapped the event in controversy. The day before the casting call, West took to Twitter to find models to walk in his upcoming New York Fashion Week (NYFW) show. The announcement had a caveat: “MULTIRACIAL WOMEN ONLY, NO MAKEUP, PLEASE COME AS YOU ARE”. Social media blasted West for his exclusive casting of “lightskinned” black women only, and protesters showed up at the casting call. One walked down the street holding a sign that read, “‘Multiracial only’ = Light skin only… you ain’t slick, Ye.” The sign’s bottom line quoted West from an interview with Essence back in 2006: “We call them mutts.” The protester went topless, with the words, “They want black features not black girls,” written in black down her torso. While West’s fashion show was a muddle in itself—it started late because of models passing out from the heat—he did manage to feature a diverse group of women. A sea of models f lashed shades of brown skin, celebrated natural hair, and accentuated different curves. In an interview with Vogue, West defended his casting, arguing, “How do you word the idea that you want all variations of black? How do you word that exactly?” Considering Yeezy’s spring 2017 show, diversity on the catwalk does not seem to be a significant issue. Even though it is not a perfect example of diversifying the model cast, Yeezy Season 4 was able to integrate racially varied women more than any other designer this spring NYFW season. While diversity has improved in the industry, growth is still inconsistent. theFashionSpot’s diversity report placed spring 2017’s overall diversity of models at 30.3 percent—a decline from the fall 2016 season’s 31.9 percent. More specifically, Chromat, a designer known for its diverse runways, ranked 65 percent in diversity, a 20 percent decrease from the previous fall season. The Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) sent out a health initiative letter from its CEO, Steven Kolb, and Diane von Furstenberg, urging modeling agencies to find designers to cast more diverse models in their shows. In its
letter, the CFDA advised members “to encourage the industry to be inclusive of racial diversity when preparing the casting of models for their company needs,” reports WWD. The CFDA’s overall initiative is to change the way models of color are seen on the runway, so it is more “natural” to see them featured with each passing season. Diversity, however, is not just limited to models of color. The fashion industry has seen diversity in many facets: gender, age, and body size. This spring 2017 NYFW was the most inclusive fashion week yet. Sixteen plus-sized models and eight transgender models strut the runway. The number of models over the age of 50 increased from 11 during fall 2016 to 13 this spring/summer season. These numbers may be small compared to the total number of models walking in shows, but it shows the industry is still expanding its diversity. Syracuse University professor Dr. Lawrence Mason, Jr. specializes in beauty and diversity in the media. He spoke of the industry’s efforts to become more inclusive. “I think it has to be a conscious effort. Change doesn’t happen overnight,” Dr. Mason says. “But when you have models speaking out, the CFDA making statements, and diversity organizations calling out designers, they all help remind the industry to include models of all kinds.” Trans woman model, Andreja Pejic has paved the way for the transgender community’s presence in the fashion industry. Until 2014, Pejic was an androgynous male, and graced both men’s and women’s runways for Jean Paul Gaultier. Models, including Jourdan Dunn, are also speaking out against designers. After walking multiple Victoria’s Secret shows, Dunn made a public statement that she would not be a part of a brand that has trouble casting models of color. The fashion industry still has much room for growth, but its progress so far is refreshing. Models of all skin tones, sizes, and gender orientations will continue to serpent around New York City blocks, anxiously waiting for the chance to walk down the runway spotlight. But in the end, designers and their casting directors will be the ones to make the final decision.
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Illuminating the falsities behind this wicked trend. BY DARRIEA CLARK
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daunting, pointed hat with an oversized brim. A f loor-length dress with pompous sleeves. A f lowing velvet cape decorated with embroidery, beading, and fringe. With or without the broom, these pieces signify the witch archetype, but this outfit has conjured up false associations. Referencing portraits of Victorian women, the costume stems from the style of dress among the upper-class during the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. Americans attributed this uniform to witches as a way to develop propaganda against them, and the schema of the witch’s dress became stronger with each generation. But what popular culture considers the witch’s costume to be is inaccurate. Salem witches did not wear black, even though the color is often associated with them. As it was expensive to produce and have, black cloth and fabric were worn by the wealthy and during times of mourning. Magical women of the time were lower class and could not afford the cloth. The conical hat is not exclusive to the witch, either. The hat dates back to the Elizabethan era and was favored by both men and women. Finally, the dress, with its long sleeves, ruff led collar, cinched-waist, and criss-cross body lacing, stems from the classic Renaissance clothing worn by women of the time. Industry experts from designers to magazine editors helped catapult this fashion into the mainstream, starting as far back as the 1900s. Since then, the costume has morphed into modern wear, worn by fashionistas, inf luencers, and bloggers alike. Trendsetters left the pointed tip of their hats behind. They, instead, opted for pointy pumps and bucket bags that mimic mini cauldrons. At Saint Laurent’s spring 2013 show, creative director Hedi Slimane sent models down the runway in wide-brimmed hats, gothic frocks, and large neck bows. 2016 spring/ summer and autumn/winter collections by Marc Jacobs, Comme des Garçons, and Saint Laurent all featured witchy vibes. In editorials, the magic of sorceresses continue to haunt the fashion realm. While not explicitly marked as campaigns for the occult, designers and stylists echo witchy fabrics, embellishments, 24
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and silhouettes. Saskia de Brauw & Clara Deshayes modeled dark and demure pieces for Interview’s September 2016 issue. In one photo, Deshayes sports a high-neck cape clad in safety pins and industrial baubles. Over a white button-down, she wears an embroidered, pleated gown with sheer designs on the neck and upper thigh in another picture. Ruff led collars, sleeves, and waists were common themes on this black and white photo set. This trend saturates the current fast fashion market, and clothing retailers are pushing witch essentials beyond pentagrams and velvet cloaks. Stores like Urban Outfitters, Nasty Gal, and Free People market harnesses, chokers, and fishnets as items required to join a coven. They even sell tools of magic, such as crystals, tarot cards, and tonics. As with most identities, intentions, and practices, aesthetic varies within the witch community. Fashion and media cast witches as good or evil. Witches are most commonly seen as blood-thirsty and menacing. They are dressed in all black or dark colors, or are of the more f lower child-esque variety: bohemian and connected with Mother Nature. Scrolling through Pinterest boards about witches and their style, you will find women in unusual crowns pieced together with stones, feathers, and tree bark. Four of the first “badass witches” to come to mind are the main characters from “The Craft”: Nancy, Bonnie, Rochelle, and Sarah. Girls everywhere wanted to join their girl gang, cast spells, and look as awesome as they did in their chokers, knee-high socks, leather jackets, and plaid skirts. With the comeback of ‘70s fashion, girls also mimic the wardrobe of Stevie Nicks, who fashions herself to be a witchy goddess in her f lowing, f loral maxi dresses. Hunting for witches begins to take on a completely new meaning. Last February, The Guardian published “Season of the Witch: Why young women are f locking to the ancient craft.” In her article, Sady Doyle suggested a feminist attraction to witches and increase of interest “among young, creative, politically engaged women.” Witches were once imagined as strange women who lived on the outskirts. As societal outcasts, they did not fit a particular social construct. Instead, they followed their own set of rules and rebelled against conventions assigned by the patriarchy and male gaze. Fashion designers picked up on the freedom and undeniable appeal of witches and captured this power. With each collection, designers transformed witches into a sexier, cunning, and empowered community of women. The power of the witch stands strong, and her closet inspiration is here to stay. ZIPPED
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MILLENIUM F MANIA The 2000s are back—and better than ever. Just ask some of your favorite designers. BY HANNAH MALACH illustrated by autumn wilson
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lannels, chokers, and vampy lips just rose from the ‘90s ashes, but the 2000s are already making their comeback. Yes, platform f lip-f lops and Von Dutchemblazoned trucker hats may still leave a bitter taste in your mouth, but have no fear—there are fashionable and modern ways to rock the decade past. Adored by pop princesses and teen stars alike, mesh tops were a 2000s staple. Over a decade later, celebrities— including Kim Kardashian and Rihanna—are f locking to this punk-inspired piece. Mesh has now transformed into a classy, yet edgy fabric, workable for both day and night. Take some inspiration from Opening Ceremony, and throw a mesh top under a short-sleeved tee or piece of outerwear to add some grit to an otherwise basic outfit. The matching tracksuit has also made its return. It is impossible to imagine the 2000s without Paris Hilton’s pink velour Juicy ensembles. Relive your chick f lick days with Bloomingdale’s exclusive line of Juicy Couture velour tracksuits. The pieces come in a multitude of colors and range in price from $88 to $108. If channeling Regina George’s mother still causes some concern, opt for a tracksuit in a more traditional fabric like cotton or polyester—the Hadid sisters can’t get enough of theirs.
Though the resurgence of ‘70s-chic has contributed to the high-waisted pant trend, the unmistakable 2000s low-rise is slated to be the comeback cut. Acne Studios brought the low-rise pant back this season in a bevy of fabrics from wool to PVC, while Louis Vuitton favored a patent leather version. These hip bone-grazing bottoms help accentuate an hourglass figure. When f lared, they give that much-desired retro look. The denim-on-denim ensemble is synonymous with Britney and Justin at the 2001 American Music Awards. Take a modern hint from Miu Miu, VFiles, or Off-White, and give the typically shunned Canadian tuxedo a try. If you want to go full-on Y2K, try a denim blazer and either wide leg or f lared jeans, instead of the typical button-down and skinnies version. These over-the-top, eccentric, and perhaps “fugly” fashions are forcing themselves back into modern culture all thanks to the recent resurgence of streetwear. The trend is inherently borrowed from the hip-hop sensibilities of the last half-century, and the anti-establishment aesthetic of subcultures that surround them. While fashion has its own wow factor, it is also perplexing. Only nostalgia can resurrect the kitsch-meets-clash era of the early aughts.
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with Shilpa Prabhakar Nadella BY JACKIE HOMAN The current senior fashion market editor at Glamour, Shilpa Prabhakar Nadella is a Newhouse alumni and one of the founders of Zipped. After graduating in 2009, Nadella landed a job as a fashion assistant at InStyle and worked her way towards positions at ELLE and Glamour. Nadella chatted with Zipped about fashion week, career advice, and of course, what it was like to create the magazine from scratch back in ’07. ZIPPED: What was it like founding Zipped at Syracuse? SHILPA PRABHAKAR NADELLA: It was so hard! I started it my first semester junior year, and then I studied abroad second semester, and I was literally editing from London. I had to show how this was going to stand out and be successful. I mean, it was one of the hardest things I’ve ever done, even to this day—like harder than some things I do in my daily job now for a national publication. But if you believe in something, it’s all about pointing out the good in it. That was nine years ago and the magazine’s still going, which makes me really happy. Z: You interned at Vogue after your junior year—what was that like? S: I was working with people who had been in the industry forever, like Grace Coddington and Tonne Goodman and Anna Wintour, and just to be able to work amongst the presence of these people who have been doing this for years and years was incredible. Honestly, you start from the bottom, and if you want to work in the fashion department of a magazine, you’re at the bottom for a really long time before you move your way up.
PERSONAL STYLE I’m pretty minimalist. I don’t really try to buy into the trends. My clothing is easy to wear from year to year. WARDROBE ESSENTIALS The perfect jean, the perfect black pant, the perfect cashmere sweater—stuff that you can keep season to season and mix in with those statement pieces that you do buy. FAVORITE DESIGNER I feel like you’d be doing a disservice to say that there’s one designer that’s your favorite designer. There’s so much great talent out there.
courtesy of style du monde Z: What are your main responsibilities now as the senior fashion market editor at Glamour? S: I am responsible for covering any designers that fall under the American market or under the British market. I’m going to their showrooms, seeing all their new clothes, and making sure the newest designers who want a feature in magazines are brought to our attention. I’m also responsible for top editing our front of book. Z: What is your favorite part of attending Fashion Week? S: It’s the creativity. Every season these people are reinventing themselves and coming up with new ideas. You learn so much from the people around you. Z: What’s the hardest thing about your job? S: It’s kind of a double-edged sword. I love Fashion Week…but it is so long and exhausting. People don’t realize you’re up at 8 a.m. for shows and then you’re out until 10 p.m. or 11 p.m. for shows, and then you’re traveling to Europe for more shows. You’re pushed to your limits. Z: What advice would you give to a student who wants to work in the fashion industry? S: You should value those around you. The industry is really small, [the] publishing and fashion [industry] itself. Any job I’ve ever gotten has always come by word of mouth.
FAVORITE RUNWAY SEASON I prefer fall. There’s more layering, and you get sweaters and coats and boots. Spring is more bare, so maybe sometimes it’s just a dress. FAVORITE SPOT IN NYC The top of the Gramercy Park Hotel. They have a terrace that’s indoor and outdoor, and it’s so magical and so green and lit with Christmas lights all year round. PROUDEST MOMENT ON THE JOB Taking ownership of pages in sections of the magazine, so pages where my name appears—really seeing a page from start to finish. ZIPPED
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