Category Archive: Fashion

Marissa Webb: Style Moving Forward

Fashion designer Marissa Webb’s Look Book is filled with models who mimic her. Many sport a classically structured design that borrows from elements in masculine tailoring, while still accented with traits of feminine color and whimsy. Considering the fact that she frequently tried to convince friends to call her "Mark" while growing up, this balance of masculine and feminine qualities in her clothes serves as a poignant example of when a self-proclaimed "tom-boy" falls into the world of fashion.

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Richard Chai: Professional Beauty

Many designers have a signature style. When you see a preppy look coming down the runway, it's probably Tommy Hilfiger. If an elegant gown appears, it's most likely Coco Chanel. Richard Chai's signature is his versatility. You see billowy, flowing material, then expertly tailored blazers and blouses next. He uses bright colors and muted tones to bring a little bit of everything to the table. 

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Rene Caovilla: Those Who Craft Glass Slippers

When you were a kid, did you want to wear Cinderella's glass slipper? Were you elated by Dorothy’s ruby slippers from the “Wizard of Oz?” Did you just want to feel and breeze through your day with no worries like a princess? Do you still have that yearning? If so, let me point you toward the Italian brand and luxury fashion designer Rene Caovilla. 

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Jamie Okuma: No Substitutes

Every April when music festival season rolls around, I brace myself for hours of scrolling through Instagram as Coachella and Bonnaroo attendees show off their carefully coordinated outfits for the world to see. At least once a year, I run across a photo among the deluge that features a white girl wearing a Native American tribal headdress, also known as a war bonnet.

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