Meet MATERIAL

After months of hard work I am thrilled to introduce my final project from my Spring 2014 class at FIT, magazine design. I aspire to work at a magazine company one day and this class was the perfect opportunity to exercise my creativity and show all I'd wish to contribute to a company such as Teen Vogue or Nylon (just to name a few). I titled my magazine "Material" leaving the title open to interpretation and featured some of my favorite people in it such as Leandra Medine, my favorite YouTube stars and Sophia Amoruso to truly reflect what my own magazine would be like. All of the articles are written by me with the exception of the interviews. I loved everything that went into making a magazine including the layout of the spreads, writing the articles and choosing the products and people to feature. Enjoy and feedback is appreciated!

Prom Going

 Wearing: Basix Black Label dress, Nadri earrings

It is not too often that as a 17 year old high schooler I get to experience the allure of galas or red carpets (even though not many people get to experience these anyway). Prom is the one time where I can experience the thrill of fake eyelashes, dangling earrings and elaborate dresses. Because of this I wanted to feel as glamorous as possible. Hopefully in years to come nights like these will become frequent to me. 

Birkenstock Happy

Wearing: Topshop jeans / Asos top / Birkenstock sandals

Ugly is the new cool in terms of shoes currently. Sneakers and now Birkenstocks can be found in just about every magazine you flip through and every fashion blog you click on. A few days ago I caved in to the Birkenstock trend, willingly of course. I cannot tell yet if these sandals are going to stay until next summer or I'll regret buying them by the end of August.. we'll see. But, for now, I'm loving them. The hardest part was deciding between styles: white, black, silver, suede, patent leather, leather, I can go on. Ultimately I settled for the silver leather, I have enough black and white shoes and wanted something different. I know this fad is a controversial one, so what do you think, are you a fan of Birks?

Fendi Fur Frenzy

Who would have ever thought that an $800 item would be mistaken as a stuffed toy by children? Fendi, widely known for their fur, decided to take the concept of fur to a whole other level on the Fall '13 runway. Handbags, wallets and keychains were reinvented to appear as over-priced stuff animals by Fendi to bring out the inner child in all of us. On the streets, the keychains, commonly known as "buggies" are the most the popular and appear on celebrities such as Cara Delevingne and Kylie Jenner. The best part about the keychains is that there is such a wide variety to choose from based on their expressions and eyebrow thickness. I have to say, some of these monster's eyebrow game's are strong. Though this just may be a phase, the fur monsters add just the right amount of personality to otherwise bland outfits.