V-Neck Tees for girls

Since Summer 2008 is almost here, I’m excited to say that this will probably be one of the last spring fashion trends that gets covered here on College Fashion!  That’s a good thing – make way for summer!
With the weather heating up across the country, flip flops are coming out of storage, skirts are getting shorter, and, surprise surprise: necklines are getting lower!
Today I want to tell you about one of the biggest trends this season: The V-Neck Tee. It’s been spotted on celebrities and fashion icons alike, and it’s a such a great basic to have in your wardrobe!
I’m currently obsessed with my new deep-v neck tees from American Apparel because they are very chic and can be worn so many different ways!  They’re casual cute with jeans and flats, or dressy with a skirt and heels. Did I mention they’re oh-so comfy? The perfect tee, I’m telling you!

Celebrity Inspiration

This is another trend that was inspired by celebrities.  I’m really loving how the celebs chose to wear this look.  From Mary-Kate Olsen’s dressed-down glam look, to Lauren Conrad’s cute and comfy style, one thing is clear: Hollywood loves their v-necks!

 

Cool Plus Sized Teen Clothes

It's a sad fact that those people in charge of designing and implementing teen fashions seem to have no real idea who their target audience is. Most of the time, they apparently have skinny stick-figures in mind, with no idea whatsoever that the average American girl's skeleton wouldn't fit into a Size 2 pair of jeans. Maybe a century ago those styles would have worked, but modern Americans tend to be quite a bit larger, in all dimensions, than their 19th-century counterparts.

  

Petite Jeans

Good things come in small packages, and petite jeans are no exception! Like with other special sizes, the internet has made marketing to “niche” markets a viable venture for most manufacturers.

Tight Jeans Long and Slender Revisited

There’s no avoiding them. Tight jeans are hot, so let’s deal with it. Here’s the low down on what this look strives for and some advise on how to approach it. Remember, just as lowrise jeans are not meant for everybody, skinny jeans aren’t either. I have to admit that I was skeptical about this style at first, but the more I see them, on the right bodies, the sexier and classier I find the tight jeans look to be.

What's more, you’ll find that the skinny jeans look in no way clashes with what we have discussed on our pages on “dressing for your body type”. The same principles of composition and balance apply. The slim look is being credited to the Brits, as actress Sienna Miller (now lending her name to a new line from Pepe Jeans) and model Kate Moss have been spotted with their sexy skinnies tucked in boots on several occasions. (This same look can be achieved with your older, tight fitting flared or bootcut jeans, by just tucking the bottom part of the leg into your boots, if you can live with the discomfort.) Come spring and summer, expect to see the extra tights matched with heels or sandals.

Low Rise Jeans

Low rise jeans does not refer to a “fit”, it is a specific cut. As is the case with boot cut jeans, it is a matter of “shape”, of "pattern", and is very widely misused. Any fit can have a regular or low cut waist, although not all will work well. Jeans with a low cut waist are almost always a tight fit and most often have boot cut or flared leg cuts. Although you are now beginning to see low cut skinnies too.

Embellished jeans

Embellished jeans are the rage this season. Again, nothing new here. In the sixties many young people were decorating their jeans with anything from applied patches, to hand embroidered designs, to drawing on them with a felt tip marker or even a “Bic” pen. The Woodstock counterculture adopted the working man's attire and adapted it with homegrown decorations.

In the 1970's, the sharp and clean cut disco fashion is imported from Europe, promptly displacing the unkempt hippy look. It was a time of tight bellbottoms with refined pocket decorations. The 1980's saw a comeback of the traditional cowboy image, metal studs and all.



It was in 1999, however, that Tom Ford presented his frayed, embroidered, low rise Gucci's in the Paris catwalks, going for a mere $3,500! The term "luxe hippie" is coined, and denim would never be perceived the same way again. This induction set the stage for the jeans revolution that we are living today.

Like so many other objects, the simple egalitarian blue jeans has reached levels of ornamentation (and price) that were unimaginable just a decade ago. The quality and sophistication of the decoration that we have seen these last couple of seasons are amazing! Possibly too much for some tastes, and pocket books, but sometimes trends have to swing far in one direction in order to eventually find their proper place.