TWIN Magazine: Fall Issue 2012

the fallissue

Fall 2012Letter from the Editor

Fashion Feng Shui

The New Old

Tim’s World

Art to Fashion

7 Days of Boots

Menswear through the Ages

What Men should Wear

Go Big or Go Home

MN Fashion Week Review

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letter from the editorI’m currently sitting in my room, strug-gling to write a letter from the editor, or as I like to call it, the “leditor.” You would think this would be an easy task considering I am the editor of a maga-zine and a public relations major. But let’s face it, everyone has an off night. So instead of trying to convey my thoughts in writing, I have decided to show you them. Because, sometimes, pictures are really worth a thousand words.

xo,Melanie

Editor-in-Chief

Have you heard Calvin Harris’ songs with Florence Welch and Ellie Goulding? They are seriously addicting and wonderfully inspiring. Listened to this album a lot while putting together this issue.

This color is so chic that I just had to go out and buy it immediately. Essie Bobbing for Baubles.

Bought these boots yesterday. I love glitter so much. Whoever decided to put glitter on the back of booties should win an award.

Ok, knuckle rings are awesome and unexpected. Not to mention, chevons are super on-trend right now.

He plays Chuck Bass to perfection. He is British. And LOOK AT THAT BONE STRUCTURE. I’m loving Ed Westwick right now.

Totally obsessed with this Arielsimone maxi dress from MN Fashion Week. Check out TWIN’s review of the Shows starting on page 58.

Um, how cute is our model Emmy in this infinity scarf from the Weisman Art Museum Shop? Adorable.

Flesh-toned shoes lengthen the leg. Image from Pinterest.

fashion feng shui

what you wear can say a lot about you.

I endlessly rummage through my wardrobe try-ing to find something so-cially acceptable to wear. How does one go about creating a pleasant visual appearance? What deems fashion from disaster? Why can’t I just wear my black sweatshirt and black sweat-pants? (a.k.a the only clean articles of clothing avail-able..) Besides the turn-off of a black jumpsuit debut, I could not come up with an answer.

After consulting Google, I had discovered the concept

of Fashion Feng. The new and upcoming philosophy explains how to dress with a careful balance meant to enhance the natural beauty of an individual. Feng Shui, the Chinese practice of influencing destiny by cre-ating a harmonious and balanced environment, can be applied to the ‘intimate environment’ of the human body. The three most basic principles of Fashion Feng Shui address hair color en-hancement, eye contact, and visual line agreements.

By using the concepts of

Feng Shui, natural hair color can be enhanced. According to the general Chinese practice, a definite beginning and end will de-fine an object as complete. In our case, the object is our body. By matching the color of hair to the color of shoes or bottoms, a ‘complete’ look is created. The repeti-tion of this color within an appearance will enhance hair color.

Matching shirt color to eye color allows for a higher percentage of eye contact according to Feng Shui

By Emmy Ciabattoni

will naturally draw the glance upwards.

Fashion Feng Shui en-courages skin colored un-dergarments; the goal is to make the hidden garments completely disappear so not to disharmonize with outerwear lines. Shoes that are slightly darker than an individual’s skin tone will visually lengthen the legs; shoes are seen as a continuation a person’s natural body color.

Not only can this philosophy provide help-ful tips, but it can give in-sight to our personalities and individual life experi-ences through our sub-conscious color choices. Fashion Feng Shui deems reasons and appropriate times for various shades of color.

If your wardrobe contains a lot of red, it’s possible that you seek attention and have a desire to stand out from the crowd.

Orange is ideally worn when harmony needs to be restored; if you’re

in a fight with a friend, maybe this lively color will brighten up the situation.

A prominence of yellow may display your current mentality of stability and steadiness.

Green tends to be a stimu-lating color that repre-sents growth and should be worn when acquiring skills and attending class, to encourage mental de-velopment.

The color blue is associ-ated with tranquility and allows for relaxation when communicating and ex-pressing ideas.

If you feel out of control, consider wearing grey; the color is said to promote balance and safety.

Brown, a grounding and earthy color, is meant to cure insecurity and dis-tress.

Wearing black expresses your authoritative com-mand and recognizes strength.

While white may portray anxiety, it is also encour-ages innocence and me-ticulousness within an appearance.

Fashion Feng Shui entails numerous other principles that take into account personality type, preferred style, ideal color schemes, and body type; therefore, I have only provided an introduction to harmoni-ous dressing. There’s no need to distress over early morning outfit scrambles any longer; following this strategy of purposeful ap-parel will keep you out of the uni-colored jumpsuits and ensure you’re looking good.

xoxo, Emmy

Sanders, Simone. “Feng Shui Fash-ion Guide.” Feng Shui Fashion Guide. N.p., 02 Sept. 2007. Web. 10 Oct. 2012. http://www.slideshare.net/Busqueda/feng-shui-fashion-guide. Maggiore, Evana. “Fashion Feng Shui.” Fashion Feng Shui®. Fashion Feng Shui International, LLC, 2004-2008. Web. 10 Oct. 2012. <http://www.fashionfengshui.com/learn/index.html>.

Karlie Kloss definitely stands out from the crowd in this simple red dress.Image from style.com

An all black, leather ensemble will dominate

whatever room you enter.Image from Pinterest.

This comfy, neutral outfit should calm you down and make you feel secure. Image from Pinterest.

We are always trying to be on the cutting edge and looking to the “future of fashion” but the thing about fashion is that it is al-ways repeating itself. Bell bottoms are no longer collecting dust in the seventies, and neon has risen from the eighties and inte-grated itself into our daily lives. But what is the new old in 2012? It is safe to say the nineties are back and stronger than ever. One trend that has solidified in 2012 is the crop top. Originally, crop tops were made popular by pop prin-cesses like Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera, and before them, Madonna. However, gone are the days of the full belly baring. The key is to balance it out by pair-ing it with something high-waisted, such as a pencil skirt or shorts. A little strip of midriff is okay, but please, no bellybuttons. Now, onto grunge. It had to happen, and nothing says grunge like plaid. A con-stant staple in the nineties grunge movement, plaid shirts, jackets, plaid skirts, even plaid shoes are back. However, keep in mind that although the grunge “anti-fashion” move-ment inspires us in 2012, it is not identical. It’s grunge 2.0, a glam-grunge if you will. You can make a plaid shirt modern with a se-quined skirt and a chunky jeweled necklace.

Let us not forget my personal favorite, the combination of the floral mini-dress and combat boots. This ensemble was made especially popular by Claire Danes in the early nineties teen-drama My So-Called Life (side note: If you have never seen it go watch it. It is on Netflix and it is amazing.) This is probably the easiest outfit because every girl age fifteen to thirty should have a pair of combat boots and a floral dress. Wearing them together is the perfect mix of girly and tough, so you feel good no matter what. So dust off your flannel, break out your jean jackets, and bring them into the future of fashion.Photo Credit: Pinterest & www.people.com

If it weren’t for my mild obsession with Keeping up the with Kardashi-ans I wouldn’t have ended up at the Mall of America on the night of Sep-tember 16th, 2012 to meet one of my most fabulous idols, Tim Gunn. I’ve always had a not-so secret obsession with celebrities (especially those of the fashion world) but despite many attempts at celebrity watching dur-ing trips to New York and Califor-nia, I had yet to actually meet any of them. When an advertisement for Tim Gunn’s book signing at the Mall of America flashed on E! dur-ing a Kardashian Kommerical break, I literally jumped off the couch and at this golden opportunity. The event for Tim’s lat-est book, Tim Gunn’s Fashion Bi-ble, was to be held at MOA Ro-tunda at 7pm on the next day.

TIM’S

I didn’t care what I had going on; schoolwork or any other commit-ment could not compare to the chance to meet Tim Gunn. For those of you who may not be complete-ly obsessed with him as I am, Tim Gunn serves as fashion mentor on the popular television show, Proj-ect Runway. On the show, he works closely with judges which includes Nina Garcia, fashion director of Ma-rie Claire, supermodel Heidi Klum, and top American designer (and my personal favorite) Michael Kors. He also was the chair of the fashion de-partment at Parsons The New School For Design, which has educated re-nowned designers such as Marc Ja-cobs, Jason Wu, and Alexander Wang.

Clearly this guy has some serious credibility in the fashion world.

WORLDan article by Katie Sprick

My friend, a fellow Tim Gunn admirer, and my cousin said they wanted to come with me and get their books signed. We did some quick math and real-ized that we had been watching Tim and the designers “gather ‘round” for eight years on Project Runway. We arrived three hours early to secure our place in line to meet and take a photo with Tim since everyone wasn’t guaranteed to meet him. There was no way that we were going to get so close to meeting our idol and then miss out because of a long line. As we sat on the floor of the Rotunda in line, we paged through the book and discussed our favorite parts. At first I had thought that Tim’s new book was more of a guide to personal style, like Nina Garcia’s Little Black Book of Style. It actually push-es so much deeper to the history of cloth-ing and how everything we wear today is slightly modified, but ultimately originated from a previous era. One of my favorite chapters was the one on t-shirts. Tim tells us how white t-shirts were originally worn strictly as an undergarment. In schools t-shirts were not allowed to be worn on their own and was considered taboo. Tim gives examples of how the t-shirt was transformed to a wardrobe staple, by movie icons like Mar-lon Brando when he sported a super fitted t-shirt in A Streetcar Named Desire. This transformed the way society felt about t-shirts and it became more acceptable to let them stand-alone. Obviously people ev-erywhere today are wearing just t-shirts on top and it’s socially acceptable.

Tim inevitably adds his personality flair and writes that wearing just a t-shirt is tragic unless the rest of the outfit dresses it up. Gunn’s witty comments and fabulous personality is so consistent throughout the entire book that you feel as if he is sitting right next to you through each chapter. With 7 o’clock quickly approach-ing and the Rotunda becoming fuller with anxious Tim Gunn fans, I became more anxious and excited myself. What would I say to him? Will Tim like my outfit? Who-ever is taking this picture better get a good one or I’m demanding a re-shoot. I had imagined myself talking to Tim with ease as old friends do. I’ve been watching him for the past eight years... I felt like I knew him! As I watched my friend ahead of me walk onstage to meet Tim I could feel my hands start to get grossly clammy and my leg start to shake. Tim Gunn was right in front of me and I was about to go meet him. There was no calming down.

I can vaguely remember what I actually said to him when it was my turn to meet him. I’m pretty sure I said something like I was so thrilled to be here and it has been a dream come true to meet him. Other than that, I was in com-plete and total awe and was the textbook definition of star struck. I couldn’t formulate words and just stared while he signed my book. So much for ease. I have my treasured book with the signed title page proudly on display in my apartment along with pictures of our meeting. As usual, I tuned into Project Run-way last Thursday to see which designer Heidi would say “Auf Wiedersehen” to this week and out came Tim Gunn to reveal this week’s challenge. It was a surreal experience and easy to say that is was one of the greatest, most inspiring experiences so far.

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Walking around Walker Art Center on a brisk Sunday afternoon, all I could think was “I do no belong here.” Amongst a throng of definition hipsters I strolled from room to room, from one shocking piece of art to the next utterly confusing one (a stuffed animal sculpture? thir-ties pornography flickering at nauseating speeds?—I mean, really?). If life imitates art, then I must be liv-ing the wrong lifestyle. But at a second at-tempt at culturing myself, this time to the Walker Art Museum on campus, things

fell into place. Under high-vaulted ceilings with pure autumn light filtering through, I began to see just how inspiring even the most out-landish piece of art can be. Whether it’s a painting or statues color palettes, textures or form, it’s not as hard or impressive as you might think to translate your favorite masterpieces into your favorite outfits of the season. So take a chance, visit your nearest museum, and bring art back on the streets with you.

FASHION

Winter in Minnesota is bleak, to say the least. But that doesn’t have to be all bad. In this piece, “Cygne Sauvage

de Nimes” by Mary Abbott,“white black and emerald green all battle for the spot-light”, while streaks of the palest dust pink and fern green highlight the chaos. The effect of the almost clini-cal color palette is stark but refined. Take it in a crisp, clean direction with tailored clothes and minimal accesso-ries, or warm it up with muted jeans and sweaters.

By: Marion Renault

Barbara Hepworth’s “Two Figures”’ natural lines and smooth oaky color translates into organic clothing. No, we’re not talking hemp here, but rather clothes with lines that follow the natural curve of a body with muted wood, white and black tones. Try finding minimalist pieces with unusual silhouettes and let your body speak for its self.

“#4, Diaz” (Charles Biederman) was a simple reminder of the power of shape. Take advantage of coat season to experiment with bold silhouettes and three-dimensional clothing. Not ready to take the jump into fully sculp-tural outfits? Try out some asymmetri-cally collared jackets or peplum tops and feel just how powerful volume can

be.

“minimalist pieces with unusual silhouettes...”

“feel just how powerful volume can be.”

Gold never gets old. Whether it’s ornating a wooden chest in the WMA’s Korean Furniture col-lection or buzzing in the form of bees on Alexan-der McQueen’s newest ready-to-wear collection, it never fails to add a touch of opulence. Dressing up your winter whites and solid blacks with baroque or oriental-inspired gold is a guaranteed luxe look.

“Gold never gets old.”

images from Pinterest

7 days of boots

Living in Minnesota, boots have become somewhat of a necessity. They are really the only type of shoe that can adequately protect your feet from the elements once November hits. And this neces-sity often turns into an obsession. I personally own fourteen pairs of boots. They vary in color, material, height, and functionality but I love them all the same. Yet, I continue to look for more. Riding boots, combat boots, and ankle booties are all big right now, and here are a week’s worth of shoes that will make you stand out this winter (if you can walk in them).

Images from Polyvore.

By Melanie Richtman

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Ankle boots are casual enough to wear during the day, but the glitter makes them glam

enough for the evening.

zara ethnic ankle Boot

The tribal fabric on these Zara booties is a mix of rus-tic and hipster, in the best

possible way.

who doesn’t

love glitter?

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After all of the patriotism displayed at the summer Olympics, why not rock

American Flag booties?

Although these may look like some-thing Snooki would wear, don’t be afraid. Worn with toned-down pieces, these booties will look chic and French,

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fashion

Steve has done it again. These studded combat boots will make youi feel tough no mat-

ter the situation.

Riding boots are classic. Wear these with a white button-down and you will feel like you are on the eques-trian team. If Minnesota had an

equestrian team...

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what men

should wear

Gentlemen, it is time to step it up. Add these four trends to your closet, and you will have the attention of females everywhere. (Or at least, you will get

my attention, and hey, one out of three billion isn’t too terrible, right?)

(a female’s perspective)

By Melanie Richtmanimages from style.com and pinterest

WW

Ok, let’s face it: Men don’t dress to their full potential. Even the most fabulous male dress-

ers could probably use a little female advice (except you Karl Lagerfeld, you know it all) or,

if they don’t need the advice, they probably have a really good stylist. However, most col-

lege males do not have stylists; in fact, most of them are probably still wearing clothes their

mothers picked out for them. Obviously, I am not expecting these guys to wear suits like

Chuck Bass every day (although I don’t think anyone would complain), but a little extra ef-

fort before going to class or a party would be refreshing.

WW

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leather

Have you ever seen a guy look bad in a

leather motorcycle jacket? The answer

to that question is probably no.

I could talk about leather for eternity.

Beginning in the 1950s, black leather

jackets became a symbol of cool

and rebellion. Even though

they have become much

more mainstream since

the fifties, leather still has

a bad-ass connotation.

Worn by rock stars and

bikers, leather jackets

are the epitome of cool.

Throw one over a plain

white t-shirt like Zayn

Malik and you will have

girls falling at your feet.

Because deep down, every girl

wants a bad boy.

WW

WW

beanies

Normally, I’m not really into hats. But

beanies are just so cute on guys. A

beanie requires little effort and you

look like you care enough about your-

self to accessorize. And, an added bo-

nus, it might just keep your head warm.

The secret to wearing a beanie is that you

still have to see some of your hair and

you want the top of the beanie to casually

slouch. Otherwise it will stand

straight up, which

pretty much invali-

dates the coolness

of the beanie. I

mean, come on,

how adorable is

Harry Styles here?

WW

layers

Layers, layers, layers. Where do I begin?

Layers showcase your ability to match

one article of clothing to another.

I am not convinced that all males

have this skill. Layers allow you to show off

an interesting t-shirt while also staying warm

with a cool jacket. The more layers, the better.

Make this trend work for you by placing a cool

graphic tee under an open flannel shirt. The

one above is perfectly grunge. Add a jacket like

Robert Pattinson, too complete the look. Please

note that TWIN is not endorsing Obama due

to the fact that we chose a shirt saying “Rom-

ney can’t dunk.” It is just simply a funny shirt.

WW

suits

Ok, fine, I lied. Guys should wear suits. Obvious-

ly it would be extremely unnecessary to wear

a suit every day, but I would love to see men

dress up a little more. Instead of only break-

ing out your suit to attend a career fair, why

don’t you dress up a little bit when you take

your girl (or guy) out to dinner? The key to

pulling off a suit is to ensure that it fits well.

Make sure the shoulders fit you appropriately

and that the pants are not neither too long nor

too baggy. You don’t want it to look like you are

a child borrowing his father’s suit. If you are con-

cerned about looking too uptight, make it more

casual and replace the dress shirt with a tee, or

switch out the jacket for a cardigan. And ALWAYS

accessorize with nice shoes. Pair your dressed-up

ensemble with some nice loafers for a classic look,

fresh sneakers to look urban cool, or rugged

boots to give your look an edge.

Photography by Emily Chang and Kara HarmsStyling by Melanie Richtman

go big or

go home

This season, it is all about statement pieces. Big necklaces, chunky scarves,

huge rings, and giant earrings.

Sunglasses, Primp Boutique.

Ring, WAM Shop; Neck-lace, Primp; Bracelets,

WAM Shop; Watch, Primp.

Necklace, Primp Boutique; Ear Cuff, H&M

Bracelets, WAM Shop; Headband, WAM Shop; Necklace, Primp.

Necklace, Primp Boutique.

Earrings, WAM Shop. Scarf, WAM Shop.

Infinity Scarf, WAM Shop; Finger-less Gloves, WAM Shop.

Necklace, Primp Boutique

A special

thank you to

the Weisman

Art Museum

Shop and

Primp Boutique

From the front, MAI’s collection of active wear appears to be regular active wear featuring simple silhouettes and rich jewel tones. How-ever, what sets the MAI collection apart from its competi-tors is the incredible emphasis the design-ers, Emma Holcomb and Sarah McArdle, placed on the backs of the garments. When the models walked out from backstage, they appeared to be wearing just normal sports bras and tank tops, but when they rounded the corner at the end of the runway,

the crowd was blown away by the intricate detailing on the backs of each one of the items. Crossing straps, carefully placed zip-pers, and draping were just some of the techniques used to create interest-ing views from the back of MAI’s Spring 2013 collection. My personal favorite was one of the first looks to debut on the run-way: the combination of a color blocked maxi skirt and the criss cross bralette. The criss crossing of straps in the back added visual interest

to a piece that might typically be over-looked due to sim-plicity. The bralette isn’t the only top sporting a unique back. The zipper tank gives the illusion of layers, combining a mustard-colored racer back under-neath a simple black tank. The hardware going straight down the model’s spine pro-vides an edgy touch, making me wonder if the zipper is actu-ally functional, or just strictly fashion-able. Another inter-esting touch to MAI’s

line was the addition of hoods to several pieces. I was pleasant-ly surprised when the model, wearing a sim-ple black bra, turned around to reveal a dark purple hood resting gently on her back. And finally, the collection could not be complete without the long-sleeved dark gray dress. This dress, flaunting a phenom-enal black hood that boasted the slouchi-ness of an infinity scarf combined with the glamour of a head scarf, elevated each piece in the collec-tion. Simply stunning.

Backs are the focus at MAI

by Melanie Richtman

MAI Zipper Tank and Two-toned Capri

MAI executes hoods to perfection.

Stand-outs at Marissa BridgesMarissa Bridges creates interest with ombre, patterns, and tough accents.

Marissa Bridges makes an impression with prints, slits, and studs.

Other favorites

Arielsimone multi-colored maxi dress

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