Most Fashionable City Contest!

Good afternoon followers!

           

FCM is hosting a contest for most fashionable city! Send us a photograph of yourself in your fashionable city to info@fashionchicagomagazine.com. After the top five photographs have been chosen, they will be posted in an album on the fan page. The top five photographs will be chosen by you; whichever photograph has the most “likes” wins the contest and will be featured in the September Issue! PLEASE make sure to actually “like” the photographs and NOT the album itself! We need a number! Thank you!

       

RULES: Photo must be hi resolution sized to be 8.5 inches x 11 inches with a resolution of 360 dpi. Tell us a little bit about your photo. What are you wearing? Tell us about the location. Make sure your style is trendy! Include accessories and handbags and we kindly ask: no pants please!

DEADLINE: Send us your photograph by Friday, July 13!

GOOD LUCK and have fun!!!

Jennifer Novoseletsky

Hip Chick Cosmetics Lip Talk Lip Balm

I must say as one of the first users of this lip balm I am impressed! With Vitamin E and gluten free flavor, this Hip Chick Cosmetics lip balm is a new favorite! Simply when applying the balm I can already feel the organic coconut oil sinking into my lips immediately. With a hint of shea butter, this lip balm also has a little cinnamon kick to it!

Lip Talk actually talks to you and makes you feel as though your lips are rejuvenating and craving more. This lip balm is not only good for you, but makes your lips feel fully refreshed and ready to go! Great to wear at home or on an outing! I am excited to buy my next tube for $5 at this website. The product comes out June 15th!

Jennifer Novoseletsky

Yunes Swathe Female Handbags

The Yunes Swathe brand creates some highly unique shaped handbags for women to wear casually or formally. Two feminine handbags in particular are called the Empire Bag and the Rich Bag. Both bags are made in New York using all natural cowhide leather. The interior of these bags are infused with a bright color creating a bold fashion statement. The color splash inside makes this bag perfect for spring and summer months!

The Empire Bag is inspired by the Empire State building, which explains the way it is shaped. The buckle of the straps and the triangular zippers are similar to the building and that is what makes this bag have high quality class. Aside from the unique look this bag has, it can be worn for a number of different occasions. Though meant for females, some males use it as a bag for storage. This bag can be used as a carry on in an airplane, or can be dressed up with some bold jewelry. The best feature this bag has is the coloring. The dark exterior and bright interior is beneficial to use during any season of the year!

Though the Rich Bag is geared toward men, women love to use this handbag for different occasions. The Rich Bag is not modeled after a building, but it does have an old-style look mixed with modern class. I like this bag because it can be used as a type of briefcase or a handbag for a professional business office. The bag is luxurious and can fit a significant number of items in it. Like the Empire Bag, the Rich Bag can be used year-round with its leather exterior and bright interior.

These unique bags are great conversation starters and are beneficial to use in everyday life. Yunes Swathe also created a nifty style guide that can be found here. The guide can help think of daily outfits that are great to wear with these handbags. Look out for the Yunes Swathe handbags featured in the July 2012 Super Heroine and Villainesses Issue!


Jennifer Novoseletsky

Dark Romance and Baroque Fashion for Fall Winter 2013-14

Getting deep ahead of the game to the 2013-14 fall and winter seasons, the trending fashion will include dark romance and baroque. Each of these styles is edgy and unique in their own two ways.

Fall and winter seasons are typically the seasons to wear dark colors. To add the romantic feel, these women feature mainly neckline outfits. Roses are a sign of love, and blend in beautifully to the dresses the models are wearing in the photo above. This fierce look gives off a dark tone that beautifies a woman in her own way. The best part of wearing dark and romantic clothing is the fact that accessories such as boots, gloves, and darker makeup come out during these seasons.

What I personally like about the baroque style is the fact that it portrays the Renaissance. I love what people wore way back before the 21st century and the fact that these women wear old fashioned patterns simply makes me jealous! I like to think of these patterns as a type of creation. Renaissance means "rebirth" and this style relates almost as if the 2013 and 2014 seasons are rebirthing that time period in fashion. The dark patterns and heavy clothing represent the fall and winter seasons and give a unique twist to current trends in the industry.

For more styles and trends coming out in the fall and winter 2013-14 season, visit http://weconnectfashion.com

Jennifer Novoseletsky

Spring and Summer 2013 Colors

As the spring and summer seasons approach rapidly, more bright colors will be pulled out and dark colors will be hung back up into closets. Two specific colors that will become popular in the 2013 spring and summer seasons are peony and green calcite.

What I love most about the color peony is the fact that it blends so perfectly with the spring and summer seasons, whether 2013 or currently. As bright flowers begin to bloom, a woman's wardrobe should be in full bloom as well. I also like that this color can be coordinated with other brights. If for example a woman wears a peony colored blazer, she may wear a lighter pink, sky blue, or canary yellow under the blazer, with white or nude colored bottoms or skirt. Then the accessories including shoes, hat, jewelry, purse, and makeup will all follow and can match the shirt under the peony blazer. This color is great to put together with others and will make a woman's skin glow.

This color is fashionable and I think what I love most about it is the fact that it is a bright color, yet a light one at the same time. What I personally love about light colors is that it leaves a woman's skin looking darker than usual, and that is exactly what women should be aiming for during the spring and summer seasons! I love this color not only for clothing, but particularly accessories. Similar to the peony pink, this green calcite color goes great with the color white. If a woman was to wear a little white dress and add green calcite jewelry, eyes will be locked onto her outfit the entire night! With those women who love keeping out their dark colors for spring and summer, green calcite works well with dark colors for nighttime outings, benefiting a woman's closet that much more.

Look out for peony and green calcite colored fashion in the near spring and summer seasons! To see more fashion color trends, visit http://weconnectfashion.com

Jennifer Novoseletsky