Posted by: TheFashionGuru on: November 10, 2009

Trompe L’oeil…Appliqué…What do these words mean? They are styles of jeans that I’ve been seeing around my workplace. Trompe L’oeil is a type of velvet French print that’s becoming a big trend for the winter season. Velvet no longer belongs to blazers and tuxedo pants.
It’s not just Trompe L’oeil that’s getting all the attention, it’s all kind of prints on jeans. You will see everything from grafitti to flowers. Of course you can create your own “grafitti” jeans with a Sharpie or spray paint, but you can learn how to get your very own trendy pair of appliqué jeans. Read up on what Trompe L’oeil is here, and find out how you can make a pair.
Posted by: TheFashionGuru on: November 10, 2009
It’s the Fashion Guru Blog’s First Year Anniversary! I am delighted to say that I can’t believe how this blog progressed. It originally started out as something I did for fun, but turned out to be one of the most important things in my life. It’s something I want to carry on with for a long, long time. And I’ve met a lot of great people because of this blog.
I also want to thank my readers for all for your love and support. Please stick with me as I continue to learn and grow with this blog.
Stay tuned throughout today for my brand new fashion news features. And there will be more “One Year Anniversary” fun with my daily articles this week!
Posted by: TheFashionGuru on: November 6, 2009
I’ve been getting my feet wet in the freelance writer pool. Besides my blog, I have a few projects on the side lately, and that could affect how often I may update on here. I’m still debating on doing blog posts only four days a week.
But onto happier news, I applied to the Examiner and I am now a Boston Fashion News Examiner. You can check out my page here. The link will also be on the right hand side of this blog, under “Intro”.
I really don’t want to advertise myself, but it’s a part of my job as an Examiner. I’m still getting a feel for the web site, but I hope that you like it. I will be providing news on the latest trends and stores in the Boston, Massachusetts area. I think this will be a fun experience for me and I hope that it works out. As always, you can visit The Fashion Guru for the latest fashion news, trends, deals, and weekly articles.
The one year anniversary of the Fashion Guru Blog is next week! It’s amazing to see what my blog has been through in just a year. I look forward to having more experiences in the nearby future.
Lastly, this blog is not a forum. So please stop posting similar comments (with different names) about how you’re “new to this forum”. Those comments will end up being deleted. I don’t appreciate spam or advertising on my blog.
Thank you all for your cooperation and support!
-Chanél, TFG Publisher/Editor/Writer
Posted by: TheFashionGuru on: November 6, 2009
This week’s Hot or Not: Tinkerbell wears the pants for an upcoming movie…

And now there’s rumors that Mickey Mouse may be getting a makeover?
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My Verdict: Not
Leave them alone! You can make them more like your 3-D characters from Finding Nemo and Monsters Inc., but don’t change their looks! That’s how we grown to know them and recognize them.
What do you think of these Disney character’s makeovers?
Posted by: TheFashionGuru on: November 6, 2009

Warning: This is going to be a poor review of Project Runway. Yesterday, the designers had to create an outfit inspired by the museum they went to in L.A. (I forgot because I was tired and bored by the episode.) I wasn’t really crazy about the dresses they created, yet again. Gordana’s was surprisingly pretty, except from the back. I don’t remember who won the challenge, but two were supposed to get knocked out and those two were…Chris and Gordana. No surprises, really. Chris is going to make it without them! So it’s now up to Althea, Carol Hannah, and Irena to wow the judges at Bryant Park. I hope Althea wins. She’s the most talented and Irena certainly doesn’t deserve it. I also hope there’s going to be a Project Runway reunion. Just because they went over to Lifetime, doesn’t mean they shouldn’t get one! I can’t wait to stop blogging about this crazy, disastrous, and boring season!
Posted by: TheFashionGuru on: November 6, 2009
In case you’re wondering what happened to my “Top 10” list yesterday, I’ll give you the scoop. I published an article I found on the web that I thought would be a great topic, which was “The Top 10 Fall Jeans of 2009”. Now, it says on my blog that I would never claim anything as my own. I’m a freelance writer and I understand completely on having your work stolen. I’d be devastated if that happened to me! So why would I steal someone else’s work? No, I source every picture and article that I find. If you find that it’s not properly source, let me know. I would never put my name on anything that isn’t written by me.
But the person of that article threatened me to take the article down or they would take legal actions against me. I’m going to be more careful now with whose articles I decide to put on my blog. Even though I provide sources, some people don’t know enough to skim at the bottom to see their name or web page at the bottom.
I just wanted to be up front about this, and give you all a heads up about what’s going on. This is a warning for other bloggers out there as well. Be careful about what you put on your blogs!
Thanks for your support and understanding.
Chanél, TFG Publisher/Editor/Writer
Posted by: TheFashionGuru on: November 3, 2009
From WWD Issue 11/04/2009
It was a battle of the blondes at Monday night’s Accessories Council Excellence Awards.
While revelers at Cipriani 42nd Street waited patiently for the chance to gawk at Stylemaker Award winner Lady Gaga — who was tardy to the black-tie fete, arriving at the end of the first course — another blonde bombshell captivated the attention of guests such as Agyness Deyn, Alexander Wang, Molly Sims and Diane von Furstenberg: Barbie.
With tables outfitted with Barbie dolls and containers of doll-sized metallic hobos, crocodile-embossed totes and stiletto ankle boots, guests accessorized the 11-inch doll, to much amusement.
Betsey Johnson — who presented Zappos.com with the Retailer of the Year award, and had the brand name emblazoned on the back of her pants — wedged a doll into her chignon, and Marc Jacobs and Lorenzo Martone got funky with Barbie at their table, stripping Barbie down to her birthday suit. When Lady Gaga finally arrived — in a black lace mask and wig that matched the consistency of cotton candy and towered over her ensemble of a blouse under a bra, underwear and several pairs of pantyhose — she joined in the fun with Jacobs and Martone.
“Somehow they [the Barbies] ended up looking like my album cover,” the singer deadpanned.
“Barbie always looks good,” said von Furstenberg, who presented the doll with the Fashion Icon Award and was herself the winner of the Accessory Visionary Award. “She doesn’t age, she doesn’t look tired and she doesn’t need a manicure…and when she has a good day, she contributes to the CFDA.”
Subversive designer Justin Giunta said having only brothers precluded him from a childhood rife with the company of Barbie, Ken, Midge and Skipper. Deyn, who accepted Burberry’s Brand of the Year Award on behalf of creative director Christopher Bailey, who was traveling on business, said, “Barbie lent me her laptop and she’s got it on Skype, so [Bailey] says thank you.”
Erin Wasson presented Toms Shoes founder Blake Mycoskie with the Humanitarian Award. “I’m proud to present this to a fellow Texan,” said Wasson.
Calvin Klein made an appearance to present InStyle Magazine’s Hal Rubenstein with the Marylou Luther Award for Fashion Journalism.
“He was instrumental in turning us away from supermodels into the world of Hollywood, he changed magazines forever. Hal is a man born to be in front of a camera,” said Klein.
Other honorees included Bottega Veneta creative director Tomas Maier for Designer of the Year; Nine West’s Fred Allard with the Influencer Award; Gilt Groupe for Retail Innovation, and V Magazine for Magazine of the Year.
he highlight of the night, however, was the surprising 10-minute lethargic monologue by Lady Gaga, who was introduced by Jacobs, who marveled, “She is phenomenal in every sense of the word. Her unique vision is spiritual. It’s inspiring to me and to many.”
Gaga, who came on stage flinging talcum powder from her hands, causing a cloud of white smoke, said, “I felt like a freak for so long in my childhood….When I began to perform, I found out that I had some freaky friends to play with.”
She cited Jacobs, Alexander McQueen, Stephen Gan, David LaChapelle and Hedi Slimane as some of her enduring supporters throughout what the 23-year-old songstress termed her “long” career.
“Hedi Slimane is a muse for the House of Gaga,” she said. “He’s like a palm tree [in that] he shades a girl from New York [from] the Hollywood sun.”
She thanked LaChappelle, and then Mario Testino, for “taking the first photos of me that made me feel like a real woman.”
On her intimate Warholian “factory” of unknown creative collaborators, which she named for the first time during her acceptance speech, she proclaimed the House of Gaga “is not an economy” and would never do a collection.
As for the elusive group of creators, she named designer Matthew Williams, stylist Nicola Formichetti and milliner Nasir Mazhar, who created the Orbit headpiece Gaga famously wore on Ellen DeGeneres’ show.
Gaga, who considers “a condom” the most important fashion accessory of all, was flattered to be receiving the award.
“[Tonight,] I had no gloves, and the outfit needed gloves. So Nicky [Formichetti] decided to paint me white. That’s what happens when you don’t have the right accessory,” she said.