March 8, 2025 • 60 mins
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She is a style contributor forBusiness Insider and the
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Today, we're going to be talkingabout what Leigh has been up to.
It's been, I think, over a yearsince she joined me here on
Confidence in Bloom, but we'regoing to talk today about
basically style and fashion andwhat is it looking like for us
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today and into the season andinto maybe the following year.
She's been super busy with NewYork and I think Miami and I
think she's even gone to Europe.
So she's going to fill us inwith all the newest trends and
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And so now I'm going to welcomeLeighton.
So welcome, Leigh.
I'm so excited to have you back.
Thank
SPEAKER_03 (03:39):
you
SPEAKER_01 (03:39):
for having
SPEAKER_03 (03:39):
me
SPEAKER_01 (03:39):
again,
SPEAKER_03 (03:40):
Tina.
SPEAKER_01 (03:40):
So glad to be here.
Yeah, this is going to be soawesome.
So I feel like with Spring inthe Air, there's lots of going
on right there's lots happeningpeople are starting to come out
of their their homes right we'regetting outside we're we're
starting to do things and seethings um you just had a few
fashion weeks that you attendedi believe one was in miami am i
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right
SPEAKER_03 (04:05):
So I actually, I went to New York Fashion Week
and then I've been watching theother because I was not able to
get to London and Milan andFrance.
But yeah, so I attended New Yorkat the beginning of February and
then I've been watching theothers kind of virtually and
seeing what the designers aredoing.
SPEAKER_01 (04:22):
Excellent.
And so tell me, what, is theremajor changes?
Because I feel like this yearthere's changes and I don't see
anything.
I'm just feeling it.
SPEAKER_03 (04:33):
So There are a few things I've seen from New York
and the other fashion weeks,Tina.
So I'm going to tell you a fewthings that are trending, and
feel free to stop me withspecific questions.
But one major thing...
was different colors so a lot ofpetal pink we saw on the runways
and then that's transitionedactually to the red carpets of
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all the various award shows thathave been going on a lot of the
celebrities wore um petal pinkdresses and gowns so that was
one major thing that i've seen
SPEAKER_01 (05:06):
i noticed that and that you know it's funny because
i was watching the donald trumpum I don't know what they called
it on the night before last.
And all the ladies were allwearing like this bright fuchsia
paint.
Well, not all the ladies, but alot, like many of them.
And I thought, that's kind of,it's, it kind of struck, struck
me as kind of strange that therewere so many women wearing the
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same color.
And
SPEAKER_03 (05:31):
that apparently I think Tina was from the little
I've seen with some sort of, Iguess, protest.
Yeah.
I'm not sure.
Yeah, I'm not sure exactly whatthe reason was, why, but that
was supposed to be in some sortof protest to the president.
They said it's a color of powerand protest.
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Not really sure why or how.
SPEAKER_01 (05:55):
Okay, well, it makes more sense.
And I don't think it'sconsidered petal pink.
Like, I think petal pink is morelike a soft baby pink, right?
Exactly, yep.
Yeah, okay.
SPEAKER_03 (06:07):
Yep, yeah.
So that was, but yeah, if youlook at any of like the red
carpets of...
The various award shows thathave just been wrapping up the
past, I'd say, month, month anda half, a lot of the celebrities
went with this soft petal pinkfor their gowns.
And that is something that yousaw on the runways as well.
And that's another theme thatdidn't used to happen, but now
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the celebrities for the awardshows, they've been getting
things kind of fresh off therunways and wearing them to
these award shows.
And we saw that a lot.
So that's a new thing whereyou'd have to kind of wait.
But now they're getting them,you know, three-day after it
showed in Milan or, you know, soit's pretty interesting.
That
SPEAKER_01 (06:45):
is super cool.
Like it's, right?
And we don't get to see that,right?
Like the average person doesn'tget to see the runway.
And so, you know, for you toknow that that way, I just saw
that the other day, right?
Like that's kind of cool.
SPEAKER_03 (07:00):
Yeah.
Like hot off the runways.
It's
SPEAKER_01 (07:03):
interesting.
Yeah, I love that.
I love that.
So the celebrities are goingthat way now because they never
used to.
SPEAKER_03 (07:11):
Right, right.
And what I'm seeing too isthey're kind of personalizing,
you know, from exactly how itlooked on the runway to how they
wear it.
So sometimes, let's say on therunway, it was like a
see-through skirt.
They're maybe making it like asolid.
And so they're kind ofpersonalizing it a little bit
to, I guess, whatever theirstyle is.
SPEAKER_01 (07:32):
Right.
Yeah.
Sometimes I have to wonder abouttheir styles because some of
this clothes, like last year, Iremember thinking, why did you
even put clothes on?
Right.
And so when you say that, it'slike, well, I guess that's it's
kind of good.
Right.
They are having a style.
They're starting to show thatwhat that style is.
SPEAKER_03 (07:51):
Yes.
Yes, for
SPEAKER_01 (07:52):
sure.
I mean, obviously, the pink wasa big thing because, you know, I
mean, if the celebrities aretaking it into the Oscars and
the awards shows, what what wasthe biggest trend that you saw?
SPEAKER_03 (08:04):
I'm going to say there's, I would say there's a
couple, Tina.
So one is definitely there's achange in workwear for women.
So there was this mix offemininity, but mixed with
menswear.
So like you were having like astructured like blazer dress,
for example, or these reallylike structured blazers, but
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then maybe you're pairing itwith like a bralette, right?
And so we saw this from a fewdifferent designers, Tory Burch,
Tom Ford, Stella McCartney, Sowhile you were maybe having like
the structured suits, StellaMcCartney put like, I don't know
what we'd call it, not tinselper se, but like some bling
hanging off like this gray skirtsuit that I thought was like so
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interesting, right?
So it's like mixing that superfeminine, maybe like suit, but
then adding like bling or sometinsel to it, some shine.
So I mean, I love it because Ilove suits and menswear, but I
also am super feminine.
So for me, I I'm loving seeingit.
There was also this, the redblazer dress.
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And then it was like this brightred though.
Right.
So I love seeing kind of thesemaybe traditional, you know,
masculine structures, but withthe feminine twist, that's
definitely something I saw froma ton of designers.
SPEAKER_01 (09:23):
Oh, I love that.
Okay.
So, so you saw a lot of thatbecause I know suits are big,
right?
Like suits are still quite big.
Yeah.
I've always liked suits,especially when you're working
corporate, when you're workingin a bank or a big office.
I like when women wear suits.
It just seems more, I feel likethey're more put together.
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But at the same time, they'rekind of boring.
And so when you add the blingand you add that twist to it, it
just adds a little bit of oomphand power to it.
SPEAKER_03 (09:59):
Absolutely.
And also it's showing, you know,your feminine side.
So while, right, while theymight be a little boring or
structured, but when you'readding something, then it's
like, oh, you're still a woman,but you're still powerful and
strong.
And so you're showing those twosides, which I love.
I
SPEAKER_01 (10:15):
love that.
Still a woman and still strong.
Yes.
SPEAKER_03 (10:20):
And then also Tina, I would say, so in addition to
the work wear, there was this,I'm gonna call it like a ladies
who lunch.
So there was a lot of tweed andlady jackets.
So what you would envision ifyou're imagining, maybe like a
rich woman in New York orsomething like that.
So there was a lot of that too,which once again, I'm a big fan
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of tweed.
I love a lady jacket or a set oftweed.
So that was another big thingthat we were seeing on the
runways and in person.
SPEAKER_01 (10:51):
Yeah, I'm not a fan of Tweet.
I have to be honest.
But I get it.
Like, I get it.
It's classic, right?
Like, you can't go wrong withit, right?
But yeah, you have to.
But I think in order for you tobuy a Tweet suit, you have to
like it.
SPEAKER_02 (11:04):
For sure.
SPEAKER_01 (11:05):
I'm surprised, Tina, you're in Canada.
No Tweet?
I know, right?
Yeah, I don't really get itmyself, right?
I don't really care for it.
It's not my thing.
I like colour.
Right.
And to me, tweed is boring.
Tweed is like, you know, it'sjust there.
Right.
I like anything I can add a lotof like now you put a patch on
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the elbow, you know, you know,and you can do anything.
You can do anything with thosepatches.
And so that I like.
Right.
To me, that it's like jewelry,but just a tweed jacket.
It's, you know, just a jacket.
SPEAKER_03 (11:40):
Not necessarily jackets, Tina.
So they're also, you know,skirts, dresses.
I have a pink tweed dress, likeA-line dress.
Oh, really?
Yeah.
So I think it's becoming, yes,it's like a classic.
And then there's being like atwist to it now of maybe
brighter colors and differentshapes.
SPEAKER_01 (11:57):
Well, we are in that world where we know how to mix,
you know, the best of bothworlds.
And so, yeah, well, that makessense then, right?
So maybe I will have to read,what's the word I'm looking for?
I'll have to like, you know,search that out again and see
what I can, you know, see what Ican find.
I don't wear suits anymore.
So I can't say I have a fewblazers obviously, but you know,
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to wear like, I don't know if Iwould go out and buy a tweed
outfit.
Cause I have really no purposefor it.
I'm not in a courtroom likeyourself, right.
Or corporate, but, but at thesame time, like there's always a
purpose for an outfit like that.
Okay.
So this is super interesting.
Okay.
So ladies who lunch, I likethat.
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Okay.
SPEAKER_01 (12:39):
I like your name for that.
And that is, okay, so let's,that is sort of, okay, ladies
who lunch.
Now, when you say that, I thinkwomen who are, they're at work,
they're in corporate, so they'rewearing the suits and they're
the tweed and the formal workwear, but they're also having
fun on their lunch breaks,right?
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They're going, they're meetingfriends and they're meeting like
people that they're not workingwith and they're having like a
good time doing that, right?
Yeah.
Absolutely.
That there goes that.
Okay.
I get that.
So that's when the pink tweedwould come in.
It's fun.
It's fun.
It's exciting.
It's, you know, kind of daring alittle bit.
Okay.
I like that.
Okay.
Oh my gosh.
Okay.
SPEAKER_03 (13:21):
Yes.
And, and another color that wesaw on the runways, Tina was
this pistachio.
So like that type of green,there were pops of it and mixing
that up or dresses or so littlepops of pistachio green as well
was a different color.
SPEAKER_01 (13:38):
like that my grandma used to make a pudding and she
called it grasshopper puddingyeah but it was pistachio
pudding but that's it's such adifferent like it's a beautiful
color right like it's creamy andyeah
SPEAKER_03 (13:51):
So I don't know if it's because of spring, you
know, people are going towardsmore of those pastels and the
designers, but those were thetwo colors definitely saw a lot
of.
SPEAKER_01 (14:01):
And how are we seeing it?
Are we seeing it?
Obviously not in full outfits.
We're seeing it as likeaccessories, like handbags,
purses, scarves, blouses, maybe.
SPEAKER_03 (14:11):
Yeah.
So, I mean, some were fulloutfits and then some it was
either like maybe like a sock orit was like a blouse was that
color.
But then I think I did see somelike a dress that was the full
kind of like
SPEAKER_01 (14:24):
a slip dress.
Oh, so it's for seeing it.
Like it's a color.
It's a thing now.
SPEAKER_03 (14:28):
Yes.
Yeah.
Yeah.
So, I mean, I think people aregoing towards color a little
more, which I love because Imean, I love neutrals, but I'm a
color girl for sure.
Yeah.
Yeah.
SPEAKER_01 (14:40):
I have to agree.
Like I like neutrals, but youknow, they're boring.
Right.
And you can only like, I liketo, so if I wear like a Navy, a
Navy outfit, right.
I can put any color with that topop it up.
Right.
But sometimes I want thatpopping color to be my color.
Right?
Because navy is grumpy andboring.
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I mean, it isn't, but it can be.
Right?
And especially if you wear theneutrals all the time, after a
while, you're like, can youliven that up just a little bit?
Right?
SPEAKER_03 (15:11):
Oh, for sure.
Right.
And I did a reel recently abouthow to make neutrals not boring,
because I do love me some black,right?
Yeah.
So what I typically do if I amgoing to do neutrals, I either
want something, like some sortof unique element to it, whether
it's some ruffles, some florals,even if it's that same color, or
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what I like, Tina, is I look forsome details, so like gold
buttons, for example.
So I wore this tweed ladyjacket, but it had these gold
buttons, and then I accessorizedit with gold kind of big
earrings that resembled thebuttons, and then gold jewelry.
So you can, like, if you're intoneutrals great more power to you
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but there is a way you know youcan zhuzh it up a little bit
whether it's you knowaccessorizing or looking for
some interesting unique detailsfor that absolutely
SPEAKER_01 (16:02):
yeah absolutely and I mean it does look nice like
your suit that day in that reelwas beautiful right I mean you
were black head to toe with thispop of gold right and so you
noticed the gold you didn'tnotice the black right you
noticed the gold right so Ithink that's the difference like
when you popping colors likethat as long as it's only one
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color right if you would havewore like say red and gold it
wouldn't have done quite thesame effect it wouldn't have had
the same effect yeah I agree Iagree yes yes all right let's
talk designers let's okay so arethere new designers out there
that you know we're just hearingabout that were on the runway
SPEAKER_03 (16:48):
So in terms of new designers.
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what that was called.
It wasn't like an actual word.
It was like kind of Filipino.
One second, Tina, let me findthat for you.
But yeah, so I thought that wasunique.
So it was like a collection ofFilipino designers.
And that's kind of not a groupthat you've seen a ton of.
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And so in the major andmainstream fashion.
So I thought that was great tokind of see that.
and it was called where was itfind the calendar real quick
SPEAKER_01 (18:00):
what and so what kind of designs were they
showing us were they showing uslike everyday type of designs or
were they more fancy designswere they designs that all
people can wear because you knowfilipino people are kind of, I
want to say on the tiny side,right?
Like would a woman like me beable to shop in that design or
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what is that more for the, themore petite woman or men?
I don't know.
Was it men or women?
SPEAKER_03 (18:28):
Yeah.
So no, it wasn't, it wasn't forpetite.
So it was called Philippine XT.
So F I L I P I N X T and, And itwas not kind of specific, you
know, to a type.
So I'm just pulling up what someof the designs were.
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It was definitely a range.
So let me see here, Tina.
So for me, what it looked likewas a mix of, what will I
call...
Oh, how do I...
I want to give it, you know,like its actual description, but
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there was some, you know,patchwork that was going on.
There was, let's see here.
SPEAKER_01 (19:19):
Like patchwork as in like what we're seeing with jean
and denim now?
Kind of.
So like a, like an overcoat, for
SPEAKER_03 (19:26):
example, like that had like, you know, like a,
yeah, like a denim, likepatchwork, like sort of coat.
Yeah, so like a, not a jeanjacket per se, but like a longer
version.
Right, right.
Yes, then there were some likefeminine touches.
So they actually had one of thedesigners was like very like
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bridal looking.
So we had like lace and florals,which was super pretty, super,
super pretty.
And then there was also adesigner that once again had
like a lot of bling likeelements on, let's say, like a
jean jacket or their sorts ofjackets.
So it was different designers.
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Um, but it, you know, they'rereally trying to show like their
heritage through their design.
SPEAKER_01 (20:14):
So it was very unique
SPEAKER_03 (20:17):
than just your traditional, typical, you know,
ex designer that you would see.
SPEAKER_01 (20:22):
Right.
So, you know, it's funnybecause, you know, last year I
remember thinking, yeah, it'scool that the old styles are
coming back.
Right.
And we were seeing like theeighties come back in the
seventies and the, you know, thewhatever, but after a while,
it's like, okay, like give mesomething different.
print give me something Ihaven't seen before right and I
think that that's kind of wherethe trends are seeing seeming to
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go right now right they're likesure we're going to take a jean
jacket but instead of changingthe shape or changing the we're
going to you know we're going toadd the patchwork because that
seems to be a thing right nowbut we're also going to add
bling we're going to put youknow rhinestone buttons we're
going to put you know like we'regoing to put like a big big
shape on the back that's youknow eye catching and you know
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people wanting to see more of itright I think that's kind of
where the style seems to beheaded right it's like well we
can't change what's already beendone so let's you know let's
let's add to it
SPEAKER_03 (21:20):
And try and reinvent it sometimes.
Yes, for sure.
Right.
Because, you know, they say likefashion history repeats itself.
Right.
And so I think that is achallenge for designers.
How can we reinvent these thingsthat are so common or that
people have seen before?
SPEAKER_01 (21:37):
Exactly.
You know, I saw a clip ofLucille Ball yesterday on
Facebook.
I don't know where it came from.
I don't know if it was an actualclip from one of her shows, but
she came in wearing a shortdress.
I'm not sure.
Like it was, I think above herknee.
I don't even remember, but shehad a jacket on top and the
jacket, the skirt, the dress waslike, it had this beautiful bow
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in the middle and on the top wasblack and silver.
Right.
And it had like, like it was adesign flowers, I think.
And the bottom was black.
The jacket had the same pattern,same fabric from the top on the
cuff.
Right.
And so she took the jacket offand then she unrolled the dress
and to a long dress and it wasall that like a formal dress
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that was all this you knowsilver and black oh my god it
was so it's so beautiful wellthen it she untied it and it
became like a short set
SPEAKER_02 (22:34):
and I was
SPEAKER_01 (22:34):
like oh my gosh I love this right and then she
turned the jacket inside out andthen she took the something I
think was a waist like a beltand it put it she put it on her
head so it was like a hat and Ithought oh my goodness why are
we not creating outfits likethis women would buy this stuff
all the time right I mean shehad like four outfits in one
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piece I love that it would betwo pieces if you include the
blazer but I thought oh my goshI love that
SPEAKER_03 (23:02):
Yeah, that's fantastic.
And they try to do thatsometimes on Project Runway.
If you've watched it, they'lltry to have like this
unconventional challenges andmaybe like have the dress like
transform into something else orwhatever, make the piece like
two pieces.
And I love that because it's sounique and rare.
And
SPEAKER_01 (23:20):
you can wear the same, like it's one hanger in
your closet, right?
So if you want a loaded closet,well, there you go, right?
Yes.
SPEAKER_03 (23:28):
No, for sure.
SPEAKER_01 (23:29):
Yes.
Yeah.
UNKNOWN (23:31):
Yeah.
SPEAKER_01 (23:31):
I remember back in the 90s, early 90s, maybe it was
even late 80s, but there wasthis company and I think it was
called NKD and it was cottonfabrics.
And you could wear a skirt longor short, right?
You could have a belt.
Part of it was part of a belt.
It was so comfortable.
And I remember one of my cousinshad a couple of them.
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And I thought, oh, my God, Iwant one of those.
But I never found one, right,for myself.
But I don't know what happenedto that company.
I don't know.
But they were kind of like thisoutfit that Lucille Ball had,
right?
I think they had pants, too, butyou could wear one skirt.
You could roll it up and wear itlike this.
You know, it was elastic too.
So it was like fitted, but itwas also, you can wear long,
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short, you know, three quarterlength skirt.
I mean, we all want that pencilskirt, right?
That's ideal for every occasion,right?
So, you know, sometimes it's ashort skirt you want.
Sometimes you want it to be along skirt, which reminds me, I
want to ask about these jeans.
Did you see anything new comingwith jeans?
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Because I don't like these widepants, right?
I'm really hoping that we'regoing to start seeing, you know,
not necessarily skinny.
I like the skinny pants myselfpersonally, but that's because
of the way they fit me.
Right.
But I sometimes I don't like thewide pants when I see them on
women.
I'm like, that just doesn't lookright to me.
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Do you mean the wide leg
SPEAKER_03 (25:00):
pants, Tina?
I guess, yeah.
Yeah, okay.
Yes, it's funny you say that.
I didn't see a ton of jeans thisseason, but when you speak about
jeans, what it seems is comingback in are the flares because
of Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowlperformance.
Of course.
Yeah, so those, I mean, got aton of attention because of the
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flares.
And I think typically, too, wedon't think of guys as, you
know, really wear like a flarejean or something.
But I mean, when I say this tookthe internet and the fashion
world by storm, these KendrickLamar, you know, big flare jeans
were really a thing because, youknow, the performance was so
popular and a ton of, you know,millions of people watched it.
(25:44):
So in terms of jeans, I wouldsay that because of Kendrick
Lamar and his status, now flaresare what people are searching
for and are back in, which Ithought which I thought was very
interesting.
And once again, of how thesethings come back around, you
know, right.
SPEAKER_01 (26:02):
That's too funny.
Although flares really, theydidn't last too long the last
time they came in.
Right.
And then the seventies, ofcourse they were, they were the
thing.
SPEAKER_03 (26:11):
Right.
Exactly.
Like you're saying the seventiesand now we're in 2025 and
they're back again.
SPEAKER_01 (26:17):
That was like 50 years ago.
Yeah.
SPEAKER_03 (26:20):
But they're back again, thanks to celebrities.
And they can really do that,right?
They're setting these trends andwhat people find to be popular
because they have such largestages that they're on and can
reach so many people with theirdesigns and what they choose to
wear and those designers.
So I thought that was veryinteresting that, yes, we've
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circled back to the flare jean.
Wow.
SPEAKER_01 (26:46):
Wow.
And that I was not expecting tohear.
Although I think I prefer flaredover the wide.
Okay.
SPEAKER_03 (26:53):
Yeah.
I mean, for me, cause I'm short,I'm not the biggest flare fan.
Cause then I, it usually means Ihave to wear like a higher heel
or something or I'll like tripover them.
SPEAKER_01 (27:03):
Right.
Yeah, that's true.
Right.
Because you, I mean, unless theymake them specific to your
height, you're not going to getthem to fit the right size.
The way they're meant to fit.
Well, I never even thought ofthat.
SPEAKER_03 (27:17):
Yeah.
Well, they look good on certainframes.
And I'm like, great for you.
I'm probably not going to be aflare jean girl myself.
But unless, like you're saying,they make them in petite or
extra short, then great.
I might be able to pull it off.
But for me, it's probably notgoing to
SPEAKER_01 (27:32):
work.
That's going to suck for you.
But I mean, luckily, we're in anage where you don't have to wear
the highest trending outfit.
You can still get away withwearing skinny jeans and not
look like you're, you know,living out of a box.
SPEAKER_03 (27:48):
I'm with you.
I'm with you.
Right.
And I probably could, if I gotsome flare jeans, get them
tailored, you know, to fit me.
And if I so chose, so it's notthe biggest deal.
SPEAKER_01 (27:59):
But I also feel like, like altering flares is a
lot more difficult than, youknow, hemming a pant.
Right.
Cause you're also looking at,you know, where the flare
starts.
Excuse me.
Yeah.
You want to keep that shape.
SPEAKER_03 (28:15):
That's the point of it.
Yeah.
I'm with you.
I'm with you.
SPEAKER_01 (28:18):
Right on.
Now let's talk transitioningfrom spring into, or I guess
winter into spring.
And then I guess probably fallinto winter or summer into fall.
Here in Alberta, in Canada, westill have lots of snow.
But spring is in the air, right?
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The sun is hot when it comesout.
The wind is moving the snow.
It's taking a while becausethere is so much, you know, such
thick snow and ice.
What can we be wearing thatstill looks trendy and in style,
but also keeping us warm fromthe cold wind?
SPEAKER_03 (28:57):
I'm going to say my number one, Tina, is going to be
a cardigan.
The cardigan is a greattransitional piece that's going
to take you through tons ofseasons, winter, spring, fall.
And cardigans are great becauseof their versatility.
You've got different lengths.
So you could have like yourregular cardigan that's going to
be at your hips.
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You could have the longer typethat's going to go maybe
mid-thigh to your knees.
They're belted.
They have buttons.
Some don't have buttons.
They are printed.
They're solid.
I love cardigans for theirversatility and they are going
to take you through multipleseasons, right?
So if I'm in winter, forexample, I might wear like a
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turtleneck under a cardigan andwith jeans or slacks.
And then in spring, we don'tneed that turtleneck anymore.
We can just wear the cardiganover a t-shirt or tank top or
something.
And then, you know, maybe pairthat with a maxi skirt or midi
skirt.
And so it really is going totransition you through those
multiple seasons of Cardigan,which are super versatile.
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So that's what I would say wouldbe like my number one.
also a big fan of blazers.
I think blazers can take youthrough multiple seasons,
probably through the whole year,honestly, if you're just
changing up maybe the materials.
And so I love blazers.
Yes, I wear them for work, but Ialso wear them casually, you
know, pair with jeans, pair withleggings, pair with faux leather
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pants, faux leather miniskirt,kind of whatever you have.
So blazers are great becauselike we talked about, you know,
they're going to make you lookpolished instantly, which I
always want.
That's something that's reallyimportant to me.
And then you You are changinghow you're pairing them, though.
You could do with a button-down,for example, just a blouse, a
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cami, and they'll take youthrough those multiple seasons.
If I were to give you two piecesof clothing that were great
transitional pieces, Tina, I'mgoing to say the cardigan and a
blazer.
SPEAKER_01 (30:53):
Yeah, I have to agree.
I like the blazer.
Well, cardigans are always good,right?
I think we all wear sweaters tosome point.
Cardigans, now that they're thetrend, right, they're back.
And so there's so many, there isso many, right?
I mean, you can get the kindthat they roll up on the arms,
and they have like a fashion, afancy fabric on the inside to,
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you know, dress it up or dressit down, right?
And then there's like, I have asatin one.
that's black because it's gotthese big red roses on it,
right?
And it's so pretty.
Like, it's so pretty.
And I think, I mean, sure, I'mstill a little bit, you know, it
has to be, I have to beselective with what I wear it
with because I do have to matchsomewhat the roses, right?
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I can't wear that with justanything, but I mean, it goes
good with jeans.
It goes good with a skirt or apair of dress pants or, you
know, whatever, like I can wearit with all that.
And, you know, and that's kindof where we're going, right?
Like you want to, you want tobuy, especially if you don't
want to have, if you don't havemoney to buy a lot of clothes,
you want to buy clothes that youcan mix and match with many
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outfits, right?
SPEAKER_03 (31:58):
Absolutely.
Yes.
And cardigans and blazers aretwo of those things because you
can wear them with pants, withskirts, over dresses, right?
They're just, the world is youroyster and infinite
possibilities and combinations,hopefully with clothes.
you're already going to havethose other wardrobe staples
that are going to, like yousaid, like pair well with them
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and you can mix and match.
So that's the goal that you picksome, if you have a versatile
cardigan, blazer, whatever itis, and then it should be able
to match with those basics youhave in your wardrobe.
SPEAKER_01 (32:31):
Exactly.
And even now, so did you noticerunners are like runners and
sneakers still a thing?
Because I noticed, I went tochurch last night and I was
like, oh my God, everybody'swearing, like everybody is
wearing runners.
I was like, I know it's a trend,right?
And I mean, who doesn't want tobe comfortable, right?
Like, yeah, let's go runners onand be comfortable, especially
when you're standing in churchfor two hours, right?
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But at the same time, I waslike, oh my gosh, nobody wears
dress shoes anymore.
SPEAKER_03 (32:58):
I think there is kind of this want, I think it's
probably because of thepandemic, Tina, but this want
for like comfort now, right?
People were just in their sweatsand everything.
And so, yeah, so, you know, the,for example, like the Adidas,
the Samba, that was superpopular.
I got myself a pair.
I'm typically not a big sneakergirl, but I like them because
they are versatile.
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And so I can wear them withjeans or with my faux leather
pants or, you know, so yes,there is this, I think, want for
comfort, but while also beingstylish so yeah like the Sambas
I know they like kept being soldout and they come in different
colors which is great right soyou can have your personality do
you want the green or do youwant the traditional kind of
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white with the gray stripe rightso I do think I mean I'm always
a comfort girl when I dress thatis important I want to be
polished but I do also want tobe comfortable but I like dress
shoes and I would say I alsoreally enjoy like a chunky
loafer Tina so yeah I'm a bigfan because they do give me that
hype, but then they're stillcomfortable, like key, right?
(34:03):
So I have two pairs of thesecoach chunky loafers.
I have a plain black and then abright metallic silver.
And so I can wear the plain backfor work if I want.
And then my metallic silver whenI want to be a little more loud.
But so they're going to give methat comfort of not necessarily
so elevating it more than asneaker, but still give me that
comfort of a flat.
Right.
SPEAKER_01 (34:24):
People are still looking because I noticed when
we went shopping in in Arizonain January, the shoes were not
that big a deal.
You know, I went to Cole Haan, Iwent to all the designer stores,
and I noticed that they don'thave as many shoes as they used
to.
They have more clothes now.
(34:45):
Yeah.
So the runners are, there's, Idon't know, do you call them
runners now?
I don't even know.
I always just call everythingsneakers.
Yeah.
Absolutely.
Absolutely.
SPEAKER_03 (35:15):
Yes.
Not for their actual functionalpurpose.
SPEAKER_01 (35:19):
Exactly.
Exactly.
And so, I mean, I don't envythese young girls today that get
to wear them.
Like I'm like, you guys are solucky because when I was your
age, we had to wear dress shoes.
That was the thing.
Right.
And I mean, there wasn't a nightthat didn't go by that we would
go home after work and say, Ohmy God, my feet are killing me.
(35:39):
Right.
Like, I mean, my toes used toget squished all the time
because of course, pointy shoesand high heels.
Right.
And so, yeah, our feet werealways sore, but you know,
today, like the young girls,like you and everyone under you,
they all get to wear what theycan wear, whatever they want.
Some are still wearing highheels, but if they want to wear
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runners, they can wear runners
SPEAKER_03 (36:01):
or sneakers.
For sure.
or whatever you want to callthem.
Yeah.
Yeah.
And you can make them, you canmake them fashionable though.
You pair it with, for example,like the Sambas, you can pair
them with jeans, a t-shirt, butthen like a trench coat, right?
So it still looks trendy and itdoesn't look super sporty, but
you're comfortable.
So, hey.
SPEAKER_01 (36:20):
And now there's bling.
Like I have a pair of runners.
Well, they're, they're not, Idon't know what they are really.
They're dress shoes, but they'rein the shape of sneakers, but
they're bling.
Like they're white and they haverhinestones all over them.
I don't want to wear thembecause they're going to get so
dirty, but I think, oh my God,they're so beautiful.
Yes.
SPEAKER_03 (36:38):
Yes.
It's fun to add some personalityto these kind of basic wardrobe
pieces.
SPEAKER_01 (36:43):
Absolutely.
Absolutely.
Now what else we need to, okay.
So we talked transitional.
Was there anything you wanted toadd as far as like what we can
wear into fall, winter, winter,spring?
I
SPEAKER_03 (36:57):
think if you're into, not everyone's into
skirts, but if you've got, likea maxi or midi skirt for me
because I'm sure midi skirtslook like maxis but they also
transition well so whetherthat's cotton or whether it's
like a denim a long skirt thattransitions very well to spring
as well where you might have inwinter been wearing them with
tights and maybe like aknee-high boot and then in the
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spring you can take off thosetights and wear them with maybe
like a flat or a chunky loaferor the warmer days you can wear
them with sand So I love skirtsas transitional pieces as well,
if you're a skirts wearer.
SPEAKER_01 (37:40):
People haven't, women haven't been wearing
skirts that much.
I mean, you see them, but notthat much, but I'm starting to
see them again.
I'm starting, you know, when yougo out, you start seeing women
are wearing skirts.
There was a time before thepandemic where the maxi dress
was the biggest thing.
Like everyone had one and wewere wearing them all day, every
day.
(38:00):
Right.
And then of course, with thepandemic, we, We're all stuck at
home.
So the sweatpants came back out.
And now the sweatpants are likesuits.
They're like, you know, matchingtop and bottom.
I thought we were never going todo that again.
Right.
So now it's
SPEAKER_03 (38:16):
funny you mentioned that.
So another trend that we'reseeing a lot is what I'm going
to call like elevatedathleisure.
So because people still want tobe comfortable wearing.
but want to feel, you know, notlike they're just home in their
sweatpants.
So things like, for example,J.Crew had these like satin
track pants.
SPEAKER_01 (38:36):
So they've got like the stripe.
No, no, don't tell me that.
UNKNOWN (38:38):
Yes.
SPEAKER_01 (38:38):
Yes, yes.
SPEAKER_03 (39:08):
midi skirt so it's got like the cargo pockets like
the fleecy sort of material soyou feel comfortable but you
still have that look yeah sothat's the elevated athleisure
i'm calling it is also you knowaround because people want that
comfort but don't necessarilywant to maybe look kind of
sloppy or as if we're just inour sweats you know
SPEAKER_01 (39:28):
that's that's i guess that's where the trend is
going we don't want that sloppylook anymore right we're not
we're not going for the i'vebeen stuck in the house for the
last five years we are we arebent Right.
Right.
SPEAKER_03 (39:53):
Yeah, so we're seeing a ton of that.
SPEAKER_01 (39:55):
Oh, I like that.
That makes me happy, right?
I mean, it's a little bit, okay,so I'm going to speak for many
people.
The pandemic put us a lot intoour comfort zone as far as, you
know, I'm just going to wearlike tights and a hoodie.
Right.
I am still looking for like Ijust found a hoodie.
I don't know if you shop atTabletics, but I found myself a
(40:16):
hoodie that's long, like it'salmost to my knees.
Right.
Looking for years for thishoodie.
And I found it there.
I'm like, I am going to buy itright this second.
Right.
And now I'm noticing that thehoodies are not coming out
anymore.
Like I'm noticing that even theyoung people are not wearing the
hoodies the way they werewearing them last year at this
(40:37):
time.
So I'm like, yeah, I'm always alate bloomer.
But I still want that hoodie.
SPEAKER_03 (40:44):
And you can have it because it's comfortable.
SPEAKER_01 (40:46):
Oh, it's so comfortable.
And it's warm, right?
Especially this time of year.
Like, I still feel like I'mchilly.
And so I can go outside withoutthrowing on a coat and wear just
that.
So, and I love that.
I mean, here, you know, I don'tknow.
Do you get snow in Maryland?
Oh, we do.
Oh, yes, we get
SPEAKER_03 (41:02):
snow.
We got a little bit maybe amonth ago or two.
Not as much as you get, Tina, inCanada.
But we'll get some, you know,maybe six inches or so every
once in a
SPEAKER_01 (41:14):
while.
Okay.
So yeah, we have, like I said,we have, we still have lots and
it's March.
I mean, we're going to get more.
We're not done.
I know, you know, we always getat least one snowfall in the
month of March.
Right.
But I'm sure we're still goingto get another two or three
feet, but.
We're okay with that becauseit's normal.
Like it's our normal, right?
(41:35):
And spring still comes after.
So we're okay with it.
We can accept it because we knowthat, you know, it's just part
of the, you know, the season.
But yeah, it's chilly, right?
I mean, we can't always justleave the house.
That's what I look forward tothe summer.
Just, you know, leaving thehouse, putting on a pair of
flip-flops or sandals orwhatever and just going, right?
Whereas in the wintertime, it's,you know, it takes 10 minutes
(41:57):
just to get through the door.
SPEAKER_03 (41:59):
Oh yeah.
Summer is definitely my favoriteseason by far.
Yeah,
SPEAKER_01 (42:03):
for sure.
For sure.
So what else what else did wedid you notice that you want the
world to know?
SPEAKER_03 (42:11):
say another thing is accessories.
So one trend that I've been,well, one trend that I've been
seeing and that I've nowpartaken in is bag charms.
So we, you know, we all have ourpurses and our bags, but now
it's essentially like a keychain that you can put onto your
bag to give it a little morepersonality.
Oh
SPEAKER_01 (42:30):
my God.
I did that when I was in gradesix.
I'll never forget.
I had this super cool flashdance bag and I had all those
key chains on the zipper.
Oh my gosh, really?
That's a long time ago.
SPEAKER_03 (42:43):
So that is Bactina.
And whether it is like yourinitial or whether, hold on, I'm
going to show you.
So I got this.
So I'd wanted a top handle bagfor a while.
And I found one at Coach when Iwent for...
fashion week at the, like thepopular Macy's in New York, the
34th street, the main Macy's.
(43:05):
And so I got this bag, Tina.
And then she said, oh, would youlike to add a bag charm?
I said, yeah.
So I got these cherries, likethese like blingies.
Oh, I've seen those.
Yeah.
So isn't that fun?
So it just adds a little, youknow, pop to the plain black
bag.
SPEAKER_01 (43:20):
And a few years ago, I remember here, a lot of like
women that I knew had these likeballs and they were fur.
Oh, yeah, I remember that.
Right?
So that's what that was.
So it's a trend that's sort ofbeen around for a while, but
they're really trying to make itstick now.
SPEAKER_03 (43:38):
Yes, it's definitely like to give that extra like pop
of personalization, which Ilove.
I love anything if I can getsomething monogrammed or
whatever.
So for me, like I love bling.
So the cherries have a bunch ofbling, right?
So I, yeah, so bag charms aredefinitely something I've been
seeing a lot lately.
SPEAKER_01 (43:57):
And so are they like one charm per bag or like when I
was a kid, they were, it waslike, you know, a a load of
charms, like key chains, right?
I don't know if I would callthem, I would call them key
chains, but they were meant ascharms.
Are we seeing them like all justone big one and then many little
ones?
Are we seeing many of different
SPEAKER_03 (44:18):
kinds?
I'm seeing different kinds.
And once again, I think itdepends on your style.
So for me, I wouldn't want tolike overburden the bag itself.
It's meant to just be like, justlike a little accessory to me.
So I would probably stick withone, maybe two max, but also,
um, when you've got to thinkabout it, um, practically Tina,
if you have too many, like theymake noises, they can make the
(44:39):
bag heavier, you know, thingslike that.
So it's, it's up to the user,however you'd like, you know, to
accessorize.
Um, but for me, just one kind ofbig one is all, all I need.
SPEAKER_01 (44:50):
And you can put them on a little purse.
You can put them on a tote.
And it's two on the bag, right?
I mean, if you've got multiplezippers and you want, you want
to be seen, right.
That's what you're going to do.
You're going to add.
Okay.
I love that.
So those were not theaccessories I was hoping to hear
about although I do like it Ithink it's a cool trend but what
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what are we seeing as far aslike jewelry and earrings rings
like what are we seeing are weseeing layering again are we
seeing like what's what's thething now is it like to wear
gold silver and the the rosegold together or is it sort of
one or over the other I
SPEAKER_03 (45:29):
think that I feel like it's very person specific,
Tina, because some people I knowthey are only gold.
Some people are only silver.
Some people prefer like the rosegold, like you said, right?
So I know for me, I like all ofthem and I will wear them kind
of on different days.
And so I, I just feel likemetals are very person specific.
(45:51):
I know some people that theyonly want to wear gold.
And so that's what they'regoing, you know, after.
But I will say that, And it's, Ithink, another accessory, and I
can't remember if we talkedabout this last time or not, but
it's one that I'm still lovingand obsessed with, as opposed
to, like, necklaces, per se.
(46:11):
I'm loving kind of these floralchokers, these floral, so.
That's still a thing, yeah.
Yeah, I mean, I love them, and Iget comments on them all the
time because it's really unique.
And it's different than justlike your dainty necklace with
the one pendant.
Right.
So I think there is in general,I would say there was just a
(46:31):
move towards maybe likeexpression in different ways
than just what's been thestandard.
SPEAKER_01 (46:39):
It sounds like, yeah, because I have, because
the last time I spoke with you,we had talked about those floral
necklaces and I have not reallyseen them here in Canada.
Now, I know that we don't getall the trends.
You know, when it comes to theclothes, we get most of the
clothing.
But as far as like jewelry andand that we don't see all of it.
(47:00):
But I did see them like I haveseen them, but not a ton.
Right.
And I
SPEAKER_03 (47:05):
think, too, Tina, that's probably they're not like
everyone's cup of tea.
Right.
SPEAKER_01 (47:08):
So.
Right.
And so there's going to be onlycertain stores that carry them.
Right.
Exactly.
SPEAKER_03 (47:13):
Right.
Right.
Yeah.
You're going to see them noteverywhere because they're,
yeah, I'm not going to saythey're like a specialty thing,
but they kind of are.
So I was seeing them, you know,places like Anthropologie that
are like super like on trend andlike have those super on trend
things.
Zara, for example.
Right.
So the stores that are superinto trends, you would probably
(47:33):
see it there more than like...
your typical Target or Macy's orsome of these places, you might
have to search for them a littlebit.
SPEAKER_01 (47:44):
Right, right.
And that makes sense.
That makes sense.
Now, the difference betweenanthropology and say, like
Target, I mean, we're talking,you know, we're talking quality
wise, completely opposite range.
So what you're finding atTarget, the style is going to be
like quick and easy.
Right.
You're not going to go for thatmore sophisticated look that
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you're going to get atanthropology.
SPEAKER_03 (48:08):
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yep.
Exactly.
So that's why you might seethose trends there as opposed to
the
SPEAKER_01 (48:16):
target.
Yeah.
Slowly they make their way into,into target, but by that time
anthropology is done with it.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Exactly.
Yeah.
Oh, that's so interesting.
Okay.
So what else, what else do youhave for us?
SPEAKER_03 (48:29):
Let's see, Tina.
There's so many things.
Another thing there that wastrending, and we've seen this on
the runways and also at awardshows, is this bohemian look.
And so remember I talked about,you know, maybe you saw it
translucent on the runway andthen you made it solid your own.
But yeah, so we saw right offthe runways some of these like
cream lacy dresses that arepretty see-through and pretty
(48:54):
showing a lot.
And so that's not really mything, but this was something we
saw from several designers Andthen the celebrities wearing
them at the red carpet.
And they chose to wear themwith, you know, maybe like nude
underwear underneath, right?
Because they are, like I said,they're pretty, showing a lot.
But there was this like, theseflowy...
(49:14):
bohemian dresses i would callthem and looks so not
necessarily my cup of tea but ifyou're into the boho vibe that's
definitely something else we sawand i did actually and i did an
oscars recap video and therewere a couple of those looks on
the oscars runway like i saidweren't for me but that's
something that
SPEAKER_01 (49:34):
i like but it's not it's not something i want in my
closet I like it.
It looks very comfortable andvery self-expressive.
You can totally be yourselfwearing that style, but it's not
me.
It's not for me.
Not me either.
(49:54):
That's super interesting.
The whole see-through thing...
definitely no it's not me
SPEAKER_03 (50:00):
it's not it is not me either not me at all but like
I said some people went fullsee-through and then some put
you know like the nude underwearand so however once again that
you want to make it your ownthat's the thing with trends
right you it needs to fit intoyour style and then you can make
it your own however you see fitto actually be authentic to you
SPEAKER_01 (50:23):
yeah you know it reminds me I remember as a kid
you know going to shopping withmy mom and I would say okay you
need to wear that dress becauseyou know it's the style you know
oh but I don't like the way itdoes this but that's how it's
supposed to look right that'sthat's the style but today we're
changing that right well if youdon't like that change it to
(50:44):
what you do like
SPEAKER_03 (50:46):
Absolutely.
SPEAKER_01 (50:47):
And that's key because you want to be authentic
to you.
Yeah, I love that.
I love that.
Okay.
So we're heading in the rightdirection here.
All right.
So what else did you show?
Did you see?
SPEAKER_03 (50:59):
All right, Tina, let me see.
And then I would say the lastly,it was, I'm going to call it
extreme femininity.
There were tons of florals andlace and things that I just
love.
So that's been everywhere,whether it's Dior.
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Oh, my gosh, I love Dior.
I guess Stella McCartney had alot, but just a lot of embracing
women.
these feminine touches.
And so if you love lace, this isa great season.
If you love florals, it's agreat season.
And then lots of bling onceagain.
So just extreme femininity iswhat I'm going to call it.
(51:41):
And the great thing about thatis you can mix those florals and
lace and all those things withmasculine pieces as well.
And I like to do that a lot.
So I like to mix masculine andfeminine because I'm a floral
girl, but then I might throwlike a vest over something,
right?
SPEAKER_01 (51:58):
The thing is we all hold feminine and masculine
energies.
And so why not show that, right?
There's absolutely nothing wrongwith that.
Yeah, I love that.
So you can
SPEAKER_03 (52:09):
go full on feminine or you can break it up a little
bit and mix in those maybe men'swear pieces so that that's what
I'm going to say was like thelast big thing I saw
SPEAKER_01 (52:18):
oh that sounds cool I love so I'm not a big floral
person I'll be honest I likethem like I've had pieces and I
like them I don't love them butI love ruffles right like I love
ruffles especially if it's onlike from the shoulders down I'm
like oh my god I just love itit's just so I don't know how to
(52:40):
explain it I just think they'reso sexy Yeah, like sexy in a
way, like not like, you know,baby, I don't mean it in that
way.
I mean, just so beautiful.
And so like, I want to get toknow you like it's attractive
and intriguing, right?
Yes,
SPEAKER_03 (52:59):
I'm with you.
Any feminine details.
I'm here for them.
Give me all of them.
SPEAKER_01 (53:04):
Yeah, yeah, exactly.
Exactly.
Oh, I love that.
Okay, so did you covereverything that you saw?
SPEAKER_03 (53:12):
I did.
I have my list, Tina, and I'vechecked off.
We've talked about everything.
SPEAKER_01 (53:17):
Yes.
Now tell me, what is yourfavorite trend?
Like what is the one trend thatyou were going to pick up for
this season?
SPEAKER_03 (53:27):
For me, it's definitely the Ladies Who Lunch.
It's already part of my vibe andmy aesthetic and what I like.
And I have a ton of lady jacketsalready.
I have not worn them all yet.
So they will be coming for therest of winter and into spring.
And the tweed, like I'm lookingright now at a couple of things.
So yes, I'm a very big into likethe tweed and the feminine, that
(53:48):
like look.
And I love matching sets.
So the Ladies Who Lunch is myaesthetic, Tina.
And it's what I will be rockingthrough the spring.
and probably the rest of theyear.
I
SPEAKER_01 (53:59):
love it.
I love that.
I love that.
That is so cool.
See, and that's, it's funny.
Like, I don't know that I woulddo that.
Like I, you know, like I said, Idon't really care for tweed.
Right.
In fact, I was watching thenews.
It wasn't the news.
I don't know.
My husband was watching bull,bull riding of all things to
ride, but, or to watch, butthere was a lady on there
(54:21):
wearing a tweed suit.
And I'm like, I don't like that.
Like, it doesn't look attractiveto me.
Right.
And I'm like, she's, she's onTV.
So she's wearing the newestthing.
And I'm like, I think that, thatsuck, right?
That's the first thing Inoticed.
And I'm like, there issomething, there must be
something wrong with me.
It
SPEAKER_03 (54:39):
could be a styling thing too.
It could be, you know, the waypeople style certain things as
well.
But I actually have a tweeddress coming in the mail, Tina.
So I'm going to post and I'llsee what you think about when I
SPEAKER_01 (54:51):
post.
I cannot wait to see it.
So you still do your, um, oh,um, Oh my gosh.
I was just looking it up thatwhere we can come in and what do
you call it?
Style where we can come in.
You, you talk about the latesttrend and like, it's like a
webinar that you hold.
Oh,
SPEAKER_03 (55:10):
my monthly workshops.
Is it that?
Oh, yes.
Yes.
So I still have, yes, once amonth, a monthly Google Meet
free workshop where you can justcome in and I will talk about
various topics.
And you can also make requests.
So in February, one of theattendees, she had requested
months ago, actually, if I coulddo outerwear.
So that's what I did forFebruary.
SPEAKER_01 (55:31):
Yes, that's right.
I saw that.
Yeah, I saw that.
So outerwear in February.
SPEAKER_03 (55:37):
Yeah, so I just talked about various things,
talked about coats, vests,capes, boleros, shawls, you
know, different types ofouterwear, where to find them,
where you can get good deals,the fact that they serve, yes, a
functional purpose, but also youcan make it super stylish.
And a couple of people I usedwere Michelle Obama, where one
(56:00):
of the inauguration outfits, Idon't know if you remember, but
it was this like plum color.
It was a Sergio Hudson look.
So it was like these plum pants,plum top, and then this great
plum coat, like long coat tofinish up the look.
And another person who has greatcoats is Kate Middleton, a
princess.
She's got Fantastico.
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So I used a lot of pictures ofher.
So that was what we talked aboutwith outerwear.
It's very fun.
So yeah, every month I just picka topic that I think would be
helpful for, you know, busyprofessionals.
And so just learn a little bitmore about, or if it's being
requested and asked for me totalk more about.
I
SPEAKER_01 (56:36):
love it.
I love it.
I love it.
And then, so to access that, wejust need to go to your website.
SPEAKER_03 (56:41):
Yes, to access that, you go to my website, and I also
post it in socials, but you justneed to register so that if you
can't make it live, then you'llbe sent the replay.
But I need you on that list tobe able to do that, yes.
So, yes, you can access them,and I post about them.
I put on the website the link toregister and also the link to
just join the call live if youdon't feel like registering.
(57:02):
So February or March, I haven'tdecided what the topic's going
to be yet, but it will be on allmy socials and the website when
I do decide.
I
SPEAKER_01 (57:11):
will see.
Love it.
And I'm looking forward to thething is I can't always make it.
I do get the replays.
I don't watch all of them,unfortunately, because sometimes
it's like, I don't really havethe time right now, but and then
one day I will go through them.
Right.
But I do love them.
I think they're great.
And it's nice that you have likeeveryday people that go there
(57:31):
that want to know.
What do I do with my clothes?
Right.
Like I want to, you know, Idon't necessarily want to buy
something new, but, you know,but tell me what, you know, so
that I can, you know,incorporate that in my wardrobe.
Right.
That's what we need to know.
Right.
Because, I mean, everything isexpensive and people don't have
a lot of money right now.
Right.
And so if we can do more ofthat, I think that that is what
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our people need.
SPEAKER_03 (57:56):
Yes, repurposing, taking a like twisting what you
might already have andexperimenting is also really
great and something I alwayssupport, Tina, because you might
have something in your closet.
You thought you bought it forwork or you thought you bought
it for casual and then you can,it turns out you can really mix
and match it with things youalready have and find new ways
to reinvent maybe one piece
SPEAKER_01 (58:18):
into multiple.
Exactly, yeah.
And I love that.
I love that we can do that.
SPEAKER_03 (58:22):
Yes,
SPEAKER_01 (58:23):
that's awesome.
Well, thank you so much forjoining me today.
SPEAKER_03 (58:27):
Thank you for having me.
It's always a pleasure to
SPEAKER_01 (58:30):
see you and speak
SPEAKER_03 (58:30):
with you, Tina.
SPEAKER_01 (58:31):
Yes, for sure.
Is there anything that you wantour listeners to know that we
haven't covered?
I
SPEAKER_03 (58:38):
would just say if you are struggling with anything
or want any help or tips, I dofree 15 minute calls.
So you can always just book aCalendly with me and we can
discuss whatever issues you'vegot.
And that is on my website.
So you just go to the stylingand book and we can talk and you
can ask me
SPEAKER_01 (58:54):
whatever you need.
I love that.
That is so awesome.
I hope everyone calls youbecause I think you're amazing.
Thank you so much.
I think you're amazing.
Oh, well, thank you.
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Today, we're going to be talkingabout what Leigh has been up to.
It's been, I think, over a yearsince she joined me here on
Confidence in Bloom, but we'regoing to talk today about
basically style and fashion andwhat is it looking like for us
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today and into the season andinto maybe the following year.
She's been super busy with NewYork and I think Miami and I
think she's even gone to Europe.
So she's going to fill us inwith all the newest trends and
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And so now I'm going to welcomeLeighton.
So welcome, Leigh.
I'm so excited to have you back.
Thank
SPEAKER_03 (03:39):
you
SPEAKER_01 (03:39):
for having
SPEAKER_03 (03:39):
me
SPEAKER_01 (03:39):
again,
SPEAKER_03 (03:40):
Tina.
SPEAKER_01 (03:40):
So glad to be here.
Yeah, this is going to be soawesome.
So I feel like with Spring inthe Air, there's lots of going
on right there's lots happeningpeople are starting to come out
of their their homes right we'regetting outside we're we're
starting to do things and seethings um you just had a few
fashion weeks that you attendedi believe one was in miami am i
(04:04):
right
SPEAKER_03 (04:05):
So I actually, I went to New York Fashion Week
and then I've been watching theother because I was not able to
get to London and Milan andFrance.
But yeah, so I attended New Yorkat the beginning of February and
then I've been watching theothers kind of virtually and
seeing what the designers aredoing.
SPEAKER_01 (04:22):
Excellent.
And so tell me, what, is theremajor changes?
Because I feel like this yearthere's changes and I don't see
anything.
I'm just feeling it.
SPEAKER_03 (04:33):
So There are a few things I've seen from New York
and the other fashion weeks,Tina.
So I'm going to tell you a fewthings that are trending, and
feel free to stop me withspecific questions.
But one major thing...
was different colors so a lot ofpetal pink we saw on the runways
and then that's transitionedactually to the red carpets of
(04:57):
all the various award shows thathave been going on a lot of the
celebrities wore um petal pinkdresses and gowns so that was
one major thing that i've seen
SPEAKER_01 (05:06):
i noticed that and that you know it's funny because
i was watching the donald trumpum I don't know what they called
it on the night before last.
And all the ladies were allwearing like this bright fuchsia
paint.
Well, not all the ladies, but alot, like many of them.
And I thought, that's kind of,it's, it kind of struck, struck
me as kind of strange that therewere so many women wearing the
(05:29):
same color.
And
SPEAKER_03 (05:31):
that apparently I think Tina was from the little
I've seen with some sort of, Iguess, protest.
Yeah.
I'm not sure.
Yeah, I'm not sure exactly whatthe reason was, why, but that
was supposed to be in some sortof protest to the president.
They said it's a color of powerand protest.
(05:53):
Not really sure why or how.
SPEAKER_01 (05:55):
Okay, well, it makes more sense.
And I don't think it'sconsidered petal pink.
Like, I think petal pink is morelike a soft baby pink, right?
Exactly, yep.
Yeah, okay.
SPEAKER_03 (06:07):
Yep, yeah.
So that was, but yeah, if youlook at any of like the red
carpets of...
The various award shows thathave just been wrapping up the
past, I'd say, month, month anda half, a lot of the celebrities
went with this soft petal pinkfor their gowns.
And that is something that yousaw on the runways as well.
And that's another theme thatdidn't used to happen, but now
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the celebrities for the awardshows, they've been getting
things kind of fresh off therunways and wearing them to
these award shows.
And we saw that a lot.
So that's a new thing whereyou'd have to kind of wait.
But now they're getting them,you know, three-day after it
showed in Milan or, you know, soit's pretty interesting.
That
SPEAKER_01 (06:45):
is super cool.
Like it's, right?
And we don't get to see that,right?
Like the average person doesn'tget to see the runway.
And so, you know, for you toknow that that way, I just saw
that the other day, right?
Like that's kind of cool.
SPEAKER_03 (07:00):
Yeah.
Like hot off the runways.
It's
SPEAKER_01 (07:03):
interesting.
Yeah, I love that.
I love that.
So the celebrities are goingthat way now because they never
used to.
SPEAKER_03 (07:11):
Right, right.
And what I'm seeing too isthey're kind of personalizing,
you know, from exactly how itlooked on the runway to how they
wear it.
So sometimes, let's say on therunway, it was like a
see-through skirt.
They're maybe making it like asolid.
And so they're kind ofpersonalizing it a little bit
to, I guess, whatever theirstyle is.
SPEAKER_01 (07:32):
Right.
Yeah.
Sometimes I have to wonder abouttheir styles because some of
this clothes, like last year, Iremember thinking, why did you
even put clothes on?
Right.
And so when you say that, it'slike, well, I guess that's it's
kind of good.
Right.
They are having a style.
They're starting to show thatwhat that style is.
SPEAKER_03 (07:51):
Yes.
Yes, for
SPEAKER_01 (07:52):
sure.
I mean, obviously, the pink wasa big thing because, you know, I
mean, if the celebrities aretaking it into the Oscars and
the awards shows, what what wasthe biggest trend that you saw?
SPEAKER_03 (08:04):
I'm going to say there's, I would say there's a
couple, Tina.
So one is definitely there's achange in workwear for women.
So there was this mix offemininity, but mixed with
menswear.
So like you were having like astructured like blazer dress,
for example, or these reallylike structured blazers, but
(08:24):
then maybe you're pairing itwith like a bralette, right?
And so we saw this from a fewdifferent designers, Tory Burch,
Tom Ford, Stella McCartney, Sowhile you were maybe having like
the structured suits, StellaMcCartney put like, I don't know
what we'd call it, not tinselper se, but like some bling
hanging off like this gray skirtsuit that I thought was like so
(08:47):
interesting, right?
So it's like mixing that superfeminine, maybe like suit, but
then adding like bling or sometinsel to it, some shine.
So I mean, I love it because Ilove suits and menswear, but I
also am super feminine.
So for me, I I'm loving seeingit.
There was also this, the redblazer dress.
(09:09):
And then it was like this brightred though.
Right.
So I love seeing kind of thesemaybe traditional, you know,
masculine structures, but withthe feminine twist, that's
definitely something I saw froma ton of designers.
SPEAKER_01 (09:23):
Oh, I love that.
Okay.
So, so you saw a lot of thatbecause I know suits are big,
right?
Like suits are still quite big.
Yeah.
I've always liked suits,especially when you're working
corporate, when you're workingin a bank or a big office.
I like when women wear suits.
It just seems more, I feel likethey're more put together.
(09:45):
But at the same time, they'rekind of boring.
And so when you add the blingand you add that twist to it, it
just adds a little bit of oomphand power to it.
SPEAKER_03 (09:59):
Absolutely.
And also it's showing, you know,your feminine side.
So while, right, while theymight be a little boring or
structured, but when you'readding something, then it's
like, oh, you're still a woman,but you're still powerful and
strong.
And so you're showing those twosides, which I love.
I
SPEAKER_01 (10:15):
love that.
Still a woman and still strong.
Yes.
SPEAKER_03 (10:20):
And then also Tina, I would say, so in addition to
the work wear, there was this,I'm gonna call it like a ladies
who lunch.
So there was a lot of tweed andlady jackets.
So what you would envision ifyou're imagining, maybe like a
rich woman in New York orsomething like that.
So there was a lot of that too,which once again, I'm a big fan
(10:41):
of tweed.
I love a lady jacket or a set oftweed.
So that was another big thingthat we were seeing on the
runways and in person.
SPEAKER_01 (10:51):
Yeah, I'm not a fan of Tweet.
I have to be honest.
But I get it.
Like, I get it.
It's classic, right?
Like, you can't go wrong withit, right?
But yeah, you have to.
But I think in order for you tobuy a Tweet suit, you have to
like it.
SPEAKER_02 (11:04):
For sure.
SPEAKER_01 (11:05):
I'm surprised, Tina, you're in Canada.
No Tweet?
I know, right?
Yeah, I don't really get itmyself, right?
I don't really care for it.
It's not my thing.
I like colour.
Right.
And to me, tweed is boring.
Tweed is like, you know, it'sjust there.
Right.
I like anything I can add a lotof like now you put a patch on
(11:27):
the elbow, you know, you know,and you can do anything.
You can do anything with thosepatches.
And so that I like.
Right.
To me, that it's like jewelry,but just a tweed jacket.
It's, you know, just a jacket.
SPEAKER_03 (11:40):
Not necessarily jackets, Tina.
So they're also, you know,skirts, dresses.
I have a pink tweed dress, likeA-line dress.
Oh, really?
Yeah.
So I think it's becoming, yes,it's like a classic.
And then there's being like atwist to it now of maybe
brighter colors and differentshapes.
SPEAKER_01 (11:57):
Well, we are in that world where we know how to mix,
you know, the best of bothworlds.
And so, yeah, well, that makessense then, right?
So maybe I will have to read,what's the word I'm looking for?
I'll have to like, you know,search that out again and see
what I can, you know, see what Ican find.
I don't wear suits anymore.
So I can't say I have a fewblazers obviously, but you know,
(12:19):
to wear like, I don't know if Iwould go out and buy a tweed
outfit.
Cause I have really no purposefor it.
I'm not in a courtroom likeyourself, right.
Or corporate, but, but at thesame time, like there's always a
purpose for an outfit like that.
Okay.
So this is super interesting.
Okay.
So ladies who lunch, I likethat.
UNKNOWN (12:39):
Okay.
SPEAKER_01 (12:39):
I like your name for that.
And that is, okay, so let's,that is sort of, okay, ladies
who lunch.
Now, when you say that, I thinkwomen who are, they're at work,
they're in corporate, so they'rewearing the suits and they're
the tweed and the formal workwear, but they're also having
fun on their lunch breaks,right?
(13:00):
They're going, they're meetingfriends and they're meeting like
people that they're not workingwith and they're having like a
good time doing that, right?
Yeah.
Absolutely.
That there goes that.
Okay.
I get that.
So that's when the pink tweedwould come in.
It's fun.
It's fun.
It's exciting.
It's, you know, kind of daring alittle bit.
Okay.
I like that.
Okay.
Oh my gosh.
Okay.
SPEAKER_03 (13:21):
Yes.
And, and another color that wesaw on the runways, Tina was
this pistachio.
So like that type of green,there were pops of it and mixing
that up or dresses or so littlepops of pistachio green as well
was a different color.
SPEAKER_01 (13:38):
like that my grandma used to make a pudding and she
called it grasshopper puddingyeah but it was pistachio
pudding but that's it's such adifferent like it's a beautiful
color right like it's creamy andyeah
SPEAKER_03 (13:51):
So I don't know if it's because of spring, you
know, people are going towardsmore of those pastels and the
designers, but those were thetwo colors definitely saw a lot
of.
SPEAKER_01 (14:01):
And how are we seeing it?
Are we seeing it?
Obviously not in full outfits.
We're seeing it as likeaccessories, like handbags,
purses, scarves, blouses, maybe.
SPEAKER_03 (14:11):
Yeah.
So, I mean, some were fulloutfits and then some it was
either like maybe like a sock orit was like a blouse was that
color.
But then I think I did see somelike a dress that was the full
kind of like
SPEAKER_01 (14:24):
a slip dress.
Oh, so it's for seeing it.
Like it's a color.
It's a thing now.
SPEAKER_03 (14:28):
Yes.
Yeah.
Yeah.
So, I mean, I think people aregoing towards color a little
more, which I love because Imean, I love neutrals, but I'm a
color girl for sure.
Yeah.
Yeah.
SPEAKER_01 (14:40):
I have to agree.
Like I like neutrals, but youknow, they're boring.
Right.
And you can only like, I liketo, so if I wear like a Navy, a
Navy outfit, right.
I can put any color with that topop it up.
Right.
But sometimes I want thatpopping color to be my color.
Right?
Because navy is grumpy andboring.
(15:02):
I mean, it isn't, but it can be.
Right?
And especially if you wear theneutrals all the time, after a
while, you're like, can youliven that up just a little bit?
Right?
SPEAKER_03 (15:11):
Oh, for sure.
Right.
And I did a reel recently abouthow to make neutrals not boring,
because I do love me some black,right?
Yeah.
So what I typically do if I amgoing to do neutrals, I either
want something, like some sortof unique element to it, whether
it's some ruffles, some florals,even if it's that same color, or
(15:34):
what I like, Tina, is I look forsome details, so like gold
buttons, for example.
So I wore this tweed ladyjacket, but it had these gold
buttons, and then I accessorizedit with gold kind of big
earrings that resembled thebuttons, and then gold jewelry.
So you can, like, if you're intoneutrals great more power to you
(15:54):
but there is a way you know youcan zhuzh it up a little bit
whether it's you knowaccessorizing or looking for
some interesting unique detailsfor that absolutely
SPEAKER_01 (16:02):
yeah absolutely and I mean it does look nice like
your suit that day in that reelwas beautiful right I mean you
were black head to toe with thispop of gold right and so you
noticed the gold you didn'tnotice the black right you
noticed the gold right so Ithink that's the difference like
when you popping colors likethat as long as it's only one
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color right if you would havewore like say red and gold it
wouldn't have done quite thesame effect it wouldn't have had
the same effect yeah I agree Iagree yes yes all right let's
talk designers let's okay so arethere new designers out there
that you know we're just hearingabout that were on the runway
SPEAKER_03 (16:48):
So in terms of new designers.
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what that was called.
It wasn't like an actual word.
It was like kind of Filipino.
One second, Tina, let me findthat for you.
But yeah, so I thought that wasunique.
So it was like a collection ofFilipino designers.
And that's kind of not a groupthat you've seen a ton of.
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And so in the major andmainstream fashion.
So I thought that was great tokind of see that.
and it was called where was itfind the calendar real quick
SPEAKER_01 (18:00):
what and so what kind of designs were they
showing us were they showing uslike everyday type of designs or
were they more fancy designswere they designs that all
people can wear because you knowfilipino people are kind of, I
want to say on the tiny side,right?
Like would a woman like me beable to shop in that design or
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what is that more for the, themore petite woman or men?
I don't know.
Was it men or women?
SPEAKER_03 (18:28):
Yeah.
So no, it wasn't, it wasn't forpetite.
So it was called Philippine XT.
So F I L I P I N X T and, And itwas not kind of specific, you
know, to a type.
So I'm just pulling up what someof the designs were.
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It was definitely a range.
So let me see here, Tina.
So for me, what it looked likewas a mix of, what will I
call...
Oh, how do I...
I want to give it, you know,like its actual description, but
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there was some, you know,patchwork that was going on.
There was, let's see here.
SPEAKER_01 (19:19):
Like patchwork as in like what we're seeing with jean
and denim now?
Kind of.
So like a, like an overcoat, for
SPEAKER_03 (19:26):
example, like that had like, you know, like a,
yeah, like a denim, likepatchwork, like sort of coat.
Yeah, so like a, not a jeanjacket per se, but like a longer
version.
Right, right.
Yes, then there were some likefeminine touches.
So they actually had one of thedesigners was like very like
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bridal looking.
So we had like lace and florals,which was super pretty, super,
super pretty.
And then there was also adesigner that once again had
like a lot of bling likeelements on, let's say, like a
jean jacket or their sorts ofjackets.
So it was different designers.
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Um, but it, you know, they'rereally trying to show like their
heritage through their design.
SPEAKER_01 (20:14):
So it was very unique
SPEAKER_03 (20:17):
than just your traditional, typical, you know,
ex designer that you would see.
SPEAKER_01 (20:22):
Right.
So, you know, it's funnybecause, you know, last year I
remember thinking, yeah, it'scool that the old styles are
coming back.
Right.
And we were seeing like theeighties come back in the
seventies and the, you know, thewhatever, but after a while,
it's like, okay, like give mesomething different.
print give me something Ihaven't seen before right and I
think that that's kind of wherethe trends are seeing seeming to
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go right now right they're likesure we're going to take a jean
jacket but instead of changingthe shape or changing the we're
going to you know we're going toadd the patchwork because that
seems to be a thing right nowbut we're also going to add
bling we're going to put youknow rhinestone buttons we're
going to put you know like we'regoing to put like a big big
shape on the back that's youknow eye catching and you know
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people wanting to see more of itright I think that's kind of
where the style seems to beheaded right it's like well we
can't change what's already beendone so let's you know let's
let's add to it
SPEAKER_03 (21:20):
And try and reinvent it sometimes.
Yes, for sure.
Right.
Because, you know, they say likefashion history repeats itself.
Right.
And so I think that is achallenge for designers.
How can we reinvent these thingsthat are so common or that
people have seen before?
SPEAKER_01 (21:37):
Exactly.
You know, I saw a clip ofLucille Ball yesterday on
Facebook.
I don't know where it came from.
I don't know if it was an actualclip from one of her shows, but
she came in wearing a shortdress.
I'm not sure.
Like it was, I think above herknee.
I don't even remember, but shehad a jacket on top and the
jacket, the skirt, the dress waslike, it had this beautiful bow
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in the middle and on the top wasblack and silver.
Right.
And it had like, like it was adesign flowers, I think.
And the bottom was black.
The jacket had the same pattern,same fabric from the top on the
cuff.
Right.
And so she took the jacket offand then she unrolled the dress
and to a long dress and it wasall that like a formal dress
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that was all this you knowsilver and black oh my god it
was so it's so beautiful wellthen it she untied it and it
became like a short set
SPEAKER_02 (22:34):
and I was
SPEAKER_01 (22:34):
like oh my gosh I love this right and then she
turned the jacket inside out andthen she took the something I
think was a waist like a beltand it put it she put it on her
head so it was like a hat and Ithought oh my goodness why are
we not creating outfits likethis women would buy this stuff
all the time right I mean shehad like four outfits in one
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piece I love that it would betwo pieces if you include the
blazer but I thought oh my goshI love that
SPEAKER_03 (23:02):
Yeah, that's fantastic.
And they try to do thatsometimes on Project Runway.
If you've watched it, they'lltry to have like this
unconventional challenges andmaybe like have the dress like
transform into something else orwhatever, make the piece like
two pieces.
And I love that because it's sounique and rare.
And
SPEAKER_01 (23:20):
you can wear the same, like it's one hanger in
your closet, right?
So if you want a loaded closet,well, there you go, right?
Yes.
SPEAKER_03 (23:28):
No, for sure.
SPEAKER_01 (23:29):
Yes.
Yeah.
UNKNOWN (23:31):
Yeah.
SPEAKER_01 (23:31):
I remember back in the 90s, early 90s, maybe it was
even late 80s, but there wasthis company and I think it was
called NKD and it was cottonfabrics.
And you could wear a skirt longor short, right?
You could have a belt.
Part of it was part of a belt.
It was so comfortable.
And I remember one of my cousinshad a couple of them.
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And I thought, oh, my God, Iwant one of those.
But I never found one, right,for myself.
But I don't know what happenedto that company.
I don't know.
But they were kind of like thisoutfit that Lucille Ball had,
right?
I think they had pants, too, butyou could wear one skirt.
You could roll it up and wear itlike this.
You know, it was elastic too.
So it was like fitted, but itwas also, you can wear long,
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short, you know, three quarterlength skirt.
I mean, we all want that pencilskirt, right?
That's ideal for every occasion,right?
So, you know, sometimes it's ashort skirt you want.
Sometimes you want it to be along skirt, which reminds me, I
want to ask about these jeans.
Did you see anything new comingwith jeans?
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Because I don't like these widepants, right?
I'm really hoping that we'regoing to start seeing, you know,
not necessarily skinny.
I like the skinny pants myselfpersonally, but that's because
of the way they fit me.
Right.
But I sometimes I don't like thewide pants when I see them on
women.
I'm like, that just doesn't lookright to me.
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Do you mean the wide leg
SPEAKER_03 (25:00):
pants, Tina?
I guess, yeah.
Yeah, okay.
Yes, it's funny you say that.
I didn't see a ton of jeans thisseason, but when you speak about
jeans, what it seems is comingback in are the flares because
of Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowlperformance.
Of course.
Yeah, so those, I mean, got aton of attention because of the
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flares.
And I think typically, too, wedon't think of guys as, you
know, really wear like a flarejean or something.
But I mean, when I say this tookthe internet and the fashion
world by storm, these KendrickLamar, you know, big flare jeans
were really a thing because, youknow, the performance was so
popular and a ton of, you know,millions of people watched it.
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So in terms of jeans, I wouldsay that because of Kendrick
Lamar and his status, now flaresare what people are searching
for and are back in, which Ithought which I thought was very
interesting.
And once again, of how thesethings come back around, you
know, right.
SPEAKER_01 (26:02):
That's too funny.
Although flares really, theydidn't last too long the last
time they came in.
Right.
And then the seventies, ofcourse they were, they were the
thing.
SPEAKER_03 (26:11):
Right.
Exactly.
Like you're saying the seventiesand now we're in 2025 and
they're back again.
SPEAKER_01 (26:17):
That was like 50 years ago.
Yeah.
SPEAKER_03 (26:20):
But they're back again, thanks to celebrities.
And they can really do that,right?
They're setting these trends andwhat people find to be popular
because they have such largestages that they're on and can
reach so many people with theirdesigns and what they choose to
wear and those designers.
So I thought that was veryinteresting that, yes, we've
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circled back to the flare jean.
Wow.
SPEAKER_01 (26:46):
Wow.
And that I was not expecting tohear.
Although I think I prefer flaredover the wide.
Okay.
SPEAKER_03 (26:53):
Yeah.
I mean, for me, cause I'm short,I'm not the biggest flare fan.
Cause then I, it usually means Ihave to wear like a higher heel
or something or I'll like tripover them.
SPEAKER_01 (27:03):
Right.
Yeah, that's true.
Right.
Because you, I mean, unless theymake them specific to your
height, you're not going to getthem to fit the right size.
The way they're meant to fit.
Well, I never even thought ofthat.
SPEAKER_03 (27:17):
Yeah.
Well, they look good on certainframes.
And I'm like, great for you.
I'm probably not going to be aflare jean girl myself.
But unless, like you're saying,they make them in petite or
extra short, then great.
I might be able to pull it off.
But for me, it's probably notgoing to
SPEAKER_01 (27:32):
work.
That's going to suck for you.
But I mean, luckily, we're in anage where you don't have to wear
the highest trending outfit.
You can still get away withwearing skinny jeans and not
look like you're, you know,living out of a box.
SPEAKER_03 (27:48):
I'm with you.
I'm with you.
Right.
And I probably could, if I gotsome flare jeans, get them
tailored, you know, to fit me.
And if I so chose, so it's notthe biggest deal.
SPEAKER_01 (27:59):
But I also feel like, like altering flares is a
lot more difficult than, youknow, hemming a pant.
Right.
Cause you're also looking at,you know, where the flare
starts.
Excuse me.
Yeah.
You want to keep that shape.
SPEAKER_03 (28:15):
That's the point of it.
Yeah.
I'm with you.
I'm with you.
SPEAKER_01 (28:18):
Right on.
Now let's talk transitioningfrom spring into, or I guess
winter into spring.
And then I guess probably fallinto winter or summer into fall.
Here in Alberta, in Canada, westill have lots of snow.
But spring is in the air, right?
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The sun is hot when it comesout.
The wind is moving the snow.
It's taking a while becausethere is so much, you know, such
thick snow and ice.
What can we be wearing thatstill looks trendy and in style,
but also keeping us warm fromthe cold wind?
SPEAKER_03 (28:57):
I'm going to say my number one, Tina, is going to be
a cardigan.
The cardigan is a greattransitional piece that's going
to take you through tons ofseasons, winter, spring, fall.
And cardigans are great becauseof their versatility.
You've got different lengths.
So you could have like yourregular cardigan that's going to
be at your hips.
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You could have the longer typethat's going to go maybe
mid-thigh to your knees.
They're belted.
They have buttons.
Some don't have buttons.
They are printed.
They're solid.
I love cardigans for theirversatility and they are going
to take you through multipleseasons, right?
So if I'm in winter, forexample, I might wear like a
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turtleneck under a cardigan andwith jeans or slacks.
And then in spring, we don'tneed that turtleneck anymore.
We can just wear the cardiganover a t-shirt or tank top or
something.
And then, you know, maybe pairthat with a maxi skirt or midi
skirt.
And so it really is going totransition you through those
multiple seasons of Cardigan,which are super versatile.
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So that's what I would say wouldbe like my number one.
also a big fan of blazers.
I think blazers can take youthrough multiple seasons,
probably through the whole year,honestly, if you're just
changing up maybe the materials.
And so I love blazers.
Yes, I wear them for work, but Ialso wear them casually, you
know, pair with jeans, pair withleggings, pair with faux leather
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pants, faux leather miniskirt,kind of whatever you have.
So blazers are great becauselike we talked about, you know,
they're going to make you lookpolished instantly, which I
always want.
That's something that's reallyimportant to me.
And then you You are changinghow you're pairing them, though.
You could do with a button-down,for example, just a blouse, a
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cami, and they'll take youthrough those multiple seasons.
If I were to give you two piecesof clothing that were great
transitional pieces, Tina, I'mgoing to say the cardigan and a
blazer.
SPEAKER_01 (30:53):
Yeah, I have to agree.
I like the blazer.
Well, cardigans are always good,right?
I think we all wear sweaters tosome point.
Cardigans, now that they're thetrend, right, they're back.
And so there's so many, there isso many, right?
I mean, you can get the kindthat they roll up on the arms,
and they have like a fashion, afancy fabric on the inside to,
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you know, dress it up or dressit down, right?
And then there's like, I have asatin one.
that's black because it's gotthese big red roses on it,
right?
And it's so pretty.
Like, it's so pretty.
And I think, I mean, sure, I'mstill a little bit, you know, it
has to be, I have to beselective with what I wear it
with because I do have to matchsomewhat the roses, right?
(31:36):
I can't wear that with justanything, but I mean, it goes
good with jeans.
It goes good with a skirt or apair of dress pants or, you
know, whatever, like I can wearit with all that.
And, you know, and that's kindof where we're going, right?
Like you want to, you want tobuy, especially if you don't
want to have, if you don't havemoney to buy a lot of clothes,
you want to buy clothes that youcan mix and match with many
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outfits, right?
SPEAKER_03 (31:58):
Absolutely.
Yes.
And cardigans and blazers aretwo of those things because you
can wear them with pants, withskirts, over dresses, right?
They're just, the world is youroyster and infinite
possibilities and combinations,hopefully with clothes.
you're already going to havethose other wardrobe staples
that are going to, like yousaid, like pair well with them
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and you can mix and match.
So that's the goal that you picksome, if you have a versatile
cardigan, blazer, whatever itis, and then it should be able
to match with those basics youhave in your wardrobe.
SPEAKER_01 (32:31):
Exactly.
And even now, so did you noticerunners are like runners and
sneakers still a thing?
Because I noticed, I went tochurch last night and I was
like, oh my God, everybody'swearing, like everybody is
wearing runners.
I was like, I know it's a trend,right?
And I mean, who doesn't want tobe comfortable, right?
Like, yeah, let's go runners onand be comfortable, especially
when you're standing in churchfor two hours, right?
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But at the same time, I waslike, oh my gosh, nobody wears
dress shoes anymore.
SPEAKER_03 (32:58):
I think there is kind of this want, I think it's
probably because of thepandemic, Tina, but this want
for like comfort now, right?
People were just in their sweatsand everything.
And so, yeah, so, you know, the,for example, like the Adidas,
the Samba, that was superpopular.
I got myself a pair.
I'm typically not a big sneakergirl, but I like them because
they are versatile.
(33:19):
And so I can wear them withjeans or with my faux leather
pants or, you know, so yes,there is this, I think, want for
comfort, but while also beingstylish so yeah like the Sambas
I know they like kept being soldout and they come in different
colors which is great right soyou can have your personality do
you want the green or do youwant the traditional kind of
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white with the gray stripe rightso I do think I mean I'm always
a comfort girl when I dress thatis important I want to be
polished but I do also want tobe comfortable but I like dress
shoes and I would say I alsoreally enjoy like a chunky
loafer Tina so yeah I'm a bigfan because they do give me that
hype, but then they're stillcomfortable, like key, right?
(34:03):
So I have two pairs of thesecoach chunky loafers.
I have a plain black and then abright metallic silver.
And so I can wear the plain backfor work if I want.
And then my metallic silver whenI want to be a little more loud.
But so they're going to give methat comfort of not necessarily
so elevating it more than asneaker, but still give me that
comfort of a flat.
Right.
SPEAKER_01 (34:24):
People are still looking because I noticed when
we went shopping in in Arizonain January, the shoes were not
that big a deal.
You know, I went to Cole Haan, Iwent to all the designer stores,
and I noticed that they don'thave as many shoes as they used
to.
They have more clothes now.
(34:45):
Yeah.
So the runners are, there's, Idon't know, do you call them
runners now?
I don't even know.
I always just call everythingsneakers.
Yeah.
Absolutely.
Absolutely.
SPEAKER_03 (35:15):
Yes.
Not for their actual functionalpurpose.
SPEAKER_01 (35:19):
Exactly.
Exactly.
And so, I mean, I don't envythese young girls today that get
to wear them.
Like I'm like, you guys are solucky because when I was your
age, we had to wear dress shoes.
That was the thing.
Right.
And I mean, there wasn't a nightthat didn't go by that we would
go home after work and say, Ohmy God, my feet are killing me.
(35:39):
Right.
Like, I mean, my toes used toget squished all the time
because of course, pointy shoesand high heels.
Right.
And so, yeah, our feet werealways sore, but you know,
today, like the young girls,like you and everyone under you,
they all get to wear what theycan wear, whatever they want.
Some are still wearing highheels, but if they want to wear
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runners, they can wear runners
SPEAKER_03 (36:01):
or sneakers.
For sure.
or whatever you want to callthem.
Yeah.
Yeah.
And you can make them, you canmake them fashionable though.
You pair it with, for example,like the Sambas, you can pair
them with jeans, a t-shirt, butthen like a trench coat, right?
So it still looks trendy and itdoesn't look super sporty, but
you're comfortable.
So, hey.
SPEAKER_01 (36:20):
And now there's bling.
Like I have a pair of runners.
Well, they're, they're not, Idon't know what they are really.
They're dress shoes, but they'rein the shape of sneakers, but
they're bling.
Like they're white and they haverhinestones all over them.
I don't want to wear thembecause they're going to get so
dirty, but I think, oh my God,they're so beautiful.
Yes.
SPEAKER_03 (36:38):
Yes.
It's fun to add some personalityto these kind of basic wardrobe
pieces.
SPEAKER_01 (36:43):
Absolutely.
Absolutely.
Now what else we need to, okay.
So we talked transitional.
Was there anything you wanted toadd as far as like what we can
wear into fall, winter, winter,spring?
I
SPEAKER_03 (36:57):
think if you're into, not everyone's into
skirts, but if you've got, likea maxi or midi skirt for me
because I'm sure midi skirtslook like maxis but they also
transition well so whetherthat's cotton or whether it's
like a denim a long skirt thattransitions very well to spring
as well where you might have inwinter been wearing them with
tights and maybe like aknee-high boot and then in the
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spring you can take off thosetights and wear them with maybe
like a flat or a chunky loaferor the warmer days you can wear
them with sand So I love skirtsas transitional pieces as well,
if you're a skirts wearer.
SPEAKER_01 (37:40):
People haven't, women haven't been wearing
skirts that much.
I mean, you see them, but notthat much, but I'm starting to
see them again.
I'm starting, you know, when yougo out, you start seeing women
are wearing skirts.
There was a time before thepandemic where the maxi dress
was the biggest thing.
Like everyone had one and wewere wearing them all day, every
day.
(38:00):
Right.
And then of course, with thepandemic, we, We're all stuck at
home.
So the sweatpants came back out.
And now the sweatpants are likesuits.
They're like, you know, matchingtop and bottom.
I thought we were never going todo that again.
Right.
So now it's
SPEAKER_03 (38:16):
funny you mentioned that.
So another trend that we'reseeing a lot is what I'm going
to call like elevatedathleisure.
So because people still want tobe comfortable wearing.
but want to feel, you know, notlike they're just home in their
sweatpants.
So things like, for example,J.Crew had these like satin
track pants.
SPEAKER_01 (38:36):
So they've got like the stripe.
No, no, don't tell me that.
UNKNOWN (38:38):
Yes.
SPEAKER_01 (38:38):
Yes, yes.
SPEAKER_03 (39:08):
midi skirt so it's got like the cargo pockets like
the fleecy sort of material soyou feel comfortable but you
still have that look yeah sothat's the elevated athleisure
i'm calling it is also you knowaround because people want that
comfort but don't necessarilywant to maybe look kind of
sloppy or as if we're just inour sweats you know
SPEAKER_01 (39:28):
that's that's i guess that's where the trend is
going we don't want that sloppylook anymore right we're not
we're not going for the i'vebeen stuck in the house for the
last five years we are we arebent Right.
Right.
SPEAKER_03 (39:53):
Yeah, so we're seeing a ton of that.
SPEAKER_01 (39:55):
Oh, I like that.
That makes me happy, right?
I mean, it's a little bit, okay,so I'm going to speak for many
people.
The pandemic put us a lot intoour comfort zone as far as, you
know, I'm just going to wearlike tights and a hoodie.
Right.
I am still looking for like Ijust found a hoodie.
I don't know if you shop atTabletics, but I found myself a
(40:16):
hoodie that's long, like it'salmost to my knees.
Right.
Looking for years for thishoodie.
And I found it there.
I'm like, I am going to buy itright this second.
Right.
And now I'm noticing that thehoodies are not coming out
anymore.
Like I'm noticing that even theyoung people are not wearing the
hoodies the way they werewearing them last year at this
(40:37):
time.
So I'm like, yeah, I'm always alate bloomer.
But I still want that hoodie.
SPEAKER_03 (40:44):
And you can have it because it's comfortable.
SPEAKER_01 (40:46):
Oh, it's so comfortable.
And it's warm, right?
Especially this time of year.
Like, I still feel like I'mchilly.
And so I can go outside withoutthrowing on a coat and wear just
that.
So, and I love that.
I mean, here, you know, I don'tknow.
Do you get snow in Maryland?
Oh, we do.
Oh, yes, we get
SPEAKER_03 (41:02):
snow.
We got a little bit maybe amonth ago or two.
Not as much as you get, Tina, inCanada.
But we'll get some, you know,maybe six inches or so every
once in a
SPEAKER_01 (41:14):
while.
Okay.
So yeah, we have, like I said,we have, we still have lots and
it's March.
I mean, we're going to get more.
We're not done.
I know, you know, we always getat least one snowfall in the
month of March.
Right.
But I'm sure we're still goingto get another two or three
feet, but.
We're okay with that becauseit's normal.
Like it's our normal, right?
(41:35):
And spring still comes after.
So we're okay with it.
We can accept it because we knowthat, you know, it's just part
of the, you know, the season.
But yeah, it's chilly, right?
I mean, we can't always justleave the house.
That's what I look forward tothe summer.
Just, you know, leaving thehouse, putting on a pair of
flip-flops or sandals orwhatever and just going, right?
Whereas in the wintertime, it's,you know, it takes 10 minutes
(41:57):
just to get through the door.
SPEAKER_03 (41:59):
Oh yeah.
Summer is definitely my favoriteseason by far.
Yeah,
SPEAKER_01 (42:03):
for sure.
For sure.
So what else what else did wedid you notice that you want the
world to know?
SPEAKER_03 (42:11):
say another thing is accessories.
So one trend that I've been,well, one trend that I've been
seeing and that I've nowpartaken in is bag charms.
So we, you know, we all have ourpurses and our bags, but now
it's essentially like a keychain that you can put onto your
bag to give it a little morepersonality.
Oh
SPEAKER_01 (42:30):
my God.
I did that when I was in gradesix.
I'll never forget.
I had this super cool flashdance bag and I had all those
key chains on the zipper.
Oh my gosh, really?
That's a long time ago.
SPEAKER_03 (42:43):
So that is Bactina.
And whether it is like yourinitial or whether, hold on, I'm
going to show you.
So I got this.
So I'd wanted a top handle bagfor a while.
And I found one at Coach when Iwent for...
fashion week at the, like thepopular Macy's in New York, the
34th street, the main Macy's.
(43:05):
And so I got this bag, Tina.
And then she said, oh, would youlike to add a bag charm?
I said, yeah.
So I got these cherries, likethese like blingies.
Oh, I've seen those.
Yeah.
So isn't that fun?
So it just adds a little, youknow, pop to the plain black
bag.
SPEAKER_01 (43:20):
And a few years ago, I remember here, a lot of like
women that I knew had these likeballs and they were fur.
Oh, yeah, I remember that.
Right?
So that's what that was.
So it's a trend that's sort ofbeen around for a while, but
they're really trying to make itstick now.
SPEAKER_03 (43:38):
Yes, it's definitely like to give that extra like pop
of personalization, which Ilove.
I love anything if I can getsomething monogrammed or
whatever.
So for me, like I love bling.
So the cherries have a bunch ofbling, right?
So I, yeah, so bag charms aredefinitely something I've been
seeing a lot lately.
SPEAKER_01 (43:57):
And so are they like one charm per bag or like when I
was a kid, they were, it waslike, you know, a a load of
charms, like key chains, right?
I don't know if I would callthem, I would call them key
chains, but they were meant ascharms.
Are we seeing them like all justone big one and then many little
ones?
Are we seeing many of different
SPEAKER_03 (44:18):
kinds?
I'm seeing different kinds.
And once again, I think itdepends on your style.
So for me, I wouldn't want tolike overburden the bag itself.
It's meant to just be like, justlike a little accessory to me.
So I would probably stick withone, maybe two max, but also,
um, when you've got to thinkabout it, um, practically Tina,
if you have too many, like theymake noises, they can make the
(44:39):
bag heavier, you know, thingslike that.
So it's, it's up to the user,however you'd like, you know, to
accessorize.
Um, but for me, just one kind ofbig one is all, all I need.
SPEAKER_01 (44:50):
And you can put them on a little purse.
You can put them on a tote.
And it's two on the bag, right?
I mean, if you've got multiplezippers and you want, you want
to be seen, right.
That's what you're going to do.
You're going to add.
Okay.
I love that.
So those were not theaccessories I was hoping to hear
about although I do like it Ithink it's a cool trend but what
(45:11):
what are we seeing as far aslike jewelry and earrings rings
like what are we seeing are weseeing layering again are we
seeing like what's what's thething now is it like to wear
gold silver and the the rosegold together or is it sort of
one or over the other I
SPEAKER_03 (45:29):
think that I feel like it's very person specific,
Tina, because some people I knowthey are only gold.
Some people are only silver.
Some people prefer like the rosegold, like you said, right?
So I know for me, I like all ofthem and I will wear them kind
of on different days.
And so I, I just feel likemetals are very person specific.
(45:51):
I know some people that theyonly want to wear gold.
And so that's what they'regoing, you know, after.
But I will say that, And it's, Ithink, another accessory, and I
can't remember if we talkedabout this last time or not, but
it's one that I'm still lovingand obsessed with, as opposed
to, like, necklaces, per se.
(46:11):
I'm loving kind of these floralchokers, these floral, so.
That's still a thing, yeah.
Yeah, I mean, I love them, and Iget comments on them all the
time because it's really unique.
And it's different than justlike your dainty necklace with
the one pendant.
Right.
So I think there is in general,I would say there was just a
(46:31):
move towards maybe likeexpression in different ways
than just what's been thestandard.
SPEAKER_01 (46:39):
It sounds like, yeah, because I have, because
the last time I spoke with you,we had talked about those floral
necklaces and I have not reallyseen them here in Canada.
Now, I know that we don't getall the trends.
You know, when it comes to theclothes, we get most of the
clothing.
But as far as like jewelry andand that we don't see all of it.
(47:00):
But I did see them like I haveseen them, but not a ton.
Right.
And I
SPEAKER_03 (47:05):
think, too, Tina, that's probably they're not like
everyone's cup of tea.
Right.
SPEAKER_01 (47:08):
So.
Right.
And so there's going to be onlycertain stores that carry them.
Right.
Exactly.
SPEAKER_03 (47:13):
Right.
Right.
Yeah.
You're going to see them noteverywhere because they're,
yeah, I'm not going to saythey're like a specialty thing,
but they kind of are.
So I was seeing them, you know,places like Anthropologie that
are like super like on trend andlike have those super on trend
things.
Zara, for example.
Right.
So the stores that are superinto trends, you would probably
(47:33):
see it there more than like...
your typical Target or Macy's orsome of these places, you might
have to search for them a littlebit.
SPEAKER_01 (47:44):
Right, right.
And that makes sense.
That makes sense.
Now, the difference betweenanthropology and say, like
Target, I mean, we're talking,you know, we're talking quality
wise, completely opposite range.
So what you're finding atTarget, the style is going to be
like quick and easy.
Right.
You're not going to go for thatmore sophisticated look that
(48:06):
you're going to get atanthropology.
SPEAKER_03 (48:08):
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yep.
Exactly.
So that's why you might seethose trends there as opposed to
the
SPEAKER_01 (48:16):
target.
Yeah.
Slowly they make their way into,into target, but by that time
anthropology is done with it.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Exactly.
Yeah.
Oh, that's so interesting.
Okay.
So what else, what else do youhave for us?
SPEAKER_03 (48:29):
Let's see, Tina.
There's so many things.
Another thing there that wastrending, and we've seen this on
the runways and also at awardshows, is this bohemian look.
And so remember I talked about,you know, maybe you saw it
translucent on the runway andthen you made it solid your own.
But yeah, so we saw right offthe runways some of these like
cream lacy dresses that arepretty see-through and pretty
(48:54):
showing a lot.
And so that's not really mything, but this was something we
saw from several designers Andthen the celebrities wearing
them at the red carpet.
And they chose to wear themwith, you know, maybe like nude
underwear underneath, right?
Because they are, like I said,they're pretty, showing a lot.
But there was this like, theseflowy...
(49:14):
bohemian dresses i would callthem and looks so not
necessarily my cup of tea but ifyou're into the boho vibe that's
definitely something else we sawand i did actually and i did an
oscars recap video and therewere a couple of those looks on
the oscars runway like i saidweren't for me but that's
something that
SPEAKER_01 (49:34):
i like but it's not it's not something i want in my
closet I like it.
It looks very comfortable andvery self-expressive.
You can totally be yourselfwearing that style, but it's not
me.
It's not for me.
Not me either.
(49:54):
That's super interesting.
The whole see-through thing...
definitely no it's not me
SPEAKER_03 (50:00):
it's not it is not me either not me at all but like
I said some people went fullsee-through and then some put
you know like the nude underwearand so however once again that
you want to make it your ownthat's the thing with trends
right you it needs to fit intoyour style and then you can make
it your own however you see fitto actually be authentic to you
SPEAKER_01 (50:23):
yeah you know it reminds me I remember as a kid
you know going to shopping withmy mom and I would say okay you
need to wear that dress becauseyou know it's the style you know
oh but I don't like the way itdoes this but that's how it's
supposed to look right that'sthat's the style but today we're
changing that right well if youdon't like that change it to
(50:44):
what you do like
SPEAKER_03 (50:46):
Absolutely.
SPEAKER_01 (50:47):
And that's key because you want to be authentic
to you.
Yeah, I love that.
I love that.
Okay.
So we're heading in the rightdirection here.
All right.
So what else did you show?
Did you see?
SPEAKER_03 (50:59):
All right, Tina, let me see.
And then I would say the lastly,it was, I'm going to call it
extreme femininity.
There were tons of florals andlace and things that I just
love.
So that's been everywhere,whether it's Dior.
(51:20):
Oh, my gosh, I love Dior.
I guess Stella McCartney had alot, but just a lot of embracing
women.
these feminine touches.
And so if you love lace, this isa great season.
If you love florals, it's agreat season.
And then lots of bling onceagain.
So just extreme femininity iswhat I'm going to call it.
(51:41):
And the great thing about thatis you can mix those florals and
lace and all those things withmasculine pieces as well.
And I like to do that a lot.
So I like to mix masculine andfeminine because I'm a floral
girl, but then I might throwlike a vest over something,
right?
SPEAKER_01 (51:58):
The thing is we all hold feminine and masculine
energies.
And so why not show that, right?
There's absolutely nothing wrongwith that.
Yeah, I love that.
So you can
SPEAKER_03 (52:09):
go full on feminine or you can break it up a little
bit and mix in those maybe men'swear pieces so that that's what
I'm going to say was like thelast big thing I saw
SPEAKER_01 (52:18):
oh that sounds cool I love so I'm not a big floral
person I'll be honest I likethem like I've had pieces and I
like them I don't love them butI love ruffles right like I love
ruffles especially if it's onlike from the shoulders down I'm
like oh my god I just love itit's just so I don't know how to
(52:40):
explain it I just think they'reso sexy Yeah, like sexy in a
way, like not like, you know,baby, I don't mean it in that
way.
I mean, just so beautiful.
And so like, I want to get toknow you like it's attractive
and intriguing, right?
Yes,
SPEAKER_03 (52:59):
I'm with you.
Any feminine details.
I'm here for them.
Give me all of them.
SPEAKER_01 (53:04):
Yeah, yeah, exactly.
Exactly.
Oh, I love that.
Okay, so did you covereverything that you saw?
SPEAKER_03 (53:12):
I did.
I have my list, Tina, and I'vechecked off.
We've talked about everything.
SPEAKER_01 (53:17):
Yes.
Now tell me, what is yourfavorite trend?
Like what is the one trend thatyou were going to pick up for
this season?
SPEAKER_03 (53:27):
For me, it's definitely the Ladies Who Lunch.
It's already part of my vibe andmy aesthetic and what I like.
And I have a ton of lady jacketsalready.
I have not worn them all yet.
So they will be coming for therest of winter and into spring.
And the tweed, like I'm lookingright now at a couple of things.
So yes, I'm a very big into likethe tweed and the feminine, that
(53:48):
like look.
And I love matching sets.
So the Ladies Who Lunch is myaesthetic, Tina.
And it's what I will be rockingthrough the spring.
and probably the rest of theyear.
I
SPEAKER_01 (53:59):
love it.
I love that.
I love that.
That is so cool.
See, and that's, it's funny.
Like, I don't know that I woulddo that.
Like I, you know, like I said, Idon't really care for tweed.
Right.
In fact, I was watching thenews.
It wasn't the news.
I don't know.
My husband was watching bull,bull riding of all things to
ride, but, or to watch, butthere was a lady on there
(54:21):
wearing a tweed suit.
And I'm like, I don't like that.
Like, it doesn't look attractiveto me.
Right.
And I'm like, she's, she's onTV.
So she's wearing the newestthing.
And I'm like, I think that, thatsuck, right?
That's the first thing Inoticed.
And I'm like, there issomething, there must be
something wrong with me.
It
SPEAKER_03 (54:39):
could be a styling thing too.
It could be, you know, the waypeople style certain things as
well.
But I actually have a tweeddress coming in the mail, Tina.
So I'm going to post and I'llsee what you think about when I
SPEAKER_01 (54:51):
post.
I cannot wait to see it.
So you still do your, um, oh,um, Oh my gosh.
I was just looking it up thatwhere we can come in and what do
you call it?
Style where we can come in.
You, you talk about the latesttrend and like, it's like a
webinar that you hold.
Oh,
SPEAKER_03 (55:10):
my monthly workshops.
Is it that?
Oh, yes.
Yes.
So I still have, yes, once amonth, a monthly Google Meet
free workshop where you can justcome in and I will talk about
various topics.
And you can also make requests.
So in February, one of theattendees, she had requested
months ago, actually, if I coulddo outerwear.
So that's what I did forFebruary.
SPEAKER_01 (55:31):
Yes, that's right.
I saw that.
Yeah, I saw that.
So outerwear in February.
SPEAKER_03 (55:37):
Yeah, so I just talked about various things,
talked about coats, vests,capes, boleros, shawls, you
know, different types ofouterwear, where to find them,
where you can get good deals,the fact that they serve, yes, a
functional purpose, but also youcan make it super stylish.
And a couple of people I usedwere Michelle Obama, where one
(56:00):
of the inauguration outfits, Idon't know if you remember, but
it was this like plum color.
It was a Sergio Hudson look.
So it was like these plum pants,plum top, and then this great
plum coat, like long coat tofinish up the look.
And another person who has greatcoats is Kate Middleton, a
princess.
She's got Fantastico.
(56:21):
So I used a lot of pictures ofher.
So that was what we talked aboutwith outerwear.
It's very fun.
So yeah, every month I just picka topic that I think would be
helpful for, you know, busyprofessionals.
And so just learn a little bitmore about, or if it's being
requested and asked for me totalk more about.
I
SPEAKER_01 (56:36):
love it.
I love it.
I love it.
And then, so to access that, wejust need to go to your website.
SPEAKER_03 (56:41):
Yes, to access that, you go to my website, and I also
post it in socials, but you justneed to register so that if you
can't make it live, then you'llbe sent the replay.
But I need you on that list tobe able to do that, yes.
So, yes, you can access them,and I post about them.
I put on the website the link toregister and also the link to
just join the call live if youdon't feel like registering.
(57:02):
So February or March, I haven'tdecided what the topic's going
to be yet, but it will be on allmy socials and the website when
I do decide.
I
SPEAKER_01 (57:11):
will see.
Love it.
And I'm looking forward to thething is I can't always make it.
I do get the replays.
I don't watch all of them,unfortunately, because sometimes
it's like, I don't really havethe time right now, but and then
one day I will go through them.
Right.
But I do love them.
I think they're great.
And it's nice that you have likeeveryday people that go there
(57:31):
that want to know.
What do I do with my clothes?
Right.
Like I want to, you know, Idon't necessarily want to buy
something new, but, you know,but tell me what, you know, so
that I can, you know,incorporate that in my wardrobe.
Right.
That's what we need to know.
Right.
Because, I mean, everything isexpensive and people don't have
a lot of money right now.
Right.
And so if we can do more ofthat, I think that that is what
(57:54):
our people need.
SPEAKER_03 (57:56):
Yes, repurposing, taking a like twisting what you
might already have andexperimenting is also really
great and something I alwayssupport, Tina, because you might
have something in your closet.
You thought you bought it forwork or you thought you bought
it for casual and then you can,it turns out you can really mix
and match it with things youalready have and find new ways
to reinvent maybe one piece
SPEAKER_01 (58:18):
into multiple.
Exactly, yeah.
And I love that.
I love that we can do that.
SPEAKER_03 (58:22):
Yes,
SPEAKER_01 (58:23):
that's awesome.
Well, thank you so much forjoining me today.
SPEAKER_03 (58:27):
Thank you for having me.
It's always a pleasure to
SPEAKER_01 (58:30):
see you and speak
SPEAKER_03 (58:30):
with you, Tina.
SPEAKER_01 (58:31):
Yes, for sure.
Is there anything that you wantour listeners to know that we
haven't covered?
I
SPEAKER_03 (58:38):
would just say if you are struggling with anything
or want any help or tips, I dofree 15 minute calls.
So you can always just book aCalendly with me and we can
discuss whatever issues you'vegot.
And that is on my website.
So you just go to the stylingand book and we can talk and you
can ask me
SPEAKER_01 (58:54):
whatever you need.
I love that.
That is so awesome.
I hope everyone calls youbecause I think you're amazing.
Thank you so much.
I think you're amazing.
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