The Demoiselles

Let’s travel back in time, to approximately two years ago, and eavesdrop on an argument a conversation between Jennifer and Elle…
Elle: Well, I like them.
Jennifer: I just…I can’t get down with them, Elle.  They’re…they’re…
Elle: Don’t say it.
Jennifer: They’re tapered pants.
Elle: They’re totally different. They’re not cut the same as those atrocities from the eighties.
Jennifer: They’re totally the [...]

Are we all ready for some mixed feelings? Rompers – half childhood past time (emphasis on past…) and half potentially sexy, gamine summer piece. How are we supposed to feel about this? Nostalgic? Excited? Childlike? I think most of us are just confused, and are erring on the side of “ew”.
At least that’s how we [...]

The last ten years have been a trend-watching blur: we’ve seen almost every decade resurface for at least a brief moment before slowly fading away.  The current, high-controversy era in our midst is the late 1980s.  Only being in our mid-twenties, the eighties are an era we Demoiselles spent little time in, and truth be [...]

J. Brand skinnies at RevolveClothing.com
How brave are you?  Now that white denim is back in fashion, that question has arisen in the mind of many a fashion-loving woman:

What can I wear it with?
Will it make me look fat?
What if I spill something?
What style is best for my body?

This trend has been on the Demoiselles’ radar [...]

To clarify, I’m short. I’m the kind of girl that needs every pair of jeans altered, whether it’s so she doesn’t trip over herself or because she wants to finally be able to wear flats without ruining the hem of her pants.  I’m the kind of girl that wears “ankle length” jeans with heels; the [...]

On a friend’s recommendation, last week I grabbed a copy of the March issue of Nylon. I found a ton of inspiring designs and gorgeous photo spreads, of course, but I also found some information that I could have lived without:
Sweatpants are “in.”

This isn’t the photo in Nylon, but it does feature the same designer, Alexander [...]

Bubble hems: the name alone sounds ominous in the ears of body-conscious women everywhere. Some words we associate with the idea of “bubble” – round, bulbous, or god forbid, “full of air” – make actually buying anything that could be associated with it unsavory at best. But this trend, like all trends, has to work [...]