If you asked me what’s one staple every young woman has in their closet, I would say a great pair of jeans that make them feel confident and at least a couple of crop tops. Both of these items tend to be timeless. However, they have evolved. Whether it’s a different name or a different […]

This bumper sticker presents a different idea to its viewers, as well as sharing whoever is using its views on one of the most popular topics of today’s abortion rights. Whether you are well informed about the situation at hand or not, just from reading this and looking at the colors, you can get some […]

Over time, the name “pashmina” has become a catch-all for almost any fashionable shawl, wrap, stole, or scarf. This generic use of the term creates confusion among would-be buyers and wearers. Dating back to 350 BC, the first recorded instance of a scarf was on Egyptian Queen Nefertiti styled as a headdress. Fast forward to […]

I feel like, as a child, it is one of the unspoken rights to make fun of your parents, like telling them they’re not cool &, etc. However, the more I learned about style and fashion trends, the more I realized they had it. In this post, I will be dipping into the classic “dad […]

In this post, I analyze a cigarette ad made sometime between the 1930s and the 1970s. While I found many outrageous ads, this one piqued my interest because of the language, absurdity and images displayed. It’s manipulative, with the carefully calculated image of a slim young lady. This ad compares women to cigarettes.” The best […]

The artifacts I chose for my Civic Engagement Speech and Rhetorical Analysis Essay will be focused on The Tobacco Industry. Relevant still today, despite the terrible effects it has on our community, the Tobacco Industry continues to thrive.    In my first artifact, I will dive into a political cartoon published in 1998, created for […]

Welcome back, readers! In this segment, I reflect on the power of Biker shorts and Blazers. Before plunging into the physical clothing concepts, I want to acknowledge the relevance of the idea to which I’m tying these trends. I’ll start with women’s empowerment. Now more than ever, I feel as a society, we have more […]

Fashion/style is one of my many passions. I think of fashion/style as art and a way to express oneself. I find studying trends extremely interesting. In this blog thread, I analyze fashion and style trends while sharing my perspective on today’s latest trends. I also examine how the current trends have morphed from those previous […]

Gender stereotyping happens way too frequently. Is it too deeply rooted in our society that we can’t escape it? Why does it feel as if we are going backward and no longer moving forward? Is this because social media provides an effective platform for gender inequality to be perpetuated? We, as a society, should place […]