Team U.S.A.

Miss USA 2010

Unif America shirt

USA Platforms

Happy Birthday U.S.A. !

Now let's all celebrate real "Freedom"!

Wake up! Wake up! It's the first of the month.

Today is the 1st of the month and while some are dreading today (rent is due!) today's 1st of the month is quite different. Today is May 1st, or as thousands of workers refer to as May Day/International Worker's Day. Today is an another opportunity for YOU to voice current labor issues that affect you daily. Today YOU can go into the streets of Los Angeles (or wherever you live) and march peacefully to voice your current frustrations not only towards change in labor unions but rights for migrant workers.

A sweater that would make Trotsky happy.

If just one day out of the year, we would leave our comfortable bubble of numbing capitalism and protest with our fellow comrades and peacefully "fight" and hold hands for something we ALL believe in, wouldn't this world be a better place?

What's worth fighting for you?

La Boda Real.

 

 

I'll keep it brief- I just have a couple of questions for the Royal Couple:

• Was it your choice in having the Royal Dress be so traditional? I wish you could of taken notes from the Cherry Blossom Girl's wedding...
• Kate, nena, sorry again, but you honestly couldn't do anything to stop the Prince from looking like Captain Crunch?
• Will, how was the bachelor party?

Congrats to the Royal Couple. 

 

(images via: fashionista.com)

Red, White & Chic

 So the world cup didn't turn out quite the way U.S.A. wanted it to be... But hey! We're the United States of America, and tomorrow we celebrate the birth of our nation! Woot-Woot! Which means, bbq parties, friends/family, and fireworks to celebrate the fact that we are that powerful to not care about the world cup. 

Now your mind still might not be thinking what you will be wearing tomorrow, but here @ Rose Bow we have a couple of suggestions to make you look "Patriotic Chic" without looking like Tommy Hilfiger ad circa 1995.

Simple ideas to make yourself look a little more patriotic:

Baseball Cap:

What’s more American than allowing corporate conglomerates destroy 3rd word nation's economy Baseball? The baseball cap is an informal patriotic accessory and great for the weather :)

Plain White Tee:

Crisp, clean and white, the plain white Tee is an American fashion staple. Pair this tee with any jeans and you're as American as Apple pie. 

Bald Eagle:

What's more American than an actual endangered Bald Eagle? This is the accessory du jour! Bring this baby to a 4th of July BBQ, and you will most deffo be the most American bad-ass in the nation. You will bleed America, if not from Patriotism but caused by the eagle's claws. 

Check out this article from Fashionista.com to give you more suggestions on how you can add an extra U.S.A. flair to your 4th of July outfit.

What are you wearing for the 4th?

Conscious Hustler.

:Le sigh:
This has been such an inspirational week. I recently read an incredible article on women rights that has me over the moon! And now to continue this inspirational streak I came across- 1SOUL DESIGN. 1SOULDESIGN is a New York based-clothing label part of an artistic movement named Conscious Hustler. Their t-shirts are designed to be thought provoking and bring awareness to our social responsibility via the art of fashion.

The T-Shirts range from images of the great Fela Kuti to empowering messages like "Fear no Pig".
Even though the label is based in NYC, you can easily order their shirts on-line.

Your body is a blank canvas, why not paint it with the voice of your soul?

   

 

(Image via: 1SOULDESIGN)

Shallow Hal.

Humans are visual creatures-often judging a book on it's cover. I will own up to my own superficiality and tell you that there are two requirements before I even look twice at a guy. Shoes & teeth. Shoes and teeth can tell you a lot about a man. Their hygiene, their style, their credit score, etc...

But as superficial as I may sound-that can't compare with the
the forthcoming book, "Undateable: 311 Things Guys Do That Guarantee They Won't Be Dating or Having Sex" by Ellen Rakieten and Anne Coyle. "experts say that when it comes to calibrating long-term compatibility, the reality is that what men wear is the first — and often most crucial — criteria that women use to judge.
The book is bitter-sweet for me, because women are often held to societies standards to be thin, pleasing/model-like creatures while men can look however they damn please.
-Yet, at the same time I find it lame how they are approaching the situation. Making it seem that the reason these men aren't getting laid is because they wear "Tighty Whiteys" and NOT because they don't respect women.
How's that for a fashion advice?!

What do you think?

(Video Via: Random House Publishing Group)

Sneaker-Freak-er.

Every once in a while when I self indulge I usually resort to 3 things. Chili-cheese fries, whiskey and a new pair of fresh kicks. While the first two  potentially cause MAJAH damage to my heart, buying new sneakers causes MAJAH happiness to my corazon.
Buying new sneakers is exhilarating and unlike  stilleto heels, sneakers will never let my ass fall while i'm dancing. I could use them in any social situations.
I'm not the only one that feels this way. The subculture of "Sneaker-heads" is alive through out the world, in a every major city. Avid shoe collectors that take pride in their Adidas, Jordans and even Air Force ones. 
I leave you with part 1/6 of the documentary "JUST FOR KICKS" which explains better the cultural impact of sneakers and their history. The movie has cameo appearances by self proclaimed "Sneaker heads" like  Grandmaster Caz, Reverend Run, and Missy Elliott.
(Image taken by: Vanessa Berumen)

FATastic!

Do you ever pick up a fashion magazine and just admire the model (not the clothes!) for being so skinny? Well, V magazine's February issue will have some noticeably BIG changes in their models. The magazines' focus will be on showcasing larger models for it's upcoming size issue. This is rare gem in the Fashion industry, where waif thin models have been the norm.

The editors insist that the February issue of V isn't a shocking marketing gimmick or one big fat joke. “Big, little, pint size, plus size — everybody is beautiful,” said Stephen Gan, the magazine’s creative director, “and this issue is out to prove it."

 While many criticize the choice of the magazine, I think it's time we as a society start to  recognize that style can be obtain beyond size 2. The "Size Issue" will be on sale January 14, 2010.
*BTW, Uncle Karl Lagerfeld, actually participated in this issue!

"Give peace a chance" V.S. "Give peace a place in your wardrobe"

I often wonder what people who went to" Woodstock" think of all the Peace signs of today. Was their vision of the "peace symbol" for 2009 to be on a Juicy Couture bag? Or do they trip out because the symbol is not behind a tie-dye print? Ah, difficult questions. One CNN reporter Rudy Ruiz recently wrote an opinion article on the modern misusage of the peace symbol in fashion. "What happened to "Give peace a chance" rather than "Give peace a place in your wardrobe"writes Ruiz.

*Ruiz made me rethink my "Secret Santa" gift?!*

Thoughts?

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