Fashion

  I’m not the only one with post notifications on for  Ampwata , the Instagram account that’s home to the bright, hand-dyed shirts made by designer Jasmine Plantin. The tees, released weekly in batches of three to six, typically sell out within two minutes of their arrival online. Lucky buyers receive a one-of-a-kind creation, stitched with the line’s logo (a play on Speedo’s) and adorned with the words of Haitian poet René Depestre on the inside-bottom seam: “By the strength of my wind you will emerge from yourself.” Plantin never repeats a colorway, and she thinks of each batch of tees as a chapter in an ongoing story whose plot is a quest for community and collaboration, particularly for people of the African diaspo ra.  Each release of shirts comes with a set of stories related to the ocean, a theme that Plantin settled on after diving into her own origins. “With my mom being from New Orleans, a port city, and my dad being from Jacmel, a beach town in Haiti, I kept s...

ΕΛΕΝΑ ΤΣΙΡΟΖΙΔΟΥ Το πορτοκαλί γίνεται ένα από τα αγαπημένα χρώματα του street style, δίνοντας μια ανεπιτήδευτη αίσθηση πολυτέλειας σε κάθε σύνολο. vogue.grΠλησιάζουμε στην αρχή  μιας νέας χρονιάς  πράγμα που σημαίνει ότι είναι η στιγμή να βάλουμε στην άκρη όλα όσα γνωρίζαμε για τους  χρωματικούς συνδυασμούς  και να ενημερωθούμε για τις αποχρώσεις που θα πρωταγωνιστήσουν στη μόδα. Το πορτοκαλί είναι πράγματι το νέο  μαύρο  – το καμένο ή αλλιώς σκουριασμένο πορτοκαλί για την ακρίβεια σκαρφαλώνει στην κορυφή των  τάσεων  αυτού του χειμώνα, αποτελώντας την πιο στιλάτη επιλογή. Μια απόχρωση που έχει ήδη πλημμυρίσει τους δρόμους των μητροπόλεων της μόδας, σε παλτό, ρούχα, παπούτσια και άλλα αξεσουάρ. Με αναφορές από τα  70ς  αποτελεί άψογο συνδυασμό για  γήινες αποχρώσεις  όπως το υπόλευκο, το εκρού και το σκούρο μπεζ, ενώ υπόσχεται να ανεβάσει την ένταση σε κάθε σύνολο κάνοντας τα ρούχα να δείχνουν πιο κομψά.

  If flawless looks remain an elusive stylistic goal, black is a timeless choice that never goes wrong. A little quarantine, a little change of weather can be difficult for us, the elegant appearances of street style, however, become the inspiration we need to resort to the classic black and try cool combinations that will bring us one step closer to the perfect monochrome .

  Bike shorts are the trend that just won’t quit. Just when you think we’re collectively over the idea of dressing up  cycling shorts , a movement for sure ignited  by the Kardashians , another trendsetting star steps out in them, and suddenly they seem cool and fresh again. But now we’re seeing the next evolution of the bike short—the  winter  bike short. Yesterday in Beverly Hills, Hailey  Bieber stepped out in a pair of bike shorts—in, yes, December!—and while it still may be warm in California, she’s clearly on to something here. Let’s explore.  Considering the  fashion mood of 2020  has been wearing anything cozy and comfy (you’v e lived out 2020 in sweats, admit it), bike shorts seem like a no-brainer piece for the current times. And sure, you may not want to wear them  outside  in the frigid winter, but considering many of us are stuck at home most of the time anyway, they’re a hero piece to lounge around in. Bieber showed ho...

STREET STYLE  Model-off-duty style is all about combining comfort and fashion. Bella Hadid, Emily Ratajkowski, Joan Smalls, and other top catwalk stars all have a way of stepping out in a look that’s casual and effortlessly put together. But that doesn’t have to mean rocking head-to-toe designer (though that’s often the case).    And even though their personal styles vary, this year supermodels all gravitated towards one label—and it wasn’t a high fashion one. Rather, they all slipped into puffer jackets and vests by The North Face.  Typically worn by outdoor lovers, The North Face is a brand built out of practical needs: its jackets are weather-resistant and built to keep you warm, meaning you wear it to go on an  adventure . Worn in a casual context, they’re often favored by tech bros in Silicon Valley—not fashion girls.