If you’ve been on Tiktok or Instagram reels you most likely have seen videos popping up recently about the fashion feud heating up between Gen Z (born mid to late 1990s to 2010) and Millennials (born 1980 – mid 1990s). It seems like both generations have their own unique style that defines them clearly, because apparently the way we do …
Opening Your Spring Closet 2021
As the days start to get warmer and longer, I think we can all agree it’s time to put the scarves and puffer jackets away. The range in temperatures can make us question our closet, however, with items like these, you’ll be able to dress for all the dramatic weather changes. Take a leap of faith and mix up your …
NYFW Recap – Beyond the Clothing Trends
As the pandemic lingers on, and our concept of time continues to become warped, we surprisingly found ourselves approaching that time of year again: New York Fashion Week. NYFW is important because, not only does it allow American designers to show off their collection and bring their vision to life, but it also sets the trends for the coming season. …
Don’t Let Your Fashion Freeze in the Winter
Winter is a constant three-month struggle of trying to assemble an outfit that is actually sufficiently warm – especially in NYC. Because figuring out what to wear when it’s freezing out is hard enough, doing so and making it look fashionable for multiple days in a row is a challenge many aren’t willing to take. I want to look cute today, …
“I couldn’t help but wonder,” how will the new ‘Sex and the City’ series be integrated into modern day?
Grab your Manolo Blahniks! HBO Max confirmed Sex and the City will be returning 17 years after its last episode aired. Ninety-four episodes, six seasons, and several reruns later, this is finally some news we can get excited about. Sarah Jessica Parker teased her followers with a single instagram post disclosing a somewhat abstract trailer featuring scenes around New York …
The Ultimate Gift Guide for Fashion and Beauty Lovers Everywhere
Now more than ever there feels like there is this added pressure to buy the people you care about most the “perfect” holiday gift. Heck, after what the year 2020 has been, everyone needs it. But how are you supposed to do that when it feels like everyone has been online shopping since last March? Haven’t they already bought all …
A Gossip Girl Holiday
The holiday season is upon us! While Thanksgiving is typically hallmarked by large family gatherings, hometown friend reunions, and lots of hugs, this year has been (say it with me now!) unprecedented. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has urged Americans to rethink their holiday travel plans in light of recent COVID-19 spikes across the country, noting that even …
From Fast Fashion to Sustainable Style
The anti-values of fast fashion have been drilled into our brains for decades now. Never repeat an outfit. Quantity over quality. Buy cheap and buy trendy. Online shopping only exacerbated the already troublesome habits instilled by the chain stores of the world, and now, social media has glamorized fast fasion on a whole new scale. The Social Media Rise of …
New York Fashion Month: Reimagined Runways & Unconventional Audiences
Back in May when the 2020 MET Gala was officially cancelled, I remembered looking forward to September. Everything we missed out on while quarantined — the designers, the interviews, the celebrity spectacle — would be reinstated via Fashion Month, but with the added excitement of COVID in the rearview. Wishful thinking, yes. Fashion Month clearly didn’t go on as scheduled. …
Black Female-Owned Fashion Brands
Over the past few weeks, a nationwide dialogue surrounding racial injustice and systemic racism has erupted, causing an unprecedented number of brands to speak out in support of the Black Lives Matter movement and to acknowledge the ways in which they can do better. AMP3 stands in solidarity with the Black community — we are actively listening and learning in …