Fashion Website Review

Nia Williams

November 15, 2013

English 1010

Mrs. Koester

Review

   Both Elle Magazine and Vogue Magazine are great fashion magazines online and do their job very well informing women who are excited to learn and search more about fashion and anything else that that women may be looking for, but Elle is doing a better job because of their organization, appealing appearance and clear cut navigation rather than Vogue.

   

   Elle and Vogue magazines have both been around for a long time and have developed far enough to be posted online. But both websites possess pros and cons which can hinder the website usage by some. Elle has a very clear cut design using black and white which makes it very simple looking and still very appealing because black and white is a classic combination which is a great route to take. Vogue uses the same approach but adds a pop of color: red, which is a great approach, too because black, white and red can still be considered very simple and classic just the same as black and white. Another great asset that both websites hold is the speed of the websites. Both move like the speed of lightening and are able to switch from one subject to another without even having to load for a very long time.

   

   As well as there are pros, there are also cons and differences between the two that make one of them not so great as the other one. Vogue magazine is the one that holds the most negatives to me rather than Elle. Vogue’s website has a lot of advertisement and not saying that that’s absolutely horrible, but it just takes away from the website and trying to explore what they’re all about. Instead it gives you a bunch of other sites who, yes, they’re relevant to the magazine, but it goes overboard and it makes their website look a little crowded. As for Elle, they have advertisements, too but theirs doesn’t look so crowded or like they have too much on one page.

   

   Another positive that Elle and Vogue both have is that sometimes when you open a new page on a website or something, it’ll open up a new window or a new tab. Thankfully, neither one of these sites do that which makes is absolutely wonderful because that can be extremely irritating. Another thing that both websites both have is that they both have the same topics that I think are very appealing to women. Nowadays, it’s not extremely hard to find a magazine that can appeal to your personal taste, but sometimes the information given about whatever topic a woman could be looking for is stupid. It can be really corny and sometimes it can leave you feeling like you don’t have the information that you came looking for which is quite upsetting. And while they both have interesting topics, within those topics they have articles that I think appeal to all women as well.

   

   Lastly, one thing that I noticed that Elle has that Vogue doesn’t is that they have pictures inside their topics so you can kind of get a glimpse of whatever the topic is. Of course it may be very clear with words, but sometimes having pictures helps because there are visual people out here that like stuff like that.

   

   All in all, Elle seems to be doing a better job on their website rather than Vogue because Elle is more clear cut and is more orderly and organized to me rather than Vogue. They have points that make their website look better and just seem to be a better running site than Vogue. They both have thriving points though, but Elle is just exceeding Vogue a little more.

November 14th 1994 #NiaDay #SheMeHerIs19 !!

She, Me, Her is 19!!!!!

   I just recently turned 19-years old and so I thought for my final post this semester (tears drip here), why not post my birthday fits!

   If I may say so myself, I think I definitely did my birthday outfits and did them very well. I actually struggled a little bit about what to wear on my actual birthday and for my birthday dinner. But it's actually kind of weird how it all panned out though because I actually think of outfits sometimes in my sleep and that's exactly what happened. Now, I'm not gonna lie! Whenever I think of my outfits in my sleep, once I actually put them on, they don't always look as good as they did in my dream, but then again they sometimes work out really well to.

   Actual birthDAY outfit:

   For this outfit, I wanted to go with a sort of grunge kind of look. You see I have the sweatshirt, the leggings, the high socks and the plaid shirt tied around the waist. I really liked this look! And it looked great on me (pats my own back).

   Birthday dinner outfit:

   This outfit came together in my mind instantly. I was actually trying to decide between a jumper I have or this outfit and once I put this on, there was no way that I was changing. I loved it! I had a fabulous birthday and most importantly to ME, I looked fabulous. Of course there was no way that I was going to have it any other way, but just the fact that it all came together was fabulous.

   As far as my birthday attitude, it was wonderful! Everything I wanted to do was wonderful! I'm so excited that I'm growing, changing and flourishing into a wonderful woman that I want to be. That other people desire and hope for me to be. And in the process of growing and flourishing that I'm looking snatched ALWAYS! <3

   Now if you think I'm going to stop blogging because my English class is over, you're crazy! I love this! So stay with me, don't leave me because I'm still going to teach how to get snatched, hunny! MUAHHH!

Fashionably Yours Always,

Nia Imani

Birthday Outfit:

|Sweatshirt: Gifted|

|Plaid Shirt: Target|

|Socks: Forever 21|

|Combat Boots: Borrowed|

Birthday Dinner Outfit:

|Blazer: Belk|

|T-Shirt: Gap|

|Harem Pants: Urban Outfitters|

|Heels: Target|

My First Semester !

IT'S ALMOST OVERRRRRR!

   My first semester is over and I can't believe it! But throughout this class I have learned so much about how to use different methods of social media! I've learned new ways to tweet using:

   I've learned how to really make twitter work for me using different methods like creating lists and making different groups.

   This class has had a big impact on me because I am a total social media lover! I use all types of social media from:

to

to

   So it taught me new ways to be able to make all these networks work for me and how to work them better. I'm definitely going to take advantage of Storify because I could see myself making stories when I'm totally bored and it gives me a chance to Facebook or Tweet whatever I'm making a story about and let people see the things that I'm interested in and the things and people that I find appealing to me.

   Using social media is also a great part of life because it also helps with networking with others. Others meaning people who are in your specific career path or people you want to get to know or even connecting with old friends, current friends, family members, etc. It's a great invention for everyone to use and so to be able to learn new ways to know how to use it and make those connections better and faster is a great resource to obtain. I'm definitely grateful for my class that taught me everything about social media and making it work better for me!

Boys, Boys, Boys

   So of course, I couldn't just run a fashion blog and talk about my little ladies and forget all about my little guys. Although, this post isn't focused around the same age of girls that I did. This one is going to focus on boys ages we'll say 6-10 years old.

   There are just as many exciting pieces out there for little guys as there are for any other ages. I find it a little easier to dress boys rather than girls because it's not that their options are limited, but that's really what it is! Now, do I find this a "sad" factor? Absolutely not! I believe whole-heartedly in working with what you got and with what you got you can make that work to the best of your ability and still look amazing!

   Some of my favorite places for little boys to browse through are the same as the sites I got for my little girls and that's also one of the great things about shopping for kids. You can find them on the same sites; except for Forever 21. They don't carry clothes for little boys. But sites like:

• zarakids.com
• gapkids.com

   They have them all! Here are a couple of  winter pieces that I really admired on Zara's and Gap!

Plain Colored Knit Cardigan via Zara Kid's

Knitted Cardigan via Zara Kid's

Trousers w/ Belt via Zara Kid's (I LOVE this color by the way)

Casual Leather Ankle Boot via Zara Kid's

Leather Desert Boot via Zara Kid's

Cable Mockneck Sweather via Gap Kid's

Peacoat via Gap Kid's

   I'd say our little guys are greatly prepared for the wintertime! Happy shopping!(:

Fashionably Yours,

Nia Imani

Fashion Manifesto

Nia Williams

October 22, 2013

English 1010

Instructor Koester

Manifesto

   As I walk around from day to day, I observe certain things. I see people, I see places and I see things. But one of the saddest things that I think I could ever lay my eyes upon is a messed up, badly-dressed child. I can’t even fully express how much it hurts me, scares me, and makes me just want to snatch them up and help them. And then what will make it even worse and make me want to throw myself on the ground and cry is that their parents (generally the mom), looks absolutely flawless! Does anyone observe the problem there? Because there is definitely a problem there!

   

   It is beyond me as to why parents can walk out the house after having spent so much time on themselves that they just neglect their child(ren) and think that it’s ok. It absolutely is NOT! Your child is a reflection of yourself, a reflection of how you look, how you think, how you act. Your child is a piece of yourself. So when I see a child that looks like they just came out of wardrobe and makeup for Annie, yeah, I just think that their parents, (AGAIN! Mainly the mother), needs help. Parents demonstrate real issues letting their child go out in different states as such. For instance, letting a child go out with their hair uncombed: that is absolutely atrocious and uncalled for. Letting a child go out wearing a shirt that is too small or pants that are too high (often called high-waters), is absolutely revolting! A child shouldn’t have to be exposed to such horrible measures of life. You have money, clearly because you look so good, so why not take the time and money to spend it on your child. Some parents can be considered extremely selfish and really superficial for doing so and that is not love or care. Should they lose their child for such ugly measures? ABSOLUTELY NOT! It’s not even that serious, but as the same time it is. So therefore, that is why We SNATCH & Then We SNATCH Group is here!

   

   We are here to help the children and school the parents in all different aspects of fashion. We believe that as much as you need to looked snatched and well put together, so does your child and if you neglect to be able to do so. We believe that all families should have chance to walk around in fashionable peace and look good together. We don’t believe that they should be harmed in any unethical way, but we will go to the necessary measures to make sure that we are bettering our fashion world and we all look good together. Therefore, it’s only necessary and we see it it fit to automatically place you and your child in our program to teach you how to do better, since you can’t seem to be better already. We go by 9 rules in our program:

• When we think you need help, go with your gut feeling and help.
• The client is never right, they’re always in denial.
• Always make sure the parents and children fully understand their place.
• Always hold the parents accountable.
• Show compassion, understanding and love to the children.
• Make sure the parents fully understand what to do next.
• Make sure the children will hold their parents accountable.
• Never underestimate who you’re dealing with.
• Make sure they leave our presence UNDENIABLY snatched! (Because if not that will come back on us and we just cannot have that).

   Should one of our group members not follow these rules there are major consequences. Not only will they not be allowed to be a part of our group anymore, but they are not allowed to speak our name, contact any of us anymore, etc. We hold our job to a very high aspect because there are families in need that need our help and when you can’t follow the simple rules to help them, it shows that you don’t care at all and that’s not what we’re about.

   Parents, we’re all about helping you all to become better people and learn from your mistakes that you’ve made. And that’s ok because that’s what mistakes are all about: learning so you won’t do it again. We believe in making everything better and seeing you all leave in a fashionable manner. There are no laws or acts or political jargon that can go into this specific topic, so therefore we can’t sue you or anything. But we don’t even need to bring the government into this because we got this! We got you! We’re going to teach you and guide you so you’ll be able to dress your child accordingly and guide them.

   Children, we wouldn’t dare harm you little angels because you all have done nothing wrong except stand aside and be dressed in absolute monstrosities of outfits. And we understand that you couldn’t stop it or tell your parents to stop, but that’s what our group is here for. To teach your parents, so they can teach you all. Now provided that you all are in our program, we’ll also teach you all as well how to do little things by yourself. Such as: say ‘NO’ when someone wants to get you dirty. Teach you how keep your hair kept up for our little ladies. Teach you how to say ‘NO’ to high-water pants for our little boys and girls. And for our boys we’ll show you how to keep your shirt tucked in when needed for the outfit because we understand that you all forget sometimes and that’s ok, that’s why we’re here.

   Parents have got to do better and that’s what our group is here for. We’re fed up with the fashionable monstrosities put out on these kids and we want everyone to look great! We want parents to understand that their kids don’t have to look like they’ve been snatched out of a homeless shelter; they can look like they’ve been snatched right off the runway for Gap Kids! And that’s what we like to say. That’s what other citizens like to see. We like to see that kids can look just as good as their parents and that others can tell that there’s been time put into them. But until we can reach every family that needs our help, we continue our search. The search for those neglecting parents who just don’t seem to care. Don’t worry precious angels, we’re on our search, we’re looking for you to help you fashionably.