JWC Speaker

Today we listened to a presenter from a private school called Johnson and Wales University, to speak with us about the Fashion Retailing and Merchandising program. An interesting topic she brought up was the cost of private schools versus public. Typically, people think of private schools as more expensive, but according to the speaker, this is not always the case. She said that because private schools tend to give more scholarships, they can end up being cheaper than most private schools. They also have four campuses across the country, meaning they have the perks of a large school, but the feel of a small one. However, my favorite thing about it was that this college looks for well rounded students, not just high GPA's.

DIY Vetements jeans: Takes about an hour!

Hey everyone! Last week, I spent a bunch of time on the internet trying to find a tutorial for Vetements reworked jeans. If you're not familiar with them, this is what they look like:

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These jeans retail for over $1000, which is understandable because each pair takes two pairs of vintage jeans to make, and each pair is a little unique. However, it's still way more than I can afford. All the tutorials I found just showed how to do the step hem, not the whole seam, so I decided to make a tutorial of my own. Instead of trying to copy one pair exactly, I combined a couple styles to make something that looked distinctly Vetements and wasn't too difficult to make.  The tutorial's a little rough, but I hope you enjoy! I'll post an update of the finished product on because I forgot to take a picture lmao.

You need:

• two pairs of jeans, or one pair of oversized jeans (should be >2 inches too big) 
• scissors 
• seam ripper (you can just use scissors if you don't have one)
• sewing machine and thread
• pins
• about an hour and a half of time
• jeans that fit you well, for measuring (optional)
• try not to use skinny jeans, because those stretch to fit. Try to use jeans with the same amount of stretch as the ones you're using

1. Take off the back pockets. I found that ripping the seam on the back made it way easier.
   
   
   
   
2. Cut of the bottom hem. Don't worry about distressing the bottom yet, we'll do that later.
   
3. Fold your jeans in half. If you're using two pairs, fold both of them in half
   
4. Using your scissors, cut a straight line from the hem to the waist. Make it about a third of the way in from the outer seam. This way, the line will be in the middle of your leg when you wear them. If you're using two pairs, do the same on both.
   
   
5. Unfold your jeans, and lay them on top of the jeans that fit you well. Take your side strip, whether it's from the same jeans or a different pair, and place it so that your new jeans are the same size as the jeans that fit.
   
6. Okay, this is where it gets a little tricky. You want to take the spot where the edges of the fabric meet, and fold them right side to right side so that you have a seam you can sew. Then pin the fold. Look at the pictures because that didn't make any sense.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
7. Now this is where what I did and what I should've done diverges. I wanted to make my jeans fit a little different than the ones I already, so I went ahead and sewed the front and then fitted the back directly to my body. I used a measuring tape through the beltloops to hang the jeans around my waist, and had a family member pin the back It looked a little like this:
   
    However, this process was super inefficient and so I would only recommend it if you don't have a pair of jeans that fit you well. 
8. Ok! If you do like how the jeans you already have fit, then go ahead and turn your jeans over and pin the back in the same way
9. Now let's sew! Sew the seams you just pinned. If you have some extra time, you can baste first just to make sure you like the fit.
   
   
10. I don't have pictures for these next couple steps, but I'll post some later! Now you want to try your jeans on, and pin the pockets where you want them. To really look like Vetements, put them off to the side to show a little bit of the dark patches. Sew those down.
11. Last step! Put a pin approximately where you want your jeans to end. Cut the front of the leg a little above the pin, and the back of the leg a couple inches below. This will give you a step hem. Pull out some of the white horizontally running threads to make it look distressed.

Final Product:

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Celebrities on Halloween

Celebrities seem to love Halloween, and that's awesome for us. Some are hilarious, some scary, but either way, they're entertaining! Celebrities have the unlimited funds and connections with designers and makeup artists, and elaborate parties to show their costumes off at, so why not? Let's take a look at some of the best celebrity costumes from this past Halloween.

• Heidi Klum



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• The Queen of Halloween didn't dress up at all this year! Instead, she arrived with 5 clones of herself! Each of these models was wearing prosthetics to look exactly like Klum herself. It's the most brilliant and creative costume I can possibly think of.

• Katy Perry



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• Katy is also known for her crazy costumes! Who can forget her hot cheeto costume, or when she was Justin Bieber? This year she transformed herself in to Hillary Clinton, who's she's known to be a strong supporter of. To make it even better, her bf Orlando Bloom dressed as Trump looking like a troll.

• Beyoncé 



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•  Beyoncé actually had two group Halloween costumes this year! She dressed as the 90's hip hop trio Salt-N-Pepa with her daughter Blue Ivy and mom Tina Knowles-Lawson. However, my personal favorite was her black Barbie costume, with Jay-Z as Ken