Fashion Model: CHANEL IMAN

Fashion Model: CHANEL IMAN

She got her start in 2006 and has been walking the catwalks of the world ever since. Chanel Iman is only 19 years old and has already modeled for such designers as; Marc Jacobs, D&G, Oscar de la Renta, Ralph Lauren, Chanel, and so many more. She is a constant fixture in the magazine especially in Teen Vogue where she has both modeled and more recently worked as an intern (http://www.teenvogue.com/teamvogue/blogs/intern/2009/06/special-guest-intern-chanel-iman.html)

Chanel Iman is of African-American/Korean American decent. She was born in Atlanta Georgia, but she considers Los Angeles home. She is named after the great Coco Chanel. She has great style and loves what she does. Chanel has made headlines for her different modeling jobs. One was when she was featured on the cover of the May 2007 US Vogue with other models who were being presented as the next batch of the worlds supermodels.

I first learned of Chanel on an episode of the Tyra Banks show where she was being intervied alongside her mother. Chanel Iman has a bright future ahead of her and I look forward to following along with the rest of the world. Chanel Iman is a model for all of us to know!

FT

I am Back

I have been away for a long time, but I am now back and ready to make all of you more conscience FASHIONABLE THINKERS!!

I am going to be adding some great new post and really giving this blog the attention it deserves!

Fashionable Thinkers I hope you are ready! Talk with you all soon!

FT

Business Casual: Part 1

I go to a lot of business events around campus and the attire a lot of the times is business professional. Which is what everyone around me seems to know the appropriate attire to wear. Then an event will throw us all a curve ball and say the attire is business casual. Everyone panics and goes into a big debate about what business casual actually is. I of course am able to settle all of the arguing by explaining what business casual is. So Here is what business casual basics for Men and women.

Business casual guidelines for men and women

Business casual is crisp, neat, and should look appropriate even for a chance meeting with a CEO. It should not look like cocktail or party or picnic attire. Avoid tight or baggy clothing; business casual is classic rather than trendy.

Basics: Khaki pants, neatly pressed, and a pressed long-sleeved, buttoned solid shirt are safe for both men and women. Polo/golf shirts, unwrinkled, are an appropriate choice if you know the environment will be quite casual, outdoors or in a very hot location. This may not seem like terribly exciting attire, but you are not trying to stand out for your cutting edge look, but for your good judgment in a business environment.

Shoes / belt: Wear a leather belt and leather shoes. Athletic shoes are inappropriate.

Details: Everything should be clean, well pressed, and not show wear. Even the nicest khakis after 100 washings may not be your best choice for a reception. Carefully inspect new clothes for tags, and all clothes for dangling threads, etc. (as with interview attire).

Business Casual Part 2 is coming soon Fashionable Thinkers!

FT

Introduction

Fashionable Thinker is here to introduce and discuss current and future trends. Fashionable Thinker is here to discuss all things fashion!! I encourage you all to comment and give me suggestions on anything related to fashion. I am excited about this new venture and can not wait to bring the world of fashion to you all! Spread the word about the new blog, so we can all become/stay Fashionable Thinkers.

Thanks,

FT

Contrary to popular belief...

HG and I did not get into a fight and decided to stop working together on I am Fashion and started our own blogs instead. (Even our mutual friends wondered about it!) We still email each other daily about the intricate details of our lives and random thoughts we have, and feel extremely empty when the other is away and has no access to the internet. When I freak out, she is the first person I call and she is still my maid of honor when I fantasize about my wedding. Our reasons for closing down I am Fashion still stands, though I do think that my later rationalization of it in this blog is a better articulation of how we feel.

As for us continuing to blog even more regularly than before, I attribute it to the "newness" of our blogs. Starting a new blog is like starting a relationship. At the beginning everything is new and exciting as you get to know the other person and watch your relationship grow and mature. Every up and every down is a significant moment. Then the honeymoon phase eventually wears off and you reach a happy medium, where your relationship becomes a part of your daily life. With any luck, you will live happily ever after in this state with a few surprises here and there to spice up the norm. If not, your relationship will wane and you grow apart, eventually deciding that you are both better off parting ways.

Clearly I'm in the honeymoon phase. We are starting to explore new things together, trying to figure out what works best for the both of us. Every new post is an adventure. Every comment and email is exciting. I want to spend every moment of everyday with it, checking on its progress i.e. stalking the traffic, the incoming and outgoing links etc. It's an exhilarating feeling that I'd almost forgotten about!

Analogy aside, it is heartwarming to read everyone's encouraging comments and to know that we were able to leave a small footprint on some people's lives. We appreciate your support and remember that we've not left the blogging world for good. Come visit us some time at our new blogs -(Find the links to our new blogs in the post below). We miss you guys!

On a Final Note

As some of you may have noticed, we haven’t been blogging much lately.

We started blogging back in 2004, when we began college. We wanted a simple girly website where we can share our thoughts on fashion with other fashion lovers. We finally settled on blogspot, because we were both technically challenged and it was easy. It was really exciting at first. We religiously stalked our blog and our heart would skip a beat whenever we get a comment. It gave us a warm and fuzzy feeling each time.

We just graduated last summer and since then, we’ve been struggling to carry our blog into the ‘real world’ with us. When you’re a student, you’re surrounded by inspirations and you have all the time in the world to take it in and read up on the latest styles and celebrity trends. In the real world, you get so caught up with life that you barely have time to stop and admire your surroundings and be inspired and excited by it. Now don’t get us wrong, we still love to drool over gorgeous dresses and new bags and debate over the merits of the latest trends- just not as often anymore. Blogging started to become a chore instead of something we loved doing. That was when we knew that it was time to move on, even though it took us a few months of thinking and debating with ourselves and each other to realize it, and another few months overcoming self denial to act on it. It’s not easy to give up something we’ve been doing for the last four years, knowing that once we stop, there is no going back.

A little over 4 years ago, we had no idea what blogs were, and we certainly didn’t know fashion blogs will become such a big phenomenon. We didn’t really know where we were heading when we started I am Fashion, but it became something we loved. We considered taking I am Fashion further, developing it into something bigger as so many other fashion blogs have done. But alas, as hard as we racked our brains, we couldn’t come up with a vision of where it can go. And so, we've decided that it was time to make a graceful exit and let I am Fashion go.

We’d like to thank all the readers who have stuck with us throughout the last four years. It was your comments, emails and continued presence that have kept us going for so long. We’d also like to thank our guest blogger E, who has helped us immensely in the last few months through this difficult transition period. It’s been an unexpectedly rewarding experience, which will always have a special place in our hearts.

Find us at our NEW BLOGs:

Tea with BG -http://teawithbg.com/

BG’s new personal blog, where she will continue to explore fashion, with a sprinkle of finance, travel, dining and other random musings on life.

Coffee with HG -http://www.lifestyleasia.com/coffeewithhg

HG’s new fashion blog, where she will blog about fashion, beauty and all girly things. And yes, she will continue to self-debate endlessly on whether to buy something as affordable as a pair of Zara shoes, or something as wallet-breaking as a Balenciaga bag.

XOXO

BG and HG