My name is Sayuri Sasaki Hemann. I’m an artist and I love patterns and I love colors and I love birdsongs. And chickens. I think I am very normal in terms of being myself. Some people like to call it eclectic, but I do what I do. I was born in Japan, and was raised […]
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Wearing your identity: Ala Mohamed and Jocelyn Pai
University of Iowa students and Walk it Out Multicultural Fashion Show leaders Ala Mohamed and Jocelyn Pai combine East Asian style with their own fashion sensibilities to present a confident but culturally-rich look. […]
Flowers, denim and confidence: Hip-hop fashion in Iowa City
Black Panther, Missy Elliott, Beyoncé and more inspire Iowa City’s hip-hop fashion, and will be represented in style, song and performance at the 2018 Walk it Out Multicultural Fashion Show. […]
Fashion Forward: Part janitor, part golf dad with Marcus Brown
Presented by Revival Little Village: Fashion Forward explores the unique elements of personal style and expression with some of Iowa City’s resident fashionistas. I’ve bounced around a little. Originally born in D.C., spent some time in Maryland, Georgia, New York, Rhode Island and then here (Iowa City). After high school I was just doing this […]
Fashion Forward: Tim Shang, former University of Iowa student and Instagram stories master
I’m originally from China. My hometown is a small-sized city, but a small-sized city in China still has 1 million people. I came to Iowa for college, my major was finance, and I just graduated from University of Iowa. Soon, I will go to an internship in New York. After my internship, I will go to graduate school and after graduate school I will probably work in financial services, like growth management. […]
Return of menswear announced for downtown Iowa City boutique
Dapper-dressing dudes will soon be able to add another downtown stop to their regular shopping rounds: Sheila Davisson, owner of Revival and Revival 119, announced in an email that her clothing boutique on the Iowa City Ped Mall will soon bring back its permanent men’s section. […]
Iowa talent on and off the runway at Tribute
Tribute is an annual runway show on par with some of the top fashion events throughout the world. […]
Photos: Summer fashion fanfare at 80/35
Photographer Stephanie Knutson took a trip to 80/35 this weekend to catch up on the latest festival fashion wear. The two-day Des Moines event hosted thousands of attendees, sporting musical acts like Wilco, Weezer and Jenny… […]
Style: 10 fashion trends for fall
As Meryl Streep explains in her amazing, “cerulean sweater” speech in The Devil Wears Prada, even if one “doesn’t care” about fashion or solely shops second-hand, what happens on the runways of New York City, London, Paris and Milan directly affects what is being sold to you. Trends presented during last February’s Fall/Winter 2014/2015 fashion […]
NYC fashion designer Todd Snyder returns to his Iowa roots with new clothing line and store
At first listen, you might think that Todd Snyder — Iowa’s most successful clothing designer — only speaks in soundbites. “Halston came from Des Moines.”
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The Northside’s New Do: HABA Salon Opens
Not everyone has a penchant for style. Specifically, I address those college students whose need for comfort is so great that they graze through the day in sweatpants, hair in a bun or tucked under a frayed cap and wearing old boots caked in a winter’s worth of salt and mud. […]
Style Points: Helping You Find a Mascara That Doesn’t Suck
Mascara is probably one of the most bewildering and befuddling makeup item in the beauty aisle (second only to foundation). In fact, I just got asked the other day if I could recommend any decent mascaras. I said, “Sure…however, I will answer you in the format of a Style Points blog post, and if you […]