Best Trends of 2018

TikTok in recent months has piled on lots of attention on Twitter and Instagram. The social media app features 15 second long clips set to music as a performer proceeds to lip-sync, dance or present tricks. Musical.ly, a similar application, was united with TikTok on September 29, 2018, by ByteDance, the two apps creator. A portion of TikTok’s fast development is due to their forceful advertising ef...

Fashion has been a key form of artistic expression since the 1600s and was used even earlier in some cultures. Fashion can seem like a restrictive form of art due to its need for functionality; however, the challenge makes the art incredibly impressive. Wearable art takes fashion to the next level. The pieces are beautiful, creative and resemble the styles of other forms of art; all the while staying w...

It’s funny to think about trends from the past coming back into popularity. Everybody loves autumn for its earth tones and cool weather, but reflecting this feeling into clothing can be difficult. More noticeably, the trend seems to cumulate into baggy shirts and horizontal stripes. The latter I feel is another archive of the 90s, but it fits 2018 with shorter shirts and clingy fabrics. Another col...

Has anyone else noticed how the fashion industry seems to be running out of ideas for new clothing styles? Everywhere I look I see inspirations from the 70s, 80s and 90s. Which I am all for! I love the 70s inspired striped long sleeve tops with a cute denim skirt and the 80s mom jeans with a cute inspirational graphic tee and the 90s overalls and spaghetti strap tops and dresses with a plain white ...

Each year since freshman year of high school, I’ve become more and more invested in the art of makeup. I have tried out a least one product from most makeup brands, but my favorite collection of products comes from the quickly growing Colourpop. Founded in 2014, Colourpop is still working hard to attract attention. Colourpop’s mission is to be an affordable, cruelty-free luxury beauty brand that encour...

The self-care and awareness movement has culminated a vast cult of onlookers that want to embrace their inner spirituality or run away from it in fear of capitulating to their inner selfish desires. However, this movement has spawned a sub-movement within the black community that challenges the concept of “who's black enough?”  The Natural Hair movement has enveloped black women, especially, to emb...

Cars have been constantly changing since they were first sold in 1895. Though the public commonly thinks of electric vehicles as a more recent invention, the first successful electric automobile was created by William Des Moines in 1891, according to PBS’s website. They weren’t sold until later on, because the monetary contribution from gas vehicles during that time was more beneficial for the economy. Below are som...

Any user of hair ties unites on one recurring problem: our hair always gets wrapped around and tangled in them, they easily break and almost always get lost. So many individuals in the United States have been accompanied by the small ripple of fabric hugging their wrists, also known as scrunchies. In the late 80s and early 90s, scrunchies were created by Rommy H. Revson. They were a huge breakth...