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Clean, Crisp Style

There is just a simple, clean aethestic about our Nation’s colors and patriotic spirit.  Not too bright, not drab, but the perfect combination of neutrals and brights.  If you have been following our blog and our website then you know how fond we are about pairing a simple, neutral piece back to a bright, bold piece.  For us, this combination just screams chic, polished, and effortlessly pulled together.

Just like all well-versed buyers we dedicate hours during the week reading up on our style “bibles” (Elle, Vogue, W, and Harper’s Bazaar), hunting out the latest trends, up and coming designers, and to check out who was seen in what.  There is simply no denying that these publications are also very focused on writing about our new First Family.

No other President and his family have been photographed so heavily for fashion magazines, since the Kennedy’s, as the Obama family has been, and figuring out what Michelle Obama is wearing is just as important to America’s fashion followers as trying to figure out what Angelina Jolie

is wearing.  Therefore, it is no surprise to me that red, white, and blue are making such a huge comeback for Spring/Summer Fashion Trends of 2009.  Our patriotic, fashion appeal is directly correlated with our new found obsession of following the new First Family’s life & style, especially our First Lady. 

 

However, this new take on red, white, and blue is completely different than the days of sailor pants, denim skirts, and crisp, white polo’s.  Michelle Obama’s fashion forward yet polished take on her own style is helping to mold and recreate the interpretation of putting our Nation’s colors together in a very chic, very polished, and non-folksy way.  We have decided to compile our own take on this trend with a new look book titled “American Chic,” creating looks centered around incorporating red, white, and blue into other huge trends of the season (destroyed denim, colored denim, floral prints, and bright, bold dresses).