Pink Rock Candy – Top fashion trends, news and shopping of 2010

These two are so kooky together, I love it! [via Werbekampagne]

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Computer problems suck. Today is the first day in about a week that I’ve been able to access th internet, and unfortunately, my little phone, though it can access the net, doesn’t have the almighty Photoshop.

Now, glazed over apologies aside, let’s get down to business. What business might that be? The fashion business? Not right now, I’m talking music business.

Tuesday, two albums I didn’t even know I wanted came out, The Empyrean and Tonight: Franz Ferdinand.

I was just talking to a friend about how I miss really good music. As much as I’m in millennial like with some of the emo/pop-punk/whateveryoucallit rock music out now, nothing can touch the greats like Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, Black Sabbath, Jimi Hendrix, and The Doors (just to name a few of my favorites), but just listening to John Frusciante (a.k.a. the amazing Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist) murder it on the guitar for 45 minutes makes my day just a little better.

There are very few guitarists who are in bands still making an impact on today’s pop culture that can pull off a 9 minute guitar solo that you can listen when you are stoned, drunk, or under the influence of some drug. Come to think about it, there are very few artists now-a-days that would even think to put together a piece of music longer than 4 or 5 minutes tops.

Now, on the other hand, Franz Ferdinand was choke full of awe-inspiring guitars, but still satisfied with songs as intoxicating as the single “Ulysses”. The album is fun, better than most new music and there wasn’t one disappointing song, not to say every song was amazing.

Whew! I’m glad my shitty music slump is finally over. Maybe 2009 will be filled with less terrible or even good music!

When I first saw the advertisement for Nina Garcia’s upcoming show Running In Heels, to be honest, I didn’t really get it. “Why ruin a great pair of heels like that,” was my thought, but after interning at a fashion PR firm for almost a month, I completely understand.

Having never truly worked in fashion, not even in retail, I was as disillusioned as most young girls about the industry and footwear for that matter.

As much as I love The Devil Wears Prada and guilty pleasure shows like The Hills and The City, but those shows give girls this air of fantasy in terms of the fashion industry. I work twice a week, and every single time I work there seems to be a new intern. It isn’t that the PR girls are mean or off-putting— actually the opposite is true— but the girls don’t realize that working in PR is hard work and long hours even as an intern.

Bringing me to the shoe debacle. The beginning of The Devil Wears Prada depicts multiple gorgeous model-esque assistants wearing 4-5” heels, and the girls of The Hills and The City wear their skyscrapers while proudly pretending to work. However, any intern/assistant will tell you wearing any heels over a couple of inches will ruin you because you’re on your feet for hours and running around the city picking-up and dropping-off who knows what.

Though I’m sure the notches in the heel are supposed to represent the higher runs on the well styled ladder, it also sort of represents the height of heel you can wear. When you’re an intern, running around like crazy you wear flats, and when you’re the Editor-In-Chief you wear the highest loubs you can find.

So please, Miss Whitney Port, please stop saying you’re an assistant or intern or whatever you’re claiming to be at DVF because we all know if you worked as much as you lunched, you wouldn’t be able to party that much and you’re feet would be killing you.

Girls looking to get into the fashion industry, be prepared to practically give up your life, at least at first, or don’t waste other people’s time. Here’s some great advice from Taylor Tomasi, Accessories Director at Teen Vogue:

“My best tip for jump-starting a career in fashion is to take an internship very seriously—and if you love where you are working, try to stay there as long as possible. Showing initiative may lead to something more. Working in fashion, however, is not always as glamorous as what you see on television. It’s a very demanding, high-stress environment—but if you thrive under pressure, it may be the perfect fit for you.”

My family has been slowly moving for almost a week due to our busy schedules and disinterest in packing. I swear I’ll get my room packed by the end of the weekend.

Picking up heavy boxes definitely requires a plaid lumberjack style shirtdress and feathers, I’m just saying…

It’s no secret feathers are no longer strictly for cheesy neon boas and children’s Halloween masks. They’re everywhere from jewelry, to headbands, to dresses and skirts. Marc Jacobs, never to shy away from a bit of pizzazz, sent many feathered pieces down the Spring/Summer 2009 Louis Vuitton runway, but if you aren’t ready for a completely feather wardrobe, you can get a taste of the trend with a little trim.

Your Slip Is Showing, a fantastic company that specializes in fancy trimmed slips, features a few feather slips in their “Madam!” Fall ’09. One never to shy away from a bit of kitsch, I’d love to buy the ostrich feather and rhinestone, ‘Madam! Salt and Pepper Slip’. The Your Slip Is Showing slips range from $100 to $300.

So, if you’d rather try the dressed in feather trend out without any guilt, you can spend $27.80 at Forever 21 on the ‘Feather Hem Dress’ and get the same effect. If you happen to love the look, then by all means, spend your little heart out on the amazing YSIS slips.