Style Couture | Quick & Easy Style Tips

TOP trends of Summer Fashion on a BUDGET

1 Loving my Ethnicity

Embrace the tribal fashionista in you :) ..Pair great tunics with a good pair of skinny jeans or wear them solo dolo with a pair of gladiator sandals like Beyonce.

2 Rose Garden

Floral inspired pieces whether a blouse or nice bubble dress are essential for summer. Pairing them with a nice pair of slacks or if you are going casual just a pair of jeans will surely have you blossoming into a style diva.



3 Gladiator Sandal

I know we are all stiletto divas but oh my god those girls need to relax a little...these flat gladiator sandals are genius.

BACK TO THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED PROGRAM... Cool stiletto gladiator! Great with a strapless dress or even tank & jeans with great accessories.

4 Neon Color
Stop traffic in these bold colors!!!!

Fushion: Where Art & Fashion Collide

Allure Marketing is back again with the multicultural fashion series....Fushion: Where Art & Fashion Collide. The first show was a success showing the city of Memphis that we indeed have creative talent right in here.

"The multicultural art and fashion show FUSHION took place at the Marshall Arts Gallery in Downtown Memphis. The gallery was filled to capacity with the attendance of the fashion elite, painters, artists, talent, and talent agencies who took part in a creative fashion renaissance. With music by DJ Tree of 94.1 The Buzz, the four part headling show opened the doors for artistic expression to float freely through art and fashion."

Come down and support Allure, models, designers, artists, stylists and MORE. The experience is Saturday at the new Euphoria. For ticket information or inquiries, go to www.alluremarketingonline.com

HSLG Appointment with Style

High Society Style Squad presents "Glam Me Over" an interactive image development and lifestyle makeover focus group. Sign up for a personal style appointment to discuss the details of the focus group. Please email highsocietygroup@gmail.com. Appointments and spots are first come first serve so don't wait. Don't miss the opportunity to Glam Yourself Over.

BET Awards

I didn't get to catch the awards but as soon as I came home I logged on to get pictures from the red carpet. Uhm, well, what can I say, should I have expected more. But here we go, there were definitely some misses. Some artists came through for me, stylists let's push the button.
Best Dressed Women I will give it to Alicia Keys. I am loving her new stylist. She is graciously transitioning and metamorphosing her style. She dress like an elegant and classy woman. Quite a change from the braids and jeans.

Worst Dressed Women Lil Mama's image doesn't scream fashionista but COME ON. I know it's supposed to be fun but it's not Halloween it's the BET Awards. Lil Mama you gotta do better boo.
I was pleasantly pleased with the College Hill gang. Chavon I love the dress. Dorian I didn't expect anything less. Great look!

Red Carpet Men
Okay Chris..I see ya. Love the sporty Euro look.
Jermaine...Jermaine Come on..I wouldn't even expect to see him so casual even in the "A". It's the BET Awards...dress up a little more. Let's do better.
ROTFLMAO....Speechless!

Voluptous Mami Fit is so important and sad to say only one got it right.
Jennifer tried but the fit wasn't right. What do you think of the hair though?

Satin is a very difficult fabric especially for more curvy women; the bottom of the dress was such a horrible fit. Did her stylist not see that?

YES Jordin!! Great dress, look, and such a beautiful smile to compliment the ensemble. You got it baby!



Color of the Season Yellow

The ladies all worked the yellow pieces...Who do you think worked it the best?

Keyshia I don't know..I guess it works. I love the shoes though. I would expect more for the hair. I love the color but the cut doesn't work for me.

Trina She looks better. Glad she went for more of a flowy and loose dress rather than tight. It works.

Rihanna I don't care for it. She has been such a style icon lately. We could have done something shorter or...No I don't like it.

Fit & Fab | Michelyn

Fit & Fab A Quickie

Quick workout for the gym, when you are not sure what to do.

Cardio 20 or 30 mins of cardio (depending on where you are with your weight goal) NOTE: The heavier you are the more cardio you need to do

Arms 10 or 20 mins on arms (split up your arm workout by working your triceps, biceps, shoulders, and chest) 10 or 20 mins on abs (split up your ab workout by working your lower and upper abs and your obliques) NOTE: Always do back excerises after you work your abs to stablize your abs (trun over on your stomach and lift your legs up and down do 8 sets of 10)

Legs 10 mins of squats or some type of leg exercise

Shoe Fetish

Style Icon Manolo Blahnik

If you are indeed a true fashionista, you and shoes have a special love affair. In an ode to Carrie Bradshaw, Sex and the City and of course the GOD of shoes...Mr. Manolo Blahnik...HSLG brings you Shoe Fetish. I read somewhere a quote by Marilyn Monroe, "I don't know who invented high heels, but all women owe him a lot"..TRUE TRUE.
Carie Bradshaw in her infamous Manolos...Who can forget the episode when Carrie was leaving a lunch date in Soho and came face to face with mugger. She pleaded for him to take everything BUT her Manolos and that's exactly what he took.
Manolo's inspired by Marrikemo...Love the pink Poppy Jane inspired heel.
Mr. Manolo Blahnik at 100th Anniversary Gala of Neiman Marcus


Born in Santa Cruz de la Palma in the Canary Islands in 1942, Manolo Blahnik was brought up there on the banana plantation owned by his Czech father and Spanish mother. Blahnik has found his niche and successful formula in creating a combination of “occasional avant garde looks for the affluent few” and “good solid looks that will wear forever.” Manolo is an innovative designer...when mainstream companies were creating chunky platforms he decided design sleek stilletto heels with a very distinct style.

Read more about Manolo Blahnik at www.manoloblahnik.com

So have you ever wondered how they are made... Well, they all started somewhere and if you have a fetish for shoes or just would love to go on a hiatus with you girlfriends, I found this cool vacation spot right in the state of Washington. It's the Shoe School http://www.shoeschool.com/ ...you can go there for 5 days and they will give you a crash course in shoe design AND you make a pair of shoes JUST for you.

So embrace your inner shoe goddess or god....

High Society | Role Model

When I initially started giving in to the idea of launching my own company, I had a range of emotions. Fear, happiness, discomfort, anxiety but nonetheless I always came back to feeling HIGH. I felt as though I was floating on cloud 9...COMPLETE EUPHORIA. Hence, the name high. Society came from the idea that I had unintentionally become apart of this "clique" or "society" in which everyone around me had the same ideas, direction, and goals. We made our own rules and laws and governed our actions based on what we loved...FASHION. Our social life was dictated by everything beautiful and it felt so organic. I began writing through my diary, yes, I do have a diary...best way to vent and get everything out without being judged...sidenote...excuse me. But in this society defined as (noun) the prominent people: the prominent or fashionable people in a community, or their social life....We are proactive...innovators...socially conscious...yet still fly & fabulous... Every thursday for simplicity purposes.. I will feature something in which I believe is cultural, artistic or thought provoking...Today's feature is something I've been excited about since it's conception....


http://www.myblackisbeautiful.com/
My Black is Beautiful a campaign by Essence magazine to create dialogue amongst African American women in hopes to improve self esteem and defining OUR idea of beauty is AWESOME!!!! It is sweeping the nation in many African American social clubs, book clubs, and girls nite out groups. Since, HSLG is a company driven by fashion & beauty, it is almost inevitable to not talk about BEAUTY. However, My Black is Beautiful almost strips women of the things they THINK makes them beautiful i.e. MAC Studio Fix, faux eyelashes and such and makes us dig deeper and create an understanding that we in all of our flaws are beautiful. Go online and watch the testimonials, download the interactive group discussion workbooks. Have fun ladies!!!!!
Take the HSLG poll and tell us what you think is beautiful about you on the right side of the page!!!!!
If anyone in the Memphis area is interested in starting a group, please email highsocietygroup@gmail.com....