Librarian Seeking Strong Silhouettes

Librarian seeking bold colors, rich textures and strong silhouettes to fill my closet for the season. 

This easily could have been the classified ad verbiage for a woman ready to wear the Chanel Fall 2019 couture collection. The designs were at once rooted in history, stylish and luxurious. The show was presented in front of a backdrop of books, making it easy to imagine a librarian, professor or take-charge business woman wearing the designs. 

Branding Queen

Alexander McQueen Fall 2013

Queen Elizabeth I continues to be recognized as one of the greatest leaders of her time. She ruled as a single woman on the throne of England from 1558-1603 in what has been labeled the golden era. While serving as Queen, she revolutionized the religious system by establishing the English Protestant church, resisted expectations to marry simply based on protocol, helped the arts blossom, expanded the territory and led one of England’s largest military victories. 

Though historians can look back on leaders and analyze what they did to make them memorable or worth studying, Elizabeth was recognized within her lifetime and soon after her death for her greatness. What about her leadership style helped people of the Elizabethan era see the strengths of their Queen? 

Jackie Kennedy on the Runway

Image Source: Evening Standard

When Jackie Kennedy arrived to the Whitehouse, she brought with her a sense of style that became synonymous with the 1960s. Her tailored suits, heels and pillbox hats became her stylish calling card that women across the world would copy then, and even now, sixty years later. 

Image Source: Instyle

 

As models sashayed down the Moschino Fall 2018 runway, they moved to a rhythm infused with the style of Jackie Kennedy and the 1960s era. Suits and pillbox hats took center stage, but were modernized with motocross details like zippers, belts and leather accessories.