Prospective UDressers, current staff, and otherwise curious individuals,

Join us! At our first meeting of the year this Tuesday, September 7th @7pm in Purnell 115. We'll be explaining how to get invovled, the application process, and all the major things we have in store for this year. I hope to see many new faces..and famliar ones, too! Let's get UDressed.

xoxo
Sam

I hope that everyone has enjoyed these weekly rundowns and that having a seriously up to date staff will make the UDress Fall Issue even better! It's been a lot of fun writing these and I look forward to keeping you all informed in the coming semester. Thank you UDressers!

Battle Of The September Issues

Don’t get overwhelmed by the plethora of options on the newsstand. Here’s the must-see covergirls, editors’ notes and exemplary spreads.

Fall's 7 Best Denim Trends

While skinny still reigns as a wardrobe staple, there are a few refreshing variations this season.

Lincoln Center Plans to Give Fashion Year-Round Attention

Prepare your Metro card and head to NYC for these year-round fashion functions.

On Trend: Tabitha Simmons

Why envy the models of Fashion’s Night Out when you can look like them instead? Here, the runway show stylist shares her secrets.

Gucci's Comic Turn

Taking an action-packed approach, Gucci’s new fragrance film enlists the director of Sin City.

The LBD Gets Official

This essential lingo has just been added to the Oxford English Dictionary (so feel free to use it in essays this semester). Take that professor.

Video: Clips From CBS's Fashion's Night Out Documentary Special!

We just can’t get enough of being intimidated by Anna. In this special feature, she’s taking on the biggest night in fashion. We’re shivering in our Choos just thinking about it.

The New Adventures of Old Elaine

Seinfeld’s Elaine Benes has a quick wit that any girl would envy, but her wardrobe...not so much. Until now! With floor-length florals and boxy denim jackets, her garb defines the 90’s revival that is in full force.

Park Avenue Jesus!

Michael Kors is not sad or tortured about his mission on earth. He thinks fashion- particularly American fashion- should be fun. And thanks to him, it often is.

Everyone’s favorite Project Runway judge talks about his company, customers and comfort.

in the mood for: collegiate cool

Ever since Clueless and Britney Spears’ debut, every girl has had the secret desire to don knee-highs and pleats. Embrace it and be a cool school girl from head to toe.

Most of us are familiar with Taylor Momsen as Jenny from Gossip Girl, but now we are starting to know Momsen as a modeling phenomenon rather than an actress. In fact, her modeling resume is quite impressive.

This past spring alone, Momsen was spokes model for New Look’s 2010 Spring/Summer Collection. In July 2010, she was selected to be the face of Madonna’s premiere fashion line, Material Girl. She will also model for British designer John Galliano’s new fragrance.

“I started modeling when I was two. And I started doing commercials when I was 3, so I’ve been doing it for a while.” Momsen said in an interview on the This Morning Show.

According to experts in the fashion world, Galliano’s campaign is prestigious, so it’s a big deal. So the question is, what does this mean for Momsen’s modeling career? Only time will tell, but landing this job could be a catalyst to later promote her to supermodel status.

But why has Momsen become a new modeling obsession? It seems that just yesterday she was a fairly well-known actress, yet now her face shines on glossy posters in stores across the nation.  Perhaps designers are enamored by confidence and carefree attitude. “I wear things that I like. I usually gravitate toward darker colors. I love to play up my height because I love being tall. I love to play up my eyes with black,” Momsen said in a New Look interview.

When asked who she draws her personal style from Momsen responds, “I don’t really have a style icon. I’m definitely influenced by certain eras, but less from the clothing and more from the attitude.”

Well, there is no doubt we will be seeing a lot more “attitude” from Taylor Momsen this Fall and in the future. Whether shes’s sweet or making a scene, one thing is for sure: Momsen is in the eye of the fashion storm.

Sources: Taylor Momsen on "This Morning Show," New Look TV interview, Taylor Momsen to Model for New Look (article), Taylor Momsen to Model for Galliano (article).
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