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New York Fashion Week: We Make You Confident in Your Clothes, or we are out of business.
Check out this blog post on our time learning from designer 3.1 Phillip Lim this past month at NYFW 2024.
We've got all kind of stories, tips, and tricks to share about our time at New York Fashion Week recently, but the experience that takes the cake for us was most definitely our time at the designer session Q&A with designer 3.1 Phillip Lim. This year, NYFW offered opportunities for creatives to come and hear from designers during these sessions. It was hosted in the backstage area, which was SO FUN and included free coffee from Bluestone Lane, getting your hair done by Tresseme, and more!
In a lot of ways, hearing Phillip's talk on his way of doing business and reaching his customers was very encouraging for us. In a world of high fashion, trends, and things that can feel inaccessible, everything Philip said about his clothing line went back to two things:
Do what you love & what you are passionate about
Serve the people around you.
For Phillip, an Asian American, this has meant stay in his office in China town and make and design clothes for the people he knows who are in his context. One of the most gripping things he said was... "If the clothes don't fit, I am out of business. If you don't feel good in the clothes, I am out of business. If the zipper doesn't work, I am out of business." Everything seemed to go back to reaching the customer and the people in his life.
For us at Welldressed, we feel so similar. Our desire is for everything in our business to be about you- our customers, our clients, and our friends. If the clothes are inaccesible, too expensive for your budget, don't make you feel more sure of yourself- we have not done our job. Everything we do goes back to helping you feel confident in your clothes- end stop. If we aren't doing that, we are out of business.
What color jewelry should you wear?
NYFW: How Coloring Impacts Jewelry!
Long before we showed up in NYC for NYFW this February, we had seen a new color specialist on the rise in NYC on TikTok. Ari/rang has started a business where she shows clients which colors look best on them with their skin tones. You may have heard of this concept, as getting colors done has been on the rise for a minute. However- Ari’s business goes above and beyond by even has you bring all your makeup an show which makeup colors & contours look best with your skin!
We were hoping to book a session with Ari, but unfortunately she was not booking for her normal services due to NYFW. When we went to a show during our time there, she hosted a booth and we got to stop by and meet her! Even though we weren't able to do the FULL color package, one of the things she did with us was show us which jewelry looked best with our skin tones- silver or gold?
Both of us wear both metals! While we both own more gold, we aren't anti silver. However- when Ari held up the silver to my face (Megan)- it brightened my complexion. When she held up the gold- it was harsh and dulled out my skin. Her tips to me were to wear silver around my face, and when I wear gold, make sure it's not super yellow. Thanks for your help, Ari!
Part of why we are learning this, is so we can grow in becoming more knowledgeable to help you build accessories and colors that best suit your skin & complexion!! And if you are ever in NYC… you should schedule a booking with Ari- and in the meantime, follow her on instagram!
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