For as long as I can remember I’ve loved clothes and creating trends. I started with Barbie; she was my first mannequin. Pretty soon every girl on the block wanted to emulate her style.
By Angela Guitard
For as long as I can remember I’ve loved clothes and creating trends. I started with Barbie; she was my first mannequin. Pretty soon every girl on the block wanted to emulate her style.
Like Barbie, fashion has a way of constantly reinventing itself, doing a complete turnaround only to recap where it left off twenty years ago. Barbie, the 11.5-inch fashionista, had more than 130 careers, and gave every girl the imagination to be anything she wanted to be, and a Vogue-worthy wardrobe.
Attending Catholic school as a teen, I could reinvent and accessorize the sea of navy and white plaid uniforms that plagued the student body. You better believe I found a way to reinvent that uniform everyday of the week, even if it involved a staple gun and Scotch tape, and a call to the nun’s office. I can assure you it was worth the risk. Isn’t that what fashion is all about?
And, so here I am decades later, with a love for fashion that has only grown stronger. Style is inside each one of us. It’s about loving life and looking good while you live it. I stand firm by my motto: every woman should “love what she wears.”
This season, I’ve taken a number of looks inspired by past trends — a sweet cocktail dress from the 60s, flared pants and jumpsuits from the 70s, leggings and sequins from the 80s, and the minimalist simplicity from the 90s — all of which are on trend for today.
That being said — everything comes back — so be careful purging your closets to be in fashion, girls.
In upcoming columns, I hope to provide you with a thoughtful, whimsical, and unique view of fashion I love — products and trends (for men and children, as well as women) at all price points, from our community and beyond.
A Rye native, Angela Guitard retired her staple gun and tape and opened Angela’s, a designer/contemporary boutique, in 2011. At her 24 Purchase Street store, she offers clothing and accessories that take a woman from day to evening.
