Even flashy Chanel designer Karl Lagerfeld declared "bling is over" and noted the economy is prompting a "new modesty," in an interview with the International Herald Tribune this year.
"Dear Nordstrom, I am an 11-year-old girl who has tried shopping at your store for clothes (in particular jeans), but all of them ride way under my hips and the next size up is too big and falls down," she wrote, according to an excerpt on PureFashion.com.
Gunderson's story made national news, and Nordstrom responded with higher cut jeans — and more — when it realized hers was hardly a lone cry. "Around that time, a fair amount of people were looking for modest options," says Nordstrom spokeswoman Brooke White.
And here's the FUN and COOL part my favorite Stores
Anthro,J.Crew, Banana Rep. got high marks and thumbs up.
"J. Crew is my favorite store, " says Ashley Nowak, a 14-year-old Pure Fashion member from Alpharetta, Ga. "Almost all of the other stores today have booty shorts and tube tops, that are not only revealing, but also set an inaccurate image of what beauty is supposed to look like."
6 comments:
Thanks for sharing this article.
My old ward did a modest fashion show for the YM and YW. They did church wear, every day wear, dance clothes, and even swim suits! It was sooo cute! They had a real runway and announcer and music -- very cool!
Anonymous - Thanks
Tara - yes, I would love to have one, I bet it's fun and cool.=)
Hi, Joanne: Yes, ageed. Thanks for sharing this.
Julie Druschke
Hi Julie- you bet. Something different.
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