Headers!

These are our headers (so far at least):
Faith: 'Scuse You?
Akshara: Not so pretty in Mink....
Deborah: Art as Fashion? Crime or Passion?
Andy: Dressisions

Into Indie and Vintage Clothing?

This website is amazing! It has everything from shirts to pants to dresses to swimsuits, as well as some cute little knick-knacks (yes, I still use that word).
Not everything may be within the budget of a high school-er, but somethings are like this hilarious mustache necklace!

Can't you just imagine holding it up to your upper lip, and saying silly things?
I think that Deborah should get it.... it's only $14.99!! (ok, that's probably not the best price, but hey, it's cute and quirky)

So CLICK HERE to go to mod cloth (oh yeah I forgot to tell you what the website is called... heh heh heh)



-Faith

Media Kit

Open publication - Free publishing - More media kit

Open publication - Free publishing - More fashion

Akshara's Leads

Fur trapping brutality

Fur trapping started a long time ago in the 16^th century and was considered cruel in the 1900s, but the torture hasn’t stopped. Since then many more fur farms have started, holding hundreds of animals to kill for their fur. The animals are bred in large quantities and after adulthood are killed for the varieties of fur types and styles. In these farms the workers show no compassion towards the animals, instead they treat them with cruelty so that they don’t get emotionally attached to them. These animals include; foxes, minks, dogs, cats, rabbits, raccoons, and many more.

(narrative)

Fur trapping brutality

Fur trapping started a long time ago in the 16^th century and was considered cruel in the 1900s, but the torture hasn’t stopped. Since then many more fur farms have started, holding hundreds of animals to kill for their fur. The animals are bred in large quantities and after adulthood are killed for the varieties of fur types and styles. The animals are taken out of the cage, and whacked in the head to kill it. Once they are killed they’re skinned and the rest of the carcass is thrown away while the fur is put up for sale. It takes about 40 minks to make one fur coat.  There are other ways of capturing animals such as traps in the wild. Animals that accidently get captured in the trap are killed and thrown away. These animals are called trash animals. 

(Descriptive)

Fur trapping brutality

Fur trapping started a long time ago in the 16^th century and was considered cruel in the 1900s, but the torture hasn’t stopped. Since then many more fur farms have started, holding hundreds of animals to kill for their fur. The animals are bred in large quantities and after adulthood are killed for the varieties of fur types and styles. These animals are treated with cruelty and brutality. It takes 40 minks or 30 raccoons to make one fur coat. Faux fur on the other hand does not use any real animal fur, and does not inflict pain on animals in anyway. People also don’t have allergies to those fur coats because its fake.

 (compare/contrast)

Yay! Deborah's Leads

I kind of wrote them in the wee hours of the morning so...if they don't make any sense, I apologize. BUT here you go anyways:


LEAD NUMERO UNO:  
When one commonly thinks of the art community the images brought to mind might be ones of paintings, pottery or perhaps the occasional statue somewhat lacking in the clothing department. An area of the creative world that seems to be left out in the cold many times by the art world is the fashion industry, who instead of getting the welcome it deserves by people, is instead labeled with adjectives such as “superficial” and “shallow”. However, these words could not be farther from the truth.

LEAD NUMERO DOS:   
A young girl wanders aimlessly around her neighborhood as the dim light of late afternoon slowly sinks below the horizon. She is on her way back from school, where she has just spent the past several hours fighting through another day of her academic career. Upon entering her house, and, later bedroom, she realizes her mother has thrown away all of her clothes and replaced them with potato sacks with arm holes. She asks her mother, why? Why would you do this? The response comes, her mother states that she has just finished watching a television special warning parents of the risks of letting children worry too much about their appearance. The girl is shocked, she would never use fashion in such a vain way! She spirals downward in a fit of dismay. Her saddness grows, until she can no longer take all the labels put on the fashion industry and explodes, turning into a shower of shoes with no pairs.

            This my friends is the horror that awaits many if we do not embrace the fashion industry and begin to see it as a true art form. A wonderful form of self expression and great communication tool.

 LEAD NUMERO TRES:

Fashion is art you can wear. It’s practical and full of potential. So why, may I ask, do so many people think of clothing as something superficial? As an area only the vainest of people trying to show their social hierarchy dapple in? These assumptions could not be farther from the truth! Clothing and design is a way for one to get rid of their creative angst, to show the world that they matter and want to be someone. To show the world that they care.

So...yeah. 

:Deborah

Faith's Amazing Leads

By the way, my opinion piece is about manners: why they are dying, how they are important for success, and we should teach them to our children (or the next generation).

Here are my leads:

Contrast and Compare

Long before cell phones were invented and multiple social networking sites were available, people would actually talk to each other, engaging in conversations about their interests and current events. Children would tell their parents about their day, not text under the table about how annoying their parents are. And if two acquaintances walked by, they would greet each other. Today, if two friends walk by, they may not even acknowledge the other. Our manners are gone, but we desperately need them back.

Rhetorical Question

Where have our manners gone? Technology has made us less courteous of those around us. We will pick up calls from someone we barely know, while having dinner with a long time friend. We don’t listen as well, concentrating on tapping words on a device to update our status. Our common courtesy has gone to the way side, and we need to do everything to bring it back.

Direct Address

As you pass a teacher, an acquaintance, or even an old friend, do you take the time to greet them and ask how they are doing? Many don't. Do you take calls or return texts while having a meal with your family? Many do. We are losing our manners and we need to bring them back.

Please take my poll on the LASA dress code here