The Rag Trade Disciples


Glitter Lives
July 1, 2009, 11:50 pm
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Fashion Icon, Musical Genius:

We pay homage to the “Smooth Criminal”

We wanted to pay homage to the legendary Michael Jackson and commemorate his success in life and music. To follow the ethos of everything Ragtrade, we only felt it necessary to examine his fashion contribution. Let us remember him, his life and his legacy. RIP Michael.

Your friends at

Ragtrade Disciples

 

The Jacket:

Its structured, piped, fitted and shoulder padded out. Since the 80s have made a surprising come back into the fashion scene, these Michael inspired jackets adorned with grommets and sequins have graced the runway for seasons. Adopted from the “man” celebrity style icons like Beyonce and Rhianna have  been caught in exact replicas of Mike’s infamous military jackets.

The Mac Sparkle Complex:

Sequins in the daytime, became acceptable as the King of Pop sported around in full on sequined hats, jackets, gloves, pants, shoes and anything else that could hold glue and a sequin. His sequin jackets paved the way for celebrity’s like Rachel Bilson Alesha Dixon and many more



How to wear it
July 1, 2009, 9:12 am
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Sequin Multi Strand Vintage Necklace

Nordstrom.com

 

Its the ultimate assesory to the perfect navy blue blazer. The finish to a soft vintage dress. This chunky-chunk of a necklace can either make or break an outift. Take it from a few of our friends at Polyvore, and savor their creativity, as they used this necklace to spruce up vintage jackets and monochromatic tops and bottoms.

Heres how it works:

Item: Sequin Multi Strand Vintage Necklace 

Price: $88

Add a super femme soft and layered flowered dress with a structured navy blue jacket and somewhere on a Polyvore set these worlds colide to create a wonderful combination. Nordy’s vintage necklace not only adds masclinity to this set with its uber hardware, but it adds an ever so needed touch of bling.

 

Mix a cotton floral mini, with soft leather gladitors. Spice it up with a vintage grandpa cardigan, and youve prepared the perfect landscape for our Sequin Multi Strand Vintage Necklace. The soft muted detail in this set is perfect for the metallic wonder to shine, literally. Almost like treehugger meets biker chic, this is a perfect way to wear this necklace.