Style Inspiration: Miroslava Duma, Fashion Writer

Miroslava Duma's outfits have always been my favorite to admire during Fashion Weeks. I never realized how pint-sized she really is until this year, which makes me love her even more. It makes me feel like I can relate to her... except I'm not wearing Balenciaga or Proenza Schouler, haha. The first time I encountered a photo of Miroslava was back in 2009 on CitizenCouture, and I have been following her sartorial choices ever since! Her flawless usage of color and interesting patterns make me cry tears of joy. We both share a love for over sized chunky jewelry and super short hemlines, so I look to her outfits for silhouette and accessory inspiration. In her interview with Fashionista.com, she explained how she has to 100% alter all her clothing to fit her small frame or wear children's clothing because everything is too big for her. I wish I could somehow be lucky enough to inherit her closet! I also love how Mira and her street style friends aren't scared to have fun and match outfits while supporting each other's designs. 

Here are some more recent outfits of hers to check out! 1 2 3 4

Style Inspiration: Ethan James

Ethan James. FORD MODEL & PHOTOGRAPHER

If you visit our Tumblr regularly, you're most likely to see too many photos of him with ridiculous tags, haha. The first time I ever saw Ethan was in an issue of TeenVogue in 2010 for the prom issue, which sadly I cannot find! He popped up into my life again early 2011 when Daniel posted photos of him in our tumblr, but it was around July or August I became obsessed with him, haha. Both Daniel and I enjoy Ethan's modeling, photography and, most importantly for this post, his style. In his earlier years of modeling he mainly wore hats, and trendy rock influenced looks. 

Three years later, it's as if he overhauled his whole wardrobe to flawless outerwear and turtlenecks. Whenever you see any Ethan candid photo, he's usually wearing one or more familiar item that he has worn several times, like his red coat or leather jacket. His uniform dressing also features lots of turtlenecks and is the sole reason why I wear them now. He doesn't seem to wear that much color other than his usual palette which consist of black, blue, gray, and red. Back in December Ford Models Fashion did a "12 Days of Giving: Ethan James Green" with items Ethan picked himself. For more about his style, check out StyleLikeU's awesome video profiling his suitcase must haves.

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Style Inspiration: Eva Fontanelli

EVA FONTANELLI. Editor of Elle Italia. The first street style photo I saw of her was this photo from the Satorialist back in 2008. 2008 was the year I first became interested in fashion, I didn't know her name or most likely didn't care because all I probably focused on was her clothes.  A few weeks ago, I rediscovered her style again when I was on the brand Vivetta's website. We both share the love for Vivetta, which she has be photographed in numerous times. Her style is always very unexpected because only she can go from a duck bag to a cat skirt to a leather jacket, haha. I was glad that I rediscovered her again because she sorta reminded me that "fashion can be fun"—haha, so cliché—but for awhile now I've been in this spiel where I disliked color, pattern and just wanted everything simple. Now I'm totally rekindling my love with pattern mixing and color! Lastly, anyone who has short hair is an A+ in my world.

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