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Meet the

Brittanie. I am a freshman at LASA high school. I was born in Austin, Texas. I have lived here my whole life. I am currently playing track and always have lots of homework, but on the weekends you can be sure to find me out on the streets doing stuff because I am always busy.

I love to go outdoors, but not when there are mosquitoes. When I get out of school I hope to go to college and become a pediatrician. Well I hope that is enough information about me for you. I hope you enjoy our magazine!! :)

Christy. I am 15 and I was born in Savannah , Tennessee. I moved to Honduras when I was 3 and I moved back to the U.S when I was 12. I used to dance Ballet. I am obsesed with anime/ manga and fanfiction. I also like to read novels and Fantasy Fiction books. I don’t do alot of activities outdoors, but I like gardening alot I hate playing sports and probably always will; with the exeption of badminton. I hate crowded and noisy places so usually I stay at home on the weekends and read.

Rania. Hey guys! I’m 14 and was born in Algeria (like, woah, right?). I moved to Illinois when I was a baby, then to Austin when I was nine. Even though I’ve never really been very fashion-forward (until Forever21 came around), I thought it would be interesting to write this magazine for y’all! I totes love to draw, paint, goof off, and play with animalseven when they really don’t want to play with me.

If I’m anywhere over the weekend, it’s probably the mall. Food is my life, and my life is food. Enjoy! >:B

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Letter from the Dear Readers, Thanks for being awesome and reading our magazine! It took a lot of work to make, and we really hope that you enjoyed it.

Street Magic is about fashion and all things beauty. From weight to cosmetics, Street Magic dives into every girl’s deepest insecurities and turns them into a source of pride and comfort. It also contains some top-secret information about the going-on’s of the fashion world today, and past. Ever heard about anorexia? We bet you have, and we bet you think that those girls have a different definition of what’s hot. Try reading about it from their point-ofview and you’ll see that everything isn’t always as it seems. Think that the most expensive makeup is the best makeup? Think again, as we compare some of the most popular cosmetic brands to keep your pocket full and flourishing. You’re about to head out, so you slip on some rockin’ pumps. Wrong move- you may look good now but later in life you won’t be walking very hotly at all from the pain in your knees. Read us, and know how to save your body, your pocket, and your self confidence. We sincerely hope that you find it to your liking! :)

Always, the Street Magic Crew

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Title Bio Letter from the Editors Calendar Clash of the Cosmetics Dressed in Decay Know You BMI High Stakes History of Heels Go-Go Glamour How to Make YourSpecial Jewelry Home Free Haute Couture In Style Around the World in 9 Ways Doodle Space

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Q: How many women actually wear makeup?

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ALMOST ALL WOMEN!!! ..at least a little.

Bags can be caused by: stress, lack of sleep or rest, and clogged capilaries under the eyes.

If you suffer from them too, what can help is applying potato or cucumber slices to the eyes, or massaging the area daily to get blood flowing and heal the broken capilaries.

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D E C AY Not everybody has to have a BMI smaller than 18 (underweight) to be a fashion model.

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s Crystal Renn walks down the runway, she feels her stomach growling. She can’t help but think that she shouldn’t have missed out on lunch. Crystal Renn does everything that she can to stay skinny, but sometimes she feels like she just isn’t skinny enough.

Now begins to feel light headed, then suddenly the floor rose up to meet her face. Someone rushes to the place where she lies crumpled on the floor, and nervously calls 911. Some argue that these women shouldn’t be banned or judged because of there size, but now thinking about it, designer’s should

halter neck evening dresses that clearly have bones sticking out of them.” This is showing that models think that being skinny is everything, but yet they have to see the point that looking as skinny as they do just looks NASTY. Another model that was close to the edge but caught herself before anything terribly bad could happen is Crystal Renn. Crystal Renn was one of the fortunate that made it out successfully, and when she stopped starving her self, her career took off. She says “I had to lose seventy pounds (along with lumps of hair, muscle mass, the ability to concentrate, and any sense of joy) before finding my sanity”. When I think about

“When I stop starving myself, my career took off.”

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require a minimum BMI of 18 for fashion shows or shoots.

As things are progressing in the fashion world, things are becoming more unrealistic. For example, now magazines are turning to air-brushing their models on the magazines if they don’t see perfect. “False images of female perfection triggers eating disorders in young women and makes it harder for them to recover,” says Dr. Adrienne Key. Even the institute of Virginia says “There is mounting and indisputable evidence that these tampered images are hugely damaging women’s self-esteem and can push them into eating disorders.” London’s college of fashion wants to force publications to tell readers when they digitally erase imperfections from photographs or stretch them to look thinner. These facts show us what impact this has on young generation.

When some ladies join the fashion industry, their nutrition starts to decline. For example, in November 2006, Ana Carolina Reston (Former Fashion model) died in Brazil at age 21, weighing in at less than 40 kilos and her height at 1.7 meters frame. Just imagine if this woman would have noticed what she was doing to her poor bodies, she would maybe have a second chance at life.

One model that almost died, but didn’t, is Belle Robinson. When she was a model, she told one of the reporters, “There are girls in

this, I imagine how many other girls who could have gone through this suffering to fit in with the other models. As more women feel the need starve they sometimes miss the idea of nutrition.

When you look in the mirror, do you see yourself as an average sized woman? The reason I ask this is because the WWD, the fashion industry/retail newspaper says” the average size for a women is a size 14.” Now think about this, woman on the runway are a size 0, if not that than they are a double 0. Look at them and look at yourself. There is a tremendous difference. The models on the runway are probably going threw all the things I have talked about.

For example, they probably have a low BMI, don’t have a healthy nutrition, and maybe they have even been air-brushed. So ladies when you see models on the runway or in magazines don’t compare yourself to them because you are an average sized women.

As you can see, a lot of things can go wrong when you don’t have the right nutrients and the correct BMI. Just think about what Crystal Renn had to go through when she was dieting for so long.

She went through the suffering and the pain. If she had just told herself or looked at herself in the mirror a long time ago then, she would have noticed how beautiful she was inside and out. ❦

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HIGH he pain was unbearable, the soreness, the stingingI couldn’t stand it. I had to take them off, but I couldn’t because it would be embarrassing to do it in front of all of my relatives and friends . I was standing in the middle of the line waiting to congratulate my cousin for getting married. I putted weight to my left foot, then to the right. I was asking myself “Why did I wear my five-inch stilettos?” You must be asking, “Was all that pain caused by shoes?” Yes, it was. First-time wearers may think they will get used to it in a few minutes, but they would be wrong.

The pain actually increases until it is unbearable, and that is just the beginning. Wearing high heels continuously for long periods of time can cause many different kinds of problems in the health.

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Wearing heels can negatively affect how you walk and cause pain. According to the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, high heels may contribute to “knee and back problems, disabling injuries in falls, shortened calf muscles, and

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an awkward, unnatural gait.” All these things are caused by wearing heels and there are many other damages caused.

The society also said in time, “high heels may cause enough changes in the feet to impair their proper function.”Heels cause improper function of the feet by deforming it so it is hard and even painful to walk with them. Wearing heels less often or maybe stop wearing heels at all would be a small price to pay for your wellbeing in the future.

Possibly in the future you will need to have foot surgeries so you can have a somewhat normal foot in order to walk properly. Women who religiously wear high heels are increasingly developing a condition known as ``stilettotarsal’’, which causes pain in the soft tissue on the ball of the foot. Melbourne plastic surgeon Richard Bloom said a fi ller called hyaluronic acid was sometimes used here to prop up party feet. One cosmetic foot surgery can cost around $13,000 to $18,000, and that is just for one foot.You would need many surgeries if you want your feet to be back to normal after all the deformities the heels have caused.

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STAKES The dangers in wearing high heels Not only does wearing high heels affect the body, but it also affects the mind. There is some evidence, found in research made by podiatrists in the United Kingdom, that suggest that habitual wearing of high heels can have some impact on your mental health. It is thought that the wearing of very high heels can in fact constrict blood vessels and nerve supply connected to the brain and impair function in some way. High heels can range from 1in to the latest in style 8 in, but podiatrist say that 1 in are already high enough but according to Gucci low heels are 1in to 2in, normal heals are 2.5 to 3in, and high heels are 3in and up.

Despite the fact that heels are the “thing” of the fashion world for many years and are still in fashion and getting higher, you must acknowledge the fact that heels are bad for you. Even if you don’t notice anything changing, the changes will keep going until it is to late to go back to normal. With all of the warnings that doctors and researchers give fashionistas might want to think twice in wearing heels and start thinking in wearing out cute flats.•

Heel-O-Meter Low Heels: 1-2 in.

Normal Heels: 2.5-3 in.

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The History of High Heels How the most fashionable shoes came to be.

From the earliest days in Egypt to our modern day runways.

3,500 B.C Egypt the fist high heels recorded. Worn only by nobility and people with high status.

10th century China. little girls’ feet were bound so the feet would be deformed so they could wear these lotus shoes.

Only wealthy people could aford doing this.

340 - 285 B.C ancient Greek and Rome also started wearing heels back then they where called kothorni.

1400s Chopines where inveted in Turkey. They became popular in Europe in the 1600s.

They where like platform shoes that could range from 7 to 8 or even 30 in. high.

In the 19th century heels became popular again till present time. Heels are now worn by fashionistas on runways and on the streets, you see them almost everywhere. Now in modern days heels can range form 1 in to 8 in. with a wide variety of styles.

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In the Renaissance actors started wearing buskins. buskins were leather or cloth boots with cork or wooden soles.

The formal invention of the heels was in 1520s by Catherine de Medici, who wanted to look taller in the French court. It became very popular after King Louis XIV started wering heels. But after the French Revolution it was no longer popular.

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Life of a jewlery maker

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he mood is calm; the air is full of the smell of homemade tortillas. One can’t help but be overwhelmed by the distracting smell. But wait, that’s not all one can notice. If the whole landscape of the RV was scoped out, it would be clear that the RV table was cluttered in jewelry in its own neat way from bottom to top. At just one glace you wouldn’t be able to tell that she was a jewelry maker just by the way things were laid out. When looking at Maryalice Castillo, her jewelry seemed

she picks up great ideas for her jewelry making.

“I think, what inspires me the most is because we are on the road so much that I get to see so many different shops. Castillo says, for example, I get to see so many different things at so many different places that, that in itself continues to inspire me. I’ll find an unusual piece of jewelry somewhere or I’ll find an unusual bead and then, either the ocean or the mountains or the trees or something will inspire me to make that certain piece of jewelry.”

time, but then I will see a piece that I really like and think “I can make that.” says Castillo.

“I don’t know If I will want to do this for the rest of my life; I think that if I get older and somebody wanted a piece of jewelry and if I had the beads, doesn’t matter how long, I would try to make it” Castillo says.

She even sometimes has stress added to her from last-minute phone calls.

“One of my friends was getting married

“I get to see so many different things at so many different places that, that in itself continues to inspire me” -Mayalice Castillo to pop out like a f lower just beginning to bloom in the spring. The one thing that is different about this unique piece of jewelry was that she made it herself.

Maryalice Castillo is a jewelry maker. When stress comes upon her, she knows exactly what to do…. jewelry.

Castillo has been doing this hobby since she was in her 50’s.

Castillo started making jewelry by learning from a friend.

“Because this young woman had the time to show me, I thought it would be interesting and fun to do, says Castillo.

Once she taught me, I realized how fun it was and so I mainly did it because one, It was a fun hobby and two, because it was plain fun to create something that you want to wear” “If I wouldn’t have run across jewelry that I really liked, chances are that I would have never learned how to make it, it was just because she showed me how.”

When Castillo travels around the world,

Sometimes when she wants a piece of jewelry and doesn’t like the price the store is asking for it, she will go home and make it herself.

“I think my favorite piece of jewelry that I found, I found in Banff Canada.”

Castillo says, “they had a piece of amber there that was really pretty that I really liked, but I didn’t want to pay what they were asking for it. So I went home and made something similar to it. I even made it similar enough to say that when I look at that piece of jewelry it reminds me of Banff.”

Even though jewelry may stress-free, there are also obstacles that have to be overcome in the journey. For example, Castillo also has to think about all the time she is taking away from her daily life to make jewelry for people and herself.

Sometimes I think about quitting because business is starting to slow down and because I sometimes don’t have the

and she needed a piece of chandelier looking pair of earrings, so I made her the earring and I made her the necklace she could wear with the wedding dress.”

Castillo says, “I was under pressure, but I tend to work better under pressure. I’m a procrastinator. I tend to leave things for the last minute.”

Now when Castillo sees handmade jewelry in the store, she now accepts the price because she knows what some of the stress the designer has to go through to finish it.

“I now accept and understand when a piece of jewelry cost so much money because I see how much work it takes to make a piece of jewelry. It’s not easy, its hard work,” says Castillo. ❦

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Supplies: ✴Wire (tiger trail). ✴Beads. ✴Crimping beads. ✴Jump ring. ✴Curser tool. ✴Wire cutters. ✴Crimping beads. ✴Facilitate wire. ✴Facilitate making eye hocks. ✴Jewelry glue.

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ing in ng Le Lee never thought she would be a designer and a seamstress. She alway alwa always lwaay ays y th tthought she would forever be a housewife -- until she moved to Honduras Hond Ho Hondu Hondur ur with her family. Even with the skills making her capable of u beingg a seamstress, s the thought of becoming one never came through mind. Lee only thought of being a housewife, like her mother and her mi mind m grandmother -- doing all the chores of the house taking care of the heer ggran her family, but the thought shattered with her move to Central America.

After her husband was transferred to Honduras to work as an agricultural engineer to help the other farmers, she decided that she and their three children would move, too. That is where she started her sewing business, Lee has been in the sewing and design business for almost thirty years.

“I never planned on being a seamstress until my family moved to Honduras,” she said.

“I started sewing when I was a little girl,” she recalled. “All girls from back then had to have the knowledge of how to sew simple things like fixing a tear or putting in a button.”

Lee then eventually learned how to do harder things like making clothes.

“When we first came to Honduras, we needed some money and I decided to open my own business to earn some money to take care of my family,” she said.

It was difficult for her when she first came to Honduras; since it was completely different from her home country. She didn’t know anything about her new home, she didn’t know the language or the culture.

Having to take care of three children and also having a daughter in college; she decided to earn some extra money for her children to use to go to college. Her business started in her small one story house; there were few customers and she had a big problem.

“I did not speak Spanish, and at first I couldn’t communicate with my customers without the help of my husband,” she explains.

But over time, she slowly learned to speak the language. In time the business started to grow and she had earned enough money to rent a building. Lee also had other problems when her business started to grow such as paying rent, taxes, the staff ’s paychecks, and keeping the customers satisfied which where common in any small businesses.

“I had some apprentices that helped me with the sewing and maintaining of the store. I had many customers and many of them were regular,” Lee recalls.

She still had the usual small business problems, like paying taxes and also pay for the assistants, but she was happy with the results of her business as she had almost ten customers a day. Many of her customers where satisfied with her work.

She also met one of her longtime friends, Maria Ortiz, who used to be one of her customers.

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“Maria was very nice and she also became a regular customer, sometimes when we had time we would go to the market nearby my shop.” she said “We would also go to each other’s houses.”

The usual types of garments that the customers ordered were fitted clothes including blouses, dress shirts, and dresses. For a typical job, Lee always took measurements of the customer. The measurements would be depended on what type of garment the customer wanted, then drew the outlines of the pieces of the garment with the specific measurements on paper; then she made sure to make them a tad bit bigger so if there are any alterations needed it would be easier to modify. She proceeded to cut out the pieces of the paper and traced the outlines on the specific cloths.

Afterward, Lee would cut out the parts and sewed them together; the client would have a fitting if the garment needed changes,Lee said she would be able to make them; the process seems very complicated, but it is actually very simple, yet extremely time consuming. Still she hadto make sure to utilize her time wisely.

She thoroughly enjoyed her job but her favorite part of it was that she got to design her own clothing and actually create them with tangible material.

“I liked my designs and I was really proud with some of my more complicated designs...I loved making all of them,” she said. “My favorite projects...were the coats that I designed even though they were hard and not very popular since it was Honduras and it is always hot there.”

Her most popular designs were the dresses and blouses since most of her clients were women. The dresses were usually for a wedding or other special occasions. She mostly got ideas for her designs from fashion magazines and sometimes she will design them herself like she does the coats.

Unfortunately, thirty years later, she had to close the business.

“Well I guess I decided it was already time to stop sewing since stores started selling more diverse and cheap types of clothing ...the number of customer just decreased,” she said sadly.

The business also took a physical toll on her a few years before she retired. She started wearing glasses when she did needle work or when she read.But she enjoyed the experience of having the business and after she retired the sewing business she continued to start a restaurant. Having previously owned a business she had experience with most of the problems the other businesses had.

“I already knew how to run a business... it was a lot easier since all businesses have to do one thing and it is to satisfy the customer,” she stated.

Lee is currently living in the United States. She doesn’t sew as much as she used to, but Ying Lee will always remember all of the experiences that she had with her sewing and designing career.

“It was as good as a business could get,” she said with a smile. ❦

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streetExtra This is a puff dress inspired gown This is a puff dress inspired gown with pink and purple chiffon, and with pink and purple chiffon, and has a samll 1 inch train. has a samll 1 inch train.

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streetExtra This dress was inspired by a flower called Black-Eyed Susan. The stripes help make the shapes of the petals and make a corset effect. This dress is made of black and yellow silk.

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streetExtra This dress was inspired by fish scales with the overlapping layers design. The scales are cut out of custom Chiffon.

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streetExtra This dress was inspired by Iris flower petals. The color is a Royal Blue with many different tints of blue. In this dress it is also made of Chiffon and the bodice is silk lace.

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Style While many other adults would have a desk piled with receipts, files, and sticky notes, stylists like Lauren Smith Ford’s desk displays a mix of designer outfits, celebrity profiles, and photos of her hard work’s results on stage. “I love my job — each day is different and every photo shoot is different,” she explains. “I love having a tangible piece of work I can hold in my hands to see what all the hours resulted in.”

Her first big break in styling came when she was hired to style the commercial for Season 3 of Friday Night Lights for DirecTV, after being referred to by fellow stylist Jamie Sloan, who handled the wardrobe for Friday Night Lights.

“The theme of that commercial was using a blue color palette, so I pulled a rack of clothes options for each actor and actress, then I worked with the director and the actors to select the best outfits,”

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Ford recalls nostalgically. “I spent 5 days shopping, 1 day doing a fitting, then 1 14 hour day shooting the commercial.”

Ford, age 28, has been working as a Tribeza stylist in Austin for five years. So far, she has been rather successful and is now well known for her stylistic abilities. “I trust that I can do a good job, but I never rest on my laurels and am always brainstorming ways I can be more creative, original and efficient,” she says.

A styling career takes patience and creativity, and according to her, most have assisted another stylist before taking on the world on their own. This way, they learn all the shortcuts and tricks like taping the bottom of shoes so that they don’t get scuffed up on the runway, allowing the stylist to return the shoes later.

“I had to figure things out on my own like tricks to taping shoes, how to borrow clothes, etc. It would have been nice to assist someone for awhile to learn the ropes,” she laughs.

This resourcefulness was encouraged by working at Tribeza, who, during editorial shoots, allows her to come up with a concept around a theme or trend. Ford has done photo shoot ideas inspired by themes such as Mad Men, Dazed & Confused, Black & White, and color blocking around Spring 2011.

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“I trust that I can do a good job, but I never rest on my laurels and am always brainstorming ways I can be more creative, original and efficient.”

-Lauren Smith Ford

“It starts with a concept or idea and then I go to stores all around Austin to scout clothes and see what they have in store,” she adds.”If it’s for an editorial or magazine, then I am able to borrow things for free and return them.The stores allow this because we credit the clothes in the magazine, so it’s basically free advertising.”

Most of all the jobs Ford has done are throughout Texas. She went to Tuscola, a small town in West Texas for a Texas Monthly cover shoot with Colt McCoy and has done other shoots in Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, etc.

“The coolest historical experience I have had was going out

to George Bush’s ranch to help style him for the cover of AARP Magazine,” Ford proclaims.She has also worked with Lance Armstrong, Andy Roddick, all the Friday Night Light actors and Jesse James.

Though this busy Texas stylist may seem stressed dealing with the hustle and bustle of her job, she remains up-beat and lighthearted.

“I think style is all about what you feel most comfortable in. I don’t believe in following trends too closely, but that you should make them your own. The best thing about Austin style is that it is independent, free-spirited and that anything can work!”•

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The USA HIGH WAISTED SKIRT A pretty pastel skirt buttoned around the waist with subtle accessories can really make a big statement here.

CROCHET BACK Simple from the front, but elaborate on the back. A good crochet pattern will help spice up your outfit, making you look classy from all sides.

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France GLADIATOR SANDALS These comfy shoes will keep you loking stylish, while also getting you around Paris with no pain. Try to get a pair with adjustable straps, so every pair fits perfectly.

LIGHT BLOUSE A nice loose-fitting shirt with a bold print can look good with anythihng. Just throw this on in the hotel in the morning, and you’re ready to head out looking like a fashionista.

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The UK PENCIL SKIRT A plain or minimally embalzoned pencil skirt can help accentuate your curves nicely, while looking professional at the same time.

SUNGLASSES A light pair of sunglasses can add a little spice to your outfit, telling people you can have fun while being classy.

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India EMBELLISHED SHOES Warm colored flats with bright and bold patterns are comfy enough to walk in, yet playful and has that ethnic edge.

BOLD JEWELRY A golden, matching set of necklaces, earrings, bracelets, and anklets paired with pastel colored beads and jewels help tie your outfit together.

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China SPRING DRESS A light-colored, patterned dress adds a feminine aspect to your outfit, and is very comfortable to wear while picking out souvenirs at the local chinese marketplace.

LEATHER CLUTCH An earthy leather clutch helps balance out the girlish tones of your dress, and help complete the look.

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Japan KITTEN HEELS A pair of kitten heels with a big accessorie on the toe makes you look adult and professional, but also fun and playful. Try and pick a bright pair to match your summery dress.

SUMMER DRESS ESS A light flowy dress with floral floral patterns will go with your kitten heels els nicely, and is on the rise in places like Japan.

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Italy LEATHER JACKET Italy is known for all the quality leather it produces, so a well-fitting leather jacket will help you blen right in, while making a statement as well.

STILETTOS A pair of classy stilettos will alert everyone around you that the fashionista is here! These can match with your jacket or be another material to add a little something to make your look pop.

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Mexico BOLD HOOPS A large pair of brightly colored hoop earring to match your outfit is what the girls here really like to wear!

SIMPLE SHIRT Brighten up your outfit with a simple but boldly colored shirt like this, with some jewel accessories.

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Germany DESTROYED DENIM Pieces such as this are paired with classy items such as the jacket below. Try to pick a pair that are skinny jeans, with

STRUCTURED JACKET A jacket like this is usually paired with pieces like the one above to create a modern, professional yet street-smart look.

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