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e’ve never done a fashion themed family guide before, so we decided to make this one about all things couture. Reno is an interesting location for fashion because we have such a wide variety of tastes in our biggest little city. This guide will help you think about your own personal clothing, accessory and makeup choices. We’re all about local, and we hope to enhance your knowledge of local fashion. To that end, we’ve included a story about local designers and a Q&A with Junkee Clothing Exchange’s owner Jessica Schneider about
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hen thinking about a specific decade in history, the first thing to come to mind is often what kind of clothing people wore. History and fashion are intertwined, and the Great Basin Costume Society members enjoy experiencing history through making and wearing clothing from specific time periods. And GBCS has put together an exhibit of clothing that spans 100 years of Nevada history starting from the birth of Nevada in 1864. The show is called “Wearing History: 100 Years of Fashion in Nevada.” You can view it at A an Art from now until Aug. 3, Thursdays through Sundays from noon to 4 p.m. as part of Artown. There will be GBCS members there to act as tour guides and
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answer questions as well. “It’s handmade clothing made by members of the Great Basin Costume Society, which is just a group of people who love to sew—usually—historical clothing and go to different history-themed events around town and just live history through the clothing,” said event facilitator and GBCS member Debbie Sessions. “So this is our chance to support Nevada’s birthday this year as well as share a little bit about what we do and the talent we have for making things, making clothing.” Most of the clothing in the exhibit is women’s clothing, but there is some men’s and children’s clothing included as well. There is a children’s outfit from each decade on display as well as some men’s pieces, including a vintage suit and a ’50s/’60s smoking jacket.
“Most of the members of the costume society are women,” Sessions said. “And it’s very difficult to make men’s clothing if you’re used to making women’s clothing. It’s a totally, completely different form of sewing and tailoring. We don’t have very many handmade examples of men’s clothing. We’ve got one set up that we hired some people to make some handmade clothing mixed with some contemporary items that give the approximate look of the area and reproduction clothing, which is usually what most men do instead of making their own.” The women’s clothing on display is more extensive. “Starting in 1864 is when you get to see the big hoop skirts that were popular during the time of the Civil War, and people usually think of Scarlet O’Hara and her huge, huge dress that she made out of curtains, so that’s the beginning style,” Sessions said. “We also have some kids’ and infants’ clothing on display, as well as the lingerie that went underneath, so you can see what the hoop skirts looked like and you can see what kind of underwear they wore, and what the corsets looked like, and how they fit.” Sessions said her favorite decade represented in the exhibit is the 1870s. “This is when the hoop skirts were gone, but the big bustles were out and long trains and everything just kind of moved to the back of the gown,” she said. “They’re still very curvaceous. They still wore corsets and had lots of elegant trim, but just the amount of detail on some of the costumes on display is just a really excellent example of some of the talent we have here in Reno.” She explained that part of the fun of this exhibit is that everyone finds a different decade or look to be their favorite, and that thinking about the time period and people who wore clothes like those on display can be entertaining. “Some people really love the baby gowns, the christening gowns, because they’ve got pictures of their family that go back to that time period, they’re aunts and uncles, great aunts and uncles, with pictures of these white gowns and these formal pictures,” she said. “They just get a kick out of seeing what they imagine their family actually wore. Everybody sees something different that they like.” GBCS hosts and attends historically themed events throughout town to wear their creations throughout the year. They have a Titanic tea annually remembering the sinking of the boat and the fashion of 1912, for example.
“If there’s an era that people really want to dress in, and there’s no event to go with it, we will create one or we’ll do just a general wear whatever you want to a party or a tea or a picnic or we’ll go up to Tahoe and wear your vintage bathing suits or make one,” she said. Sessions explained how fashion can tell a lot about what’s going on in history at the time that a specific style was popular and how you can see the changes in women’s rights in some of the clothing starting in the late 1800s and early 1900s. “You get the natural form dress where it’s kind of very hourglass, curvy shape with lots and lots of beautiful lace and silk and beading,” she said. “It was a very extravagant time, so the clothing really emphasizes the elegance of the area as well as a progression for women’s rights. Some of the clothing starts to branch into more sportswear, skirts that are actually walkable and riding skirts that are split like pants so that they’re not just one big gown. And then into the 20th century, we have the ’20s where it’s free and easy. There’s no corsets anymore.” The ’30s are a Hollywood-inspired look and the ’40s—because of the war— were a very minimalistic but elegant time. The ’50s bring back some larger, puffier dresses and then the ’60s has short dresses and go-go boots. Some of the clothing is Sessions’s own work, too. “I have my 1893 wedding gown—remake, not original,” she said. “I have a 1920s day dress along with a dress I made for my daughter that matches, and then I have some vintage clothing on display in the ’40s through the ’60s section.” The exhibit is meant to be a trip through time via fashion and a display of local talent, according to Sessions. “It’s people who do this as just a hobby,” she said. “No one’s getting paid for it. We just enjoy making costumes, learning about the history that goes with it, and going to different themed events around the area and getting to teach people a little bit about Nevada’s history by wearing the clothing, by talking about how the fashion of the day formed.” The exhibit is free at A an Art, 40 E. Fourth St., Thursday through Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. until Aug. 3. For more information, visit http ://tinyurl.com/llf8frv
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he fashion industry may not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think about the city of Reno, but you might be surprised to learn that there are quite a few designers, models and fashionistas here in the biggest little city. It’s still not exactly where those involved want it to be, but it’s definitely a growing scene. Local designer Cat Stahl of Onward Kitty and Vanity Entertainment executive producer Brian Aranda have witnessed this growth in the last few years. Aranda’s company has put on the Reno Fashion Show for three years now. This year’s was on July 12. “I think it’s a good stepping stone,” Aranda said. “I think, like any other career, you really need the support of your community, you need the opportunity to get yourself out there. And I think this and the scene here is a good opportunity to pursue your career.” “In the last two years, I’ve seen a lot more people come into the mix,” Stahl said. Stahl started Onward Kitty about two years ago. Prior to that, she was a freelance writer for a few local publications, but when they no longer had the budget to keep her writing, she decided to start this line. Her designs are one-of-a-kind and aren’t something that you can wear on an everyday basis because they’re hand-painted and can’t be washed regularly. “It’s all hand-funked, hand-dyed, spraypainted, hand-painted fashion,” Stahl said. “So I’ll take a piece, like for the show we just did was Marie Antoinette, and I took some wedding dresses I found in thrift stores, and I deconstructed them, and I dyed them, and I spray painted them, I dyed them in garbage cans because they’re huge, and added faux flowers and stuff like that. They came out really cool.” Stahl said she’s seen growth and sees promise in Reno, but she has struggled to make a living here. “People love what I’m doing, but as far as making a living off of it, I’m not—not right now,” Stahl said. “I’m trying. It’s not making a living like I want to make a living. I think it’s starting to happen here. I just don’t think it’s happening quick enough for some of us. My stuff’s very well-received, but it’s not enough to just do a fashion show and have photos in a magazine. I want to make a living off of it. I’m passionate about it, and Reno has been wonderful to me.” Because of this, Stahl has plans to leave Reno and try to make her line more successful elsewhere. She said she knows the scene is growing, and there is potential, but it’s not large enough for her to stay at this time. “They’re trying, we’re trying to elevate it and do more fashion,” Stahl said. “We’re so close to L.A. and San Francisco, you’d think it would be a natural fit, but it’s just not right now. I hate to say this, but a lot of
my friends have had to leave Reno and go elsewhere to make it happen for themselves because the vibe’s just not here yet.” There are other designers in town who are doing pretty well—Stahl mentioned Bossta Nation, Feral Fashions and Ali Strange. But Stahl said it seems to be hit or miss for most here in Reno. And for a brand like Onward Kitty with one-of-a-kind designs, it’s hard to prosper in a smaller fashion scene. “It either fits you or not,” Stahl said. “So now we just had this amazing fashion show, amazing press—I think we blew it out of the water. But now I have six outfits that are a certain size and not everyone is going to want to wear them. One of my models bought one of my dresses, and it wasn’t the dress she wore, it was the one someone else wore. But I have these incredible wedding dresses, but what do you do with that?” In order to be able to produce some designs on a larger scale, Stahl began collaborating with Paul Laxalt at Branded to make some screen printed T-shirts and tank tops. “He has done three designs for me that have been on tanks and tees right now, and now we’re going to do three more,” Stahl said. “I do that as well because it’s hard if I paint something, it’s stiff—you can’t wear
it every day. A lot of people buy my graphic tees and tanks.” Stahl also designs—or rather, redesigns— girls’ denim shorts that are popular in the summer. “Girls like my shorts, so I’ll do denim shorts for summer, like I’ll do Fourth of July or just funky—I call it kitty floral grafitti,” Stahl said. “So someone will give me a pair of their denim shorts, I’ll bleach them out, I’ll trash them out, I’ll dye them—sometimes I do, sometimes I don’t—then I start painting them, and I spray paint and actually finger paint if you can believe that.” Stahl has also collaborated with other designers in the area, including Cicely Margo and Jose Galvan of Vanish. She’s also very picky about who models her clothing and who does hair and makeup for her shoots. “It’s a huge collaboration,” Stahl said. “If you get the right people—they’re free to do what they want to do because I don’t tell them what to do, I just tell them my concept—it’s amazing the magic that’s created.” Stahl believes that the “buy local” campaigns around town are on the right track when it comes to the fashion industry, but that more people need to jump on that bandwagon.
“I think a lot of people say support local and buy local, but I don’t think they necessarily do,” Stahl said. “The line’s very long at TJ Maxx, Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s, which is fine. I shop there, too. ... But I think the community as a whole really needs to start supporting us more and maybe instead of going to TJ Maxx and buying a piece of art for your wall, maybe you come to me—I also paint on canvas—or another local artist and buy a piece of art.” For more information about Onward Kitty, visit www.facebook.com/ OnwardKittycat.
Other local designers Ali Strange Bikinis
All Ali Strange Bikinis are semi-custom and hand-sewn. She makes bathing suits in a variety of cute and fun cuts that can be made in various colors and prints depending on what you want. For more information, visit www.strangebikinis.com.
Bossta Nation
Bossta Nation makes urban apparel for men and women. They describe their brand as more than just a movement, it’s a lifestyle for those “who strive to succeed while under the influence of marijuana,” according to
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their Facebook site. Their motto is, “Stay high, stay productive.” For more information, visit www.bosstanation.us.
Cicely Margo
Cicely Margo designs pop glam jewelry and accessories. Her website says that her designs “grew out of a passion for ultra colorful, obnoxiously glittery gems.” For more information, visit www.cicelymargo. bigcartel.com.
Edward S. Coleman Designs
Coleman’s clothing is described as men’s and women’s ready to wear. He designs a variety of different styles of clothing and has dressed Janice Dickinson in the past. Visit www.edwardscolemandesigns.com for more information.
Feral Fashions
Feral Fashions is upcycled couture women’s clothing. All clothes are one of a kind or limited edition. For more information, visit www.feralfashions.wix/feral-fashions.
William Furs
William Furs designs and sells high quality furs, cashmere and leather coats for both men and women. Their store is at 3370 Lakeside Ct. For more information, visit www.williamfurs.com.
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shirts,” Burke said. “We got some picture “I started in the spring of 2005 with just frames from the thrift store, bought some one design, and by the end of summer we panty hose and bought emulsion, then had maybe four or five,” Dunseath said. went to Kinko’s and made our designs “We were just selling on the weekends at into transparencies. We stretched special events like River Festival.” the panty hose around the frame, After opening a storefront and looking stapled it, and burned that screen to lower his production costs, Dunseath and in the bathroom with a regular a friend started their own printing company light bulb.” called Fuel Promotions in order to print Burke discusses how the their own merchandise on a larger scale. quality of his frames and “Now for Reno eNVy, we print about prints have improved im10,000 units annually,” he said. mensely since those early Mirroring the sentiments of both attempts. He talks about Marston and Burke, Dunseath also says his current prints, which there are advantages to the screen printing use multiple colors and a medium. much faster process, but then “It allows you to experiment with differrecalls those first forays into ent printing techniques, inks and textiles,” printing, “It came out. Not Dunseath said. great, but it worked.” Differing from other commercial printToday, screen printing kits ing techniques, screen printing makes it are available at many craft and possible to print one-off designs, meaning hobby stores and include all the that a screen can be created and used to basic materials needed to design, print just one time, or can be re-used many burn and print from your own screen times. And printing the same design in a as well as water based inks ideal for different color ink is as simple as rinsing textile printing. For basic explanations out the screen and applying a new color to and instruction, Marston says that there it. It is also often possible to re-use materiare many resources and tutorials available als afterward in the building of a different online. design. “Screen printing is unique in that it This allows for more uniqueness with can print on almost any surface—texscreen printing than other printing techtiles, plastic, glass, metal,” Marston niques. said. “For textiles, screen printing “I think the great thing, compared to allows for images that can’t be done other forms, is the authentic feel, and the any other way, such as raised images consistent outcome and quality of the end and fluorescents.” product,” Dunseath said. He has taught screen printing at Burke said that there’s a special TMCC for the past 10 years, connection to the end-product and admits that every of the process, too. year he continues to “When you look at be amazed by the that first shirt you creativity and pull, it’s a feeling new ideas and of satisfaction, applications seeing that it he sees in all worked his students’ out and looks work. right,” Burke Despite besaid. ing a common TMCC entry point into offers a image transfer semester-long and expericlass taught Reno eNVy screen prints their products. mental fashion by Marston, design, screen and, though printing is also used on nothing is currently bigger scale commercial venscheduled, several art-friendly tures. One that many Northern Nevadans organizations in Reno and the Tahoe might be familiar with is the Reno eNVy area such as the Holland Project and Sierra clothing line. Founder Scott Dunseath College will occasionally offer workshops describes how he initially came up with aimed at all ages on screen printing. designs and then hired others to print them.
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he chances are that if you or your child’s closet contains a jacket with a graphic printed on it, or a T-shirt with a work or school logo inked onto it, these designs may have been put there through a method known as screen printing. Although the screen printing process originated well over a thousand years ago using materials like banana leaves and human hair, Truckee Meadows Community College Graphic Communications instructor Ron Marston describes the method most commonly used today, where the “screen” part of the name refers to a fine mesh stretched inside of a wooden or metal frame. It’s also referred to as silk screen printing due to silk being a common material for the mesh. “The screens are a polyester mesh and the stencils are usually created by coating the screen with an emulsion that is light sensitive, then exposing the image onto the emulsion,” Marston said. “The unexposed
areas are washed away, leaving the screen ‘open’ only where the image exists.” At this point, one can use a squeegee to send a layer of ink through the screen and onto the fabric lying beneath it. Marston, who grew up with parents who owned a commercial printing shop, says that a benefit of the use of screen printing in the context of design is that it “allows for all kinds of experimentation.” One of screen printing’s major contributions to the fashion world lies in its relatively simple process and do-it-yourself accessibility to putting designs onto a variety of fabric materials. Think a punk band making shirts with their own logo on it, or an artist creating their own design and then inking it onto a bookbag. Mikey Burke has led screen printing workshops at Reno’s Holland Project. He describes how he first learned to screen print. “It was a self-taught thing where a group of friends wanted to make some
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Junkee owner talks Reno fashion essica Schneider opened Junkee Clothing Exchange in Midtown in June of 2008 and has been a part of developing Midtown ever since.
How has business been at Junkee recently? It’s been good. Junkee’s been an awesome staple in Reno. It’s taken a long time. It’s over six years old and a lot of advertising, but we get tourists. … Some tourists are like, every time they come to Reno from Sacramento, San Francisco, they go to Junkee, which is very flattering. I’m very surprised how many people do that. It’s—I don’t know—it’s good. It’s not growing very substantially, but that’s how business is. But we’re definitely established finally. I remember the day I opened I rang up $120, the day I opened, with that big of a space, and I sat in the middle of the floor and bawled my head off. That’s a true story. I was like, “What did I just do?”
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Do you think Renoites shop at thrift or recycled clothing stores more than people do in other places? No, I think they come for the atmosphere, and I think a lot of people who wouldn’t junk or go to thrift stores go to Junkee, because I get a lot of older women. ... I think that we’re bringing customer service back. I think with box stores—I always use this as an example. When you go to a box store, and you wait 45 minutes for someone to mix up a gallon of paint or the little vest that says, “May I help you?” but it really doesn’t mean that. The cool kids that know how to score that awesome ’70s leather coat, they know to go to Savers, Goodwill, and they’ll hit me up, too, but they’re seasoned thrifters. I get your average person that will go to the mall and don’t go to the mall because Junkee is an experience. … If you come in and look
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How do you think Junkee plays into the fashion scene in Reno? I think Junkee makes you think outside the box. I think people will come in and maybe be inspired by how the mannequins are dressed just like if I look at an Anthropologie catalog or an Urban Outfitters catalog I get inspired. So I think that more cool stores like Junkee and the Red Chair and Plato’s—they get inspired. If you’re only inspired by Walmart, then you’re not going to be inspired. That’s why I always say it’s important to shop local businesses. Neverender, every time I go in there, she’s got the cutest stuff and I’m inspired. And it makes me think I might dress differently or you get exposed to that one little cute—I can’t wear highwaisted stuff because I lived through the ’90s, but I do think it’s cute on girls. It’s what you’re exposed to in fashion. ... I
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think people get inspired when they come to Junkee because it’s OK to not match. It’s OK to wear print on top of print. It’s OK to wear three colors. I always wear three colors in an odd number, and I don’t know why our moms told us you can only wear two colors. And you can wear black and brown together!
In your position, I’d imagine you get to see and hear about a lot of the changes in the fashion industry here. Yeah. I go to Magic—the trade show that’s in August and that shows the spring line, and the spring one shows the fall line. I go. I don’t really buy much at Magic because I’m not a high-end boutique, but I go, along with like Paper Moon—a lot of the stores go. It’s great. But I go to get inspired. That’s the honest truth because I don’t want to lose it
E. L. CORD CHILD CARE CENTER because I’m 39. Prime example—I was telling the buyers about a year ago, “What are you doing?” She was taking these ’90s Guess jeans that were really high-waisted, and she was cutting them up and rolling them into shorts. I’m like, “Really?” Maybe two years ago. And she was like 22, very stylish, so I’m very teachable, so I was like, “All right. You probably know something I don’t know.” And then, when I went to Magic, I saw high-waisted floral like the ’90s. I call it Saved by the Bell look because I was born in ’75. I wore high-waisted Guess jeans, so it’s just hard for me. And now I feel like one of those old people that are like, when I would wear grunge and corduroys in high school, and they’d be like, “I used to wear those.” And I’d roll my eyes. Now I’m like that. It’s just crazy to me that that Saved by the Bell look is back. But it always comes back differently, though. It always come back with a different edge, like an American flag T-shirt with high-waisted jeans, an American flag T-shirt that’s cut up all ratty. It always comes back different with fashion, I’ve noticed.
So working at Junkee, do you get to see a lot of the trends or try and forecast them? Absolutely, absolutely. That’s why I go to Magic. I can see it coming. And then the cool thing is with the staff—none of us are too cool, but, like, they’re young girls. They’re in college. They’re in the midst of it. They go to the city. They’ll never go to the city without going to Urban Outfitters, so they keep me on my toes. I learn from them. It’s about keeping your eye and not becoming one of those old people. I mean, I’m always open to anything. I mean, I wouldn’t wear butt cheek shorts at my age, but I think that if you just stop and listen, you can be inspired. … I do see some of the high schoolers with a bun on top of their head and sweats and slippers. I’m not really into that look. I think that you should make some effort when you get dressed in the morning, and if you just roll out of bed and you’re dressed, then maybe you should re-think your outfit.
That’s gotta be fun. It is, and I’m pretty good about keeping my edge. I knew when steampunk was coming. I knew when the really hard core Anthropologie and Urban Outfitters look—I knew that was coming because I saw it, but really the ’90s high-waisted look really threw me for a loop, but I’m still open to it. And when you’re thin and
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have great legs, they look good. I’m not into high-waisted because it’s hard for me to wear something above my belly button, but I’m glad that I’m not seeing everyone’s ass crack. I’m so glad that’s over. That was a long, flipping 15-year trend. Those tight hip-huggers where even if you’re thin, your fat roll hung over. It looked uncomfortable, so I’m so glad that’s over. So bring back the high-waisted. I didn’t get it at first, but I’m open to it. And I think it’s cute.
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How do you think the fashion industry has changed over the last few years? OK. This is my theory. So say you live in the Midwest, and there’s a Walmart on every corner—I swear the supercenters are like five miles away from each other. But in San Francisco, there are no Walmarts, so you’ll see an old man on a subway, and he’ll have maybe Velcro shoes, but he’ll have maybe real cool glasses because it’s what he’s exposed to. I think before Junkee and before Plato’s and before all this blow up of Midtown—there’s stores like the Nest and Red Chair and Neverender, and Black Hole has really stylish jewelry, and I think that the reason that we had a fashion movement is because we were exposed and inspired. That’s the way it is. That’s the way human nature is. So before we had five Walmarts, no Junkee, no Plato’s Closet—we only had the mall. We only had the Gap. There’s nothing wrong with that, but we didn’t even have an Urban Outfitters. What were we getting inspired by? Dillards? I really think people who had a fashion mind or that go to the city and see H&M or Crossroads or all those stores on Haight Street, they come back and dress different because they’re really inspired, and then you lose it because you didn’t get inspired in Reno. And now you can just go in anywhere and get inspired. … That’s why in downtown New York City you won’t see some girl with sweats on in slippers with a bun on her head. You won’t see that in San Francisco either because even that old man with Velcro shoes, who’s 81 years old, he still was exposed to a cool selection when he bought his glasses. He didn’t go to the Walmart eye exam and only have to deal with shitty glasses. That’s my theory. For more information about Junkee, visit www.junkeeclothingexchange.com.
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eno is an interesting place for makeup artistry. The proximity to Lake Tahoe brings many weddings and bridal makeup to the local industry, but it also brings some people who sport more natural looks than other cities. Local makeup artist Jessica Harrington moved here from Los Angeles five or six years ago and stays busy working freelance, at a makeup retail store and going to school to be a hairdresser. “I’m really busy here because of the Tahoe venue,” Harrington said. “It gets me a lot of business, lots of referrals from past brides. It’s a very small town in Reno, so everybody starts to get to know each other.” She said that makeup for weddings takes up about 70 percent of her business here— much more than back in Southern Califor California—but she doesn’t get as many opportunities to do specialty makeup here, which is partly because of the film and television industry in Southern California. “Reno being a smaller, kind of a hometown feel versus L.A.—we do have a little bit more of a conservative crowd, and there’s a lot of very natural people from the lake kind of a crowd,” she said. “People who don’t wear makeup or people who want all vegan products or they want natural looks.
Local makeup artist on the local industry I do get people who have gone their whole “I do get so busy with bridal makeup that life without wearing makeup, where in L.A. I like it when I have the opportunity to step I didn’t really run into that.” out of the box or do photo shoot makeup, Reno also saves more dramatic looks for body makeup, airbrush body makeup,” she nighttime and special occasions, whereas said. “It’s nice to kind of change it up and in Southern California people would wear do different looks. I love it when my drag those looks all the time. queens come in, and I get to do more theatri“The smokier eye, the more dramatic cal makeup, special effects makeup around brow, the brighter lip—in Reno Halloween.” they’re still a little afraid to pull The themed crawls also bring it off,” she said. some exciting business in. Harrington said that She especially enjoys Reno has been a great doing makeup for the location for freelanczombie crawl. ing business-wise “The special effects because the industry and the blood and bite isn’t overflowing with marks and bruising makeup artists here, and dirty zombie and the community makeup is really fun,” in the industry is very she said. “I love it.” To contact Harrington, visit friendly. Trends in makeup www.jessicaharringtons.com. “I feel like because change constantly and it’s a smaller town, it’s also depend on the not as saturated with person. Harrington said makeup artists,” she said. “There’s only a that she gets to know her clients a little bit few girls that I’m out there doing freelance prior to making them up to figure out what work with that I kind of compete with, but at look they want and how much makeup the same time, they’re all friends as well.” and color they will be comfortable with. In Harrington said that although she loves most cases she schedules a trial or preview to do makeup of all kinds, she really enjoys session, too. “There’s a lot of investigating doing more creative looks when she can. when it comes to makeup,” she said. “They A SpeciAl Supplement to the reno newS & review
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might show me a picture, and it could be a picture of celebrity with a ton of makeup on, a huge contoured cheek, contoured nose, really dramatic black smoky eyes, and this could be a person who has never worn makeup in their life. I have to kind of recommend what’s going to look best on them but also what they’re comfort level is going to be.” She said that healthy looking, perfected skin is always in style, but summer trends include bronzed skin and colored lips. “Anything with more of your tangerine and your orange tones and purples are huge right now,” Harrington said. “And it doesn’t have to be a bright purple, it can be eggplant or a burgundy kind of purple.” Fall colors will be on the shelves in stores next month and will include more coppers, silver and glitters or shimmers. Harrington said that many makeup looks come from celebrity or runway looks, but they have to be customized for the individual and occasion. “A lot of times you see a runway look and you say you would never wear that, but you can incorporate one part of that style,” she said. “So it doesn’t have to be glitter over the whole eye lid, but maybe a little shimmer on the inner tear duct or a little bit of glitter underneath and to the lashes.”
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Jennifer Cole, owner of Once Upon A Child, in Reno sorts through tons of kids’ dresses, searching for a favorite.
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ou’re in aisle 10 of your local grocery store, minding your own business, when you hear the shrieking, earth-shattering whine of a 4-year-old girl. She continues her unnerving scream, but you’re trying to drown her out as you choose a cereal. Instead of making a quick whole-wheat-or-sugary-cereal decision, you wrack your brain as to why this little girl—not even the height of your shopping cart—is still screaming. You think the reason must be catastrophic. Finally, you clue into the mother and her pipsqueak’s conversation. You learn she’s frustrated because her mom wouldn’t let her don her new favorite dress—for the fifth day in a row. Oh, is that all? Kids, like many adults, can have a strong sense of fashion. Whether it be based on how the clothing feels running around on the playground, how it looks, or how their dress compares to their dolls’, kids tend to have strong opinions about what they wear. “I think kids can be very opinionated [on their fashion preferences],” said Christina Solis, of Sippees, a resale kids’ clothing store. “Three and 4-year-olds can know exactly what they like.” Kids grow quickly, so why spend big bucks on clothes they may only wear for a month? There are several local kids’ clothing stores that have both budget and kids’ preferences in mine. “Kids’ fashion is usually a season or so behind adult fashion,” said Jennifer Cole, owner of Once Upon a Child store in Reno. Cole gave the example of jogger pants. This style of pants is wide and loose around the thigh, and extremely slim at the ankle. Think late ’90s, paired with a Pear Jam hat. This style could have been seen around a year ago in adult fashion mags, but it’s just now trickling into children’s clothing. Although Cole has owned Once Upon a Child in Reno for over six years, she is still reminded why she is involved in the resale business. “My 11-month-old daughter just recently skipped two shoe sizes in a month,” Cole said. Once Upon A Child, a local branch of a franchise, buys and sells a wide variety of kids’ clothing, with sizes from preemie to 16/18. Sippees also buys and sells used clothing, with a bit of an edge, including vintage. The store carries items in sizes up to 12/13. Prices for both stores generally remain under $10, with the exception of specialty or designer items.
Go resale, go local with kids’ fashion
Sippees, 329-2110, is at 955 S. Virginia St., and Once Upon A Child, 825-4448, is at 6015 S. Virginia St.
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