How to: Recreate All 10 Outfits in Taylor Swift's "Shake it Off"

Hi there! I'm sure all you know by now that I'm a ginormous Taylor Swift fan, so naturally, I was sitting in front of my laptop screen like all the other Swifties around the world on Monday watching her livestream where she released the lead single to her latest album 1989 called "Shake it Off." Surprisingly enough, she also released the music video as well which has been wildly discussed and dissected online which you can watch right below if you haven't already.

I figured that since she had on a total of about ten outfits in the video, it'd be fun to recreate all the outfits, but of course, a bit more toned down so it might be a bit more wearable, especially with back to school just around the corner.

Would You Ever: Get a Bob?

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Hi there! Ever since the weather started warming up a couple months ago, I noticed that a lot of the girls at my school just started chopping off their hair, a trend that was mirrored on my blog and Instagram feed. It seemed as if everyone was getting rid of their long, luscious locks and going for a fresher and short 'do. Heck, I two of my friends even went for the chop.

While I think hair trends are unconventional and inconvenient to follow, I did consider and am admittedly still considering chopping off some hair, too. There's just something about that tousled bob of messy waves that's so intriguing and that makes me really want to have that hair, preferably on a day or two lease as opposed to long-term.

Looks for Less: Emma Watson

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Hi there! After telling you all about my love for Emma Watson's closet a few weeks ago, I went online (but then again, when am I not online) and creeped through her street style and red carpet photos once again to pick out ones that I could recreate for you. Keep reading for outfits and ideas that you can use to help inspire you when you feel like channeling your inner Emma.

I Want Her Closet: Emma Watson

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Hi there! We knew her as Hermione Granger for ten years, but something I learned is that aside from her wild curly hair and acting chops on the silver screen for Harry Potter, Emma Watson also has a wicked sense of style. She is certainly not scared to try something different, which proves especially true when she chopped off her locks when the franchise came to a close. Keep reading for a few of my favourite street style and red carpet looks from Emma!

Looks for Less: Taylor Swift Edition

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A few weeks ago, I wrote a post about Taylor Swift's amazing style.  Since fall is creeping up on us, today's post will feature a few of my favourite autumn-appropriate Taylor Swift street style looks.  If you haven't read any of these posts in the past, I basically recreate three (or so) of my favourite outfits from a certain celebrity or designer at a lower price.  Enjoy!

I Want Her Closet: Taylor Swift

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Hi there!  You may or may not know this about me, but I'm such a huge, die-hard Swiftie (Taylor Swift fan).  Though she does play it quite safe sometimes on the red carpet and whatnot, but I love her feminine and classic, vintage-inspired style.  Like my previous "I Want Her Closet" posts, I'm going to be sharing with you a few of my favourite red carpet looks that Taylor has worn and in a follow-up post, I will be recreating three of her street style looks for a lower price.  Enjoy!

Looks for Less: Elle Fanning Edition

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A few months ago, I wrote a post gushing about Elle Fanning's spectacular, adventurous, and quirky style.  Back then, the "Looks for Less" column wasn't born yet, so I didn't write a post sharing my recreations of some of my favourite Elle Fanning outfits.  This post is long overdue, but here it is, finally!  Keep on reading if you'd like to check out the outfits!

I Want Her Closet: Blair Waldorf

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Hi there!  The other day, I was mourning the inevitable death of Gossip Girl, one of my favourite TV guilty pleasures of all time, so I decided to blog about it!  Blair and Serena's styles are simply perfect and I'm absolutely obsessed with both of them.  I'll definitely do "I Want Her Closet" and "Looks for Less" posts from both of them.  You could probably tell from the title, but today, I'm starting off with Blair Waldorf.  She's classy, smart, and absolutely hilarious.  She's such a joy to watch and always manages to brighten my day.

I know that she isn't an actual real person like my other "I Want Her Closet" posts have featured, but I thought, what the heck, her closet is to-die-for, so nothing's stopping me!

As usual, I will be featuring a few outfits of hers that I absolutely adore and at the end, there will be a few tips and tricks on how to recreate Blair's impeccable style.  Just a quick warning for you, this post is quite long, and I hope you don't mind.  But then again, who would mind looking at gorgeous pictures of amazing fashion and Blair Waldorf?

DIY: Hailee Steinfeld-Inspired Tee

Hi there!  The moment I saw what Hailee Steinfeld wore to the Met Ball this year, I was awestruck.  It was the most beautiful thing with all the little safety pins covering the dress.  Since it was designer, there'd be no way for me to afford it, and since my personal motto is "Why buy it when you can DIY it?" I decided to make it myself!  Keep reading to figure out how!

Looks for Less: Alexa Chung Edition

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A few days ago, I wrote a post on Alexa Chung's amazing style.  Today, I'm going to show you my recreations of three of her outfits at a lower price.  One of them are from the red carpet and two are everyday outfits.  For those of you who love her style as much as I do, or are just looking for some spring outfit inspiration, keep on reading.  Enjoy (hopefully)!

I Want Her Closet: Alexa Chung

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Lately, I've been pretty in love with Alexa Chung's amazing style.  It has a quirkiness to it - that I'm a huge fan of - and it's always so unique.  I'm just going to take a moment to talk about her hair.  Isn't it fabulous?  I personally would never rock this long ombré bob, but it looks so amazing on her - I love it.

Today, I'm going to show you three of my favourite red carpet looks from her, and on Wednesday, I'll be posting three outfits that I've recreated (for a lower price, of course!) from street style photos I've seen of her.

Fashion Star Finale: The Winner is Revealed!

(From left to right: Hunter, Cassandra, and Daniel)

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To be honest, when I first turned on the TV to watch Fashion Star last night, I didn't really have a favourite designer or someone I was "hardcore" rooting for.  I really understand Daniel's vision and what he stands for.  I've always loved Hunter's designs, even the super safe ones.  And Cassandra, well, she's Canadian and awesome.

Last night, the three competed to win a $3 million contract to have their capsule collections in Macy's, Saks Fifth Avenue, and Express.  It's the biggest prize on a fashion show out there.  The "challenge" was to create three head-to-toe looks for each of the three retailers and the buyers would decide after seeing all the collections who the next Fashion Star will be.

Met Ball 2013: How Fashion Embraced Punk [and My Favourite Looks]

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All last week, I've been eagerly anticipating Monday night when I would be able to look at all the beautiful clothes that Hollywood and fashion's big names were going to wear.  I was also really excited to see how the attendees were going to embrace this year's theme: punk.  It's definitely a lot more straightforward than last year's Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations theme, but on the flipside, it's quite.. out there.

This theme begs the question: What is punk?  According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, it's relating to or being a style (as of dress or hair) inspired by punk rock.  A lot of people have also mentioned that to them, punk is simply rebellion, freedom, and edge, and I completely agree.

It only hit me how big of a deal the MET Ball was today while I was watching the livestream.  André Leon Talley started the whole process of picking what he was going to wear in February. February.  Crazy, but absolutely amazing, of course.

Cara Delevingne wearing Burberry

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My jaw literally dropped when I saw her dress.  The studs just made the dress so punk, yet so classy, which is quite a masterful combination when it works.  Absolutely stunning.

Elle Fanning wearing Rodarte

If you read my Elle Fanning post last month, you probably know that I'm obsessed with her sense of style, so you could probably imagine how much I geeked out when she appeared on my computer screen.  The standout part of her ensemble for me was her intricate ear cuff.  I'm a huge fan of ear cuffs, so I was ecstatic when I saw that she was sporting one tonight.

Hailee Steinfeld wearing Donna Karen Atelier

It's definitely not what I envision when I think of punk, but I absolutely loved the gold safety pins on this cream dress.  I'll probably do some kind of DIY of something similar soon, so be on the look out for that if you're interested.

Taylor Swift wearing J. Mendel

I love Taylor Swift's classic and feminine style, despite how safe she seems to play it when it comes to it.  I thought that she'd be one of the few that wouldn't embrace the punk theme, so I was pretty surprised to see what she wore last night.  I loved the cut-outs, but how everything was balanced out with the heaving beading up top.  It's such a unique dress and I'm so happy that she stepped out of her comfort zone for the Met Ball.

Here are a few other favourites of mine from the night...

Kate Bosworth wearing Balmain

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Anne Hathaway wearing a 1992 vintage Valentino

Sarah Jessica Parker wearing Giles Deacon

Alexa Chung wearing Erdem

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Sienna Miller wearing Burberry

Miley Cyrus wearing Marc Jacobs

 

Beyonce in Givenchy

Thanks for reading!  Let me know in the comments which ensemble was your favourite, I'm curious.

- J

All photos are from fashionista.com unless otherwise stated.

I Want Her Closet!: Elle Fanning

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As you could probably tell from the title (or not...), Elle Fanning's style is seriously perfection, especially for a now fifteen-year-old (Happy Birthday Elle!). She's my personal fashion icon and I just love, love, LOVE her style.  Everything that she wears is so age-appropriate, but so amazingly quirky and unique at the same time. And since it's her birthday today, I decided to dedicate a whole post to her, not that I really needed the excuse.

Best Dressed: Week of April 1st: Olga Kurylenko

 

 

This "Best Dressed" title might be a bit misleading for those of you looking for the 20-slide or so collection of fancy celebrity looks of the week.  For me, Best Dressed means that I'm going to pick a look, or more than one depending on the week, that I absolutely adore from anyone, and I'm going to feature here. 

 

I stumbled upon this photo on Elie Saab's Instagram of Olga Kurylenko who stars as Julia Rusakova in the new sci-fi movie, Oblivion along side Tom Cruise.  The movie is set in 2073, 60 years after an alien invasion that almost destroyed Earth.  I guess we better be on the lookout for an alien invasion theory some time soon, heh?

DIY: Taylor Swift's shirt in "22" - Not a Lot Going On at the Moment

I am a ginormous Taylor Swift fan - I think she's simply amazing.  As some of you might already know, her music video for one of my favourite songs - that totally describes me at the moment - from her latest album, Red, called "22" was released a week or so ago and it's so quirky and fun.  One of the things that I loved the most about it was the wardrobe, especially the Ashish shirt she wore at the very beginning.  Unfortunately, that shirt costs about $895 or so.  WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY SO NOT IN MY BUDGET (and I doubt that they are in most people's budgets).  So I decided to DIY it.  And maybe you do, too.  If you do, stick around to see how.

P. S. The blog url is going to change to stylegeneris.blogspot.com on Monday, September 9th. If you want to learn more about the change, check out my blog post here.