Style That Saves

Female superheroes have taken over TV this fall. From Marvel's Jessica Jones to Supergirl, female superheroes are everywhere.

These crime fighting girls aren't given the most practical costumes to save the day in. Their costumes also pretty objectifying and take away from the complete bad-ass qualities these heroes have.

Here's my tweaks to female superhero costumes to help them save the world, in style and comfort.

1. Tie. Up. Their. Hair. It makes literally no sense that these superheroes are flying, jumping, punching, kicking, *insert action move here* with hair flopping all over the place. Have you ever walked into any gym? Have you seen any females with their hair down? Nope, because it's virtually impossible to move without being blinded by hair flying in your eye or being choked by lose strands. I can't even take a test without my hair tied back, never mind save the entire universe.

2. I can't begin to understand why Supergirl is flying around in a skirt. Have the lovely creators over at DC Comics heard of leggings? I'm sure a nice pair of Lululemons would ease some of the crime fighting moves Supergirl has to do. Anything designed to make a pilates class comfortable has to transfer over to beating up villains.

3. There's a nice little invention called flat shoes that would do a great deal towards helping the female superhero population. For whatever reason a good portion of them are still running around in heels. Unless they all have an extra superhumanly power to not feel pain in their heels and not blister on their toes, I think some Nike's would help them out.

And always remember,

Gossip Girl Glam

Gossip Girl, our "one and only source into the scandalous lives of Manhattan's elite," was also my main style-spiration throughout middle school. A tad unrealistic considering I had less money than the Humphrey's, but regardless my adolescent mind was drawn to the clothes of the van der Woodsens and Waldorfs.

A new Glamour.com app lets you create a virtual model to try on clothes so you can pretend you have the closet of an Upper East Side prep school princess. The app is really fun, but it also makes me sad when I snap back to reality and remember my real wardrobe is pathetic in comparison.

Here are some tips to dress like the NYC socialite you know you are heart, while on the budget of a broke college student.

1. Every girl who survived high school on a less than adequate allowance knows that Forever 21 is your best bet for cheap, trendy pieces. This is where you're going to get all of your accessories, for cheap, to fool everyone into thinking you're the missing van der Woodsen. Find Blair-like headbands, or Serena-like hats to perfect any and every outfit.

2. Shopping the clearance section is the best way to get qualities pieces for half the price. Never underestimate the clearance section of sometimes expensive stores. Urban Outfitters has great deals, especially if you shop off season. My personal favorite is shopping at outlet stores like Nordstrom rack to get designer items, like the Gossip Girl cast wears, for a fraction of the cost.

3. It is okay to be a "Lizzie Mcguire outfit repeater"- if you do it with caution. Switch up how you wear your pieces. Pair your blazer one day with a ruffled blouse to go for a Blair Waldorf preppy look. The next day pair it with a graphic t-shirt and ripped jeans for a (post break-down) grungy Jenny Humphrey vibe. Experiment and have fun with your closet!

You know you love me.

xoxo, 

Gossip Girl

Style Evolution: Jennifer Lawrence

Jennifer Lawrence has had many successes over the last few years. She's slayed every award show season and every red carpet. But more importantly Jlaw has won us all over with her TV appearances.

Nobody can deny Jenn's humor, but she's also had some amazing outfits on all her TV show appearances. Here's a few of my favorite.

The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon: Keeping up with the jokes, Lawrence came out with a faux beard. All jokes aside she looked amazing in her elegant halter neck dress. A great balance to her cool lob.

Saturday Night Live: Then there was that time when she helped co-star Woody Harrleson with his SNL monologue and killed it in a sleeveless, black jumpsuit. And sang. Is there anything she can't do? 

Late Show With David Letterman: My personal favorite: the time she got David Letterman to bring out a giant, pink blanket because she was cold. And she still looked flawless. 

Style And The City

I've always idolized Carrie Bradshaw. Although, I'd probably say I've become more of a Miranda but thats a different story. 

Carrie Bradshaw is the ultimate style icon. Her fearless fashion choices continue to stun me as I re-watch episodes for the millionth time. She may not be the most practical fashionista to follow, but here's a few of my all time favorite Carrie looks. 

The Tutu Dress: The most iconic look of all time. I've still yet to get my own tutu dress. I'm probably a little too traumatized from my bad ballet years to give it a go. 

The Bubble Dress: I'm a huge fan of Carrie's curls, but I love the contrast here with the sleek straight hair. And I love the simplicity of the dress. 

The Wedding Suit: I thought Carrie's wedding dress was as obnoxious as the SATC movie. Her wedding suit in the courthouse, though, was adorable. Perfect end to a perfect series (except not because they made the unnecessary sequel). 

Fine Fashion

As the super catchy The Nanny theme song tells us, "she had style, she had class, she was there," and that's how she became the nanny.

I saw an article on Refinery29 about how Fran Fine's outfits on The Nanny are pretty similar to a lot of trends today. When I think about how the '90s are making a comeback I always focus on the grungy looks, but a lot of Fran's over-the-top outfits are present in a today's trends.

Even though she was border line tacky (or maybe not so border line) with most of her outfits, the basic trends translate well to today. Fran's high wasted skirts with  matching crop tops can be seen today with a lot of stores selling sets of matching two piece separates.

Fran's beauty look also isn't far off from the Kylie Jenner-esque makeup trend. Long before Kylie

was snapping selfies for Instagram, Fran was over lining her lips with dark reds and accentuating her eyes with perfect winged liner. 

And, of course, that iconic laugh could never go out of style. 

Style Evolution: Kendall Jenner

I've been keeping up with the Kardashians for a while now. Over the last 11 years I've watched Kendall Jenner change from the awkward little sister I related with, to an international super model. Most recently Kendall stole the family spotlight in the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.

Here's a quick timeline highlighting Kendall's transformation from trendy tween to bombshell Angel.

1. I hate looking back at my old yearbooks and Bat Mitzvah album to see the ridiculous outfits I wore. It makes me feel a little better that Kendall has her awkward pictures from the KUWTK season one red carpet premiere for the whole world to see.

2. It didn't take too long for Kendall to start morphing into her Angel status. As early as 2009 she was already owning the red carpet, a foreshadow of the supermodel to come. 

3. By the time the Hunger Games premiere rolled around in 2012, Kendall had started to create a name for herself in the fashion world. Her outfit and appearance at the premiere was a turning point in her career, and she started to be known as more than Kim's little sister. 

4. Which brings us up to today, with Kendall owning the VS runway earlier this week. After conquering countless fashion shows around the world, Kendall earned her wings and status in the modeling world. 

80s Fashion: Saved by the Bell

Disclaimer: I watched a lot of TV growing up. A lot of really old TV shows on repeats. I remember setting my TV to the right channel so that as soon as I came home from school I would run up and turn it on to catch the beginning of that day's episode of Saved by the Bell. This was back in 2008 when I didn't have to privilege of Netflix and missing an episode through me way off. 

Saved by the Bell was probably the first thing I was ever exposed to that opened the door for a whole array of retro fashion to my middle school mind. I was in awe of the bright colors, the big hair, and, or course, Mario Lopez's dimples. 

Flash forward to 2015 and I'm still equally as obsessed with the outfits on Saved by the Bell as my eighth grade self was. What's not to love about Kelly Kapowski's cheerleader uniform? Or literally anything that Lisa wore. I'd even go so far as to say that the awkward shirts Screech wore were fashionable.

So next time you have an 80s themed party, or maybe you're just planning really early for next year's Halloween, consider getting some inspo from the coolest kids at Bayside High School.