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Links à la Mode – Independent Fashion Bloggers

by AlterationsNeeded on February 20, 2011

Alterations Needed was included in last weeks Links à la Mode from Independent Fashion Bloggers! Take a look at some other great posts that got hand-picked last week. Fashion Week’s Inspirations Edited by Marie Denee of The Curvy Fashionista During the midst of New York Fashion Week, fashion took another direction. Beyond the beauty of an artist’s creation, fashion bloggers take their inspirations to raise questions, reflect, challen…

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Petite Haute Couture Fashion House Gets a Modern Makeover

by AlterationsNeeded on May 2, 2011

Vogue – May 2011 – Page 162 The fashion world loves to revive it’s old, nearly forgotten fashion houses from the dead, and the newest one to attract the attention of fashion bible, Vogue, has an interesting history. It began as a PETITE haute couture fashion house in Paris! Yes…PETITE! Fashion houses in the 1940′s and 1950′s catered mostly to older women (oh, how the tides have turned). Madame Carven, at the…

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Petite Fashion Challenge #3 – The Look For Less

by AlterationsNeeded on October 28, 2010

Wow, this Petite Fashion Challenge was hard! Hosted by the wonderful blog Petite Little Girl, this month’s challenge was “The Look For Less”. We had to pick a celeb style icon, and recreate one of her looks “for less”. So, here we go… My celeb style icon is not a huge celebrity, but she is kinda a celebrity in the fashion world. Her name is Miroslava Duma, and she is a petite powerhouse in the Russian fashion

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Links à la Mode – Independent Fashion Bloggers

by AlterationsNeeded on January 30, 2011

Alterations Needed got listed in this week’s Links à la Mode at Independent Fashion Bloggers! Check out the other great blog posts chosen this week. It’s Getting Hot In Here Edited by Ann of Holier than Now Though you may be living in a snow globe (sure feels like it here on the East Coast), you’re never out in the cold – assuming the snow hasn’t knocked out your internet … This week’s links will wa…

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Petite Fashion Challenge #2 – Wear It Now, Wear It Later

by AlterationsNeeded on September 30, 2010

Welcome to Petite Fashion Challenge #2! This month’s challenge, in honor of the September transition into fall, was to pick a piece from your wardrobe and style it two ways: one for summer/spring, and one for fall/winter. Please take the time to check out all the stylish ladies who participated (in alphabetical order): Caramel-Covered-Everything Curls and Pearls Evolving Style Extra Petite Fast Food & Fast Fashion I am Khatu Mini M…

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Petite Fashion Challenge #8 – Spinning the Favorite

by AlterationsNeeded on June 16, 2011

Theory blazer | Theory knit vest | H&M t-shirt | LOFT pants | Christian Louboutin pumps | LOFT flower pin | Ann Taylor belt This month’s Petite Fashion Challenge is hosted by Gracie of Radiator Sessions. The challenge this month was: …Take a “go-to” outfit, put a spin on it by styling it in a different way but still keeping a couple of essential components. I have an addiction…to denim! Publishing my week in outfits for a…

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Petite Fashion Challenge #7 – The Little Black Dress

by AlterationsNeeded on April 28, 2011

Blazer – Theory “Vern” in “Bicoastal” (seersucker), size 00 Dress – Henrietta Pertuz “Morning to Moonlight”, size 00P (altered) Shoes – Jimmy Choo, size 35 Belt – Ann Taylor “Perfect Patent Skinny”, size xs Jewelry – Honora pearl necklace, jet bead necklace, sterling silver bracelets, Iridesse pearl brooch This month’s Petite Fashion Challenge is being hosted b…

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