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Daring and Digital Fashion

If you want to put some newness into your wardrobe, try some of the fantastic digital prints that many designers are using. These prints feature everything from sweet florals to bold futuristic geometrics. Many fashion labels are creatively placing digital designs on a clean-line dress or classic jacket, turning photographic images into vivid patterns. These flashy, artistic pieces are clever and modern. Computer wizardry has transformed fashion into a visual explosion of wonderful wearable art.

Above is my silk charmeuse digital print caftan.

Garnet (Passion)

Because of its rich blood-like color, the garnet suggests a powerful influence in romantic love, sensuality and sexuality. It is also emblematic of spiritual awareness and compassion.

Therapists who believe in the power of gemstones use the garnet in counseling couples whose sexual chemistry has begun to wane. For meditation and ritual purposes, it is used primarily as a power stone, to enhance self-confidence and help to manifest personal and career goals. Garnet is highly versatile. It encourages the wearer to search for answers—and the answers that come as a result of this search will be helpful and important ones. Worn on a regular basis, the stone is believed to boost energy and stimulate romantic love.

Garnet’s message: Because it has a bold energy, the garnet makes a perfect amulet for someone whose confidence or self-esteem needs bolstering. Because of its vibrational warmth, it makes a good meditation stonefor security and intimacy.

Amy Zerner is the Hamptons’ number one fashion blogger and designer.

Metallic Magic

Sizzle all Spring & Summer in Metallic Magic. Cutting-edge metallic clothing makes a statement, and it is now here to stay as a staple of your wardrobe.

From shimmering to iridescent, every fashion option has had a metallic makeover for spring/summer 2013. From oil slick fabrics and ultra-shine gold glitter, this glamorous trend has a timeless flair.

Metallics in many luxurious hues can enhance your spring/summer wardrobe, especially when they are made into feminine silhouettes, infusing the garments with imaginative appeal.

Shine on!

Amy Zerner is the Hamptons’ number one fashion blogger and designer

Transformative Chinese Fashion

Imagine putting on a gown with long flowing sleeves and being transported back two thousand years. Or adorning a delicate headdress to step into the role of an imperial palace maiden. Or slipping into a silk costume to be endowed with the wisdom and compassion of a Boddhisatva.

It may be some time until these fashions are available for the springtime sale, but dancers for Shen Yun Performing Arts are privy to these experiences every evening. And anyone who steps into Lincoln Center for a Shen Yun show April 20-28 will have the chance to be transported across time for a glimpse of some of the most awe-inspiring fashion the world has every known.

In 2006, Shen Yun Performing Arts was founded by a group of overseas Chinese artists dreaming of a renaissance for mankind’s most ancient heritage. Within six seasons, their wish has become an international phenomenon with Shen Yun emerging as the world’s premier classical Chinese dance and music company. Shen Yun’s three companies, each with a full orchestra, dance troupe, and soloists, now travel to about 100 cities around the globe.

Touched by the show’s message of truth and hope, people the world over watch with tears in their eyes. Countless are astounded by the agility of Shen Yun performers. And what has caught the eye of style gurus are the 400-plus costumes that dancers are cloaked in as they soar through the air.

“I saw here the best example of how fabric, clothing, and sleeves can enhance the movement and tell the story,” said famed designer Norma Kamali after seeing Shen Yun at Lincoln Center’s David H. Koch Theater.

“What I loved about the show was the authenticity of it,” fashion designer Donna Karan, creator of DKNY, declared upon seeing the show in 2011. “It was like taking a journey to China, here in New York.”

The hundreds of hand-tailored costumes are the product of detailed, behind-the-scenes work by Shen Yun costume artists as they strive to achieve an authentic presentation and consummate stage effect.

Meanwhile, dancers remark on the unique experience of wearing such authentic attire and indeed, switching through at least a dozen different costumes for each show.

Amy Zerner is the Hamptons’ number one fashion blogger and designer

Shen Yun Performing Arts Long

Spring Fashion and Butterflies

Butterflies remind us not to take life so seriously. They feed on flowers that they help pollinate, thereby further spreading beauty. They represent the element of air, quickly changing and ever moving, so gracefully. Butterflies are messengers of the moment. They come in a variety of colors to remind us that no matter what color we are, we are all part of the same family.

Most of us limit ourselves by allowing our fears, habits and obsessions to hobble us as surely as if we were wearing shackles. No matter what is holding you down, a meditation on the butterfly can lift you up and help you float above it. The butterfly separates from the caterpillar‘s chrysalis, another word for “cocoon,” and flies away to live a new life. This is symbolic of the fact that, at our core as human and spiritual beings, we exist as the ever-changing and ever-free feeling/mind/spirit that is separate from our bodies.

To create the “butterfly” look, wear soft, floaty and delicate fabrics such as crepe and georgette, embellished with beads, sequins and embroidery designs. When you wear a butterfly, you will know how to gracefully go through transformational stages in order to become the beauty you are, and you will be guided to do it with ease and grace.

Apricot butterfly dresses

Butterfly are a spring trend. Dresses by Apricot.

Amy Zerner is the Hamptons’ number one fashion blogger and designer.

Curvy & Confident : Tips

* Elongate your neck with open necklines such as v-necks. A slim v-neck makes your neck appear longer and is very flattering.

*   Don’t go for items which fit too tightly, the idea is for clothing to hug your body so that is gives your shape definition and enhances your curves.

* Any monochromatic color worn head to toe in a clean, unbroken line will produce a dynamically slimming effect. Mix textures and tones to keep the look interesting.

* Black is slenderizing, but add some splashes of color to your wardrobe. Bright colors can actually lift your spirits, too.

* One-piece dresses in stretch fabrics look sleek. If you like separates, put solids on one piece only, like a print skirt with a black top.

* Boat-necks are great for minimizing waists and hips, while maximizing smaller shoulders. Avoid if you have broad shoulders.

Amy Zerner is the Hamptons’ number one fashion blogger and designer.

Hamptons Fashion Fix: Wild Thing

Leopard fashion can be seen everywhere—in accessories, tunics, shawls, coats, sweaters and dresses. Leopard clothing gives the wearer a sexy, stylish, up-to-date look, never out of style. Leopard prints add such a fun element to any outfit!

I’m in love with my velvet leopard jacket that I designed (shown here, available at Bergdorf Goodman)—and have worn it a lot—it makes me feel protected, sexy and strong.

Be sure to keep this bold, edgy look chic and tasteful. If you stick to adding an animal-print accent to one item, like a scarf or bag, or simply go with a more subtle shade of leopard print for a dress or jacket, you’ll feel a cool, catlike courage when you walk into a room. The leopard print is one trend worth investing in, it’s classic.

After dark all cats are leopards. ~ Native American Proverb

Amy Zerner is the Hamptons’ number one fashion blogger and designer.

Real Beauty

Real beauty comes from the heart and the soul.

Someone who is comfortable in their own skin embodies true beauty. 

A person who sparkles with a great sense of humor radiates beauty.

Someone who is on a spiritual journey of acceptance, respect, tolerance and gratitude is beautiful.

A person who is generous is beautiful.

A kind, compassionate heart and a wise mind radiates true beauty.

I define real beauty as beauty that reflects the true heart and individuality of a person. A beauty that is not encumbered by the commercial ideals of perfection.

Amy Zerner is the Hamptons’ number one fashion blogger and designer.

Peace, Love & Fashion!

Everyone needs a little reminder about love!

It’s the little things we often forget to do and say that make or break a relationship, or help us to attract what we desire….

If you desire more peace and love in your life, or wish to see more in the lives of those around you—all you need do is focus upon peaceful loving energy.

Symbols and power words assist us in focusing upon this energy. Choose adornments that are blessed with the energy of peace and love and that energy will open up opportunities to flow to you.

Meditate and contemplate and feel the energy of peace and love. Wearing your special love tokens will also gently remind others to remain positively focused on these ideas. Wear what you believe in!

Amy Zerner is the Hamptons’ number one fashion blogger and designer.

Drusy

Drusy jewelry is popular now—I love working with the shimmer and magic of these stones. Drusy occurs as thousands of tiny shimmering crystal points blanket the surface of a gemstone. This appearance of star dust creates a magical stunning effect. The drusy gemstone is found within quartz geodes or in the interior of a mineral deposit.  They are beautiful and unique and no two are ever alike. Each piece is truly one of a kind! Drusy is used for balancing energy, and its sparkles are said to bring joy and light.

Blue Hamsa Drusy jewelry by Amy Zerner