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The fall/ winter 2019-2020 fashion trends are here, and we hope you're ready. In case you haven't been paying attention, the four major Fashion Weeks have just ended, and we can now definitively predict what the major trends will be for the next autumn and winter seasons.
For many of us the world seems to be on the verge of collapse, and designers are certainly not excluded from having this perception. There was an impending sense of doom that either colored or inspired many of the fall/ winter 2019 fashion trends.
In many cases it meant that we saw garments crafted as though the apocalypse had already occurred: either extremely minimalist and utilitarian, or inspired by films like the Matrix. Nineties grunge was everywhere, and that's a style that certainly conveys to us that we might be living in the end times.
Some designers showed hope by not shying away from politics this season, with many making statements about the environment, war, and gender. The Seventies were a more hopeful time for activists, so many designers took that era as their design inspiration, which brought a lot of Seventies staples into the fall 2019 fashion trends.
We also saw more designers use vegan and sustainable materials to craft their garments and fall 2019 accessories. Almost everyone, from young designers to major fashion houses, played with gender in some way for the winter 2020 fashion trends. Some did so by crafting menswear-inspired items for women, while others did so by presenting unisex garments. As a result, some of the major fall/ winter 2019-2020 fashion trends are suits, loose trousers, and big-shouldered jackets and blazers.
However, there was also a little bit of room for fantasy and drama, particularly in the form of copious ruffles and voluminous garments, as we saw overt sexiness in the form of see-through clothing, visible lingerie, and corsetry. If you want to treat high fashion as escapism, these are likely the fall/ winter 2019 fashion trends that you will appreciate the most. So, without further ado, let's get into the details of what we'll all be wearing soon!
#1. Seventies Style
Bell bottoms, vests, turtlenecks, corduroy, long jackets, and warm earthy colors – these are all staples of Seventies fashion that designers pulled from to bring that decade back as one of the fall 2019 runway trends.
The inspiration for Michael Kors' fall runway came from his days partying at the famous Studio 54, the logo of which he secured for the collection. The styling was as Seventies as it gets, as models were clad in long, belted dresses, earth-toned leather, neckerchiefs, with their hair styled to look big and fluffy. One model was clearly styled after Diana Ross, in a shimmery purple dress, big boa, and gorgeous curls.
Naeem Khan was another designer to take inspiration from his own time designing in the '70s. Back then, Khan apprenticed with Roy Halston, the designer known for bringing trousers back into women's wear and crafting figure-elongating maxi dresses and caftans. Khan's fall collection was replete with disco glamour, trousers, and elongating dresses.
For Celine, Hedi Slimane went way back, taking inspiration from the designs the house had produced in the '70s, like pleated A-line skirts, culottes, and women's tweed blazers. At Kate Spade, the Seventies effect was derived from suits with high-waisted, flared trousers and elongating blazers, even though the colors themselves were very bright and of the moment.
#2. Nineties Style
Nineties fashions are insistent on staying popular, and honestly, we don't mind. There is something easy about Nineties fashions – a type of aggressive casualness that we're really loving for the colder seasons.
The layering is haphazard, makeup and hair can be a little messy or undone, and the fabrics and silhouettes are as comfy as can be. Grunge is everywhere, but other elements of this decade-inspired fall 2019 fashion trend also came into play this season.
Ripped pants, band Ts, layers upon layers of textured denim and plaid, and intimidating Doc Martens were all elements in what lead to a perfect 2019 take on Nineties grunge at R13. At Paco Rabanne, the Nineties inspiration, which was admittedly combined with '70s elements, showed through in copious camisole dresses, often layered over T-shirts or long-sleeved shirts à la Kate Moss, or leopard print coats, also à la '90s Kate Moss.
There was also a Nineties feel about the way masculine blazers were layered over camisole dresses at Louis Vuitton. Camisole dresses over a shirt (again, though this time the shirts were tight turtlenecks) at Versace also helped cement the '90s as one of the major inspiration decades for this season.
#3. Sustainable Action for a Planet on Fire
Scientists agree that we've reached a point of no return as global temperatures continue to rise, so the environment was definitely on the mind of quite a few designers, who used recycled materials and made explicit pro-earth statements during and after their shows. Using recycled and sustainable materials shouldn't be merely a trend – it should be standard practice in fashion, but unfortunately that's not the case.
We hope that in the coming years the practice becomes so common as to leave the pages of trend reports, although we're also aware that it won't be even close to enough to reverse the damage done by capitalism as a whole.
At Alexander McQueen, Sarah Burton used a few different repurposed materials: heddles from a loom were used like elongated sequins to decorate a gorgeous silver dress, and fabric cuttings from the workshop floor were used to make the swirly skirt portion of a checked jacket-cum-dress creation.
Vivienne Westwood placed the deteriorating state of the planet front and center in her collection, with the main slogans of the show being "buy less, choose well, make it last." Activists wearing Vivienne Westwood walked the runway with microphones and gave their own statements about politics and sustainability.
Westwood was criticized for pushing an anti-consumerist message while also encouraging the sales of her next collection. That being said, the designer is known for practicing what she preaches, by using recycled and sustainable materials in her collections and partnering with environmental organizations like Greenpeace. Her messaging may have been off, but the message itself was undoubtedly correct.
Perhaps more appealing was the messaging at Collina Strada, where designer Hillary Taymour was transparent about her personal and professional struggles to be eco-friendlier. She is working on shifting Collina Strada towards full sustainability, and for now, the fall 2019 collection was made primarily of deadstock fabrics and with recycled beads crafted by 4ocean, an organization that cleans the oceans of plastic waste and turns it into bracelets.
Also noteworthy are the labels that center sustainability in their production process and find ways to limit their carbon footprint at every stage, like Mara Hoffman (who released a gorgeous lookbook instead of presenting at fashion week), Creatures of the Wind, Gabriela Hearst (whose show audience included children from Our Children's Trust, the organization suing various governments for infringing the youth's right to a stable climate), and Stella McCartney who is considered one of the leaders in sustainable design.
#4. End of Gender
This is yet another entry that is a trend this season, it might show up as a trend next season, but in a few years, it'll be a given – gender is out. The runways have been increasingly non-binary this season, with some designers showcasing gender-bending outfits and others releasing utterly wearable unisex creations.
The more radical looks actually seem outdated, while the mundane options are radical in their decision not to make a splash. The statement they're making is that fashion doesn't have a gender anymore, and you really don't need to be surprised.
On the unisex side of things, we have the bulk of Calvin Luo's collection, which was made up of big blazers and loose trousers that could easily be worn by anyone. Telfar is another young brand to pay attention to, which released a truly all unisex collection of '70s Americana-inspired streetwear garments.
Gender play at Vaquera consisted of male models in suede skirts, and comfy, oversized, and even ridiculously oversized garments, including a series of items made to look like a child playing in their dad's blazers or button-up shirts. A collection of alt and gender non-conforming models at Gypsy Sport hammered home a message of inclusivity and body positivity, while also showcasing some of the sexiest lingerie of the season.
I'll also take a second to profile No Sesso, designer Pierre Davis' collection, which means no sex in Italian (and in context, no gender since the offerings are pretty sexy). The wholly unisex collection throws gender roles to the wind, putting everyone in structured corsets and patchwork dresses because nothing is sexier.
#5. Slouchy Suits
When designers send models out on the runway in relaxed suits, they effectively say that professional wear can be comfortable and loose rather than tight and rigid for the fall 2019 fashion trends. They also effectively make suits more appropriate for evening wear, by giving options that are lusher and more comfortable.
This fall 2019 runway trend is part of an overall shift towards minimalist, utilitarian, and non-gendered dressing in the high fashion world, a trend that we believe will trickle down easily into more mainstream fashion.
Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen, under their label The Row, also created slouchy suits – not surprising, considering the comfortable style the two prefer. Straight legged trousers and oversized blazers looked pretty neat on their runway, paired as they were with lush turtlenecks, with both dark and light neutral color options on display.
At Proenza Schouler, gray and off-white oversized suits and blazers were comfy yet sophisticated, with options for both men and women. Many other designers gave us slouchy suit options, including Oscar de la Renta, Tibi, Nina Ricci, Roksanda, and Alexander Wang.
#6. Matrix Re-Reloaded
The fall/ winter 2019-2020 fashion trends have included a few different options to keep you warm, but the baddest of them all are the black leather trench coats – meaning bad in a good way, of course.
Black trench coats gained fame in the late '90s/ early 2000s when costume designer Kym Barrett dressed the cast of The Matrix in black leather trench coats (okay, Trinity was mostly in PVC), which billowed strikingly during action scenes. Nearly 20 years later, times are pretty bleak, so what better way to shield ourselves than with one of these trenches?
At the colorful Versace show, one black trench coat tied over a pair of pink leggings gave a sobering touch. The A.W.A.K.E. collection as a whole had a minimalist feel that certainly fit in with the cyber-ascetic vibe of the Matrix film, including long black coats of various materials, leather included.
Most Matrix-y of all, however, was the Alexander Wang collection where black leather was used for every type of garment imaginable, and models even wore Morpheus-like small sunglasses for fall 2019 and colorful Lana Wachowski-esque dreadlocks. We also saw long black trench coats at Coach 1941, Simone Rocha, Chalayan, Guy Laroche, Roberto Cavalli and many more runways.
#7. Patchy Patchwork
There is something comforting about patchwork designs. They might be a little tough to wear, since they can appear raggedy or old-fashioned, but they bring to mind comforting thoughts about lovingly crafted throw blankets somehow combined with a punk rock aesthetic. With meditations on what it means to reuse and upcycle as well as on intersections of identities, it was no surprise to see patchworks as part of the fall 2019 runway trends.
Matty Bovan, of course, was the king of patchwork, giving us loud combinations of fall 2019 prints and fabrics patched together into dresses and skirts that looked unfinished in the most glamorous way possible. Ashley Williams is known for having a similar punk rock vibe, but her use of patchwork in sweaters and skirts was actually intentionally matronly.
Patchwork was used to cleverly combine prints at Koché in a few different ways. Striped fabrics in different colors were cobbled together to make footballer-inspired collar shirts and dresses.
Then there was the mixture of shiny fabrics sewn together to make party dresses. Last, and most impressive, was a dress made of many different patches of fabric that came together with the help of a shiny cord trim, showing a lot of skin in the process.
#8. Knitwear
Designers understood what it means to craft for winter, as cozy designs were ubiquitous on the runway. Many labels joined Missoni and Pringle of Scotland to make knitwear items, so knits easily made it into the fall/ winter 2019-2020 fashion trends.
Molly Goddard moved away from the overly feminine, instead giving us warm multi-colored knit sweaters, cardigans, scarves, skirts, and even a crocheted dress. We've already mentioned the matronly vibe the Ashley Williams collection took, with many wool offerings for the NYC millennial intent on staying at home in winter, with a cup of herbal tea, the heat turned up high, and a virtual fireplace showing on TV.
The Taiwanese designer Jamie Wei Huang also had millennials in mind, as she was inspired by youth (including her own student days) to craft a casual collection filled with oversized sweaters cut into modern, Asian street-style inspired silhouettes. At MSGM, there was also a cool schoolgirl vibe, with knitted cardigans worn over short skirts and knee-high socks.
Knits were a bit more mature – even geared towards evening wear, on the runways of J.W. Anderson, Altuzarra, and Stella McCartney who all presented unique knitted dresses. There were quite a few other designers (especially young ones) that made warm knits cool again, including Priscavera and Gareth Wrighton for Fashion East.
#9. Swathed in Ruffles
Ruffles are the "just put a bird on it" trend in the fall/ winter 2019-2020 fashion trends. If it was possible to put a ruffle somewhere, rest assured at least one designer but probably two or three went ahead and did it. In addition to ruffled collars and shoulders, we also had a lot of dresses that featured ruffles as the main event.
In the case of the newcomer discovered by Marc Jacobs on Instagram, Tomo Koizumi, the ruffles were of gossamer fabrics like tulle and organza that ensconced models like shimmery, opulent clouds in vibrant rainbow colors.
Closing the Sies Marjan collection there were two similarly opulent creations: the first was a dress and the second was a blouse, both of which were crafted out of multi-colored shimmering fabric folded into ruffles.
Big ruffles opened the show at Mary Katrantzou! The first massive dress on the runway nearly swallowed the model whole, as it exploded with a mixture of feathers and ruffles in a bright yellow shade. Rodarte could also be relied on to present opulent, ruffled garments at their show, as they do every year.
#10. See-Through
The affinity designers have for displaying the female form continues well into the fall/ winter 2019 fashion trends, with all manner of see-through fabrics used for shirts and dresses. This year the creations were often worn under a coat or a blazer (it's cold in autumn and winter, after all), but were just as provocative as they had been in previous years.
British designer Pam Hogg is known for taking things a little wild. There were many fetish elements in her collection, so a few totally revealing outfits didn't seem out of place or uncomfortably objectifying. We dare say we even liked the totally see-through mesh bodysuit emblazoned with "venus" across the front.
At Saint Laurent, there was a unique combination: a shimmery knitted shirt showing off a female torso, with an oversized, masculine coat worn over it. The see-through blouses continue to show up throughout the collection, but that first example is the most memorable.
Other designers whose use of see-through fabric was noteworthy this season included Molly Goddard, Balmain, and Giambattista Valli.
#11. Saturated Indigo Denim on Denim
For designers that make more casual fare, the Canadian tuxedo can be hard to resist. Denim is always fashionable, so why not put together a denim skirt or jeans with a denim jacket or blouse?
It's particularly nice as part of the fall 2019 fashion trends, since it'll keep you warm but not stifled. The iteration for this season was darker than the one from spring, with the denim used being a much deeper, indigo blue.
Galaxy blue denim was big at Chloé, with a sleeveless denim top worn over denim jeans being a particularly cool look. There were a few denim-on-denim looks at Christian Dior with a particularly chic vibe. One of the other season's trends, pleated skirts, was combined with dark blue denim and then paired with a denim blouse, creating a romantic denim-on-denim look.
Lastly, there was the exceedingly wearable collection at Lemaire that featured a denim-on-denim look made up of a long-sleeved denim top and a pair of roomie, straight-legged, high waisted jeans.
#12. Trench Coats with a Deep Yoke Back Flap
Trench coats alone cannot count as an autumn trend – they're a seasonal staple, after all, since they are elegant, classy, and give the perfect level of protection for the season.
What we did notice for the fall 2019 runway trends was that many of the trench coats on display this season had a deep yoke back, which is a type of flap that goes over the shoulders and back, also hanging a bit at the front. The point of the deep yoke back is to keep water away, but it also adds interesting bulk and texture to a trench.
At Gucci, the flap on a long gray trench worked to sharpen the shoulders, contributing to another one of the fall 2019 fashion trends, and also added a unique element, since the flaps at the front had a sharp triangular shape. Agnona presented a Matrix-y leather trench that had two extra-long flaps at the front, giving the whole look a priestly feel paired as they were with a Roman collar.
Other designer labels that added deep yoke back saddles to their trenches included Sacai, Lanvin, and Gabriele Colangelo.
#13. Two Items Vertically Stitched Together
We're not sure why designers opted to take two totally separate outfits, cut them in half down the middle, and then stitch them back together. Okay, so this probably wasn't their working process, but that was certainly the effect! While this technique doesn't always lead to wearable clothing, it absolutely cements a label in our minds. Should you go out and wear some of these unique creations, more power to you!
Our favorite take on this fall 2019 fashion trend were the gender-bending looks at Alexander McQueen, where suit jackets were augmented with flowing layers of fabric on one side, turning the look into a half-dress. The most extreme was a half-jacket half-dress number in navy blue that was worn over matching trousers.
Matty Bovan's collection was all about stitching things together, with a vertical offering in the form of a half-paisley half-fish print collared dress worn over black, flared-bottom leggings.
The Eckhaus Latta collection was very clean, as a whole, but even they created a short two-in-one dress, made of two fabrics that were negatives of each other. Other designers to give us this two-in-one style included Calvin Luo, Roland Mouret, Rejina Pyo, Hellessy, and Cushnie.
#14. Return of the Ribbon
Ribbons are a fun detail that can have totally different effects depending on their size. When oversized they add an architectural element to a look, when medium-sized they are wholly romantic, and when small they are youthful and girlish. We enjoyed ribbons in many different sizes as part of the fall 2019 fashion trends.
Oversized ribbons came courtesy of Issey Miyake, where they gave an impressive touch as the top fastenings of large winter coats. At Erdem, ribbons were a natural addition, what with the brand being known for its feminine creations. There was a mixture of takes on the ribbon, with small bows running down the front of a few dresses, and large ribbons used at the neckline of more elaborate dresses.
Medium-sized ribbons had a dapper flare at Milan Fashion Week, where Italian brands like Etro, MSGM, and Dolce & Gabbana added the embellishment as a fastening at the neck of blouses.
#15. Leather Dresses
For the fall/ winter 2019-2020 fashion trends, many designers treated leather as though it were fabric, crafting dresses, jumpsuits, and even suits out of the material in a totally new way. They made leather seem soft and malleable, ensuring that at least a few divas will choose to wear it on the red carpet.
There were gorgeous black and red leather dresses at Alexander McQueen, with the leather twisted into beautiful, lush roses that decorated the skirts. Chalayan played with leather marvelously as well, with the short off-shoulder black dress that opened the show appearing especially wearable.
We can always trust a brand like Salvatore Ferragamo to offer interesting leather pieces, with a dark red leather skater dress paired with purple accessories easily drawing our eye. Tod's is another label known for their leather creations, and we loved a '60s-inspired shift dress with long sleeves made of Dark Cheddar (a fall 2019 runway color) yellow leather.
#16. Leather Suits
Continuing the theme of lots and lots of leather in the fall 2019 fashion trends are leather suits. There were both skirt suits and pantsuits made of leather on the runways this season. They came both from brands who have been crafting with the material for decades, and from brands that only work with it occasionally. It'll be interesting to see how this trend will manifest in real life!
At Akris, a leather skirt suit was fitted and chic, even paired as it was with tall leather boots. Black leather skirt and top combo took on a slightly more exotic vibes, as the buttoned leather top had short sleeves, the skirt hit mid-calf, and both items were decorated with a pine tree motif – oh, and all of this was styled along with white socks worn over sandals! Talk about a fashion departure!
Moving away from black leather, at Sies Marjan a suit set was made of dark purple or blue leather in a streamlined fit. At Salvatore Ferragamo, looks played with this season's affinity for slouchy, pajama-inspired silhouettes, with loose leather trousers and a button-up leather top really making us think of sleepwear. Other designers who crafted unique leather suits included Chalayan, Nina Ricci, Altuzarra, Off-White, and Drome.
#17. Day to Night Jumpsuits
Jumpsuits and playsuits have been quite trendy for a few seasons now, with spring's iteration being particularly "workman"-inspired. For the fall/ winter 2019-2020 fashion trends the jumpsuits are as professional and office-appropriate as can be, for all you working ladies out there.
The jumpsuit that most exemplifies this trend for me is the brown one that opened up the Emilia Wickstead show. The elegant tailoring on it, the simple leather belt, and the way the cuffs were slightly rolled up on the pants looked as sophisticated as can be. A similar light blue jumpsuit that came up later in the show also measured up to the same standard of elegance.
The shape of the jumpsuit like the black halter top one we saw on the Christian Cowan runway makes it the perfect day to night item – wear it with a blazer to the office, and then reveal a bit of skin to wear it to the after-work drinks or even to a more upscale party.
Jumpsuit silhouettes can perfectly echo dresses – they can flare out or stay streamlined, and all it takes is a pair of heels and some glamorous jewelry and no one can complain about your outfit – the glimmery blue jumpsuits we saw at Sally Lapointe are a perfect example of that!
#18. Pajama Couture
Every season we can be assured that at least a few designers will choose to pull inspiration from nightwear and present it as daywear or maybe even evening wear! Last season camisole dresses were a big trend, but for the fall 2019 fashion trends other types of pajamas have gotten some attention as well.
At Dolce & Gabbana, the creations were feminine and romantic, replete with silk and lace, exactly in the way we'd expect the Italian designer duo to interpret nightwear for evening.
The styling at Jonathan Simkhai was particularly playful, with silky camisole dresses worn over pajama-like pants, and a set of silky trousers and blouse looking like a full pajama set that was worn with a neckerchief worthy of flight attendant uniform. Satin trouser and blouse sets at Sies Marjan also had comfy pajama vibes, although precise tailoring made sure it was clear they were intended for the office or evening event.
#19. Dresses with Cut-Outs
Cut-outs on dresses are rarely associated with sophistication, but perhaps that was exactly why so many designers challenged themselves with this method of showing extra skin for the fall/ winter 2019 fashion trends.
Possibly winning the most extreme (borderline tacky) take on this trend is a purple dress at Moschino that was partially crafted through wrapping, to facilitate its revealing nature. On the right, the openings revealed the model's side from rib to hip, while on the other side the opening only showed the waist. The dress was styled with big hair and lots of bling, if only to push the boundaries of good taste even further, but we're sure that with slightly different styling an R&B diva can make it work.
At Roberto Cavalli, waist cut-outs on a long-sleeved yellow dress that was already partially see-through made us wonder if this was a particular combination that the world really needed. Carolina Herrera, Dion Lee, and Proenza Schouler were a few of the labels to give us their own takes on garments with skin-baring cut-outs.
#20. Puffer Coats
As anyone who's ever lived in a truly cold climate knows, the best winter coats are the ultra-puffy ones. Unfortunately, these winter puffer coats are too big and bulky to be the most fashionable options around, that is, until now. Puffy coats are a definite part of the winter 2019-2020 fashion trends, which is especially great for those living in places where a trench coat won't suffice.
Warmest of all was a long puffer coat at Tory Burch, which was worn open over a floral printed dress, also showing that the coat's lining was made of a fabric with a similar white paisley floral print. Jonathan Simkhai also gave us a sleeping-bag-sized puffer coat of note, this time with a floral pattern on the outside that was made to match the dress worn underneath.
The opening of the Prabal Gurung runway for this season could best be described as "neon coziness" what with all the bright winter offerings. These included an excellent long puffer coat in neon blue, worn over a tie-dye sweatshirt. At Brandon Maxwell, LaQuan Smith, and Christian Siriano, we saw cropped takes on the puffy coat that could be paired with the club or evening wear garments for which these designers are known.
#21. Return of the Meringue Dress
Last year I dubbed it the meringue dress, but for the fall/ winter 2019-2020 fashion trends the name doesn't seem to work quite as well, since while the shape is the same, the vibe the dresses give off is a little different. I'm talking, of course, of voluminous dresses, both long and short, with a meringue or tent-like shape.
It's a dress that doesn't show any curves or hint of a figure. Last season I wondered whether these dresses were inspired by the costuming in The Handmaid's Tale, but the ones showcased were so opulent that I thought naming them after a dessert would be more fitting. This season I feel differently.
I think the inspiration at Vaquera is the clearest: millennials stay at home, so sanctuary was the word in mind for the designs. What is more comforting and homier than a big dress that you can get lost in? Some of the oversized dresses had a grandmotherly vibe, while others were more youthful. A peachy dress in satin even gave us the feeling of a very young girl trying on her mother's dress, which on her looks oversized and shapeless.
Voluminous dresses at Roksanda were crafted in striking colors like reflective Dark Cheddar yellow and magenta. Despite being decorated with bows and layers of fabric, there was still something austere about these gowns.
The newcomers to the Nina Ricci label, Rushemy Botter and Lisi Herrebrugh, were primarily menswear designers, so it was interesting to see them craft long, voluminous dresses that gave models a larger than life silhouette. A few other labels that returned to this silhouette were Erdem, Marc Jacobs, Y/ Project, and Valentino.
#22. Ridiculous Old-Timey Ruffled Collars
Whether the inspiration was circus clown or Elizabethan fashion, big, ruffled collars made for one of the most extreme fall/ winter 2019-2020 fashion trends. It's a fashion element that demands attention, and will draw lots of admirers but also a lot of ridicule. If you're truly committed, give one of these creations a try!
Tory Burch gave us a fairly reserved and easily wearable collection this season, but she managed to punch it up by including quite a few ruffled collars. Most were simple black or white collars worn over autumnal fare, but on quite a few dresses the ruffles were two-tiered and more elaborate.
Ruffles were turned up a notch at the Brock Collection show, with the most elaborate being an asymmetrical ruffle collar that was part of a slouchy gold blouse – paired with a matching skirt, of course.
Lastly there's Rodarte, a label known for supplying romance in heaps. Floral dresses and blouses embellished with lush ruffled collars seemed like a natural creation for the brand.
#23. The Modern Corset
Here and there we saw an affinity for truly historical designs, with corsets being one of the key nods to earlier centuries. As part of the fall/ winter 2019 fashion trends corsets were positioned as outerwear for nights out – a positioning that has come in and out of style over the years, and with which we don't think you could ever go wrong.
The corsets in the Dion Lee collection gave structure to some flowier materials, and boy were they structured. The corsets were made up of thick, visible boning, with a square neckline, looking rigid and contrasting against the curvy shape they emphasized in the body. They were often paired with workwear, another contrast that we greatly appreciated.
For Fashion East, Charlotte Knowles designed corsetry that really looked like the undergarments of the '50s, and that had a unique behind closed curtains vibe because of the provocative framing of the breasts.
Alexander McQueen, Sacai, and The Blonds are only a few of the other labels to present corsets on the runways for the fall 2019 fashion trends.
#24. Cinched Waists
Even without corsets, it was all about the waist, with all kinds of cinching emphasizing natural curves, often in contrast to a strong shoulder, which avoids an overly feminine silhouette and instead gives us a unique shape that transcends gender. Often, this effect was achieved by layering a belt on top of a blazer, which also contributed to the "safari explorer" look we've seen in the fall 2019 fashion trends.
This was exactly what was done at Michael Kors, where thin belts layered over bulky blazers helped emphasize a slim waist. Big belts were used to cinch in the waists on dresses and over jackets at Zimmermann, although in other cases the waist looked particularly cinched because of the way billowy shirts were tucked into loose high waisted trousers.
At Balmain, we were presented with what felt like the most "of the season" take on the cinched waist trend, with ultra-tight belts over oversized jackets creating the coolest hybrid masc/femme silhouette.
#25. Full of Pockets
"Women's clothing needs pockets" has been a steady feminist refrain over the last few years, and obviously designers are listening, because pockets became one of the fall 2019 runway trends. This coming autumn you will not have to worry about carrying a purse all the time, because all of the pockets can do the job of carrying everything you need!
Opening the Adeam show, for example, there was a deep yellow trouser and blazer combination that could be worn in any semi-casual workplace. The blazer was fitted with four sizable pockets on the front – big enough to carry a phone, wallet, a couple of pens, a makeup compact, keys, and whatever else one might need! Other pocketed looks in the collection included a skirt with pockets around the calves and a cape with large black pockets.
Large pockets on a beige puffer coat at Eckhaus Latta and multiple front pockets on jackets at Palm Angels and Max Mara also made an impression on us.
#26. Noisy Clothing
Movement and noise are two things that are meant to come together. In a world where women were historically meant to be seen but not heard, it is quite the statement to have loud clothing that announces one's presence before they arrive. Designers found all kinds of ways to increase the sound garments made for the winter 2019-2020 fashion trends.
A few garments made of wooden beads at Eckhaus Latta gave an island twist to a very urban collection, and would have likely thudded quite a bit as the models moved in them.
Jewels would have been responsible for all the clinking at Area, where skirts, bodysuits, and dresses were lined with a jewel-studded fringe. A jeweled fringe would have also been responsible for noise around a very slightly more reserved dress at Christian Cowan.
Other labels to play with noise-making garments were Tom Ford, Christian Siriano, Alexander McQueen, and Prabal Gurung.
#27. Light as a Feather
Big and small, natural yet luxe, feathers are the ultimate texture that brings a fun twist to evening wear in the fall/ winter 2019-2020 fashion trends. Feathers were used all over or as accents this season, giving outfits that unique slow, light as air movement that is unique to this natural material.
The copious use of feathers did make us wonder whether this natural material is sourced without animal cruelty. Overzealous organizations like Peta would say feathers can never be ethical in fashion, but there certainly are humane farms selling molted (i.e. naturally shed) feathers to the fashion industry.
We cannot help ourselves, so we're going to start with our very favorite: the deep purple-brown dress that closed off the Marc Jacobs show. The dress was entirely covered in feathers, with a cinched waist, V-neckline, big skirt, and mid-calf length.
Needless to say, it was so gorgeous it made us gag, but also brought up a bit of guilt about the amount of birds who lost their own feathers. It's worth mentioning the other instances where Jacobs used feathers: a few more dresses, all-feather jackets, capes, oversized scarves, and as an embellishment to a number of other items.
At Toga and Roksanda, feathers were a complement, used at collars and along the sides to add wispiness to jackets and dresses. At Elie Saab, black feathers were a complement taken to the extreme, used as they were in copious amounts to decorate modern day pimp jackets.
What seemed to be feathers at J.W. Anderson was actually cleverly crafted fabric that was able to effectively mimic the movement and texture of the animal-sourced material. We would love to see other major labels examine their sourcing and be more transparent about where their feathers are coming from.
As for other brands who used feathers in their collections this season? We have Gucci, Tom Ford, Oscar de la Renta, Richard Quinn, Erdem, Natasha Zinko, Ports 1961, and the list continues…
#28. Over and Under Wear
Every year, designers find a different way to present undergarments to us on a runway that are predominantly evening gowns or chic daywear. For the fall/ winter 2019-2020 fashion trends it was as simple as presenting a garment, and plopping a bra or camisole on top of it.
At Simone Rocha, there was a lot of consideration to this styling, however, as a white lace bra decorated with red jewels was carefully matched to a pair of shiny red flats, and worn over a barely-there peach-colored dress made of a translucent fabric.
At Versace, the vibe was a little more S&M with a touch of neon, with models wearing strappy bras over tight turtlenecks in complementary or matching bright colors – we'd be keen to see these bras worn in a more traditional way, as the intentional styling certainly brought down their "sexy" factor.
#29. Loose Trousers
Personally, I appreciate this small return to comfort. Loose trousers make up my favorite kind of look: easily stylish and malleable. Loose trousers are inherently a little boho but with the right styling they can be made part of a professional look. I'm thrilled to see so many designer options from the fall/ winter 2019-2020 fashion trends.
R13 gave us a punk take on loose trousers, as models were styled to look like tough grunge girls who popped on whatever was laying on the floor when they got dressed. The items themselves, however, were versatile, since styled differently the plaid and tweed trousers could certainly be made office-appropriate.
Loose fabric pants at Chloé looked particularly soft and comfortable, with a tight around the waist giving an interesting touch. The trousers at Zimmermann looked just as comfortable but a little more feminine, since they were tied up with a bow at the waist, giving an hourglass figure.
There were also loose pants on offer from Rejina Pyo, in shades like navy blue and white, paired with blazers or blouses for a more professional take on the comfy style.
#30. Maxi Skirts
For the fall/ winter 2019-2020 fashion trends, long skirts have become a modest option that adds a romantic touch to professional wear, or a daring casual twist to evening wear.
On the evening wear side of things, we had long, shiny satin skirts at Peter Pilotto. They were paired with equally shiny pleated tops, giving all the glamour of an evening dress but in the form of separates.
In her fall collection, Rosie Assoulin presented more a casual maxi skirt for daywear in the form of a white striped skirt, a skirt that could be styled for the office that was made of dotted lace layered over a slip, and the perfect evening maxi skirt in black dotted with silvery polka dots.
Whereas most maxi skirts were quite billowy, Nanushka presented a knitted yet professional maxi skirt in yellow, with a figure-hugging silhouette. Other designers to present us with some truly lovely maxi skirts included Ulla Johnson and Brandon Maxwell.
#31. Structural Power Shoulders
These are not your mama's '80s power shoulders. Big shoulders have been making a slow comeback, with the fall/ winter 2019 fashion trends giving us an edgy, structured take on them that is modern, severe, and gender-bending.
To start off we have the ultra-structured jackets and coats from Maison Margiela. Galliano combined slight left of mutton sleeves made of a textured fabric with a more streamlined jacket, leading to a powerful non-binary effect.
A bit of extra fabric at the top of the sleeve at Koché created an effect that was somehow both structured and slouchy. It was all about the way the fabric extended the shoulders and fell sharply, which appeared powerful but not rigid. There were a few other clever instances where shoulders were made stronger thanks to subtle sewing techniques that kept things from looking bulky.
At Etro, tops were crafted in a rigid style, where added fabric extended from the shoulders looking separate from the sleeves, reminding us of an armor. This was particularly unique because this design was applied to both sweaters and sporty sweatshirts.
Other designer brands to give stronger shoulders included J.W. Anderson, Saint Laurent, Cong Tri, Isabel Marant, Loewe, Coach 1941, and Fendi.
#32. Leg of Mutton Sleeves
So while our favorite shoulder trend is all about edge, we gotta also pay attention to the leg of mutton sleeves that have been giving the kind of poofy shoulders Anne of Avonlea was dreaming of.
The dresses that had leg of mutton sleeves at Ulla Johnson were actually ones that were flowy but not over the top. The combination of a slightly puffed sleeve with a '60s mini silhouette or a flowy printed dress was lovely rather than cloying.
At Lemaire, these sleeves showed up on austerely dark dresses as well as quite a few jackets. The styling of dresses reminiscent of the '40s with slimmer leg of mutton sleeves was unintentionally funny, with blingy body chains layered over them giving an odd fetish vibe.
Lastly are the extreme leg of mutton sleeves at Richard Quinn that were plopped on top of busy floral dresses, often contrasting against extra-short lengths.
#33. Military Gear
Perhaps it was the continuous wars in the Middle East, the polarization in society, or attacks on women… either way, designers felt the need to reflect army uniforms and military gear in their creations for the fall 2019 runway trends.
At Prada, for instance, army uniforms came through in olive green bomber jackets worn with matching skirts or trousers. An olive green jumpsuit at Stella McCartney was clearly inspired by military pilot uniforms.
We have to mention the Sacai runway, where military inspiration was twisted into something totally new: models wore corsets modeled after army tactical vests in olive green and covered in pockets. It was the most unique combination of feminine and masculine, aesthetic and utilitarian – the kind of marriage of contrasts that makes high fashion so exciting.
#34. Pleated Skirts
Pleats are something that will always come and go, with the fall/ winter 2019-2020 fashion trends marking their return in the form of skirts – much more sensible than last season's pleated blouses, we must say. You don't have to buy a new designer garment, you've probably already had a pleated skirt sitting in the back of the closet ready to be Konmari'd. Now, you don't have to give it away – this coming autumn it will spark joy yet again!
Brands that understand fashion wear, like Sportmax, Tod's or Audra, crafted soft fabric skirts with smaller pleats – textures that will surely pair well with the copious blazers (oversized or otherwise) that we saw this season.
Alberta Ferretti and Emilio Pucci positioned pleats as evening wear, the former with dresses and the latter with skirts, by utilizing longer lengths and luxurious or shimmery fabrics. Fendi stands out for making leather pleated skirts, while at Gucci we were actually surprised to see a more restrained calf-length white pleated skirt.
Other designers to give us pleated skirts included Maryam Nassir Zadeh, Tory Burch, Celine, Christian Dior, and Peter Pilotto.
#35. Safari Explorer Chic
Last season we had wanderlust as a theme, the extension of which for the fall 2019 fashion trends is… disappointing. The image of the safari explorer, in a belted all-khaki outfit and hat, à la Jane in Disney's Tarzan or Mr. Thornberry in the Wild Thornberrys (yes, my references come strictly from cartoons), became outdated in large part because it's hard to separate the look from the exoticization and colonialism its archetypal wearers took part in.
Well, for some reason the safari explorer look is back… maybe designers forgot why it went out of style in the first place.
For Isabel Marant the explorer theme was quite explicit, as models wore sandy colors from head to toe. Slouchy fall 2019 boots and waists cinched with blingy belts gave an urban fashionista twist to what I can't help but think of as the "white person on safari" look – the casting for the show certainly doesn't help with that.
The effect was perhaps unintentional at Tibi, but belted blazers worn over pencil skirts or trousers all in light colors were definitely giving the safari explorer effect.
#36. Ruffled Shoulders
Ruffles were not strictly reserved to collars for the fall/ winter 2019 fashion trends. Ruffled shoulders were another take on the romantic technique that also contributed to the trend towards bigger shoulders in designer land.
Nicolas Ghesquière for Louis Vuitton played with all varieties of big shoulders, giving us the aforementioned structural ones, as well as much more noteworthy ruffled shoulders that somehow avoided extreme femininity. In some instances, the ruffles were asymmetrical, while in others they were connected to the collar in a way that reminded us of a frilled-necked lizard ready to attack.
Shoulder ruffles at Balmain also had a unique architectural effect, since they were layered over a type of ultra-cropped cape that sat over the shoulders like a footballer's shoulder pads.
Lastly, we have the ruffled shoulders offered at the Elie Saab show. What's an Elie Saab collection without some romance? The shoulders on one of the black tops and a black dress were covered in layers upon layers of ruffles, in a way that was as romantic and lush as can be.
#37. Velvet and Corduroy
Velvet and corduroy are cousins, both soft to the touch, with a vintage charm, and belonging to the '90s in recent memory. Their textural value is also similar, as one would find it difficult to distinguish corduroy from velvet and vice versa when seeing a garment from a distance – for example, from one of the back seats at a fashion show. Both materials are warm yet elegant, so they were extremely fitting for the fall 2019 fashion trends.
At Tom Ford, lush velvet jackets were paired with loose satin pants, exuding luxury and elegance. The designer himself came out to take a bow wearing a black velvet blazer, to reinforce the point that velvet is in and it is modern.
At Alexachung, a dark green corduroy suit managed to achieve the same effect as the blazers at Tom Ford, although the garment we were most enamored with was a black velvet robe that was tied off with a thick white judo belt.
The MSGM show closed with a number of romantic velvet items: two velvet blouses with '80s mutton chop sleeves and a bubble skirt party dress that hung off the shoulders.
We also saw velvet crop up on the runways of A.W.A.K.E., LaQuan Smith, and Elie Saab, while corduroy showed up in the collections of Brock Collection and Maryam Nassir Zadeh.
#38. Tactical Turtlenecks
Sterling Archer can rejoice, the tactical turtleneck is back along with other '70s-inspired fall/ winter 2019-2020 fashion trends. Your personal inspiration might be Michel Foucault, Greta Garbo, Steve Jobs or Audrey Hepburn, or you might like a turtleneck because it's another item that'll keep your neck warm in the coming autumn and winter. They can be worn in many different ways, as designers and stylists showed us on the runways.
At Tom Ford, for example, turtlenecks were worn under blazers to give a chic yet professional vibe. Versace, as always, was giving us outrageous styling, though the pieces themselves were extremely wearable! Donatella sent models on the runways in brightly colored turtlenecks worn over skirts or under blazers, with the outrageous touch being the bras worn over them.
Isabel Marant, Tibi, and Celine are only a few of the many labels to bring turtlenecks back for the fall 2019 runway trends.
#39. Capes and Cloaks
A cape is the ultimate winter garment for the woman who wants to announce her obsession with fashion to the world. Let's clear up the distinction, first: a cape is a shorter, sleeveless garment that drapes over the back, arms, and chest, with a fastening at the neck. A cloak is the same, but much longer and therefore warmer.
The winter 2019-2020 fashion trends gave us a massive selection of capes and cloaks in different styles, to imbue any style with a touch of 19th century romance.
Miuccia Prada made cloaks a part of both her Prada and Miu Miu collections. The Prada cloaks were a little dark, made of dark brown or black lace, in a collection that took its inspiration from gothic horror. The Miu Miu cloaks were more romantic (and also decidedly warmer), with a bulkier design and large buttons in black, navy blue, and even a few in camo!
We always love the romantic designs from Dolce & Gabbana, which featured silk capes worn over nighties and more substantial button capes made to match a houndstooth outfit. Other labels to craft gorgeous cloaks and capes included Marc Jacobs, Giorgio Armani, Balmain and Valentino.
#40. Coquettish Culottes
Culottes are a type of cropped trousers heavily associated with cool French girl style, and they're having a comeback in the fall 2019 runway trends. They're super practical for autumn, especially if you live somewhere a little warmer, especially as office wear. At first glance they may look like an A-line skirt, which makes them a playful choice that injects fun into professional settings.
The Celine show was opened with a pair of pleated culottes in a neutral brown, with more versions showing up on the runway as the show progressed, making it clear that these pants are going to be worn in offices all over the world in the coming season. It was actually a throwback to old designs from the house, and we gotta say it was one of our favorite iterations of the trend this season, likely because it was true to historical designs.
Rosie Assoulin's culottes were a touch more boho-chic, as they were made of brown and then dressed up a bit with a yellow wrap tied around them.
If you're looking for a newer, trendier take on culottes, look no further than Jacquemus, who presented a pair of dark green leather culottes worn with a lighter green shirt tucked into them. Alternatively, you might prefer the luxurious satin culottes presented at Priscavera.
#41. Undone and Deconstructed
A few designers wanted to show us what happens behind the scenes in their workshops – those moments before the final stitches are put in, when garments are a little undone. There were enough deconstructed items on the runways to make this one of the sleeper trends in the fall/ winter 2019-2020 fashion trends.
At Marni, blazer sleeves were slightly separated at the shoulders, showing where the fabric comes together. In reality, it was all held together with a differently colored fabric stitched below, but at first glance it seemed as though the sleeves were just coming off.
The undone effect was even more extreme at Acne Studios, with sleeves seeming to fall off of silk blouses. At Gucci, suits were marked with lines of thread, looking as though they were still halfway through the sewing process.
#42. Cozy Quilting
Because of brands like Chanel and Prada, quilting has become closely associated with designer brands, especially quilted leather for accessories like shoes and handbags. When it comes to fabrics, however, quilting (a technique of sewing two or three pieces of fabric together to make a padded, warm item) is associated with blankets or upholstery. Well, not so for the fall/ winter 2019 fashion trends, when the quilting technique was used for some gorgeous creations.
An Oscar de la Renta gown is always guaranteed to be luxurious and dramatic, and this certainly applied to the quilted strapless evening dresses that were presented in this season's collection. Quilting was used for the inner lining of coats at Gabriela Hearst and Prabal Gurung, so it only appeared as an accent where items were folded or when material opened up on the runway with the models' movement.
Rachel Comey used thick quilting to make insulated outfits that will keep folks warm in winter. These included long coats, one in light blue and another in a peach and yellow checked pattern, as well as a pastel yellow trouser and jacket set.
#43. Warm Fleece
Fuzzy and cozy, fleece is an awesome addition to the fall/ winter 2019-2020 fashion trends. We tend to think of it as ultra-casual, but thankfully, the second someone rocked it on a runway it gained a bit more clout.
While the name alludes to the coat of a sheep, fleece is actually a vegan synthetic so animal lovers can enjoy it guilt-free, although remember that fleece does hold some environmental repercussions that can be avoided if you opt for a recycled option and avoid over-laundering.
From Maryam Nassir Zadeh we loved the fleece lining on a dark brown bomber jacket, which looked old-school cool and provided solid insulation for winter months. There was also a white all-fleece zip-up worn over a pleated skirt, combining casual and professional. Coach 1941 used fleece for the sleeves on masculine coats, while Sandy Liang and 3.1 Phillip Lim both kept things sporty yet feminine.
#44. Faux Fur Coats
The debate over fur in fashion has been going on for decades, with many people choosing to boycott the animal-derived material, often after seeing behind the scenes footage of how cruel the sourcing can be. There is still some room for fur coats on the runways, particularly if they're made from faux fur or recycled fur, which can still be just as glamorous and larger than life as their ethically dubious counterparts.
For our list of the fall/ winter 2019-2020 fashion trends we're highlighting those fabulous fur coats that are cruelty-free.
In 2017 Michael Kors announced that he'd be going fur-free, so we were thrilled to see him commit, with a collection that included a ton of awesome faux fur options inspired by the '70s style. Our favorite was the huge orange-red coat worn over a sparkly copper party dress, but a long creamy one might be more wearable for most.
Each x Other also made changes for fall – the brand went totally vegan, with astrakhan replaced by embossed velvet palatine, which actually made for gorgeous, lush-looking coats. A bright red coat with a big collar, worn over red leggings and black boots was our personal favorite.
Stella McCartney and Nanushka are two other designers that get credit from us for always delivering gorgeous vegan offerings, including some very nice faux fur coats for this winter season.
#45. Fur Cuffs and Collars
The fall/ winter 2019 fashion trends are low on glamour, for the most part, since designers had other things in mind this season. However, one little glimpse of glamour we did spot on the runways came through in fur cuffs and collars.
We'll start with coats from Marine Serre, the young designer making a splash in Paris these days. She crafted long trench coats, with cuffs and collars made of faux fur in bright colors. It was pop art glamour at its best.
A fur trim on denim and army green coats at Sacai seemed more like prudent cold weather preparation than glamour, especially considering the utilitarian vibe the whole collection had.
One of the closing looks at Shrimps was fur on fur: a tiger print coat with a lush, shimmery black fur collar and cuff. Lastly, at Thom Browne, the fur trim on gray coats was on the cuffs and along the bottom hem, with the collar remaining bare.
#46. Cold Shoulder Creations
While there were quite a few one-shoulder garments, we think the asymmetrical off-the-shoulder choice is much more fitting for the fall 2019 fashion trends, since they are a little warmer and classier – who cares that they were also on trend a season ago?
Jonathan Simkhai designed two items that showed off one shoulder thanks to an asymmetrical fit: one was a draped scarf dress with long sleeves that we're hoping can magically find its way into our closets, while the second was a gray blazer which was one of the more innovative takes on the trend.
Rosie Assoulin also gave us an off-the-shoulder blazer, but with a folded-over ribbon tight along the neckline that added an intentional touch. There were multiple off-the-shoulder offerings form Hellessy, as well, including silky blouses and dresses both for professional wear and eveningwear.
Rachel Comey, Cushnie, Oscar de la Renta, Carolina Herrera, and Kate Spade all also get credit for contributing to asymmetrical off-the-shoulder cuts staying trendy for another season!
#47. Column Dresses
An elegant silhouette is hard to resist, and no silhouette is as elegant for evening wear as one that lengthens the body. Dresses that seemed to drape over models, flowing gently all the way to the floor and giving a slinky yet sophisticated vibe were some of our favorite fall/ winter 2019-2020 fashion trends – dresses that we hope to see on the red carpet soon.
Shiny silk dresses did the trick at Brandon Maxwell, looking opulent despite the simple silhouette. There was a chartreuse column dress for women who like drama, and a white one paired with a matching cape for those with more restrained tastes.
The Naeem Khan show closed with the most beautiful silver column dresses (three of them, in fact) worn by three of the original Halstonettes, models now in their 60s who were part of famous designer Roy Halston's model troupe back in the 1970s.
At Marni, long sleeved silk column dresses draped on the body in the most sensual way, heightened by the suggestive way the dresses had been pierced with wedding rings. There were many more gorgeous takes on column dresses on the full 2019 runways, coming from collections as diverse as Cushnie, Tom Ford, A.W.A.K.E., Veronica Beard, and The Row.
#48. Modern-Day Tweed
Tweed is synonymous with Chanel in fashion, but also with the fall/ winter 2019-2020 fashion trends, since we saw this cozy autumnal material not only on the Chanel runway aplenty, but also in the fall collections of other major names. Tweed appeared in any way in the recent fashion lineups, from the outerwear to classic office-ready skirt suits to pants to romantic dresses.
Of course, Chanel leads the tweed trend for fall, followed by Victoria Beckham, where we saw a bold tweed skirt suit, Brock Collection that unveiled tweed coats, pants, skirts and dresses, Celine, where tweed appeared in every color and style, Tod's, Gucci, Louis Vuitton and more. So just get your perfect portion of tweed and tweet to let the world know about your trend awareness!
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TShow: The British Invasion
Lulus to the left of me, Gingers to the right, here I am stuck in a BRITISH INVASION!
That's right, SweetPeas! TShow brings you a little taste across the pond with a British themed drag show. Madge might even try to crash our party.. with her fake accent.
Date: Friday, September 30th
Time: Doors open at 8PM, Show starts at 9PM
Location: Renaissance – Lower Salon, 285 Queen Street
Cost: 15$ at the door. No online ticket sales available.
September 30th is also Orange Shirt Day. The Orange Shirt Day creates awareness of the individual, family and community inter-generational impacts of the Indian Residential Schools.


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Welcome to the new issue of Law of Attraction Key!
I want to tell you a quick story…
2 years ago, for my birthday, a friend gifted me a reading from a woman named Marybeth Murphy. I have enjoyed having 'readings' all my life, and because this woman was recommended by my friend, I knew I was in for something powerful.
It was unlike any reading I had ever had before – on the other end of the phone was a straight forward, positive woman, who I instantly trusted. She started and within seconds was talking about my guardian angels – and even though I had never explored guardian angels and things of that nature, Marybeth was so grounded that it felt right and I stayed completely open throughout.
Let's just say that the experience was VERY powerful and since then I have stayed in contact with Marybeth. She shares my views on Law of Attraction and Manifestation and then takes things a step further and guides you to the Archangel(s) that can powerfully assist you. I have personally experienced great results with this and have asked Marybeth to join us for the issue this week. I am excited to share her powerful words and gifts with you!
You are extraordinary and I can't wait to hear from YOU personally – make sure you leave me a comment at www.lawofattractionkey.com – I'm excited to hear what you have to say and love being able to help you along your journey!
Life Mastery Is Yours!
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"Unconditional love is the thing – for others and for yourself…
— Kristen Howe
Our Attraction Point – Love
By Marybeth Murphy
The Law of Attraction states: That which is like unto itself, is drawn – like attracts like. This is the law of the universe and how everything in our world finds us.
The universe is energy which vibrates at different levels or frequencies. We are magnets continually pulling in people, situations and opportunities that are a match to our own vibration. Life circumstances should be applauded since we conceived them. If we are not happy with our reality we can change it which is the wonderful part of being human – the power to create. Our beliefs originate from similar repetitious thoughts and are evident in our physical surroundings. If we believe that life is difficult, then difficulty finds us. If we believe that abundance is everywhere, then money and opportunity abound. If we believe that our life partner is right around the corner; then guess what – here he or she comes. We are manifesting our reality, every second of every day. It can seem at times that our mind spins uncontrollably and our thoughts are thinking us but that is an illusion since two seconds before we have a thought we choose to have it. The way to get control of this rapid fire process is to focus on our feelings.
Feelings tell us what we are thinking. A continuous feeling of anxiety alarms us to recognize a negative thought pattern. Focusing on our feelings helps us tap into our process and begin the creation of a new positive pattern.
This exercise is simple and is started in the present moment…
Find a memory or a physical item that makes you feel happy and concentrate on it until you feel better. Do this each time you realize, through your feelings, you are in a negative thinking space.
This is an ongoing commitment that requires micro managing your thoughts. If done consistently, this re-directing technique will help build positive thoughts, a new belief system and ultimately a happier vibration. You are in control of your own life; it is not left up to anyone else but you.
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Marybeth Murphy here…
Archangel Ariel facilitates miracles and personifies the love, strength and courage that are in each one of us. She helps us realize our own power so that we can manifest all that we need for our life including money, possessions and prosperity.
Ariel helps us love and in that space we accept responsibility for our own creation as we grow into the understanding of our life path. We enjoy the journey, wherever it takes us and are lifted up by Ariel and our Angels during the difficult moments. Looking back, we see the learning that was received from those hardships and accept the spiritual knowledge that was gained and the patterns that were released.
We receive assistance from Ariel as well in clearing any negative beliefs that hinder our manifestation from finding us. Healing work may be required so that we are free, open and worthy of receiving the gifts that we have requested.
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"Find a memory or a physical item that makes you feel happy and concentrate on it until you feel better."
You have heard me talk about this so many times. Remember, the Universe doesn't care how you feel about something; it just cares how you feel. When you are upset about money, health, your relationship or anything else, don't try to change how you feel about that specific thing. To do that, would be fighting an uphill battle. It is your only job, in those moments, to simply change how you feel. And to do that, you need to shift your focus to something else.
Trust me, this isn't avoidance, you will find that when you step away from your negative emotions, and what you are feeling negative about, long enough to actually change how you feel, you get back in the flow. Solutions to those challenges show up almost as if by magic and your instincts lead you to the right opportunities, people and experiences to transform what you are attracting in to your life.
Your most important focus in every moment is to raise your vibration higher. Laughter is one of the best and fastest ways to do this. Look for reasons to laugh, remember that last time you laughed out loud, and remember it in detail, pull out that funny picture of your kids or animal. Shift your focus to these things and your vibration will raise – instantly!
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Jul 14
Any Easy Ways to Quit Smoking?
Many smokers don't realize how much harm can come from smoking only a few cigarettes a day.
The only substance that has been proved to have benefic effects for the body is nicotine, but only in small amounts. The bad thing is that it triggers addiction, the main reason why many smokers can't quit smoking. Just like any other drug that we can get addicted to, nicotine causes withdrawal symptoms.
The standard textbook symptoms for nicotine withdrawal are headache, nausea, constipation or diarrhea, falling heart rate and blood pressure, fatigue, drowsiness, and insomnia, irritability, difficulty concentrating, anxiety, depression, increased hunger and caloric intake, increased desire for the taste of sweets, and tobacco cravings.
Considering that having any of these withdrawal symptoms is pretty bad in itself, and combining the severity of the symptoms with the seemingly innocent thought of having just one cigarette in order to get rid of the pain, we can understand how hard it can be to quit smoking.
Because it can be pretty hard to quit smoking all of a sudden, having to face the withdrawal symptoms for several months, there are several methods or aids for people that are trying to quit. The basic principle behind all these methods is to fulfill the body's need for nicotine while slowly lowering the dose of nicotine the body is used to getting until we reach zero.
Even though the principle behind these methods is sound, the reason why some people can't seem to quit smoking even with the help of these methods is because nothing can compare to smoking a cigarette. We don't only get addicted to the nicotine, we also get used to the actual process of smoking, and because we can associate this process with pretty much every aspect of our lives we don't just have to deal with the physical effects of withdrawal but also with aspects of a psychological nature.
The fact and the matter is that as smokers we have associated smoking a cigarette with most of the things we usually do. Because our brains work through association, when we try to quit smoking, even if we're passed the physical effects of withdrawal, we can still experience the craving for a cigarette.
What we need to do in order to quit smoking is to disassociate the habit of smoking from all the activities in our lives. This can be pretty hard to achieve so we shouldn't be surprised that we find ourselves doing a certain thing for the first time as a non-smoker, and realizing that we have a big craving for a smoke.
If we want to quit smoking, then we can pick one of the several methods that are available for us. However, we should always remember that it's very important to get the advice of a doctor before we try anything. From nicotine gum and nicotine pills, all the way to hypnosis and electronic cigarettes, we're bound to find a way to quit smoking that works for us. We can find out more about this at http://bodygeek.ro/cele-mai-eficiente-metode-de-a-te-lasa-de-fumat .
1. Smoking: The Most Effective Tips for Quitting
2. Why it is easier to quit smoking now than ever before
3. Stop the hypocrisy about cigarettes
4. Tobacco control in US saved 8 million lives: Study


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Tagged: Cover Song, Radiohead, Sean Boothe
Tagged: Cover Song, Radiohead, Sean Boothe
Except it never goes away, does it? This feeling of missing pieces. Loosed-leaf paper dancing in the visible billowed wind as the fan scans the heated bedroom. It's 12 p.m. and I taste your sweat on my lips, the tip of my tongue swollen from the thirst of you. || Faltering at the edges, staring at stars. Your eyes. Your skin. The waves of your hair. Reminiscing the six-in-the-morning thoughts that run through my mind like night stallions chasing the mares. || Your love: a mixed tape the car stereo ate; a sell-by-date; batteries not included; rough around the edges; scentless potpourri. || Heated weather. Sweat stains on the sheets. The scratches on my arms. || We were each others first disappointments.
Tagged: Boats & Birds, Cover Song, Gregory and the Hawk, Tessa Violet
After all these years, I'm still that boy who stumbles over his words.
Tagged: Big Star, Cover Song, Elliot Smith, New Moon, Thirteen
Nothing feels real in these moments. Staring at the face in the mirror, this familiar stranger whose eyes are bagged and drooping. Wisps of gray hair blending into the dark. It's one of those dissociative moments. At least something in the hypnagogia realm. And my mouth cracks open. The question on my lips is, "Who are you?" But before any sound comes out, the alarm on my bed blares, shaking me awake. A dream. All of it. A dream. I am seventeen years old. Outside breeze slips pass the curtain of my window, carrying with it the scent of rain. It's expected. A drizzle. Something not uncommon in the month of January. The cold front they were expecting must've come in early, sometime in…
Tagged: Come As You Are, Cover Song, High School, Jessica, Miranda, Nirvana, Prep School, Teddy
I can't write. I don't know understand the struggle. Yeah, there's the whole not having written anything creative in ages, but it's not like I haven't been writing at all during this hiatus. There's this blog. There's work writing. There's my journal. There's writing my short intros during poetry readings at [redacted]. Yet, here I am tonight. Just rambling on this online journal after several failed attempts at something creative. Maybe it's just the day? Maybe I can get something done tomorrow at work? Who knows. I doubt it, though. I have way too much on my plate this week, so there won't be any me-time during my working hours. I'm just glad I finished my riddles Saturday.
I remember there was a time when writing came to me second nature. When I'd wake up in the middle of the night and rummage my nightstand for my notepad and just scribble thoughts down in the dark. That doesn't happen anymore. I think the last thing I scrawled in my journal for creative purposes was a rough "sketch" of some dialogue shared with my boss. Well, she shared with me. (No, I'm not gonna indulge those details here. But if I should ever use it in a story, she'll recognize it immediately.)
Even this post wasn't meant for this subject. Originally, I was going to talk about Jenny, about the poetry reading, and my reading goals for the year (subject wise).
Tagged: Cover Song, Fiona Apple, Jenny, The Beatles, writer's block, Writing
I'm in love with the world through the eyes of a girl who's still around the morning after. We broke up a month ago, and I grew up – I didn't know I'd be around the morning after It's always been wait and see A happy day and then you'll pay And feel like shit the morning after But now I feel changed around And instead of falling down I'm standing up the morning after Situations get fucked up and turned around sooner or later I could be another fool or an exception to the rule You tell me the morning after. Crooked spin can't come to rest I'm damaged bad at best She'll decide what she wants I'll probably be the last to…
Tagged: Ashton, Cover Song, Elliot Smith, Lyrics, Relationships, Say Yes


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CommunityBank of Texas - Counterfeit cashier's checks
CommunityBank of Texas, NA
Beaumont, TX
The above-named bank has reported that at least three variations of counterfeit cashier's checks using a correct routing number of 113111983 are being presented for payment nationwide in connection with online job opportunity and auction scams.
The counterfeit checks do not resemble the bank's authentic checks. Counterfeit items may be identified by the following traits:
Variation No. 1
- The checks presented are either light blue or light green in color with a marbled background.
- The checks contain thin dark-blue or green vertical borders and thick dark-blue or green horizontal borders./li>
- The following security statement appears in the top border: "THIS DOCUMENT HAS A COLORED BACKGROUND AND MICROPRINTING. THE REVERSE SIDE INCLUDES AN ARTIFICIAL WATERMARK."
Variation No. 2
- The checks presented are either pale-blue or white in color and contain a thin blue border.
- The checks do not contain any security features.
Variation No. 3
- The following security statement appears in the top border: "WARNING: THIS DOCUMENT HAS SECURITY FEATURES IN THE PAPER."
- A padlock icon appears in the right border with the words "Security Features."
The checks are light blue in color and contain a darker-blue top border.
Counterfeit checks presented to date have been made payable in varying amounts and display the bank's name with a space between "Community" and "Bank." All checks contain a remitter name of Kellie Ellie Fowler and an authorized signature of Tamara Norris.
Potential victims of the job opportunity scam may be initially contacted by e-mail by either Jennifer Kinley with an e-mail address of [email@example.com] or Keith Farrell with an e-mail address of [email@example.com]. Both individuals are using the same telephone number of (832) 413-1639 for text messaging purposes. Once the potential victim agrees to the job opportunity, he or she will receive a counterfeit check in the mail with instructions to deposit the check into his or her bank account, wait 24 hours, and then wire a significant portion of the funds to a third party.
Potential victims of the online auction scam may be contacted by an individual using the name of Barrack Smith and providing an on-line auction e-mail address of [firstname.lastname@example.com]. Potential victims are contacted about items posted for sale. Once an agreed-upon price has been set, the potential victim will receive an overpayment amount in the form of a counterfeit check. He or she is then instructed to deposit the check into his or her bank account, wait 24 hours, and then wire the overpayment amount to a third party.
Checks may take up to ten days to go through the clearing process. In both of the above-described cases, by the time the check is deemed to be counterfeit, the victims have already wired the funds to an untraceable third party. The victims are then in a position of refunding their financial institutions for the incurred loss.


text: Main Content Act 196 of 1941 friendly link Printer Friendly bills affecting index and updates Search within this Statute for COUNTY SURVEYOR ABOLISHEDAct 196 of 1941AN ACT to abolish the office of county surveyor in counties having a population of 500,000 or over; and to provide a referendum thereon. History: 1941, Act 196, Eff. Jan. 10, 1942 © 2017 Legislative Council, State of MichiganThe People of the State of Michigan enact: DocumentTypeDescription Section 54.251SectionCounty surveyor in counties over 500,000; office abolished. Section 54.252SectionReferendum on adoption of act; ballot, form.


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Ashlee Simpson Reveals What Reality Show Advice She Gave To Husband Evan Ross
If you're looking for the most stylish couple on the red carpet, we've found a pair that are tough to beat. Ashlee Simpson and Evan Ross walked the iHeartRadio MMVA red carpet and stopped to chat with co-host Patrick Langlois, who got the inside scoop on the pairs' upcoming reality show, which yes, will feature a cameo from Ross' legendary mother Diana Ross.
The couple are set to star in their own reality series Ashlee + Evan, which premieres September 9 on E! at 10 p.m. ET. This will be Simpson's second time inviting cameras into her home, having previously starred on her own reality series.
When asked what advice Simpson had for her husband about starring on a reality show, the singer kept things positive. "Let's open our hearts and do this right," said Simpson. "For us it's all about making the music and showing people what we're up to and our lives and our family."
As for working with his spouse, Ross said it was a great experience. "It was amazing. We had a good time. It was nice to spend time with each other."
Tonight marks Simpson's return to the iHeartRadio MMVAs. The singer previously performed at the annual award show back in 2005.


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CCC Bickelhaupt Arboretum Arts at the Arb 2019 - August 1-31July 18, 2019Take a leap off the beaten path to discover an art gallery without walls at the Clinton Community College Bickelhaupt Arboretum during Arts at the Arb 2019. The 4th annual Arts at the Arb will feature metal artist John VandeWalle. VandeWalle has found a way to repurpose waste material, creating art that is truly one-of-a-kind and locally sourced, and has created his exhibit of metal pieces for Arts at the Arb 2019. The CCC Bickelhaupt Arboretum is located at 340 South 14th Street, Clinton, Iowa.
The Clinton community is fortunate to have an annual art event that brings art into our lives in such an accessible way. Arts at the Arb 2019 will be held from dawn to dusk August 1 through August 31. In the previous three years, more than 5,000 people per year have wondered through the public display. In 2018, Iowa native Kristin Garnant, who creates large objects out of steel, exhibited her metal pieces created from the toolshed of the farmyard including metals, tools, clutter, odds and ends. In 2017, portrait photographer Jean Black displayed her unique portraits of area children. The nearly 130 portraits were printed in large format on weatherproof Tyvek and displayed throughout the grounds of the Arboretum. The previous year, artists v. skip willits and Robyn Smith partnered to exhibit 10 sculptures and 17 paintings throughout the Arboretum grounds, encouraging visitors to wander the 15 acres looking high and low to enjoy the works.
Clinton Community College Bickelhaupt Arboretum showcases over 2,000 different tree and shrub species in its many plant collections. The 15 acre, manicured grounds are open to the public from dawn to dusk. Come and enjoy nature at its best. Call Margo at 563-242-4771 for more details.
Contact:Ann Eisenman, Foundation Director(563) 244-7040


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Key achievement
Urece was founded in 2005 by athletes with disabilities and their trainers, with the objective of improving the conditions for blind and visually impaired people in the sports sector.
The organisation believes in the power of para-sports as a tool to promote social inclusion as well as the professional and personal development of its members, and to fight prejudices and discrimination.
The organisation does not only provide opportunities for blind and visually impaired people to participate in football activities, but also runs awareness raising workshops to abolish prejudices.
Since the very beginning, Urece has been run by a team composed of people with and without disabilities, and has received national and international recognition for its innovative work in Brazil.


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Hi, I'm Dave Pierce. I'm an emergency medicine attendant in Buffalo, New York. I'm going to share with you how to present a case. This applies to residents, PAs and nurse practitioners.
In the past I've had residents and students present a case to me, saying, "Hey doc, I have a great case." Then they share 40 minutes of information and 15 layers of family history. As they're doing this, I'm starting to have chest pain myself. At this point, I want to check myself into the ER.
It's not that you have to do anything differently in terms of your history and physical. It's how you roll it to an attending that I think is important. What I want you to focus on is:
- Being committed to the case.
- Making sure you don't miss anything.
- Pushing further into your differential diagnosis.
I want you to look like a rock star when you present the case. This is all about good patient care and looking competent. Looking competent is pretty important when you're going through your provider, and when you become an attending. When the patient asks, "What do you think it could be?" You don't say, "I don't know. I'm just ruling out your MI, I don't care about anything else." Patients don't find that endearing.
Strive for Five
Here's the deal. I want to tell you right up front that I stole this from Wegmans, a supermarket in upstate New York. One of the best things Wegmans came up with is "Strive for Five." What that means is that you want to aim for five servings of vegetables and five servings of fruits every day. Now, we're going to use Strive for Five in terms of five differentials.
When a resident comes up and presents a case to me, I tell them up front this is how I want to hear it. I want to hear, when you present the case, "I have a 75-year-old guy with chest pain, history of peripheral vascular disease, GERD, that I think has…" And tell me what your diagnosis is.
Don't give me a rule out; tell me what it is. "I think he has musculoskeletal chest pain." With a 75-year-old with chest pain, you better have some good things in your history and physical to narrow your diagnosis down to musculoskeletal.
Then, give me four differentials. "I think it's chest pain due to musculoskeletal. I also considered dissection, GERD, pulmonary embolism, whatever it happens to be." You want to focus on telling me the whole story.
Commit to Your Case
I have one resident who used to come up to me while I was attending and say, "Yeah, you know, I got this case and, you know, I got this guy. He's got some belly pain and…" I ask, "Okay, well, what do you think is going on?" He goes, "Well, you know, I want to get some CTs, some belly labs and we'll see what's up." So, I ask again, "What do you think is up?" He says, "Well, I don't know. We'll see what the CT shows."
After I resist the urge to wrap my fingers around his neck and shake, it's all about you committing to the case. If you commit to the case, it's a lot more satisfying. It helps focus your diagnostic test. When you say, "Listen, I have someone with chest pain. I'm going to rule out an MI." And when you really think it's GERD, you shouldn't have given him the aspirin. Or you think it's anxiety, so you probably should have treated that, instead of saying, "They're really anxious in the room. I'm ruling out the MI."
Look Like a Rock Star
You want to focus on what you think is really going on. I'm not saying you can't rule out other things but narrow down your case presentation. Hit it up front, telling your doc, "This is I think they have and these are the other things I considered." Then tell the whole story.
- Number One: Presenting your case up front makes you look like a rock star.
- Number Two: You're less likely to miss things when you present the cases this way.
- Number Three: You're doing your patients a service by sitting down and thinking about what the case could potentially be. The patients that go up to the floor and die from a pulmonary embolism are because you failed to think about pulmonary embolism.
Hopefully, this will help you. Be committed to your case, push your differentials further and strive for five.


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BEIJING -- President Xi Jinping called on the China Association of Agricultural Science Societies (CAASS) on Tuesday to unite the country"s agricultural scientists and technicians to achieve more for national revival.
Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the statement in a congratulatory letter to the CAASS on its 100th anniversary.
As a time-honored academic mass organization in agriculture, the CAASS has witnessed and promoted China"s contemporary sci-tech development in agriculture, Xi said.
Xi hailed the association as an important force in promoting the country"s agricultural development after the founding of the People"s Republic of China in 1949, especially since the reform and opening up drive initiated about 40 years ago.
China is seeking further development through the rural revitalization strategy, supply-side structural reform, pursuing green agriculture, and implementing targeted poverty reduction measures, all of which present new demands for China"s agricultural science, technology and talent, according to Xi.
The president called on the CAASS to carry on its fine traditions, keep up with the times, and play a greater role in China"s agricultural development.
Premier Li Keqiang also expressed congratulations in a written instruction.
Li encouraged the association to carry out more extensive exchanges and cooperation with its foreign counterparts, popularize agricultural knowledge and technology, step up development of agricultural think tanks, and train more talent.
Addressing a gathering to mark the CAASS"s centenary Tuesday, Vice Premier Wang Yang called on the association to facilitate innovation-driven development, help the CPC and country make scientific decisions, and make efforts to improve public scientific literacy.


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Getting Testy: Introduction
I was first introduced to the idea of unit testing when I read an article by Kent Beck and Erich Gamma called Test-Infected: Programmers Love Writing Tests in the late 1990s. I didn't start practicing it immediately, but as I learned about Extreme Progamming (XP), I started doing test-driven development (TDD) and have been ever since.
Over the years, I've learned a lot about writing good tests, mostly by writing bad ones and dealing with the consequences. I'm still learning, but I've developed some thoughts and opinions on the subject.
As I read and study more, my approach to testing evolves. I've made a major shift in how I test over the past few years as a result of reading some good books and articles and then trying out the ideas I found there.
This post begins a series where I'll talk about writing good tests. A lot of my testing habits are so ingrained that I don't even notice them any more. Over the past few months, I've been paying closer attention to what I'm doing and why. I've tried to surface those habits so that I could capture them in this series.
While this list will probably evolve as I go, I currently plan to cover:
- Mechanics of testing
- My testing philosophy
- Writing clear tests
- Writing flexible tests
- Letting tests drive design
- Antipatterns
- Dealing with legacy code
- Other kinds of tests
Why am I calling this series "Getting Testy?" In my work, I often run into tests that are just painful to work with (often ones written by a younger me) and they make me cranky. "Testy" is a synonym for "cranky" and I like the play on words.
I expect that you'll agree with some of the things I say and disagree with others. That's great! But I hope that I'm able to make you think about the tests you write, and that you end up writing better tests as a result.
I hope you enjoy the series and find it useful.


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Trump Admin Quietly Removes LGBT Health Information From Health Dept. Website: Watchdog Report
The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Women's Health (OWH) quietly removed a webpage with extensive information about lesbian and bisexual health, and links that correspond to that webpage last fall, according to a new report from a government watchdog group.
The Sunlight Foundation reported on Wednesday:
Since May 2017, OWH has altered or removed several links and webpages from its website, which was visited approximately 700,000 times over the last 30 days. The Web Integrity Project is releasing two new reports today that detail these changes.
The first report provides an overview of removals from the OWH website by evaluating changes to the website's "A-Z Health Topics page."
The second report documents the way in which the website's key resource about lesbian and bisexual health has been made inaccessible. These targeted removals have not been proactively communicated on the website publicly, as is required by federal record keeping guidelines.
Today, in conjunction with the release of our reports, Politico reported on our findings about the removals of resources, including the removal of the "Lesbian and bisexual health" page, from the OWH website.
According to an HHS spokesperson, the information was not deleted and was simply sent elsewhere as part of making the website mobile-ready in 2016.
"As OWH updates its site, the outdated lesbian and bisexual health pages were removed and the health content was integrated into the relevant health topics pages across the website," the spokesperson said. "You can now find lesbian and bisexual health content by searching for relevant health topics on the womenshealth.gov website."
The watchdog adds:
Certain links that remain correspond to pages that have been removed. For instance, a link for "Screening tests and vaccines" remains on the "A-Z Health Topics" page, but its corresponding page is no longer accessible. In other cases, both the links and the pages they correspond to have been removed. These include links and pages with information about "Breast cancer," "Healthy aging," "Men's health," and "Lesbian and bisexual health."
Our other new report, "Removal of Webpages and Links Pertaining to Lesbian and Bisexual Health from HHS's Office of Women's Health Website," details the removal of the "Lesbian and bisexual health" page and links to that page. Future reports will detail other removals.
While some of these removed materials can be found on a public Web archive collected by the Federal Depository Library Program Web Archive, the OWH website does not link to or mention these archives.
The report also details how OWH has deemphasized access to LGBTQ health information over the last six months.
According to the group's finding, the OWH Twitter account, which has approximately 1 million followers, has made no mention of the term "LGBT" since November 2016, under the Obama administration.
Despite precedent for doing so in recent years, the Twitter account did not mention lesbians and bisexuals during LGBT History Month in October 2017. The last tweet referencing LGBT health specifically was in October 2016.
Read the Sunlight Foundation's full report, here.


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When Pablo Escobar first began to process cocaine paste, turning it into a drug which could be "sold on the street," he did so in the city of Medellin. This photo, by Jose Duque, depicts a view of Medellin, Colombia's second-largest city. License: CC BY 2.0
Not only did Escobar have great charisma, he put that charisma to great use. People loved and respected him.
He was also true to his word, which meant a great deal to many people. His brother, Roberto, says:
Pablo would accomplish whatever he told you, just as if it was scripture. (From interview included in "Pablo Escobar's Private Archive".)
Since it was impossible for Escobar to do everything himself, how did he run his "business?" For one thing, his cousin and right-hand man—Gustavo de Jesús Gaviria Rivero—was responsible for the enterprise's finances:
Who owed, who didn't ... Pablo wasn't in charge of that, he would ask how much was his share. Gustavo would tell him, and that was it. They complemented each other very well and worked 24 hours a day. They were charged with dynamism. (Jaime Gaviria interview, "Pablo Escobar's Private Archive.")
In 1978, Pablo and Gustavo figured-out how to really make their business sizzle. They found a large piece of property in a remote area of central Colombia.
Pablo called the place "Hacienda Napoles." So proud was he, of this accomplishment, that he hired a publicity crew—who flew in by helicopter—to film his new place.
The news made Pablo famous around the world. And ... for those who lived and worked there? It was like being part of royalty.
Real royals, however, are not typically engaged in activities like "money laundering."
During the early part of Pablo's career, members of his family—such as his mother—did not understand the concept of money laundering. She believed that a stream, near her son's Napoles estate, was were the money was "laundered." Later, she learned what money laundering is really all about.
What did Pablo think about laundering money?
I think that if no dirty money or dollars had entered the country, Columbia would be in a serious economic crisis just like other Latin American countries. (See "Pablo Escobar's Private Archive," at 17:24.)
Once, in 1985, Pablo's father was kidnapped as he was going to mass. Everyone, including the police, looked for him. Pablo, according to his mother, issued a statement:
If my father comes back with a single scratch, all the money we'll give you won't be enough to bury all your people. (From interview included in "Pablo Escobar's Private Archive".)
Roberto says that, as a consequence of the kidnapping, people working for Escobar rounded-up around 500 people in Medellin. Then ... they were effectively put out of business.
Pablo—by this time a very rich man—had become the head of the Medellin drug cartel. The next logical thing, for him, was to get involved with politics.
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- resistance training may be performed at 40% to 80% of 1RM, and a circuit weight training format of 8 to 10 stations is appropriate
- for those who have been thoroughly screened, HIIT may also be suitable and more efficient for producing fitness gains
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