"Here" represents wherever I am at a given time. It refers to travel and living in the moment. "Haute" represents fashion, derived from the term haute couture.
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Tag: fashion
All About The Fit Magazine
Hi everyone! I'm so excited to share a new project that I have been working on, The Fit Magazine! The Fit Magazine is an online publication founded by Lehigh University women for college students everywhere! It will help you find your perfect fit to become your best self. The Fit features fashion, beauty, fitness and [...]
Life Update: May 2020
Hi everyone! Now that my classes have ended for the semester, I'm going to put more focus into this blog and other projects that I've been working on. Here's what I'll be doing! ✰ I am now the multimedia editor for Lehigh's student-run publication, The Brown and White, where I will be broadcasting and creating podcasts. This [...]
Female Empowered Fashion | July 2020
Hi everyone! I have some exciting news to share... I wrote a book! Female Empowered Fashion is about the ways in which fashion promotes female empowerment. This includes how fashion has been used to promote inclusivity in body image, build supportive and educational programs for girls, and show how young women have broken into the industry [...]
Life Update: March 2020
Hi everyone! I just want to update you all on what I've been up to since I posted "About Ariana" in June. But first, let me tell you a little about me: I am a sophomore at Lehigh University majoring in journalism with a double minor in graphic design and marketing. If not at Lehigh, [...]
Graphic Design: Designer Brochure
Course: Introduction to Graphic Design For my designer brochure project, I used Adobe InDesign and applied text formatting skills to create a four page brochure with content on 2016 AIGA Medalist, Ruth Ansel. In this design, I referenced text from a biography by James Gaddy. My decisions on fonts, colors and the layout of information [...]
Graphic Design: Font Booklet
Course: Introduction to Graphic Design For my font booklet project, I used InDesign to create an eight page booklet comparing a traditional font, Didot, to a Google font, Playfair Display. This design explored the classifications of traditional and screen formatted typefaces through paragraph-length text blocks, specimen pages and diagrams of font features. In this design, [...]
Graphic Design: Monogram and Animal Graphic Icon
Course: Introduction to Graphic Design For my monogram project, I used Adobe Illustrator to explore letter combinations using overlapping, intertwining and stacking while maintaining horizontal baselines. Without repeating, rotating or mirroring letters, I rendered a monogram of my initials. This project taught me how to define features of letterforms and counter forms and how to [...]
OOTD: Monastiraki
If you are ever in Athens, I highly recommend visiting Monastiraki. It's a beautiful area to shop, eat and see ruins- all with a view of the Acropolis. Even the ground is amusing, which is paved with colored tiles. Not only are there countless stores to shop at, but also a flea market where you can [...]
OOTN: Dinner Overlooking the Acropolis
Watching the sun set in Athens not only marked the end of a beautiful day, but the end of an amazing trip. To celebrate our last night in Greece, and my cousin Francesca's birthday, we dined at a rooftop restaurant with a perfect view of the Acropolis. For the occasion, I wore a light pink patterned romper [...]
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