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FEBRUARY 25, 2021
JEWISH EXPONENT
THE LOOK
Fashion Continued from Page 23
She expects high-waisted
pants and more bright prints will
be popular this summer. Much
like last year, comfort will dictate
outfi t preferences; think fewer
dresses and more jumpsuits.

Bloom said eye-catching
accessories have become
popular due to the ubiquity of
Zoom meetings.

“Statement earrings and
necklaces have been making a
comeback because people are
only visible from the chest up on
Zoom calls,” she explained. “I’ve
seen a lot of really interesting,
more chunky, kind of bold types
of necklaces and earrings.”
She added that Incubator
designers have also embraced
face masks, which are liter-
ally the must-have accessory
of the pandemic since you
won’t be allowed in the grocery
store without one. Tobin has
created several using refl ec-
tive fabric, and Annina King,
owner of Granaté Prêt, created
a line of masks embellished
with Swarovski crystals and
hand-painted by local artists.

“Who would have thought,
a year ago, that masks would
be our fashion accessory of the
year? Th at we’d be fi nding one
to match every outfi t or match
our winter scarf?” she said.

King also started an initia-
tive to hire local workers to
sew masks for hospitals that
needed them in the early days
of the pandemic. She is now
working on a line of masks that
will minimize acne for wearers
and consulting dermatologists
to fi nd the best materials.

Bloom said the supply chain
issues and economic upheaval
created by the pandemic accel-
erated a trend of upcycling and
sustainability that has built over
the past few years. Rather than
shopping for new clothes, people
are more likely to spend carefully,
alter or tailor items they already
own or embrace do-it-yourself
projects like tie-dye.

Elle Tobin sweatshirt
Photo by Anna Tobin
Namita Penugonda Reddy,
founder of Samsara Sari, repur-
poses old saris into dresses,
skirts, scrunchies and other
items. Samsara, which means
“rebirth” in Sanskrit, refers
to the process of giving new
life to used garments. During
the pandemic, she has focused
on making tutu skirts for
young girls.

“Even if they aren’t going
anywhere, people still want
their kids to look cute,” she said.

Bloom said the recession
has led to a surge of interest
in shopping locally, fueled by
an awareness that struggling
small businesses might not
make it through the pandemic
without shoppers’ support.

Rather than ordering from
fast fashion retail giants like
H&M, people are thinking
strategically about preserving
businesses that contribute
to their local economy and
communities. “People are really being
more discerning and thinking,
‘What is important to me?
What are the essentials that I
really need in my wardrobe?’”
she said. ●
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