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✨ who said you can’t have style in corporate?
▪️ comms @verizon - aoamo // 📍nyc
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Julia Rhault ⚡️embrace your weirdness
I never said it was comfortable… Taking a close I never said it was comfortable…

Taking a closer bts look at making the “Steeped in Color” dress from my Trashique collection. With the entire 6-garment project focusing on discarded materials, the base of the dress is in fact a metal window screen. Why? B/c it was ripped and discarded when I found it, and it allowed for the best structure to maintain shape with the lightweight effect of the paper tea packets. 

I never said it was comfortable 😜 but I did try my best to protect my model at all costs with heavy duty duct tape covering all frayed metal edges & insisting she wear biker shorts underneath (circa 2013 before they were trendy again).

This handmade beauty had a hidden zipper down the back for easy on/off, and each paper tea packet was individually attached via metal wiring woven into the metal screen backing.

#HowItsMade
🌱🌎in honor of Earth Day… ✨👇🏻 I ca 🌱🌎in honor of Earth Day… ✨👇🏻

I can’t believe it’s already been 10yrs since this project, but happy 10yr anniversary to my Trashique college final project ✨

No, I didn’t go to art or fashion school - I went to @americanuniversity as a comms major and had this idea for an independent study my senior year. I got approval (after many denials) through their Katzen Arts Center as a theater costume design professor agreed to oversee the project. Where there’s a will there’s a way 😉

I’ll never forget the full apartment takeover with all of these materials 😂 @davidaiorio put up with a lot that semester lol, but LOTS of support through friends with their consumed items (and my own) made this project possible.

Across these photos you’re seeing friends and classmates that agreed to be my models - I served as their photographer, makeup artist, location scout and the maker of all “garments” seen. However, I have HUGE love, respect and appreciation for @jpfilm who saw my vision and snapped all photos of me here across locations on that hot muggy day in dc 😂🤗

Context on the project: Trashique was an exploration of college student addictions and consumption. 6 garments were made in total out of recycled/discarded materials (only 4 are shown in this reel):

• slave to fashion: my own shopping addiction, made out of waste from dry cleaning, online ordering, fashion magazines. Yes the name of the ensemble is why I’m holding a whip lol

• smokin: a testament to the stresses of undergrad, this dress was entirely made out of Marlboro varieties (all donated from friends’ usage)

• snack attack: this 2-piece skirt/crop top combo was literally made out of snack wrappers and containers b/c who actually eats full meals in undergrad? 

• steeped in color: gorgeous rainbow ombré dress made from my own tea addiction. These were primarily @tazo @allegrotea and ranged across all tea types.

NOTE: if you’re one of my models from 2013 and would like to be tagged pls DM me. We’re all in our 30s now so wanted to respect privacy as to not have it be a surprise tagged reel on your profile 🤗 Ty for signing the consent and release forms back in college 🤗🖤✨

#EarthDay
black is a year-round fave 🖤 — It’s true black is a year-round fave 🖤

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It’s true - anyone that’s worked with me can attest: I 🖤 black. New Yorkers love all black for a number of reasons - in my instance it started as a uniform when I first started my career working in fashion. Underpaid, an all-black outfit was an easy & relatively inexpensive way to look put together and coordinated. 

Fast forward to today: working in corporate offices, communicating to employees in various markets across the globe, wearing black is still oftentimes my default for ease when I’m in a rush, BUT it now has a very different effect: I’m sometimes the only person in all-black 😅 that hasn’t been the case in other industries I’ve worked in prior. It’s been a fun way to stand out in recent years…meanwhile in nyc I blend right in 😂 Admittedly: I’m trying to incorporate more color as I’m getting older, but I’ll never turn down a black on black on black lewk 🥰 

Are you an all-black outfit fan?

✨outfit deets✨
@equipmentfr x @__katemoss collab lightning bolt print blouse
@spanx pants (if you haven’t tried - they’re truly amazing 🥰 stretchy for comfort but smoothing for shape and hold-you-in fabulosity all day)
@nastygal blazer vest (old)
@thefryecompany Chelsea boots
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@zara bomber jacket
@asos high waisted pants
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@targetstyle x @nililotan collab denim shirt
@calvinklein black turtleneck (old)
@ragandbone white belt
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@zara crop blazer
@asos_man pants
@colehaan menswear brogues (old)
@ysl bag
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@prettylavishuk shift dress 
@thefryecompany strappy sandals
@balenciaga bag

#ILikeBlack #I🖤Black #BlackOnBlackOnBlack #AllBlackOutfit #AllBlackOutfits #WorkOutfits #OfficeOutfits #🖤🖤🖤 #🖤 #ootw #BlackIsMyHappyColor
✨ bday week photodump ✨ First time in years I ✨ bday week photodump ✨

First time in years I’ve gotten together with friends for my bday, we certainly made up for lost time this year 🖤

^~* in no particular order *~^
• Dinner date with the hubs @davidaiorio 
• @brooklynmuseum date with @iamjk_ing to see #Couturissime Thierry Mugler exhibit 
• brought back a college tradition: group dinner date with friends
• Drinks with @shonika_dt at @nothingreallymattersbar (glitter bathroom)
• Ran into our neighbor @sonnimun1 en route home from said drinks, walking through Times Square 

#AriesSeason #ThisIs32 #BelatedBday #BeWeird
✨🪩 denver outtakes 🦋✨ From our October ✨🪩 denver outtakes 🦋✨

From our October 2022 trip to Denver, CO ✨ we met up with some college friends there and headed to @spectraartspace immersive art exhibit for a fun afternoon with various glasses to enhance the visuals 👓

#ImmersiveArt #ExperientialArt #trippy #TrippyArt #TrippyVibes
Letting you all know right now: this isn’t an ad Letting you all know right now: this isn’t an ad but dang i wish it was 😂 

If you’re not familiar: Rakuten is a mobile app that offers cash back on your purchases across 1000s of brands. & yes, you literally get a check from your earnings (dubbed a “Big Fat Check”), and there are awesome promo periods where you can earn 5x and more 🥰 

🏷️ Promo / Referral link in Story Highlights - we both win 😉

I first came across the cash back app @rakuten (at the time known as Ebates) when I was an eCommerce manager in my 20s. I wasn’t a shopper, I was a client. Working for 2 different companies as a client then was a great experience and even better now as a shopper 🤑 

✨Let me know in the comments your fav ways to save money while shopping 🤑

#CashBackCrew #CashBackApp #CashBackApp #Rakuten #RakutenGirls #RakutenFashion #RakutenFWT #ShopWithMe #ShopWithConfidence #ShoppingTips #ShoppingTip #GetItGirl #PurpleHat #NotAnAd #NotAnAdJustAFan #NotAnAdJustAFanGirl // Rakuten, cash back app, shop with confidence, get cash back with Rakuten, this isn’t an ad but I wish it was, how to use Rakuten, shopping tips for saving money, save money while shopping, get it girl ✨
Do it for you ✨ Wear what you want - those that Do it for you ✨

Wear what you want - those that matter won’t mind and those that mind don’t matter 🖤 

Pants by @kaiiathelabel, purchased from @asos (20% off code in my highlights)

#WearIt #WearItWithConfidence #WearWhatYouWant #DopamineDressing #WearWhatYouLove #WearWhatMakesYouHappy #WearWhatYouLike #WearWhatYouLoveWednesday #WearItLoveIt #WearItProudly #WearItWell #WearItLikeYouMeanIt #OutfitOfTheNight #SequinPants #DressWithConfidence #StyleDiary #StyleShot #CityStyle #StyleEvolution #PersonalStyle #PersonalStyleBlog #PersonalStyleCoach // personal style, style catalog, favorite outfits, style archive, past outfits, style evolution, personal style coach, stylist, style diary, personal style blog, wear what you want, wear what makes you happy, dress with confidence, dopamine dressing, sequin pants
@bigaldoesmakeup this is one of my best kept secre @bigaldoesmakeup this is one of my best kept secrets 🤭 always be sure to shop the men’s department!! It’s from @asos_man / @asos design collection (i linked the shirt to this post for you 🤗)

#WhereDidYouGetThat #FashionFind #ShoppingTip #ShopThePost #UnexpectedFind #BorrowedFromTheBoys #MensFashion #MensStyle #PersonalStyle #WearItWell #StyleInspo #StyleInspiration #StyleBlogger #HeartPrint #HeartPattern #SheerShirt #ASOSDesign #aesthetic#DateNightOutfit #ValentinesDayOutfit // heart shirt, heart top, Valentine’s Day top, shop the men’s department, shopping tip, date night outfit ideas, going out looks, Valentine’s Day outfits, Valentine’s Day outfit ideas, borrowed from the boys
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