Chaser Tees

Hemline is carrying Chaser Tees!

"Chaser was founded in 1988 as an independent t-shirt line that embodied the cutting-edge style of the burgeoning punk rock punk rock scene in Los Angeles. Combining art, music and fashion, chaser has established itself as a unique brand within an increasingly crowded marketplace. More than 20 years later, music is still the soul of the label, but chaser has moved far beyond t-shirts, incorporating revolutionary fabrications, washes, printing processes and design driven-styles."

These shirts are so comfortable - they look and feel like a true vintage find. These are a few of our favorite brands and musicians from Chaser!

Chaser Tees run anywhere from $50 - $65

Terra Rossa - A Fall Fashion Event

Hemline Kansas City is gearing up for their annual fashion show and tickets are now officially ON SALE! Go to ticketmaster.com and get them while they last!

Clay [kley] - noun - Earth, especially  regarded as the material from which the human body was formed.

the human body, especially as distinguished from the spirit or soul; the flesh.

The name of this years show is "Terra Rossa" - we were inspired by the amazing colors in the store this Fall, particularly all the reds and deep oranges. Terra Rossa translates to "Red Earth", which fits our bohemian quality just perfectly.

This years event is a collaboration of all the "bests" in Kansas City. Partners include: Wheat Photography, Quixotic, Ink Magazine, and Mix 93.3, and all the proceeds go to our favorite charity, Children's Miracle Network! The event is at The Midland Theater on November 3. Doors open at 6:30, where the Quixotic dancers will be setting the mood while you eat and drink from the best restaurants in KC. Once inside the theatre you will get to see a performance by Quixotic, then the runway show will begin! After the runway show you will get an up close and personal concert from recording artist Andy Grammer! Then follow us next door to the Indie where DJ's No Mathematics will be spinning the night away.

Two ticket prices are available, general admission and VIP. VIP guests will get a private pre-party in the private bar area at the top of the Midland while listening to a local KC favorite band, The Late Night Callers, and of course sipping cocktails and taking part in all the amazing food. You'll be taken down to the theatre just in time to see a performance by Quixotic, and to get your perfectly situated seat along the runway, where your VIP swag bag will be waiting! Want to do general admission? You will have an amazing night, take part in food and drinks, watch Quixotic performances, and of course have a perfect view of the runway show and mini concert from Andy Grammer! 

We are so excited to be doing this again, and we think this is going to be the best show yet. Go to ticketmaster.com right now and buy your tickets!

More info on the show is available at our event website, hemlineterrarossa.wordpress.com

Starbucks Goes Designer

Starbucks is turning 40! And in celebration, they have teamed up designers Alexander Wang, Sophie Theallet and Billy Reid to make a line of t-shirts inspired by the Starbucks brand. 

Sophie Theallet- "I was inspired by the global community, and all the connections involved around a cup of Starbucks coffee," she says of her tee. 

Alexander Wang- "When Starbucks and the CVFF approached us with this project, the first thing we thought of was what everyone tries to avoid - spilled coffee on a t-shirt. This turned into the design, hoping people would have fun with it." Oh and his t-shirt is unisex!

Billy Reid- "We were inspired by the iconic images and American success story of Starbucks over the past 40 years. So 1971 stood out to us as an important number we wanted to implement in design, along with the iconic Siren and beautiful signature wallpaper prints."

Billy Reid womens

Mens - "We wanted a certain broken-in quality that looks great worn inside out, is a bit antiquated in spirit and ready for wear immediately." - Billy Reid

You can purchase a Starbucks designer tee at Starbucks.com or Nordstrom for $85.00

Bags and Hats!

We are so happy with the Fall accessories we have in store right now! It's handbags and hats overload - and we are just fine with that. Take a look at some of our favorites! And the prices are amazing, too - all under $100!

1. Urban Expressions $55.00

2. Mellie Bianco $99.00

3. Mellie Bianco $96.00

4. Hat Attack New York $70.00

5. Hat Attack New York $70.00

6. Mellie Bianco $96.00

7. Urban Expressions $30.00

8. Mellie Bianco $85.00

Fashion Week

New York Fashion Week is in full swing, and if you're anything like us, you've been stalking the website waiting for the next show to hit. 

Fashion week isn't over just yet, but we wanted to comment on a few of the trends we are seeing on just about every runway. The first thing we noticed? Orange! Not citrus orange, not soft orange, but a red orange. It's in almost every collection, and it's being paired with white, navy and turquoise. It's so fresh and bright, and we are definitely smitten!

The next thing we've seen a lot of so far is color blocking. It's big for Fall too, but it's obviously darker right now. We love the color combinations used to color block in the Spring - they are so fresh and pretty. We love the peach tones with turquoise and white, and the bold mustard tone yellow.

We are impatiently waiting for the new shows to hit the website over these next few days, and we will be back with some more of our favorite runway looks later this week. Stay tuned!

Video Lookbook!

Our video lookbook is finished!! We are so excited, and so thrilled with how everything came out. There isn't much to say about it really, the video speaks for itself! We hope you love it!

Photography by: Wheat Photography
www.wheatphoto.com

Snuggle Up

The weather this week has us all inspired to bust out the boots and sweaters. Some of us have even made a pact that, no matter how hot it gets outside, we will refuse to wear sandals - we are so ready for Fall around here, and we are going to wear the amazing clothes on our racks!

We pulled some of our favorite jackets and sweaters and put them in one post. Believe us, there are SO many more than what's here, but these are just a few that we are crushing on at the moment. Oh Fall, how we love thee!

Don't forget to log onto our website at www.shophemline.com and receive free shipping on every order!

Sneak Peak Fall Shoot

Last Thursday was a huge day for us. We shot our Fall look book! We were on location at a beautiful stable in the middle of the city, and we got to work with some amazing people. This is just a teaser of a few of our favorites - you'll have to wait until our look book comes back from print to see the amazingness of the whole shoot! We hope you love it as much as we do!

credits:

 Photography- Jenny Wheat. Hair:Nicholas William Jenkins and Debra Daniel (Skyline) and Jordan (Eclektica). Makeup: Chavon Glidewell-Swartz. Models: Jayden and Molly- Exposure and Theresa-Voicesand. Wardrobe styling: Annie Kennedy, Jennifer Atagi (Hemline). Video: Ray Dalida Assisting: Sarah Hagler Lyons, Alice Govert Bryan, Phillip Flores, Hoa Duong 

 Location: Saddle and Sirloin

Skinny Vs. Flare - The Great Debate

Remember the days before skinny jeans were the norm? We remember when they started showing up on celebs and the everyday public being scared to wear them. A few years later, that's all we had in our closets! 

So now that this trend of ultra flare, bell bottoms and straight up wide legs is hitting us, what will we do? Stay true to our "skinny" roots? Or ditch them for the throw back look of bell bottoms?

We say why choose! Skinny jeans (or pants, or leggings) absolutely still have a place in your closets this Fall and Winter, so don't go throwing them out. Along the skinny jeans line this Fall we are also loving skinny leather pants. 

Here are a few of our favorites in our stores right now. And we won't be choosing between them - we plan on rocking each and every one of them!