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Thursday, August 26, 2010

A ’60s Bee Updates Its Hive

A 1960s beehive evokes demure elegance. Even Naomi Campbell, known for her temper, wore one when she recently testified at the war crimes trial of Charles G. Taylor, a former president of Liberia.
However, a beehive can err on the side of prissy (something no alluring woman wants). Amy Wine house off set hers with tattooed arms. The rest of us can add bite to the ladylike look by lowering its height and adding texture.

“The key to make this look modern and not too retro is haphazardness,” said Jimmy Paul, a stylist at Bumble and bumble who will style the models for The Row at New York Fashion Week in September. Earlier this year, at Vera Wang’s fall ready-to-wear show, Mr. Paul’s slightly messy beehive with tousled locks at the nape captured an ingenious blend of prim and seductive.
Here’s how to get a street-ready version, which is best achieved the day after a blowout or the day after using hot rollers.

Sunday, August 8, 2010

Kids Fashion Trends

Carrying fashion trends is not as easy as you think, and some people make a complete fool out of themselves because they do not know how to carry-out such trends. The most popular trendsetters are celebrities and movie stars who are seen in various media outlets. But in the end, it is the public who decides which is trendy and which is not.The world changes, progresses and grows every day, although at a different rate most of the time. But fashion is here to stay, and it changes along with other things. After all, change is the only permanent thing in this world.Fashion designers and trendsetters focus on originality, beauty, and ideals. It is one way of expressing yourself because it is a reflection of your mentality, cultural providence, feelings, and personality.Fashion trends are regarded as an art in pragmatic form, because it is a combination of aesthetics and practicality.


It is usually influenced by many social and cultural factors, and each generation has its own distinct fashion characteristics or traits.Before, fashion fever involved only the adults, but today’s modern world has greatly changed. Even children are already in line with fashion trends.The fashion industry now caters to children’s designer clothing. Young children can now enjoy a varied and extensive range of fashion clothes, which helps them to set a fashion trend of their own.Even very young children have their own preferences, and many fashion designers are now focusing on babies and children’s wear. You can now find colorful, original, ingenious, stimulating, and appealing clothes for both the girls and the boys. You can now find superhero costumes and outfits, as well as accessorized girls dresses.Children of todays times are inclined towards aesthetics, originality, and beauty. Clothing stores for children provide a wide range of clothing choices for boys and girls; and so your little one is taught to choose a particular fashion trend at a very early age.Clothing lines today are equally attractive as children’s toys. There is an increasing awareness among children about the value of wearing fashionable clothes.Unlike before, children’s clothes are more affordable and this is due to emerging discount shops, import of clothes, and equal merchandise distribution between clothing stores and supermarkets.Another contributor to the reduction of children’s clothes prices is the increasing number of online stores. Most online stores offer high quality clothing articles at a much cheaper price. You can choose from among a wide variety of designer clothes and other cost cutting alternatives.Online stores, and local clothing stores, offer boys suits, shirts, trousers and girls dresses and capes. They also offer unisex items, along with children’s accessories like bow ties, booties, and shoes.If you want to save a lot of effort and time, you can make an online purchase. All you need is an Internet connection and you can choose from among the many websites that sells children’s clothing.But if you want to do a little shopping together with your kids, there are also many local stores in your area. Let your child choose among the magnificent displays of clothing line-ups. Your Childs creativity and aesthetic sense will reflect his or her choice of clothes.Do not let your child be left behind; give them the opportunity to keep up with fashion trends. Let them choose clothes which they feel are comfortable to wear and makes them look great.

Monday, July 5, 2010

High dress splits: women's fashion trend

After several recurrent seasons of sexed-up micro minis - lead particularly by the va-va-voom styles of Herve Leger and Balmain - it's time for a new wave of seductive skirts to find their way onto red carpets, into wardrobes, and, most definitely, into fashion magazine editorials. So how to do pure sex without a hemline that's shorter than short? The high split 2010 fashion trend, of course.
High split Spring/Summer 2010 trend

High dress splits trend: what it is

In 2010 the mid-thigh split dress is out.
Their replacement?
Long slit skirts or maxi dresses in light, flowing fabrics that give a not-so-subtle hint of leg as one walks - or rather struts - along. In fact, they give more than a hint of leg. They show off the whole leg with the split reaching the top of the thigh. For an even greater visual impact, the split will pass the top of the thigh and reach the hip.
There may be a single side split, a centre split, or dual side splits with a panel of fabric that falls along the middle section.

Dress splits on the runway

It will probably come as no surprise that the most knock-out examples of thigh-high dress splits were on the Versace runway. After all, infusing pure sex into a dress is a Versace speciality.
Other prominent examples came from Pucci - breezy, free flowing, and ultimately sensual - andLanvin, whose draping Grecian styles were given an injection of thigh-baring modernity.

How to wear dresses with splits in 2010

  • Heels are a must. Flat shoes don't do the look justice, and will cancel out the utter sexiness of the above the thigh split.
  • Tanned, toned, bare legs are perfect for this look in summer. But you can also experiment with a peep of interesting stockings. Look to Francesco Scognamiglio's fishnet idea for inspiration (pictures below); or if you're daring enough, try a peek of exposed stay ups.
  • Go for light, breezy fabrics for the Spring / Summer season. Movement and flow are a big part of the charm.
  • Take inspiration from the Grecian trend and marry a draping Goddess dress with a high split for the ultimate in summer sultriness.
  • Obviously this is not best as a day-to-day street trend nor as day wear. Pull it out on occasions where you really want to turn heads.

Sunday, July 4, 2010

Online Shopping vs Store Shopping

With regards to shopping, there are forums which deal on what is the best shopping concept: Online shopping or Store shopping? In every shoppers who joined the forums, many of them are in favor of online shopping. Though, some are in favor of store shopping too. They choose online shopping because of the convenience of it having a private shopping. On the other hand, they choose store shopping because of the shopping experience and you can feel a purchasing satisfaction in shopping into department store or mall. Some shoppers choose online ordering because they like shopping during the time the physical store is closed, or they avoid crowds in buying some gift items. Other people prefer going to stores in order to try on merchandise and get a feel for the item. 


Through this interaction comparing the two shopping concepts, it brings comparing the two on their grounds of which between the two are the most valuable when it comes to shopping. There are some strong advantages to shop online than the traditional way of shopping in stores. On the first place, online shopping are very advantageous and easy. Shopping online have quick advantage such as fuel cost savings, conduct a deal at any shopping sites which based on different countries, and easy comparing of prices of items in every store sites that offer online shopping. Its a total convenience when we talk to online shopping. Because you don't have to burn more gas just to go in different store for buying a certain product and you don't have to go in different store just to deal on the products you want.

Let us focus on the advantage of online shopping. In contrast, you will know the disadvantages of store shopping. Here are the advantages of shopping online: it was convenient, no pressure in shopping, saving a time and effort, consistency between advertised price and site price, no driving and parking, information on product comparison easily available, price comparison available in online, shopping sites keeping merchants competitive by means of offering the best products and prices, 24/7 shopping, and large online shopping site offering the price comparison and sometimes no tax to be collected into the product you want to buy. In contrast to this advantages of online shopping, let's see the disadvantages of shopping online. Lack of touch and feel of merchandise, lack of personal attention from a sales attendant, not able to wear or try the product, you don't have the chance to see the quality of the product, more chances to encounter fraud websites, more chances for mistakes in ordering the wrong item, always exposure of credit card security in every time that you do online shopping. Among these advantages, people are finding their ways to do online shopping. But not at any moment, because they used to go in the typical stores also for buying some product there.

For having a knowledge about online shopping, designer clothes stores have become the hot spots of shoppers buying anything and everything that can be worn. Designer clothes online is the nice shopping site which give a reason why to shop online.



Source : http://fashion-zone05.blogspot.com/2009/01/online-shopping-vs-store-shopping.html

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

New trends in fashion accessories!

Here comes the newest trend in the fashion world. Accessories designed which has the shape of yummy yummy food. Many designs are available!
Warn your friends not to bite your ears or neck since these accessories are extremely yummy!!!


















Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Perfect pair for your WEDDING!!

here is romance in the air when a wedding takes place. Many feet will also be up there in the air. Fewer will be on the ground! It is time for fantasies to come alive, dreams to be realized and brides to be dressed from head to toe. So what about wedding shoes, how beautiful will they be and be picked up from where and most of all who will design them? 




Frankly today it is easier to fetch the wedding shoes online, look at picture books and get them custom made and also fly across the continent and get a few pairs. Are the wedding/reception gown, sari and other clothes in place? It is much easier to choose when the dress is ready especially for the bride.
The most important accessory of dressing is the footwear. For the various outfits, there is a variety of footwear, but shoes are universal type, that has the maximum in terms of choice. From sports to formal to casual, from leather to cloth, there are all kinds of material and styles.

Shoes are also country-specific. InIndia it is commonly said, “One can know the class of a person by looking at his or her shoes.”
Bridal shoes don’t have to be special but they definitely have to be striking enough to blend with the bridal dress or gown that will be worn. Of course they come in the special category of designer shoes, as they may not be worn with other party outfits. Internationally there are several companies catering to only bridal shoes. Over the years they have perfected the art of making them more comfortable.






Usually to match the ivory gown or white gown materials that are used for bridal shoes are satin or silk in shape of ballerina shoes. Hey are most comfortable when the brides have to dance. Some enterprising young brides do go in for low heels (maybe because of the short height!) but as long as they are able to carry off and spend the D-day easily without having to kick away the heels then it is fine. In India hours long ceremonies during marriages mean that the bride will need comfortable slip-ons. For one part she will have to sit for long and then wear them to another part of the ceremony.What’s more in India embroidered outfits need handling too. So few brides will be able to lo down on the feet care. 

Brides in India wear usually red ghagara cholis saris or salwars. Gold or silver sandals, slippers or strappy shoes are ideal. Also in large gatherings they are a tendency of shoes getting lost. So having an extra pair of wedding shoes is also advisable.

As for others they could go for a combination of fashion and comfort. Ladies wear those high heals only with good skirts and if you have good legs to carry them. No one wants to see a wobbly pair of feet waiting for on a fine occasion like a wedding. Plenty of choices from leather, suede, silk and other materials are available for shoes. And if you are part of the baarat and will dance wear flat embroidered jutis. They will let you dance away without the stress.


A nice tip especially for the bride would be to match her embroidered evening handbag with shoes! The idea has been quite a buzz about a bride choosing to use color for her shoes. Infact, the bride can embrace the color concept and match the flowers with the shoes. Please don’t mix western shoes with Indian dresses. Fusions don’t work on all occasions. Wedding is definitely not the occasion for this mix but matching will certainly rock!

Stiletto Fantasy




Oh, the Stiletto. How I love you! High heel shoes were worn by men and women courtiers. The design of the stiletto heel originally came from the late Kristin S. Wagner but would not become popular until the late 1950s. The stiletto heel came with the advent of technology using a supporting metal shaft or stem embedded into the heel, instead of wood or other, weaker materials that required a wide heel. This revival of the opulent heel style can be attributed to the designer Roger Vivier and such designs became very popular in the 1950s.

Take a look in any shoe store right now and you will see they are packed with vertiginous heels stretching to their, four and even five inches high. They don't make for easy walking I can tell you. But now we are being warned of a much more serious danger posed by sky high shoes than just a trip or embarrassing tumble in the street.



The irrefutable sign that you've found the perfect pair of shoes? They magically breath new life into any number of garments that have been hanging more-or-less unloved in you closet. They look as fantastic with a pair of skinny jeans and fitted navy blue blazer as they do with a black pencil skirt and ruffled silk blouse.

When you want to look your absolute best, you need to wear the best. You need a brand that expresses style so luxurious and perfect that people automatically know the name behind the design. And when your pursuit for amazing style takes you to your need for shoes, you can look for that mystical perfection in high heel stiletto shoes. Stiletto style shoes are one of the most known styles, earning longstanding respect as one of the finest fashions in the industry.

If you want to make a statement with you image, then you’ll want to make sure you make that statement with the help of a gorgeous pair of stilettos. You can actually make a wide range of statements thanks to the luxurious variety they offer, including stiletto pumps, stiletto high heels, stiletto boots, metal stilettos and more. The choice is yours, and when you choose from strictly stiletto, it’s impossible to go wrong. You see, the stiletto style is named after a type of short knife or dagger that features a long and thin blade. As a part of that, this style will always be on the cutting edge of new fashion. However, high heel stiletto shoes are also amazing in their ability to honor retro and classic styles as well, granting a truly varied and beautiful line of shoes and heels.




A version of the stiletto heel was reintroduced as soon as 1974 by Manolo Blahnik, who dubbed his "new” heel the Needle. Similar heels were stocked at the big Biba store in London, by Russell and Bromley and by smaller boutiques. Old, unsold stocks of pointed-toe stilettos, and contemporary efforts to replicate them (lacking the true stiletto heel because of changes in the way heels were by then being mass-produced) were sold in street fashion markets and became popular with punks, and with other fashion "tribes" of the late 1970s until supplies of the inspirational original styles dwindled in the early 1980s. Subsequently, round-toe shoes with slightly thicker (sometimes cone-shaped) semi-stiletto heels, often very high in an attempt to convey slenderness (the best example of this being the shoes sold in London by Derber), were frequently worn at the office with wide-shouldered power suits. The style survived through much of the 1980s but almost completely disappeared during the 1990s, when professional and college-age women took to wearing shoes with thick, block heels. However, the slender stiletto heel staged a major comeback after 2000, when young women adopted the style for dressing up office wear or adding a feminine touch to casual wear, like jeans.

Stiletto heels are particularly associated with the image of the femme fatale. They are often considered to be a seductive item of clothing, and often feature in popular culture.
Stiletto heels undoubtedly concentrate a large amount of force into a small area. The great pressure transmitted through such a heel (allegedly greater than that exerted by an elephant standing on one foot can cause damage to carpets and floors. The stiletto heel will also sink into soft ground, making it impractical for outdoor wear on grass.

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