Image via Wikipedia If you have an eye for fashion and can't wait to see the latest runway shows and new designers, then you probably like to dress accordingly. Not everyone has the means to afford the latest designer labels, so it's important to know how to achieve the same look at a fraction of the cost. Till you reach that pinnacle where you can buy whatever you wish, make sure you start looking at the runway clothes and their specific styles. Choose a look that you are interested in and use a search on offers.com to find something similar. Chances are, you can find a … [Read more...]
Fashion sense
April 20, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Something I don't have a lot of! I have to admit that, only the briefest look at my wardrobe would reveal a man who puts on the face of not caring how he looks but the truth is he has no idea what looks good and what doesn't! I come from a place where men just aren't supposed to care about the way they look. Most city 'metro' men would think me a country bumpkin. Don't get me wrong, I know some of the latest fashions but when I look in the magazines and see all these really good looking men and women what I can never look like I straight away think Why bother and give up. Image via … [Read more...]
Launching a Career in Fashion Merchandising
April 12, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Fashion merchandising is an important segment within the wider fashion industry. If you are interested in opportunities in fashion merchandising, there are some steps to consider. Here are some tips to pursuing a career in fashion merchandising. An education grounded in fashion merchandising is key for anyone with career aspirations in the area. A valuable program will gear you for the competitive fashion industry and give you the skills to succeed in your passion. Make no mistake; an educational basis is the best way to get what you need for such a career. One thing to consider in … [Read more...]
Attractive Curves and Womanly Fashions
March 21, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Fact: Not all women fit into the same style of clothes. Fact: Not all women have the same kind of bodies. Fact: Very few fashion leaders recognize this. In the real world of female fashion, women spend a lot of time trying to squeeze into clothes that do not fit them or suit their body types, let alone their personalities. Some women are long and lean; some women are small and petite; some are big on top and small at the bottom; other women are reversed and small on top and big at the bottom. All body types can be attractive, especially when you are wearing the right styles to … [Read more...]
Fashion World Hates Galliano Behavior, But Loves the Man
March 20, 2011 by Leave a Comment
It’s unfathomable! The reactions to the John Galliano incident run the full gamut of extremes. At first, there was disgust and disdain from every corner of the fashion world, and some of the greatest models separated themselves from Galliano. Natalie Portman led the ensuing crowds in sharing their disgust. However, now things have changed a lot, and Portman and her crowd are the minority. People are still upset about what Galliano said, but many of the other models and designers are now expressing their chagrin by saying they disagree with what he said but he’s a designer that helps shape … [Read more...]
4 tips for a fabulous Mardi Gras party look
March 6, 2011 by Leave a Comment
It’s a burst of sound and glitter. It’s the stir of a season. Heat is clinging to the evening, crowds are claiming the streets and you are...scowling, unwilling to offer the remnants of tired mascara and dry lips (the effects of a cubicle on your make-up are unfortunate). You hide yourself away instead, uncertain of how to transform tedium into theatricality. It’s easier, you know, to just rely on a Janus mask. Its expression will be far better than your own -- unless you choose to redefine yourself. Mardi Gras is meant to be a celebration of life and laughter. It’s designed to … [Read more...]
From underweat to outerwear: The T-shirt rises to fame
February 19, 2011 by Leave a Comment
The simple, cotton pull-over shirt has taken its place in the fashion pantheon. Evolved from the “union suit” -- one-piece underwear that went from neck to ankle – when it was divided into tops and bottoms, the T-shirt found its way onto sailors around the time of the Spanish-American war. When they did hard work that made them sweat, the could remove their clean uniform blouses and still have a cover for the torso. Clark Gable set back sales in 1934 when he revealed he wasn't wearing one in “It Happened one Night,” but during World War II, images of soldiers in T-shirts and fatigue … [Read more...]
Toppingt off the human form: The hat tries to stay ahead
February 16, 2011 by Leave a Comment
A hat can be a status symbol. Or it can be something to keep the rain off your head. People being people, though, they'll want something stylish to go with functionality. Newspapers are fine in a sudden rain shower, but you don't want to be seen at the theater wearing one. Hats are subject to the same trends as dresses, pants or shoes. Designers, in tring to stay ahead of customers' needs and desires, sometimes go too far, as in womens hats in the late 19th century. But then, mens hats got pretty flamboyant in the 17th century. Hats designed to protect are made of harder stuff and aren't … [Read more...]
Recycling sometimes just has to happen in fashion
February 14, 2011 by Leave a Comment
“There's nothing new under the sun.” That applies to fashion. What's new today was new 30 years ago, or 50 years ago, or 100 years ago. After all, there are only so many ways you can drape the human body. Short skirts, for example. They were big (so to speak) in the 1960s, but two scores earlier, the trend had already struck. In the 1920s – the Roaring '20s – hemlines slid up the leg. Led by the young, of course, scandalizing their elders. It was the Jazz Age, and the new form of music was a part of the whole Flapper scene. In the '60s, the music was rock 'n' roll. Once again, … [Read more...]
The lower half: Pants fit for a human body
February 12, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Covering the bottom half of one's body usually means donning a pair of pants, trousers, breeches (britches) or some other way to encase both legs while having a way of staying up. An alternative it to wrap both in a skirt, dress, kilt, lava-lava or sarong, but for men, that's not generally a choice. History records the first sightings of pants in the sixth century BCE with the horse-riding Persians. Romans tended to sneer at trouser-wearing barbarians. Then the empire stretched into colder regions and they decided warmth was a better part of valor. Pants got pretty tight in the 15th century, … [Read more...]