Eco-Fashion: Style Choices

July 26, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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It’s an assumption of burlap, the cling of hemp and thick cotton: environmentally friendly fashion is often deemed a mess of natural fibers, forcing would-be stylists to cloak themselves in dull designs. The truth is far more flattering, however. Threads aren’t always stripped of dyes and shiny plastics. Instead they can merely be exchanged.

Choosing an eco-worthy lifestyle requires no great sacrifice. Vintage pieces instead exist. These clothes are recycled, shared again and again between owners — and this allows them to be both earth conscious and worthy of fashion.

Finding them is no great struggle as well, with many options now available:

Consignment Shops

Secondhand stores are often dismissed, thought to provide no great value. Consignment shops, however, offer environmental awareness (without denying style). Items from previous decades can be found in these inexpensive boutiques: granting variety on a budget.

Swap Parties

Friends often mirror each other — sharing personalities and textile tastes. Choosing a swapping party is therefore recommended. Groups can exchange items, filling closets with new (yet old) designs. This keeps items from simply being tossed away.

Online Vendors

Variety defines fashion. Searching the Internet is then necessary — with online vendors offering diversity and recycled clothing. Speciality boutiques are common. These boast formerly owned pieces of good condition and undeniable style.

Saving the environment is a worthy quest. Forcing yourself to suffer through weak designs and unfortunate silhouettes is unnecessary, however. Eco-friendly clothing is instead a reflection of the past; and these items can be found with ease.

 

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Make Your Man a Hot Accessory

May 20, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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Let’s face it. If your man doesn’t look good, you don’t look good. He may be the best thing in your life, but he needs a little fashion direction to really shine. If he’s with you, make sure he looks as good as you do. As a young, trendy woman, you need to make sure your boyfriend has a good sense of pop culture, fashion and lifestyle. So what’s hot for the guys?

LRG is the perfect blend of street style and class. It blends the best parts of hip hop with smatterings of retro class and cool. Once you turn you man onto LRG, he’ll be easy to dress. He won’t have to give up his casual sense of style, but he won’t look like he just played a game of street ball. If you can’t get him to go shopping with you, LRG Clothing can be found in the Internet. He’ll love fashion, and he won’t feel like you’re trying to change his lifestyle.

Guys want to look good, too, but they don’t always know how to do it, so it’s up to you to make him feel good about himself. If he’s sporting some serious confidence in his new clothes, you’ll be the kind of couple that turns heads when you enter a room. This brand offers everything from lids to jeans. You can make fashion adjustments so that your guy isn’t stuck in skinny jeans when he needs more room to look good. Gather up some sweaters, hoodies and tees, too. He will be one well dressed man, and you will be the talk of the town.

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Fashion Choices For Women Over 50

February 10, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Women today are aging more gracefully than ever before.  Perhaps this is due in part to the many anti-aging procedures available, but it also is due to a better understanding on how diet and exercise effects health, and leads to a more youthful appearance.  Even so, as women age, they need to take into account what’s appropriate and what isn’t.  Showing skin after 50 needs to be done in an elegant and stylish way that doesn’t reveal more than it should.  Women in their middle years need to determine how high and how low to go, when it comes to fashion.  The best choices will balance out, pairing a low neckline with a longer hemline, or a shorter skirt with a higher neckline.  This balancing act will solve the problem of showing too much skin, and result in a tasteful fashion statement.
An asymmetrical dress can be worn at any age.  Showing a bare shoulder can be sexy and elegant and the style has been in fashion for several years.  Wearing the hemline at or below the knees will help balance the dress and limit the amount of skin showing.
Cleavage seems to always be in fashion no matter what your age.  If you are over 50, though, show cleavage in a softer, more subtle way and avoid overt sexuality.  If you aren’t comfortable with showing cleavage, you can go elegant with a low or cutout back.
Most older women need to deal with flabby upper arms.  Wearing ¾ sleeves, or long sleeves made of sheer fabric or lace, will hide the upper arms.  You will want to avoid going strapless, or wearing capped or short sleeves.
The best fashion news for women over 50 is that shoes are a great accessory and there is really no shoe fashion that is taboo for them.  There are so many choices, from heels, to wedges, to flats, and every woman can find a great shoe to compliment her outfit.
A woman can be fashionable at any age, by dressing appropriately, going for understated elegance, and accessorizing to make an outfit her own.

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Bold Fashion Choices Show The World Your Confidence

February 8, 2011 By Leave a Comment

One of the most obvious things that reflect who you are, how you view the world, and how comfortable you are in your own skin, is the fashion choices you make.  What you chose to wear and how confident you are in wearing it, tells a lot about you.  When it comes to fashion, you will always find a plethora of information on what is in and what is a fashion no no.  But those who make bold choices in their clothing, despite what the fashion police tell them to wear, and carry themselves in a confident manner, can get away with wearing most anything.
Fashion is a form of advertising. But instead of trying to sell a product or service, you are selling yourself.  What you wear tells the world who you are, whether that is a quiet and reserved person, or bold one ready to take on the world.
Defining your own style make take some trial and error and you might not get it right the first time out.  The key is to feel comfortable, not only in the clothes buy, but also in your own skin.  In many cases understatement is much more successful than overstatement.  And falling for the latest trend will only be a move you will later regret.  The comfortably fashionable, will find a style that withstands the test of time and isn’t effected by the latest fashion statement.
Fashion that works for you will not work for everyone.  While some are comfortable in high end designer pieces, others will find their fashion comfort in casual wear.  Money, having it or not having it, has nothing to do with your fashion style.  But it has everything to do with what makes you feel like you.  When you walk down the street, confident in your fashion choices, you will be telling the world that you are happy with who you are.

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How to Organize and Market a Fashion Show

January 31, 2011 By Leave a Comment

The first thing to know about organizing a fashion show is location, location, location! Wellmaintained and lighted parks in a prominent section of the city, notable community theaters, and well-known universities with spacious and acoustically well designed auditoriums should be the preferred places to look for a venue.

Planning should commence at leastfour to sixmonths in advance, so that you can get the permitsahead of timeand be aware of all the rules and regulations about how much nudity might be acceptable for your fashion show.

Once the venue is secured with a written permission or permit, an appropriate date should be set for the show. The date should fall on a Friday, Saturday or a long weekend holiday, but should not coincide with a religious date or an event when a lot of young people or families might be heading out of town, such as Christmas or spring break.

Once the date is set, you should contact and network with fashion designers. The best way to pursue this is to contact local designers at fashion institutes, universities, photography clubs,and local arts colleges who are looking for exposure and ask them if they know any available and willing famous designers who can help createthe buzz around town. Attending upcoming fashion shows for charity with a beautifulgirl possessing an attractive and magnetic personalityis also a great way to attract attention from fashion designers and other prominent socialites in the crowd.

Before networking with fashion designers or attending fashion shows, design attractive flyers and business cardsthat list the venue, date, and the theme of the fashion show you are planning. Whether it is ethnic clothing, bikinis, swimwear, new textilesor New age design, you should aggressively highlight the themes of your upcoming fashion show by posting on Facebook, twitter,local print and online classifieds, as well as hip coffee shops, museums, art galleries, theatresand universities.

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Fashion Don’ts

January 20, 2011 By Leave a Comment

When fashion fads hit, they either miss or hit hard, but even popular fads may be dire fashion mistakes. Asking an honest male friend or relative may open your eyes to some real fashion faux pas. So just what do guys think of some of the worst female styles?

Crocs. They’re ugly shoes with holes. Yes they’re comfortable, but they’re not winning any fashion awards. Unless you work retail and are required to stand on your feet all day, you shouldn’t own a pair of crocs. You probably shouldn’t own them even then.

Words on the seat of your pants. There is no good reason to have “sexy,” “pink,” “girly,” or “juicy” written in glitter on your backside…unless you’re twelve.

Self-advertising. T-shirts with “hottie,” “princess,” “brunettes do it better,” or any misspelled form of “sexi” are dead giveaways that you are anything but what your shirt claims. Teenagers often make this mistake, but if you’re over the age of eighteen there’s really no excuse. Plain or vintage print t-shirts are much sexier options.

Ugg boots. Women adore them. Guys hate them. A poll of men on match.com revealed that men actually think “ugg” is short for “ugly.” Maybe the fad has been around too long.

Gigantic sunglasses. UV protection is important, but so is not looking like a giant insect. Choose frames that fit and flatter your face, not make you look obnoxious.

Red lipstick. Very few women can pull off a scarlet hue. Deep red is unnatural and unflattering for nearly all skin tones, plus it makes your teeth look yellow. Bright red lips can highlight blemishes and make a light skin tone look ruddy. Choose a more natural nude or pink shade for lighter skin tones and a bronze for darker complexions. For an even more natural look, go with a tinted lip-gloss or subtle lip stain.

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Thrift Store Fashion Adventure

December 29, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Being fashionable while on a budget can be nearly impossible if only retail store sales are considered. A far less expensive route to fashion is using thrift stores and consignment shops.

Romancing the Thrift Store

Think of thrift store shopping as an adventure. They are out there, so find out where they are first. They may be hidden in a strip mall or some odd part of town. They may be lurking in nearby cities as well. Their names could be familiar or something completely strange and even exotic. First find out where the treasures may lay, then plot out a course to obtain the jewels among stones.

How about Lunch?

A fun part of the thrift store adventure is to plan a morning of fashion hunting followed by lunch. Perhaps some of the jewels won’t shine so brightly once considered more closely, while others could assemble themselves into a stunning outfit. So after lunch, it is time to make decisions and bring home the fashion.

Bargaining

Sometimes thrift stores will come down on their prices if asked. Consignment shops may do so too, especially if the fashion was given an asking price and a rock bottom figure. The fact of the matter is that whoever put up the clothing for consignment wants the items to move, so it never hurts to offer what may be a reasonable compromise on price.

Altering the Course of Clothing

If the bargain fashions don’t quite fit right, many dry cleaners offer minor alterations for reasonable prices. Dry cleaners are also often good at fixing broken zippers and finding matches for odd buttons.

The thrift store fashion adventure can be made into a fun outing that results in one or more complete outfits for a fraction of retail store prices, even when on sale. The fit can be tailored inexpensively at dry cleaners as well.

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How to Wear a Scarf

December 16, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Adding a scarf to your outfit is a fun and functional way to enhance your look. Scarves come in a variety of colors, patterns, fabrics and sizes. Whether you choose a scarf to keep your neck warm or just as a fashion accessory, choose a design that complements your personal style.

There are many ways to wear a scarf. One of the most popular techniques is achieved by creating a slipknot and looping the scarf around your neck. Start by folding the scarf in half to form a loop. Put the folded scarf around your neck and bring the ends together at the front of your neck. Place the two loose ends through the loop and tighten the scarf to achieve this look. Scarves worn this way will be secure and won’t fall off. Another option for wearing a scarf is to wrap it around your neck one or more times and leave the loose ends hanging over the front of your collar bone. A different variation of this style can be achieved by letting one end of the scarf lay on your back. A shorter scarf can also be worn in this style, but you may need to add a pin to secure it in place. A scarf can also be used to protect your head and hair in cold or snowy weather. Wrap the scarf once around your head and once around your neck with both loose ends hanging over the collar bone. Finish this look by tying or pinning the ends together. Finally, consider wearing your scarf as a belt for a unique look.

A scarf can be a wonderful addition to any outfit. Whether you choose to drape it, wrap it, wear it for warmth or just for style, there are a variety of options for this popular fashion accessory.

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Fashion Tips for Short Women

December 14, 2010 By Leave a Comment

If you are a short woman, it can be difficult to find clothes that fit properly or flatter your figure. Generally, any women under 5′ 3is considered petite and should follow a few easy fashion tips that can help lengthen your body and create the illusion of height.

1. Choose monochromatic colors or one solid shade for your entire outfit to create an illusion of length. Wearing different colors on the top and bottom will cut the body in half and make you appear shorter.

2. Wear dark colors instead of light colors, which will help lengthen your body. Dark colors are also slimming, which is an added bonus.

3. Avoid wearing Capri pants. In order to appear taller, you should choose a pant style that covers your shoes. In addition, straight pants are more flattering than flared pants on shorter women.

4. Select pants or skirts that are high waisted. This will also help lengthen the body and create an illusion of height. Pants that sit low on the hips can cut the body in half and make a woman look short.

5. Wear a thin belt with your outfit instead of a thick belt, which will also cut the body in half. Also, choose a belt that blends with your outfit instead of one that contrasts in color. Avoid anything with busy patterns or bright details.

6. Choose a shoe that blends with your outfit. Although heels can help increase your height, it is not nessasary to wear the highest heel you can find. Instead, choose something with a medium heel height and make sure it blends well with your outfit.

7. If you want to wear a pattern, avoid horizontal stripes. These can make you look shorter than you really are. However, vertical stripes can be very flattering for short women and help make you look taller.

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Finding Fashion

December 6, 2010 By Leave a Comment
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Sometimes it is not a fashion find that makes a new outfit super special, it is the money that you buy it with. I know that sounds crazy, but if you have ever bought some sweet shoes with the fifty dollars your favorite grandma gave you, or bought a beautiful sweater that quickly became your favorite on cold winter days with a $20 bill that you found tumbling through the street on a windy day, then you will understand what I am talking about.

I have these jeans that are amazing. They were not on a particularly good sale. They were not a one-of-a-kind pair. They were bought with money I won after picking the Superbowl winner last year after visiting some sports betting sites on a whim.

I almost never gamble. This was was just a fun thing I decided to do. I guess you could say I got really lucky. I was the closest in the whole office to picking the actual score. Anyway, my point is that those jeans are a favorite of mine because of the way I won the money to buy them!

There is one other way that I find fashions that excite me. When it happens, I almost never tell anyone where the item came from. But I guess I can tell you. It is not like I see any of you in real life, right?

My best fashion finds come from the second hand store. I don’t care if it has been worn by someone else who has outgrown it. I don’t care if it was in someone’s grandma’s closet for the last 25 years. If it has come back into style and I can score it for $5, I am ecstatic.

So, next time you are out shopping, remember that the price is not always what makes it a fashion find.

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