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Archive for March, 2010

Interior Designer Tips for Selecting a New Paint Color

1. Find a starting place. Pull your color inspiration from something already in the room such as an area rug or painting. If you are planning to replace the furnishings in a room as well as fresh paint, start by finding the new items for the room. Finding a paint color to match a rug you love is infinitely easier than trying to find a rug you like to work with the color of your walls.

2. Think about what you like, and what colors you like to wear. If you don’t look good in yellow, do not paint your Master Bathroom yellow or you will be unhappy with yourself every time you look in the mirror. You might be seeing a lot of blues and browns in home furnishings lately, but if you don’t love blue do not paint your room blue just to keep up with the trends.

3. Get inspired! Mother Nature is the world’s best colorist and she pulls together the most incredible palettes. Look around outside for color combinations you might have never considered.

4. Start small and take baby steps. If you want to try a bold color for the first time, start in a small and manageable space such as a Powder Room. The small space will allow you to live with you new bold color in a small amount, plus you will need very few accessories to pull the look together.
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What does the word trendy mean in relation to fashion? Well simply answered, trendy means more up to date with what clothes/Jewelry you wear, more so than that of the person who chooses to snub in adorning themselves in latest fashion gear. In a nutshell: if dressed from head to toe in new designs from Paris, Italy or London along with jewellery pieces of recent design – then you may be referred to by an onlooker as being trendy.

However, keeping up with what is in fashion can leave you penniless because, most trendy designer labels come with a price tag that a fashion manic can ill afford. However, it is the uncontrollable urge to have those trendy clothes that hang on a boutique rail in the high street – that has you “the consumer” ignoring the warning signs of going overdrawn with your bank.

To overcome this and still have money in your pocket is to set your own trend or style. Become a trend setter in your own right. Personalize those outfits hanging in the wardrobe collecting dust. Why buy new when the old will do. Think about it e.g. if you have garments hanging in the closet after a lengthy period of time is enough to tell you, that you are still attached to that little number (dress or frock).

If you feel the garment is past its sell by date (stale) then refresh it. (Wash or dry clean). Clothing is easily altered to appear fashionable and trendy  Read more...

Over the last couple of years, shopping online for virtually anything has become a lifestyle. Presently, it has actually been influencing the way we lead our lives. The days when you had to go out and drive to the movie house to get tickets are long gone. Now, you could just sit at home as you order tickets. Virtually every industry has applied e-commerce to their business and clothing and apparel is not an exception.

There are a lot of websites today that offer the latest fashion for consumers. You do not have to depend on your monthly fashion magazine subscriptions anymore, as you will surely be updated by these websites.

Aside from offering fashion tips and advice, these websites also serve as online boutiques, giving you the ability to buy whatever you see on them. These websites are also beneficial for shoppers who are brand-conscious. You would be able to choose by brand on several websites.

Here are some other advantages of these web boutiques to online shoppers, which truly make them fashionable.

1. You would be able to find great pieces on a lot of various brands on one location and all you would have to browse through them would be the click of a mouse.

2. Aside from regular shopping, you could also take advantage of discounts and clearance sales that several companies are offering.

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If you are one of those people who prefer to watch Fashion Television over a nice movie and will read the latest issue of your favourite fashion magazine over the daily newspaper, then “designer” is the word for you. Designer clothes, shoes and jackets are flooding the market these days. With the growing financial stability of the middle class, designer shoes, clothes and accessories are no more limited to the elite. Everyone can go designer today.

Let’s take a look at some great designer stuff on the stands today, for both men and women.

For Men

The word “designer” is no longer synonymous with just women. Men have gone designer as well. Designer clothing for men has come a long way. You can get everything from, shirts, trousers, corduroys, T-shirts, caprice etc. in the market. Men’s undergarments have gone designer as well. There are lots and lots of brands offering great looking inner wear for men that are comfortable and appealing to the feminine eyes.

Men’s designer shoes are the latest fad. Be it leather or sports, companies are leaving no stones unturned to get attention from potential buyers. Exquisite designs at competitive prices have become the newest motto.

One section of menswear that has undergone considerable evolution is the section of designer jackets. Men’s designer Jackets have come a long way since traditional blazers ruled the world. The word “Jacket” is a common name for blazers, coats, wind cheaters and overcoats. You can get <a rel=”nofollow” onclick=”javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview(‘/outgoing/article_exit_link’);” href=”http://www.tessuti.co.uk/”>designer jackets</a> for both formal as well as informal occasions.  Read more...

The term fashion refers to the style of clothing or wearing hairdos and other accessories according to the prevailing styles and norms. It keeps changing constantly because once people start following a particular trend it tends to get monotonous eventually and thus is changed very frequently every season. Although nothing really drastically modifies in the way people have been draping themselves, some styles repeat themselves from the past while the others are just minor modifications or mix and matches from other existing styles.

In 2010 for urban women the trend would be over-the-knee boots or thigh high boots or as a substitute laddered stocking is clearly the “in thing”. These boots and stockings would only go well with short skirts, so mini skirts are also in trend. Capes and leather clothing also add on to the chique look in women. They had been out of fashion for a long time now. They are back in the scene. And by leather we aren’t just talking about leather jackets but about leather dresses, leather shorts and leather leggings. The female dandy is also another surprise entry in trendsetting clothing of 2010 which includes high collars, ruffles and bow blouses, cropped slim-cut jackets in both a double or single breast, waist coats and tailored vests, fob chains, frock coats and tail coats and high-waisted Jodhpurs. These outfits that are supposed to be more masculine are manipulated and clinched at the waist to give it a feminine touch with a belt.  Read more...