Fashion Salad

The weather is getting warmer, which means sexy summer dresses, strappy tops, and tube tops will be making their debut yet again. Keep your cool in the hottest of weather with Nippies by Bristols 6.

Eve, Gwen Stefani, Pam Anderson, Paris Hilton, and the Pussycat Dolls all love Nippies, and we are sure that you will too! Nippies are luxurious and stylish nipple covers for fashion lovers of every size and shape. Nippies come in 3 different sizes- A, B, and C- to give every woman support, comfort, and a stylish alternative to traditional nipple covers.

In sequined, satin, lace, or printed styles and 4 shapes, you can find a Nippie that suits your mood and your style. If you would like to go the more modest route, Nippies Basic or Nippies Silicone are a great option. Plus, Nippies Silicone are washable and reusable up to 50 times! Adhesive backed and totally painless to remove, you can wear Nippies under bathing suits, dresses, tops, or alone!

And for the girls who need another kind of sticky solution, try Stylin Tape! It secures plunging necklines, slipping straps, and holds up strapless bras and dresses. Stylin Tape comes in 3 sizes in an easy to use precut black croc envelope. Totally clear, flexible, and skin safe, Stylin Tape is a girl’s best friend! To get your own, check out www.bristols6.com!!!

What’s now ready to make it from the runway to your closet?

"Fluid flares, draped dresses, skinny belts and something see-through” is “What you’ll be wearing next summer”, according to Charlotte Sanders of Marie Clarie, January 2008 UK edition, in their article of the same name.

Marie Claire’s trend picks also include Grecian Gowns:

This is bound to be a favourite fashion trend this year because “goddess dressing” can work well with so many different girly shapes and sizes…thin or curvey. With a variation on styles, Grecian glamour is achievable with tunics, toga-style mini dresses or floaty and sophisticated full-length gowns.

For a couture splurge – at the Grammy’s 2008 Nelly Furtado went bold in a cerulean strapless Arthur Mendonca gown. The draped silhouette and gold choker call to mind the Grecian influence.

For a frugal find – For something more casual than the red carpet Shake Hip Hugging Top at Fashion Rome.

Another fluid option is the P&P long knit dress – very sexy in brown and blue stripes.

Nelly Image: StyleFrizz 

Color contacts are steadily increasing in popularity and color and intensity of the lenses are much greater than before. Today there are colored contacts suitable for people regardless their natural color of the iris. Colored contacts are both popular among young people with and without any type of eye disorder. Here you’ll find a great color lens studio.

With the growing number of online retailers there is also a lot easier and less costly to get the colored contacts of your choice. There are two standard lens types available:

First you have the tinted lens which is designed for those who have light eyes such as blue and grey. These lenses only enhance the natural color of the eye.

For those with a darker color an opaque lens is more suitable since these types of colored lenses change the natural color of the eye completely.

In overall colored contact lenses can be a great way to temporary change your eye color and it can work as a great compliment to regular eye make-up.

If you don’t want to wear bright colors this spring, that’s fine. You can do what many of the designers are doing and add a splash of something different to the rest of your fashionable look.

If you are wearing Spring 2008’s shining blues, you may want to add the contrast of a deep red garnet pendant. It will jump out from the blue, but still go well as a completing piece of your outfit.

If you want to be in the season, but not necessarily wearing trendy colors of the season, maybe something a little more whimsical like a diamond flip-flop mini pendant. Unlike other colored pendants that may change by the season, this pendant will be perfect anytime you are ready to show off that you’re hitting the beach, or at least thinking about it. You also don’t have to worry about what you wear it with because diamonds match anything.

Just as the spring is a time to do a little spring-cleaning, this year it’s also a time to brighten your wardrobe and your jewelry box with a little splash of color that will help you forget about the cold days of winter.

A great number of overseas orders of craftwork and gifts have been transferred to China, mainly from the EU and USA merchandise industry, multinational chain supermarkets, and professional distributors, etc.  Beijing 2008 Olympic Games and the World Expo Shanghai 2010 will also bring great business opportunities to the craftwork and gifts industry.

Popular Gift Ideas (Buying Trends)
Promotion Gifts - Complement Traditional Marketing Methods

The value of promotional gifts in today’s competitive marketplace can’t be underestimated. Many businesses nowadays turn to promotional gifts to help them enhance their brand awareness, improve customer loyalty and increase sales. Ideas for choice: Mug; Towel and so on.

Holiday Gift: Nurture Your Relationship
Holiday occasions or a special day for an individual bring us together, creating a chance for our relationships to grow. Gift giving in this case is indispensable to enhance the feelings or atmosphere. Personalized and engraved unique gifts especially make distinguished and memorable presents.
Ideas for choice: Sunglass; Watch and so on.

Fashion Jewelry Gifts - a Timeless Favorite
Since ancient times, jewelry Necklace has been one of the most popular gifts to give and to receive, and it still ranks among the top gifts as a universal, particularly pearls and birthstones. Almost everyone appreciates a birthstone, and it shows that you actually put some thought into the gift. Many people believe that wearing their birthstone protects them and brings them good luck.

Yiwu City: a Terrific Destination for Your Gift-purchasing Plan in China
China Yiwu is the largest mart for petty commodities. Currently, Yiwu has the largest wholesaling market around the world. In Yiwu gift market, you are surrounded by lots of gift ideas such as Oil Painting, Scarf.

Notable Domestic and International Gift Fairs
International Gifts & Home Decor Trade Fair
The largest fair of its kind in East China, was held in Shanghai every year, which can both serve the industry and add luster to life, creating a real buzz in Shanghai Mart.

Shenzhen International Toys & Gifts Fair

Sands Expo Center — The ASD/AMD Las Vegas Gift Expo

Image Source: www.ChinaDaily.com

• Buy a well known domestic brand. In the USA this would be Victoria’s Secret. If you know the woman has little lingerie, this might be a ‘safe way to go’.
• Buy an internationally known brand of lingerie that is less common at home. This could be more interesting for the woman who has everything. She probably does not have a major Italian or French brand of lingerie. In fact, she may not even be aware of these brands. Buying a brand of luxury designer lingerie popular in another country, would make for an exotic and exciting gift. This website has links to some of the world’s top brands of sexy lingerie.
• When budgets are limited, consider discount lingerie. These days, with the uncertain economy, there are huge discounts to be found in luxury items like lingerie. You may not find them on a particular brand. But there are some websites that specialize in discount lingerie.

This fall, menswear is all the rage.  Smart cuts and traditional fabrics are in this fall as well as the layered look. Think polo shirts over dress shirts and vests over sweaters. Contrast layering is big and so is color. We’re seeing blues, yellows, greens, earth tones, reds, and tans.

Slimmer jeans are hot. Forget the baggy look. Straight legs and tapered legs are the new pant shapes of this season. Pull the look together with a slim pullover under a police jacket.

Scarves are great. Chunky knitted scarves in trendy colors, loose knits, combed wool, and scarves with designs will add elegance to your wardrobe. Like jeans, neckties are also getting slimmer with more subdued colors. 

Footwear is where things get fun. Think dark, earthier colors. Laced up boots are huge this season as well as classic oxfords and loafers. For those who are asking about sneakers-this season choose sneakers that are more refined and versatile. From brown suede to crocodile skin loafers, this fall gives you great choices in foot fashion.

Isn’t it great to be a man?

Image from royaltag.com

I found a crew of t-shirt designers that truly recognize where design is at. Leave it to the Italian crew behind Vjucool.com to put every element of ‘hip and now’ graphic design is into this collection. What’s refreshing about that is how this contributes back – not just to us shopping addicts, but also elevates the whole design community.

And behind every cool design is an even bigger message inspired from everyday life. Above all they pay much attention to the world of fashion and to the latest trends. T-shirts are about music, fashion, sex, beautiful women, comics, style and much, much more.

Their first collection is appropriately called GORGEOUS. It’s a celebration of Beauty, Women, and Style. Intresting and daring characters communicate the essence of this collection. My fav is "I Will Rock You" (above).

The designs are timeless and abreast of times. “Gorgeous” spotlights different girls, every single one with a different attitude towards life but equals in their gorgeousness – just like us fashionistas! The dominatrix lover, next to an innocent & sexy girl, you will find the disco queen, a la saturday night fever next to the 50’s pin-up girl. Now that’s girl power united!

One more sneak peak is at the DREAM collection. True graphic design expressed in signs, and images. Playful shapes and colors merged into something new and grand. Push your mind.

 
  

Hi, I’m a design student and I’m writing because of my dissertation. My work is about fashion and corporate design. I would like to make an analysis about fashion and their corporate imagery.

The question of the test is: "Do you know the fashion houses of the pictures?"

The test consists of 40 fashion images of which you should define the fashion house/label and the reason for your decision. It’s important for me that you know that I only use every information for my dissertation.

You would help me a lot if you take part. (max. 10 min) Thanks a lot, and best regards, 4fashion The link to the test: Start the Test

One of the most common questions I am asked is how can I make this pattern pop? 

Most people know that you can match patterns with any of the colors in the pattern, or with basic, neutral colors.  However, if you really want the pattern to stand out, you need to find the least dominant color in the pattern.  If you can match that color, at least relatively closely, your pattern will pop much more.

Forest Whitaker wore Simmons Jewelry Company Green Initiative Collection diamond jewelry yesterday on the red carpet of the 79th Academy Awards. Oscar winner Whitaker wore Simmons Jewelry Co’s diamond, stainless steel and green rubber bracelet to show support for the  Diamond Empowerment Fund (D.E.F.), founded by Russell Simmons, which donates funds from the sale of Simmons Jewelry Company’s Green Initiative collection back to Africa for educational programs.

The bracelet Whitaker chose is the Los Angeles stainless steel and green rubber cross bracelet with laser engraved logo and diamonds. Simmons Jewelry Company’s Green Initiative line will donate 25% of net profits of each piece sold to the DEF, whose mission is to raise money for the development and empowerment of people and communities in Africa where diamonds are a natural resource. The Diamond Empowerment Fund is a
non-profit international organization established by individuals and businesses in the diamond industry and others who are committed to empowerment of Africa.

The Simmons Jewelry Company Green Initiative collection will be available at select retail outlets at the end of April and can be viewed at www.simmonsjewelryco.com

We’ve found some videos of buyer Rich Morris as he takes you to NYC & talks with representatives from different designer lines carried at his store.

Get tips from Frankeys.com on what to wear and how to dress yourself in today’s hottest trends!  To learn how to  brush up on your style with the lastest fashions they have a Denim 101 section on skinny leg jeans & information on popular denim lines like Diesel, 7 for all mankind, Earnest Sewn, etc.

Reformed wild child Nicole Richie is turning over a new leaf, gaining some weight and now sacking her famous stylist Rachel Zoe.

"An insider said Nicole ‘wanted to surround herself with positive people and influences’ and that presumably didn’t include former confidante Zoe. With clients like Nicole, Mischa Barton, Lindsay Lohan and Keira Knightley, the powerful stylist was responsible for defining young Hollywood’s boho luxe look. Nicole has hired a new stylist – Cristina Ehrlich, who’s dressed Penelope Cruz – to pick an outfit for the American Music Awards, where she’ll be introducing a performance by dad Lionel Richie [via Glamour UK]."

Richie’s new stylist, Cristina Ehrlich usually works with another stylist called Estee Stanley, these 2 LA stylists are known for handpicking red carpet gowns for celebs like Penelope Cruz, Demi Moore, Eva Mendes, Jessica Biel, Mandy Moore, Elisha Cuthbert and Olsen Twins. They also have their own fashion line called Miss Davenporte and a new line of custom designed, specialty lingerie for Frederick’s of Hollywood that launches in stores this December.

NYC Based Arts Organization - Art For Progress Marks a Milestone with Multi-Platform Arts Celebration:“Clash of the Artists!”

In celebration of our freshly launched artist community website, we are proud to mark a year of spectacular events by hosting our first annual multidisciplinary open arts competition. Artists will enter submissions in the categories of visual arts, live music, fashion design, DJs, and short film. People visiting the Art For Progress website, will be able to vote for finalists in all categories, with the competition culminating in a multi-day showcase featuring the works of all finalists as chosen by the public – truly a “Clash of the Artists.”

To apply, fashion designers must submit three complete looks of their original work for a chance to win great prizes for 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd place. Some of the prizes include: participation in the Art For Progress Spring 2008 fashion show, consultation with a top fashion public relations company in New York City, Art For Progress membership, and gift certificates.

For more information visit: www.artforprogress.org