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Fashion is very important in everyday western life
Posted on July 7th, 2010 2 commentsFashion is very important in everyday western life. It defines who you are, what group you wish to be seen to be belonging too and who you are or would like to be. Far from an excess of consumerism it is an important factor in all social groups. Modern day fashions seem to go round and round but they started off following the second world war, here is an overview of the changes that happened in the 1950’s and 1960’s.
1950’s Fashion
In the 1950’s most of people’s possessions, including clothing, were passed on or recycled. With the end of rationing and post war economic growth, there came an increase in consumerism in which fashion played an important part.
Clothes became more readily available, materials and patterns to make your own, but mass production ‘off the peg’ clothing became available allowing people access to fashionable styles.
For children there were three tiered dresses with lots of material and boleros cardigans. Coloured shorts, tartan shirts and stripy T-shirts for boys.
Teddy boys dressed in drainpipe trousers, beetle crusher shoes - fluorescent pink socks and DA (Ducktail) haircuts. Leather jackets with jeans are always associated with this decade, nice boys however would look to wear sweaters and penny loafers.
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The significance of clothes in our lives
Posted on July 7th, 2010 4 comments“The Thoughtful Dresser: The Art of Adornment, the Pleasures of Shopping, and Why Clothes Matter” by Linda Grant. Lovers of fashion know that clothes do more than cover our bodies; they’re an extension of our personalities. The thinking person’s guide to what we wear, this book examines the significance of clothes in our lives, and how they shape our identity.
“A Vintage Affair” by Isabel Wolff. Every piece of vintage clothing has a history, and in this novel, set in a vintage shop in London, two women find a common past in the same child’s coat.
“The Color of Style” by David Zyla. We’ve heard of color theory in fashion, but never like this. The Emmy-nominated fashion expert builds on the “what season are you?” approach with 24 different variations, so you can pinpoint the different colors that will not only make you look better, but do magical things like attracting love into your life, or enhancing your power at work. It’s as much fun as going to a psychic.
“How to be a Hepburn in a Hilton World: The Art of Living with Style, Class and Grace” by Jordan Christy. In today’s culture, it’s cool to be a tabloid headline, and many young girls aspire to be bad girl celebutantes. This book shows how the 21st century female can be beautiful, glamorous and desirable - without a stint in rehab.
“The Gospel According to Coco Chanel: Life Lessons from the World’s Most Elegant Woman” by Karen Karbo and Chesley McLaren. Coco Chanel changed the way women dressed, and in doing so, challenged women’s roles in society. This is the book on “What would Coco do?” Anecdotes from the fashion design icon’s life shed light on topics from style to love to money.
The Teen Vogue Handbook: An Insider’s Guide to Careers in Fashion. For anyone interested in a career in beauty or fashion, this book provides “real world” information and advice about all types of professions, from designers to makeup artists. Find out how top designers like Marc Jacobs got into the business, and whether fashion school is for you.
“Sima’s Undergarments for Women” by Ilana Stranger-Ross. Sima runs a successful lingerie shop in Brooklyn, but is unhappy about her dull life until she hires a seamstress who becomes the daughter she never had. In this celebration of friendship, it takes someone who sews to show that even people with nothing in common can have a relationship that’s beautifully stitched together.
Who knows, maybe this summer you’ll read one of these best-sellers, and in a few years, you’ll be creating one of fashion’s best-sellers.
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Where can you buy spa salon supplies?
Posted on July 7th, 2010 1 commentWorking everyday for hours makes our body tense. Relaxation therefore becomes not a luxury, but a necessity. And what could be better than an exotic spa treatment session? Water treatment or balneotherapy is a rage these days. Health treatments through spa are available at most spa resorts. The theory that mineral water can cure a number of ailments dates back to prehistoric times.
You can find many anti-aging therapies like Botox and wrinkle fillers. However, none matches the potency and beauty of natural spa treatment. A personal spa treatment program can rejuvenate your dull skin, thus making it elastic, firm, and healthy. In medical spa treatment, light is used to promote skin cells into producing collagen that gives youth to the dull skin.
Where can you buy spa salon supplies? The best place to buy spa salon supplies like backwash units, barbell chairs, apparel, dryer chairs, driers, facial steamers, floor mats, hair steamers, hair processors, hot towel cabinets, mirrors, nail accessories, hair coloring accessories, salon carts, salon stools and chairs, scissors, shampooing equipment, shampooing cabinets, and other equipment from a reputed online fashion boutique.
An online fashion boutique allows you to pick and choose the product of your choice. The best thing in shopping from an online fashion boutique is that you get what you see. Why should you buy spa salon supplies from an online fashion boutique? Well, the reasons are many. First, it is no easy task to find spa salon supplies in your neighborhood; you might have to search through tens of shops to find the right shop. Secondly, most shops that sell spa salon supplies do not offer you discounts.
This, however, is not the case with an online fashion boutique that sells spa salon supplies. You might get impressive discounts at an online fashion boutique. What are you waiting for? Whether you are a salon owner or just a spa fan, browse the Internet, and check out some really cool spa salon supplies at your favorite online fashion boutique.
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Bandanas are available for sale in various colors
Posted on July 7th, 2010 1 commentWhat do you mean by the word accessory? Well, according to most of the people accessories are anything EXTRA which is used to enhance the look of something. As for me, I have a completely different idea about accessories. I believe that accessories cannot be called something extra, as they are quite useful and functional in some cases. Purses and handbags are regarded as essential accessories of women, ask a woman how important these are for her; then how can we call something as important as these, merely extras.
Bandana has been an accessory used by many for the last couple of decades. Originally bandanas were used for covering the heads and neck not for fashion but for protective purposes. Workers, laborers, dancers, soldiers, kitchen staff and many other people used it to cover their heads and necks, in order to prevent hair and sweat from disturbing them.
Bandanas are available for sale in various colors, sizes and styles. When you are picking your bandana, keep these things in mind if you are quality conscious:
Material
Bandanas are available in various materials such as cotton, lawn, linen, silk, nylon and others. When you are picking one for yourself, make sure that you pick the right one according to the weather condition at your end. Let’s say you are going to wear it at a sports function where there is a chance of scorching heat and bright sun, then you better pick the one which is made of light cotton; cotton will prevent the sun to directly hit your head as well as its ability to breathe will not cause much sweat.
Size
Consider the size before you buy one. There are different sizes that you can find them in. Some may be too small for you, while some may be too large. Thus, make a correct choice.
Machine Washable
Choose to pick the ones that are machine washable so that it is easy for you to wash them; since you will frequently need to wash them for sweat and dirt.
Color
For summers, go for lighter colors while for winters go for much darker colors. There are few bandanas available in plain colors; most of them come in prints. You can find the prints of various types such as country flags, floral, abstract and so on.


