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Luxury Lingerie Store Journelle Opens its 3rd location in NYC

Thursday, December 15th, 2011

Journelle, a Luxury lingerie seller which makes available products to the contemporary woman, brought their know-how and extensive selection of lingerie to New York’s well-heeled Upper East Side when it opened its fourth store last November 26, 2011. It is located at 1266 Third Avenue. The 1,200-square-foot store is the third Journelle outlet in the [...]



Corduroy Trousers

Tuesday, December 13th, 2011

On the ‘Style’ page of a leading daily newspaper there is a “one item, six looks, any age” advertisement.  The item on parade is a pair of corduroy trousers.  The six looks are as follows:
The first model wears the trousers with an interesting leather and wool coat, unusual because the full length sleeves are of [...]



Leopard Print Is In

Monday, December 12th, 2011

Leopard is in.  Zebra was never out.  According to fashion writers, animal print designs on dresses, jackets, accessories etc, go in cycles, and this year it is the turn of the leopard.   At one time only super-models could get away with wearing slinky dresses in animal prints but Bet Lynch from Coronation Street eased the [...]



Fashion Influence - TV, Film and Music

Friday, December 9th, 2011

Television and film have played a significant role in setting fashion trends. Programmes like Doctor Who, Sex and the City, the X-Files and Miami Vice have embraced celebrity fashions. The characters in Sex and the City are often wearing sexy lingerie in scenes.
In the case of Star Trek, a sub cultural look was incorporated into [...]



These boots were made for walking

Thursday, December 8th, 2011

If we are in accordance with the celebrities who like wearing knee-high boots, then we are following in the steps of Kate Moss, Carine Roitfield and Caroline Sieber to name but a few.  The Middleton sisters, Kate and Pippa, may also have influenced us, in particular the Duchess who now ranks highest as one of [...]



Celebrities are loving Split Skirts

Wednesday, December 7th, 2011

Familiar names such as Jennifer Aniston and Jennifer Lopez, when attending a recent fashion event (‘Glamour’ magazine ceremony in New York) were both wearing evening gowns with split skirts. Moreover, in London at a Harper’s Bazaar function, Yasmin Le Bon was similarly attired in a split skirt. Is it possible that we can all look [...]



High End Fashion

Wednesday, December 7th, 2011

Sir Paul McCartney’s daughter, Stella, has made a name for herself in the fashion industry. Stella is to show her latest collection in 2012 at the London Fashion Week. There is one notable dress designed by her, named the ‘Octavia’ dress. It costs £885.00 and is therefore within the reaches of actresses such as Kate [...]



Party Time Fashions

Tuesday, December 6th, 2011

Fishtail dresses are fun to wear as the party season gets underway. Sergio revived this type of dress in the 1990’s. They are notable for their extremely low-cut back, so low that they can reveal the cleavage!
Alternatively, the Prada little black dress is always a stunner especially as Nicole Kidman and Uma Thurman have endorsed [...]



Ladies’ Fashion Online

Monday, December 5th, 2011

According to the experts, buying clothes online can be exciting, pleasurable and profitable.  Let us therefore take a closer look at these promises.
EXCITING
It is certainly exciting to find a speciality website that meets our needs, after all there is such a plethora of sites selling ladies’ fashions today.  When the hoped-for niche site has been [...]



Colourful Blue Fashion

Monday, December 5th, 2011

“Run of the mill”, “tiresome”, “conservative”, “wearisome” – Where can these characteristics of the colour blue for women’s fashion garments come from?
Some women claim that the colour blue does nothing for them, but there are numerous shades of blue to match all skin tones.  Admittedly, one particular skin tone is more difficult to match and [...]