Posts Tagged ‘clothing’
Retail economy is stabilising says Next chief
Next chief has given us the strongest indication yet that the economy is stabilising after the retailer recorded a like-for-like sales fall of just 2.3% for the 14 weeks ended May 2 - well ahead of management estimates that sales would fall between 6% and 9% in the first half. Wolfson said: “We’re addressing the situation, and it’s [...]
Markus Lupfer designs for Topshop
Markus Lupfer is best known for his pop art designs. He is a British designer and has now partnered with Topshop to design an exclusive range. He has designed 5 motif jumpers that are for sale for £85 each - Saving you £120 as his own range sells for £205 a piece!! AMAZING. They are perfect summer cover ups as they are made from light cashmere [...]
How to look good in the recession our 5 top tips
For many of you our there, money is becoming a massive issue. With summer in bloom (minus the rainy days), parties, BBQ's and nights out you need to start cutting corners and saving every penny to allow you to have a good time and not be worrying about the money your spending. If you follow our 5 simple tips you can be sure to look like a [...]
What bikini’s are hot the season
Muted Tones are sexy, flattering and very practical for a tropical beach holiday. They are perfect for snorkling, diving, and sunbathing. Floral Bikini's are essential for sitting pretty on a stunning hot beach. Wear with Gladiators and denim when the sun starts to go down and your set for chic without trying look. Sandy Tone and [...]
Katy Perry … Welcome to her world
We are giving you an insight to the world of Katy Perry. We know her as Katy Perry, but her real name is Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson. Where did she get the surname Perry from? Well we can tell you... She got it from her mother. Her mother's maiden name is Perry. She decided to take Perry instead of hudson to avoid being mistaken for Kate [...]
Let your shorts come out to play after dark
Baring your legs in the day and hotpants are not just daywear anymore. Goodbye, jeans, skirts and dresses... Hello Hotpants and shorts.. they are finding their way to the hottests bars and restaurants near you looking as hot as ever. How to wear your hotpant to full effect : Bare Tanned Legs (or tan in a bottle) Killer [...]
Mischa Barton Spotted back in Beverly Hills.
On the 3rd July, Mischa barton was spotted in Beverly Hills with her pooch Charlie. Apparently she was out for a business meeting, wearing a little demin number and enjoying the summer weather.
How the millennium changed fashion as we knew it
Many of us remember the Millennium as a big celebration and a party that went on for a good few days after (and for some of us before 2000 hit). But what did the Millennium bring for the fashion industry. Well, it started off seeming to be rather bleak. It was not the future that was inspiring fashion and Arts it was the past. Designers were [...]
1990′s and what changes happened in fashion
In the 1990s it was no longer the done thing to follow fashion slavishly, a sharp contrast to the highly á la mode '70s and '80s. The phobia of being underdressed was finally completely displaced by the fear of overdressing. Fashion in the '90s united around a new standard, minimalism, and styles of stark simplicity became the vogue. Despite the [...]
1980′s fashion
During the late twentieth century, fashions began to criss-cross international boundaries with rapidity. Popular Western styles were adopted all over the world, and many designers from outside of the West had a profound impact on fashion. Synthetic materials such as Lycra, Spandex, and viscose became widely-used, and fashion, after two decades of [...]
A change in Fashion… 1970′s fashion era
Perhaps the two most innovative fashion designers of the 1970s were Kenzo Takada of Japan and Sonia Rykiel of France. The undisputed star of Parisian fashion in the Seventies, Kenzo drew his inspiration from all over the world, mixing Western and Oriental folk influences with a fantastic joie de vivre and an instinctive understanding of what his [...]
Mid-Twentieth Century Fashion
A few more ripples into the sea of fashion we know today! The Second World War created many radical changes in the fashion industry. After the War, Paris's reputation as the global center of fashion began to crumble and off-the-peg and mass-manufactured fashions became increasingly popular. A new youth style emerged in the Fifties, changing the [...]
