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2009 styles guide from A to Z
...ASYMMETRIC ... one-shouldered styles will remain firm favourites next season, so hold on to yours. A beautiful floral frock such as this £160 dress from Monsoon will take you from spring weddings and glitzy barbies through to autumn parties B is for BOLD BLOOMS ... as seen at Marni and Diane Von Furstenberg boutiques.Ditch last year’s delicate prints and choose over-sized floral designs in punchy ... |
Li-Lo almost puts me off leopard print
...elp from the design studio at styleshake.com. The site lets you design a dress, skirt or top from scratch, choosing the fabric and colour, and to your exact measurements. Cheers ... only a birthday girl can get away with a dress like thisIt was the perfect party frock and even matched my pink champagne. Judging by the Sun fashion team's hangovers (we're still in recovery one week later) the Soho ... |
20 bikinis to buy for less than $20
...ELING the pinch but desperate for a new holiday wardrobe?Don't worry! we have Credit Crunch Couture all sorted. From now on we'll bring you regular fashion fixes for style-savvy shoppers on a budget. This week CHLOE WOOD tracks down ten hot bikinis for under 20. Red alert ... $12 H&M Stripey ... $9 Matalan Pretty in purple ... $8 Matalan Chic ... $8 Matalan Pucci-esque ... $6 Matalan Lean, gre... |
Myshape introduces Valentine’s Day Collection
...lothing that fits women's lifestyles and bodies -- sleepwear you'll never want to take off, camis you'll wear at home, at the office or for a special Valentine's Day night on the town."myShape and Julianna Rae share the belief that all women are beautiful no matter what their shape or size," says Rae. "They would be more beautiful if they could easily find clothes that fit and flatter them! So we ... |
Trend for Autumn-Winter 2008/2009 by GLENI
...est fashions in clothes, hair styles, handbags, colours and the alternatives.We hope that you find these tips and insights interesting and helpful and enjoy reading10 trends for this season:Let’s start from the feet up: shoes. Ankle-boots and pumps are right back in; both with strictly rounded toes and heels that are vertiginous to say the least, not less than 13 cm! There are many new styles fo... |
The Year in Fashion 2008
...e a one-woman bailout package for one of the nation's key consumer sectors. Game on, Madame Bruni-Sarkozy. Because There's Heart Beneath the Commercefor her 40th anniversary celebration, Sonia Rykiel didn't fly her fans halfway around the world or lay on three days of parties. Instead, she dragged them to the outskirts of Paris toward the end of a grueling fashion week for a sit-down di... |
Stocks fall on fresh worries about economy
...w home sales hit a record low forced the major stock indexes to give back all of Wednesday's gains, and then some. The Dow Jones industrial average sank 226 points, or 2.7 percent, while other indicators tumbled more than 3 percent.Volatility still has a grip on the Street. While stocks had soared Wednesday on hopes that the government will take bad debt off banks' books, investors retreated in re... |
Snow stalls jewelry sales, but men still buying
...sive snowstorms wreaked havoc for many East and West Coast jewelers this weekend, with some saying sales were nonexistent, while others said customers braved the elements to shop.New York--The economic slowdown and severe snowstorms packed a one-two punch for jewelers this weekend, with many reporting slow sales despite new sales tactics, while others celebrated the last-minute male shopper.As par... |
We teach Kelly Brook to strip
...learn stripteaseFELLAS are in for a treat if sexy Kelly Brook keeps her word. The curvy beauty says she'd love to follow in Dita Von Teese's footsteps and learn how to striptease. She said: "Taking your clothes off in a very glamorous way is an art. I'd love to learn. Without wanting to let that vision slide, we've found her the perfect teacher. Jo King has been a striptease performer for thirty y... |
Is foreplay truely important?
...tual intercourse, rather than foreplay beforehand. But, with the journey to the big O top of the list for most of us – how many of us in reality would prefer the act itself over a sensual build-up of touching and kissing? Sexpert Petra Boynton explains: “The difficulty with studies like this one, is that they demonstrate their findings under the assumption that foreplay and sexual intercourse are ... |
ASOS unveils Spring/Summer 2009 Menswear Collection
... loud printed beach and board styles. The palette is softened with the introduction of washed brights adding a mature and vintage feel to this statement trend. Cut and sew detailing adds interest to jersey and outerwear pieces alike.Top-to-toe accessories are fundamental to the overall look; colour block and printed plimsoles, ethnic style headbands and bandanas work together with embroidered and ... |
Consumers need greater tanzanite exposure
...dation hopes to improve its efforts to promote tanzanite jewelry, like this ring by Jooal (JooalInternational.com), to consumers.London--Tanzanite may have been discovered four decades ago, but not all American consumers know the exotic East African gemstone when they see it, a soon-to-be-released consumer survey finds.Commissioned by the Tanzanite Foundation and conducted by the Jewelry Consumer ... |
Which watch brands do Obama, Biden wear?
... President Joe Biden, retails for $2,080.Washington--The fashion choices of First Lady Michelle Obama have already generated much press, but for the watch industry, all eyes are on what type of timepieces the leader of the free world, and his second in command, put on every morning.President Barack Obama is already making news for cultivating a less-formal, rolled-up shirtsleeves environment at th... |
Michelle Obama brings diamond glamour to D.C.
...le Obama sparkled in diamonds for the events surrounding the historic inauguration of her husband Barack Obama as the nation's 44th, and first African-American, president.for the inaugural balls on Tuesday night, Obama, decked out in a one-shoulder, full-length ivory gown by designer Jason Wu, accessorized with Loree Rodkin diamond linear earrings, diamond ring and diamond bangle bracelets, accord... |
JAKKS to market costumes for Disguise’s Marvel & other characters
gns, Disguise has established itself as the leading fashion-driven design company in the global costume industry creating the hottest styles for both everyday costume play and Halloween. JAKKS Pacific Inc is a leading designer and marketer of toys and consumer products, with a wide range of products that feature some of the most popular children's toy licenses in the world. JAKKS Pacific Inc... |
Acne NEW STANDARD mixes male looks into sexy line
...t.”This vision of paradoxical styles is what Jonny Johansson used as a starting point when creating Acne’s latest proposal, New Standard. Mixing the feminine with the masculine and the athletic with the formal with as much ease as the free-spirited Tribeca girls heading to their conventional office jobs, here we can find all from over-sized suit jackets with toggles, zips or Velcro fastenings, lat... |
Hollywood Celebrates Strong Sales Over Weekend
...n ticket sales. Total grosses for the year stand at $9.55 billion, down 0.9% from last year, according to Media By Numbers.Box OfficeEstimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Media By Numbers. Final figures will be released Monday.1."Marley & Me"$37 million2."Bedtime Stories"$28.1 million3."The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"$27 million4."Val... |
SKECHERS Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2008 Financial Results
...e continuing to develop fresh styles in our more well-established lines and look forward to our first full year of footwear from Bebe Sport, Punkrose, and the emergence of TapouT footwear in sport retailers and with specialty chains, and other key accounts. Our product remains affordable, fashionable and relevant, offering a great value in the current marketplace. While the macro-economic environm... |
London Fashion Week stands strong for emerging brands
...ll a renowned fashion capital for emerging & independent fashion designers. On February 23rd Nolcha, in association with Gina Conway Aveda Salons and fashion media leaders Fashion TV, will exhibit four selected brands from around the globe.The event will offer an evening of sophisticated business networking as press, retailers and the London elite are invited to preview Australian designer Boj... |
Despite Rough Quarter, Nike's at the Top of Its Game
...o in order to get a real feel for how the Swoosh is doing, we need to break down the results. Nike categorizes their units into U.S., EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa), Asia-Pacific, Americas, and Other Businesses. Let’s take a look. U.S. (32.8% of revenue)Nike's domestic business, which accounts for approximately one third of the company's overall revenue, showed the most weakness, which wa... |
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