Great Fashion Blog

2/12/11
A prom dress is the perfect pick for a special occasion and we love the gorgeous, girly and glam designs that show off our curves and our style savvy. The perfect prom dress should be packed with delicate detail for a stand-out look that’s soft, striking and an all-round stunner.
Prom dresses are always in vogue and they effortlessly reflect the trends of the season. Light and floaty prom dresses offer a surreal summer feel while thicker, more opulent fabrics make an appearance for winter. In summer, prom dresses feature stunning chiffon fabrics and strapless designs while winter calls for double-layered lace dresses and gorgeous retro inspired velvets.
When it comes to picking a princess-perfect prom dress, the devil is in the detail. If you love stepping out dressed to the nines, your outfit should include every bit of glamour a girl can get her hands on. Go for sensational shimmer when you pick a sequin prom dress, or go all-out glitzy with large jewels and bead-embellished detail for a polished look. If you love a more subtle and sophisticated style, go for a tailored cut that’s fitted to your body. Perfectly placed bead or sequin detail adds a quiet elegance to your look.

The shape of your prom dress flatters your figure, so choose a cut that loves your curves – or your lack of them. A fuller figure is complemented by a soft prom dress in chiffon or lace, and a sweetheart neckline lends a shapely finish to a larger bust. A straight-up-and-down figure should opt for ruffle detail to the neckline and shoulders, as well as a layered skirt with a full netting underneath. This adds volume to your athletic figure and shows off a stunning evening shape.

Prom dresses should always be finished with a killer pair of heels. Patent heels lend a glossy and polished feel while a pair of suede peep toes promises maximum luxury. Ankle boots soften your look while accessories like a matching clutch bag or drop earrings complement your prom dress and complete your look.

Tiffany jewelry items are very popular among the women all over theworld. The craftsmanship of the professional working for the company is worth revering as they have designed elegant fashion accessories for the women. For the women all over the world the jewelry items from Tiffany are the representatives of romance, fashion, beauty and love. This company was established in the year 1837 in New York. Due to the creative marketing strategies of the firm the company started off their first day in sales at 4.98 U.S. dollars. The jewelry collection that is featured by Tiffany is very different from the designs available in the market. This is the reason the wearer of the Tiffany jewelry stands out in the crowd. Tiffany started crafting the jewelry pieces in silver in the year 1845. The qualityof silver used for crafting these pieces is of the highest standards. The same quality of silver is used in the crafting of house wares by Tiffany as well.
Each jewelry item crafted by the professionals at Tiffany is a living proof of the love, care and expertise thatis involved in creating the same. The unique designs of these jewelry items are the sign of originality and creativity of these professionals. These jewelry items are perfect for presenting the same to the special persons in one’s life be it their spouses, parents, siblings or friends at the different formal events. The individuals interested in the Tiffany jewelry items select these accessories according to their face shape, complexion and hair style so that it accentuates their looks and blends well with their appearances and lifestyles. Those who have round faces often opt for the long drops Tiffany earrings which are very popular. There are endless designs in this particular style that the women can select to go with their looks and outfits. In the same manner the women who have a fair complexion should opt for the darker hued earrings and those who have a pale complexion should search for the pale shades in the Tiffany earrings.

Launched earlier this year was a fabulous Luella Bartley collection for autumn/winter 2009/2010 during the London fashion week. The artistically designed creation had school uniform style inspiration as well as British and a bit of military touches. Some really smart skirt suits with cute details like zippers, many buttons and pockets characterize the collections. These skirts are slightly above the knee length; lighter gray colors and matched with black, completely black and some red trimmings on the blazer collar or lovely short and black dress with a long bright zip closure.
This Luella Bartley for autumn/winter 2009/2010 collection will most likely flatter the young looking ladies confident enough to emulate some really exotic runway trends such as these.

The hairstyle worn by the models look natural but almost exaggerated to match the modern fad particularly when it looks very long and shaggy. Still, there will be other collections featuring tweed, standard cut coats and the Prince of Wales checkered coats portraying a real British character.
Shown also at the London fashion week by Luella Bartley autumn/winter 2009/2010 collections were velvet jackets paired with very well designed pants. Some of these are pure black in color and matched with light blue color blouse, greenish pant and a bright belt. Another coat showcased on Luella’s runways was short with flowery light blue patterns and worn with a checkered skirt. A model wearing a trench coat in shade of reds with navy bluish leggings represents a truly gorgeous appearance.
Available also are striking pencil skirts, lovely cardigans, stripped wide dresses, black hats among many others. (more…)

According to the Tory Burch latest fall collections, violet is not about to become outdated again as the brand has creatively used it to beautify most of its models. And if they are looking hot in matching pants and tops, every other woman should plan the budget for the upcoming fall season with a special focus for purple color. In this collection, the color has been used for tops and jerseys that seem to be made of light in weight and high quality materials. These are matched with black pants that either go wide at the ankles or not, white tops and black flat shoes and the appearance is casual but very gorgeous.

Also, the Tory Burch latest fall collections seem to be favoring color blue blended in other colors for the tops involving white, that is still chosen for a mid-calf well tailored pant. The model in it looks magnificently beautiful and the style of these pants will be a preferable number for extra curvy women at the hips, as it looks simple and straight. The blue color is varying from faint to moderately dull blue and it looks okay for summer especially with the golden yellow colored flat shoes with a style to yearn for.

And now for dress collection for Tory Burch latest fall collections is one with the same blend of brown and white to form lovely patterns and created with an above knee and a style that is very decent. (more…)

Fashion changes and the wardrobe of fashion-conscious people follows suit. The main reason behind people following fashion so closely is to look fashionable, to look beautiful. Fashion changes as the designer changes his collections and his designs. People should be aware of the current fashion. For this, a strong communication between the designers and the public, fashion designers and brands hire models. This is where the role of a fashion photographer comes into play.

Good fashion photography can give an entirely new image to a fashion model and the brand that is associated with it. A fashion photographer’s job is to transform even a simple face of a model into a highly attractive frame. A career in fashion photography is not a cakewalk. On the contrary, it is one of those highly demanding career options. The essential qualities that make up an excellent fashion photographer are uniqueness, technical expertise, imagination and the most important one – a thorough understanding of the subject to be photographed. (more…)

Oscar Wilde, a noted novelist and critic, once quoted “Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months”. Fashion is something that changes so often that one really needs to be awake and alert to keep pace with the dynamic nature of fashion trends. This is not the case with Style. Style is something that should be profound and should talk about the person. Style is eternal, but Fashion fades very easily. But how does fashion change so fast? Why do you have to keep modifying your wardrobe to stay fashion-conscious? One of the primary reasons for this is the emergence of Fashion weeks. Fashion weeks primarily govern the current fashion trends and the future trends as well.

A Fashion week, usually held every six months, is a kind of fashion festival wherein fashion designers from all over the world come together to showcase their designs in front of the world. There are ramp shows stylishly organized to launch new collections of several high profile fashion designers. Although Fashion weeks are held throughout the world, some countries which are very popular for fashion weeks are United States, India, Italy, Germany and Singapore. Fashion weeks are all about big people, big brands and big money. (more…)

Considered to be the most highlighting part of a person’s wardrobe, shoes are not something that can be ignored by a person willing to be dressed with elegance. Proper shoes add completeness to a person’s appearance. When it comes to choice, options are just unending. Shoes of various shapes, sizes, colors, patterns, materials and price ranges are available in the market. Also if you are one of those ‘brand-conscious’ people, there are innumerable brands, Reebok, Adidas, Red-tape, Caterpillar, to name a few.

The concept of ‘Designer shoes’ is what the latest trend in the shoe-market is. By ‘Designer shoes’ means shoes designed by professional shoe designers and fashion companies. These are highly glamorous shoes and it’s a prestige to own such kind of pair of shoes. Mostly owned by celebrities, such kinds of shoes are also getting popular among the masses. More and more people are queuing up in designer showrooms to get a pair for them.

There are shoes available for all occasions and events. Formal shoes for office, casual shoes for college-goers, sports shoes for athletes, lustrous designer shoes for parties are some of the categories. (more…)

Women who love wearing miniskirts do it to attract others attention to their feet for the sake of being cultured. For them to achieve exactly that, it is important to try and select the correct footwear that draws attention to where the beautiful curves and skin are located. Some of the following shoes may be a wonderful pick to go well with short skirts like the sneakers. These can look marvelous with a classic skirt that is not too exaggerated in style such as the overly voluminous or ruffled skirts. A very straight one with casual sneakers will be okay.

Miniskirts can also be enhanced with flat sandals or the flip-flops but the skirt must also look simple but elegant such a denim mini. For a better casual look, sandals with some embellishments such as sequins and beading may help. Wedge sandals with block heels can very well emphasize beautiful legs when a woman is wearing a short skirt including the bohemian, espadrille, interwoven styles and those with straps she can wrap around her ankles. A peep-toed wedge sandal may be a bit comfort and stylish for casual skirt that a closed-toed. (more…)