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Tracking Seasonal Fashion

July 12, 2011 by Leave a Comment
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Fashions change from season to season, and sometimes it can be hard to keep up. Many fashion houses collaborate with each other on previous season’s fashion trends to come up with new ones for the upcoming season. You can follow along by tracking the patterns from one season to the next.

One of the easiest ways to track fashion trends is to read trend reports. Many fashion magazines and websites keep you up-to-date by providing the latest trends as well as upcoming trends from different fashion houses, including clothing, shoe, and accessory trends. You can be one step ahead of others when it’s time to shop for the new season.

Another way to track fashion trends is to follow RSS feeds of your favorite fashion blogs. This way you’ll receive updated information as soon as it’s reported. For instance, if the blog is reporting on the release date of a certain fashion company’s line, you can be first in line to buy it. You may also be able to get some great deals if you are able to act quickly at some of your favorite fashion boutiques.

And speaking of boutiques, your favorite may have a customer appreciation membership you can apply for to be first in line to hear news of new items arriving and special deals. This will allow you to grab the new line at great prices.

By tracking seasonal fashion trends, you can become a trendsetter yourself, and be the envy of all of your friends.

 

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Do you have it in you to become and stay a fashion designer?

June 16, 2011 by Leave a Comment
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If you want to become a fashion designer, you would have known it in your childhood itself. Fashion designing is a highly creative profession. A fashion designing career is illustrious.

You just need to have a sense for colors, proportions, designs, and structural thought. All these are very intellectual attributes, and very rare ones.

You would know if you like fashion if:

  • You love clothes. You love colors. You notice things about people clothes that other people would not notice.
  • You have an intricate understanding of colors, textures.You love faces. You can remember faces well. You sketch faces.
  • You love photography.You love people. You love beautiful people. You love their inner and outer beauty. You want to make them more beautiful given a chance.

The life of a fashion designer is not easy. There is a lot of competition out there. You need to be the best at what you are good at. As a fashion designer you are expected to innovate all the time. You are expected to have a sense of fashion that is unique to you. The more unique your fashion is, the better your chances of getting recognized.

Now the trend has moved away and back to commercial fashion. Previously, it was more about self-expression and abstract fashion. On account of losses, many designer outlets want fashion designer to create simple works that make people beautiful. People are still reluctant to buy stuff that is abstract and a piece of art and wear it on them. They want clothes that are conventional, yet futuristic.

 

 

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Entering the Summer Time

May 24, 2011 by Leave a Comment
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Summer is a great season for a lot of things. Getting eaten alive by bugs, feeling like the sun is trying to set you on fire and getting so sweaty that it feels like you’ve gone swimming in your clothes are just a few of the great joys of the season. However, you can still stay cool if you know how to dress the right way. It ultimately comes down to layering and how you carry it off.

For one thing, a fresh set of Coogi clothes can do wonders for your look. While a lot of people think that wearing long pants and hoodies are completely antithetical to staying cool, this isn’t always the case. For one thing, lighter colors reflect off a lot of the sun’s rays, which let you stay a lot cooler. Also, sometimes having well-ventilated layers can keep some cool air space between your skin and the great oven that is the summer sun. If you have air conditioning too, this makes it even easier to keep up your image while your body stays comfortable.

Just keep in mind that staying cool during the hot months doesn’t mean you have to walk around in swim trunks and a wife beater. While that’s okay if you’re on the beach or sitting around the house, you still have to keep up some kind of an image. Unless you want to spend the hot nights sleeping by yourself, you have to keep looking good. And an important part of looking good involves covering yourself in solid fashion, regardless of heat.

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Brightening the Summer With Color

May 4, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Summer is on its way. It is time to put away the boots and the heavy dark jackets of winter, and let the colors of Summer out. It is time for some bright sunshine to make its way into the wardrobe; time to feel the warm colors of a soft summer night.

Put away the sweats and pull out the summer wear. Leave the winter clothes behind and bringing out the spring and summer wardrobe, the one that has been waiting since last year to come out and play. If your wardrobe needs a little freshening, or maybe some replacement parts, a shopping trip may be in order.

With stars like LL Cool J, Ice T, Jay Z, Russel Simmons, and Vivica Fox, Coogi has proven itself to be a front runner in Urban clothing. With bright colors and signature patterns, it’s easy to get a wardrobe for a fun-in-the-sun summer. Shop for the patterns and colors that reflect who you are and the statement you want to make. Take advantage of shopping online. Partner that with one of the most famous names in designer clothing and the fact that so many a-list stars are sporting Coogi this summer, and we have the makings of a fabulous summer.

Summer will be over before we know it, and it will be time to put the bright colors away until next year. So make the most of your warm weather wardrobe. Let the sun shine in and let the summer begin.

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Fashion Breakthrough: Designing for an Established Brand

April 18, 2011 by Leave a Comment

To design for an established brand a degree is usually a must. Fashion degrees are being obtained not only in the traditional setting but also there are many accredited online degrees available for pursuit.  Most established brands will require a degree, experience or both.

Job opportunities via an established brand may come in the form of an internship. Internships usually pay in experience vs. money but they are well worth the effort. Interns may do a variety of work and it may not always be glamorous work but the experience and life lessons obtained are more valuable than any money that could be gained.

Established brands are usually the trend setters for the fashion world. This is exciting to the designers because they have the opportunity to dictate the next exciting thing fashion world. They have available all the colors that can be thought of and many materials to work with.

Of course valuable experience is also available by designing for an established brand. Stop and think of the brands you are familiar with such as Channel, Ralph Lauren or Guess. These firms have a head designer as well as a huge team of designers which have valuable advice and skills to teach.

Designing for an established brand can be a great education and experience.

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Making a splash: NZ designers seduce the global fashion world

April 17, 2011 by Leave a Comment
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Ever heard of Karen Walker? World? Icebreaker? Because they are just some of the New Zealand designer labels making a splash on the world stage with their inimitable style.

The tiny country at the bottom of the globe has a reputation for punching above its weight, and kiwi designers are no different. One example, Wellington’s Rebecca Taylor, has dressed stars such as Ashley Judd and Cameron Diaz since she moved to New York in 1992, and has opened two boutiques in the city.

And New Zealand fashion designers aren’t limited to the ready-to-wear and high fashion scenes either. Icebreaker, designer and manufacturer of merino wool outdoor clothing, sources 80% of its revenue from exports, according to IBM Business Insight. It has developed a reputation for being the high-end clothing of choice for the gear- and outdoor fashion-conscious alike.

New Zealand fashion tends towards a funky, layered look – a reflection of the ‘four seasons in one day’ weather – often incorporating strong cultural themes from the indigenous Maori population and neighboring Pacific Island traditions. Flirty and feminine fashions, produced by designers such as Trelise Cooper and Kate Sylvester, stand alongside the darker, more ‘gothic’ attitudes of Nom’D and the masculine designs of Zambesi.

With an increasing international interest in New Zealand emerging designer shows such as Dunedin Fashion Week, and continuing acclaim for the talent coming out of the country that inspired the creatives on Lord of the Rings, foreign fashionistas can look forward to an ongoing – if small and highly select – presence on runways and in magazines from New Zealand designers.

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The Relaxed Look of the Casual Style

March 24, 2011 by Leave a Comment

The casual style used to be reserved mainly for weekends, after work hours and on summer vacation for those who work a 40 hour week. Over time, this has changed to a great degree as designers have started to slowly meld more formal fashions with casual styles. This has relaxed the standard black, dark blue, gray and similar tones to include more brighter colors and nontraditional fabrics for the work week. Major designers have had enormous fun incorporating jeans, untucked shirts and a variety of past formal wear taboos into one style.

This pattern has become very popular with the college students across the country and has its greatest example roaring of flip-flops. Younger people can be seen wearing these sandals with dress slacks and button ups, formal dresses and just about any kind of outfit that you can think of. The young men were loose ties and shirttails hanging out as part of the hip style. This transition has been an interesting clash of past generations with new trendier styles. Those wanting to dress this way simply have to take their wardrobe and loosen it up. Another aspect of this trend is to wear T-shirts with suit jackets, tennis shoes and jeans. This grand remix of the fashion wardrobe has created a whole new imaginative playground for fashion designers to play and create in.

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The Fashion Look of Blue

March 21, 2011 by Leave a Comment

Blue is one of the many colors that transitions well throughout all of the fashion seasons of the year. Shoppers find its most common appearance in the wide array of blue jeans that are found in retail stores. It is also a color that blends well with other fabrics of various textures, from cotton to wool and silk. The darker tones of blue are best for the fall and winter in the heavier fabrics of coats, pants and sweaters. In the summer it transitions into light blues and pastel shades that are perfect for sundresses, pullovers and shorts.

Darker blue is a standard coloring for business attire in men’s and women’s styles. Men’s suits and ties reflect this in the more white collar jobs such as law, medicine and business. It goes well with white and other solids but is also versatile in print patterns as well. Darker and light shades of blue are often mixed to give a warm yet striking effect. When it comes to casual wear, blue is the favorite for many shoppers, especially when it comes to button ups, polos and t-shirts.

It is another color that can fade with repeated washings, depending on the manufacturer of the clothing. With proper care, though, it can have a long life of pure bright color. As fashion continues to evolve over time, blue will continue to be a favorite color for those who love it best and make it a part of their wardrobe.

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The High Fashion of Wedding Jewelry

March 7, 2011 by Leave a Comment

These days, the world of weddings is all about appearances. Sure, they have always been a special day to the couple, but in the world of high fashion and designer brands, the wedding itself is about being the best and having the best. That’s why the world of engagement rings has quickly become about what is popular.

For instance there are plenty of men and women who understand that you cannot have a fashionable wedding if the first thing to appear, the engagement ring, isn’t in fashion. That’s why designers have been getting a lot of credit these days for their wedding rings and it’s turned the world into a manhunt for rings by the top designers.

Maybe the most well known designer is Tacori. Their top-of-the-line engagement rings are some of the finest works of art on the planet. These one-of-a-kind gems infuse the best of old-world tradition with today’s latest innovations and features. It’s a wonderful way to spend the money to show someone you love them. That’s why so many big time celebrities like Ellen Pompeo and Katie Holmes have them.

Another big designer in wedding jewelry is Verragio. This company has been making flawless diamonds for decades and has been the perfect choice for celebrities all over the globe. Just having one on your finger says that your are the best of the best and that you’re in style. Celebs like Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck have these exquisite rings to show off.

Ritani has been the subject of a lot of buzz these days. The men and women sporting their pieces are getting a lot of recognition. They have been making top of the line jewelry for years and it’s become quite a fashion accessory on the red carpet.

These companies have been making wedding jewelry fashionable. If you are looking for a designer ring, look no further.

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The 50’s, 60’s and 70’s are making a Comeback this Spring Fashion Season

March 2, 2011 by Leave a Comment

Many people will be shocked to see the 50-70’s fashions are making a comeback.  You can safely pull your vintage clothes out of the attic or storage this season.  This also means we will be seeing clogs and kitten heels for footwear.  When you step out this spring, do not think you have been transformed back to the 50-70’s era.  It is just the spring fashion season.

Yes, this includes bell-bottoms and high-wasted jeans.  Hopefully, the teenagers won’t freak out too bad.  They are clearly not use to high-wasted jeans, since they enjoy their low-riders.  Parents will be glad to see their teenagers not showing their underwear when bending over.  Maybe this will be a trend that last for more than one season.

People are looking forward to the free spirit of the 70’s style.  Loose fitting clothes and colors will certainly catch the eye.  There will be some people who will oppose the 70’s fashion style.   For those not interested in the 70’s, they will enjoy seeing the glamour of 50’s and 60’s.  This will give people the elegant feel of that era.

The military look is out, but the biker look is rocking the runways.  Leather will never go out of style.  Crochet and tassels are coming back in style this season.  Many people do not care for the tassel look, so we will have to wait and see how long it will last.

Other spring fashions are lace clothing to give an antique or vintage look.  Crop tops are trying to make a comeback, which we will see more in the summer months.  Capri’s are in this spring.  Accessories that top off the outfits are the vintage-inspired 50’s and 60’s cat eye sunglasses.  The belt purse is pushing its way into this spring’s fashion.

Men’s fashion suits will change slightly, but the most significant change will be to wide-legged pants or jeans.  The biker look will be the best change of the season.  Many have already complimented on this look.

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