Asian designer Kay Li may quite possible be going through her “dark” periods and many of her past collections have been quite devoid of color to say the least. The designer has however, shown quite a penchant for drama and structuring in her creations which doesn’t entirely make up for the lack of bright colors but it does make the items quite ideal for women who don’t want to worry too much about seasonal hues.
Ok ladies, you have to have been living under a rock if you don’t know that backpacks are the biggest must haves for this year. Taking a break from the regular clutch and shoulder bags, fashionistas would be seen going handsfree with cute backpacks that would flatter all kinds of casual outfits. A lot of women that consider themselves mature have been having concerns whether carrying backpack is a tad too youthful for them but we have to say that as long older ladies stay away from childish patterns, they too can make the beloved backpack an intrinsic part of their wardrobes.
Designing resort wear is always a bit of a challenge for even the most seasoned of all designers. They have to not only distinguish it from their main seasonal creations; they also have to ensure that each one of these items are wearable off the shelf and do not need to depend on accessories to look good. Having said that Collette Dinnigan is one designer that has a knack for producing stunning resort wear lines year in and year out. Her resort 2014 collection also appears to be surefire winner.
Business women have traditionally had to dress rather conservatively. Not just because dressing too fashionably was seen as being detrimental to the sophisticated image that a businesswoman needed to portray but also because they needed to distinguish themselves from the average office bimbo. In terms of classic business dressing for women, the trends of the 1990s are probably considered the epitome of chic despite the oversized silhouettes, conservative hemlines and those amusing looking shoulder pads. And now, fashion label Sportmax has a launched a new resort wear collection for the year 2014 which was inspired by Executive Model, a photo book that consisted of photographs of the fashion and style of businessmen and women from the 1990s.
Sunglasses trends are a little more stable than the ones we see in the apparel and footwear industry. But that doesn’t mean that you can fish out the same sunglasses that you have worn in the past decade and make them work with your more fashionable outfits right through the summer. For summer 2013, these are the trends that will dominate for sure.
Dressing up for casual summer occasions can be a bit of a challenge in itself as there are not set rules for what is too casual and what is too dressy. Most girls settle for a regular day dress with wedge heels and a clutch bag. As adorable as that look is, you can rest assured that 8 out of 10 girls at a given do would be wearing that look. To stand out from the crowd while looking dolled up but not too dressy, you need to get yourself a few pairs of cute romper suits ASAP!
Prabal Gurung burst onto the world stage in February 2009 when he presented his first collection at the New York Fashion Week. The Nepalese-American designer has not looked back ever since. Going from strength to strength, the designer went onto to dress some of the most famous women on the planet including the glamorous First Lady of the United States of America the fabulous Mrs. Obama and a number of Hollywood divas that chose his intricate creations to sport to a number of red carpet events around the world.
Ladies, bright colors are going to be the single most favored must have for the season but of course we knew that you already know that. Heck, there already are a gazillion articles in fashion magazines and style blogs that tell you what colors are going to be “in” through the summer this year and we are in no mood to bore you to death with yet another list of fashion forward colors to own in summer 2013. However, what we are going to tell you is how you can use all those colorful items in your wardrobe already and create amazing bright on bright ensembles that look stunning and unique.
Well ladies, Memorial Day celebrations have just ended and it’s time to get ready for the 4th of July festivities. If you don’t already have an outfit picked out for the big weekend, you need to get going now. And if don’t want to recycle the same old dated stars and stripes outfit you’ve been wearing for a while but still want to retain the theme, you could create your own star and stripes themed ensembles that you can wear way beyond national holidays and right through to the end of summer.
Lookbooks are a great way for fashion labels to really present their own vision of how a new collection should be worn and accessorized. And the label GANT Rugger has been doing just that with perfection for a very long time. For the Pre-Fall 2013 collection, the creative genius behind the label Christopher Bastin not only created a line of stunning yet effortlessly cool clothes, he also ensured that the collection came with a brilliant back-story that could be used by his clients to enchant company with during lazy lunch hours over the summer.
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