The padded bikini is not only stylish, but it is also practical attire for activities on the beach, such as sunbathing, or taking a dip in the sea. For those not familiar with buying this sort of bikini, a good course of action is to turn to luxury brands that already have the current fashion trends covered and good quality materials to boot. By investing in a padded bikini by a reputable brand, you can be confident that you are getting good value for the money you are paying. It is worth paying a higher price if you can be reassured that the most creative designers had an input into the patterns and cut of the bikini as well as fabric that will give your body support in the right places.

You may want to go straight to high end designer labels that offer a swimwear collection. For example, Missoni …

Pear Shaped – for a pear-shaped woman it is best to avoid the more clingy type pencil skirts as these often attract attention to the thigh and hip area. Instead an A-line long skirt is able to give a more attractive look with its ability to fit snugly at the waist area but is able to skim over the hip area. Also, a full-skirt also offers a great fit with it skimming the hips to provide a nice balance to the body. Aim to avoid the skirts that are either gathered or full at the hip, such as tulip-type skirts and peplum skirts as these have the potential to draw attention the hip area, and make you appear wider.

Hourglass Shaped – it helps with this body shape to go with styles which are tapered slightly less in the hemline. A pencil skirt can look great provided that it is …

Leggings are often considered as a fashion item associated with the eighties era and only to be worn in situations such as doing Jane Fonda’s workout DVDS. However, over the years leggings fashion has slowly but surely come back on trend and many of the top retailers now stock the garment in every pattern, print and colour.

Often what can be a problem when many consider how to wear the garment is whether they are deemed as casual or not. They can often be associated with everyday wear or even for gym wear which can put people off the idea of wearing them for night time occasions.

However, since the development of styles such as wet look leggings or leather leggings, more and more people are wearing the garment to even go clubbing in. Worn with a dressy top and with sky high heels, leg wear can help to accentuate …

The first step in choosing the perfect suit is deciding on the fabric. It needs to be versatile throughout the seasons, and be comfortable as well as hard wearing. High-quality worsted wool blends are a popular and versatile choice. Try to avoid blends with a large amount of polyester as this can cheapen the look of suit and make it uncomfortable to wear. Be sure to crinkle the fabric to ensure it does not remain crinkled, as you want a fabric that will bounce back throughout the day.

The colour, and pattern are equally as important as the material, as they can go a long way to how the suit looks, and how the suit makes you appear. Black, navy and gray suits are all popular and classic colours, as are pinstriped or plain patterns. If you do opt for a pattern, ensure that the patterns line up on the …

Glass is 100% recyclable and can be reused to make a variety of objects. For every ton that is recycled, more than a ton of raw materials needed to create new is saved. Using cullet, or recycled pieces, takes 40% less energy than making new glass, as cullet melts at a much lower temperature. It also eliminates the million year wait for each bottle or jar ending life in a landfill to breakdown.

If you are a jewelry fashion aficionado you will agree that recycling at its best is the use of recycled glass for jewelry making. The idea is simple: take trash that will take a million years to break down in a landfill and turn it into exquisite pieces of wearable art. The process of using recycled glass for jewelry is eco aware chic. Using old windows, drink bottles, dishes, cups, and jars the material is turned into …

Designer perfumes are popular mainly because of the name written all over the bottle. Who wouldn’t want to say that his perfume is a Gucci, or a D&G? Surely, the great names in the fashion industry wouldn’t dare sign off their names on the bottle if the perfume is not good enough for their taste. Since their name is on the line, they are out to make sure that it’s the best one you’ll have thus far.

There’s an air of elegance in every designer perfume bottle. And since we’re talking about fashion as far as perfumes go, sophistication does play a very important role. And the big names in the fashion industry are the ones who know most what sophistication means. People trust big ticket designers for that.

Even with the fact that designer perfumes are not cheap, the market for these perfumes is still huge. People are buying …

Levis Vintage Clothing Recreates Past Decades

The Levi’s Vintage line provides clothing and items that come from different time periods. Each of their items replicates a certain color, fabric, fit, character, and flair in a specific era. It is one of the goals of the clothing line to bring back the old American Tradition while retelling the brand’s time-honoured story. Some of the common items that are available from this collection include striped tees, chunky cardigans, baseball shirts, roll neck sweaters, soft henleys, and collared shirts. Aside from this, they also have a collection of vintage denim. This classic line features denim products from head to toe including jeans, shorts, jackets, vests and as well as shirts.

Getting the Vintage Levis Look Right

Levi’s will never be the same without having vintage Levi denim and/or a vintage Levi trucker jacket. As well as this, their vintage Levi’s shorts will definitely …

The word graffiti, singular graffito, is used to describe every type of unauthorised (and authorised) Street Art. There can be no doubt that there are many who would rather it didn’t exist. Strong emotions caused by the appearance, seemingly miraculously, overnight of yet another tag, passed on the way to work, give a clue as to how important this form of self-expression is.

But there are many places in the world that hold events to celebrate this form of art. Whether it’s in Bristol, UK, or Melbourne, Australia, there are large sections of society that believes this form of art benefits a city. So where did it come from, this need to express oneself in public sometimes causing outrage to building owners and sometimes ending in court?

The term graffiti once referred to the inscriptions and figure drawings discovered by archaeologists when investigating ancient sites of interest. Perhaps the most …

• First of all, read your employee handbook to find out what it is that you can and cannot wear to work. It should be written down there what would be allowed during the days designated for dressing down. You should do this first because you would not want to risk your employment because of clothes, would you?
• Try to ask around from employees who have been with the company for some time if they could tell you about their experiences when dressing down casually. Ask them about the kind of clothes they normally wear during those times.
• Less formal is probably a better term for the kind of clothes that you ought to wear on a casual Friday. If you wear a suit normally, then you should go down to wearing polo shirts and slacks. The important thing is that you should still be professional in your clothes.
• Try not