Monthly Archives: October 2011
Maternity Fashion Trends for 2010/2011
Maternity fashion trends often take their cures from what celebrity mothers to be are wearing, and this season, there are some especially exciting trends being seen on the red carpet. You can always take these styles and add your own flair to them for a personalized touch. This season, maternity fashion trends are full of basic pieces, which will serve as the foundation for your stylish wardrobe. Just because you are a mother to be does not mean that you have to let yourself fall by the wayside in terms of fashion.
Leggings – This particular style is as versatile and stylish as it is comfortable. They are available in a wide variety of different fabrics, from wild animal prints to leather or velvet. Additionally, they can be dressed with a pair of flats or paired with a bump hugging tunic top and heels for a night out. Skinny Jeans – Skinny jeans can be worn in a way that is similar to leggings. The tapered leg cut of the jeans is flattering on many different body types. Ideally, they should contain a bit of stretch to ensure that you remain comfortable during your entire pregnancy. Mini Dresses - Maternity fashion trends are no longer about camouflaging your bump, but celebrating it instead. These bump hugging garments are ideal for doing just that! For an especially sexy look, they can be paired with a pair of opaque tights for a night out with your girlfriends or significant other. Feminine Dresses - To continue the trend of certain clothing that celebrates your pregnancy, you should look for dresses that feature feminine details, like flower prints, ruffles, or flowing designs. Because most women feel the most feminine when they are pregnant, this feeling can be expressed through their clothing. Rocker Chic - This particular trend replaces feminine dresses with boot cut and torn jeans, graphic print tees, boots, and tough cut leather jackets. It is the antithesis of feminine, but they are many women who enjoy this rocker/biker/tough appearance. One particular celebrity who is frequently embodying this trend is Gisele Bundchen.
Fashion Week – Business Women’s Guide to Fashion
Fashion concious professional women share a common bond that literally transends age, race, religion and careers. Professional women can use their image to promote confidence, professionalism, strength, authority, power and prestige in the business and academic worlds. Being properly dressed at meetings, work, networking events and other business related activities is very essential to growth, development and respect. It is very important that women pay attention to the clothes and accessories they buy and how they wear their clothes in the business arena. There truly is a thin line between what is acceptable and what is un-acceptable.
Listed below are helpful tips on how professional women can build their wardrobe and wear the proper clothes to project a confident, consistent and chic image!
Foot Works
Women should pay close attention to the type of shoes they wear when conducting business in a professional or formal atmospheres. Shoes should always be well made and fit the feet properly. Too tight shoes can be uncomfortable and easily noticed by others. Women wearing too big shoes, can project a sloppy image that does not represent confidence or the proper style. A woman’s shoes should also be properly polished and not have scuff marks or tears in the leather. We recommend that women polish their shoes at least twice a week and alternate shoes so that they do not wear out quickly. Another good way to preserve shoes is to keep them in a shoe box and use shoe trees to keep and maintain their shape.
Top Management
Women should also have nice, well made tops and blouses for wearing under suit jackets or with a business casual ensemble. Tops should be professional looking and fit properly. Tops that are too big look sloppy and do not flatter the silhouette. Tops that are too tight or clingly are inappropriate for business. The best way to mainain tops is to hang them on hangers or fold them. You can even place dryer sheet in between the tops to prevent static cling, resist wrinkles and keep a fresh smell. Tops which are made of delicate materials such as silk should be dry cleaned or hand washed.
Wearing the Pants
Women should also pay attention to the their body type and how they select their pants or trousers. Women who are petite should select straight cut pants that will flatter their figure and give them an appearance of being tall. The straight cut will keep their shape and will not overwhelm their figure like other styles. Women who are tall should select pants that are extra long and loose, boot-cut or wide leg styles. These styles balance the figure and give the tall woman a nice shape. Capri pants may not be the most flattering style for a tall woman. Curvy women should select pants that are tailored to their figure and are not baggy or too tight.
Spring 2011 Fashion Forecast Top Five
Fashion week gave us lots to look forward to in 2011 and for a moment everyone just enjoyed visions of classy minimal whites and cheerful bold prints. It’s never too early to prepare for future fashion so if you’d like to be in the know why not check out our spring 2011 fashion forecast top five?
Bold colour
If you like to get noticed you’re going to love some of the brights set to hit the high street next year. Whether tailored or feminine, eye catching hues from neons to citrus will liven up your clothing and really put a spring in your step.
Pretty prints
From geometric to flowery patterns, and not forgetting snake skin for the bold, mixed prints are set to adorn any self respecting trendsetter during 2011.
Minimal lines
Instant class comes in the shape of minimal lines in spring 2011. Many designs appeared in white on the catwalk but if you have the commitment to embrace this style the impact is worth the dry cleaning bills.
Draping
Spring and summer look set to be full of romantic flowing dresses so we can all feel free to express our feminine sides in some irresistible designs that both cling and cover in all the right places.
Seventies fashion
Seventies fashion is back. Marc Jacobs, Derek Lam and Elie Tahari are just a few designers seen to embrace wide legs, 70s palettes, high waists and imaginative denim items on the catwalks during fashion week.
Bonus tips
-Invest in some neon eye colours, brights won’t just be for your wardrobe in the spring.
-Buy a new belt, it’s all about cinching in that waist and instantly transforming your look.
-Stack jewelled rings together for a really dramatic look.