Archive for February, 2007

Fashion And Celebrities Trends – What’ll Look Good On You?

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Fashion And Celebrities Trends. It’s been a permanent rage for decades. Whatever celebrities wear becomes fashion. People follow them no end. Sometimes the fans are so blinded by what celebrities wear that the trend takes form of a revolution. And this does not hold true only in Hollywood. The film and celebrity industry across the world have this impact on the masses. Be it Trench of Madonna – the style diva, or Jeans worn by Cameron Diaz, Bright colored tops of Beyonce or Kate Moss’ Minis’ All of these are a rage. But they have a flip side too. We have to understand one thing very clearly that what looks good on our favorite star may not necessarily look good on us. And by saying this I am hardly trying to put you off the celebrities trends…all I am trying to say is spend your money wisely and well.

We may belong to any category of the fashion conscious – Classy or Trendy. And also there is little doubt that all of us want to look the best we can. But our aspirations are driven mainly by the kind of money we are ready to spend on such items. Therefore it becomes important that we keep certain things on the top of our minds while shopping for what celebrities wear. What looks good on Madonna may not look the same on you. Because her designer trench cost her a few thousand dollars and yours is worth a few hundreds. A few hundreds is not a small sum to spend. But are you spending it on the right dress? The fabric may be a successful replica but is the finish good? And the most important question, does it drape well? Are your legs too thin for Kate’s minis? If yes, then drop the idea of buying them, how much ever they look good on Kate. They look good on Kate Moss! They may make you look ugly. You’d rather go for Diaz’ Jeans!

I simply mean to say do follow celebrities’ trends but make a sensible choice. It may not be their dress alone that has attracted you. Though superficially it may seem like it. Have a closer look, give a second thought and you will notice that their body language, attitude, confidence, the environment, and carriage… everything had a role to play. So it’s worth remembering that you can buy the little black dress of Coco Chanel but can you also buy confidence off the shelf to carry it off and get noticed? And if you have the confidence and flair for carrying off the most unique and shocking colors – great. With that basic quality more than half of your battle is won.

If you are in a mood to follow celebrities’ fashions and it’s your first time, take a guide along. Ask people who do follow celebrities’ trends regularly and successfully. They will tell you what works, where to buy, what to match it with. How to carry it off and so on. Celebrities’ fashion can be either trendy or classy. If you buy a trendy and expensive dress following in the footsteps of celebrities fashion make sure you wear it several times before it goes out of fashion. This does not hold true for classy things. You buy them once and can wear them anytime. Classy stuff will always be in fashion. Just learn to take care of them and protect them dirt and mites. Learn to store them in a way that they look crisp, smell good, feel soft and are ready to wear anytime! If you can learn it, it will prove to be a priceless lesson!

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Can Kiwi Shoe Polish Protect Vintage Designer Leather Jackets & Coats?

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Yes. Though they are meant to polish shoes but it has been found that it works really well on fine leather coats and jackets also. There are many such small things you need to keep mind if you are the types who likes to be seen in vintage designer leather jackets & coats. To be able to afford them is one thing and to know how to take care of them is quite another!Vintage designer leather jackets & coats are generally considered to be very expensive items and therefore they require special care. We should remember that vintage designer leather jackets & coats in our wardrobe may give us an identity that is different from others because of their cuts and the way they fit on our bodies. But at the same time vintage designer leather jackets or coats that have stains or blots can create a very bad impression.

A person who knows the value and clout of vintage designer leather jackets is a connoisseur and when such a person takes a bad impression home due to stains on the jacket is the worst that can happen to you. It defies the very purpose of having vintage designer leather jackets in your wardrobe. You cannot make an effort to belong to a certain specific category that is into finer dressing, and then make a mess of things for yourself like this. So before you have Vintage designer leather jackets & coats in your wardrobe, learn to take care of them. So that they make a good impression when word and gives you a good feeling and lasts you a lifetime, if not more… I am not joking. If you knit a sweater that your son can wear will be vintage. And this is possible only when you have the patience and know technique to do it.

Here are a few tips to protect your vintage designer leather goods from deteriorating or fading.

Always apply superior quality water and stain repellent product before wearing your vintage designer leather jackets when it’s raining or snowing. Such products should always be handy and should be replaced as per their expiry date. If you spray an old repellent, it can create a stain of its own instead of taking care of your designer jacket against rains and snow.  Use the formulas that are free from wax and silicon. These ingredients work against the natural oil that leather has of it’s own.

When you are trying any new product on your leather to protect it and give it longer life, always try it on a small area that is not generally visible obviously. So that it the product turns out fake or not what you want you don’t end up spoiling the whole jacket.

When you are wearing vintage designer leather jacket after a long time and it needs to be softened before use, use fine quality moisturizing lotion. Don’t use such lotions on suede leather. Such lotions are not multipurpose that can be used for all kinds of leather. Unless written in the instructions don’t use it on anything other than what it is meant for.

While you repair the hem of your vintage designer leather jacket use adhesive cement of standard quality. Don’t attach pins to your leather coats or jackets.

When you are wearing vintage designer leather coats or jackets don’t use hair spray, or spray perfumes on your jacket. It may stain the jacket and such stains once exposed to air become difficult to remove.

If your leather has become wet allow it to dry in room temperature. Don’t ever make a mistake of using dryer. If your leather or suede jacket has fine fur and it gets wet. Use hair dryer at the lowest temperature to dry the fur.

 

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How to Care For Your Vintage Designer Bags and Clothes

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Nobody knows where this cycle begins or ends. Sometimes we are all focused on finding a store, which will provide us with genuine vintage designer bags and clothes. When we have found a store online (or otherwise) we want to try the stuff and so buy it. So we focus on saving money to spend on something that will give our wardrobe a distinct and definite identity.  Something that will get us noticed in the crowd. And once we have worn or used vintage designer bags and clothes, this process is over. And the vintage dress, accessories or clothes go into the closet. Sometimes uncared for, sometimes because we do not know the right way to take care of them.  But that’s not how it should be. Or let’s say, it can getter better than this.

Learning to care for your vintage designer bags and clothes is an important aspect of maintaining a good wardrobe. I want to use a phrase a `happy and healthy wardrobe’. A happy and healthy wardrobe is one, which looks so good to the eyes that every time you look at it, you feel like going through the whole experience of using the vintage designer bags and clothes all over again. A well looked after wardrobe can really do the trick for you. And vintage designer bags and clothes that bear a fresh crisp and ready-to-use look can make you feel new each time you use the bag or wear the dress! We want to wear good clothes because we feel they make us look good and that feeling gives us confidence. Clothes is all about feeling and this feeling can be created… it’s within our control to drive the feeling in. Do let’s make an effort to take care of clothes. Let’s make them look crisp and smell good….

Some tips to help you care for your vintage designer bags and clothes:

Clean your vintage designer gags and clothes immediately after you have used them to get rid of stains of food and perspiration odor right away. If you are not confident about cleaning or washing process safest is to use Dryel or get them dry-cleaned. Also go for liquid soap to powder, as they are milder on clothes.

After washing, ironing or dry cleaning them wrap them in a fabric that breathes like linen. No plastic bags that don’t let air move in and out. Fragile fabrics like silk or knitted wear should be folded. They will lose their shape, get stretched and hang at shoulders if hanged.

Don’t stuff folded clothes one over the other. Fold them gently and stack only a few items, one over the other for avoiding fold marks.  Keep these vintage designer clothes and bags away from light. Exposure to light will fade the color plus it affects the fabric adversely.

To hang clothes, use padded hangers instead of wired ones. The rust may affect your vintage designer clothes.

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Make a Fashion Statement with Designer Vintage Handbags

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Designer vintage handbags are stylishly designed purses, clutch or satchel. Whether they’re into fashion or not, almost EVERY woman and a few distinguished men like to carry one. Plus have several in their wardrobe as a part of their accessories’ collection. These vintage designer handbags can be as unique & one of their kinds, just like fingerprints!

Designer vintage handbags reflect upon your sense of style. It sets the individual apart from what everybody else in the circle is using and thus gives her the opportunity to express her unique sensibility of style and individuality. Designer vintage handbags accentuate one’s sense of styling very subtly.

How much ever you try to underplay the designer vintage handbags when you carry one, it gets noticed. And so do you. And so does your sense of styling. It’s probably worth the price, time and effort it took you to go around looking for this unique designer vintage handbag.

This is an era of fashion as well as style. If you can carry off a designer vintage handbags with jeans confidently it’s not only accepted, it’s looked up to! People start noticing the way you mix and match two things from different era and your confidence and body language does wonders to the whole experience. So, its not so much about what looks good with what, it’s more like what do you feel will look good on you and give you confidence. If you have the poise or can cultivate it you can carry off a tight jeans, optical white blouse and a beaded vintage designer handbag with aplomb.

Designer vintage handbags can range from $25 to $350 and above. The price depends upon various things like, whether is leather, vinyl or wicker. Whether there is embossing on it. Is it handmade? Does it use alligator or croc leather etc.

Designer vintage handbags are smart, unique, different and sometimes also odd. If you know of the right shop or website that deals with genuine, authentic stuff see what’s available. You can find an interesting variety of Designer vintage handbags online as well as in a shop around your area. Provided the place or site deals in authentic stuff. It’s for you to pull strings and find out from your resources how genuine is the dealer/seller.

If you are planning to buy Designer vintage handbags online, merely getting attracted by the designs available on sites shouldn’t be trusted. You should try to look beyond. The variety as explained on the website may after all be simply someone’s copywriting skills. It may have nothing to do with reality. Buying online carries risks as well as conveniences. So before spending money on Designer vintage handbags online find out what you are paying for. Talk to the ex and present set of clients. Check out their forums. Speak to their competitors over the phone. It’s better if some one has recommended the site to you. It means someone you know has had a good experience. You can also write to people whose testimonials are published on the site.

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