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Fashion Trends For Spring/Summer 2010
Find Out What's Hot Now
It's hard to believe April is here and spring is finally here. With snow still in many parts of the country, many are wishing and praying for warmer weather. Most people have not really considered replacing sweaters and coats with shirts and jackets, but the time is here.
Stacked bracelets are back in fashion for spring. Plain silver bands or bracelets crowded with diamonds and every design in between are adorning arms. It doesn't matter what your financial status is, wearing multiple bracelets will have you fitting in.
The slouchy pant has made a comeback. It is totally wearable for all kinds of body types. So whether you are short or tall, fat or skinny or anywhere in between, the slouchy pant may be for you. The length can stop just below the knee, at calf length, angle length or reach all the way to the floor. The slouchy pant for Spring 2010 is anything from a khaki or chino with a little more room through the hip, to the flowing wide legged beauties from Isaac Mizrahi, Marc Jacobs, Badgley Mischka, Oscar de la Renta and many more. Be advised to keep the top slim to balance the fullness on the bottom.
Blazers appear to be replacing cardigan sweaters. The blazer can be worn open or over-sized, as well as tailored and fitted. For a twist, the blazer can even be belted. Vests are also in fashion as the trend to layer our clothing continues.
The trend for shredded jeans has not disappeared, just taken a turn for the fancy. Replacing the space between the shreds are layers of lace. All kinds of denim will work. You can choose skinny, slouchy, shredded or tailored. A lighter weight to denim called chambray is also the new look. The chambray dress can be hooded, embroidered, basic or belted. The choices are endless.
Shirts and dresses can have ruffles and lace or sport the nude look. Colors can range from classic black and cream to bright, bold patterns and colors. Long skirts have slits cut to the top of the thigh and the jumpsuit is back for anther try.
If some years back you were a fan of the wide lapels for men along with the wide ties, then you are in luck, the look is back. For women, however, anything goes. She can mix and match colors and styles, stripes with flowers, short pants with blazers, formal with casual and denim with lace.
The canvas tennis shoe is back too. You can belt a dress or not belt a dress. You can add giant bright colored bows to your hair or wear a headband with a bow attached. Short boots, medium high boots or over the knee boots are acceptable. Big bags are in again and can be made of leather or pleather, basic black to bright green. It's hard to go wrong in fashion this season.
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Spring Fashions Trends On A Budget
This is a great year to be fashion forward on a budget. Most stores' price points seem to be falling as fast as hemlines are rising. Some trends are also continuing into the spring which definitely helps balance your budget. Spend a little extra time to shop smart and you will be even more trendy than you usually are and most importantly under-budget.
1. Keepers: Skinny scarves, skinny jeans, boyfriend jeans, over-sized bags, metallic pieces, black tights, and jumpsuits are all still holding over from last season, so there's no need to send these items packing. Every item that remains trendy over seasons keeps you from having to go out and buy new – quite a budget friendly scenario!
2. Bold Color: While you might not be able to spring for an entire outfit in the season's hottest color, turquoise, buy a cute accessory such as a scarf or belt in the blue-green hue for a chic but cheap update to your ensemble. Repeat with red, which was the second most seen color to hit the runways in 2010.
3. Black and White: Color dominated the runway for spring 2010, but neutrals, blacks and whites held their own too. This is an easy look to achieve – just mix and match your black and white pieces.
4. Army Jackets and other Military Wear: Warmer weather means that the little black leather jacket that dominated winter wear has lost its practicality, and the equally edgy army jacket is poised to take its place. Since the style parameters for this look are loose – you can go with long, short, green, or khaki – affordable options abound.
5. Unexpected Denim: Every wardrobe has a few pair of trusty blue jeans in rotation, but for the 2010 spring season, this budget friendly material is hot in shirts, dresses, and vests, or if you're really fashion forward, layered all together!
6. Clean Aesthetics: Simple, un-fussed and under-adorned shirts and dresses are cheaper to produce, so they are also cheaper to purchase. Happily, graphic heavy apparel is on its way out and clean and simple are the new standard.
7. Think Vintage, Shop Thrift Store: Most high end vintage shops get their fresh finds from the same thrift store your grandma shops at. You are paying extra to have them scour the racks for you. Take out the middle man and search for your vintage and distressed looks (or that military jacket!) at your local secondhand stores.
8. Knee or Thigh Highs: Exciting colors and unexpected patterns are the staple of this super-hot but relatively cheap trend. Layer these with tights for an ultra modern look.
9. Shop Your Closet: Many of the trends for spring 2010 are retreads from the recent past. For example, if you lived through the 1990s you have plenty of the aforementioned denim or knee highs stuffed somewhere in the back of your closet. If you toddled through that decade, consider raiding your mom's or trendy aunt's walk-in. Also look for clogs, leopard prints, lace, bold floral prints, one-shouldered shirts and overalls.
10. Drape, Drape, Drape: The runway loved the draped, often sheer, silhouette for spring 2010. While this can be a more expensive look, you can get crafty and try to achieve it yourself with a trip to a good fabric store and some clever experimentation.
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Self-Paint Dress Launched for Christmas
A new dress has been launched in the build up to the Christmas party season allowing owners to pick their own unique color schemes seconds before leaving the house. The innovative garment, created by fashion designer Berber Soepboer and graphic designer Michiel Schuurman, can be colored in using a set of pens which are sold with each dress. Berber, told British newspaper the Daily Mail: "The concept of the dresses makes it possible that the cloth is partly designed by the person who wears it, which hopefully makes them more valuable to the wearer. "The result is a reaction to the rapidly changing fashion. The dress will be unique." The 1960s style knee-length dress, described by Michiel as a "conversation piece", comes in black and white template design and can be altered using special textile marker pens. Women can get their hands on the unique items, which come in four sizes and cost around €250 ($363), by visiting the designer's website at www.michielschuurman.nl.
Read More»How Many Children Does Mel Gibson Have?
Dad, are we there yet?
Dad, can I have some money?
Dad, do you have time to stop watching the game and tell me in detail where babies come from?
If these are questions fired at you on a regular basis then spare a thought for Mel Gibson next time your son or daughter asks for a loan from the bank of dad or poses a question you'd rather not answer.
The Lethal Weapon actor welcomed his eighth child into the world last Friday (October 30th).
Girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva gave birth to a baby girl names Lucia in a Los Angeles hospital.
That's eight different birthdays the Braveheart star now has to remember, no mean feat for the actor who turned 53 this year.
Russian musician Grigorieva also has a teenage son from a previous relationship with former James Bond actor Timothy Dalton.
Gibson, who is currently filming the forthcoming thriller Edge of Darkness, has six sons and a daughter with former wife Robyn who filed for divorce earlier this year after 28 years of marriage.
Naomi Campbell Hot on the Runways of London
Naomi Campbell Appears at London Fashion Week
Sexy supermodel Naomi Campbell appeared at the London Fashion Week wearing a series of revealing outfits.
The 39 year-old star was modelling at the Issa Spring/Summer 2010 show, which was held at London's Somerset House on September 20th.
Campbell was making her second appearance for the label after featuring at the same show last year.
She wore three outfits - a black and white one-shouldered swimsuit, a floral print dress and a halter-neck gown.
Daniella Helayel, designer of the collection, told the UK's Daily Telegraph that Campbell was a "pure hurricane … the sunshine after the storm".
Ms Helayel added: "Every time she walks the audience screams and claps! I am very pleased she wanted to wear three outfits as she only wears what she likes. She is the top model in swim wear and looks better than any 21 year-old I know."
The designer has dressed other stars including Madonna, Scarlet Johannsson and Gwen Stefani while adding that the Queen of England would be her ideal customer.
Earlier in the year Campbell accused the fashion industry of discriminating against black models.
