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Fury as 12-year-old'model"fronts World fashion show
A 12-year-old has caused a media frenzy after she was chosen to front one of the world's largest fashion shows.
Blonde-haired, blue-eyed Maddison Gabriel was picked as the official ambassador of Gold Coast Fashion Week in Australia and has also worn a number of revealing outfits for the Queensland event.
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Maddison Gabriel insists she can 'fit into women's clothes'
He said: "Catapulting girls as young as 12 into something like that is outrageous."
Mr Howard wants Australia to follow the example of Europe and ban models younger than 16 appearing on catwalks.
"There should be age limits, I mean there has to be, we do have to preserve some notion of innocence in our society," he said.
But the 5ft 7ins youngster, who turned 13 yesterday, believed she deserved to win the modelling competition to become the 'face' of the show.
"I believe that I can fit into women's clothes. I can model women's clothes, so I should be able to do it," she said.
"It doesn't matter about age, it matters that you can do the job. Modelling is all I've wanted to do since I was six - I don't think I'm too young."
Maddison has signed an exclusive media deal and contracted an experienced celebrity agent since the furore broke.
Her mother Michelle Gabriel has defended her child's right to model and demanded an apology from the Prime Minister.
"I believe the Prime Minister is getting very doddery," she said.
"He does not know exactly what 13 and 14-year-old girls are like. I used to vote for him. We're trying to get our teenage daughters to act older. I am so happy that I've got a daughter who has got a good head on her shoulders."
And Fashion Week spokesman Kelly Wieler said Maddison was not too young.
"Maddy got in because she was the best contestant - the judges saw that she was fit to do the job."
She added that the schoolgirl would not be modelling swimwear or lingerie.
Blonde-haired, blue-eyed Maddison Gabriel was picked as the official ambassador of Gold Coast Fashion Week in Australia and has also worn a number of revealing outfits for the Queensland event.
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The country's Prime Minister John Howard strongly criticised the decision saying it was unacceptable.He said: "Catapulting girls as young as 12 into something like that is outrageous."
Mr Howard wants Australia to follow the example of Europe and ban models younger than 16 appearing on catwalks.
"There should be age limits, I mean there has to be, we do have to preserve some notion of innocence in our society," he said.
But the 5ft 7ins youngster, who turned 13 yesterday, believed she deserved to win the modelling competition to become the 'face' of the show.
"I believe that I can fit into women's clothes. I can model women's clothes, so I should be able to do it," she said.
"It doesn't matter about age, it matters that you can do the job. Modelling is all I've wanted to do since I was six - I don't think I'm too young."
Maddison has signed an exclusive media deal and contracted an experienced celebrity agent since the furore broke.
Her mother Michelle Gabriel has defended her child's right to model and demanded an apology from the Prime Minister.
"I believe the Prime Minister is getting very doddery," she said.
"He does not know exactly what 13 and 14-year-old girls are like. I used to vote for him. We're trying to get our teenage daughters to act older. I am so happy that I've got a daughter who has got a good head on her shoulders."
And Fashion Week spokesman Kelly Wieler said Maddison was not too young.
"Maddy got in because she was the best contestant - the judges saw that she was fit to do the job."
She added that the schoolgirl would not be modelling swimwear or lingerie.
Last Nights Episode Of “The Fashion Show” Had Nothing To Do With Fashion
Bravo “The Fashion Show” is supposedly about “real fashion, for real women.” I never bought the whole “real women” shtick and remained even more unconvinced after last week’s episode when all the contestants balked at the challenge of designing an outfit for a woman who weighed in at over a whopping two lbs. Whatevs, I don’t really care if the show is about “real people.” Reality TV is nothing about real people anyway. I want fabulous and disastrous fashion (in equal doses, please), snarky judges and crazy contestants. I don’t think I am asking for much, especially considering the fact that this is “The Fashion Show.” And yet, last night’s episode was oddly devoid of fashion. Sure there was fabric, but fabric clearly took a backseat to contrived drama and Kelly Rowland’s rant.
I knew I was in trouble the second Rico couldn’t remember Sarah Palin’s name. When Bravo starts pulling up irrelevant soundbites like that, it usually foreshadows a show lacking in content and trying to make up for it with outrageous statements. The mini challenge of designing a graphic-tee based on a high school clique was cute enough. Some of the clique categories were a bit dopey, like “b-girl” and “mean girl,” but I get that the producers needed enough cliques for the number of contestants and had to make up a few to even out the numbers. Plus, I am still cackling to myself that “mean girl” is a clique. Tina Fey should be proud. Anyway, the main challenge was actually intriguing: making an outfit inspired by the look for a girl in her 20’s. At this very moment hope swelled in my heart—I was actually curious how the designers would take a trend a 16-year-old would wear and use that as inspiration for a more sophisticated version for a girl in her twenty-somethings.
The catwalk was not a disappointment. Most of the looks really were creative takes on cliched styles. As I am not a skater, I probably won’t be wearing Haven’s sophisticated skater look, but if I saw a girl walking down the street in it, I would think she looked pretty badass. Even though I mocked Merlin’s “mean girl” category, he actually pulled out an outfit a bit too pink for my personal taste, but is definitely something I could see Regina George wearing when she goes back to being a bitch in college in “Mean Girls 2.” Good thing I was not in the studio or I would have tackled Rico’s model and run off with the white strapless dress with the plaid vest. Overall there were few flops. With almost every look I was like “that’s so clever, I hadn’t thought of that style in that way before.” Of course there were some busts. Johnny R’s fringe leggings…yeah, I am speechless too. They were fugly as well as completely unrelated to jock fashion. I didn’t get Angel’s b-girl look, but I guess that is why she was voted off the fashion island.
For all the fashion chat I bet you thought the show actually talked about the fantastic runway show. Nope. The last half of the show was devoted to Kelly’s temper tantrum and and sewing room drama. The judges ripped into Angel for not knowing b-girl style. Yes, Angel’s outfit was dopey and uninspired, and her defense that she was unfamiliar with hip-hop culture because she was from Indiana was lame.
But this is why “The Fashion Show” is such a poor substitute for “Project Runway.” Instead of talking about all the great designs, the judging basically consisted of Kelly proclaiming her “great respect” for hip-hop and how insulted she was that it was portrayed in such an insulting manner. Kelly, who do you think you are fooling? Did you think that by saying you revere hip-hop (a genre your own music barely fits into), people will think of you as a fashion expert rather than as a singer posing as a fashion expert? I am not buying that. She ranted and raved (much as I am doing now) about the great disrespect shown to the hip-hop community, but come on, the outfit wasn’t nearly good enough to make any kind of statement, let alone an offensive one.
I knew I was in trouble the second Rico couldn’t remember Sarah Palin’s name. When Bravo starts pulling up irrelevant soundbites like that, it usually foreshadows a show lacking in content and trying to make up for it with outrageous statements. The mini challenge of designing a graphic-tee based on a high school clique was cute enough. Some of the clique categories were a bit dopey, like “b-girl” and “mean girl,” but I get that the producers needed enough cliques for the number of contestants and had to make up a few to even out the numbers. Plus, I am still cackling to myself that “mean girl” is a clique. Tina Fey should be proud. Anyway, the main challenge was actually intriguing: making an outfit inspired by the look for a girl in her 20’s. At this very moment hope swelled in my heart—I was actually curious how the designers would take a trend a 16-year-old would wear and use that as inspiration for a more sophisticated version for a girl in her twenty-somethings.
The catwalk was not a disappointment. Most of the looks really were creative takes on cliched styles. As I am not a skater, I probably won’t be wearing Haven’s sophisticated skater look, but if I saw a girl walking down the street in it, I would think she looked pretty badass. Even though I mocked Merlin’s “mean girl” category, he actually pulled out an outfit a bit too pink for my personal taste, but is definitely something I could see Regina George wearing when she goes back to being a bitch in college in “Mean Girls 2.” Good thing I was not in the studio or I would have tackled Rico’s model and run off with the white strapless dress with the plaid vest. Overall there were few flops. With almost every look I was like “that’s so clever, I hadn’t thought of that style in that way before.” Of course there were some busts. Johnny R’s fringe leggings…yeah, I am speechless too. They were fugly as well as completely unrelated to jock fashion. I didn’t get Angel’s b-girl look, but I guess that is why she was voted off the fashion island.
For all the fashion chat I bet you thought the show actually talked about the fantastic runway show. Nope. The last half of the show was devoted to Kelly’s temper tantrum and and sewing room drama. The judges ripped into Angel for not knowing b-girl style. Yes, Angel’s outfit was dopey and uninspired, and her defense that she was unfamiliar with hip-hop culture because she was from Indiana was lame.
But this is why “The Fashion Show” is such a poor substitute for “Project Runway.” Instead of talking about all the great designs, the judging basically consisted of Kelly proclaiming her “great respect” for hip-hop and how insulted she was that it was portrayed in such an insulting manner. Kelly, who do you think you are fooling? Did you think that by saying you revere hip-hop (a genre your own music barely fits into), people will think of you as a fashion expert rather than as a singer posing as a fashion expert? I am not buying that. She ranted and raved (much as I am doing now) about the great disrespect shown to the hip-hop community, but come on, the outfit wasn’t nearly good enough to make any kind of statement, let alone an offensive one.
What’s Fashion About?”
"What’s Fashion About?” is the title of the 77th Pitti Uomo [Pitti for Men] Fashion Show which is taking place at the Fortezza da Basso in Florence until 15th January. This is the event that opens the international fashion fair season every year and exhibitors from all segments of the fashion industry participate, including textile manufacturers, garment makers, textile machinery and technology manufacturers, embroidery companies, makers of trimmings and accessories and even laundries. In all 730 exhibitors and 905 brands are participating.
The organisers say that, because of the recession, all fashion houses have been rethinking their strategies and Pitti have reflected this by breaking with tradition in the design of this year’s exhibition space. Spanish designer and architect Patricia Urquiola has revolutionised the design of the main pavilion and, on the lower floor, she has created a “fashion district”. Here the exhibitors’ stands are smaller than in previous years so that there is more space between them to encourage people to stop and talk. “Give up a little of your space so that there is room for all” is the message.
Exhibitors hope that the autumn-winter 2010 – 11 collections will mark a turning point for the industry as it comes out of recession but everything depends on the army of international buyers – 22,000 of them attended the last winter fair - who can make or break a brand. The upturn in the industry’s fortunes is expected to begin with the export market which decreased by 19.6% last year. The fashion companies particularly hope to be able to export their goods to the USA.
Yesterday Lars Nilsson showed elegant outdoor wear for men along with brightly patterned scarves. The waistcoat is definitely back in his suits and evening jackets featured a Bogey cut. Japanese designer Jun Takashaki showed in Italy for the first time in the setting of the Boboli Gardens in the evening. Corleani are showing at the Pitti for the first time. Pitti_W Woman Precollections are showing simultaneously at the Dogana. These are collection previews taking place in an exhibition space designed by Oliviero Baldini.
Men’s Fashion Tips
Every man should have asked himself about matching his socks with his trousers and other assorted questions at some point in his life. But don’t need to have those questions unanswer. However men do like to have their dress and costume styles to hold the promise of something new and of course make something exciting and hopefully. So to add up to the idea of making the men look good in his style and look here are some six important tips listed on men’s fashion that are the rules to live by. And this may be able at least clear up some confusion about a few things.
The following are some of the fashion tips that would surely help you look great. First on the line comes the way you match your belt with your shoes. This is of course a good rule to follow. It’s always preeminent to stick on with the traditional colors such as a dark brown or a rich tan or the handsome black. If jeans, are your attire then try with a belt made of fabric or something equally casual but sure not belts with jeans and sneakers and do not combine belt with suspenders.
Second tip to add up your handsome look is to match your ties and shirts. Mix things a little and experiment with colors. Do not have same color or slightly off ties with solid colored shirts. Keep your ties tasteful, which make you more expressive. Have with diagonal stripes, modern polka-dots, plaids and delicate patterns. Always never forget to make sure that your tie compliments your suit, shirt, sweater or what ever you wear it with. Knots are something that needs to be talked upon when taking fashion in respect. You may select Windsor or the four-in-hand. Whatever you may select just look for a little kicks.
The pleats and the Flat-front are the two ways you have for your pants. Select that most suit you. This third tip on fashion considering these two in concern, may give the flat-front trousers look better than pleated pants more often than not. Pleats help you look more slender. Most say that guys wear pleats because it’s more comfy and the reason to omit the flat-fronts as they are more for athletic bodies. To say on fashion, flat-font trousers are much more fashionable.
Fourthly, the socks- the official rule on socks is that they should match you pant’s color, unless or otherwise if you are wearing black. Even with patterns like stripes in various colors can also be chosen, but that also needs to be matched with pants and shoes. Always stated, most often that, the white socks is to be used only for gym.
Next in the list are the watches- watches are the most imperative accessory that adds the look to what a man wears. Always check your watch does suit your lifestyle and taste. But, if you feel that you are able to get more than one, then that’s great. Else, invest in the most appropriate watch that does match your most of the outfit.
Finally your eye glasses are to be watched for when you really want to express yourself. Have a few pair of glasses that are in different styles. Make sure that it will suit and enhance your overall look. Be sure that your glasses compliments your face shape and help express your personality.
The following are some of the fashion tips that would surely help you look great. First on the line comes the way you match your belt with your shoes. This is of course a good rule to follow. It’s always preeminent to stick on with the traditional colors such as a dark brown or a rich tan or the handsome black. If jeans, are your attire then try with a belt made of fabric or something equally casual but sure not belts with jeans and sneakers and do not combine belt with suspenders.
Second tip to add up your handsome look is to match your ties and shirts. Mix things a little and experiment with colors. Do not have same color or slightly off ties with solid colored shirts. Keep your ties tasteful, which make you more expressive. Have with diagonal stripes, modern polka-dots, plaids and delicate patterns. Always never forget to make sure that your tie compliments your suit, shirt, sweater or what ever you wear it with. Knots are something that needs to be talked upon when taking fashion in respect. You may select Windsor or the four-in-hand. Whatever you may select just look for a little kicks.
The pleats and the Flat-front are the two ways you have for your pants. Select that most suit you. This third tip on fashion considering these two in concern, may give the flat-front trousers look better than pleated pants more often than not. Pleats help you look more slender. Most say that guys wear pleats because it’s more comfy and the reason to omit the flat-fronts as they are more for athletic bodies. To say on fashion, flat-font trousers are much more fashionable.
Fourthly, the socks- the official rule on socks is that they should match you pant’s color, unless or otherwise if you are wearing black. Even with patterns like stripes in various colors can also be chosen, but that also needs to be matched with pants and shoes. Always stated, most often that, the white socks is to be used only for gym.
Next in the list are the watches- watches are the most imperative accessory that adds the look to what a man wears. Always check your watch does suit your lifestyle and taste. But, if you feel that you are able to get more than one, then that’s great. Else, invest in the most appropriate watch that does match your most of the outfit.
Finally your eye glasses are to be watched for when you really want to express yourself. Have a few pair of glasses that are in different styles. Make sure that it will suit and enhance your overall look. Be sure that your glasses compliments your face shape and help express your personality.
Elegant Fashion Templates Free Fashion-Templates Poses for Fashion Designing 1
ree Elegant Modern Body Pose Fashion-Templates for Silhouette Fashion Designing
Elegant Templates
To download single files simply click the thumbnail picture you want and when the picture has downloaded to full size it should resize automatically to suit your screen. Next right click the larger picture with your mouse and click on save picture. Save the new picture in My Documents > My Pictures and open it off line or print it out immediately whilst online. Click here and download your Full Version of the Fashion Drawing Female Outlines eBook for only $9.95.
Elegant TemplatesDownload the images by clicking on the thumbnails to enlarge them and either save them to your chosen file such as My Pictures or print off immediately. For some half bodies go to this free fashion-templates page. For some more full strident bodies go to this free fashion-templates page or for a runner template see this page.Copyright Fashion-era.com 2002-2009 © | ||
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| Three of these free large fashion sketching figure template poses are included in my ebook Fashion Drawing Figure Templates. Each pose in the book is repeated in 5 sizes from about 4 to 9 inches. The elegant pregnant model above would be very suitable for maternity wear fashion design briefs. She is not included in the ebook. These fashion template files are in JPG format. | ||
Beginner's Instructions to Open an Image File in Microsoft WordFirst download and save your image file. Open Microsoft Word and click on File (menu), New, Blank, O.K. In your new document in Word go to Insert (Menu), Picture --> from File - Browse to wherever you saved the file -->possibly you saved it in My Documents --> My Pictures. Click on your selected file and it will open on the Word blank document. Print preview will show it fitting on A4 paper. You may reproduce the images shown on this page for personal, school or college use for fashion drawing and collage work. They should not be reproduced for profit or sale purposes as part of a CD, DVD, ebook, book, or similar item. Nor should they be used for reproduction on T-shirts, accessories or other clothing. | ||
Fashion Templates Free Modern Body Pose Silhouette Templates for Fashion Designing 2
ree Modern Body Pose Strident Silhouette Fashion-Templates for Fashion Designing
JPG Format Body Outline Fashion Template Files
To download single files simply click the thumbnail picture you want and when the picture has downloaded to full size it should resize automatically to suit your screen. Next right click the larger picture with your mouse and click on save picture.Save the new picture in My Documents > My Pictures and open it off line or if you prefer simply print it out immediately whilst online.
Download these three FREE strident templates singly from this page.
Click here and download your Full Version of the Fashion Drawing Female Outlines eBook for only $9.95.
Strident Fashion Figure TemplatesDownload the images by clicking on the thumbnails to enlarge them and either save them to your chosen file such as My Pictures or print off immediately. For some half bodies go to this free fashion-templates page. Copyright Fashion-era.com 2002-2011 © | ||
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Click here and download your Full Version of the Fashion Drawing Female Outlines eBook for only $9.95. | ||
2 of these FREE large fashion sketching figure template poses are included in my ebook. Each pose in the book is repeated in 5 sizes from about 4 to 9 inches. My eBook has over 40 original body outlines including some sexy and confident poses. These fashion template images are in JPG format. | ||
The Basics of Fashion Sketching
his section is for those nervous of fashion drawing. The hints and tips appear as more detailed information in my ebook, the first Fashion Drawing Figure Templates ebook on the web.
You may have to do some fashion drawing as part of a course or you may simply want to sketch out an idea you have for a special evening dress, ball dress, wedding dress or bridesmaid's dresses. With a little technique most people who insist they cannot draw can achieve a satisfactory fashion drawing. To aid results use some of the following items - you will find the list helpful if you do not have a clue where to start.
If these are not suitable why not purchase my new ebook on Fashion Drawing Figure Templates ebook in a range of over 40 different poses with 5 sizes to each pose. There are many different poses in my ebook, including elegant, confident, sexy and strident poses as well as back and side view poses and a runner.
The second factor for success is to keep to a theme when sketching a sheet of ideas. For example concentrate on interesting waist variations or necklines. The theme will give flow to your designs.
You may have to do some fashion drawing as part of a course or you may simply want to sketch out an idea you have for a special evening dress, ball dress, wedding dress or bridesmaid's dresses. With a little technique most people who insist they cannot draw can achieve a satisfactory fashion drawing. To aid results use some of the following items - you will find the list helpful if you do not have a clue where to start.
Layout Paper
Layout paper is a fine semi opaque paper that allows you to faintly see an image beneath it. This enables you to use a fashion or body template under the top sheet. It has a good quality for a semi opaque paper and is suitable for remounting onto firmer background papers and cards for presentation purposes.Fashion Silhouette Templates
The easiest way to draw fashion when you have limited skill is to use a template. Here are templates of a model pose in 3 sizes suitable for historical costume work or simple fashion designs. In the next 2 pages there are 2 modern stance fashion pose silhouette templates in strident pose and 2 elegant poses for free download.If these are not suitable why not purchase my new ebook on Fashion Drawing Figure Templates ebook in a range of over 40 different poses with 5 sizes to each pose. There are many different poses in my ebook, including elegant, confident, sexy and strident poses as well as back and side view poses and a runner.
Posture, Poses and Template Silhouettes
You should take care to note that anyone in period costume would stand more gracefully, sedately and modestly than a woman after 1960 might pose. So make any costume history drawings you do on very elegantly posed templates. Think about how the person you are trying to represent would look posture wise. If you can get the hair right you will also capture the spirit of an era.The second factor for success is to keep to a theme when sketching a sheet of ideas. For example concentrate on interesting waist variations or necklines. The theme will give flow to your designs.
KNOW TO CARE FOR OILY SKIN
Men have their skin problems.Even if the skin of men are overlooked men interested in looking good and fashionable should take acre of their skin.Oily skin mayber a very disturbing problem for men.But it is not a unsolvable problem.
If you have clogged skin pores ,acne and shiny skin and with lines and wrinkles that are non existent.These are the problems that aman with oily skin may have.Here are things that you can do to manage your skin better.
If you have oil;y skin it is advisable that you exfoliate you skin per week.Exfoliation effectively takes away dead skin and removes oils from your skin.Exfoliation applies skin cleanser to the skin that is applied with a sponge and it is applied in circular motion over the affected areas of the skin.
An astringent skin toner or oil free moisturizer after you have washed the areas of oily skin.You will be better if you do not apply things that make your skin oily.It will make oily skin better and you will be away from the problems oily skin .
The application of the things that do not enhance the oiliness in your skin is what you should pick up if you have oily skin.
Oily skin makes things difficult for men but follow these tips and you will l know that it is manageable and the problems of oily skin can be maintained and it does not have to be a problem.Do check these tips and you will have skin that does give you a problem free skin.
If you have clogged skin pores ,acne and shiny skin and with lines and wrinkles that are non existent.These are the problems that aman with oily skin may have.Here are things that you can do to manage your skin better.
If you have oil;y skin it is advisable that you exfoliate you skin per week.Exfoliation effectively takes away dead skin and removes oils from your skin.Exfoliation applies skin cleanser to the skin that is applied with a sponge and it is applied in circular motion over the affected areas of the skin.
An astringent skin toner or oil free moisturizer after you have washed the areas of oily skin.You will be better if you do not apply things that make your skin oily.It will make oily skin better and you will be away from the problems oily skin .
The application of the things that do not enhance the oiliness in your skin is what you should pick up if you have oily skin.
Oily skin makes things difficult for men but follow these tips and you will l know that it is manageable and the problems of oily skin can be maintained and it does not have to be a problem.Do check these tips and you will have skin that does give you a problem free skin.
YOGA CLOTHES FOR MEN
It is a very difficult thing for men to pick up clothes for Yoga.They must know that picking up fashionable clothes for yoga is not wise thing.Yes you can pick up fashionable clothes but you must be able to do your exercises properly.
The very thing that you should emphasise on while you are doing Yoga is that you should pick up things that are comfortable and allow free mobility.While you are picking up clothes for Yoga you should not pick up heavy clothes like denims or pants with traditional buttons and zipper closures.You should check clothes that will be good for you to exercise.
You should have clothes that fit well.This is because if you have a big fit then it will be difficult for you to do your exercises.Clothes that are very tight fitting will make it difficult for you to do your exercises.It is that you buy clothes that fit because it is then that you can do your exercises better.
Te pants or shorts that you buy are good for Yoga.Shorts offer freedom for your exercises.
Yoga is an exercise that you do bare footed and men preferring to wear socks should have socks that allow them to breathe and allow room to spread the toes and it should be socks that do not bunch by making it difficult for you to do your exercises.
A very wise thing to do when picking up clothes for your Yoga is pick a warm top because the Yoga exercises makes you feel hot while you are doing the exercises but later you tend to feel cold after the exercises the warm clothes that you pick with you will be good for after the exercises and it will make you feel better..
Yoga clothes are easy to pick up but you should know what sort of Yoga clothes you will pick up.The tips that are discussed will let you buy clothes that will doing Yoga easier and better for you.It will keep you away from picking the wrong things and make doing Yoga better and easier.Experience your yoga exercises turning better with these tips.
The very thing that you should emphasise on while you are doing Yoga is that you should pick up things that are comfortable and allow free mobility.While you are picking up clothes for Yoga you should not pick up heavy clothes like denims or pants with traditional buttons and zipper closures.You should check clothes that will be good for you to exercise.
You should have clothes that fit well.This is because if you have a big fit then it will be difficult for you to do your exercises.Clothes that are very tight fitting will make it difficult for you to do your exercises.It is that you buy clothes that fit because it is then that you can do your exercises better.
Te pants or shorts that you buy are good for Yoga.Shorts offer freedom for your exercises.
Yoga is an exercise that you do bare footed and men preferring to wear socks should have socks that allow them to breathe and allow room to spread the toes and it should be socks that do not bunch by making it difficult for you to do your exercises.
A very wise thing to do when picking up clothes for your Yoga is pick a warm top because the Yoga exercises makes you feel hot while you are doing the exercises but later you tend to feel cold after the exercises the warm clothes that you pick with you will be good for after the exercises and it will make you feel better..
Yoga clothes are easy to pick up but you should know what sort of Yoga clothes you will pick up.The tips that are discussed will let you buy clothes that will doing Yoga easier and better for you.It will keep you away from picking the wrong things and make doing Yoga better and easier.Experience your yoga exercises turning better with these tips.
TIPS TO MAKE BIG LIPS SMALL
18 Feb
A set of big pouty lips looks very good and hot but women may have a problem with big lips. Here are tips that can make your big lips look smaller giving you the look you have been wanting your lips to have.Big lips if it does not look good on you may really be very disturbing .
Lipstick that have a nude colour are better than dark lipsticks.Shiny lipsticks are big no no if you have big lips.Matte lipstick is what you should put on.These things make your lips look smaller and it takes away the attention from the size of your lips.
If you apply foundation then you can apply a little foundation on your lips and then apply lipstick on the lip area.This wll make your lips look smaller.This is a very wise thing that you can do but it is important that you do it wisely so that you do not look like you have powder on your lips.
Lipstick that have a nude colour are better than dark lipsticks.Shiny lipsticks are big no no if you have big lips.Matte lipstick is what you should put on.These things make your lips look smaller and it takes away the attention from the size of your lips.
If you apply foundation then you can apply a little foundation on your lips and then apply lipstick on the lip area.This wll make your lips look smaller.This is a very wise thing that you can do but it is important that you do it wisely so that you do not look like you have powder on your lips.
LIPS TIPS
The task of applying lipstick may seem to be very easy but you have to be very good at applying it.Applying lipstick requires that you take care of things that can make your lips look good.It may seem easy but it is actually a thing that you should take care of.
After you have applied lipstick it is advisable that you check out if the lipstick is in your teeth.You checking the lipstick stain is important because if you havelipstick stain on your teeth it will not be good for you because your teeth will get attention than your lips.
After you have applied the lipstick take a two ply tissue.Keep one tissue on your lips and apply powder on the tissue over the lips. You may find a little powder on your lips and it will disappear if you press them together.This will allow your lipstick to not fade away.
If you are wanting to have a bigger bottom lip then you can apply lipstick and apply a lighter lipstick in between the bottom lip.A shimmery and a shinier lipstick will be good for getting a bigger bottom lip.
If you are wanting bigger lips then draw a lip line outside your lip line.Take a lip liner that is the same with the lipstick that you are applying.After this fill the lips with the lipstick.This will make your lips look bigger if you apply light lip colours or shimmery lipstick it will make your lips look bigger.
After you have applied lipstick it is advisable that you check out if the lipstick is in your teeth.You checking the lipstick stain is important because if you havelipstick stain on your teeth it will not be good for you because your teeth will get attention than your lips.
After you have applied the lipstick take a two ply tissue.Keep one tissue on your lips and apply powder on the tissue over the lips. You may find a little powder on your lips and it will disappear if you press them together.This will allow your lipstick to not fade away.
If you are wanting to have a bigger bottom lip then you can apply lipstick and apply a lighter lipstick in between the bottom lip.A shimmery and a shinier lipstick will be good for getting a bigger bottom lip.
If you are wanting bigger lips then draw a lip line outside your lip line.Take a lip liner that is the same with the lipstick that you are applying.After this fill the lips with the lipstick.This will make your lips look bigger if you apply light lip colours or shimmery lipstick it will make your lips look bigger.
JOJOBA OIL FOR YOUR HAIR
Jojoba oil is a very good thing that you should apply on your hair .Jojoba oil can really make your hair look better and applying it can give you the hair you have been wanting.Here are tips that will let you know hoiw to apply Jojoba oil to your hair and have very good hair.
The first thing that you should do is mix fifty percent of Jojoba oil and fifty percent of over the counter hot oil treatment to make a pre shampoo conditioner .Apply the oil one inch below the scalp and work down.It is advisable that you leave the mixture in for fifteen minutes or for an hour.
You can add two teaspoon of Jojoba oil to your shampoo to enhance moisture.
Jojoba oil can be applied as a conditioner by applying a couple of drops to your conditioner or you can take it in your hands run your hands and fingers and rub it in your hair before conditioning your hair.This will be very good for your hair.
A very effective thing that you can do to keep your hair away from split ends and frizzing is apply couple of drops of jojoba oil to your hair and rub your hands and then apply the oil to the ends of your hair before blow drying.This will not allow you to have split ends in your hair.
If you have trouble with your hair tangles then you can apply jojoba oil to your hair tangles to work out the tangles and avoid hair breakage or damage.This will keep your hair away from breaking and will make it easier for you to detangle your hair.
The jojoba oil can very effectively keep your hair well.These tips will keep your hair away from troubles.Jojoba oil is very good for your hair. The hair that has jojoba oil for it’s care will not have problems.You should take up to to jojoba oil if you are eager for good problem free hair.
The first thing that you should do is mix fifty percent of Jojoba oil and fifty percent of over the counter hot oil treatment to make a pre shampoo conditioner .Apply the oil one inch below the scalp and work down.It is advisable that you leave the mixture in for fifteen minutes or for an hour.
You can add two teaspoon of Jojoba oil to your shampoo to enhance moisture.
Jojoba oil can be applied as a conditioner by applying a couple of drops to your conditioner or you can take it in your hands run your hands and fingers and rub it in your hair before conditioning your hair.This will be very good for your hair.
A very effective thing that you can do to keep your hair away from split ends and frizzing is apply couple of drops of jojoba oil to your hair and rub your hands and then apply the oil to the ends of your hair before blow drying.This will not allow you to have split ends in your hair.
If you have trouble with your hair tangles then you can apply jojoba oil to your hair tangles to work out the tangles and avoid hair breakage or damage.This will keep your hair away from breaking and will make it easier for you to detangle your hair.
The jojoba oil can very effectively keep your hair well.These tips will keep your hair away from troubles.Jojoba oil is very good for your hair. The hair that has jojoba oil for it’s care will not have problems.You should take up to to jojoba oil if you are eager for good problem free hair.
TIPS ON PICKING YOUR BEARD
Flaunting a well groomed beard can make you look audacious but it is important that you have the correct beard style that will accentuate you.The shape of your face is the factor that you should give emphasis on while you are deciding on the style of your beard.
ROUND FACE
You have a round face then you should have a beard that is a bit longer at the chin because that will add length to your face and make your face less round.It is advisable that you do not have bushy sideburns and keep the sides of the beard short. If you have a liking for a goatee then it is advisable that you decide on a goatee for your round face than a beard.
LONG FACE
A long face requires a beard that is fuller at the sides and shorter at the chin.Adding width to the sides of your face will make your face less longer .It is advisable that you do not make changes in the length of your beard because that will make the shaping easy to make out.
SQUARE FACE
The long face and the square face can be said to have the similar beard style because in square faces you will look good if you have a beard that is longer at the chin and shorter at the sides. A goatee is style that men with square faces are advised to have.
LARGE FACE
Beard that is small will look inappropriate in a large face.It is advisable that you have beard that is full and the mustache is larger and it is important that you take care of the things regarding the shape of your face while deciding on the beard that you will like to have.
SMALL FACE
A small face will look good if it has a beard style that make the face look bigger.
OVAL FACE
The beard that you decide to have will look good on the oval face.You can pick up a beard style and it will look good on you.You do not have to think that a beard style may not look good on you because you have an oval face and an oval face looks good whatever you decide on picking.
The next time you are deciding on picking up a sort of beard style do not overlook these tips.These tips will give you the sort of beard that will look good on ouir face and make your face look better.Having a beard does not make you look good but having a well decided and maintained beard can make you have the look.
ROUND FACE
You have a round face then you should have a beard that is a bit longer at the chin because that will add length to your face and make your face less round.It is advisable that you do not have bushy sideburns and keep the sides of the beard short. If you have a liking for a goatee then it is advisable that you decide on a goatee for your round face than a beard.
LONG FACE
A long face requires a beard that is fuller at the sides and shorter at the chin.Adding width to the sides of your face will make your face less longer .It is advisable that you do not make changes in the length of your beard because that will make the shaping easy to make out.
SQUARE FACE
The long face and the square face can be said to have the similar beard style because in square faces you will look good if you have a beard that is longer at the chin and shorter at the sides. A goatee is style that men with square faces are advised to have.
LARGE FACE
Beard that is small will look inappropriate in a large face.It is advisable that you have beard that is full and the mustache is larger and it is important that you take care of the things regarding the shape of your face while deciding on the beard that you will like to have.
SMALL FACE
A small face will look good if it has a beard style that make the face look bigger.
OVAL FACE
The beard that you decide to have will look good on the oval face.You can pick up a beard style and it will look good on you.You do not have to think that a beard style may not look good on you because you have an oval face and an oval face looks good whatever you decide on picking.
The next time you are deciding on picking up a sort of beard style do not overlook these tips.These tips will give you the sort of beard that will look good on ouir face and make your face look better.Having a beard does not make you look good but having a well decided and maintained beard can make you have the look.
DRESS PANTS AND WEARING THEM
Dress pants are things that men require to have with them.Apart from wearing them properly it is important that you buy the correct dress pants .The tips below will enable you to get the dress pants that will make you look good and tell you how to wear them.
It is advisable that you buy dress pants preferably in colours like black, navy, gray or tan.These colours are versatile and it is advisable that you buy the dress pants in the colours that are mentioned.Dress pants look good in these colours.
The shirt that you wear with dress pants can be white or coloured.The shirt be it coloured or white will look good with dress pants.
A fitted sweater added to dress pants will give you a casual look. A jacket with the pants will make the casual look better.
The dress pants look good if you know to keep it well.It is important that you clean your dress pants and you can do this with the lint brush.This can remove the animal hair or threads from your pants.It is important that dress pants are free from the things like animal hair and loose threads.
The fabric of the dress pants are important and you should buy dress panrts that are made of a fabric that drapes well.Dress pants are not difficult to wear if you know how to wear them .It is important that you go through the discussion and you will know that wearing dress pants is not that difficult.
It is advisable that you buy dress pants preferably in colours like black, navy, gray or tan.These colours are versatile and it is advisable that you buy the dress pants in the colours that are mentioned.Dress pants look good in these colours.
The shirt that you wear with dress pants can be white or coloured.The shirt be it coloured or white will look good with dress pants.
A fitted sweater added to dress pants will give you a casual look. A jacket with the pants will make the casual look better.
The dress pants look good if you know to keep it well.It is important that you clean your dress pants and you can do this with the lint brush.This can remove the animal hair or threads from your pants.It is important that dress pants are free from the things like animal hair and loose threads.
The fabric of the dress pants are important and you should buy dress panrts that are made of a fabric that drapes well.Dress pants are not difficult to wear if you know how to wear them .It is important that you go through the discussion and you will know that wearing dress pants is not that difficult.
MEN’S FASHION MISTAKES -SAVE THEM FROM REACHING YOUR WARDROBE
Being fashionable comes with the risk of committing fashion mistakes if you are not careful about the clothes you pick up.It is said that a man’s fashion statement is easier to maintain but men’s fashion is not free from mistakes. It is the easy side of men’s attire that makes them careless about what they do with the clothes that they have and this carelessness makes them attract fashion mistakes.However, here are some things, that I have researched you should not do and these will keep you safe from the fashion mistakes that you may get yourself in.
Chunky shoes that are outdated should not be picked up by a man eager to be in sync with fashion.
Clothes that are not fitting do not make a man look good.It is advisable that you go for clothes that look good on you.
The fabric that you are picking up for the clothes are imporrtant.You should know what fabric are good and will look good on you.
Apart from these things it is important that the pattern that you pick upo for the clothes go with you.
It is easy to avoid fashion mistakes if you are aware of them.Do refer to these tips the next time you decide on your attire.It will keep you away from the fashion mistakes that can take you away from maintaining a flawless fashionable display of your clothes.
The first thing you should not do is wear sandals with socks.This is a very wrong mix and match.It does not look good and doing this can easily throw you to the level of being fashionably novice.This can give out very wrong signals about your sense of fashion or clothes.
Do not pick up novelty clothes.It does not look good and it is not fashionably wise.
It is good to have designer labels but you should know that it is not good if you have it across your clothes.It would look good if you wear designer labels that are understated and simple.It looks better than having a designer label across your clothes.
It is important that you do not overlook the sort of bag that you are carrying with you goes with the clothes that you are wearing.A wrong bag can actually take away the charm away from your clothes.The bags that you carry it is important that you decide beforehand what to take.Chunky shoes that are outdated should not be picked up by a man eager to be in sync with fashion.
Clothes that are not fitting do not make a man look good.It is advisable that you go for clothes that look good on you.
The fabric that you are picking up for the clothes are imporrtant.You should know what fabric are good and will look good on you.
Apart from these things it is important that the pattern that you pick upo for the clothes go with you.
It is easy to avoid fashion mistakes if you are aware of them.Do refer to these tips the next time you decide on your attire.It will keep you away from the fashion mistakes that can take you away from maintaining a flawless fashionable display of your clothes.
Corporate Woman-Groom with power dressing
Power dressing is an important aspect of the corporate fraternity and with women actively taking a front hold in the corporate sector, it is becoming an extremely important dimension of women’s professional clothing/wear. It is however not necessary that women take to colours that speak of being strictly professional. The workplace is a vibrant area, what with the the energy and passions of the employees towards their work. This allows the corporate woman to add a dash of colour and style to her professionalism.
t is however important that one does not overlook the colours that one picks for the corporate attires. It is advisable that one does not go for very flashy colours, but picks up subdued colours like navy, dark brown, gray and black when it comes to getting fashion acceptance in the corporate sector.
It may seem to be a very herculean task for the novice struggling to get accepted in the corporate, but one will know that it is as simple as playing the rules right. One should adopt the look that gives an edge over looking fashionably professional.
You may decide to have a makeover both as the business professional and as the informal business professional. As the name suggests, the business professional is a conservative corporate dress where as the informal business professional is a relaxed version of the similar business professional look.
A suit with a solid or pinstriped pattern with white and pastel coloured blouses and a closed heel pump and toes, will give a complete business professional look in a jiffy. On the contrary, informal business suit allows one to incorporate pizzazz and colour to the atttire. It can be a jacket, sweater, blouse style — dresses and skirts in silky prints that team up well with tailored jackets and sweaters.
Moving to the next segment, we have the casual and chic aspect of corporate dressing that is a form that can be said to be the favourite of criticisms. It draws criticism because it does not follow dressing norms like the professional business and informal business possess. It may sound to be a contradiction but the casual and chic look does have it’s own set of rules, which if followed can get the professionally casual chic appearance that is flawless and free from criticisms.
One eager to get the casual and chic look should incorporate colourful sweaters and leather blazers. It has to be however professional and in your attempt to look a part of this segment, you should not look dressed for either a fancy dress competition or for a high profile party. This look is difficult to flaunt because it does not seem to play with rules that are apparent, unlike the business professional and the informal business professional attire.
One cannot take to mixing and matching clothes because corporate dressing requires one to take or give due importance to the work environment that one is placed into. One should not stray away from the required norms that the work environment requires to have.
Know them all and check out what adorns you as per your individual taste and suitability.These attire segments will make you familiar with how exactly a corporate woman should look like.
t is however important that one does not overlook the colours that one picks for the corporate attires. It is advisable that one does not go for very flashy colours, but picks up subdued colours like navy, dark brown, gray and black when it comes to getting fashion acceptance in the corporate sector.
It may seem to be a very herculean task for the novice struggling to get accepted in the corporate, but one will know that it is as simple as playing the rules right. One should adopt the look that gives an edge over looking fashionably professional.
You may decide to have a makeover both as the business professional and as the informal business professional. As the name suggests, the business professional is a conservative corporate dress where as the informal business professional is a relaxed version of the similar business professional look.
A suit with a solid or pinstriped pattern with white and pastel coloured blouses and a closed heel pump and toes, will give a complete business professional look in a jiffy. On the contrary, informal business suit allows one to incorporate pizzazz and colour to the atttire. It can be a jacket, sweater, blouse style — dresses and skirts in silky prints that team up well with tailored jackets and sweaters.
Moving to the next segment, we have the casual and chic aspect of corporate dressing that is a form that can be said to be the favourite of criticisms. It draws criticism because it does not follow dressing norms like the professional business and informal business possess. It may sound to be a contradiction but the casual and chic look does have it’s own set of rules, which if followed can get the professionally casual chic appearance that is flawless and free from criticisms.
One eager to get the casual and chic look should incorporate colourful sweaters and leather blazers. It has to be however professional and in your attempt to look a part of this segment, you should not look dressed for either a fancy dress competition or for a high profile party. This look is difficult to flaunt because it does not seem to play with rules that are apparent, unlike the business professional and the informal business professional attire.
One cannot take to mixing and matching clothes because corporate dressing requires one to take or give due importance to the work environment that one is placed into. One should not stray away from the required norms that the work environment requires to have.
Know them all and check out what adorns you as per your individual taste and suitability.These attire segments will make you familiar with how exactly a corporate woman should look like.
FASHION MISTAKES
One may be well aware of the style and the skill required to look good but women are not invincible to the fashion mal function of their wardrobes.Women like men are prone to commit fashion blunders that very well shake the well accepted words that when it comes to fashion, women cannot go wrong.One may be the expert when it comes to style and fashion but one fashion blunder and it will nonetheless shake one’s image leading to your fans questioning your fashion quotient
One can avoid the fashion mistakes and this is what you should not do.
The fashion media gives a lot of tips about the clothes that make one fashionable and the styles that oe should adopt.But what they do not do is get to know the requirement you have.This makes one do the wrong things and ending up flaunting proudly a carefully made fashion mistake.
Secondly, it is important that you do not buy clothes that do not fit.It is important because an ill fitted attire will take the cahrm away from your clothes.
One should be aware of what one is buying and should not buy about anything.
It is important that one does not stick to the clothes that they have been wearing.With the changing time it is important that you do a little tweaking with your wardrobe and look better.This is a thing that many women do and that makes them seem out of fashion.
One can stay away from the fashion mistakes by following the thing discussed.A couple of things overlooked and one has a fashion blunder.Do not overlook these things even if they seem very dismissive because it is these things that lead to fashion mistakes.
One can avoid the fashion mistakes and this is what you should not do.
The fashion media gives a lot of tips about the clothes that make one fashionable and the styles that oe should adopt.But what they do not do is get to know the requirement you have.This makes one do the wrong things and ending up flaunting proudly a carefully made fashion mistake.
Secondly, it is important that you do not buy clothes that do not fit.It is important because an ill fitted attire will take the cahrm away from your clothes.
One should be aware of what one is buying and should not buy about anything.
It is important that one does not stick to the clothes that they have been wearing.With the changing time it is important that you do a little tweaking with your wardrobe and look better.This is a thing that many women do and that makes them seem out of fashion.
One can stay away from the fashion mistakes by following the thing discussed.A couple of things overlooked and one has a fashion blunder.Do not overlook these things even if they seem very dismissive because it is these things that lead to fashion mistakes.
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
how did you come up with the name of your blog I started to blog not long ago after I bought my first Jeffrey Campbell Shoes, yes the buckled ankle boots in brown leather. So I decided to name my blog Brown Platform, inspired by the shoes from JC, my first JC shoes. I'm so grateful to Jeffrey Campbell for designing such amazing shoes. 
when where you introduced to fashion Since I was in secondary school. It was because my eldest sister. She used to be a shoes freak/collector back then and not to mention she also loves to buy tons of fashion magazines until now. Since then, I can't not love fashion. how do you describe your style Well, I don't have any specific style, one day I could dress girly and another day I could dress the opposite. I just love to mix and match everything that I have as long as it looks nice and comfortable, but catchy at the same time. what made you start a fashion blog Because of LOOKBOOK.nu. I started using LOOKBOOK.nu since 2009 by posting my looks and share them on it and since then, there are some people asking me to blog about my look. At first, I didn't really c
are bout that, but then I don't think it's a bad idea to make myself a blog so that I could write more about the look on the blog or whatever I want to. With an assistance from my older sister in Singapore, there is Brown Platform. what do you think you bring to the fashion blog world I am a petite, I'm only 156cm tall. To be a fashion blogger you don't have to be tall or short, skinny or fat and whatsoever. As long as you believe in yourself and not afraid of exposing yourself/your style, you can be a fashion blogger no matter who you are. how is your style different than everyone else Because of my shoes, perhaps? If you noticed, I always love to buy/have wicked, unique and unusual shoes no matter what they are (cheap or expensive, branded or unbranded shoes). However, I do love and wear normal s
hoes too though not as much. who is your inspiration I should say it's my eldest sister. She is a very talented and super creative fashion designer, make up artist and she used to be a shoes collector (it did influence me a lot). Not to mention that she is independent and successful now. what impression do you want to leave on the 
people that visits your blog Unique? Weird? Unusual? (shoes) yeahh, sometimes weird can come out nice =) who is your favorite designer Actually, I don't really pay much attention to designer. But as for now, I love shoe designer Jeffrey Campbell. He is really amazing, I couldn't stop loving and wanting JC shoes more and more. what piece is a must have in your closet Black and white tank tops, loose tank tops. Basic wear is a must have.
people that visits your blog Unique? Weird? Unusual? (shoes) yeahh, sometimes weird can come out nice =) who is your favorite designer Actually, I don't really pay much attention to designer. But as for now, I love shoe designer Jeffrey Campbell. He is really amazing, I couldn't stop loving and wanting JC shoes more and more. what piece is a must have in your closet Black and white tank tops, loose tank tops. Basic wear is a must have.follow her on twitter
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