Fashion & Style

There are a world of assorted types of high heeled shoes, including pumps, platforms, sandals, wedges and high heeled boots for ladies…there is also the increasing trend for men to now wear heels, this indicates just how many styles today’s shoe fashion embraces. Heels don’t have to be too high to be in fashion and acceptable. ..so here are a few ideas for choosing the right pair of high heeled shoes:

Choose the right heel and shoe shape for your legs…. If legs are too thick, heels with a pointed toe may seem much smaller and may make feet look out of proportion with the rest of the body. Find a heel that makes the legs look in proportion with the shoes. Many people make their legs appear leaner by choosing a wider design in heeled shoes. Heels that are too sturdy may make your legs look sturdy also.

What shoes are suitable for an outfit?

Color, dress length and style are critical to shoe choice, as an example, if very high heels such as stiletto are worn with a mini skirt there is real danger of the wrong message being given out. A pair of heels will enhance the look of long skirts on a shorter person but take note of the height of the heel as the dress or skirt must not appear too long or too short. A full length dress does not require elaborate shoes because they will not be visible. Mid height heels may be more suitable for knee length outfits.

Be careful of wearing highly decorative shoes with a longer dress particularly as they may conflict with the dress details. Extravagant shoes achieve better results with shorter dresses. Simple classic heels are more suited to longer elaborate dresses. Avoid black shoes with pastel outfits unless bags and belts are coordinated. If wearing jeans, the shape of the bottom of the jean leg can also determine the type of heels that should be worn. Platform heels can be great with jeans and if the jeans are longer the impression is that you are taller which can be a bonus!

Safety…. With high heels and stilettos, beware of strappy shoes. They can look super sexy but ankles can be twisted easily. Take care that straps are firmly attached and the heel chosen is well balanced. Maybe choose a wedge heel. An additional idea would be to roughen the bottoms of new heels which can avert a nasty accident on the dance floor.

Flexibility…. Wedge heeled shoes can provide greater flexibility and can give all the ‘leg slimming’ and ‘extra height’ benefits of a heel that’s not so high. They are great with mid and mini skirts and are great for wearing to the office. heeled boots can also be very flexible and can be worn with almost all outfits. They are great with skirts and suitable for office wear.

Comfort…. High heels don’t have to mean ’super high heels’ or stilettos which can be very painful if not selected properly, and they are also not geared for walking too far in. If heels do need to go hand in hand with comfort, which is a sensible option..then a lower heel or a kitten heel should be selected. Maybe choose a style with squared-off toes or open toes and shorter, chunkier heels instead of stilettos or maybe, again, the all round wedge heel which slopes the foot gently and supports the whole of the foot area. Wedge heels are good for the office because they can be worn for longer periods of time without too much strain on the foot. maybe shop later in the day as feet swell as the day goes on. Also break them in in advance if one intends to wear them to a special function. Ultimately, the heel height one chooses should be determined by how many aches and pains one can allow oneself.

Sex appeal….Sandals with heels and boots with heels are very, very, sexy, and very versatile as well. In addition to enhancing ones femininity, sandals fastened at the ankle, or higher up the leg, will draw attention to legs as well as feet. Most sandals, including flip flops, some of which do fall under the category of high heeled shoes, have small, delicate heels, called kitten heels, which gives them a look that can be dressed up or dressed down, depending on what one prefers.

Autor: Sharon Francis

Sharon has recently moved from Kenya, East Africa and writes articles to promote her developing interests in fashion, health and wellbeing. Sharon is the owner of www.heavenonheels.net which hosts a fabulous range and choice of ladies high heeled shoes online If you would like to visit the store click here

Added: February 8, 2008
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Being fashionable and in sync with the latest trends is something all of us love to do. Flaunting a Designer Label, be it clothes, shoes or perfumes, leaves us feeling good about ourselves! So what is it about “Designer wear” that is so appealing? Why do we always squeal in delight when we get a Gucci or an Armani as a gift? This is because Designer wear is not just about wearing clothes and perfumes. It’s about enhancing your individuality. To be daring enough to stand apart from the crowd. To be daring enough to be yourself.

One of the most popular Designer Accessories are fragrances. By wearing one of these, one can actually feel in tandem with the designer’s personality and charisma. Great designers are dedicated to the beauty of the fashions that they create. The names of these designers become synonyms with beauty and elegance. Every garment made in their studios is perfect. Thus, these designers also lend their names to Designer Fragrances. They cultivate their reputations for high quality merchandise, so before they put their names on any product, it must be of the highest quality.

The experts who create Designer Perfumes have standards comparable to the designers who lend their names to the product. The people in charge of making the perfume spend years in learning how to make the finest Designer Scents in the world. They make sure that the scents will be competitive and unique, just like the personality of the designer.

Of course we would all like to own a designer label and feel classy. But when we see the price tags on these fragrances, we are snapped out of our reverie. The use of perfumes as a symbol of elegance and style is as old as humanity itself. The gift of a designer perfume is something that everyone appreciates. And the receiver of your gift never needs to know the price you paid for their present. Thankfully, there has been a proliferation of discount on these fragrances, not just because the ingredients are cheaper, but they lend themselves to being produced faster as well.

These fragrances can also be bought at wholesale prices. Perfume manufacturers offer their signature fragrances at the lowest price possible, to sell to those who are interested in setting up their own stores, whether they are online or off. This is why you can purchase Perfumes by Designers at wholesale prices because a wholesale perfume dealer can buy in bulk, then sell at a reduced price, while the manufacturer will not sell below his own listing prices.

Online discount perfume websites generally offer perfumes at considerably lower prices. They may also offer a wide selection of different brands and types of wholesale perfumes. It is also sometimes cheaper to order using an online fragrance store instead of having to drive down to an outlet.

When you go shopping for fragrances, make sure you know exactly what you are buying. When you do the research, you may find that you are able to purchase your favorite perfume in larger quantities, as well as different brands that you may want to try.

Autor: Megha Monga

You can browse through a vast range of exquisite Perfumes by Designers at the Fragrance Store. Designer Perfumes are a great way of complementing yourself, and it’s alright to splurge, once in a while! You owe it to yourself!

Added: February 8, 2008
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For more than 80 years now, Lanvin perfumes have been making great waves in the vast sea of the designer perfumes sector. Surely, the brand is one of the oldest we have in the global consumer market these days. The older generation probably will assert that they know more about the brand, but the current consumers of the contemporary age would surely say they also appreciate and love the fragrances.

Lanvin perfumes come as the fragrance line of top Paris-based fashion house Lanvin. Fashion designer Jeanne Lanvin started her own fashion house in the early 1920s. Like most popular and top couturieres of her time, Ms. Lanvin relied on her own fashion designs and signature fashion products to make her business truly booming. As a fashion house, history has it that the company’s status was boosted significantly by the establishment and the launch in 1924 of its fragrance business unit called Lanvin Parfums SA.

One of Lanvin’s first signature fragrances was My Sin, which was introduced to the market in 1924. The perfume made an impact and was able to niche up a premium and high-end market for the Lanvin brand. At the time, even people who did not know Lanvin and were not buying Lanvin clothes were introduced to the brand through the phenomenal popularity of ‘My Sin’.

To hold on to the popularity and fame brought about by ‘My Sin’ and to further bolster the performance of Lanvin Parfums, the company introduced Arpege in 1927. The fragrance eventually made its etch as the company’s signature scent. What is more inspiring about Arpege is that the fragrance tells a story about a mother’s pride and devoted love to a daughter.

To give a human angle to the popularity and launch of Arpege, it has been revealed that Jeanne Lanvin was able to formulate and come up with the designer perfume through taking inspiration from the sound created by her daughter who was constantly practicing piano scales at home.

From the piano to a mother’s pride of her daughter, Arpege was able to come closer to the hearts of numerous fragrance consumers. As years went by, seasons changed and world disorders came about. Arpege was shadowed by so many events and things that time helped introduce.

Proof that the scent would not fade, Arpege was re-launched by the company in the 1990s. Arpege was among the rare old fragrances that have been revived to be enjoyed by the current generation. The result was overwhelming as the Lanvin perfume line proved once again that it is reliable and that it would always be able to please the olfactory senses of people.

With the usual changes of ownership through the decades, Lanvin was bought out in 1994 by L’Oreal and later on by Harmonie SA. Though the company and its parfums unit encountered major revamps and rebranding, Lanvin perfumes still holds the title as the company’s pride and source of strength. Through time, the fragrance brand has proven that it is invincible and that people who love fragrances will always love it.

Autor: James Philips

View all Lanvin Perfumes by visiting Perfume Center. Continue reading about Lanvin fragrances.

Added: February 8, 2008
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Fashion is an illusion. It is surreal and enigmatic. Your look is an illusion. Such illusion has the power to make people marvel and want you. It is an illusion that carries an enormously magnetic power. However, unless you know how to use this unique weapon called FASHION, you will find a great deal of difficulty to succeed in today’s so modern, demanding and fast changing world.

In these days, your look is your winning trophy. It is the most powerful marketing tool, which can open doors for you in the business world, as well as in your personal life. All you need is to understand a psychology of successful dressing, its ingredients. Once you have grasped the full meaning of a saying as famous as “clothes are never a frivolity, but always mean something”, you will be able to dress accordingly and, at the same time, express your fundamental nature in an elegant and agreeable manner, which is always the way to winning the others’ admiration.

You do not need to spend an obscene amount of money each season and year to renew you wardrobe and look your most fashionably fabulous. Yes, there are always new trends coming in style, but there are always “the keepers” of your wardrobe, essential staples that go with almost anything and never go out of style.

All that you need to know is how to add layers and accessories to it. I guarantee that after you master that technique, you would easily take your “keepers” from day to night, from season to season, and enjoy wearing and look your greatest years from now.

So, how is it possible to know which are the pieces that form “the essentials” of each woman or man’s wardrobe? How to create “THE WINNING LOOK” by putting all pieces together? How to look MODERN at work? If you are interested in understanding the psychology of successful dressing, all its ingredients and style secrets of how to become a successful and confident professional come and visit us at www.leratti.com. We helped thousands of people just like you to change and improve their look without changing their wardrobe and breaking their life saving accounts.

Autor: Natasha Leratti

NATASHA LERATTI
leratti@hotmail.com

Fashion Designer, born in Europe, studied from best known masters in the world, now designing and presanting her collections in United States and Europe. Visit us at http://www.leratti.com

Added: February 8, 2008
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Looks at these adorable pink pumps…on sale, too!

MARC by Marc Jacobs - $363 (from $485) (image/item Neimanmarcus.com)

I actually just bought the same shoes at the last call sale, but in red/black. If I had more money now, I’d think about upgrading…but alas…Your shopaholic is out of funds and I’m actually thinking of returning the ones I have altogether. le sigh…

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