Fall fashion is almost upon us. When the chill sets in, you will be thrilled velvet is having its moment. Designers showcased the luxe fabric during New York Fashion Week Fall 2016 runway—making it the favored texture of the season. Booties, bags, dresses, and more were covered in the plush fabric. Once considered a textile that is almost always exclusively worn during cooler months, velvet is quickly becoming a year-round fashion statement. And who can resist the allure of velvet? This fabric is nostalgia for its luxury feel and on...
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Brace yourself for some unsettling fashion news…the clothing industry manipulates sizes. It is called vanity sizing where designers add extra inches of fabric to clothing without changing the number on the tag. Designers know that if customers feel happy when they try the clothes on, they are likely to buy that brand again. Like it or loathe it, vanity sizing isn’t going away any time soon. While a small percentage of women in America are shrinking, the rest of our obesity-challenged country are growing in the waist. American women are...
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Today’s fashion and latest shades of colors are no guarantee to looking beautiful until you identify the colors that look best with your skin tone. Your skin undertone is referring to the color that is right beneath your skin. The best way to determine the skin tone is to flip over the arm and look at the veins. Skin tones vary from warm (green/yellowish veins) and cool (blue/purplish veins), and there are some people who have a neutral skin tone that works well with both warm and cool tones. It’s...
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