Fashionfast Part Fashion And Function

Fashionfast Part Fashion And Function
Fashion And Function: Contact Lenses With Attitude
By: Amy Nutt
For years contact lenses were designed with only function in mind. Anyone with vision problems who didn't want to wear glasses could consult their eye care professional and make the change. Contact lenses were an unnoticeable and convenient way to correct vision. Now even people with 20/20 vision are lining up for contact lenses. Why? The latest, greatest fashion trend: colored contact lenses. What Are Colored Contact Lenses? Colored contact lenses have a tint, color or design embedded right on the contact lens itself. The center portion that fits over your pupil remains clear to allow your vision to be unimpeded. The tints can enhance your natural eye color, completely change your eye color or for a really wild look, imprint crazy designs or logos right on the iris. For example: you could have blue eyes one day, brown eyes the next and cat eyes on the weekend. They are versatile, flexible and fun! When buying colored contact lenses there are two main categories of contact lenses to choose from: Enhancer Contact Lenses and Opaque Contact Lenses. What Is The Difference Between Enhancer and Opaque Colored Contact Lenses? Enhancer colored contact lenses use translucent tints that allow certain wavelengths of light to pass through while absorbing others. This results in a vivid enhancement of your natural eye color. It can also change the way the iris looks underneath making your eyes clearly stand out. Enhancer colored contact lenses cannot change your eye color; only enhance what you already have. They work particularly well for people with green, blue or light colored eyes, creating dramatic and intense looks. Opaque colored contact lenses use opaque tints that completely mask your underlying iris. No light can pass through the opaque tint, which means your natural eye color is no longer visible. Regular opaque lenses are carefully designed to mimic the natural look of the eye while completely altering eye color. You can go from brown-eyes to green, blue-eyes to purple, there is no limit to the color changes available. Natural looking opaque contact lenses are also used for cosmetic purposes to cover up any eye disfigurements a person has that would usually be visible. For a more fun appearance you can use costume or theatrical lenses. These opaque colored contact lenses are used all the time to create special effects in the movies and for Halloween. They can turn you from human to vampire, give you alien eyes, or allow you to have your favorite logo visible in your eye. They can also be ordered with customized iris flecks for a unique appearance. There is also a new development in colored contact lenses designed especially for the sports enthusiast. They have what are called light-filtering tints. These tints enhance the visibility of certain colors for the wearer and enable them to more easily see objects such as tennis balls. The tints effectively separate the object from the background giving you an advantage during play. There are a number of light-filtering contact lenses being designed for a variety of sports. Who Can Wear Colored Contact Lenses? Many colored contact lenses can be ordered in 'plano' form for people who do not need vision correction. There are also designs for people who require bifocal correction and for those with astigmatism. For anyone wishing to use colored contact lenses you do require an appointment with an eye care professional and a prescription, even if you have 20/20 vision. Contact lenses need to be fitted properly to the curvature of your eye for a safe and comfortable fit.

Fashionfast Part Photography

Fashionfast Part Photography
Glamour and Fashion Photography
By: Kenasen
Glamour photography is a very important part of fashion photography. Glamour photography is such type of job in which fashion models, who are new to the fashion industry are become visible fashionable and glamorous. When shooting glamorous photography images or background where models stand should be perfect, choose the right color of clothing and appropriate background color to enhance the effect. Glamour photography pictures find place in fashion magazines, commercials and photography portfolios. Fashion photography is a particular professional photography section.

An important aspect to be careful during model photography section is what type of modeling photography is need, shout according to that only. Setting the lights in the right angle to improve the facial features of your model and bring life to the photo is called as modeling pose. The complicated texture carved by the angled light brings out the best in your model’s face. Photography lighting is a very important feature to good model photography. Shooting model photography images in the sunlight may lead to shadows on the model’s face. You can use a reflector to avoid this. Some of the photography sections are also carried out in the outdoors, while here you have to consider light conditions and background features.

Model photography undertaken in the studio offers a variety of options. You can option for different photography lighting preparations. Optimal use of photography items can also be done. Cropping a model photography image is critical to the overall presentation. The background space and headroom are imperative to a good model photography image. Model photography requires for the model to be suitably posed. Commercial photography requires careful placement of the model so as to look natural.

Photography is all about lighting. You can take a photograph in the warm glow of the setting sun or the luminance of a cloudy day. An ordinary picture can turn into a dramatic shot with the right balance of photography lighting, atmosphere and mood. Landscapes appear best in the golden light and long shadows of the early morning or late evening light. Photography lighting should ensure that harsh facial shadows are not created during fashion photography. Black and white photography requires sensible use of photography lighting equipment. Photography lighting also becomes critical during night photography.

A professional photography agency offers services in creating and producing photographic solutions for business needs. Designing and creating a photography portfolio is a field area for a professional photography firm. To make photography profile first of all you need to make enough planning, design it properly, have a snap of good and all category models of fashion industry. A good photography portfolio is necessary for an aspiring model or a fashion designer or business projects. For instance, if you what to go in media, then your portfolio plays a great role. For media publicity photographer has to be good creative and stylish type and is ready to take shots in all conditions. A photography portfolio can be used in television and radio commercials as well as video news releases. You can hire the services of a professional photography agency to optimize your time and investment and get a photography portfolio that can take you places.

Fashionfast Part Handbags

Fashionfast Part Handbags
Six Tips for Designing your own Handmade Handbags
Forget clunky and unwieldy shoulder straps. Handbags (minus the shoulder strap) are all the rage in purses these days. Celebrities like Victoria Beckham and Cameron Diaz can be seen strutting the avenues toting the latest in designer handbags. Lately, even more celebrities are carrying the hippest of handmade handbags.

Handmade handbags range in design from sophisticated and classy solids to bold and dashing prints. Of course, it's doubtful that busy Hollywood celebrities are taking the time to hand-craft their own handmade handbags. More likely they've been found in one of hundreds of eclectic, upscale boutiques (both real-life and online.) However, if you are inclined to try fashioning one of your own, consider these design tips:

* Skip the big bolts of fabric. Instead of wandering the beaten path at your local fabric store, venture off into the back and corners. That's where you're likely to find remnants and odd bolt-ends. Make sure you leave yourself ample time to rummage. You might be surprised at the funky and fun textures, colors and prints you'll run across. These smaller pieces are perfect for crafting handmade handbags. Plus, they're less expensive than buying off the bolt.

* Look for garage and rummage sales. Handmade handbags require only small pieces of fabric. Rummage and garage sales are notorious for great finds in small fabric pieces. You'll probably pay little more than pennies. Consequently, your final product may end up costing you less than ten dollars.

* Think outside the box. You need not limit your design ideas to fabric pieces. Scour your local thrift store for used clothing and linens that can be cut down. Look for vintage items that can be turned into one-of-a-kind handmade handbags. You'll end up with a design that is truly unique and reflective of your personality. Plus, you can brag to all your friends that your handmade handbag is recycled and eco-friendly.

* Experiment with colors, prints and patterns. Who says colors need to match? And when it comes to handbags, plaid and polka dots are a perfectly acceptable combination. Try a bold zebra-stripe pattern with fuchsia floral print trim. Mix paisley with dots or camouflage with geometrics. The design possibilities are endless.

* Try different fabric textures. No need to stick to poly-cotton. Corduroy makes an excellent choice for an eye-catching handmade handbag. Linen looks classy and is a perfect choice for accessorizing business or evening wear. Or, combine different types of fabric for a distinctive look.

* Don't forget to accessorize. It's fun to play around with accents for your handmade handbag. Try adding zippers, buttons, beads, sequins or feathers. Add just a few adornments, or go wild with a sequin-covered handbag with bead-studded straps.

If you're not inclined to sew, fear not. Handmade handbags are everywhere. Just because you didn't make it doesn't mean it's not handmade. For a truly unique style, avoid the mass-produced varieties in department stores. Instead, scour boutiques in your area. Pay special attention to up-and-coming local designers. Many of these designers offer one-of-a-kind or even made-to-order handmade handbags. They tend to have the best selection in designs as well as affordable prices. Plus, you'll never have to worry about running into someone else with the same handbag.

Fashionfast Part Sunglasses

Fashionfast Part Sunglasses
Using Sunglasses For Style
By: bland10000
A makeover is one of the more common things anyone does these days. As the seasons change from spring time to summer, your gloomy outlook in life should also. Some personality changes may not need to be drastic and could start one bit at a time.

You can start by changing the way you dress or by accessorizing to accentuate your outfits. Even simply wearing a perfect pair of sunglasses can make your whole attire come together. The use of a pair of sunglasses can alter the way you look if you choose the right one. These days, even the frames of sunglasses keep on changing so you also need to be updated with the latest trends that suit your personality.

A pair of sunglasses serves a double purpose. It not only protects your eyes against the sun’s harmful rays, it also keeps you fashionable. Sunglasses have been perceived as a style statement as well as status symbol during different times in history. In lieu of the changing tastes and trends in fashion, some sunglasses can be considered weird-looking or just plainly seem odd. The colors may be incongruent or the style may seem as if it came from outer space. Most makers of sunglasses make sure that even though their products may look strange, they would still keep the eyes from the harmful effects of the UV rays emitted from the sun.

One of the advantages of the increasing demand for the use of sunglasses is the fact that the manufacturers have produced a wide variety of styles and costs that can fit into every person’s budget. There are also shops that sell sunglasses in bulk for a special price that seem to be less expensive than purchasing retailed ones. These shops are called wholesalers and they buy from different manufacturers the various types and shapes of sunglasses and sell them to retailers. This reselling is the cause of the higher price of the sunglasses.

Not every one knows that if you buy a pair of sunglasses from a wholesaler, it would be the same as buying a pair of sunglasses from a retailer or shop but the sunglasses are way less expensive. The wholesalers are the ones who inform the retailers and the shops who sell the product which types of sunglasses are in demand and what particular brand is better. They pose as middle men for the sunglasses and the consumers.

Different styles of sunglasses can be used by men, women and children. A certain type of sunglasses can be used by both men and women and these sunglasses are unisex. You have an option of choosing the type of sunglasses that suits you.

One of the things that you have to remember in buying sunglasses at wholesale prices is to verify the quality of the pair or pairs of sunglasses you are buying. Although these sunglasses cost less, they may come apart easily. Make sure that you check the frames and lenses are of good quality and they are durable.

Feel free to show off in your new pair of sunglasses. With the cost of wholesale sunglasses, you can use a different one every day and make an impression of being chic in outdoing the heat.

Fashionfast Part last season

Fashionfast Part last season
Fast fashion is so last season
By: CSMark
We live in a world of fast fashion, where glossies hail 'this week's must-haves!' and warn 'get it now before it's gone!' - and where a passable imitation of something a celebrity wears in Heat magazine is often in the shops three weeks later for under £20.

What's so wrong with this, you might ask? Nothing, if you don't care if that garment happened to be made in a sweatshop by children working 16-hour days. Nothing, if you think that like cheap food, cheap fashion is some kind of inalienable human right. Absolutely no problem, if you think it's perfectly normal to buy a garment, wear it once, then chuck it away.

Most people, of course, aren't so callous. They know that a £3 Primark T-shirt has human costs and consequences. But they are yet to make the next step - to investigate the ethically produced alternatives. This where this new column will hopefully help.

First things first, what exactly is ethical fashion? Well, there are any number of different ways in which a garment can be produced ethically (or at least more ethically) - from paying fair wages, using sustainable fabrics and cutting down the distance they must travel, to donating a portion of proceeds to charity or simply making sure the business carefully monitors and limits its environmental impact.

Over the last few years, high street companies have slowly begun to hop on this bandwagon. Most now produce a Fairtrade pair of socks or an organic T-shirt here or there - a process that is certainly to be welcomed.

That said, you do have to be careful. At the moment, many of the big retailers are selling 'Fairtrade cotton T-shirts' - Sainsbury's had a big ad campaign for theirs a few weeks ago, for instance. But note the small print: it's the cotton that's Fairtrade, not the T-shirt. Sorry if this is hammering home the point, but: although the cotton pickers got paid a Fairtrade wage, the T-shirt makers did not.

Another misconception is that the more you pay, the better the conditions in which the garment was produced were likely to be. It simply doesn't work that way. It's not rocket science to figure out that a T-shirt can't be produced in a fair way for £3, but that doesn't mean a £100 dress will be any better. Some high street retailers are better than others at paying decent wages and checking the environmental impact of their products - to see how well they rate check out New Consumer magazine and the Good Shopping Guide - but the record across the board isn't great. For example, despite considerable pressure, a few high street companies - named and shamed here - still refuse to disclose whether they source from Burma, one of the world's most oppressive military regimes.

For all these reasons I believe it's better to buy from small retailers who have ethical and environmental principles at the core of their business. They sure don't make much money - this is not an area to go into if you want to make a quick buck - but they do continually check that ethical standards are being upheld. If you want to investigate further, you can browse our comprehensive guide to ethical fashion producers in the UK, with over 200 retailers listed.

Fashionfast Part Personal Image

Fashionfast Part Personal Image
Personal Image
By: John096
Well, it’s really starting to heat up outside, and (knock on wood) we're out of the rainy season. It’s finally time to get out those summer clothes!

Last weekend I was in Alicante visiting my parents, and as always, I took advantage of the chance to go shopping with my mother. She’s the best shopping partner, because she doesn’t hesitate to tell me if something looks good on me or not. Anyway, at the stores we saw a ton of new clothes, shoes, accessories, and eyeshadows for the season, and a lot more. But really, who can afford to get everything?

That’s why in this week I'm going to give you a list of the key pieces for looking great and fashion stylist this summer without going broke. Clothing, accessories, and even makeup that will really impact your wardrobe and your overall look. On top of that, these are very affordable pieces. If you plan on going shopping this weekend (I sure do), don't forget to bring this list.

KEY PIECES FOR LOOKING GREAT THIS SUMMER

Clothing: a great basic
In my opinion, the most important basic of this summer is without a doubt the dress. Make a quick trip to Zara or Mango, and you’ll find many different cuts, styles, and colors.

I love dresses. First of all, you don’t have to put much thought into putting together your outfit. Secondly, because most dresses can be easily transformed by switching up your accessories: a dress with flat sandals for day can be transformed for night just by adding a long necklace and high heels. As an added bonus, dresses are super comfortable and flattering. My basic dress is a black, knee-length cut. I love it!

Accessories: you'll get a lot of use out of these two basics
The first basic accessory is a brown sandal with a wooden heel. This style of sandal doesn't go out of style, plus, they're comfortable. These shoes usually have a wedge or platform heel. They’re perfect because you can wear them with a safari-style suit for work, shorts while on holiday, or jeans for nighttime.

The second basic accessory is a pair of sunglasses. Wearing the right sunglasses can completely transform your look. I know that sunglasses come in all shapes and sizes, but I wear classic dark horn-rimmed sunglasses, à la Jackie Kennedy. Check Mango’s collection - they're fabulous!

Makeup: two basics for summer
If you really want two products that will work for everything, bronzing powder is at the top of the list. I use bronzing powder over my entire face to darken my skin tone, on my cheeks, as eyeshadow (it's great for blending in the crease), to add some color to my neck, over my collarbone and shoulders, and even to give my legs a touch of color. You can use it for almost anything! One of the best brands is Guerlain. Mac also has high quality bronzing powders, some of which are matte.

The second product is three-in-one makeup: blush, lip gloss, and eyeshadow. I love Bobbi Brown’s line, which has the best rose-colored cream products.

The good thing about this product is that it’s great to stash in your bag for touch-ups. If you choose the pink shade, it will make the bronzing powder look even more flattering.

Skin: two products that you can’t do without this summer
I’ve probably mentioned before that I love Origins products. For summer skin, my favorite is an exfoliant from the Dr. Weil line: it will leave your skin soft and moisturized, which is always a plus.

The other product I can’t live without in summer is a self-tanner. I’m always very careful about the sun, so I give myself a risk-free tan at home.

Clarins has launched a new self-tanner with chocolate extract that’s completely delicious. I also like Lavera’s self tanner, which contains all-natural ingredients and is super flattering.

FASHIONFAST PART III

FASHIONFAST PART III
Fashion And Charity - In Whose Best Interest?
By: John Pawlak
Since the 1960's, the fashion world has taken a stand on numerous social causes. The antiwar movements and women's rights are just a couple of the areas in which the fashion world has made strong statements. More recently, fashion has taken to assisting and speaking for individual charitable causes and in some cases, it has been questioned just whose best interests are involved.

A prime example of this has been the partnership between Gucci, Prada and Armani and UNICEF; the United Nations Childrens Fund. The reasons and motivation behind this particular collaboration have been questioned by some international groups and, perhaps most telling for the United Nations, by the very front line workers who would receive the proceeds.

Senior staff members of UNICEF have strongly stated their displeasure with the charity's close ties with the world of glamour and celebrity, saying it is both demeaning to the work that the UN is doing as well as having a strong smell of hypocrisy about it.

UNICEF staff in Pakistan and India have spoken against the alleged working practices of the French conglomerate PPR (formerly Pinault-Printemps-Redoute), the owners of Gucci and whose Asian suppliers have, for a number of years, been linked to sweatshops in Mumbai and Karachi.

One long term employee of UNICEF has stated that, for him, this partnership with Gucci has been the final straw and that the feeling among workers is nearly unanimous that the UNICEF name is being hurt by this undertaking.

Another problem arises with the close ties between celebrities and nearly every major humanitarian disaster. Putting up with the star and his or her entourage is bad enough, but the connection in the public's eyes between celebrity and disaster relief cheapens and degrades the entire effort, claim the front line ground workers.

According to some, the current desire of fashion companies to align themselves with charities may have more to do with covering numerous sins than to strike a chord in people's conscience. These critics say that many firms are just looking for a cause to jump on and that associating with a good cause will provide an enormous bump for sales.

To be fair, the fact that the fashion industry in general and specific companies in particular benefit from alliances with international charities is only to be expected but the key will come down to the perception of the public and the workers involved.

If both the company and the charity gain by such an effort; fine. It is only when the goals of the charity are seen to be compromised and the message diluted that both partners should be looking long and hard at exactly why they are collaborating in this venture.

FASHIONFAST PART II

FASHIONFAST PART II
Dedicated Followers Of Fashion Need Help
By: Catherine Harvey
What is it with today's fashions? I know it makes me sound old and I don't care. Proud to turn forty this week, I like to think I know a bit about life, about the times when it's good to follow the crowd and the times when it's best to be an individual. You don't get to forty without knowing your own body either, without knowing just what you can wear and what to steer clear of.

Of course, this doesn't apply to all women, only the ones with more than two brain cells and a sense of maturity that reaches beyond a teenagers. Some women panic at the thought of getting older. I don't know, I'm not there yet! But I know that when I do, I won't be panicking. I will be embracing it, altering my style to suit, steering well clear of becoming mutton dressed as lamb.

There is a strong 'emo' feel to today's fashions, even for those who don't necessarily want to wear alternative clothing. Skinny jeans are an emos uniform but they are also the trend for most dedicated followers of fashion. Lucky if you have the legs for it but not for the general population, particularly if they come in lurid shades of tartan!

Also coming from the emo followers we have skinny tee's. The popular name for what, in my book, looks like a funny baby t-shirt. If I washed my husband's t-shirts and they came out looking like a funny baby t-shirt I just know he would not be happy. Of course, I could try telling him he was at the height of fashion but I doubt he would wear that, so to speak.

So, the idea is to wear a pair of jeans that look like they have been sprayed on by a blind artist and team it up with a funny baby t-shirt, topping it off with some dangerous looking accessories such as a spikey belt (could have someone's eye out with those things!) This might be great for those that resemble stick insects and who are under the age of 19, after that you start to look a bit silly. Actually, you look a bit silly while you're doing it but you can't tell young people these days.

Then we have the teenager wannabes. Those horribly sad women who find themselves fast approaching forty when their husband enters the mid-life crisis and dumps them. Feeling washed up and alone, they lose shed loads of weight, visit sun beds until they are orange and start to entertain the trend for wearing what resembles a funny baby t-shirt with the skinny jeans.

This is a sad attempt to recapture their youth in order to make themselves feel attractive again. The women that know this applies to them need to understand that what will make them feel good again is working on their self esteem, not reducing their bodies to what essentially looks like a sun dried prune that would blow away in the wind. The man that left has the problem. He did not leave because you were carrying a few extra pounds or wore clothes befitting a grown up woman instead of a teenager.

The teenagers that follow these trends will, no doubt, grow out of it by the time they are twenty. The women that think they need to go this way, don't do it, you don't need it and it will make you look silly, not young or attractive!

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Three Styles Of Mens Shirts
By: bland10000
The average shirt worn by a man is typically designed to serve a purpose: as a covering. It gives protection, and acts as a temperature regulation mechanism. However, even in these designs primarily aimed at pragmatic use, there can be found a lot of trends in fashion. Think back to the paintings of the classical painters wearing their collarless shirts with roomy, billowing sleeves. Compare that to the button-down shirts worn as formal attire in the twentieth century. As the marketplace becomes more and more global, it seems that men's shirts and fashions are changing faster than ever.

One of the most interesting developments in men's shirts and fashion of the 20th century was the development of the polo shirt. Some people have come to also call this a tennis shirt. It was actually invented by Rene Lacoste in 1929. Who was Rene Lacoste? He was a famous French tennis player.

The polo shirt provided a loose alternative for the tennis player to the rigid dress shirts they had traditionally worn. The commercialization of the polo shirt really didn't peak until Ralph Lauren developed its Polo collection in the 1960s. This Polo collection stayed in fashion for many years. In fact, it was popular so long that it came to be considered a common clothing category. It isn't worn by tennis players much anymore, but the polo shirt is still seen among common people of many cultures.

Another one of the interesting examples of men's shirts and fashion for study is the granddad shirt. This shirt has maintained a long era of popularity. The granddad shirt is a collarless shirt that is ideal for staying cool on warm days. It is not surprising then that its popularity has remained the greatest in the hotter areas of the world, such as South Asia.

In India, the granddad shirt became very popular under the rule of Jawaharlal Nehru in the 1950s. This Indian Prime Minister could often be seen wearing one of these shirts, even at formal occasions. In America, the granddad shirt could be found on Sammy Davis Jr. Later these shirts could be found on the trend-setting actor named Steven Segal. Still today, many stars can be seen wearing a bohemian version of the granddad shirt, with bright colors.

The button-down formal shirt has remained popular through all of these developments in men's shirts and fashion. Its history is long enough that it is hard to precisely pinpoint how this example of men's shirts and fashion came into being.

One of the proposed theories on the origin of the button-down shirt is traced back to an English polo match. Players had clipped down their collars to keep them from blowing around in their faces.

Another theory of the origin of the button-down shirt maintains that it was invented in New York City. Again, this theory maintains that a man was annoyed by the wind flapping his collars in the wind so he added buttons to hold them down.

While button-down shirts are mostly worn to convey some level of formality these days, at various times they have also been considered to be fashionable men's shirts for more relaxed settings. In the more casual settings, these shirts can contain all sorts of designs on them. Hawaiian-style button-down shirts have been popular for casual settings for many years now, particularly during warm weather.