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Archive for February, 2010

www. howdini. com Fashion tips: Basic wardrobe building and planning You might have a closet full of clothes, but do you have the wardrobe basics each woman needs? Fashion experts Jennifer Goodkind and Jayne Chase, hosts of A Fashionable Life on radio, show us how to select the essential fashion basics you must have in your wardrobe. Keywords fashion tips basic wardrobe planning wardrobe basics wardrobe essentials

Clothes and skin cream are far removed from potting out your begonias, or digging a trench for a line of potatoes. But the clothes you wear are important for your endorsement in the garden. Here are six easy but effective solutions to various gardening hazards. . .

1. Starting from the top, you need to protect your head. Body heat escapes through the head and in the cold weather a warm hat should be worn. Knit yourself a ‘gardening crazy’ hat or purchase a easy woollen hat on the high street.

And in the summer, even more attention should be paid to the head. The sun’s rays are not only hot but they actually burn you. We all know this but how easy it is to forget when you want to soak up the sun after months of grey or cold weather. Invest in a cool sunhat. Not only will it help protect you from sunstroke, it will also protect against the drying out of your hair and skin.

2. Keep one old comfortable crown or short coat, preferably with evenhandedly massive pockets, especially for the garden. When you’re working, you won’t need to worry about dirty marks. Leave them there, it’s all part of the gardener’s designer uniform!

3. Suitable trousers. . again keep a couple of old pairs especially for gardening. Wear heavy duty jeans for heavy duty work. A good waterproof pair are handy in break climates. In fact, in break climates, a whole waterproof gardening suit is invaluable. There is always planting to do in the rain, and a waterproof hat, crown and trousers tucked in a pair of boots will keep you nice and dry!

4. Protect your hands. For light work, potting on or pinching out tomato plants, a disposable plastic pair of gloves or a pair of kitchen rubber gloves will be enough. For heavier work – pruning roses, weeding thistles and nettles, wear heavy duty gardening gloves, or your hands will suffer.

5. Watch those toes! Invest in a pair of steel toe capped boots and wear them! If you’re pottering in the greenhouse or doing a tiny weeding, a easy pair of wellington boots will do, or even sandals if the weather allows. But as soon as you pick up a massive tool, your steel toe-caps should be worn. If you’re not used to them, these boots can feel heavy and cumbersome at first, but stick with it. If you’re doing heavy work, you need heavy boots.

6. And last but certainly not least, you must protect your skin. Moisturise all exposed body parts whenever you are woking in the garden, rain or shine. Working outside will give you a nice healthy glow, but the wind and sun will dry your skin given half a chance.

So there we have it, not a fashion designer’s dream, but these 6 garden fashion tips will make life a lot more comfortable, and safer, for the average home gardener. Happy gardening!

Stylishly wear scarves of various colors and sizes to emphasize an outfit and create a fashionable look. Buy adorable and decorative scarves to enhance an outfit with tips from an image consultant in this free video on fashion. Expert: Gabriela Garzon Contact: www. ggetiquette. com Bio: Gabriela Garzon is the principal owner of GG Image & Etiquette Consulting in Miami, Fla. Filmmaker: Paul Muller

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Any women can look slimmer instantly simply by careful selection of the clothes you wear and literally knock a few kilos off in an instant.

Follow the 12 easy fashion tips below and lose a few kilos instantly!

1. Focus on one color only

Monochromatic dressing (dressing in one color) makes anyone look taller, thinner and leaner.

2. Dark colors

It’s a fact:

Darker colors make you look slimmer than lighter colors.

Black and blue for example, are great colors to use for an instant slimmer look.

3. Color Combos

When wearing multiple colors keep them close in intensity to apiece other. For example, dark blue and black .

4. Darker colors go at the bottom

At the bottom of your outfit, make use of darker colors this will give you an appearance of being taller and make your hips appear slimmer.

5. Heels

High heels with a thin sole automatically makes your legs look longer, you taller and slimmer as a consequence.

6. Legs

Legs will look longer and slimmer if you match your hoise to your shoes and skirts.

With a print skirt, use the main color to find hoise with a matching similar tone.

7. Hosiery

Always wear a neutral color hose or match your hosiery to the lighter color in the shoes and never do the opposite i. e. wear hoise that is darker than the lightest color in your footwear.

8. Don’t bisect a fuller figure

Choose a longer crown or blouse, and wear it untucked.

This will give a leaner look by taking attention away from your waist.

9. Heavy fabrics make you look bigger!

Never wear clothes prefabricated out of heavy fabrics, they will simply make you look fatter, so go for finer, silkier thinner fabrics.

10. Wear clothes that fit

Buy clothing that is not too small and fits you.

Don’t try and be a size 14 if you are a size 16.

There are plenty of women who get hung up on size and simply try smaller sizes that hug and make them

look larger – go for the size you are not the size you would like to be.

By doing this you will actually look thinner and leaner

11. Vertical lines

Always make you look slimmer.

Single breasted jackets, stripes and ironed creases in trousers will visually trim your body by dividing it into vertical sections and the closer the lines are the leaner and slimmer your look will be.

12. Balance horizontal & vertical proportions

You will look instantly slimmer if you equilibrise your vertical and horizontal proportions.

For example:

If you have a long body and short legs you can theoretically wear a short jacket; however, if you have a massive breast your crown should be at least hip length to deflect attention away from the bust area.

Wearing clothes that are in proportion to your figure will always make you look slimmer.

The above are easy tips but use them and you will find that you look slimmer leaner instantly.

In this series we will also look at a number of easy ways you make yourself look slimmer more stylish and sexier, by focusing on choosing the right clothes and accessories to help you look your ideal at all times.

Try the above and knock off a few kilos instantly!

There are two factors for color coordination one is coordinating men clothing against our complexion and other is creating color harmony. Mixxing pattern is coordination of same design and pattern of different design. The eventual challenge is to mix three or four pattern togetherly.

Style is the way you place together cloths, not the cloths themselves. Following are some style tips

When you will go to shopping for your basic wordrobe stay away from overly trendy pieces.

Do not buy everything you have seen in magazine. Pick up what looks and feels superior on you.

your wordrobe must show your personality.

Woman Fashion

Woman fashion is not just about their clothing. It is something that you can associate with yourself. Your fashion statement is depends upon your body frame, skin tone, comfort level and individualized attitude. Urban woman fashion style should go in consistency and fashion way.

Fashion Tips for women :

Body Frame : A women having plumps should refrain sleeveless. Choose dark color rather than lighter shade. If you like to wear lighter shade then likes dull color. Choose dull bliue rather than sky blue. Smaller prints and vertical prints gives you slimmer look. Heavy built should refrain cotton and kotta sarees. Choose chiffon and georgette sarees. Entire range of beautiful shades are suitable for thin women. Sleevless, deep cut and strapped blouse can also worn.

Skin Tone:Gold with blend of copper will suitable for women having clean complexion. blended shades are choosen by medium or whitysh skin tone women. Dark skin toned wrap up with goldnish copper shade.

Personal attitude and comfortness: Your comfort feeling is important for deciding your style. If you are not comfotable with western look but you want cosmopolitan look then go for indo western outfit. If you are shy in nature then saree is superior option with boat necked or squre necked blouse. If you are mortal of bold personality then select western outfit.