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Why Handmade Stoles Are More Beautiful?

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The basic idea to flaunt the style is let your personality and attire do the talking, you need not speak much if the personality is being carried perfectly. Fashion is louder amongst the girls, every lady wants to be a Fashionista, and apart from the tops, T-shirts, dresses, there is something they use to complement with almost every outfit, and that’s a stole. These are available in variety, and can enhance the complete look of the outfit with the pattern and design. There are different ways one can choose to wrap it. Stoles give protection in the following ways:

  1. Pollution can be avoided.
  2. Acts as a barrier between the sensitive skin and the harmful sun’s rays.
  3. The scorching heat can be hindered from affecting the peel.

Tie it up around your face or twist it around the neck, the choice is completely yours, it can be used as a fashion accessory or a protecting the skin from getting tanned. The infinity style and the layered covering are one of the most accepted patterns amongst the girls. For a cozy look, you can try the multilayered knot formation and for a formal outlook the stole can be tucked inside the belt. The different styles to be tried can be as follows:

  1. Drape under the coat or blazer or over the shirt.
  2. The bowed style.
  3. Gathered with the collar.
  4. The classic French girl knot tie.
  5. Tie up the neck with a side knot.
  6. The waterfall style.
  7. The European Loop.

Scarves are also used as headbands, and turbans to cover the hair. Pulled up hair can be tied with the scarves. Coming to the different patterns and designs, there are printed styles and then there are handmade stoles. Handicrafts are more beautiful as they are made with more effort and attention. The workmen have to stitch through innumerable times and they create unique pieces of creativity which add to the beauty of the closet. Beautiful weavings are always appreciated by everyone. There are so many colors available in the market, and the different type of stuff like silk or cotton may be of consumer interest too. There are different kind of stuff blended together to create a skin friendly garment.

There are many suppliers who can help you buy handmade stoles online. The customers can log on to the website and surf through the available options to purchase the one of their choice. Any handmade product seems to be prettier than the machine processed; it is because the embroidery that is created by the hands, takes a completely different form as compared to the machine made products. Bright colors shining in different type of designs are just perfect. One can pair it with their floral dress, an ethnic kurta or drape it over a top. You can find an array range of handmade stoles in India, as Indians are well known for their craft-work. The definition of each pattern is such that every color will shine out bright.

The Hidden Secrets of a Fashion Stylist

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So, you think that all of those girls you see on the cover of your favourite magazine and on TV really look that way? They don’t come into the photo shoot like that. Just watch an episode of America’s Next Top Model and you will see what I mean. It’s what happens behind the scenes that is the real magic.

Recently, I worked on a television game show (sorry, I can’t tell you the name) that featured beautiful models dressed in sexy outfits. They wanted the girls to be leggy and showing a lot of cleavage. Models are not typically busty, so we had to make them that way. The big secret here is a plunging push up bra and silcone gel inserts. Sometimes, we would even add extra padding into the bra to get the right shape. Panty lines are a no no in this industry, so we used a seamless thongs made from the thinnest microfibre fabric. To prevent the models from “falling out” of their cleavage bearing outfits, we placed two-way tape on the inside of their dresses and stuck it to their skin. Sometimes, we even sewed a few tacks through their outfit and bra so that it wouldn’t shift. During long days of shooting, we would make adjustments or replace the tape as needed.

On another photo shoot for a hair salon, the models had to look like Bond Girls. For a braless look that still looks perky, I placed peel and stick advesive bras on the models and ran duct tape from underarm to underarm below their breasts to lift them up. The advesive bra prevents the duct tape from being stuck directly to skin. To add additional cleavage, I placed a cut off knee high filled with rice and knotted just under the breast and taped them right to the advesive bras. The final touch was rubbing baby oil onto their legs and arms to give it that sexy touch.

You can achieve the look they have too with a little help. Here are a few hints that you can use:

o Use toupee tape from wig shops or other double sided fashion tape that can be purchase in lingerie stores to keep dresses and plunging tops in place (think J-Lo)

o Apply bronzer and then coco butter to legs and arms to give your legs that sun-kissed glow without needing panty hose

o Use foundation garments such as slimmers or Spanx to smooth out bulges and tummies under pants and skirts or wear seamless panties, boy shorts or thongs.

o Get fitted for a bra to make sure you are wearing the correct cup and back size. A well fitting bra will make you look thinner. If you are pillowing, at the sides and top, then the cup is too small.

o To create the illusion of fuller breast, wear a padded push up bra, or add gel or fabric bra inserts just under the breasts. Or use the knee high filled with rice. It’s cheap and really works.

o Add contour makeup to your cleavage to accentuate the look and highlight shadow to the breasts. Not too much as it will look fake.

Now all you need is to get a fabulous outfit, and you will be camera ready for the paparrazi.

Kellie Pickler Prom Dress — Much Ado About Nothing?

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The memories of a prom night usually stay with an individual for her life. Therefore, it’s not surprising that shopping for a prom dress and its matching accessories is one of the most sought after moments in any teenage girl’s life! What you wear and how you carry yourself is undoubtedly very important. In fact, so much of importance is assigned to this high school and college function that every thing about it becomes news. Considering this — it does not come as a big surprise that the whole nation is talking about the famous Kelly Pickler prom dress.

Kelly Pickler, the cute and adorable contestant of American Idol, was an instant hit with a majority of viewers. This small-town, vulnerable-looking girl from South Carolina became famous for her country songs and one-liners. Hailing from a broken family, her naive looks garnered enough sympathy from everybody to take her to great heights of popularity. However, the whole country got a rude shock when a particular picture of hers surfaced. Here’s the scoop —

This particular picture showed her wearing a red colored prom dress which most people found to be very offensive! This was primarily because the dress was very revealing and had a built in thong! The dress, people thought, was not in accordance to the popular innocent image which Kelly portrayed. This was found all the more offensive because Kelly hails from a small town and girls out there do not dress this way (?) for proms.

The question now arises is, how far is it justified to create such an uproar about something as personal as a girl’s prom dress? What one wears is undoubtedly one’s personal choice and decision. However, one should not forget that celebrity status demands a certain price! Kelly represents a certain segment of the population and is definitely answerable to her fans who have made her popular. Celebrities should generally take care not to hurt the sentiments of their supporters because it is the public who makes them popular.

Therefore, it did not come as a surprise that her glaring, baring prom dress attracted so much negative attention. However, it must also be realized that instead of creating an uproar one can do more subtle things like withdrawing support. The now popular Kelly Pickler prom dress was no doubt offensive, but fact remains that absolutely nobody can restrict Kelly from wearing the same again. As far as Kelly is concerned, she must be well aware of the consequences of her wearing such a dress. So, she should be best left alone as far as her personal grooming is concerned. The people on their part got to learn a lesson that looks can be deceptive.