Shop for the Hottest Looks for Less!
Over the years, I’ve become a veteran online shopper. When I find a great site, I bookmark it so I can go back again and again. I’ve gotten so good at it, I’ve even considered going into business as a personal online shopper. Not everybody wants to spend the time in front of the computer that it takes to find something truly fabulous. If this sounds like you, read on—I’m going to share some of my favorite sites with you. Let’s start with www.yoox.com, one of the more well-known sites to buy hot designer clothing, accessories, and furniture items. Here you will find, as the site states, “over 350 designers. Up to 75% off.” We’re talking Prada, Nicole Miller, Diane von Furstenberg, Dolce & Gabbana, Marni, Max Mara, and hundreds more. There’s something here for every taste, and it’s very easy to navigate through the thousands of items by designer, category, and size. Prices are low, and there’s always some kind of special offer happening. La Redoute was the first catalog of women's clothing and accessories in France in 1928. Over the decades, the company developed close relationships with talented designers, many of whom designed collections specifically for La Redoute. You can shop for Jean Paul Gaultier, Cacharel, Vanessa Bruno, and others inexpensively at www.laredoute.com. From England, we have the crisp, fresh fashions of www.bodenusa.com. Their Web site premiered in 1999 and has expanded exponentially since then. You can find simple, stylish, comfortable clothing for women, men, and children at great prices here. I just put an order in myself for an army-green A-line cotton skirt and some flowered ballet flats. Can’t wait to wear them! www.zappos.com offers the biggest selection of shoes I’ve ever seen online, including Puma, Marc Jacobs, Bruno Magli, Kenneth Cole, and many more. They’ve got all of the hottest trends at any given moment for up to 50% off. With free shipping and returns, it’s easy to have an enviable collection of flats, wedges, heels, and slides in no time. If you just have to have a Fendi, Prada, Tod’s, or Marc Jacobs handbag, visit www.raffaello-network.com for 50% to 80% off. On a recent visit, a Fendi Zucchino purse that retailed for $930 was offered at $389. Still costly, but what a bargain! Trendy, timely Scoop NYC is where Manhattanites get their wardrobe staples by the hottest designers. No surprise there. The good news is, their Web site features an outlet section where you can buy overstock items, like Helmut Lang jeans or a Stella McCartney dress, for much, much less! Check it out at http://www.scoopnyc.com Head to www.teenytee.com for totally cool tees of every flavor. Embellished, ethnic, rock & roll, arty, one-of-a-kind--they have it all. New stock arrives on a regular basis, and sales are good, so sign up for e-mail updates. Delia’s is geared toward teenagers, but don’t be discouraged if you’re a grown woman. Incredible deals abound on this site—why pay a lot for trendy items when you can get them for next to nothing here? Look on www.delias.com for embellished tank tops, multicolored beaded necklaces, adorable sequined bags, cropped pants, and more. Warm weather was made for espadrilles. To find the genuine article, go to www.espadrillesetc.com and the only problem you'll have is picking just one pair. They have high-heeled espadrilles, low-heeled espadrilles, striped espadrilles, flowered espadrilles...even men's espadrilles! Made in Spain, they've even been featured in the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue. For something a little edgier, set aside some time to browse through the merchandise at www.girlshop.com. Up-and-coming designers are features on this site, with each having their own “boutique” to showcase their items. Some are handmade or limited edition, so you won’t run into anyone with the same outfit on! This unique site gives you the opportunity to get in on the ground floor of a talented new designer’s career. Net-A-Porter isn't exactly a bargain site--it features high-end items that can be hard to locate if you don't live near a Barney's or a Neiman Marcus. Visit http://www.net-a-porter.com browse through gorgeous tops, skirts, dresses, and more from Chloe, Matthew Williamson, Pucci, Moschino, and Missoni, to name just a few. For breathtaking vintage items, check out www.enokiworld.com and prepare to drool. This site began in 1999 (apparently a good year to launch on the Internet!) and has grown more and more alluring every year. Started by some women in St. Louis who had nowhere to shop for stylin' vintage clothing, the site offers stunning pieces by designers you will know and many you won't at competitive prices. It may cost you a little, but you will have something completely unique. Alternatively, if you have a little more time to spend, great vintage as well as brand new trends are always available on www.ebay.com. Be specific in your search terms, read the descriptions and terms carefully, then bid away! I personally have gotten many, many things from eBay I adore wearing that always elicit compliments. A tip: make a note of designers’ names or items that you like but can’t afford on a site like http://www.vivre.com then search for them on eBay. Have patience. That’s it for now. Happy shopping!
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Fashion Magazines Have Embraced a New Form of Spirituality, but is it Going to Last? Not that there is anything wrong with it, but magazines for adolescents are focusing on issues other than prepping them to be consumers for clothing for makeup. If this works, perhaps magzines like ‘Seventeen' can help to change the way that teenage girls are acculturated. If not, you can't hate them for having tried it. For every reader that is driven to purchase the goods advertised throughout the pages of any particular magazine there are a few that will say that the magazine is going to the dogs. For a while there, magazines continued to support liberal viewpoints, without any opposition. Sure every once in a while you would read a letter from someone stating that the magazine used to stand for something and now it stands for nothing because they pander to everyone, but the editors would print the letter, yet without any action you simply had to be embarrassed for that reader. But perhaps times have changed, these days everyone seems to have some sense of religion, God, spirituality, conscientiousness, whatever, and it isn't chic to continue with the open affront against Christianity and other religions that was the norm back in the 80's when a popular magazine suggested that perhaps God was dead. The idea is that today's youth want clarity, and have a more sane sense of values and morality than us thirty something's did at their age, and certainly more so than the ambiguity that prevailed amongst our parents in the 60's. It is actually a good thing, a cool thing, to be a good person, one that isn't into amoral sexuality, or drug usage, material consumption. Not that it ever should have been anything different, in my opinion.
How long will this new spirituality last, not just among the editors of any given magazine, but with the readers as well? It's anyone's guess, but if leads to a relationship with God, which is always a positive thing, the time is far overdue. It is the least they can do for their readers. Then again, perhaps 50 years of fashion is enough. Perhaps, after a half century of designer fashion, from Chanel and Christian Dior, to Stephen Sprouse Louis Vuitton creations, people are finally ready for something different. Which ironically, is the oldest thing of all. Good for them. Choosing the perfect wedding gown can be an extremely important part of the wedding planning process. If the time has come for you to get out there and choose the wedding gown which you think may be the most suitable for you, chances are that you may find it to be a bit difficult at first. Here, we will take a closer look at some of the things that you will probably want to consider when searching for the perfect wedding gown. 1. Be realistic. Have a good understanding of what your price range is, and do not go over this price range. Beautiful wedding gowns come in all different types of shapes and sizes - as well as prices. 2. Never buy the first wedding gown that you try on - without checking out other wedding gowns first. Getting a good taste of what is out there is important to finding the right gown. 3. It is also important to make sure that you visit two or three bridal stores, in order to get an even better grasp of what you may want. While you may have your heart set on one wedding gown, you may find one at another store that is almost identical but that is also offered at a much lower price.
4. Do not set crazy expectations for yourself. If you are opting for a strapless dress in hopes of losing at least fifty pounds within the next six months (or right in time for the wedding), you may want to reconsider and instead opt for something else. You should never set unrealistic expectations on yourself that you know that you will never be able to meet. 5. Think about what is going to be the most suitable for the actual wedding. If you are having a more traditional wedding, you may want to think about getting a wedding gown which will complement this type of wedding. If you are planning on having a beach wedding, a wedding gown which is short that will also not get in the way at the beach will be a good idea. If you take each and every single one of these tips into consideration when choosing the wedding gown which you think will be the most perfect for you, your chances of finding the gown which you will be the most truly satisfied with will increase. When it comes to choose costumes for various occasions, kids are very choosy in terms of making selections on funny and scary ones. Today, kids get inspired from watching movies or cartoons to buy costumes with an aim to look as same as their favorite cartoon or movie characters. Most children love to look monsters apart from looking as superheroes. They often love to wear the costumes of vampire, werewolf or zombie. With regards to wearing costumes of characters, you should encourage them to make some more modifications on them to look more realistic and different from others. In the online stores, there are available a large range of Halloween costumes for kids of different sizes and different cartoon and movie characters. Wearing costumes is one thing and applying makeup is another important thing. How well you look with the costume is mostly depends upon the makeup your child has wore. Another thing which matters on the originality of costumes is accessories which make your kid more realistic. For example, if she is playing the role of princess, a nice and sparkly tiara is the accessory needed for her. These were the ideas to make the costume more realistic and different. |
AuthorIt is fun to follow the trend and fashion for everything that most people like. You can decide on what kind of dresses, bags, shoes, and even bras to buy. However, as you plan to buy anything, do not feel as if you need to spend hundreds or thousands of dollars on a expensive fashionable items. Is better to spend according to your budget. Archives
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