Fashion Articles
posted on 21 October 2011
I have a favorite shopping bag. I take it everywhere I go. I even take out in the evenings to carry my costume jewellery and other accessories. Yes, it is actually a shopping bag. I was feeling rather creative and decided to create my own design. I purchased a plain shopping bag from the local supermarket. I then got to work. My finished design depicts an image of the Manhattan skyline. It looks fantastic. I have received many compliments relating to the bag. I have made about two of them. I gave one to a friend of mine for her birthday which was delightful. All up this bag cost me around five dollars to make. It was a great investment as I think it looks a million dollars. I have seen a number of designer shopping bags however they do not appeal to me. I would prefer to make my own. Maybe some day I will be a well known bag designer. |
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posted on 12 August 2011
It was way back in the mid-80s when I found it hard to find shoes for big feet (yes I have rather large feet). I was out of college, armored with a degree. There weren’t any career counseling seminars those days. As most of the youth did in those times, I began hunting the situations vacant columns. Believe me there were plenty those days. One of my close relative was working for a pharmaceutical company as a Medical Representative. I watch with much awe they way he dress up for work, and indeed it is a show to my eyes, those tie, tie pin, and a pair of gleaming shoes. Ever since I had the ambition to work as a M. R. (Medical Representative). Three days into my first job, I was not sure whether I made the right choice. The travelling involved was quite tiresome, as my own bike came years after. This brought up a issue of getting a comfortable pair of shoes for me, as the one I hastily purchased, though serving the purpose, is biting into my skin. I had to soak my feet in warm water, before going to bed. Then the very beautiful thing in the world happened. The First Pay Check arrived ( the so called Draft). Though still I preserve the cover, the pay is long…long gone. I made a decision, to shop around for a good fitting pair that day. The showroom was full of them, black, brown, sports variety and so on. The salesman was very helpful, he listened to my situation, and suggested that I try a little costly, lightweight, black, tie-down type named as Ambassador. I used to walk around in those shoes with a gleam in my eyes. Wow! Even after decades I can still feel the warmth of the first real pair of shoes I bought with my first salary. |
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posted on 2 August 2011
When I was a child I always loved red it was my favourite colour and when my mother took me shopping I would also choose red in everything from sweets to clothing and you guessed it: shoes. I was passing the shoe shop with my mother when from the corner of my eye I could see the colour red and it obviously got my attention and so I asked my mother if we could look around the shop. I was not interested to look around in fact I went straight toward the shoes. They were the most beautiful shoes I had ever seen. The light shimmered off of them and they sparkled in the sunshine. I did not have to tell my mother twice when I found myself sitting and trying on the shoes. They were such a dream and I started dancing around the shoe shop and singing with my beautiful shoes upon my feet. I danced all the way home and I think my mother was happy she had got them for me. These were my favourite shoes ever and I still have them today but they not longer fit butI still remember the day that I first tried them on. |
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posted on 8 June 2011
I have many favorite types of jewelry. My favorite style of jewelry is fashion bracelets - particularly cuffs, because I like to accent my wrists. I like adjustable cuffs, because I have very small wrists, and most bangles and bracelets do not fit well. I also love unique watches. My next favorite type of jewelry would be earrings. There are so many styles of earrings, and I believe they accent the face very well. Basically, I love any type of jewelry that accents the body part it is worn on. I love necklaces, but my favorite style for necklaces would definitely be chokers. I love silver jewelry, and prefer it over gold jewelry. My favorite Gemstone for Jewelry is Hematite, I love the cool, smoky color of the stone. I love costume jewelry, because trends come and go, as do jewelry styles. I am allergic to nickel, so I have to be careful when purchasing and wearing costume jewelry, because some costume jewelry does contain nickel. The great thing is that most jewelry manufactures advertises whether they're jewelry contains nickel or not. Overall, I love jewelry! |
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posted on 1 April 2011
Boys shoes are the worst things to shop for because of the hassle that they can cause within the family. It is really annoying to have to drag my children to the store, and then back again, considering they just want to wear the same old shoes before.
I have more problems with my boys than I do my girls, but I need a way to make them both “tolerable”. I just wish that boys shoes were interesting and that I could get my boys to actually want to go out and look for boys shoes or whatever they needed. So then I figured out that the going out part was the part that they hated and now they actual looking for shoes.
That means that I had to go online and find the many different things that can happen here. Going online is not as easy as I would have liked it to be but once I came across this website I knew that I had stumbled across the right place. The boys shoes that were there, they were just absolutely tremendous. Both of my sons were very happy to see that they could look for shoes themselves right here and find that they were both very helpful.
It was great to see a website like this because it allowed me to find exactly what I needed and it has given me the tools to become a much more productive parent. It is the best thing that I have seen for a boys shoes online store and it will always continue to impress me and my sons. |
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posted on 28 January 2011
Only the highest quality pearls are using when making freshwater pearl jewellery. This takes into account various properties of the pearl including, shape, luster, surface quality and blemishes, nacre thickness and how the pearls match on the strand. At the moment there is no international standard for grading pearls so each individual supplier and jewellery maker may grade them slightly differently. Also each pearl on a string of pearls may be graded differently and so it can be quite difficult to provide an overall grade for that piece of jewellery which is why it is so important to purchase pearl jewellery from a reputable supplier. Most suppliers use the A, AA, AAA grading system with AAA being the best(Tahitian pearls may be graded A – D) and will follow the industry’s accepted guidelines and conventions. A grade AAA pearl will be round, have a high luster, be 95% free from blemishes, have over 0.5% nacre and be very well matched to other pearls in the piece. |
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posted on 28 October 2010
Founded in 1988 by motorcycle enthusiast Richard Stark, Chrome Hearts has almost a cult following. This creator of high end silver jewelry, gothic style furniture, sunglasses and leather clothing has graced not just everyday people like you and me but is ever popular with celebrities as well. The designs feature hearts, skulls, dragons, and fleur de lys motifs as well as many other “rock and roll” styles. The retail shops which are in five or six countries now also carry Rolex watches made with Chrome Hearts bands. Reasons being that not everybody can afford Chrome but most people do have a Heart, which makes this brand not only unique but also highly valuable in the fashion wold of buying more and more trinkets on a daily basis. This is why these sunglasses and other eye defining products are ideal for a celebrity, actor, musician, and politician looking to increase appearance and appeal successfully. |
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posted on 8 October 2010
Everybody dreams of having a lavish wedding, and some bridezillas even detail it down to what bridal lingerie they'll be wearing on their wedding night.
When my marriage was fixed, I started dreaming of having an opulent wedding with guests being flown in from all parts of the world. At the same time, I wanted to make it a memorable one. We decided that after the traditional wedding is over, we will go on a cruise ride with the children of the orphanage. It would be a dream comes true for us along with all the orphanage children. Finally the D-day arrived and as planned we had a traditional wedding that lasted for nearly four hours. The children along with me and my husband went for a cruise ride for an hour. We were excited and happy to see the big smiles on their faces. It was the biggest gift that we both got on our marriage day. I always visit them whenever I am in my city. Our marriage was remembered by one and all for the kind gesture. |
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